From emueller at mote.org Fri Feb 1 17:54:48 2002 From: emueller at mote.org (Erich Mueller) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 17:54:48 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Subject: Florida Keys internships available Message-ID: Mote Marine Laboratory Center for Tropical Research (CTR)Internships Research at the CTR centers on coral physiology, environmental biology, diseases and reef restoration. In addition to research by Mote scientists, the CTR hosts visiting scientists and educational groups. Internships are generally 4 months long (dates below are guidelines; there is some flexibility) and designed to provide advanced undergraduates, recent graduates and graduate students with practical marine science skills. All interns assist with research projects, help visiting scientists and students, perform general laboratory duties and develop a project of their own. Other duties are associated with specific interests or projects as listed below such as toxicology, coral diseases, reef restoration, etc. and may need specific skills in addition to the general requirements. Applications are now being accepted for the following internships: Coral Culture Internship- Learn about operation and maintenance of closed coral aquaria and open seawater systems, coral culture techniques and water quality assessment. available: IMMEDIATELY and year-round skills: Experience with aquariums desirable but not required. Toxicology - This project will be of interested in the effects of pollutants on the marine environment. Specifically, the intern will assist in experiments examining the effects of various contaminants on coral biology. The intern will also serve as a TA for a summer course, "Diseases of Corals and Other Reef Organisms" available: June-August, 2002 skills: Applicant should have good basic laboratory skills. Knowledge of ecotoxicology and Excel highly desirable. Experience with histopathology and/or microbiology helpful for assisting course. General Requirements: Basic coursework in biology and chemistry, CPR and First Aid certification is required. Advanced coursework and boat handling experience desirable. Although SCUBA certification is NOT required, interns desiring to participate in SCUBA activities must be able to meet American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) standards. Little diving occurs between November and March. An apartment is provided which may be shared with other interns and/or graduate students. Additional information on the CTR and current projects may be obtained from our Website: http://www.mote.org/~emueller/ctrhome.phtml Application materials should be requested from Andrea Davis, Mote Marine Laboratory Intern Coordinator, at: 1 (800) 691-6683 or email: adavis at mote.org Internship Period Application deadline Notification Date 1 January - 30 April 30 September 31 October 1 May - 31 August 28 February 30 March 1 September - 20 December 30 June 31 July <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From emueller at mote.org Fri Feb 1 18:12:00 2002 From: emueller at mote.org (Erich Mueller) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 18:12:00 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Subject: Coral Disease course in the Florida Keys Message-ID: Advanced Courses in Tropical Marine Sciences Mote Marine Laboratory's Center for Tropical Research 6-14 July, 2002 The following course is being offered for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Working professionals desiring to gain current information in these topic areas are also encouraged to apply. The course will be limited to 12 students. ************************************************************************* Diseases of Corals and Other Reef Organisms Esther C. Peters, Ph.D., and Robert B. Jonas, Ph.D. George Mason University Description: During the last two decades, the potential for severe impacts to coral reef populations and communities from the effects of various diseases has been recognized. Diseases have been described affecting corals, fish, coralline algae, and sea urchins, sometimes with wide-ranging effects. This course will introduce students to the field of pathobiology of marine organisms. The focus of lectures, dives and laboratory sessions will be on diseases affecting hard corals, but information will also be presented on diseases of other reef organisms. Methods of studying diseases will include collection of field monitoring data and physiological, histological and microbiological techniques. The course will provide students with a state-of-the-art overview of reef pathobiology, experience with relevant techniques, and an understanding of the need for a multidisciplinary approach to its study. Prerequisites: College level biology courses and SCUBA certification are required. Divers must meet AAUS standards for "Diver-in-Training" status. This includes medical clearance, completion of forms and acceptance by the Mote Marine Laboratory Diving Safety Officer. Divers coming from AAUS institutions will need a letter of reciprocity from their Dive Safety Officer attesting to their dive status. All divers will have an in-water check-out prior to final approval for course diving. Courses in invertebrate zoology, microbiology, ecology, chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, histology or marine sciences will be very helpful. Credit: Mote Marine Laboratory does not offer credit, however, it may be possible to arrange credit through your home institution for directed studies, research courses, etc. Consult your faculty advisor. It is also possible to obtain 3 credit hours from George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. For information on credit requirements, contact Dr. Peters (epeters2 at gmu.edu) and contact Dr. Jonas (rjonas at gmu.edu)concerning registration procedures and tuition fees. Costs: The course fee of $1,100.00 US includes all course materials, accommodations, meals (dinner, 7/6 through breakfast on 7/14), SCUBA costs and weights. Participants should provide mask, fins and snorkel and, if diving, their own regulator, BCD and weight belt (rentals can be arranged if required). Key Dates 29 March,2002 - Application receipt deadline. 