From SMHoke at aol.com Sun Jul 1 03:11:08 2001 From: SMHoke at aol.com (SMHoke at aol.com) Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 03:11:08 EDT Subject: Egyptian SPAM from Hell Message-ID: <91.cb884cf.2870270c@aol.com> Dear Fellow Coral Listers: I have been viciously bombarded by SPAM today. It all originates from a company called Starnet.com.eg which is an Egyptian "marketing" firm (a.k.a., "SPAM Factory"). This is very serious. I have received THOUSANDS (I am not exaggerating) of unsolicited messages today. I have been in contact with others who have been receiving these same asinine ILLEGAL messages (many of which contain viruses), and the one common thread seems to be that we are all in some way shape or form involved in the environmental movement and or research. I'm a graduate student of marine biology, an owner and webmaster of an environmental web site, and a member of several environmental list servers. Are other members of the Coral List receiving these SPAM messages from Starnet.com.eg? And if so, has anyone had any luck in getting removed from the list? I have contacted Starnet "Support" (ha ha) by e-mail, and even went so far as to telephone the Starnet office in Cairo Egypt to no avail (all I get is an Egyptian answering machine message, which I cannot even begin to understand). I have notified my ISP as well. Other victims of this SPAM scam tell me they too have tried in vain to get removed from the list. It appears to be a SPAM black hole of sorts from which there can be no escape. This is a nasty one folks. ANY HELP OR INPUT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND UNBELIEVABLY ANNOYING.? I realize this does not immediately pertain to coral research, unless of course anyone in your office or lab has to spend an entire day hassling with this (as I have done today). Regards, S. Michael Hoke hokes at nova.edu Graduate Student: Marine Biology NSU Oceanographic Ctr. National Coral Reef Institute? USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010701/11c898be/attachment.html From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 1 08:44:24 2001 From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee) Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 08:44:24 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Possible Abuse of Coral List e-mail list by "Starnet" In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Michael, In regards to your concern that spammers may have used the list of subscribers to coral-list, I have purposely configured coral-list so that nobody (except me) has the complete list of subscribers to coral-list and the digests; and NOAA's top security specialists have taken great pains to ensure safety of the coral workstation against crackers. It would be possible, however, for spammers to read the archives and hand-collect and type in each entry for their list; however, that would be extremely time-intensive, there are relatively few regular contributors (compared to the list of ~ 1700 subscribers) and there are doubtless easier methods for compiling a big list for spamming (e.g., through programming to scan huge numbers of Web pages, etc.) However, if anyone else has similar concerns and thinks coral-list may be the source, please let me know. Cheers, Jim Hendee coral-list admin On Sat, 30 Jun 2001 SMHoke at aol.com wrote: > > Dear Mr. Hendee: > > I have received more SPAM today than ever in my life! It all > appears to be coming through an Egyptian company called "Starnet". > You can find them on the web at: http://starnet.com.eg/ > > I have no recollection of ever signing up to become a member of > that list. I am concerned that they may have somehow gotten my e-mail > address from the Coral List - List Server. Have you heard any similar > complaints or concerns from other members regarding Starnet? (You may > post this message to the general list if you wish). > > Thanks for your help. > > Regards, > S. Michael Hoke > Graduate Student: Marine Biology > NSU Oceanographic Ctr. > National Coral Reef Institute > ~~~~~~~ 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 Bprecht at pbsj.com Mon Jul 2 00:17:22 2001 From: Bprecht at pbsj.com (Precht, Bill) Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 23:17:22 -0500 Subject: More Dust Message-ID: <53BEAAB43520D4119CAE00902785C38A9A5941@MIAMIMBX> Dear Coral list: Thought many of you would find the following of some interest... cheers, Bill -------------------------------------------------------------- African Dust Brings Germs Across Ocean By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Dust from the African deserts is bringing germs and fungi across the Atlantic. Researchers who tested samples of the dust collected last summer warn that ``pathogenic microbes associated with dust clouds may pose a risk to ecosystem and human health.'' While windborne transport of African dust to North and South America long has been known, scientists thought that few microbes would survive the trip because of exposure to ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphere. Researchers now believe the dust clouds themselves block enough of the light to protect bacteria and other microbes during the 5- to 7-day journey. The findings of the group, led by Dale W. Griffin of the U.S. Geological Survey, are reported in the June issue of the journal Aerobiologia. ``For most healthy individuals, I don't think it's a problem,'' said Griffin, a public health and environmental microbiologist. In addition, he said, some 25 percent of the microbes were known plant pathogens that affect elm trees or such crops as peaches, cotton and rice, he said. Joseph M. Prospero, director of the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies at the University of Miami said his research in Barbados also has seen fungi and bacteria associated with African dust. Using NASA satellites to track the African dust clouds, they were able to take air samples both on clear days and days with dust plumes affecting the region. On the dusty days there averaged 158 bacteria, 213 viruses and 201 fluorescent bacteria in about a quart of air. By comparison, the same volume of air on a clear day averaged 18 bacteria, 18 viruses and none of the fluorescent bacteria. Other members of the research team included Jay R. Herman of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Eugene A. Shinn of the Geological Survey. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010701/sc/dangerous_dust_1.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 dallison at msn.com Mon Jul 2 08:31:13 2001 From: dallison at msn.com (Dave Allison) Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 05:31:13 -0700 Subject: Media on Coral Problems Tonight Message-ID: <200107021247.MAA19993@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> NPR will air a main story on the problems and the future of coral reefs tonight on All Things Considered. Anyone who misses the report on the radio should be able to get the story on the audio section of the NPR website after the show airs tonight. Dave Allison ~~~~~~~ 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 dallison at msn.com Mon Jul 2 11:27:10 2001 From: dallison at msn.com (Dave Allison) Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 08:27:10 -0700 Subject: Media on Coral Problems AT NOON EST TODAY Message-ID: <200107021532.PAA20827@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> The coral reef story is actually a two hour program FROM NOON TILL TWO O'CLOCK TODAY on NPR. Sorry for the error in the earlier posting as to the time of the program. The program should still be available on the NPR or PBS website audio feed later today. Dave >From: "Dave Allison" >To: Bprecht at pbsj.com, coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov >Subject: Media on Coral Problems Tonight >Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 05:31:13 -0700 > >NPR will air a main story on the problems and the future of coral reefs >tonight on All Things Considered. Anyone who misses the report on the >radio should be able to get the story on the audio section of the NPR >website after the show airs tonight. > >Dave Allison > >~~~~~~~ >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. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.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 dallison at msn.com Mon Jul 2 11:27:10 2001 From: dallison at msn.com (Dave Allison) Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 08:27:10 -0700 Subject: Media on Coral Problems AT NOON EST TODAY Message-ID: <200107021532.PAA20827@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> The coral reef story is actually a two hour program FROM NOON TILL TWO O'CLOCK TODAY on NPR. Sorry for the error in the earlier posting as to the time of the program. The program should still be available on the NPR or PBS website audio feed later today. Dave >From: "Dave Allison" >To: Bprecht at pbsj.com, coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov >Subject: Media on Coral Problems Tonight >Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 05:31:13 -0700 > >NPR will air a main story on the problems and the future of coral reefs >tonight on All Things Considered. Anyone who misses the report on the >radio should be able to get the story on the audio section of the NPR >website after the show airs tonight. > >Dave Allison > >~~~~~~~ >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. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.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 deevon at bellsouth.net Mon Jul 2 12:12:43 2001 From: deevon at bellsouth.net (Deevon Quirolo) Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 12:12:43 -0400 Subject: Reef Awareness Week note Message-ID: <200107021714.RAA21042@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Coral-list members are cordially invited to attend a luncheon presentation by Dr. Larry Brand of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences on "The Science of Florida Bay and the Role of Nutrients" Wednesday, July 25, at noon at Cheeca Lodge, M.M 82, Florida Keys. For reservations, call (305) 294-3100. The luncheon is $20. Also, Dr. James Porter of the University of Georgia will be presenting a talk on "Butterflies & Corals in the Florida Keys: Biodiversity Patterns and Trends" at the annual Reef Relief Membership Meeting, Monday, July 23, at 5pm at the Wyndham Casa Marina Grand Ballroom in Key West. The event is free to members and you can join at the door. Reef Relief's Reef Awareness Week Schedule for activities July 22-28, 2001 is online at www.reefrelief.org. Join us as we celebrate Reef Relief's 15th year of protecting coral reefs. Don't miss the snorkel at the reef, sunset poetry sail, book signing with noted author David Helvarg of Blue Frontier, filmfest, grassroots workshop, splicing party, and yoga by the sea! For further information, contact Reef Relief at reef at bellsouth.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 matz at whitney.ufl.edu Mon Jul 2 05:49:41 2001 From: matz at whitney.ufl.edu (Mike Matz) Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 13:49:41 +0400 Subject: who of those are zooxantellae species? Message-ID: <3B4043B5.85DC16C5@whitney.ufl.edu> ? Hello all, Can you tell me which of these contain zooxantellae? Actiniaria: ??? Condylactis gigantea ??? Condylactis passifora ??? Anemonia sulcata ??? Heteractis crispa ??? Anemonia majano Zoanthidea - my species is not identified, but do the representatives of this order are generally zooxantellae-containing? Alcyonaria: ??? Clavularia sp. ??? Dendronephtya sp. ??? Renilla reniformis ??? Renilla muelleri thanks Mike ? -- Mikhail V. Matz, Ph.D. Whitney Laboratory University of Florida 9505 Ocean Shore blvd St Augustine FL 32080-8610, USA phone +1 904 461 4044 fax +1 801 849 5388 ? ~~~~~~~ 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 Jul 2 13:53:33 2001 From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong) Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 13:53:33 -0400 Subject: Western Pacific Bleaching? Message-ID: <3B40B51D.A8CB8855@noaa.gov> NOTICE: We are watching a Bleaching HotSpot anomaly in the western tropical Pacific (south of Japan: 30N to 15N) that is encroaching from the north onto Guam and Palau (possibly Okinawa?) at this time. Any information/confirmation of early bleaching observations would be appreciated. This information being presented from NOAA's Coral Reef Watch project can be viewed at: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/hotspote.6.29.2001.gif and our present Indices at: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html AE Strong -- **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* 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/20010702/6bfaace9/attachment.vcf From john.naughton at noaa.gov Mon Jul 2 16:38:40 2001 From: john.naughton at noaa.gov (John naughton) Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 10:38:40 -1000 Subject: Western Pacific Bleaching? References: <3B40B51D.A8CB8855@noaa.gov> Message-ID: <3B40DBD0.601B2F52@noaa.gov> Alan: We will be conducting a survey of the reefs surrounding Farallon de Medinilla (FDM) target island with the US Navy next week. FDM is located approx 80 miles north of Saipan at 16N, so within the zone you describe. Will look for signs of bleaching and let you know upon our return to Honolulu on July 16. John Alan E Strong wrote: > NOTICE: > > We are watching a Bleaching HotSpot anomaly in the western tropical > Pacific (south of Japan: 30N to 15N) that is encroaching from the north > onto Guam and Palau (possibly Okinawa?) at this time. Any > information/confirmation of early bleaching observations would be > appreciated. > > This information being presented from NOAA's Coral Reef Watch project > can be viewed at: > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/hotspote.6.29.2001.gif > > and our present Indices at: > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html > > AE Strong > > -- > **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Name: Alan.E.Strong.vcf > Alan.E.Strong.vcf Type: VCard (text/x-vcard) > Encoding: 7bit > Description: Card for Alan E. Strong ~~~~~~~ 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 matz at whitney.ufl.edu Mon Jul 2 11:45:56 2001 From: matz at whitney.ufl.edu (Mike Matz) Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 19:45:56 +0400 Subject: Two Difficult Questions Message-ID: <3B409733.4B2BDF02@whitney.ufl.edu> Hi again, Many thanks to everybody who answered my first question about zooxantellae species! I apologize for troubling the community with questions twice a day. The reason is - I am preparing a grant proposal about corals while being a molecular biologist by expertise. That's tough. I expect the following questions might be difficult. 1. What is the average generation time of corals on stable reef?.. Guess I need to be a little bit more specific, so, for example: ??? What is the average generation time of corals on a stable barrier reef slope? Reef top? Reef flat? 2. What are the relative roles of sexual (spawning) and asexual (colony budding, polyp expulsion and such like) reproduction in maintaining the coral community structure on stable reef? (barrier reef slope? Reef top? Reef flat?) By "stable reef" I mean that the period of its existence as a community exceeds the average generation time of corals. Please send me the references if these questions are answered! thanks in advance Mike -- Mikhail V. Matz, Ph.D. Whitney Laboratory University of Florida 9505 Ocean Shore blvd St Augustine FL 32080-8610, USA phone +1 904 461 4044 fax +1 801 849 5388 ? ~~~~~~~ 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 matz at whitney.ufl.edu Mon Jul 2 11:45:56 2001 From: matz at whitney.ufl.edu (Mike Matz) Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 19:45:56 +0400 Subject: Two Difficult Questions Message-ID: <3B409733.4B2BDF02@whitney.ufl.edu> Hi again, Many thanks to everybody who answered my first question about zooxantellae species! I apologize for troubling the community with questions twice a day. The reason is - I am preparing a grant proposal about corals while being a molecular biologist by expertise. That's tough. I expect the following questions might be difficult. 1. What is the average generation time of corals on stable reef?.. Guess I need to be a little bit more specific, so, for example: ??? What is the average generation time of corals on a stable barrier reef slope? Reef top? Reef flat? 2. What are the relative roles of sexual (spawning) and asexual (colony budding, polyp expulsion and such like) reproduction in maintaining the coral community structure on stable reef? (barrier reef slope? Reef top? Reef flat?) By "stable reef" I mean that the period of its existence as a community exceeds the average generation time of corals. Please send me the references if these questions are answered! thanks in advance Mike -- Mikhail V. Matz, Ph.D. Whitney Laboratory University of Florida 9505 Ocean Shore blvd St Augustine FL 32080-8610, USA phone +1 904 461 4044 fax +1 801 849 5388 ? ~~~~~~~ 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 b984138 at sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp Mon Jul 2 19:57:37 2001 From: b984138 at sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp (Rob van Woesik) Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 08:57:37 +0900 Subject: Western Pacific Bleaching? References: <3B40B51D.A8CB8855@noaa.gov> Message-ID: <3B410A71.407DB238@sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> Hi Al, its getting warm over here but we are only seeing patchy and very localized paling of shallow Goniastrea spp. and some Acropora digitifera - which is an annual event at this time of the year. Most of my grad students are out in the field on a daily basis (and I get out at least once a week at this time of the year). I'll let you know as soon as we see bleaching in and around Okinawa. However, the rapidly approaching Typhoon 4 may cool the waters and prevent widespread coral bleaching around Okinawa (this time), see http://weather.is.kochi-u.ac.jp/SE/00Latest.jpg. Best Regards Rob van Woesik ******************************************* Dr. Robert van Woesik Associate Professor Department of Marine Sciences University of the Ryukyus Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0123 JAPAN E-mail: b984138 at sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp Website: http://www.cc.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/~b984138/ Ph: (81) 098 895 8564 Fax: (81) 098 895 8552 ***************************************** Alan E Strong wrote: > NOTICE: > > We are watching a Bleaching HotSpot anomaly in the western tropical > Pacific (south of Japan: 30N to 15N) that is encroaching from the north > onto Guam and Palau (possibly Okinawa?) at this time. Any > information/confirmation of early bleaching observations would be > appreciated. > > This information being presented from NOAA's Coral Reef Watch project > can be viewed at: > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/hotspote.6.29.2001.gif > > and our present Indices at: > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html > > AE Strong > > -- > **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* > 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 -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010703/55021c44/attachment.html From wgladsto at mail.newcastle.edu.au Tue Jul 3 04:02:18 2001 From: wgladsto at mail.newcastle.edu.au (William Gladstone) Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 18:02:18 +1000 Subject: Regional MPA Networks Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.1.20010703174117.02b0a3c8@mail.newcastle.edu.au> Dear coral-list I am writing a review of regional networks of marine protected areas, and focussing on the development of a regional network in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden as a case study with which I have been involved. I use the term 'regional network' to mean a group of MPAs across two or more countries in a common sea area that have been proclaimed to conserve transboundary stocks and/or representative/unique samples of regional biodiversity, or for fisheries management. As part of the review I plan to describe (a) existing regional networks of MPAs, (b) regional networks in preparation, and (c) proposed regional networks. I am currently compiling information and would greatly appreciate receiving information that anybody might have for any of these categories, including contact details for the relevant coordinating agencies. To date, I know of existing regional networks in the Mediterranean, Wadden Sea, and Caribbean. I know of regional networks in preparation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, Baja California-Bering Sea, and Orca Pass International Stewardship Area. And I am aware of a proposal for a network of MPAs in the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) region. Thanks very much. Bill Gladstone ******************************************************** Dr William Gladstone Centre for Sustainable Use of Coasts and Catchments University of Newcastle PO Box 127 Ourimbah NSW 2258 Australia Tel: (02) 4348 4123 Fax: (02) 4348 4145 ************************************************************ ~~~~~~~ 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 ehalpenny at sympatico.ca Mon Jul 2 18:47:47 2001 From: ehalpenny at sympatico.ca (Elizabeth Halpenny) Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 20:17:47 -0230 Subject: MPA fees project Message-ID: <200107031147.LAA21138@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> The International Ecotourism Society, together with several conservation = NGOs is gathering information from around the world on marine protected = areas (MPAs) visitor fees, how they establish these fees, and how much = they charge. Members of the coral listserve who know of an MPA that = charges fees, or is planning to charge visitor fees should send = information about these MPAs to Elizabeth Halpenny at email: = ehalpenny at sympatico.ca (preferably before July 9th). In a couple a = months all research findings will be made available to MPA managers and = conservation agencies. Thanks for your time, Elizabeth Halpennny Nature Tourism Solutions R.R.