3 May, 2002 - Email notification of acceptance. Packets, including dive forms, mailed out. 31 May, 2002 - Deposit ($300.00) receipt date. 14 June, 2002 - Last day to withdraw with deposit refund. Balance and dive forms due. 6 July, 2002 - Course starts. The application form may be printed from our Website: http://www.mote.org/~emueller/ctrhome.phtml For more information, contact: Course Director email: ctr-info at mote.org Mote Marine Laboratory Center for Tropical Research 24244 Overseas Highway Summerland Key, FL 33042 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From b.e at mweb.co.za Mon Feb 4 01:05:43 2002 From: b.e at mweb.co.za (Bridget Armstrong) Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 08:05:43 +0200 Subject: rotational diving Message-ID: Dear all Can you please advise on the usefulness of rotating popular dive sites to prevent cumulative damage at certain sites ? My gut feel is that the rotational times would have to be quite lengthy (tens of years ?) to allow for the recovery times of any damaged coral - making it impractical in reality. Do any of you practise this method of mitigating diver impacts, and has it proved effective ? Would it not be preferable to rather spread the diving effort over a larger area, and impose a limit on the number of divers so that each site has a ecologically sustainable diving intensity ? This is obviously within a framework of having a network of permanently designated no-diving areas (sanctuaries). Many thanks Bridget Armstrong KZN Wildlife South Africa From M.D.A.Le-Tissier at newcastle.ac.uk Mon Feb 4 06:05:31 2002 From: M.D.A.Le-Tissier at newcastle.ac.uk (nmdalt) Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 11:05:31 +0000 Subject: ISRS conference - Molecular Biology session Message-ID: Colleague, As part of the forthcoming European International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) Meeting in Cambridge, England, (4-7th September 2002), I am convening a Thematic Session on: "Advances in molecular biology and their application to reef sciences" I am looking for about eight oral presentations, as well as additional poster presentations. If you are interested in contributing to this Thematic Session, please contact me by e-mail (contact details at the foot of this message). Please indicate whether you are interested in presenting a poster, or making an oral presentation. I will do my best to meet people?s requests, but, due to the limited number of oral presentation slots available, I may have to ask some people to consider giving a poster. For further information on the Conference (other Thematic sessions, Registration and Abstract submission details etc.), see: www.isrs2002.org Please note the following deadlines: a) Deadline for cheaper Conference Registration: 15th February (but note that registrations at the higher rate can be accepted up until 21st August) b) Deadline for receipt of Abstracts: 1st June Please also note that if you are submitting an Abstract for a Thematic Session, you should send copies of your abstract to the Session Convenors, as well as to the central Conference address. I look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to contact me with any specific questions. Also, please pass this message on to any of your colleagues who might be interested. Best wishes, Martin Dr Martin Le Tissier Centre for Coastal Management Dept of Marine Sciences & Coastal Management Ridley Building University of Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK tel. +44 (0)191 2226673 fax. +44 (0)191 2227891 www.ncl.ac.uk/ccm ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From fred at bbsr.edu Mon Feb 4 19:28:47 2002 From: fred at bbsr.edu (Fred Lipschultz) Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 20:28:47 -0400 Subject: Summer Courses in Bermuda Message-ID: Dear Colleague, The Bermuda Biological Station for Research is pleased to announce its 2002 Summer Course offerings. These courses are for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. The courses are all field intensive and participation is limited to maximize interaction with the instructors. Please review the course offerings and forward the information to any interested students or colleagues. Significant scholarship awards are available to qualified applicants. The deadline for application is March 15, 2002. Please alert your students to these courses by directing them to our website (http://www.bbsr.edu/Education/summercourses/summercourses.html) for application details or by forwarding this email to them. For more information, contact education at bbsr.edu . ****************************************************************** Chemosensory Neurobiology in the Marine Environment - June 16 - July 5 Marine Ecotoxicology - June 16 - July 5 Coral Reef Ecology - July 28 - August 18 ****************************************************************** Chemosensory Neurobiology in the Marine Environment. Dr. Hank Trapido-Rosenthal, BBSR Dr. Charles Derby, Georgia State University. In this course, students will study chemosensory neurobiology in the marine environment at the physiological, biochemical and molecular levels. Receptor cell electrophysiology, immunocytochemistry, BrdU labeling of cell proliferation, biochemistry of receptor and perireceptor phenomena, and molecular biology techniques will be applied to the study of novel research questions relating to chemical sensing. This course is designed to benefit graduate students and advanced undergraduates who have interests in organismal, systems, cellular or molecular biology. Marine Ecotoxicology. Dr. Jack Manock, University of North Carolina; Dr. Peter Wells, Environment Canada; Dr. Richard Owen, BBSR; Dr. Michael Depledge, University of Plymouth The three-week course focuses on current issues in marine ecotoxicology, assessing the impacts of anthropogenic substances using a wide range of chemical and bioassay analyses. Students perform chemical analyses and marine microscale bioassays on samples they collect from three near-shore environments. Results are reported and discussed in the overall context of performing ecological risk management decisions and assessing the biological effects resulting from organisms exposed to anthropogenic compounds. Coral Reef Ecology. Dr. Alexandra Amat; Dr. Jo Pitt, BBSR An integrated introduction and exposure to active areas of research covering physiology, photosynthesis, population biology, competition, ecosystems and human impacts. Field measurements and subsequent lab analyses provide practical training in common methods of reef studies such as photosynthesis, calcification, species surveys, fish behavior, larval recruitment and algal growth. The course requires SCUBA certification. Thank you for your attention Fred Lipschultz Bermuda Biological Station for Research P.S. I apologize if you receive multiple copies of this message. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dr.Fredric Lipschultz Senior Research Scientist Head of Academic Affairs Bermuda Biological Station for Research Ferry Reach, GE01, BERMUDA Phone: (441) 297-1880 x217 internet: fred at bbsr.edu FAX: (441) 297-8143 BBSR Homepage http://www.bbsr.edu/ <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From thealinke at hotmail.com Tue Feb 5 09:09:29 2002 From: thealinke at hotmail.com (Thea Linke) Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 14:09:29 +0000 Subject: wanted: PhD position Message-ID: Dear Coral-listers! I am a graduate from Hamburg University (Germany) where I studied biology with hydrobiology/marine biology as my major subject and finished with a first class diploma. Now I am looking for a PhD-position and am very interested in coral reef ecology, sustainability and management. In this context I've already made the following experiences: - various seagoing cruises on research vessels - 12 years diving experience (PADI divemaster) mainly in the australasian region - scientific diving as part of an australian coral reef monitoring project - completion of my thesis in Perth, Western Australia (in english) - completion of labs and seminars on coral ecology It would be great to hear back from anyone who has a vacancy on a project or can point me in the right direction as to where to ask. Thanks a lot! Best wishes Thea Linke Institut fuer Hydrobiologie und Fischereiwissenschaft Universitaet Hamburg thealinke at hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Leah.Bunce at noaa.gov Tue Feb 5 14:41:32 2002 From: Leah.Bunce at noaa.gov (Leah Bunce) Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 14:41:32 -0500 Subject: Socioeconomic Manual on web by chapter Message-ID: The Socioeconomic Manual for Coral Reef Management released by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network at the 5th ICRS is now available split by chapter at: http://wcpa.iucn.org/biome/marine/socioecon.html Happy downloading, Leah -- Leah Bunce, Ph.D. International Program Office National Ocean Service, NOAA 1315 East-West Highway N/IP #5839 Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA (301) 713-3078x222; fax - 4263 Leah.Bunce at noaa.gov ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From goldberg at fiu.edu Wed Feb 6 14:15:50 2002 From: goldberg at fiu.edu (goldberg at fiu.edu) Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 14:15:50 -0500 Subject: Scientific and legal definitions of reefs Message-ID: Dear Coral List: The original inquiry that prompted so many responses is whether there is a legal definition of 'reef'. The short answer is no because, as some have pointed out, the term itself is vague from almost any perspective except as nautical jargon (e.g., a hazard to navigation(1). A definition of coral reefs has generated a debate on many issues including the geological perspectives of frame building and net rates of accretion (2), vs. the biological ones of what constitutes the biota and its dynamics over time(3). There have even been disagreements concerning the use of the term 'coral community'(4). Since coral reefs may include (to be clear) 'living biotic assemblages' with scleractinian coral cover ranging from 1.3 to nearly 100%(5), and may include appreciable contributions from non-scleractinian as well as non-cnidarian sources(6), it is doubtful that a consensual scientific definition of coral reef will be forthcoming any time soon. A legal definition of coral reefs and related environments is another matter. The U.S. Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 defines 'coral reef' as "any reefs or shoals composed primarily of corals", and 'coral reef ecosystem' as "coral and other species of reef organisms (including reef plants) associated with coral reefs, and the nonliving environmental factors that directly affect coral reefs, that together function as an ecological unit in nature" (7). NOAA regulations for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary define 'Coral reefs' to include "the hard bottoms, deep-water banks, patch reefs, and outer bank reefs." A 'coral area' is "marine habitat where coral growth abounds including patch reefs, outer bank reefs, deepwater banks, and hardbottoms" (8). These legal descriptions will do little to clarify the scientific debate, but for natural resource trustees seeking to recover damages, a general definition may be more useful than a specific one. A Thumnail Reference List 1. Kleypas et al. 2001. The future of coral reefs in an age of global change. Int. J. Earth Sci. 90: 426-437. 2. Ref 1 above; Riegl & Piller. 1999. Coral frameworks revisited- reefs and coral carpets in the Red Sea. Coral Reefs 18: 241-253. 3. Hubbard 1997. Reefs as dynamic systems In: Life & Death in Coral Reefs, Chapman & Hall Pub., pp. 43-67. Schumacher & Zibrowius 1985. What is hermatypic? A redefinition of ecological groups in corals and other organisms. Coral Reefs 4: 1-9 4. Riegl & Pillar as above; Geister 1983. Holocene West Indian coral reefs: geomorphology, ecology and facies. Facies 9: 173-284 5. Weber 1973. Reef corals and coral reefs in the vicinity of Port Moresby, south coast of Papua, New Guinea. Pac. Sci. 27: 377-390; Burns 1985. Hard coral distribution and cold water disturbances in south Florida: variation with depth and location. Coral Reefs 4: 117-124. 6. Schumacher 1997. Soft corals as reef builders. 8th Intl. Coral Reef Symp. Panama 1: 499-502. Lewis 1989. The ecology of Millepora. Coral Reefs 8: 99-107. Zann & Bolton 1985. The distribution, abundance & ecology of the blue coral Heliopora coerulea (Pallas) in the Pacific. Coral Reefs 4: 125-134. Posey et al., 1984. A brief description of a subtidal sabellariid (Polychaeta) reef on the southern Oregon coast. Pac. Sci. 38: 28-33; Gore et al., 1978. Community composition [of] subtropical sabellariid worm reefs... Bull. Mar. Sci. 28: 221-248. Cuffey 1977. Bryozoan contributions to reefs and bioherms through geologic time. In: Reefs and Related Carbonates-Ecology & Sedimentology. AAPG Studies in Geology 4, pp. 181-194. Lang et al., 1975. Sclerosponges: Primary framework constructors on the Jamaican deep fore-reef. J. Mar. Res. 33: 223-231. Ginsburg & Schroeder 1973. Growth and submarine fossilization of algal cup reefs, Bermuda. Sedimentology 20: 575-614; Safriel 1974. Vermetid gastropods & intertidal reefs in Israel & Bermuda. Science 186: 1113- 1115. 7. 16 United States Code 6401, section 6409; for purposes of the statute 'corals' include all species of the anthozoan orders Antipatharia (black corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Gorgonacea (horny corals), Stolonifera (organpipe corals and others), Alcyanacea (soft corals), and Coenothecalia (blue coral), as well as all species of the order Hydrocorallina (fire corals and hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa. 8. 15 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 922.162. Statute citations courtesy of NOAA Office of General Counsel for Ocean Services Walter M. Goldberg Professor of Biological Sciences Department of Biological Sciences Florida International University Miami, FL 33199 e-mail goldberg at fiu.edu ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From jsperoni at enviroweb.org Thu Feb 7 08:48:02 2002 From: jsperoni at enviroweb.org (José A. Speroni) Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 10:48:02 -0300 Subject: Fwd: venom-l Invertebrate venoms Message-ID: I'm forwarding this request from venom-l May be someone can help. Best regards Jos? > Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 09:58:46 -0500 > From: Margaret Simpson > To: Venom List > Subject: venom-l Invertebrate venoms > Sender: owner-venom-l at icomm.ca > > Is there anyone out there interested in, or working on marine invertebrate > venoms? My interest is with annelids, specifically Glycera.. It has been > suggested that G. dibranchiata venom may resemble black widow spider venom > in its mode of action. Any input on this would be welcome! > > ---Margaret Simpson > Professor of Biology > Sweet Briar College > Sweet Briar, VA > (434) 381-6190 > simpson at sbc.edu Jos? A. Speroni, DVM E-mail: jsperoni at enviroweb.org C.E.I.H. ar784 at lafn.org C.C. 18 cj313 at ncf.ca (7100) Dolores ICQ: 41190790 Buenos Aires Phone: +54(2245)44-2350 REP?BLICA ARGENTINA Fax: +54(2245)44-0625 *********************************************************************** The CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS E INVESTIGACIONES HERPETOLOGICAS gratefully acknowledges the support received from: Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag (Germany), Mantella Publishing (UK) Research Information Systems, Inc. (USA), Reptilia (Spain) Clark Development Company, Inc. (USA), FTP Software, Inc. (USA) Key Tronic Corporation (USA), Colorado Memory Systems, Inc. (USA) *********************************************************************** "Many feel that Gary Kildall, the inventor, should have received the dollars and kudos that went to Bill Gates, the merchandiser." CS, Nov. 1994 From craig at caribe.net Thu Feb 7 14:50:46 2002 From: craig at caribe.net (Craig Lilyestrom) Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 15:50:46 -0400 Subject: artificial reefs vs. coral reefs Message-ID: Recently, someone commented to me on the enormous quantity of fish biomass present around some artificial reef units (concrete structures designed by a well-known company) in Puerto Rico. He did not estimate the biomass, but rather described having to almost push the fish out of the way with his hands, in order to swim forwards. The units were installed several years ago. The precise location of these units is not public knowledge, and hence fishing effort on them is minimal or non-existent. My question is whether it is reasonable to assume that coral reefs are potentially capable of sustaining similar quantities of fish biomass, or whether this phenomenon is attributable to the particular attractive feature of artificial reefs. Coral reefs in Puerto Rico are considered quite overfished, and the density of fish described on the artificial reefs is never seen. I'd appreciate any enlightenment. --Craig ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From James.Wiseman at intec-hou.com Thu Feb 7 16:08:41 2002 From: James.Wiseman at intec-hou.com (James Wiseman) Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 15:08:41 -0600 Subject: artificial reefs vs. coral reefs Message-ID: Craig, I believe you are in fact asking two separate questions in this post: 1: "Is it reasonable to assume that coral reefs are potentially capable of sustaining similar quantities of fish biomass, or whether this phenomenon is attributable to the particular attractive feature of artificial reefs." 2: Do artificial reefs that are maintained as harvest refugia hold more fish than a reef where fishing is permitted. Answer 1 - If the artificial reef is designed correctly, it's certainly reasonable to compare its holding capacity to that of a natural reef, and vice versa. Is an artificial reef better at "aggregating" _fish_? That is a good question I don't have the answer to. Answer 2 - This seems self-evident as a resounding YES. The reason I see the second question posed is your observation: "Coral reefs in Puerto Rico are considered quite overfished, and the density of fish described on the artificial reefs is never seen." In my mind, it's certainly necessary to "factor out" marine protected areas when comparing artificial reefs to natural reefs. Do you have a MPA that you can observe and compare to the artificial reef location? If so, I'd be very interested to hear your results. I hope this is of some assistance and raises further discussion. James Wiseman www.reefs.org -----Original Message----- From: Craig Lilyestrom [mailto:craig at caribe.net] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 1:51 PM To: Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: artificial reefs vs. coral reefs Recently, someone commented to me on the enormous quantity of fish biomass present around some artificial reef units (concrete structures designed by a well-known company) in Puerto Rico. He did not estimate the biomass, but rather described having to almost push the fish out of the way with his hands, in order to swim forwards. The units were installed several years ago. The precise location of these units is not public knowledge, and hence fishing effort on them is minimal or non-existent. My question is whether it is reasonable to assume that coral reefs are potentially capable of sustaining similar quantities of fish biomass, or whether this phenomenon is attributable to the particular attractive feature of artificial reefs. Coral reefs in Puerto Rico are considered quite overfished, and the density of fish described on the artificial reefs is never seen. I'd appreciate any enlightenment. --Craig ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://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 http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From dfenner at telstra.easymail.com.au Thu Feb 7 18:45:57 2002 From: dfenner at telstra.easymail.com.au (dfenner at telstra.easymail.com.au) Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 10:45:57 +1100 Subject: artificial reefs vs. coral reefs Message-ID: Coralisters, Yes, there was a reef sites article in Coral Reefs a few years back by Callum Roberts on a reef in Belize- highest density of fish ever recorded on a reef- it was a reserve, but also a small reef area in a large area of sand if I remember. I've seen a small reef along a sandy shore in the Philippines which was just crawling with fish. A small reef in a sea of sand is essentially what fishermen call a "fish-attracting device", as is an artificial reef in a similar situation. I'd suggest quantifiying the fish abundance. The problem will come when the fishermen find it. Then they can take the fish, and the artificial reef becomes a fish attracting device (FAD) that just helps the fishermen deplete the fish stocks further, as once they have fished it out, more fish will come in and be fished out, etc. The huge heavy "reef balls" can snare nets and keep fishermen using nets out, but those using traps, hook & line, etc can still readily fish them. One solution might be to! declare the artificial reef area a reserve, but only if it can be enforced. And best not to do that if the fishermen don't know where it is- that would just advertise its location. Hope it goes well! -Doug Fenner, Australian Institute of Marine Science. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From richmond at uog9.uog.edu Fri Feb 8 01:59:33 2002 From: richmond at uog9.uog.edu (Robert Richmond) Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 16:59:33 +1000 Subject: Job Announcement Message-ID: Could you please post the following job announcement. Thanks Robert H. Richmond, Ph.D. Professor of Marine Biology Marine Laboratory University of Guam UOG Station Mangilao, Guam 96923 USA Phone: 671-735-2188; Fax: 671-734-6767 Faculty Position in Tropical Marine Biology: Assistant/Associate Professor The University of Guam Marine Laboratory invites applications for a tenure-track, 12 month position in tropical marine biology, with an initial contract period of 3 years, available as early as July 2002. Candidates are sought with expertise in marine chemical ecology or marine natural products chemistry. Applicants must have a Ph.D. from a U.S. accredited institution or foreign equivalent in a relevant field, a strong record of research accomplishments, ability to teach graduate level courses, and a willingness to mentor and supervise both graduate (M.S.) and undergraduate students. Applicants should send a C.V., statement of research and teaching interests and plans, names and contact information of 3 references, copies of representative publications, and copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts to: Marine Biology Search Committee, Human Resources Office, University of Guam, UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923. Review will begin April 1, 2002. For additional information, contact Dr. Robert Richmond, search committee chair: richmond at uog9.uog.edu and see expanded job description at http://www.uog.edu/hro An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer From ewood at globalnet.co.uk Fri Feb 8 05:32:26 2002 From: ewood at globalnet.co.uk (Elizabeth Wood) Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 10:32:26 -0000 Subject: ISRS meeting: Reef management session Message-ID: Dear all, European meeting of the International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) Cambridge, England, (4-7th September 2002) One of the themes at the meeting is 'Management of reefs, marine parks and reef resources', and, as convenor of this session, I would like to invite those of you working in these areas to consider submitting a paper for oral presentation, or as a poster. Slots for oral presentation are very limited, so please get in touch as soon possible if you would like to contribute. We hope to cover a range of topics in this session, with an emphasis on innovative approaches and practical solutions to management needs. Please note the following deadlines: a) Deadline for reduced rate Conference Registration: 15th February (but note that registrations at the higher rate can be accepted up until 21st August) b) Deadline for receipt of Abstracts: 1st June Please also note that if you are submitting an Abstract for a Thematic Session, you should send copies of your abstract to the Session Convenors, as well as to the central Conference address. For further information on the Conference (other Thematic sessions, Registration and Abstract submission details etc.), see: www.isrs2002.org Please pass this message on to any of your colleagues who might be interested in the participating. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best wishes, Liz Wood Dr Elizabeth Wood, Coral Reef Conservation Officer, Marine Conservation Society, Hollybush, Chequers Lane, Eversley, Hook, Hants RG27 ONY, UK Tel 01189 734127 Fax 01189 731832 From pswart at rsmas.miami.edu Fri Feb 8 10:26:08 2002 From: pswart at rsmas.miami.edu (Peter Swart) Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 10:26:08 -0500 Subject: No subject Message-ID: Call for submission of manuscripts Special Issue on Environmental and Climatic Proxies in Reef Organisms Vol. 22 of Coral Reefs will include a Special Issue entitled "Environmental and Climatic Proxies in Reef Organisms." Papers are requested which will focus on issues including geochemical signals and their calibration thereof in corals and other reef organisms. Topics which might be applicable are the use of geochemical and other indicators including stable C, O, and N isotopes; trace elements in calcareous as well as organic components of the reef ecosystem, and growth records which could document natural and anthropogenic change in the reef environment. The purpose of the issue is to provide further information on the reliability and calibration of proxies as indicators of environmental change and reef health. Manuscripts may be empirical or theoretical, long or short. Reviews and Reef Sites on an appropriate theme are also welcome. The issue (approximately 100 pages) will be published in 2003 as soon as 12 papers have been accepted; additional submissions will be considered for publication in subsequent issues. Papers should be submitted no later than August, 2002 and preferably before. Papers should follow the guidelines for Coral Reefs and may be submitted to the Guest Editors in pdf format. Prospective authors should first contact the Guest Editors, Peter K. Swart or Andrea Grotolli. To ensure a speedy publication, manuscripts should be submitted as soon as possible to either Dr. A. Grotolli or Dr. Swart. Dr. Peter K. Swart Geological Editor Coral Reefs University of Miami 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami Fl 33149 305 361 4103 305 361 4632 (FAX) email: Pswart at rsmas.miami.edu http://mgg.rsmas.miami.edu/faculty/pswart/pswart.htm Dr. Andrea G. Grottoli, Assistant Professor University of Pennsylvania Department of Earth and Environmental Science 240 South 33rd Street, #162 Hayden Hall Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316 tel: 215-898-9269 (office) 215-898-6336 (lab) fax: 215-898-0964 email: grottoli at sas.upenn.edu http://www.sas.upenn.edu/earth/Andrea.html ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From divein at coral.org Fri Feb 8 15:30:08 2002 From: divein at coral.org (Dive In) Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 12:30:08 -0800 Subject: Dive In To Earth Day, April 15-22 Message-ID: Dive In To Earth Day Announcement http://divein.coralreefalliance.org ------------------------------------ Tens of thousands of ocean lovers from around the world will celebrate Earth Day, the most popular environmental campaign in history, by Diving In, April 15-22. This year marks the third year of "Dive In To Earth Day", an international event that encourages people to join together and take action to help protect our planet's aquatic resources. Dive In is a fun, inexpensive and highly effective way to reach out to your community and involve them in marine conservation. It's easy. Anyone can organize a Dive In event, or publicize their water-based Earth Day plans on the Dive