#2, Almonte, ON, K0A 1A0, Canada Tel: 613-256-3219, Fax: 613-256-4862 Email: ehalpenny at sympatico.ca Temporary telephone (June - August 9, 2001: Main Brook, NF): = 709-865-6200 ~~~~~~~ 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 p_houk at hotmail.com Tue Jul 3 17:31:56 2001 From: p_houk at hotmail.com (peter Houk) Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 17:31:56 Subject: Western Pacific Bleaching? Message-ID: Dear All, Thus far from Saipan we have recorded temperatures from 29 to almost 31 degrees C. However some of these stations are located in the Saipan Lagoon where extreme low tides common of this time of year may have influenced this. Also, bleaching has been noted at several shallow water (5-10 ft. depth) locations within the Lagoon. Surveys done at deeper (25-30 ft. depth) locations have shown very few bleached colonies. The big concern thus far is the bleaching in the Saipan Lagoon and all of the tourist dive/snorkel sites there. The corals that seem to be affected are Isopora palifera, encrusting Montipora spp., staghorn Acropora muricata (formosa) and A. pulchra. Bleaching has also been noted in several massive corals but to a lesser extent. Favia favus, Favia mathaii, Platygyra pini, and some others. Thanks for the information, Peter Houk Marine Biologist CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Saipan, MP. 96950 _________________________________________________________________________ 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 eco at greatadventures.com.au Tue Jul 3 19:01:40 2001 From: eco at greatadventures.com.au (AIELLO Robin (GA)) Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 09:01:40 +1000 Subject: Western Pacific Bleaching? Message-ID: <1238805B7258D3119A550000E221A89956ADCC@ga1svr1.greatadventures.com.au> Dear all, I will be going to Palau at the end of July for about 2 weeks of research diving - I will keep my eyes open for bleaching on the reefs there, and let you know what I see. Robin Aiello Marine Biologist & Interpretation Programs Coordinator Great Adventure Outer Reef & Island Cruises PO Box 898 Cairns, Qld 4870 Ph: (07) 4052 7874 Fax: (07) 4044 9913 Robin.aiello at greatadventures.com.au -----Original Message----- From: peter Houk [mailto:p_houk at hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 3:32 AM To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Western Pacific Bleaching? Dear All, Thus far from Saipan we have recorded temperatures from 29 to almost 31 degrees C. However some of these stations are located in the Saipan Lagoon where extreme low tides common of this time of year may have influenced this. Also, bleaching has been noted at several shallow water (5-10 ft. depth) locations within the Lagoon. Surveys done at deeper (25-30 ft. depth) locations have shown very few bleached colonies. The big concern thus far is the bleaching in the Saipan Lagoon and all of the tourist dive/snorkel sites there. The corals that seem to be affected are Isopora palifera, encrusting Montipora spp., staghorn Acropora muricata (formosa) and A. pulchra. Bleaching has also been noted in several massive corals but to a lesser extent. Favia favus, Favia mathaii, Platygyra pini, and some others. Thanks for the information, Peter Houk Marine Biologist CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Saipan, MP. 96950 _________________________________________________________________________ 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. ~~~~~~~ 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 Bprecht at pbsj.com Thu Jul 5 10:50:16 2001 From: Bprecht at pbsj.com (Precht, Bill) Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 09:50:16 -0500 Subject: More on Tortugas Reserve Message-ID: <53BEAAB43520D4119CAE00902785C38A9A5965@MIAMIMBX> Coral - list more good news out of Florida - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New reserve simply 'awesome' Tortugas protection takes effect By Kevin Wadlow Senior Staff Writer kwadlow at keynoter.com Ocean pioneer Sylvia Earle brushed a wet lock off her forehead and smiled broadly. "This is a good start," declared the world-renowned explorer. "It's like being present at the dedication of Yellowstone National Park." Creation of the Tortugas Ecological Reserves - now the largest no-take area off North American shores, and one of the largest in the world - ranks with the founding of the first national park, said Earle. "A great, great day," said Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Superintendent Billy Causey. "This one is for all our grandkids. These reefs will be here for them to see." The sanctuary research vessel Irene tethered to a new mooring buoy at a Tortugas Bank reef called Awesome for Sunday's observance of the two marine protected areas. "Lives up to its name, doesn't it?" said Earle, describing the variety of fish and coral pinnacles on the double-sided bank reef. At a combined 151 square nautical miles, Tortugas North and Tortugas South now form the largest no-fishing area off North America, and one of the largest on the planet. Earle joined Causey, federal fishery biologist James Bohnsack and Laddie Akins of the Reef Environmental Education Foundation to cut a ceremonial ribbon. Volunteer divers from REEF and Florida Keys Community College then hit the water to conduct a fish census as part of the Great American Fish Count. Results will help scientists monitor expected changes in the area's fish stocks. The Tortugas Working Group, which involved more than two dozen people in a three-year planning process for the reserves, created a model for consensus- building that other sanctuaries seek to emulate, Causey said. Before Sunday, the 18 Sanctuary Preservation Areas at Keys reefs and the Western Sambos Ecological Reserve protected a total of 19 square miles from fishing and collecting pressure. "Those areas, as small as they are, made the Tortugas Ecological Reserves possible," said Causey. "People can see the differences and benefits." Bohnsack, a National Marine Fisheries Service biologist, has campaigned for more than a decade to create no-fishing areas along the nation's coast. "Nothing creates acceptance like success," Bohnsack said. "There has been a lot of opposition to [protected areas], but every major fishery regulation ever adopted has been controversial. People originally said they couldn't live with bag limits, now but people realize the benefits." Bohnsack predicted that within a few years, when fish grow to large sizes and swim out of the ecological reserves, anglers will understand the role that such areas can play. The National Park Service has proposed plans to designate another 46 square miles of Tortugas waters as "research natural areas," where fishing and collecting also would be banned. That proposal likely is six months to a year away from becoming effective, according to a Park Service spokesman. Visitors will be allowed to fish in areas near the Fort Jefferson anchoring field. http://www.keynoter.com/news/news_jul04.html#Anchor-New-33869 ~~~~~~~ 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 osha at oshadavidson.com Thu Jul 5 13:17:29 2001 From: osha at oshadavidson.com (Osha Gray Davidson) Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 10:17:29 -0700 Subject: Tortugas Ecological Reserves Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.2.20010705100929.01ce3530@mail.oshadavidson.com> Congratulation to FKNMS Superintendent Billy Causey, NMFS biologist Jim Bohnsack and all the many, many others who worked so hard to establish the Tortugas Ecological Reserves! The rest of us owe you a round of thanks (and a beer when we're in the neighborhood)! Cheers, Osha ================================ From May 19-July 31 I'll be at: 5215 N. 24th St., #106 Phoenix, AZ 85016 Phone: 602-840-0998 After those dates I can be reached at: Osha Gray Davidson Home page: www.OshaDavidson.com 14 S. Governor St. Phone: 319-338-4778 Iowa City, IA 52240 E-Mail: osha at oshadavidson.com USA ~~~~~~~ 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 Thu Jul 5 16:47:13 2001 From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong) Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 16:47:13 -0400 Subject: Coral Reef Watch: New SST product Message-ID: <3B44D251.CF5E8DAB@noaa.gov> http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad/sub/key_sst_50km_field.html The URL above takes you to our new SST chart (still experimental)! that we use here at NOAA to produce our Coral Reef Bleaching HotSpot charts. We have altered the east-west boundaries to fit our oceans better and hope you agree this makes more sense. Also, the scale has been specially adjusted to help reveal subtle differences seen at higher SSTs. Also: check our new (2, 4, 6 month) animations of these nighttime-SST fields. Cheers, Al -- **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* 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/20010705/76ecefd1/attachment.vcf From jrhowe at cwatercom.com Sat Jul 7 10:27:28 2001 From: jrhowe at cwatercom.com (John R. Howe) Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2001 10:27:28 -0400 Subject: [carib-biodiversity] Turtle resources In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Bruce - thanks for the lead to a nice site. I just passed it on to my sixteen-year-old niece who's infatuated with (and studying!) sea turtles. The filename, however, is "NLINSLEY" (not "ninsley"), so.... (for the benefit of coral-listers who got an error message) the full (correct) URL is http://www.2xtreme.net/nlinsley (filename "nlinsley," not "ninsley"). - John >In the category of "help is where you find it:" > >Thursday's NY Times had a little article that cited this --->>> > >Two philatelists have compiled 800 images of TURTLES at > based on stamps from 154 countries >and territories. The site includes links to other sites about sea >turtles and philatical and other colllection stuff. > >bruce > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ John R. Howe, Web Information Architect/Copy Writer "Elegant Structures, Sticky Words" Clearwater Communications I 22 Fayette Street I Cambridge MA 02139 http://www.cwatercom.com tel: 617.497.2059 fax: 617.497.2092 jrhowe at cwatercom.com "Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified." - Vannevar Bush. "As We May Think," Atlantic Monthly, 1945. ~~~~~~~ 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 Sat Jul 7 21:49:04 2001 From: paul.holthus at aquariumcouncil.org (Paul Holthus) Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2001 15:49:04 -1000 Subject: MAC NEWS 2nd Quarter 2001 Message-ID: <200107080144.PAA17467@phoenix.pixi.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010708/5e8527ed/attachment.html From pacaqts at tm.net.my Sun Jul 8 18:39:24 2001 From: pacaqts at tm.net.my (pacaqts) Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 06:39:24 +0800 Subject: Coral Health Page???? Message-ID: Can someone tell me why the CR Health Page fails to load up on the NET for the past few days...or is it my problem here in "free" Malaysia Net-Land? Cheers, DB ~~~~~~~ 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 rupert.ormond at millport.gla.ac.uk Mon Jul 9 06:06:30 2001 From: rupert.ormond at millport.gla.ac.uk (Rupert Ormond) Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 11:06:30 +0100 Subject: Lectureship in Marine Biology Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.20010709110630.0099a100@pop-server.cent.gla.ac.uk> Dear List Members, Please excuse me making use of the list to draw your attention to the lectureship in marine biology that we are currently advertising. This as part of the expansion / investment programme that we are setting in train here at the Universities of London and of Glasgow's Marine Biological Station at Millport, SW Scotland. We are willing to consider applicants specialising in any area of marine biology, an indication of research potential and enthusiasm for teaching being the most important attributes. (However I am afraid we can only appoint a non-European Union candidate in the event that no suitable EU candidate applies) I would be grateful if you could draw the attention of this vacancy to anyone who you would consider especially suitable. Further details can be found on our web site. Closing date is July 23rd. With thanks, Rupert Ormond Dr. Rupert Ormond Director, University Marine Biological Station Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, SCOTLAND UK KA28 0EG email: rupert.ormond at millport.gla.ac.uk tel: (44)-01475-530581 fax: (44)-01475-530601 web: http://www.gla.ac.uk/Acad/Marine/ ~~~~~~~ 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 psa at mail.bishopmuseum.org Mon Jul 9 15:47:03 2001 From: psa at mail.bishopmuseum.org (L.G. Eldredge) Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 09:47:03 -1000 Subject: Coral Reef Invaders Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20010709094703.00ad17a0@mail.bishopmuseum.org> Coral Reef Invaders In temperate marine systems, invasive speceis are well documented causes of environmental disturbance, disrupting native communiteis, and having a negative impact on fisheries. Less is known about the impact of invasive speces in tropical marine environments, especially on coral reef systems. Recent evidence from surveys indicate that tropical and subtropical areas are also susceptible to invasions but that detection of invasive species may be hampered by our ability to make quick and accurate taxonomic identifications. Furthermore, most of the studies undertaken thus far have been limited to surveys of harbors and ports, where environmental conditions are usually quite different from those required by reef-building corals. Recent studies have included extensive biological inventories in Hawaii--Pearl Harbor, Honolulu Harbor and adjacent embaymenst, Midway Atoll, Johnston Atoll, and Kahoolawe--and current studies in Kaneohe Bay and Waikiki. Using the criteria of Carlton and Chapman, Jim Carlton and I have calculated that more than 340 marine and brackish water species are not native to the Hawaiian waters--287 invertebrates, 24 algae, 20 fish, and 12 flowering plants. The majority of these are thought to have been introduced through hull fouling. In Hawaiian waters the major problems have resulted through the intentional introduction of nonnative algal species which have undergone massive blooms, spreading rapidly and creating large areas of single species. Through these "habitat shifts" there have been direct, negative impacts upon the $800 million per year which Hawaii earns from marine tourism. The introduced blue-line snappers from French Polynesia are in direct competition with some native fishes and are thought to be the source of a parasitic roundworm now found in a native stream fish which passes part of the life cycle in coastal waters. Most of the introduced invertebrates have not been sufficiently studied to determine negative imipacts. Nonnative sponges from the Caribbean and the Philippines are growing through upright branching reef corals. At least one introduced stomatopod species has replaced a native species. Last October I convened a symposium "Coral Reef Nonindigenous and Invasive Species" at the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium in Bali. Here 12 papers were presented, outling regional studies including Hawaii, Guam, French Polynesia, and Australia. The majority of these papers will appear in the journal "Pacific Science" early next year. In May we held a workshop in Honolulu on marine alien species and produced "A guidebook to introduced marine species in Hawaii" sponsored by the Packard Foundation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The guidebook is being updated and will be on the web by Fall. Coral reef invasions do occur; their impacts are not fully recognized at this point. We must all be vigilant and observe changes which may occur very subtely. I should very much appreciate hearing from any of you who have had further experience with coral reef invaders. ~~~~~~~ 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 psa at mail.bishopmuseum.org Mon Jul 9 15:47:03 2001 From: psa at mail.bishopmuseum.org (L.G. Eldredge) Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 09:47:03 -1000 Subject: Coral Reef Invaders Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20010709094703.00ad17a0@mail.bishopmuseum.org> Coral Reef Invaders In temperate marine systems, invasive speceis are well documented causes of environmental disturbance, disrupting native communiteis, and having a negative impact on fisheries. Less is known about the impact of invasive speces in tropical marine environments, especially on coral reef systems. Recent evidence from surveys indicate that tropical and subtropical areas are also susceptible to invasions but that detection of invasive species may be hampered by our ability to make quick and accurate taxonomic identifications. Furthermore, most of the studies undertaken thus far have been limited to surveys of harbors and ports, where environmental conditions are usually quite different from those required by reef-building corals. Recent studies have included extensive biological inventories in Hawaii--Pearl Harbor, Honolulu Harbor and adjacent embaymenst, Midway Atoll, Johnston Atoll, and Kahoolawe--and current studies in Kaneohe Bay and Waikiki. Using the criteria of Carlton and Chapman, Jim Carlton and I have calculated that more than 340 marine and brackish water species are not native to the Hawaiian waters--287 invertebrates, 24 algae, 20 fish, and 12 flowering plants. The majority of these are thought to have been introduced through hull fouling. In Hawaiian waters the major problems have resulted through the intentional introduction of nonnative algal species which have undergone massive blooms, spreading rapidly and creating large areas of single species. Through these "habitat shifts" there have been direct, negative impacts upon the $800 million per year which Hawaii earns from marine tourism. The introduced blue-line snappers from French Polynesia are in direct competition with some native fishes and are thought to be the source of a parasitic roundworm now found in a native stream fish which passes part of the life cycle in coastal waters. Most of the introduced invertebrates have not been sufficiently studied to determine negative imipacts. Nonnative sponges from the Caribbean and the Philippines are growing through upright branching reef corals. At least one introduced stomatopod species has replaced a native species. Last October I convened a symposium "Coral Reef Nonindigenous and Invasive Species" at the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium in Bali. Here 12 papers were presented, outling regional studies including Hawaii, Guam, French Polynesia, and Australia. The majority of these papers will appear in the journal "Pacific Science" early next year. In May we held a workshop in Honolulu on marine alien species and produced "A guidebook to introduced marine species in Hawaii" sponsored by the Packard Foundation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The guidebook is being updated and will be on the web by Fall. Coral reef invasions do occur; their impacts are not fully recognized at this point. We must all be vigilant and observe changes which may occur very subtely. I should very much appreciate hearing from any of you who have had further experience with coral reef invaders. ~~~~~~~ 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 caroline_rogers at usgs.gov Mon Jul 9 14:55:00 2001 From: caroline_rogers at usgs.gov (Caroline S Rogers) Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 14:55:00 -0400 Subject: Coral Reef Monitoring Manual available Message-ID: Greetings from the US Virgin Islands-- We have done a second printing of the Coral Reef Monitoring Manual for the Caribbean and Western Atlantic, originally published by the US National Park Service in 1994. Contact me at caroline_rogers at usgs.gov if you would like to receive a free copy. Please provide your mailing address. We soon hope to have copies of the manual in Spanish. I will let you know when they are available. Caroline Rogers ~~~~~~~ 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 Margaret.W.Miller at noaa.gov Tue Jul 10 13:05:37 2001 From: Margaret.W.Miller at noaa.gov (Margaret W Miller) Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 13:05:37 -0400 Subject: post-doc available Message-ID: <3B4B35E0.78E317F5@noaa.gov> Here is an announcement for a 2 year post-doctoral associateship at the University of Miami's NOAA Cooperative Institute. Application materials should be submitted to Dr. Joseph Prospero as indicated in the announcement. However, questions regarding the research situation may be addressed to me. POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE IN CORAL REEF ECOLOGY RESEARCH SITUATION This is a limited duration, research appointment in the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) of the University of Miami. Specific responsibilities involve directing and performing ongoing research on herbivory and/or coral population dynamics processes on coral reefs, including analysis and interpretation of existing monitoring data and developing long term monitoring protocols. The research will involve collaboration with the scientists at the Rosenstiel School for Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) and the NOAA-Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC). SUPERVISION RECEIVED The incumbent must be able to work independently, but will be under the direct supervision of the Director of CIMAS and will be expected to work under the technical guidance of senior scientists at SEFSC. The incumbent is expected to report periodically to the Director of CIMAS on the progress of work. GUIDELINES AND ORIGINALITY Available guidelines and precedents such as existing literature in the field are largely lacking in many critical areas of research. A high degree of originality is expected to develop and apply original methods to attack problems in benthic ecology of interest to habitat management. Incumbent must analyze and synthesize complex data and information. The incumbent will work with scientists to develop guidelines for the research approach. QUALIFICATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS The incumbent must have extensive academic training and field experience in marine and habitat sciences and technical knowledge regarding the environmental factors regulating organisms on coral reefs. In addition they must utilize information and methodologies from other disciplines including oceanography and statistics. The incumbent must be able to carefully explain and document interpretive results before the scientific community from many countries and also expected to maintain an active affiliation with scientific bodies, universities, and the private sector. He/she may be called upon to serve as a member of a larger team. The incumbent must be experienced in the use of computers and computer programming for the manipulation, numerical analysis, and graphical display of large data sets. This interaction may lead to the advancement of knowledge and be documented by scientific publications. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The work associated with this position is about evenly divided between that performed in an office environment and in the field. Extensive offshore fieldwork will require lifting (less than 100 lbs) walking, standing, bending, sitting, and swimming. In addition, the incumbent will be required to be a certified SCUBA diver working with underwater photography, and may also participate in underwater surveys of various types. Other than these requirements, no special physical demands are needed to perform the work. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS The incumbent must have a PhD in an appropriate area of marine ecology and direct experience in the benthic ecology of southern Florida or the Caribbean. The incumbent will be required to be an authorized SCUBA diver and have experience using small boats. Preference will be given to individuals who have demonstrated direct experience in coral reef ecology, benthic processes, and experience with field project management. Applicants should: (1) submit a resume and statement of research interests; and (2) have at least three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Joseph M. Prospero, Director University of Miami Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149 Applications will be accepted until August 1, 2001. The University of Miami/CIMAS is an equal opportunity employer. -- Margaret W. Miller, PhD NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Science Center 75 Virginia Beach Dr, Miami, FL 33149 305-361-4561, 305-361-4562 (FAX) margaret.w.miller at 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 EricHugo at aol.com Wed Jul 11 13:21:52 2001 From: EricHugo at aol.com (EricHugo at aol.com) Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 13:21:52 EDT Subject: Need help with amphipod/mite roles in corals Message-ID: Hello list: I am looking for people working on, or references about, amphipods or mites that are predatory or parasitic to coral or other cnidarian tissue, but mainly in Acroporidae. In particular, I have a few minor references alluding to such roles with Halacaridae, Acarinae, Hyperia galba, Asteropontius corallophilus, Lichomologus spp., Psuedanthessiids, and Rynchomolgids. However, the references are not terribly helpful other than merely making mention of them and a perhaps parasitic or predatory role with certain and apparently specific coral species. These are organisms for which I have very little knowledge of the source material available or even where to begin effectively. Thank you Eric Borneman ~~~~~~~ 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 corals at interneeds.net Thu Jul 12 15:01:15 2001 From: corals at interneeds.net (Anja en Sander) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 15:01:15 -0400 Subject: sharpnose puffer tumors Message-ID: <003901c10b05$c2c336c0$eaacfea9@a-s> Hi Julie, I've been doing coral research on Curacao (NA) the last 2.5 years which involves diving everyday. What you describe, I haven't seen on my dives. Strange, since Bonaire is virtually around the corner. Cheers, Sander ________________________________________ Sander Scheffers Carmabi Foundation (Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity) P.O.Box 2090, Piscadera Baai, Willemstad, Curacao (NA) Fax: ++ 599 9 462 7680 Phone: ++ 599 9 462 4242/565 2871 E-mail: corals at interneeds.net -----Original Message----- From: Julie Ekstrom To: coral-list-daily at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: ehorne at coral.org Date: Thursday, July 12, 2001 1:18 PM Subject: sharpnose puffer tumors >Greetings Coral List, > >While diving in Bonaire this month I noticed small white growths on >several Sharpnose Puffers (Canthigaster rostrata).Through casual >survey I found that 50-80% of this species had similar growths. The >tumors appear pale or white in color, and are slightly raised bumps >to bulbous growths. On affected fish the spots were present on the >body and/or fins. > >Is this common in other areas in the Caribbean? Has anyone else >noticed these growths, and if so, is it anything to worry about? I >have spent nearly 75 hours underwater in Bonaire over the last 4 >years and this visit was the first time I observed the growths. > >Any information is appreciated > >Thanks in advance, Ellen ehorne at coral.org -- Julie Ekstrom Administrative Assistant The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) jekstrom at coral.org http://www.coral.org/ tel: 510-848-0110 fax: 510-848-3720 "Working together to keep coral reefs alive." ~~~~~~~ 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010712/bd8349a2/attachment.html From richardl at fiu.edu Thu Jul 12 18:38:03 2001 From: richardl at fiu.edu (Laurie Richardson) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 15:38:03 -0700 Subject: White Plague in Cuba References: <200106271928.TAA07943@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: <3B4E26CB.FBDAC096@fiu.edu> Dear Pedro et al. - I have heard reports of white plague type II (what you're seeing) recently and currently affecting Dichocoenia stokesii and other corals on reefs in Los Roques, Venezuela; Bermuda; St. Croix; and Dominica, in late 2000 and now in 2001. This form begins at the bottom of coral colonies and progresses upwards, with tissue destroyed at rates up to 2 cm per day. There is now a new form that we are calling plague type III (described in Richardson, 2000, chapter in book by National Academy of Sciences Press, and Richardson et al., in press, Hydrobiologia).. This appeared in 1999 on the same reefs of the northern Florida Keys were Phil Dustan first documented (and named) plague, and where we documented plague type II. The new form is even more virulent than plague type II - it attacks only the largest (2 to 3 m) colonies of Colpophyllia natans and Montastraea annularis. It progresses extremely rapidly, killing these huge colonies in days. Andy Bruckner reported seeing this new form in Bonaire, and it is also on reefs of St. John. When the new form is present (at least on the Florida Keys reefs) Dichocoenia stokesi colonies exhibit, at the most, very early signs of plague type II (white just at the very bottom of the colony, which does not progress but contains the pathogen). I'm sorry to hear about the outbreak in Cuba. I would be very, very interested to hear if you see the same pattern - infected Dichocoenia (which, at least on the Florida reefs, recolonizes and grows rapidly) followed by the form that targets the huge colonies. If you do get plague type III, Jeff Miller in St. John is having some success stopping the disease progression by applying underwater epoxy directly on the disease line. Regards to all, Laurie Richardson "Dr. Pedro Alcolado" wrote: > A massive infestation with white plague at least on the reefs of Havana > coast. Practically all Dichocoenia stokesii are sick and dying. > Montastraea annularis and cavernosa are also been affected. It is been > observed since the begining of May (maybe much earlier). The disease > extends from the border of the colony till covering it completely. Have > you seen that in other places? We have observed also some white band in > Acropora cervicornis. These events were observed at 10-15 m deep (we did > not dive deeper). > > Pedro M. Alcolado > > > ~~~~~~~ > 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 k.fabricius at aims.gov.au Thu Jul 12 22:54:50 2001 From: k.fabricius at aims.gov.au (Katharina Fabricius) Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:54:50 +1000 Subject: Soft corals and sea fans Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20010713125450.00a491e0@email.aims.gov.au> Dear Coral listers, just to let you know: the book "Soft corals and sea fans: A comprehensive guide to the tropical shallow water genera of the central-west Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea", by Phil Alderslade and myself, is finally out. A double-page with 5 - 8 underwater photographs, a plate of sclerite-drawings, and 7 paragraphs of text introduce each of the 90 genera found in the region. Additionally, about 50 pages of introduction cover the morphology, biology and ecology of the beasts with text and numerous photographs, explain the few technical terms used, techniques of how to go about identifying an octocoral, how to survey octocoral communities, and choice of octocorals for a coral reef aquarium. We tried to keep the book free of jargon, so it should be of equal value to professional scientists, students, divers, aquarium owners and nature enthusiasts. The details are: Fabricius KE & Alderslade P (2001) Soft Corals and Sea Fans: A comprehensive guide to the tropical shallow water genera of the central-west Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Australian Institute of Marine Science, 272 pp, colour-throughout. ISBN: 0 642 322104, and it can be purchased from the secure AIMS web page: http://www.aims.gov.au/softcoral.book. This web page also contains all details about the price, how to order by email, fax or mail, etc. Apologies for the delay to those Bali - Conference attendants to whom we promised an earlier release! To finish and tidy up all those last bits and pieces took its sweet little while.... Regards, Katharina Fabricius <+><\\//><+><+><\\//><+><+><\\//> Dr. Katharina Fabricius Research Scientist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB 3, Townsville Qld 4810, Australia Fax +61 - 7 - 4772 5852 Phone +61 - 7 - 4753 4412 or 4758 1979 email k.fabricius at email.aims.gov.au http://www.aims.gov.au http://www.reef.crc.org.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 julia_webb27 at hotmail.com Fri Jul 13 05:46:09 2001 From: julia_webb27 at hotmail.com (julia webb) Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 10:46:09 +0100 Subject: dating Message-ID: Could anyone give me any ideas for age dating corals other than by radiocarbon (C14) dating. _________________________________________________________________________ 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 jimr at ldeo.columbia.edu Fri Jul 13 09:40:36 2001 From: jimr at ldeo.columbia.edu (James Rubenstone) Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 09:40:36 -0400 Subject: dating In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: julia_webb27 at hotmail.com wrote: >Could anyone give me any ideas for age dating corals other than by >radiocarbon (C14) dating. U-series disequilibrium dating, using 234U-230Th and (less extensively) 235U-231Pa, gives excellent results for corals up to several hundred thousands years old. Measuring the isotopes by mass spectometry can give very precise ages (0.5% or better). One advantage over radiocarbon is that U-series gives an absolute (calendar) age, without the uncertainties inherent in radiocarbon (reservoir corrections, variable production rate, variable surface ocean inventory). The main problem is possible open-system behavior of U and Th in fossil corals, particularly those that have seen subaerial exposure. There are many examples of high quality coral dates in the literature, from labs at Caltech, Minnesota, ANU, Marseilles and Lamont-Doherty (and several others as well). Jim Rubenstone -- Dr. James Rubenstone email: jimr at ldeo.columbia.edu Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory voice: 845-365-8579 Columbia University fax: 845-365-8154 Palisades, NY 10964 ~~~~~~~ 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 mkuenen at cura.net Fri Jul 13 10:31:29 2001 From: mkuenen at cura.net (Maureen Kuenen) Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 10:31:29 -0400 Subject: sharpnose puffer tumors References: <003901c10b05$c2c336c0$eaacfea9@a-s> Message-ID: <3B4F0640.55C6F63A@cura.net> Hi Sander and Julie, Diving on Curacao I've seen the same phenomena several times. Indeed on the sharpnose puffers. Maureen Anja en Sander wrote: > ?Hi Julie,?I've been doing coral research on Curacao (NA) the last 2.5 > years which involves diving everyday. What you describe, I haven't > seen on my dives. Strange, since Bonaire is virtually around the > corner.?Cheers, Sander > > ________________________________________ > Sander Scheffers > Carmabi Foundation > (Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity) > P.O.Box 2090, Piscadera Baai, Willemstad, > Curacao (NA) > Fax: ++ 599 9 462 7680 > Phone: ++ 599 9 462 4242/565 2871 > E-mail: corals at interneeds.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: Julie Ekstrom > To: coral-list-daily at coral.aoml.noaa.gov > > Cc: ehorne at coral.org > Date: Thursday, July 12, 2001 1:18 PM > Subject: sharpnose puffer tumors>Greetings Coral List, > > > >While diving in Bonaire this month I noticed small white > growths on > >several Sharpnose Puffers (Canthigaster rostrata).Through > casual > >survey I found that 50-80% of this species had similar > growths. The > >tumors appear pale or white in color, and are slightly > raised bumps > >to bulbous growths. On affected fish the spots were present > on the > >body and/or fins. > > > >Is this common in other areas in the Caribbean? Has anyone > else > >noticed these growths, and if so, is it anything to worry > about? I > >have spent nearly 75 hours underwater in Bonaire over the > last 4 > >years and this visit was the first time I observed the > growths. > > > >Any information is appreciated > > > >Thanks in advance, > > ? Ellen > ? ehorne at coral.org > -- > Julie Ekstrom > Administrative Assistant > The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) > jekstrom at coral.org > http://www.coral.org/ > tel: 510-848-0110 > fax: 510-848-3720 > > "Working together to keep coral reefs alive." > ~~~~~~~ > 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. > ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010713/8e2f52e7/attachment.html From coral_giac at yahoo.com Fri Jul 13 16:58:01 2001 From: coral_giac at yahoo.com (Hernandez Edwin) Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 13:58:01 -0700 (PDT) Subject: White Plague in Cuba In-Reply-To: <3B4E26CB.FBDAC096@fiu.edu> Message-ID: <20010713205801.71950.qmail@web11108.mail.yahoo.com> Dear coral-listers: This short notice is to report a massive outbreak of White Plague in Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. The first signs of White Plague in 2001 appeared early last June. But during the last 3 weeks White Plague has been killing a significant number of columnar and platy morphs of Montastrea annularis. Similar to the 1997-98 outbreak that was described by Hernandez-Delgado (in review), it is only affecting Montastrea annularis. No other species have been infected in Culebra so far. We wonder if this is an outbreak of White Plague Type III??? Some colonies are showing signs of recent tissue loss in excess of 15-30 linear cm. We are in the process of tagging infected colonies and following the progression of the infection. Also, we'll be trying to control the disease progression by applying epoxy and antibiotics. Also, I'd like to know if somebody in the list knows if the ethiological agent of WP-III has been already identified and which are the characteristics? We are in the process of collecting tissue samples for microbiological analysis. Anybody interested in samples for confirmation? Please, contact me as soon as possible since we plan to revisit these sites again next week. I'll post additional information about the progress of the disease outbreak within the next weeks. Regards, Edwin A. Hernandez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Puerto Rico Department of Biology Coral Reef Research Group P.O.Box 23360 San Juan, P.R. 00931-3360 Tel. (787) 764-0000, x-4855 Fax (787) 764-2610 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from 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 richardl at fiu.edu Fri Jul 13 18:39:27 2001 From: richardl at fiu.edu (Laurie Richardson) Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 18:39:27 -0400 Subject: White Plague in Cuba References: <20010713205801.71950.qmail@web11108.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <3B4F789F.44933223@fiu.edu> Dear Pedro: The pathogen of plague type III is the same as the pathogen of plague type II - most closely related (genetic sequence data) to Sphingomonas. You can send samples to me (address below) or to Garriet Smith's lab. He has the coral pathogen data base; my lab interfaces with his closely and directly in pathogen identification. If you plan to send samples, please use a sterile syringe to suck up material directly on the disease line; put in a sterile vial or test tube with one third air (the pathogen is an obligate aerobe); and send via overnight mail. Let Garriet or me know the day before you send samples! If you send it to me, I'll do the preliminary isolation and send suspect pathogens to Garriet - this is the way we have been working with tracking this pathogen with other labs in the Caribbean. If you plan to send it to Garriet - he's in Bermuda for a few weeks teaching a field course. Good luck - Laurie Richardson ps Plague type III does not start at the base of colonies, the pattern of plague type II. It can start anywhere on the colony, usually on the sides. Hernandez Edwin wrote: > Dear coral-listers: > > This short notice is to report a massive outbreak of > White Plague in Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. The > first signs of White Plague in 2001 appeared early > last June. But during the last 3 weeks White Plague > has been killing a significant number of columnar and > platy morphs of Montastrea annularis. > > Similar to the 1997-98 outbreak that was described by > Hernandez-Delgado (in review), it is only affecting > Montastrea annularis. No other species have been > infected in Culebra so far. We wonder if this is an > outbreak of White Plague Type III??? > > Some colonies are showing signs of recent tissue loss > in excess of 15-30 linear cm. We are in the process > of tagging infected colonies and following the > progression of the infection. Also, we'll be trying to > control the disease progression by applying epoxy and > antibiotics. > > Also, I'd like to know if somebody in the list knows > if the ethiological agent of WP-III has been already > identified and which are the characteristics? > > We are in the process of collecting tissue samples for > microbiological analysis. Anybody interested in > samples for confirmation? Please, contact me as soon > as possible since we plan to revisit these sites again > next week. > > I'll post additional information about the progress of > the disease outbreak within the next weeks. > > Regards, > > Edwin A. Hernandez, Ph.D. > Assistant Professor > University of Puerto Rico > Department of Biology > Coral Reef Research Group > P.O.Box 23360 > San Juan, P.R. 00931-3360 > > Tel. (787) 764-0000, x-4855 > Fax (787) 764-2610 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ -- Laurie L. Richardson Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences Florida International University Miami, Florida USA 33199 phone: 305/348-1988 fax: 305/348-1986 email: richardl at fiu.