In website. Dive In activities are organized locally by non-profit organizations, dive shops, community groups, scientists, aquariums, teachers, and other marine enthusiasts. The Dive In Website (http://divein.coralreefalliance.org) has all sorts of useful tools for organizers, for example: - How-to Guides to Organizing an Underwater Clean-up - An Easy to Search Database of Dive In Activities - Tips for Making your Own Event Press Release Plus, the first 200 people to add an activity to the Dive In website will Receive free Dive In posters, to help promote their event. All Dive In activities are automatically posted on the Earth Day Network website. Last year, more than 200 people organized Dive In activities in 46 countries, engaging approximately 32,000 participants worldwide. Activities included beach cleanups, aquarium exhibits, reef surveys, children's snorkeling trips, art contests, mooring buoy installations and more. Among those taking part in the celebrations this year include celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio, William Shatner, Dr. Sylvia Earle, Dr. Eugenie Clark and Stan Waterman. Please be a part of Dive In this year by organizing an activity in your local community, or by helping us spread the word. Together, let's create a common theme of marine conservation this Earth Day! For more information, visit: http://divein.coralreefalliance.org or contact divein at coral.org Regards, Sherry Flumerfelt Dive In To Earth Day Coordinator The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) 2014 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA 94704 Tel:(510) 848-0110 Fax:(510) 848-3720 Email: divein at coral.org Toll-free number:1-888-CORAL REEF http://divein.coralreefalliance.org http://www.coralreefalliance.org "Working together to keep coral reefs alive." ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From SSarramegna at FALCONBRIDGE.NC Sun Feb 10 20:30:13 2002 From: SSarramegna at FALCONBRIDGE.NC (sebastien sarramegna) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 12:30:13 +1100 Subject: Information concerning the impact of the reduction of terrestrial runoff on mangrove ecosystems Message-ID: Hello, I am a marine biologist (Ph D) and I am looking for papers, reports etc... dealing with the impact of decreasing terrestrial runoff on the mangroves ecosystems. I am also interested by all information on the impact of the reduction of marine water influence on mangrove. For example, in case of building a road, port. I am aware of the different ecological characteristics of the mangroves ecosystems what I look for is more precise examples. Yours sincerely Thank you for your help > S?bastien SARRAMEGNA > Service Environnement > Falconbridge Nouvelle-Cal?donie SAS > 9, rue d'Austerlitz - Centre Ville > B.P. MGA 08 - 98802 Noum?a Cedex > T?l : (687) 24.60.40 > Fax : (687) 24.60.49 > E-mail : ssarramegna at falconbridge.nc > [Image] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 21/01/2002 From jch at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 11 07:16:01 2002 From: jch at coral.aoml.noaa.gov (coral-list admin) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 12:16:01 GMT Subject: moderation Message-ID: Coral-listers, I'm afraid we are starting to see some junk email coming through, so I'm going to have to moderate the list for awhile until I can figure out a way to keep them out. Sorry for the inconvenience. Cheers, Jim Hendee coral-list admin ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From riskmj at mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca Mon Feb 11 10:07:09 2002 From: riskmj at mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca (Mike Risk) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:07:09 -0500 Subject: Remembering Don Message-ID: Dear People: I have just received the Commemorative Edition of Sea Wind, the = publication of Ocean Voice International. It has a good photo of Don = McAllister on the cover, with that shock of white hair that would = bristle at evildoers and ecological stupidity. As befits the impact Don = had on the field, there is a list of tributes in at least three = languages, from a dozen countries. There are also articles on the damage = from trawling, MPA's, shrimp farming... OVI has recovered from the loss of their leader and mentor, and is = committed to carrying on in the same tradition: community-oriented = management of the world's marine resources, especially coral reefs. I = suggest subscribers to this list could do worse than to consider joining = OVI. You will never get a better deal. Regular membership is $25. = Students, the unemployed and senior citizens (some of you may be all = three!) can join for $10. Memberships are half-price in developing = countries, a policy I commend to the publishers of scientific journals. = (All figures are in Canadian dollars, a debased currency-a student = membership for someone in the USA is about the price of a Big Mac or a = pint of good beer.) For this, members receive Sea Wind, published = quarterly, and are encouraged to attend the Annual General Meeting. OVI also has a list of ridiculously-priced publications, including the = video "Coral divers say NO to cyanide" for $25, and the 72-page "Status = of the world ocean and its biodiversity", for $10. Canadian. More information is available at http://www.ovi.ca or direct email to = Ocean Voice International, oceans at superaje.com ------=_NextPart_000_0108_01C1B2E3.DE101200 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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I have just received the Commemorative Edition of Sea Wind, the = publication=20 of Ocean Voice International. It has a good photo of Don McAllister on = the=20 cover, with that shock of white hair that would bristle at evildoers and = ecological stupidity. As befits the impact Don had on the field, there = is a list=20 of tributes in at least three languages, from a dozen countries. There = are also=20 articles on the damage from trawling, MPA’s, shrimp farming...

OVI has recovered from the loss of their leader and mentor, and is = committed=20 to carrying on in the same tradition: community-oriented management of = the=20 world’s marine resources, especially coral reefs. I suggest = subscribers to this=20 list could do worse than to consider joining OVI. You will never get a = better=20 deal. Regular membership is $25. Students, the unemployed and senior = citizens=20 (some of you may be all three!) can join for $10. Memberships are = half-price in=20 developing countries, a policy I commend to the publishers of scientific = journals. (All figures are in Canadian dollars, a debased currency-a = student=20 membership for someone in the USA is about the price of a Big Mac or a = pint of=20 good beer.) For this, members receive Sea Wind, published quarterly, and = are=20 encouraged to attend the Annual General Meeting.