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 ajnilsen at online.no Sat Jul 14 08:52:49 2001 From: ajnilsen at online.no (Alf Jacob Nilsen) Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 14:52:49 +0200 Subject: Prof. John Lucas mail? Message-ID: <3B5040A1.9FC578C6@online.no> Dera all, I am searching for the e-mail addres of prof. John Lucas, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia - can anyone help me? cheers Alf J. -- Alf Jacob Nilsen N-4432 Hidrasund NORWAY Phone: +47 383 72256 Fax: +47 383 72351 e-mail: ajnilsen at online.no PRIVATE WEB: http://hjem.sol.no/alfnil BOOK WEB: http://www.mcra.com PHOTO AGENCY: http://www.aquariumworld.com/bioquaticshop ~~~~~~~ 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 nquinn at uwimona.edu.jm Thu Jul 12 13:53:52 2001 From: nquinn at uwimona.edu.jm (Norman Quinn) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 13:53:52 -0400 Subject: Ph.D. Fellowship Message-ID: <200107141318.NAA02289@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> DISCOVERY BAY MARINE LABORATORY PH.D. FELLOWSHIPS The Centre for Marine Studies at the University of the West Indies, in conjunction with the Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory, is offering a Fellowship to a PhD student to support marine fieldwork based at the Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory. The recipient will carry out significant field studies in a scientific discipline relevant to coral reefs. Applications are now invited for the 2002 Fellowship. The Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory was established in the 1960s to support research into all aspects of the biology, geology and hydrology of coral reef ecosystems. Air-conditioned laboratories, boats, diving equipment, running seawater aquaria, and accommodation units are provided at the Laboratory. Discovery Bay is situated in an extraordinarily diverse marine ecosystem on the north shore of Jamaica. The fringing fore reef is very accessible. Access to Discovery Bay is easy with many international flights into Montego Bay International Airport. The maximum value of the Fellowship is approximately US$6,000. The in-kind component provides bench fees at the Laboratory for up to 240 person days, which is worth approximately $4,250 at the student rate. These days may only be used by the Fellow and assistants who accompany the Fellow. The cash component of up to $1,750 may be used for additional laboratory fees, travel, freight, and equipment; it may not be used for living expenses or salary. Unused laboratory fee days are not convertible to cash. Dr. George Warner Centre for Marine Scienes University of the West Indies Mona Campus Kingston, Jamaica Email: gfwarner at uwimona.edu.jm Or Dr. Norman J. Quinn Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory University of the West Indies PO Box 35 Discovery Bay Jamaica Email: nquinn at uwimona.edu.jm ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From oveh at uq.edu.au Sat Jul 14 20:19:26 2001 From: oveh at uq.edu.au (Ove Hoegh-Guldberg) Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 10:19:26 +1000 Subject: Prof. John Lucas mail? In-Reply-To: <3B5040A1.9FC578C6@online.no> Message-ID: <001301c10cc3$cf0127c0$7d6e6682@vsap.uq.edu.au> Alf. John is now a member of the Centre for Marine Studies at the University of Queensland. His email is: John Lucas [j.lucas at marine.uq.edu.au] Cheers, Ove Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Director, Centre for Marine Studies University of Queensland St Lucia, 4072, QLD Phone: +61 07 3365 4333 Fax: +61 07 3365 4755 Email: oveh at uq.edu.au http://www.marine.uq.edu.au/CMS_pro/www/staff.html -----Original Message----- From: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov]On Behalf Of Alf Jacob Nilsen Sent: Saturday, 14 July 2001 10:53 PM To: Coral List Subject: Prof. John Lucas mail? Dera all, I am searching for the e-mail addres of prof. John Lucas, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia - can anyone help me? cheers Alf J. -- Alf Jacob Nilsen N-4432 Hidrasund NORWAY Phone: +47 383 72256 Fax: +47 383 72351 e-mail: ajnilsen at online.no PRIVATE WEB: http://hjem.sol.no/alfnil BOOK WEB: http://www.mcra.com PHOTO AGENCY: http://www.aquariumworld.com/bioquaticshop ~~~~~~~ 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 cmoses at rsmas.miami.edu Sun Jul 15 21:24:51 2001 From: cmoses at rsmas.miami.edu (Christopher S. Moses) Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 21:24:51 -0400 Subject: "Coral Calcium may be a life saver!" Message-ID: Dear List: This was sent to me by a concerned friend and does not rank with threats diseases or bleaching, but it presents what (at least to me) is a new threat to reefs. See the forwarded letter below. ******************************* From: "Liberty Management" Organization: Bell Sympatico Newsgroups: misc.health.diabetes,misc.kids.health,own.health.herbs,own.health.misc,rec.p ets.dogs.health,soc.senior.health+fitness Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 07:03:23 -0400 Subject: Coral Calcium maybe a life saver! Hello, I recently became a Proud Member of Liberty Management and Coral Connection. I have been spending quite a bit of time learning everything there is to know about Coral and it's amazing healing powers. Although I am in this for the business, I am quite intrigued by what I have read so far. I am Posting this for 2 reasons, one in the hopes that this product can help some people in their every day lives. two because these products are not cheap I offer you the possibility of being part of a growing business. Please check out these Testimonials, they may change your life. http://www.coralconnection.net/cci/testimonials.html After you have read these and if it inspires you the way it inspired me then you can learn more about the products and the opportunity below. http://www.biz4u2001.com/liberty/ngs.html Regards, Richard Saumier Proud Member of Liberty Management & Coral Connection Part of the Liberty Management Success Team liberty at biz4u2001.com Looking for an excellent Hosting Plan this is the one for you, it includes a secure server and many more features for a very reasonable price. Hosting Plan: http://www.host4profit.com/cgi-bin/home.cgi?8714 The last Hosting service you'll ever need. ************************************** ----------- Christopher S. Moses University of Miami, RSMAS Division of Marine Geology and Geophysics 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy. Miami, FL 33149-1098 (305) 361-4812, x.3 cmoses at rsmas.miami.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 gj at coralvision.org Mon Jul 16 09:31:24 2001 From: gj at coralvision.org (GJ Gast) Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:31:24 +1:00 Subject: "Coral Calcium may be a life saver!" In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <3B52B46C.24167.19547F@localhost> >From elsewhere on the Coral Calcium producers homepages comes the bit below. We're not talking living corals, but beach sand (a lot cheaper, I suppose). Not too much of a direct threat, I'd say. I'm quite mystified why eroded skeletons from corals on Okinawa would have specific healing powers not found in other corals....... Cheers, GJ. >From http://www.coralconnection.net/ Sango Coral: The coral that is used derives from the Scleractinia family. It is a natural product shown to be rich in minerals, above all calcium and magnesium. The coral is one of the oldest materials on the earth. Its origin goes back many thousands of years. The coral has since then survived the entire development of the earth and therefore it is not difficult to understand that the coral is something unique. Reefs Protected: Coral sand is collected from the sea off Okinawa where there is an abundance of Sango coral. Only the sand from the sea bed which is formed when the waves and tide erode the coral reef is collected. The health benefits derived from using coral calcium appear to be exclusive to the Sango coral found only around Okinawa. Coral sand is a pure natural product which contains substances which restore the natural properties of tap water in the space of just a few minutes. It supplies the body with a number of important minerals, including calcium and magnesium and prevents harmful metals from being absorbed. The calcium released from Coral Calcium is 100% absorbed as well! > Dear List: > > This was sent to me by a concerned friend and does not rank with threats > diseases or bleaching, but it presents what (at least to me) is a new threat to > reefs. See the forwarded letter below. > > ******************************* > > From: "Liberty Management" > Organization: Bell Sympatico > Newsgroups: > misc.health.diabetes,misc.kids.health,own.health.herbs,own.health.misc,rec.p > ets.dogs.health,soc.senior.health+fitness Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 07:03:23 -0400 > Subject: Coral Calcium maybe a life saver! > > Hello, > > I recently became a Proud Member of Liberty Management and Coral Connection. I > have been spending quite a bit of time learning everything there is to know > about Coral and it's amazing healing powers. Although I am in this for the > business, I am quite intrigued by what I have read so far. > > I am Posting this for 2 reasons, one in the hopes that this product can help > some people in their every day lives. two because these products are not cheap I > offer you the possibility of being part of a growing business. > > Please check out these Testimonials, they may change your life. > > http://www.coralconnection.net/cci/testimonials.html > > After you have read these and if it inspires you the way it inspired me then you > can learn more about the products and the opportunity below. > > http://www.biz4u2001.com/liberty/ngs.html > > Regards, > > Richard Saumier > > Proud Member of Liberty Management & Coral Connection > > Part of the Liberty Management Success Team > > > liberty at biz4u2001.com > > > Looking for an excellent Hosting Plan this is the one for you, it includes a > secure server and many more features for a very reasonable price. > > Hosting Plan: http://www.host4profit.com/cgi-bin/home.cgi?8714 > > The last Hosting service you'll ever need. > > ************************************** > > ----------- > Christopher S. Moses > University of Miami, RSMAS > Division of Marine Geology and Geophysics > 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy. > Miami, FL 33149-1098 > (305) 361-4812, x.3 > cmoses at rsmas.miami.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. > =============================================== Dr. Gert Jan Gast Oostelijke Handelskade 31 1019BL Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Phone int 31 (0)20 4198607 Email: gj at coralvision.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 julia_webb27 at hotmail.com Mon Jul 16 04:33:08 2001 From: julia_webb27 at hotmail.com (julia webb) Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:33:08 +0100 Subject: No subject Message-ID: I am currently dating some 500 year old corals using xrays and then counting the growth bands, can anyone tell me how i can then infer past climatic and oceanographic conditions such as paleoshorelines etc... from this method. julia webb _________________________________________________________________________ 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 bertlucy at coqui.net Sat Jul 14 08:25:11 2001 From: bertlucy at coqui.net (Bert and Lucy Williams) Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 09:25:11 -0300 Subject: sharphone puffer lesions Message-ID: <200107161109.LAA06727@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Maureen, As I wrote to Julie [on a separate system, so I cannot send a copy], = sharpnose puffers carry marine ich [Cryptocaryon irritans]; however, = this usually does not express in the wild [our 1994 paper in J. Aquat. = Animal Helth]. It could cause lesions similar to what has been = described. This condition could also represent lymphocystis disease = [giant wart-like lesions] [see our 1984 paper on lymphocystis in = Caribbean marine fishes in J. Wildl. Dis.]. However, we have never seen = this in the sharpnose puffer, and it should not occur in such a = prevalence. We can send you copies of the above-mentioned papers, if = this would be of interest. If you can preserve some of these infected puffers in 10% formalin = and send them to us [Dr. E. H. Williams, Dept. Marine Science, Univ. = Puerto Rico, P.O. Box 908, Lajas, PR 00667-0908], then we can tell you = what is causing the lesions. The outbreak described by Julie is unusual, and should be documented = and reported. Bert [see address above] ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Maureen Kuenen=20 To: Anja en Sander=20 Cc: coral-list-daily at coral.aoml.noaa.gov ; Julie Ekstrom ; = ehorne at coral.org=20 Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 11:31 AM Subject: Re: sharpnose puffer tumors Hi Sander and Julie,=20 Diving on Curacao I've seen the same phenomena several times. Indeed = on the sharpnose puffers.=20 Maureen=20 =20 ~~~~~~~ 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 smp at unspoiledqueen.com Mon Jul 16 08:40:32 2001 From: smp at unspoiledqueen.com (Saba Marine Park (2)) Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 08:40:32 -0400 Subject: Diver Tourism References: <200106261155.LAA03918@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> <3B392F22.CAD5A006@sfu.ca> Message-ID: <014201c10df6$389b43e0$66a698d8@david> Another LAC based management plan is found on our web-site www.sabapark.com David Kooistra Manager Saba Marine Park/Saba Hyperbaric Facility PO Box 18, The Bottom Saba, Netherlands Antilles Phone: 599 416 3295 Fax: 599 416 3435 Web-site: www.sabapark.com P.S. please note our new e-mail address smp at unspoiledqueen.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Dricot-Fellenius To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sent: Tuesday, 26 June, 2001 20:56 Subject: Re: Diver Tourism I'm running a research project looking at the potential effects of an = increase in diver tourism in the Turks and Caicos Islands, based mainly = around methods for establishing the carrying capacity of the reefs here. = Does anyone know of any papers / web-sites / journals that would be = useful? Iain Ellis, Marine Policy Lecturer, Center for Marine Resource Studies, PO Box 007, South Caicos Iain, Here are a few papers and websites. You may want to check out the broader literature on carrying capacity in tourism as well. The diving papers have not really addressed the changing view of carrying capacity. For a number of years, carrying capacity has been viewed as a management philosophy rather than the application of a number as in the past. Several methods are more common, such as LAC (limits of acceptable change) and TOMM (tourism optimization management model). see http://www.forestry.umt.edu/personnel/faculty/borrie/planning.html (excerpt below). Essentially, carrying capacity focuses attention on the question, "How many is too many?" when the question confronting managers is, "What are the appropriate or acceptable conditions for visitation and how do we achieve them?" An example of a planning system that builds upon the framework of LAC is the Tourism Optimization management Model (TOMM) developed in Australia. TOMM is a management approach designed to monitor and manage tourism on a resort and farming island off the coast of South Australia. Like LAC, the first component of TOMM is an analysis of the context in which the planning must occur. Just as step 1 of LAC identifies the social values, issues and concerns, the first phase of TOMM identifies the community values, as well as the policy and planning directives of the various stakeholders. TOMM's contextual analysis also includes examination of the island's tourism products and the trends and opportunities for the tourism market, much as step 2 of LAC maps out recreational opportunities. While LAC emphasizes the quality of the environment and visitor experience, TOMM places more emphasis on the sustainability of the tourism industry. Toward that end, TOMM goes on to identify and inventory potentially optimal conditions for tourism to occur (economic, market, environmental, experiential, and socio-cultural). TOMM, like LAC was designed to meld the technical expertise of industry and government with community and conservation group knowledge. best, karl Davis, D., and C. Tisdell. 1995. Recreational scuba-diving and carrying capacity in marine protected areas. Ocean and Coastal Management 26(1):19-40. Davis, D., and C. Tisdell. 1996. Economic Management of Recreational Scuba Diving and the Environment. Journal of Environmental Management 48:229-248. Dixon, J. A., L. F. Scura, and T. van't Hof. 1993. Meeting Ecological and Economic Goals: Marine Parks in the Caribbean. Ambio 22(2-3):117-125. Hawkins, J. P., and C. M. Roberts. 1992. Effects of recreational SCUBA diving on fore- reef slope communities of coral reefs. Biological Conservation 62:171-178. Hawkins, J. P., and C. M. Roberts. 1993. Effects of recreational scuba diving on coral reefs: trampling on reef-flat communities. Journal of Applied Ecology 30:25-30. Karl Fellenius, Masters Candidate School of Resource & Environmental Management 8888 University Drive, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, http://www.rem.sfu.ca karlf at sfu.ca ph & fax (604)464-9140 cell (604)377-7597 Research: -Tourism for the Community Coastal Zone: Official Community Plans in the Canadian Georgia Basin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010716/ee19a470/attachment.html From szmanta at uncwil.edu Tue Jul 17 13:34:48 2001 From: szmanta at uncwil.edu (Alina M. Szmant) Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 13:34:48 -0400 Subject: marine labs in Caribbean Message-ID: <3.0.32.20010717133447.006b801c@pop.uncwil.edu> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Ciao, Erich <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Director Phone: (305) 745-2729 Mote Marine Laboratory FAX: (305) 745-2730 Center for Tropical Research Email: emueller at mote.org 24244 Overseas Highway (US 1) Summerland Key, FL 33042 Center Website-> http://www.mote.org/~emueller/CTRHome.phtml Mote Marine Laboratory Website-> http://www.mote.org Remarks are personal opinion and do not reflect institutional policy unless so indicated. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, Alina M. Szmant wrote: > Dear All: > > > I would like to compile a list of marine labs in the Caribbean with good > access to coral reefs that are available for use by researchers and > educators. I would greatly appreciate it if those of you that manage > such facilities could respond to this request with the information below. > I will compile the answers and make it available all those who might be > interested. > > > Many thanks for your time! > > > Alina Szmant > > > ********************* > > Name of marine lab: Mote Marine Laboratory, Center for Tropical Research Country/city located: US / Summerland Key, FL Airport/transportation info: Accessible by road. Closest airport is Key West (24 miles). New York to/from Key West airfare ~$400.00 Contact info for director/manager: scientific questions: Erich Mueller, Director; reservations, Pete Braisted, Chief Operating Officer 24244 Overseas Highway phone: (305) 745-2729 Summerland Key, FL 33042 FAX: (305) 745-2730 email: ctr-info at mote.org Description of facilities: see www.mote.org/~emueller/CTRHome.phtm Fee structure for visitors, lodging, meals, lab: 2001 facility use fees include bench fees and accommodations: $30.00/day; weekly and monthly rates available Number and size of groups you can accomodate: There are 29 beds total. There are three 1-bedroom apartments each holding a maximum of four. There is a dorm-style unit with 17 beds (this can be divided into two units only one of which has a kitchen). Lab equipment and space available: Dry and wet lab space available for visitors. See Web site for basic equipment list or request complete listing. Running seawater facilities: Water from well system. Three outdoor raceways (24"Wx24"Dx120"L) and three outdoor wet tables (30"Wx8"Dx96"L). Outdoor systems under 70% shadecloth. One indoor wet table (24"Wx8"Dx96"L) and one indoor sorting table (24"Wx2"Dx96"L). Boat support and costs: Three vessels 18 to 26'. All vessels MUST be operated by Mote personnel which are in addition to boat rate. Rental boats available close by for investigator use. The 46' R/V Eugenie Clark is available by special arrangement for offshore work. Diving costs and availability: All divers must be AAUS cetified by their home institution or meet the same requirements. Weights are included in facility use fees. Use of SCUBA tanks is $5.00 per tank. Environments: distance to nearest healthy reefs: "Healthy" reefs being relative.... Looe Key is 7 nm. Other reefs as close as 4 nm. types of reefs: bank/barrier and patch reefs distance to no-take areas and marine reserves: There are several Sanctuary Preservation Areas accessible, the closest is ~ 4nm. There are two accessible (6-10 nm) Research-Only areas (Looe Key and Eastern Sambo). The Western Sambos Ecological Reserve is also accessible (~12 nm). Small boats work from Sombrero Key (near Marathon) to the Marquesas (25 nm west of Key West). Tortugas area accessible only by use of the R/V Eugenie Clark. distance to seagrass and mangrove communities: 1-2 nm Permitting procedures and limitations: Virtually all research in the Florida Keys falls within the jurisdiction of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission. Most research activities require a permit. Collecting of small numbers of unrestricted species is possible with a Florida fishing license available throughout the State. Suggest contacting agencies to confirm what is necessary. contact info for responsible agency: FKNMS: Ms. Joanne Delaney; (305) 743-2437 Ext. 32 Florida FWC: Ms. Kat Etheridge; (850) 488-6058 length of time it generally takes to get permits: 4-8 weeks ~~~~~~~ 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 duncanvaughan at yahoo.co.uk Wed Jul 18 10:17:16 2001 From: duncanvaughan at yahoo.co.uk (=?iso-8859-1?q?Duncan=20Vaughan?=) Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 15:17:16 +0100 (BST) Subject: Fishing and national park fees throughout the Caribbean Message-ID: <20010718141716.66472.qmail@web9604.mail.yahoo.com> I am in the process of reviewing the licence fees for fishing and access for national parks within the Turks and Caicos Islands because they have not been raised for about 15 years. To that end I would appreciate it if anybody could supply me with the costs of licences within other Caribbean countries and the year in which those costs were established so that a comparable licence fee can be ascertained. Any information is greatly appreciated. Duncan Vaughan Chief Conservation Officer ***************************************************** Department of Environment and Coastal Resources South Caicos Turks and Caicos Islands British West Indies Tel./Fax.: 649 946 3306 Mobile: 946 231 3746 Emails: decrsouth at tciway.tc or duncanvaughan at yahoo.co.uk ****************************************************** Licences currently available in the TCI are as follows: Costs of licences issued under the Fisheries Protection Ordinance Commercial Fisherman?s Licence Belongers $40.00 Others $150.00 Sports fishing Licence Belongers No licence requirement Residents other than Belongers $30.00 Visitors (valid for 30 days from the issue date)$15.00 Commercial Fishing Vessel Licence (i)Length not exceeding 20 ft overall Local $35.00 Foreign owned $2,000.00 (ii) Length exceeding 20 ft but not exceeding 30ft overall Local $150.00 Foreign owned $3,000.00 (iii) Length exceeding 30 ft overall Local $200.00 Foreign owned $4,000.00 Sports fishing Charter Vessel Licence (i)Length not exceeding 20 ft overall $200.00 (ii)Length exceeding 20 ft but not exceeding 30 ft overall $300.00 Ordinary Fishing Vessel Licence (i)Length not exceeding 20 ft overall Local $20.00 Foreign $75.00 (ii) Length exceeding 20 ft but not exceeding 30 ft overall Local $40.00 Foreign $100.00 Tournament Fishing Vessel Licence (per tournament)$100.00 Tournament Fishing Licence (per tournament)$50.00 Processing or Export Licence $8,000.00 Costs of licences issued under the National Parks Ordinance National Park User Licence Vessels up to 16 ft and powered only by human effort (paddles, oars, sails) No charge All other vessels up to 30 ft $200.00 Vessel 30 ? 60 ft $300.00 Vessels with a length greater than 60 ft $500.00 ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From maldonad at mar.icmyl.unam.mx Thu Jul 19 13:53:59 2001 From: maldonad at mar.icmyl.unam.mx (Miguel Angel Maldonado Cuevas) Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:53:59 -0600 Subject: White Plague in Mexican Caribbean Message-ID: <003301c1107b$cdf51f60$2c79f884@Dgsca.unam.mx> Dear coral-listers: This notice is to report the presence of several Diploria strigosa, and a few Montastrea annularis, colonies showing sings of White Plague type II in Puerto Morelos Reef, Mexican Caribbean. Affected colonies were first observed by the end of June 2001 and their numbers are apparently increasing. No other species have been observed affected by this disease in the area. Some infected colonies are being tagged in order to follow the progression of the disease. Biol. Miguel Angel Maldonado Cuevas Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnolog?a Unidad Acad?mica Puerto Morelos Puerto Morelos Q. Roo. Tel (5) 6228596-97 01 (987) 10219 ext. 48 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010719/677251df/attachment.html From szmanta at uncwil.edu Thu Jul 19 19:00:19 2001 From: szmanta at uncwil.edu (Alina M. Szmant) Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 19:00:19 -0400 Subject: Soliciting proposals for use of Aquarius U/W habitat Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20010719184421.02a8b910@pop.uncwil.edu> Dear All: The deadline for submission of proposals for coral reef or related research using the unique research facility provided by the U/W Habitat Aquarius is fast approaching. The habitat is located at ca. 60 ft depth at the outer edge of the Florida reef tract, off Conch Reef. It is an ideal research platform for studies that require lots and lots of U/W time and night diving, and/or require access to computers and other electronic lab or field equipment. It can accomodate dive teams of 4 scientists, and additional scientific support can be accomodated on-shore at the field lab. The NURC/UNCW program tries to fund 6 to 8 research programs each funding year for high-quality research using the habitat. Investigators can also request additional day-boat support for complimentary work in shallower water. Proposals are due August 20th. A more detailed description of the entire NURC RFP follows. Please contact Dr. Steven Miller or myself if you'd like more information about the capabilities of the habitat, or to discuss potential research ideas. We strongly encourage investigators from other countries to consider applying for Aquarius time. Cheers, Alina Szmant *********************************** CORAL REEF RESEARCH FUNDING: FINAL NOTICE Aquarius Underwater Laboratory in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Aquarius is part of a multifaceted coral research program that is operated by The National Undersea Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The underwater laboratory is a saturation diving facility located at Conch Reef, 3.5 miles offshore, approximately 60 feet deep, and adjacent to well developed deep spur and groove coral reefs. The advantages of saturation diving from Aquarius over conventional surface based diving are significant: 1. Nearly unlimited bottom time (9 hours at 95 feet or less) 2. Platform with sophisticated power and computer capabilities to conduct in situ experiments 3. Round the clock access to the coral reef that is independent of surface based support Educational and outreach opportunities also exist based on newly installed video conferencing equipment that allows point-to-point connections anywhere in the world fast and easy. Web cameras and video streaming are also routinely used to support education and outreach efforts. For more information please visit: http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc/aquarius Projects are selected by peer review based on scientific merit and relevance to the program's mission. A maximum of $50,000 in science support may be requested. Awards from previous years averaged $25,000 and are partly determined by NOAA funding to the center, and partly by peer review rankings. Undersea system and support vessel time are provided by the center at no cost to the principal investigator. A full description of the entire 2002 research announcement for work throughout the southeast United States can be found at the center's web site: http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc. For 2002, in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and the Dry Tortugas the following projects are identified as high priority, but proposals are not limited only to these topics: Descriptive and process based studies that evaluate the effectiveness of marine protected areas. Coral reef research and monitoring programs that help managers identify factors affecting the condition of coral reefs in Florida, especially work that helps distinguish between natural and humancaused changes. Studies that increase our knowledge of factors that affect biodiversity on coral reefs and other nearshore habitats in the Florida Keys. Monitoring and research projects that specifically identify factors responsible for causing direct and indirect effects of coral decline. For example, how much coral is killed by coral bleaching, disease, and other factors? Coral studies that focus on factors affecting recruitment, including ecology, population genetics, and innovative work that enhances recruitment rates for restoration. Studies that measure coral growth and/or bioerosion rates, especially within the context of factors affecting coral reef condition. Innovative projects that use or develop bioindicators (at biochemical or organismal scales) to assess overall reef condition, or detect significant ecological or environmental change (e.g. nutrient enrichment, chemical pollution, global warming). Whole organism studies are sought that focus on (but are not limited to) echinoderms, smaller benthic invertebrates, and other benthic species that respond quickly to environmental change. Available systems in addition to Aquarius (as indicated in previous announcements) to support undersea research in 2002 include: Scuba and nitrox diving throughout the Keys, including shore based and laboratory support out of the center's Key Largo facility. Mixed gas scuba diving to 300 fsw. Remotely Operated Vehicles to 900 fsw. Saturation diving from the Aquarius undersea laboratory Preliminary proposals are strongly encouraged to ensure that proposed research is appropriate for current science initiatives and are operationally feasible. Preproposals consist of a brief, twopage or less description of the proposed investigation, including objectives, methods, justification and budget. Proposal guidelines contain a full description of center facilities and systems, proposal conditions and format, and required forms and are available at the Center's web site (address above). Proposal deadline: Final Proposals must be received by the center no later than August 20, 2001. For further information, contact: Thomas Potts NURC/UNCW 5600 Masonboro Loop Road 1 Marvin Moss Lane Wilmington, NC 28409 Ph: 9109622442 Fax: 9109622444 pottst at uncwil.edu For questions related to the Florida Program or Aquarius please contact: Dr. Steven Miller NURC/UNCW 3054510233 millers at uncwil.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010719/f58f556c/attachment.html From EricHugo at aol.com Fri Jul 20 08:48:08 2001 From: EricHugo at aol.com (EricHugo at aol.com) Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 08:48:08 EDT Subject: White Plague in Mexican Caribbean Message-ID: <17.18bd3f2d.28898288@aol.com> Newly started WP II was also seen on a few isolated colonies of M. faveolata at Tormentos reef and Chancanaab reef, Cozumel, Quintana Roo. I was surprised to see no other diseases except what appeared to be old cases of Aspergillosis. Eric Borneman ~~~~~~~ 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 Roger.Torstenson at noaa.gov Fri Jul 20 11:45:57 2001 From: Roger.Torstenson at noaa.gov (Roger Torstenson) Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 11:45:57 -0400 Subject: Earth System Monitor References: <5.1.0.14.2.20010719184421.02a8b910@pop.uncwil.edu> Message-ID: <3B585235.CAB7F55B@nodc.noaa.gov> Hello Once again I am looking for articles for NOAA's quarterly, the Earth System Monitor. Articles are welcome from any research institute worldwide with a focus on marine issues. I would be happy to answer any questions. Roger Torstenson, Editor The "Earth System Monitor" is a 16-page (maximum) publication released quarterly by NESDIS' National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) through staff of the NODC Coastal Ocean Laboratory. The publication is printed as grayscale with an additional spot color for contrast. Its primary focus is to highlight ongoing NESDIS research, publications, products, and programs and is circulated worldwide to various oceanographic and academic institutions as well as to government agencies and the general public. The ESM also includes submissions and announcements from other NOAA organizations such as NWS, ORCA, NMFS, etc. to help disseminate information about NOAA and its achievements. Due to the restricted size of the publication, "full-feature" articles are usually submitted as ASCII or Wordperfect files, with a maximum size of 6 full pages (including graphics, captions, and references) in 9 or 10-point single-spaced type. Many articles submitted are not this long, and one-two page articles are also accepted. As any submitted article will be reformatted to fit the specifications of the ESM during the layout process, so special formatting is unnecessary. Articles are generally submitted via e-mail. All authors and contact information should be included. Captions are generally listed at the end of the article as a list (i.e. Figure 1, Satellite image of wetland x, Figure 2, Closeup of wildlife in wetland x, etc.) - figure captions are set separately during layout. Graphics and figures should be cited in the article within the associated text. Full credit is given to all contributors in regards to text and graphics; photo credits are typically included as part of the caption. If hardcopy photos are borrowed, they are returned to the contributor after being digitized. There should be a "good balance" between amount of text and graphics; the largest articles may include 6-7 figures. Graphics are published in the ESM as greyscale, and color figures will be converted accordingly. If digitized images are submitted, a good, clear, 300 dpi .TIF (full color or greyscale)file gives the best results during the printing process. .JPG, .AI, .BMP formats are also acceptable; the .GIF format is NOT recommended for printed documents due to its indexed color form and inherently low resolution. Embedded graphics cannot be accepted; graphic files must be separate from text. All material may be e-mailed or sent through direct mail as needed; if files are very large an FTP transfer can be utilized. The editors of the ESM make every attempt to work with its authors and to FAX a draft of the final copy before printing. Final editorial control is the reponsibility of the NODC; however, every effort is made to retain all submitted material in its original form without unwarranted edits. Contributors may contact the NODC for extra copies of the ESM as needed. All authors are welcome to contact the ESM editors at any time. The ESM is produced with Adobe Pagemaker in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, and other software as needed. Material to be published in the September 2001 issue of the ESM needs to be received by September 7, 2001 at the latest in order to allow for production, proofing, and editing. I hope this gives enough details!, but please contact me if any information or help is needed. ~~~~~~~ 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 Warriorwrk at aol.com Fri Jul 20 14:17:56 2001 From: Warriorwrk at aol.com (Warriorwrk at aol.com) Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 14:17:56 EDT Subject: CORAL FROM PBS SHOW Message-ID: <4d.e808860.2889cfd4@aol.com> I am a researcher for an IMAX film production company called MacGillivray Freeman Films. We're producing a film about coral reefs that will be released early in 2003. We watched a U.S. PBS Nature documentary that aired in May 2001 called "Australia's Little Assasins." That show contained brief footage of a coral that apparently shoots out toxic 'spears' to gather its prey. We understand from PBS that the footage comes from a BBC documentary aired in 1992 called "New Guinea," filmed by Neal Nightingale. While I am contacting BBC to get more info on the footage itself, I'm hoping someone in the coral world also saw the documentary, or is familiar with this species and can help me identify it and point me to where I might learn more about it. Of course, if anyone happens to know anything about the footage itself, I'm all ears! I'll look forward to your reply and thank you for your help. I've been watching the Coral-List for more than a year and have appreciated the many things there are to learn and the many people who care so passionately about the world's coral communities. Best regards, Janna Emmel MacGillivray Freeman Films P: 605-574-2739 F: 605-574-4483 E: warriorwrk at aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010720/239d19f9/attachment.html From JIWLP at pacbell.net Fri Jul 20 19:46:43 2001 From: JIWLP at pacbell.net (Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy) Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 16:46:43 -0700 Subject: New Version of Environmental Change/Biodiversity Bibliography Now Available Message-ID: <200107211327.NAA01704@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> The latest version of the Pacific Institute's bibliography on environmental change (which we define as climate change and ozone depletion issues) and its impacts on biodiversity and associated ecosystems, as well as agriculture, has been updated, with more than 300 new citations added since the last update in May. The bibliography is searchable and soon will be downloadable into popular bibliographical software packages, including Endnote, Procite and Reference Manager. To access the bibliography, go to: http://pacinst.org/wildlife.html Suggestions for additions or corrections to the bibliography will be greatly appreciated. If you wish to be informed of future updates, subscribe to our announcement list on the site's index page. Wil Burns, Senior Associate Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security 654 13th St., Preservation Park Oakland, CA 94612 USA Phone: 510.251.1600 Fax: 510.251.2203 Cell: 650.703.3280 wburns at pacinst.org http://www.pacinst.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 buddrw at kgs.ukans.edu Sat Jul 21 11:00:26 2001 From: buddrw at kgs.ukans.edu (Bob Buddemeier) Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 10:00:26 -0500 Subject: [Fwd: New Version of Environmental Change/Biodiversity Bibliography] Message-ID: <3B59990A.F569B9E4@kgs.ukans.edu> I have received the following message from the Pacific Insitute: "The latest version of the Pacific Institute's bibliography on environmental change (which we define as climate change and ozone depletion issues) and its impacts on biodiversity and associated ecosystems, as well as agriculture, has been updated, with more than 300 new citations added since the last update in May. The bibliography is searchable and soon will be downloadable into popular bibliographical software packages, including Endnote, Procite and Reference Manager. To access the bibliography, go to: http://pacinst.org/wildlife.html" I have done a bit of browsing oin the bibliography, and it looks like a convenient and useful tool. Bob Buddemeier -- Dr. Robert W. Buddemeier Kansas Geological Survey University of Kansas 1930 Constant Avenue Lawrence, KS 66047 USA Ph (1) (785) 864-2112 Fax (1) (785) 864-5317 e-mail: buddrw at kgs.ukans.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010721/8a7599b9/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: "JIWLP" Subject: New Version of Environmental Change/Biodiversity Bibliography Date: 20 Jul 2001 23:54:10 -0000 Size: 2079 Url: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010721/8a7599b9/attachment.mht From Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov Sun Jul 22 00:10:35 2001 From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong) Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 23:10:35 -0500 Subject: Bleaching Message-ID: <3B5A523B.F3D6479@noaa.gov> HELLO: Texas Flower Gardens Iwo Jima Enewetok Okinawa HotSpot charts indicate bleaching may be immenint in this region http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html Regions where SSTs are within 1/2 deg C of potential bleaching levels: FLA Keys Guam/Sipian Bahamas [middle] Midway Confirmations [positive/negative] appreciated. AE Strong NOAA/NESDIS ~~~~~~~ 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 coral_giac at yahoo.com Sun Jul 22 13:26:02 2001 From: coral_giac at yahoo.com (Hernandez Edwin) Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 10:26:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: First signs of bleaching in Puerto Rico In-Reply-To: <3B5A523B.F3D6479@noaa.gov> Message-ID: <20010722172602.29805.qmail@web11104.mail.yahoo.com> Dear coral-listers. This is a short notice to report that we just recorded the first signs of bleaching in two coral species at Carlos Rosario Beach, Culebra Island, Puerto Rico (18?19'36"N, 65?19'56W), last Thursday, July 19, 2001. A few colonies of Siderastrea siderea (depth: 5-10 m) which were showing their "normal" brick reddish color a few weeks ago in one of our permanent monitoring sites, turned into a pale blue or lavender color within a couple of weeks. They are also showing many pale round spots along all of the colony surface. In addition, about 50-90% of the surface area of several Millepora alcicornis colonies became completely bleached during the same period of time. No other species have been affected so far. During the strong bleaching event of 1998, which affected 77% of the coral colonies there, these species, and particularly, these S. siderea colonies, were the first to show signs of bleaching by mid April and early May, 1998. Again, these corals are the first showing signs of bleaching this year. Temperature is being continuously recorded at the study site. No temperature anomalies have been observed yet. We'll keep an eye on these "sentinel" colonies, as well as in other species. Edwin ===== Edwin A. Hernandez-Delgado, Ph.D. University of Puerto Rico Department of Biology Coral Reef Research Group P.O. Box 23360 San Juan, P.R. 00931-3360 Tel (787) 764-0000, x-4855; Fax (787) 764-2610 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.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 Jul 23 08:33:00 2001 From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong) Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 08:33:00 -0400 Subject: Bleaching Event: OKINAWA Message-ID: <3B5C197C.6FB3A41C@noaa.gov> Bleaching news from Okinawa... "....the water is around 30.0 to 30.5 oC at the moment. Some corals, that is what's left on the reefs, are showing signs of heat stress (for example the tops of many Porites lobata are paling) others are OK.... Note, that it is warmer now than the same period in 1998, even down to 60m. 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I will send a general e-mail describing the book (including order details) in the next few days, but meanwhile, a call for help. We have been given a grant from Project Aware to provide a free copy of the Atlas to "ground-based conservation initiatives relating to coral reefs in developing countries". The aim is to enable small NGO or community based initiatives to obtain this valuable reference work without eating in to limited funds. We can only supply 150 copies of the book, and so will have to be quite strict in our assessment. Can you give us details of any such projects or names of individuals? Please send contact details, and a postal addess if you have it. In order to assess priorities we would ideally like to know a little more about the work, and its funding. In general we will favour individuals and local NGOs over the better funded international NGOs and university departments, but we will be flexible. I am aware that quite a few of the individuals and organisations we would like to find may not have internet access, or access to coral-list, so if you know of these please spare them a thought and give us their details too. Please respond directly to Sarah Carpenter at sarah.carpenter at unep-wcmc.org It would be great if we could get your ideas over the next couple of weeks Thanks in advance for your help Mark __________________________________________ Mark Spalding, PhD Senior Marine Ecologist UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre www.unep-wcmc.org 219 Huntingdon Road Tel: +44 (0)1223 277314 Cambridge, CB3 0DL Fax: +44 (0)1223 277136 UK e-mail:mark.spalding at unep-wcmc.org or Research Associate Cambridge Coastal Research Unit Department of Geography Downing St Cambridge UK --------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Mark.Spalding at unep-wcmc.org Mon Jul 23 12:14:42 2001 From: Mark.Spalding at unep-wcmc.org (Mark Spalding) Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 17:14:42 +0100 Subject: Free books to developing countries Message-ID: THIS IS A FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE FORTHCOMING WORLD ATLAS OF CORAL REEFS This new work from the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre will be launched in about a month. It is a map-based review of the distribution and status of reefs world-wide, and is a comprehensive study, over 400 pages in length. I will send a general e-mail describing the book (including order details) in the next few days, but meanwhile, a call for help. We have been given a grant from Project Aware to provide a free copy of the Atlas to "ground-based conservation initiatives relating to coral reefs in developing countries". The aim is to enable small NGO or community based initiatives to obtain this valuable reference work without eating in to limited funds. We can only supply 150 copies of the book, and so will have to be quite strict in our assessment. Can you give us details of any such projects or names of individuals? Please send contact details, and a postal addess if you have it. In order to assess priorities we would ideally like to know a little more about the work, and its funding. In general we will favour individuals and local NGOs over the better funded international NGOs and university departments, but we will be flexible. I am aware that quite a few of the individuals and organisations we would like to find may not have internet access, or access to coral-list, so if you know of these please spare them a thought and give us their details too. Please respond directly to Sarah Carpenter at sarah.carpenter at unep-wcmc.org It would be great if we could get your ideas over the next couple of weeks Thanks in advance for your help Mark __________________________________________ Mark Spalding, PhD Senior Marine Ecologist UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre www.unep-wcmc.org 219 Huntingdon Road Tel: +44 (0)1223 277314 Cambridge, CB3 0DL Fax: +44 (0)1223 277136 UK e-mail:mark.spalding at unep-wcmc.org or Research Associate Cambridge Coastal Research Unit Department of Geography Downing St Cambridge UK --------------------------------------------------------------- This E-mail and any attachments are private, intended solely for the use of the addressee. 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From Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov Tue Jul 24 09:53:38 2001 From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong) Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:53:38 -0400 Subject: Potential Bleaching expands Message-ID: <3B5D7DE2.9279DEE6@noaa.gov> NOTICE: >From our HotSpot charts and Bleaching Indices that updated overnight, using information our satellite obtained during the past weekend, we observe the following changes in the present bleaching situation: *Okinawa -- increased SSTs (approaching 32 deg C in some areas) Saipan/Guam -- staying more to the north in the Northern Mariana's Midway - still showing signs of development from the west Palmyra - new area just west of the Line Islands Bahamas - SSTs increasing to the west of Great Exuma over the Bank http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html Feedback appreciated... AES -- **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* 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/20010724/a2a562a6/attachment.vcf From Bprecht at pbsj.com Tue Jul 24 09:55:23 2001 From: Bprecht at pbsj.com (Precht, Bill) Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 08:55:23 -0500 Subject: more on sanctuary Message-ID: <53BEAAB43520D4119CAE00902785C38A016B3CEF@MIAMIMBX> Coral List - --------------------------- National Public Radio Morning Edition Monday, July 23, 2001 Marine Sanctuary The natural treasures around the Dry Tortugas, a tiny group of islets about 70 miles west of Florida's Key West, are worth more than their weight in gold to research scientists, who want to see how preserving the underwater "wilderness" will work over time. On Morning Edition, the NPR/National Geographic Society Radio Expeditions team reports on their efforts. Read: http://www.npr.org/programs/re/archives/index_tortugas.html Listen: http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20010723.me.06.ram ~~~~~~~ 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 greenforce.iain at btinternet.com Tue Jul 24 12:39:19 2001 From: greenforce.iain at btinternet.com (Iain Benson) Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 17:39:19 +0100 Subject: Greenforce Staff Vacancies Message-ID: <004d01c1145f$4c8ad4a0$b09301d5@pavilion> Staff vacancies for marine scientists Greenforce is a non-profit, NGO, volunteer research organisation based in Britain. We run three coral reef surveying projects in Borneo, Fiji and the Bahamas. We are currently looking for marine scientists with expedition experience who have knowledge of Indo-Pacific coral, fish and invertebrate species. For more information on Greenforce, please visit our website at www.greenforce.org Interested parties should send a CV to Iain Benson at greenforce.iain at btinternet.com or to: Greenforce 11-15 Betterton Street, Covent Garden London WC2H 9BP Tel: 020 7470 88 88 Fax: 020 7470 88 89 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010724/24e77b47/attachment.html From john.naughton at noaa.gov Tue Jul 24 15:17:48 2001 From: john.naughton at noaa.gov (John naughton) Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:17:48 -1000 Subject: Bleaching Event: OKINAWA References: <3B5C197C.6FB3A41C@noaa.gov> Message-ID: <3B5DC9DC.30EEBA5@noaa.gov> Alan: Just returned from underwater surveys of the reefs surrounding Farallon de Medinilla (FDM) target island (16 01'N, 146 04'E) in the Northern Mariana Islands, with other biologists and Navy EOD divers. Possible indications of a bleaching event beginning. East side FDM corals (Pocillopora meandrina and P. eydouxi) bleaching on tops of colonies in relatively shallow, inshore zone (2m. to 10m. depth). Water temp recorded on scuba console gauge at 85 to 87 F. Aloha, John John Naughton NMFS, Honolulu Alan E Strong wrote: > Bleaching news from Okinawa... > > "....the water is around 30.0 to 30.5 oC at the moment. Some corals, > that is what's left on the reefs, are showing signs of heat stress > (for example the tops of many Porites lobata are paling) others are > OK.... > Note, that it is warmer now than the same period in 1998, even down to > 60m. What's also interesting is that the expected negative low tides > are 30 cm higher than expected..." [Rob van Woesik] > > AES > -- > **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* > 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 -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The NMFS and NOS will also have a number of vessels operating throughout the NWHI at this same time making observations regarding the status of reef resources; hopefully between all our efforts we can gain a clearer picture if any actual events are occurring up there. - Dave Gulko Dave Gulko Division of Aquatic Resources Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources 1151 Punchbowl St., Rm. 330 Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 587-0318 (o), (808) 587-0115 (fx) david_a_gulko at exec.state.hi.us _______________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Potential Bleaching expands From: "Alan E Strong" (owner-coral- list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov)owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov at STATEHIUS Date: 7/24/01 3:53 AM NOTICE: From our HotSpot charts and Bleaching Indices that updated overnight, using information our satellite obtained during the past weekend, we observe the following changes in the present bleaching situation: *Okinawa -- increased SSTs (approaching 32 deg C in some areas) Saipan/Guam -- staying more to the north in the Northern Mariana's Midway - still showing signs of development from the west Palmyra - new area just west of the Line Islands Bahamas - SSTs increasing to the west of Great Exuma over the Bank http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html Feedback appreciated... AES -- **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* 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 (See attached file: Alan.E.Strong.vcf) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Alan.E.Strong.vcf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 447 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010724/5e7405d0/attachment.obj From Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov Wed Jul 25 11:08:09 2001 From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong) Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 11:08:09 -0400 Subject: Potential Bleaching expands References: Message-ID: <3B5EE0D9.35A0A132@noaa.gov> Great to hear from you Dave. Appreciate the feedback and await information ...hopefully that this event passes you by quickly...! Jim Hendee and I will be out at Mike Laurs & Rusty's place the week of Aug 20th discussing CREWS monitoring station installations, etc. If your not at sea at that time it would be good to see you during our visit. Cheers, Al DAVID_A_GULKO at EXEC.STATE.HI.US wrote: > Alan, > In response to your request for feedback regarding the bleaching > situation in the north central Pacific, specifically your suggestion that > warm water may be showing signs of development west of Midway, the Hawaii > Department of Land & Natural Resources will be mounting a coral > reef-focused expedition to Kure Atoll (slightly west of Midway) next month. > We'll specifically look for any evidence of bleaching while we're there; we > currently plan to place long-term temperature recorders adjacent to living > reef structures both within the lagoon and on the outside slope of the > atoll. The NMFS and NOS will also have a number of vessels operating > throughout the NWHI at this same time making observations regarding the > status of reef resources; hopefully between all our efforts we can gain a > clearer picture if any actual events are occurring up there. > > - Dave Gulko > > Dave Gulko > Division of Aquatic Resources > Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources > 1151 Punchbowl St., Rm. 330 > Honolulu, HI 96813 > > (808) 587-0318 (o), (808) 587-0115 (fx) > david_a_gulko at exec.state.hi.us > _______________________________________________________________________________ > Subject: Potential Bleaching expands > From: "Alan E Strong" (owner-coral- > list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov)owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov at STATEHIUS > Date: 7/24/01 3:53 AM > > NOTICE: > > From our HotSpot charts and Bleaching Indices that updated > overnight, > using information our satellite obtained during the past > weekend, we > observe the following changes in the present bleaching > situation: > > *Okinawa -- increased SSTs (approaching 32 deg C in some areas) > Saipan/Guam -- staying more to the north in the Northern > Mariana's > Midway - still showing signs of development from the west > Palmyra - new area just west of the Line Islands > Bahamas - SSTs increasing to the west of Great Exuma over the > Bank > > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html > > Feedback appreciated... > > AES > > -- > **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* > 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 > > (See attached file: Alan.E.Strong.vcf) -- **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* 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/20010725/631665e4/attachment.vcf From garryk4 at hotmail.com Wed Jul 25 20:01:07 2001 From: garryk4 at hotmail.com (Garry Kershaw) Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 08:01:07 +0800 Subject: Coral removal and replacement during construction Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010726/230a74d4/attachment.html From EricHugo at aol.com Thu Jul 26 09:44:56 2001 From: EricHugo at aol.com (EricHugo at aol.com) Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 09:44:56 EDT Subject: Quick noe - Aruba disease Message-ID: <23.eeef332.289178d8@aol.com> Hi list - A quick note from some dives on Aruba a few days ago - WP II noted on M. faveolata and Diploria strigosa and D. labyrithiformis. No WBD on few isolated A. cervicornis colonies seen. No BBD noted on any corals. DSD on Siderastrea colonies - about 30% affected. YBD - no active cases noted, some old advanced cases looked to be in remission or recovery on M. faveolata colonies. Eric Borneman ~~~~~~~ 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 john.naughton at noaa.gov Thu Jul 26 14:13:03 2001 From: john.naughton at noaa.gov (John naughton) Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 08:13:03 -1000 Subject: Coral removal and replacement during construction References: Message-ID: <3B605DAF.15E2753E@noaa.gov> Aloha Garry: I'm with the National Marine Fisheries Service in Honolulu, and manage our Pacific Islands Habitat Program for NMFS. I represent NMFS/NOAA on the Cooperating Agency Team for a huge road project in Palau, being constructed by the US under treaty with the Republic of Palau. The Team conducts trips (two/year) to Palau as oversite to insure the enviro measures we specified in the EIS are adhered to. Our next survey trip is Aug 6-14. I've also had much experience with u/w pipeline installation, coral transplanting and other mitigation techniques. Please send me some specifics of your project; i.e. where exactly in Palau, approx live-coral coverage along pipeline alignment, project applicant, etc. Also, is there any chance that you will be in Palau next month? Look forward to hearing from you. John John Naughton Pacific Islands Area Office Honolulu, Hawaii Phone: 808/973-2935x211 FAX: 808/973-2941 Garry Kershaw wrote: > > > Hi all, > > I work for a construction company about to commence a project in > Palau (Belau) that involves some marine works including excavation and > placement of a pipeline. Obviously in an area as unique as Palau, > maintaining the exisiting environment during the construction stage is > a high priority - not to mention trying to re establish some of the > already damaged marine environment ( natural and man ) to allow people > to continue enjoying the place. > > I have browsed your site to try to find some info on the relocation of > coral and would appreciate any advice you may have. > > Our pipeline is approx. 