OVI also has a list of ridiculously-priced publications, including = the video=20 "Coral divers say NO to cyanide" for $25, and the 72-page "Status of the = world=20 ocean and its biodiversity", for $10. Canadian.

More information is available at http://www.ovi.ca or direct email to = Ocean=20 Voice International, oceans at superaje.com

------=_NextPart_000_0108_01C1B2E3.DE101200-- ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From dgleason at gasou.edu Mon Feb 11 10:45:04 2002 From: dgleason at gasou.edu (Danny Gleason) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:45:04 -0500 Subject: Tropical Marine Biology Summer Course Message-ID: Greetings All, I would appreciate it if you could make your students aware of our Tropical Marine Biology summer course that will be held at Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas during July 21 - August 5, 2002. We currently have 8 students signed up and can take up to 12. Students will receive 4 semester hours of credit (undergraduate or graduate) that can be easily transferred to their home institution. A $600 deposit is required by April 15. More information about the course can be found at the following web site: http://www.bio.gasou.edu/Bio-home/Gleason/Trop_Mar_Biol/TMB_Home_Page.html Thanks for your help! Cheers, Danny ************************************** "Heck, we're invertebrates, my boy! As a whole, we're the movers and shakers on this planet! Spineless superheroes, that's what we are!" Father Worm to his son in "There's a Hair in My Dirt - A Worm Story" by Gary Larson ************************************** Daniel Gleason Department of Biology Georgia Southern University P.O. Box 8042 Statesboro, GA 30460-8042 Phone: 912-681-5957 FAX: 912-681-0845 E-mail: dgleason at gasou.edu http://www.bio.gasou.edu/Bio-home/Gleason/Gleason-home.html ************************************** ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From shak at africaonline.co.ke Mon Feb 11 11:03:26 2002 From: shak at africaonline.co.ke (M.G. Visram) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:03:26 +0300 Subject: Advice on bleaching Message-ID: Dear all,=20 I am a PhD student on fieldwork in Kenya where my research interest is = studying 'recovery' from coral bleaching.=20 I am seeking advice on how to artificially induce (in aquaria) bleaching = in any one of the following species - Porites cylindrica (branching = Porites), Acropora humilis , Pocillopora verrucosae and Pocillopora = damicornis.=20 My bleaching tank is set up as follows - the tank is outdoors (exposed = to sunlight) and the seawater turns over once every 24 hours, the = temperature averages around 32.5 degrees C, which is about 1 degree = above maximum summer average temperature.=20 If anyone has worked with any of the above species, or has some helpful = suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it,=20 thanks, S. Visram ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From shak at africaonline.co.ke Mon Feb 11 11:03:26 2002 From: shak at africaonline.co.ke (M.G. Visram) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:03:26 +0300 Subject: Advice on bleaching Message-ID: Dear all, I am a PhD student on fieldwork in Kenya where my research interest is studying 'recovery' from coral bleaching. I am seeking advice on how to artificially induce (in aquaria) bleaching in any one of the following species - Porites cylindrica (branching Porites), Acropora humilis , Pocillopora verrucosae and Pocillopora damicornis. My bleaching tank is set up as follows - the tank is outdoors (exposed to sunlight) and the seawater turns over once every 24 hours, the temperature averages around 32.5 degrees C, which is about 1 degree above maximum summer average temperature. If anyone has worked with any of the above species, or has some helpful suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it, thanks, S. Visram From sale at server.uwindsor.ca Mon Feb 11 11:12:06 2002 From: sale at server.uwindsor.ca (Sale Peter) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:12:06 -0500 Subject: Field course, reef fish ecology Message-ID: New field course: Ecology, Biology and Behavior of Coral Reef Fishes. This course will be offered, May 19 - June 1, 2002, inclusive, by the University of Windsor, at the University of Belize Institute of Marine Studies facility in the Turneffe Islands, Belize. Instructors are Drs. Peter F. Sale, Stuart A. Ludsin and Jake Kritzer. Intended for senior undergraduate, or commencing graduate students. Course fee is CDN$ 1725.00 (US$ 1087.00), not including travel to Belize. Places are limited. Full details available at www.uwindsor.ca/sale (scroll down to the course title and click through). Peter Sale ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From avk.uneprcuja at cwjamaica.com Mon Feb 11 13:45:23 2002 From: avk.uneprcuja at cwjamaica.com (Alessandra Vanzella Khouri) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 13:45:23 -0500 Subject: Regional Meeting of ICRI Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, Please find attached for your information and dissemination as = appropriate, the First Announcement for the upcoming Regional Workshop = of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) for the Tropical = Americas, to be held in Cancun, Mexico, 27-29 May 2002 . Please do not hesitate to contact the organisers for any additional = information or comments. We look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, =20 Alessandra Vanzella-Khouri Programme Officer UNEP-CAR/RCU 14-20 Port Royal Street Kingston, Jamaica Ph (876) 922-9267/8/9 Fx (876) 922-9292 email: avk.uneprcuja at cwjamaica.com Web: www.cep.unep.org ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From jogden at seas.marine.usf.edu Mon Feb 11 15:10:18 2002 From: jogden at seas.marine.usf.edu (John C. Ogden) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:10:18 -0500 Subject: Oceans Day, Feb. 13, 2002 Message-ID: February 11, 2002 Media Contact: Jim Murley 954-762-5255 LEGISLATURE CELEBRATES FLORIDA OCEANS DAY The Florida Ocean Alliance is sponsoring a celebration for Florida Oceans Day on February 13th in Tallahassee. Oceans Day events include more than twenty ocean-related exhibits by Florida universities and private research groups for legislators and government officials in the Capitol Rotunda throughout the day on February 13th. Other activities include a presentation on "Ocean Priorities for Florida" by Dr. Sylvia Earle, world-renowned scientist, author, Explorer in Residence at National Geographic Society and former chief scientist at NOAA. Mote Marine Laboratory