300mm dia. and travels from the island to a > depth of around 6 metres. This line is to be concealed when completed > ie. remove coral heads, excavate trench, install pipe, backfill then > replace corals heads previously moved. The exisiting coral heads are > around 1 metre dia. with between 80 and 100% cover. > > Our target is to mimimise the damage and stress to the relocated coral > and to the adjacent coral and marine life. We are also trying to re > establish some of the coral that has been damaged by stormwater run > off from the island and by damage from anchors and the like. > > During the construction stage we will be using a network of floating > silt curtains to minimise the potential for damage due to dirty water > runoff during rain events - but these will be our backstop - the aim > is to limit and contain the dirty water on the island and not have it > enter the ocean in the first place! > > I would be glad to hear from anyone who has been involved in similar > projects or can point me in the right direction to finding the info I > need. > > Thanks and kind regards.... Garry Kershaw > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010726/3a07dd6a/attachment.html From DAVID_A_GULKO at EXEC.STATE.HI.US Thu Jul 26 21:09:02 2001 From: DAVID_A_GULKO at EXEC.STATE.HI.US (DAVID_A_GULKO at EXEC.STATE.HI.US) Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:09:02 -1000 Subject: Potential Bleaching expands Message-ID: Alan, If you folks have time it'd be great to touch base (how about Gordon Bierch for beer and pupus after you folks are done for the day...it's located at Aloha Tower Market Place, just let me know what day & time would be good). Rusty and I have talked about the possibility of attaching some settlement plates near the monitoring stations to look at coral planula larvae settlement. Rusty's been great about interacting with all of us to try and mitigate any concerns any of the trustee agencies might have regarding placement of the buoys within the lagoons adjacent to reef resources. He's really set an excellent example for the rest of us to try and follow. Aloha, Dave _______________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Potential Bleaching expands From: "Alan E Strong" at STATEHIUS Date: 7/25/01 5:08 AM Great to hear from you Dave. Appreciate the feedback and await information ...hopefully that this event passes you by quickly...! Jim Hendee and I will be out at Mike Laurs & Rusty's place the week of Aug 20th discussing CREWS monitoring station installations, etc. If your not at sea at that time it would be good to see you during our visit. Cheers, Al DAVID_A_GULKO at EXEC.STATE.HI.US wrote: > Alan, > In response to your request for feedback regarding the bleaching > situation in the north central Pacific, specifically your suggestion that > warm water may be showing signs of development west of Midway, the Hawaii > Department of Land & Natural Resources will be mounting a coral > reef-focused expedition to Kure Atoll (slightly west of Midway) next month. > We'll specifically look for any evidence of bleaching while we're there; we > currently plan to place long-term temperature recorders adjacent to living > reef structures both within the lagoon and on the outside slope of the > atoll. The NMFS and NOS will also have a number of vessels operating > throughout the NWHI at this same time making observations regarding the > status of reef resources; hopefully between all our efforts we can gain a > clearer picture if any actual events are occurring up there. > > - Dave Gulko > > Dave Gulko > Division of Aquatic Resources > Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources > 1151 Punchbowl St., Rm. 330 > Honolulu, HI 96813 > > (808) 587-0318 (o), (808) 587-0115 (fx) > david_a_gulko at exec.state.hi.us > _______________________________________________________________ ________________ > Subject: Potential Bleaching expands > From: "Alan E Strong" (owner-coral- > list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov)owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov at STATEHIUS > Date: 7/24/01 3:53 AM > > NOTICE: > > From our HotSpot charts and Bleaching Indices that updated > overnight, > using information our satellite obtained during the past > weekend, we > observe the following changes in the present bleaching > situation: > > *Okinawa -- increased SSTs (approaching 32 deg C in some areas) > Saipan/Guam -- staying more to the north in the Northern > Mariana's > Midway - still showing signs of development from the west > Palmyra - new area just west of the Line Islands > Bahamas - SSTs increasing to the west of Great Exuma over the > Bank > > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html > > Feedback appreciated... > > AES > > -- > **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* > 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 > > (See attached file: Alan.E.Strong.vcf) -- **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* 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 (See attached file: Alan.E.Strong.vcf) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Alan.E.Strong.vcf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 447 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010726/490e4ce4/attachment.obj From Jim_Maragos at r1.fws.gov Fri Jul 27 00:42:16 2001 From: Jim_Maragos at r1.fws.gov (Jim_Maragos at r1.fws.gov) Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 18:42:16 -1000 Subject: Potential Bleaching expands Message-ID: Dear coral bleachers, Sorry I've been incognito. I was on vacation the month of June, at French Frigate Shoals last week, and sometime about 2 months ago I was inadvertently deleted from the coral list! Thanks to Jim Hendee and Dave, I just got word today you folks are in town. If it's not too late I'd like to talk or meet with the NOAA folks before you leave. My phone number is 541-1699, ext 166. Thanks, Jim Maragos DAVID_A_GULKO at exec.state.h i.us To: "Alan E Strong" , Sent by: DAVID_A_GULKO at exec.state.hi.us owner-coral-list at coral.aom cc: Coral-list l.noaa.gov , Ingrid Guch , Jill Meyer , Rusty.Brainard at noaa.gov, 07/26/01 03:09 PM Jean.Kenyon at noaa.gov, steve.roman at noaa.gov, Jim Hendee Subject: Re[2]: Potential Bleaching expands Alan, If you folks have time it'd be great to touch base (how about Gordon Bierch for beer and pupus after you folks are done for the day...it's located at Aloha Tower Market Place, just let me know what day & time would be good). Rusty and I have talked about the possibility of attaching some settlement plates near the monitoring stations to look at coral planula larvae settlement. Rusty's been great about interacting with all of us to try and mitigate any concerns any of the trustee agencies might have regarding placement of the buoys within the lagoons adjacent to reef resources. He's really set an excellent example for the rest of us to try and follow. Aloha, Dave _______________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Potential Bleaching expands From: "Alan E Strong" at STATEHIUS Date: 7/25/01 5:08 AM Great to hear from you Dave. Appreciate the feedback and await information ...hopefully that this event passes you by quickly...! Jim Hendee and I will be out at Mike Laurs & Rusty's place the week of Aug 20th discussing CREWS monitoring station installations, etc. If your not at sea at that time it would be good to see you during our visit. Cheers, Al DAVID_A_GULKO at EXEC.STATE.HI.US wrote: > Alan, > In response to your request for feedback regarding the bleaching > situation in the north central Pacific, specifically your suggestion that > warm water may be showing signs of development west of Midway, the Hawaii > Department of Land & Natural Resources will be mounting a coral > reef-focused expedition to Kure Atoll (slightly west of Midway) next month. > We'll specifically look for any evidence of bleaching while we're there; we > currently plan to place long-term temperature recorders adjacent to living > reef structures both within the lagoon and on the outside slope of the > atoll. The NMFS and NOS will also have a number of vessels operating > throughout the NWHI at this same time making observations regarding the > status of reef resources; hopefully between all our efforts we can gain a > clearer picture if any actual events are occurring up there. > > - Dave Gulko > > Dave Gulko > Division of Aquatic Resources > Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources > 1151 Punchbowl St., Rm. 330 > Honolulu, HI 96813 > > (808) 587-0318 (o), (808) 587-0115 (fx) > david_a_gulko at exec.state.hi.us > _______________________________________________________________ ________________ > Subject: Potential Bleaching expands > From: "Alan E Strong" (owner-coral- > list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov)owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov at STATEHIUS > Date: 7/24/01 3:53 AM > > NOTICE: > > From our HotSpot charts and Bleaching Indices that updated > overnight, > using information our satellite obtained during the past > weekend, we > observe the following changes in the present bleaching > situation: > > *Okinawa -- increased SSTs (approaching 32 deg C in some areas) > Saipan/Guam -- staying more to the north in the Northern > Mariana's > Midway - still showing signs of development from the west > Palmyra - new area just west of the Line Islands > Bahamas - SSTs increasing to the west of Great Exuma over the > Bank > > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html > > Feedback appreciated... > > AES > > -- > **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* > 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 > > (See attached file: Alan.E.Strong.vcf) -- **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* 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 (See attached file: Alan.E.Strong.vcf) (See attached file: Alan.E.Strong.vcf) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Salary is competitive and will be provided for 10 months per year. Start-up funds for research will also be provided. Teaching responsibilities (graduate and undergraduate) normally include two courses per year. The Dauphin Island Sea Lab is located south of Mobile, Alabama at the confluence of the Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. This environment includes a diverse array of understudied habitats, ranging from extensive oligohaline/saltwater marshes to the productive open waters of the northern Gulf. The DISL is a 36-acre campus where teaching and research are supported by numerous research vessels (14'-65'), a newly renovated flowing seawater lab, a comprehensive library, and modern laboratory and analytical facilities. For additional descriptions of DISL facilities and programs see our web site at http://www.disl.org. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a brief statement of teaching and research interests, 2-3 selected reprints, and the names and contact information (including E-mail addresses) for three references to: Dr. John F. Valentine, Chair, Marine Scientist Search Committee, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 101 Bienville Blvd. Dauphin Island, AL 36528. Review of applications will begin October 15, 2001 and continue until the position is filled. The DISL is an EOE/AA/M/F/D employer. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010727/a8ef80b4/attachment.html From mekvinga at yahoo.com Sat Jul 28 11:51:38 2001 From: mekvinga at yahoo.com (mel keys) Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:51:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Sharpnose Puffers with Tumors Message-ID: <20010728155138.28037.qmail@web10802.mail.yahoo.com> Hi, folks, From St. Croix, USVI: of seven Sharpnosed puffers, two had things stuck to them(?) that looked like bits of white rice. Might these be tumors? Some scattered coral diseases here, but no bleaching, yet. Cheers, Melissa Keyes __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.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 mkuenen at cura.net Sat Jul 28 15:55:05 2001 From: mkuenen at cura.net (Maureen Kuenen) Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 15:55:05 -0400 Subject: Sharpnose Puffers with Tumors References: <20010728155138.28037.qmail@web10802.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <3B631899.E6B5368C@cura.net> Seems we are all talking about the same thing. I'll see if I can get some pictures but that won't be till next week. Ciao, Maureen Kuenen Curacao mel keys wrote: > ? Hi, folks, > ? From St. Croix, USVI: of seven Sharpnosed puffers, > two had things stuck to them(?) that looked like bits > of white rice.? Might these be tumors? > ? Some scattered coral diseases here, but no > bleaching, yet. > ? Cheers, > ? Melissa Keyes > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger > http://phonecard.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. ? ~~~~~~~ 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 coral_giac at yahoo.com Sat Jul 28 17:39:58 2001 From: coral_giac at yahoo.com (Hernandez Edwin) Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 14:39:58 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Bleaching N Mariana Is. (Fwd. from G. Bustamante) Message-ID: <20010728213958.137.qmail@web11104.mail.yahoo.com> Dear coral-listers. The forwarded message attached below was sent to me by Dr. Georgina Bustamante, who requested me to post this on the coral-list. Send any response directly to her to the address at the end of the message. Regards, Edwin ________________________ Edwin, no estoy suscrita en la red, por favor pasa este mensaje a mi nombre: It seems that this year will be another bad one for coral reefs. I stayed all the month of July in Rota, Northern Mariana Is. (Pacific) and have noticed alot of bleaching, mostly in lagoonal reefs, and particularly on Acropora, and also more dead corals and algae overgrown, in comparison with last year. 1998 bleaching event did not affect these islands as it did with the South Pacific Islands, but it seems to be happening now in the whole archipelago. The government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is. (CNMI) has warned the population with a note in the main newspaper. Water temperature is getting very high, particularly in shallow-water areas (reef lagoons, tide pools) where corals usually settle and grow. Low tides are also very low this month and shallow reefs are getting exposed and overheated for several hours each day. Hot water flows out through the fringing barrier reef, which is very close to the shore in these islands. For more information, please contact John Starmer, coral reef monitoring biologist at Coastal Resources Management, CNMI at crm.biology at saipan.com Georgina Bustamante, Ph.D Caribbean Marine Conservation Coordinator The Nature Conservancy 4245 N Fairfaz dr. s. 100 Arlington, Va 22203 tel. 703-8415682 gbustamante at tnc.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: "Georgina Bustamante" Subject: bleaching in N Mariana Is. Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 22:59:48 -0400 Size: 3040 Url: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010728/ce97bace/attachment.mht From Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov Sat Jul 28 21:36:18 2001 From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong) Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 21:36:18 -0400 Subject: Sharpnose Puffers with Tumors References: <20010728155138.28037.qmail@web10802.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <3B636890.7C9DB49D@noaa.gov> HotSpot Update: No exceptionally warm SSTs in the western Atlantic/Caribbean yet...with exception of Flower Gardens region. Aug 27 HotSpot update still has main activity bleaching activity for July 2001 in NW Pacific. Midway may be seeing bleaching this week if winds/clouds don't show up. AES mel keys wrote: > Hi, folks, > From St. Croix, USVI: of seven Sharpnosed puffers, > two had things stuck to them(?) that looked like bits > of white rice. Might these be tumors? > Some scattered coral diseases here, but no > bleaching, yet. > Cheers, > Melissa Keyes > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger > http://phonecard.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. -- AES...<><.........<><.........<><.........<><........<><..........AES Alan E. Strong Physical Oceanographer & Team Leader NOAA/NESDIS/ORA Oceanic Research & Applications Division (ORAD) Marine Applications Science Team NOAA Science Center -- Rm 711 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs, MD 20746 Phone: 301-763-8102 x170 FAX: 301-763-8108 Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad AES...<><.........<><.........<><.........<><........<><..........AES . ~~~~~~~ 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 szmanta at uncwil.edu Sat Jul 28 21:34:39 2001 From: szmanta at uncwil.edu (Alina M. Szmant) Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 21:34:39 -0400 Subject: Fwd: AP & SF Chronicle on 'Science' Historical Overfishing study Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20010728213426.00a3d140@pop.uncwil.edu> >Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 10:04:27 -0400 >From: Herb Ettel >Subject: AP & SF Chronicle on 'Science' Historical Overfishing study >To: mfcn-fishlink >Reply-to: hettel at conservefish.org >Organization: Marine Fish Conservation Network >X-VMS-To: IN%"mfcn-fishlink at igc.topica.com" "mfcn-fishlink" >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; U) >X-Topica-Id: <996254107.inmta008.28459.1411563> >X-Topica-Loop: 1300002206 >X-Accept-Language: en >List-Post: >List-Subscribe: >List-Unsubscribe: >List-Archive: >List-Help: >Original-recipient: rfc822;szmanta at uncwil.edu > >Destruction of ocean abundance started long before industrial age, continues >now, study says > >By PAUL RECER >AP Science Writer > >07/26/2001 >Associated Press Newswires >Copyright 2001. The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. > > >WASHINGTON (AP) - Humans started destroying the natural abundance of the seas >thousands of years ago and tipped a delicate balance that left the >environment more >vulnerable to the excesses of the modern age, a study shows. > >By widespread slaughter of sea turtles in the Caribbean, or sea cows off >the coast of >Australia or sea otters near Alaska, ancient humans started a damaging >cascade >that changed the Earth, researchers say in a study appearing Friday in the >journal >Science. It still is being felt. > >"There's been a longtime belief that everything was fine until the ... >Europeans >showed up," said Karen Bjordal, a zoology professor at the University of >Florida. >"Now we've discovered that the start of the environmental problems (in the >sea) go >way back before that." > >"The notion of the native peoples of having a benign impact on the >environment in >their vicinity has been challenged," said Charles Peterson of the >University of North >Carolina at Chapel Hill. "The general feeling is that there were dramatic >effects locally >and not a prudent predation" by ancient humans long before the Colonial and >industrial eras. > >Based on combined research of 19 scientists on four continents, the study >shows >that careless and excessive harvesting of food from the sea as early as >10,000 >years ago caused changes in the ecosystems and made the environment more >easily damaged by the wholesale exploitation of modern man. > >James Acheson, a marine scientist at the University of Maine, called the >research "a >breath of fresh air" in the understanding of marine ecology and how it has >been >affected by humans. > >"They are pointing toward a new way to look at the oceans," said Acheson. >"They >show that human predation preceded all the other damage" done to the oceans. > >In the study, researchers analyze the effect that the loss of species has >had on the >intricate food web of coastal areas in the Americas, Australia and Europe. >Included >was an analysis of kitchen debris left by ancient humans; reports on the >abundance >of sea life by explorers in the 18th and 19th centuries; and modern wildlife >population studies. > >"It is astonishing the effect we have had on the Earth," said Peterson. > >Bjorndal said algae now choking and killing many coral reefs in the >Caribbean can >be traced to the slaughter more than 3,000 years ago of the green sea >turtle and to >other animals that grazed on the sea plant. > >She said a study of kitchen refuse piles from the Amerindian peoples who >first settled >the Caribbean showed that they depended heavily on the sea turtle for >food. The >animals were easy to catch as they regularly lumbered ashore to lay eggs >on the >semitropical islands. > >Bjorndal said an analysis of the kitchen refuse piles at ancient island >village sites >shows that at first "a large amount of the meat the people lived on was >sea turtle." > >But evidence of turtle slaughter in the kitchen refuse grew less and less >with the >passage of time until, finally, "The turtles disappear entirely. It is >clear the nesting >colonies were wiped out," she said. > >With the turtle gone, the people turned to other food, such as the large >parrot fish, a >meaty dweller of the reef. Those, too, eventually became scarce, as did other >plant-eating animals. > >"We reduced the system to one plant-eating species," a type of sea urchin, >said >Bjorndal. "The system continued to function, but it was incredibly >vulnerable." > >That was shown when, starting 15 years ago, disease wiped out the sea >urchin, she >said. Algae quickly exploded in growth, smothering many coral reefs. This >in turn, >doomed many species that lived in the reef. > >"This was a process was set in motion when the (native people) killed off >the sea >turtle," Bjorndal said. > >Another example cited by the researchers is the loss of vast kelp forests >that once >grew thickly offshore along North America's east and west coasts. > >Overharvesting of the sea otter, starting some 2,500 years ago, led to a huge >population of sea urchins, the otter's principal food. The sea urchins >grazed away >the kelp forests, causing a steep decline in fish populations. > >In modern times, the sea otter has been protected from human hunters, but >now, >because of mankind, it has a new enemy - the killer whale. > >Peterson said the killer whale normally dines on seals. The population of >seals has >fallen dramatically over the last 200 years, however, both because of fur >hunters and >later overfishing by humans that deprived the seals of food. Since there >are few >seals to feed on, the killer whale now preys on the sea otter. This in >turn allows the >sea urchin to graze down the kelp forest. > >Bjordal and her co-authors believe some of the environmental loss can be >recovered >with new programs to protect sea life and control fishing. > >Many of the depleted animals are not extinct and could be brought back to >restore a >lost balance, she said. "One of our main messages is that there is hope," >she said. > >--- >On the Net: Science magazine: http://www.eurekalert.org > >........................................................................... >.......................................................... > >Study takes historical peek at plight of ocean ecosystems > >Jane Kay >Chronicle Environment Writer > >07/26/2001 >The San Francisco Chronicle >FINAL >A.4 >(Copyright 2001) > > >Overfishing and hunting of marine mammals over past centuries set the >stage for the >current collapse of coastal ecosystems, say scientists in a major new >study based >on records dating back 125,000 years. > >In one of the first studies to take a historical look at the problem, the >researchers >found that fishing by aboriginal cultures and European colonialists >contributed to the >extinction or severe depletion of many marine species. > >Among the species cited by the study are whales, manatees, sea cows, monk >seals, >crocodiles, swordfish, codfish, sharks and rays. > >The study, released today in the journal Science, was conducted by >researchers at >the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the U.S. Geological Survey and the >University of California, among others. > >"Contrary to romantic notions of the oceans as the 'last frontier' and of the >supposedly superior ecological wisdom of non-Western and precolonial >societies, >our analysis demonstrates that overfishing fundamentally altered coastal >marine >ecosystems during each of the cultural periods we examined," said the >study, whose >lead author is Jeremy B. C. Jackson, a marine biologist at Scripps in La >Jolla (San >Diego County). > >"Human impacts are also accelerating in their magnitude, rates of change >and in the >diversity of processes responsible for changes over time. Early changes >increased >the sensitivity of coastal marine ecosystems to subsequent disturbances >and thus >preconditioned the collapse we are witnessing," they said. > >Hunting and fishing of the oceans came in three distinct but overlapping >periods: the >aboriginals starting about 10,000 years ago, the European colonialists >trading in >whale oil and marine mammal skins, and the recent global expansion using >sophisticated technologies and "factory" trawlers. > >Coastal species were suffering from overfishing even before other man-made >problems, such as pollution, eutrophication (lack of oxygen leading to >toxic algae >blooms), physical destruction of habitats, diseases, invasive species and >climate >change, the study said. > >This is one of the first historical looks at overfishing, offering a >comparison between a >vastly abundant sea life found in marine sediments dating back 125,000 >years and >present day impoverished populations that depend on damaged kelp forests, >coral >reefs and seagrass beds. > >Until now, scientific understanding has been hampered by mainly local, >short-term >studies conducted after the 1950s. These studies also didn't consider the >ocean >conditions relating to changing temperatures and other climatic events. > >The collapse of ecosystems often occur over a long period. > >In one example, when Aleut hunters killed the Alaskan sea otter about >2,500 years >ago, the population of their natural prey, the sea urchin, grew larger >than its normal >size. In turn, the urchins grazed down the kelp forests, important habitat >for a whole >host of ocean life. > >Then, when fur traders in the 1800s hunted the otters and sea cows almost to >extinction, the kelp forests disappeared and didn't start to regenerate >until the federal >government protected the sea otters in the 20th century. In California, >the diversity of >spiny lobsters, sheephead fish and abalone kept down the urchin numbers. > >At present in Alaska, the kelp beds are declining again in areas where >killer whales >are preying on sea otters. Biologists think the killer whales switched to >otters for food >because there are fewer seals and sea lions to eat. > >The reasons seal and sea lion populations have dropped are still unclear, >according >to one of the authors, U.S. Geological Survey marine biologist Jim Estes. > >"One possibility is overfishing," Estes said. "The fishers took food the >seals and sea >lions would have eaten. A second could be a less productive ocean, with >less food >for the seals and sea lions in the North Pacific, related to ocean >warming, perhaps >cyclical or part of a larger human-caused trend. A third possibility is >predation by killer >whales or other predators." > > >************************************************* >MFCN-FISHLINK is a communication network hosted by The Marine Fish >Conservation Network(MFCN). 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Szmant) Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 21:35:32 -0400 Subject: Fwd: Science Cover Story on Marine Extinctions Further Supports Newly Introduced Fi Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20010728213522.00a46a50@pop.uncwil.edu> >Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:48:32 -0400 >From: mfcn-fishlink >Subject: Science Cover Story on Marine Extinctions Further Supports Newly > Introduced Fi >X-Sender: fishserver/pop2.igc.org at pop3.norton.antivirus >To: mfcn-fishlink at igc.topica.com >Reply-to: fishserver at igc.org >X-VMS-To: IN%"mfcn-fishlink at igc.topica.com" >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.3 (32) >X-Topica-Id: <996176478.inmta002.3986.1002443> >X-Topica-Loop: 1300002206 >List-Subscribe: >List-Unsubscribe: >List-Archive: >List-Help: >Original-recipient: rfc822;szmanta at uncwil.edu > >Contact: Herb Ettel (202) 543-5509 or Andrea Kavanagh (202) 887-8822 > > >Science Cover Story on Marine Extinctions Further Supports Newly Introduced >Fisheries Recovery Act > >WASHINGTON (July 27, 2001)- "Ecological extinction caused by overfishing >precedes all other pervasive human disturbance to coastal ecosystems," >begins a new study published today in the journal Science. The study >identifies overfishing as the cause, historically and currently, of many of >the problems facing coastal ecosystems and provides additional scientific >support for new legislation that would end overfishing and other >destructive fishing practices. >"It is abundantly clear from our research that if we don't take an >ecosystem approach to managing ocean resources, we will be doomed to repeat >past mistakes," said Dr. Jeremy Jackson, the lead author of the study. "The >historical record we studied abounds with examples of ecologically >important organisms, such as sea urchins and oysters, being lost before >their role in sustaining healthy ecosystems was understood." > >Drawing from paleoecological, archeological and historical data, the study >finds that centuries of overfishing of our oceans have triggered current >ecological collapses. The study also found clear evidence that recent >improvements in fishing technology have accelerated and amplified >overfishing problems. The international panel of scientists involved in >the two-year project identified overfishing as more destructive than >"pollution, degradation of water quality and anthropogenic climate change." > >"This study shows, through hard scientific evidence, what many of us have >long feared: our oceans and marine resources are in a crisis of our own >making," said Lee Crockett, Executive Director of the Marine Fish >Conservation Network. "Fortunately, legislation, introduced last week can >turn the tide on this historic trend of overfishing, by closing the >loopholes in current fisheries law and putting the conservation of our >ocean resources first. While this crisis was centuries in the making, we >do not have centuries, or even decades to solve it. We must act now to >bring ocean ecosystems and the fish and fisheries that depend on them back >to sustainable levels." > >The Network supports passage of the Fisheries Recovery Act 2001, H.R. 2570, >introduced July 19 by Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA), which already has more than 20 >co-sponsors. In conjunction with the bill's introduction, the Network also >released an analysis showing that 31 species of federally managed ocean >fish are currently at risk of extinction. > >"If we want to conserve America's marine resources for future generations, >we must first be willing to accept the evidence that our oceans are being >overexploited." said Congressman Sam Farr (D-CA). "Current scientific >research is making it very clear that we must stop asking if there is a >problem and start asking when and how we can turn things around." > >The Fisheries Recovery Act of 2001 would close loopholes in current >fisheries law to: >? Stop overfishing, >? Avoid the killing of non-target ocean wildlife, >? Protect ocean ecosystems, >? Protect fish habitat from damaging fishing gear and practices, >? Fund the introduction of less damaging fishing gear and practices, and >? Fund improved research and reporting, including fisheries observers. > >NOTE: Dr. Jeremy Jackson, of Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San >Diego, convened the international team of scientists at the National Centre >of Ecological Analysis and Synthesis in Santa Barbara, California. To reach >Dr. Jackson call (858) 518-7613. To request the Science report titled >Historical Overfishing and the Recent Collapse of Coastal Ecosystems, call >202-326-6440 or email scipak at aaas.org > >The Marine Fish Conservation Network is a nationwide coalition of 110 >environmental organizations, commercial and recreational fishing >associations, aquariums and marine science groups, dedicated to promoting >the long-term sustainability of marine fish. 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From aquasearch at cura.net Sun Jul 29 22:18:11 2001 From: aquasearch at cura.net (Education Department) Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 19:18:11 -0700 Subject: marine labs in Caribbean References: <3.0.32.20010717133447.006b801c@pop.uncwil.edu> Message-ID: <001001c1189d$e2790a80$361432c8@Aquasearch> Hello All: The Curacao Sea Aquarium is available for research use. The information can be found below. Steve Piontek I would like to compile a list of marine labs in the Caribbean with good access to coral reefs that are available for use by researchers and educators. I would greatly appreciate it if those of you that manage such facilities could respond to this request with the information below. I will compile the answers and make it available all those who might be interested. Many thanks for your time! Alina Szmant ********************* Name of marine lab: Curacao Sea Aquarium Country/city located: Curacao, Netherlands Antilles Airport/transportation info: approx cost to travel to area from major US city (Miami, New York) Daily non-stop flights from Miami on American and ALM, currently runnning $240 Contact info for director/manager: Steve Piontek, Director of Education, David van Bergen, Aquarium Manager PO Box 3102, Curacao, NA Ph. 0599-9-461-6666 fax. 0599-9-461-3278 aquasearch at cura.net Description of facilities: (web site URL): ) www.curacao-sea-aquarium Fee structure for visitors, lodging, meals, lab: (if not available on web site) Contact aquasearch at cura.net Number and size of groups you can accomodate: 1- 50 Lab equipment and space available: minimal Running seawater facilities: Entire aquarium complex is on an open system, aquaria from 200 gal up to outdoor pools could be made available Boat support and costs: 14 foot Zodiac, 18 foot Boston Whaler, 48 foot crew boat, must be operated by aquarium staff. Diving costs and availability: Fully equipped dive shop on site, including equipment rentals, tank fills and instruction. Environments: distance to nearest healthy reefs: 2 feet types of reefs: fringing, wall distance to no-take areas and marine reserves The Curacao Underwater Park begins from the Sea Aquarium. distance to seagrass and mangrove communities 3-4 n miles Permitting procedures and limitations: contact info for responsible agency: Please contact aquasearch at cura.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Paige Paige Rothenberger University of the Virgin Islands Center for Marine & Environmental Studies VI Marine Advisory Service (340) 692-4043 voice (340) 692-4047 fax prothen at uvi.edu See VIMAS on the web at http://rps.uvi.edu/vimas -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010730/2f9fa504/attachment.html From reefkeeper at earthlink.net Fri Jul 20 20:33:42 2001 From: reefkeeper at earthlink.net (Alexander Stone) Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 20:33:42 -0400 Subject: FishTraps&CoralDamage Message-ID: <3B65805F.1F57@earthlink.net> ****************************************** * R E E F D I S P A T C H * * JULY 27, 2001 * * _____________________________________ * * SHOULD FISH TRAPS BE ALLOWED TO KEEP * * CRUNCHING UP AMERICAN CORAL REEFS? * ****************************************** A Monthly Inside Look at a Coral Reef Issue from Alexander Stone, ReefKeeper International Director __________________________________________________ Dear ReefDispatch Reader: Over 40,000 fish traps are putting American coral reefs off West Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin islands at daily risk of serious damage. At two meetings set for mid-August and mid-September, federal regulators will evaluate ReefKeeper proposals to reduce the risk of fish trap damage to American coral reefs. But it's going to be a very uphill battle to overcome fish trapper influence on these regulatory agencies and get the right thing done. Maybe, if you stand up for reefs along with us, together we can make the difference. Read on to see. DO FISH TRAPS DAMAGE CORAL? Fish traps are 2-foot-by-4-foot wire mesh cages used to catch snappers, groupers and other edible reef fish. (They also have a totally unacceptable 66% bycatch of tropicals, but I'll leave that horror story for a future ReefDispatch). To catch reef fish, fish traps need to be set near coral reef habitat. That's logical. What's NOT logical is that a large proportion of those traps are slamming down on coral! That needs to stop. But federal regulators are downplaying the damage and resisting our request to prohibit the setting of fish traps on coral. I don't understand that. You see what you think. Two recent scientific studies prove that over 40% of fish traps set in U.S. coral reef areas off Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands land directly on coral (Appeldoorn et. al. 2000, Quandt 1999). Based on government estimates of 20,000 fish traps in use in the U.S. Caribbean, that works out to more than EIGHT THOUSAND traps smashing up coral off Puerto Rico and the USVI every day. But a May 2001 "scoping report" by the U.S. Caribbean Fishery Management Council summarizes those findings by simply stating that "most traps in the studies were not placed on coral reefs." With no more details or numbers given. If that's not putting a spin on an issue, what is? The 2 scientific studies also found that large amounts of coral are being damaged by fish traps. One study gauged damage at 10 square centimeters PER WEEK for every trap on coral (Quandt 1999). The other study calculated weekly damage per trap at 70 square centimeters of "complete removal of coral tissue" (Appeldoorn 2000). Average those numbers and multiply by 8,000 traps per week landing on coral and the result is 160,000 square meters (40 acres) of coral damaged (destroyed, really) each and every year! Not counting more damage from hauling up the traps. Or infection and death of the damaged coral colonies. But the federal spin doctors are downplaying that, too. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO STOP FISH TRAP CORAL DAMAGE? Regulators go ballistic if a boat anchor damages one single coral colony. But the May 2001 preliminary Amendment to the U.S. Caribbean Reef Fish Management Plan discounts the ANNUAL destruction by traps of the equivalent of 40 acres of coral as "little direct impact." I don't see how that can be. I very much doubt that you do either. But you can see what a tough fight we have on our hands (off West Florida, also) to put a stop to this wanton destruction of American coral. ReefKeeper has petitioned the responsible federal agencies to adopt 3 very simple measures. Prohibit setting of fish traps directly on coral. Require 100-foot buffer zones between coral reefs and traps. Limit trap strings to 2 traps to prevent most hauling damage. (And off West Florida, implement an electronic Vessel Monitoring System to track where fish trap boats go -- something which was given "final" agency approval 18 months ago.) We've documented the need for these measures. We've testified at meetings. We've argued the issue one-on-one with agency representatives. And now, after 2 years of campaigning, our requests are up for decision at meetings in mid-August and mid-September. I'll be at those meetings to speak up for our coral reefs. You can speak up too, via a letter or a petition. WHAT CAN YOU DO? If you don't think fish traps should continue crunching American coral reefs, let the federal regulators know. If you can make the time, write and fax or mail your own individual letter to the agencies listed below (they don't accept email public comment). If that's not possible, sign onto a petition at http://www.reefkeeper.org/REEFALERTS/RA-FTrapUSC/PetitionFTrapUSC.html. But please try to do something before August 14th. Your help could make a crucial difference. Thanks a lot, Alexander Stone Director REEFKEEPER INTERNATIONAL Protecting Coral Reefs and Their Marine Life ********************************************** visit our website at http://www.reefkeeper.org ********************************************** REFERENCES CITED Appeldoorn R. S., M. Nemeth, J. Vasslides, M. Scharer. February 2000. The effect of Fish Traps on Benthic Habitats off La Parguera, Puerto Rico. Department of Marine Science, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR 00681. 29 pages. Quandt, A. 1999. Assessment of fish trap damage on coral reefs around St. Thomas, USVI. University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas USVI. 14 pages. FEDERAL AGENCIES TO CONTACT Caribbean Fishery Management Council 268 Munoz-Rivera Ave # 1108, San Juan PR 00918 Attn: Miguel Rolon, Exec. Director FAX (787)766-6239 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council 3018 U.S. Hwy 301 North # 1000, Tampa, FL 33619 Attn: Wayne Swingle, Exec. Director FAX (813) 225-7015 National Marine Fisheries Service 9721 Exec Center Dr North, St. Petersburg FL 33702 Attn: Dr. Joseph Powers, SE Region Administrator FAX (727) 570-5583 *********************************************** PLEASE HELP COVER THE COSTS OF OUR END TO FISH TRAPS CAMPAIGN http://www.reefkeeper.org/REEFALERTS/RA-FTrapUSC/DonateFTrapUSC.html FOR MORE INFO ON FISH TRAPS, GO TO http://www.reefkeeper.org/Campaigns/FishTraps/FtrapsUSC.html and http://www.reefkeeper.org/Campaigns/FishTraps/ftrapsGOM.html ____________________________________________ TO RECEIVE REEFDISPATCH DIRECTLY EACH MONTH (OR TO UNSUBSCRIBE), GO TO http://www.reefkeeper.org/ReefDispatch.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 d_fountleroy at yahoo.com Mon Jul 30 23:56:23 2001 From: d_fountleroy at yahoo.com (Kartika Yarmanti) Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 20:56:23 -0700 (PDT) Subject: sediment on branching corals Message-ID: <20010731035623.81566.qmail@web12801.mail.yahoo.com> Dear all, I need information about sedimentation rate in the reefs. Does anybody know the range values of sedimentation rate that can be tolerated by branching-staghorn corals? Thanks very much in advanced, Ika __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.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 Smith.Treda at EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV Tue Jul 31 06:05:32 2001 From: Smith.Treda at EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV (Smith.Treda at EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV) Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 06:05:32 -0400 Subject: Treda Smith/DC/USEPA/US is out of the office. Message-ID: I will be out of the office starting 07/31/2001 and will not return until 08/02/2001. I will be attending training, and will promptly respond to your message(s) when I return. Thanks! ~~~~~~~ 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 buddrw at kgs.ukans.edu Tue Jul 31 09:39:30 2001 From: buddrw at kgs.ukans.edu (Bob Buddemeier) Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 08:39:30 -0500 Subject: sediment on branching corals References: <20010731035623.81566.qmail@web12801.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <3B66B511.317FB8D1@kgs.ukans.edu> Ika, You should probably specify the scenario or time scale(s) of concern. There is a very big difference between acute but isolated sediment deposition (a rare storm event) and long-term sustained or chronic sedimentation, and of course the two interact -- the greater the chronic stress the less the tolerance for acute events. This needs to be reflected in the units (e.g., grams of mm of deposition per unit area per unit time) -- sediment budgets are commonly expressed per year, but that masks the impact of extreme short-term events. Local water motion and other environmental factors including possibly synergistic stresses will also condition the responses. Bob Buddemeier Kartika Yarmanti wrote: > Dear all, > > I need information about sedimentation rate in the > reefs. > Does anybody know the range values of sedimentation > rate that can be tolerated by branching-staghorn > corals? > > Thanks very much in advanced, > Ika > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! 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