is also hosting a seafood reception for legislators and other government officials to meet Mote scientists and educators. Oceans Day also promotes public awareness of the need to protect, enhance, and manage Florida's resources for future generations. Healthy oceans are critical for Florida's economy and to promote sustainable resources for all Floridians. As part of the celebration, Secretary of State Katherine Harris is issuing a proclamation that recognizes the contributions of Dr. Sylvia Earle to ocean exploration and conservation. The Oceans Day events are sponsored and organized by the Florida Ocean Alliance, the Florida Institute of Oceanography and Mote Marine Laboratory. "The Florida Ocean Alliance is very pleased to have Dr. Sylvia Earle speak to legislators on the importance of Florida's oceans to our state's ecology and economy. As an expert on ocean research, Director of the Sustainable Seas Expedition, and as one of the world's Heroes of the Planet, Dr. Earle is well prepared to discuss responsible stewardship of ocean resources for Floridians," said David McDonald, Alliance chair and Chairman of the Florida Ports Council. The Florida Ocean Alliance is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public-private partnership of government, academic, and private sectors formed in 1999 to promote awareness and understanding of the ocean's importance to the ecology and economy of Florida. More information on the Alliance is available at their website www.floridaoceanalliance.org. The FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems serves as secretariat for the Florida Ocean Alliance. The Alliance Board of Directors includes Chair, David McDonald of the Florida Ports Council, Vice Chair Dr. Kumar Mahadevan of Mote Marine Laboratory, Dr. James Cato of Florida Sea Grant, Dr. Andrew Clark of Harris Corporation/Maritime Communications Services, Dr. Duane DeFreese of Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute, Timothy Edmond of Arvida, a St. Joe company, Dr. John Ogden of the Florida Institute of Oceanography, Dr. Ellen Prager of Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Jody Thomas of The Nature Conservancy, Jim Walsh of Carnival Cruises, and Capt. William Wright of Royal Caribbean International. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From fpl at circop.com Mon Feb 11 20:38:10 2002 From: fpl at circop.com (Fabrice Poiraud-Lambert) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 01:38:10 GMT Subject: CIRCoP is looking for Scientists able to talk about Coral Reefs Message-ID: & Medical Research Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 21:04:28 +0100 Sender: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Dear All, In order to deal with a still uncovered but important topic during = CIRCoP (Int'l Coral Reefs Conferences of Paris - www.circop.com - Paris, = Feb. 2003), we are looking for specialists of Medical Research on Coral = who could explain to attendees from General Public how important coral = reefs can be for human health. Financial conditions are exposed on the event's web site.=20 Please write to fpl at circop.com if you want to submit a Talk. Best Regards Fabrice Poiraud-Lambert CIRCoP Project Director for R=E9cif France http://www.circop.com, to Enjoy Great Protected Coral Reefs Official CIRCoP Partners : VediorBis - Sony Computer France - Paris = Int'l Dive Show ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From chiaracaligara at hotmail.com Wed Feb 13 02:34:14 2002 From: chiaracaligara at hotmail.com (chiara caligara) Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 08:34:14 +0100 Subject: Predators of sea Anemones Message-ID: Does anybody know who are the predators of sea anemones? Thank you, Chiara Caligara _________________________________________________________________ Discutez en ligne avec vos amis, essayez MSN Messenger : http://messenger.msn.fr ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From info at gektidis.de Wed Feb 13 09:31:04 2002 From: info at gektidis.de (marcos) Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 15:31:04 +0100 Subject: isrs-bioerosion session Message-ID: European meeting of the International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) Cambridge, England, (4-7th September 2002) Dear all, I would like to invite those of you working in the field of ?Bioerosion in reef environments? to consider submitting a paper for oral presentation, or as a poster. We are limited to a total of 8 oral presentations. So please decide and submit fast. As you can see below, the deadline for the reduced rate is the 15th of febuary. For speakers of the bioerosion session this deadline can be streched a bit further, but not much. Deadlines: a) Deadline for reduced rate conference registration: 15th february (but note that registrations at the higher rate can be accepted up until 21st august) b) Deadline for receipt of abstracts: 1st june. Please also note that if you are submitting an abstract for a thematic session, you should send copies of your abstract to the session convenors, as well as to the central conference address. For further information klick to www.isrs2002.org Cheers, Marcos Gektidis, PhD Geologisch-Pal?ontologisches Institut Senckenberganlage 32-34 60054 Frankfurt am Main Germany Tel. +49 69 798 23215 FAX +49 69 798 22958 Mail to: info at gektidis.de ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From debimack at auracom.com Wed Feb 13 10:50:29 2002 From: debimack at auracom.com (Debbie MacKenzie) Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 11:50:29 -0400 Subject: Regarding zooplankton Message-ID: Dear coral-list, Further to our discussion last year on the possibility of food shortage as a cause of mass coral bleaching and coral epidemics, I remain very concerned that the declining abundance of oceanic zooplankton is an important variable in the picture. I raised this question earlier - "is tropical zooplankton declining also?" - and did not get much feedback beyond a few offlist comments to the effect that the declines noted elsewhere (e.g. off California) have been the result of decreased vertical mixing in ocean areas where mixing is more pronounced and so has a greater effect on productivity. Therefore, if zooplankton productivity is felt to be directly related to mixing, then I suppose a decline in the not-very-mixed tropics would not be anticipated(?) However, zooplankton is declining markedly in the seemingly-normally-mixed North Atlantic - in fact there's lots of phytoplankton to indicate that mixing is occurring, but zooplankton is declining nevertheless. I suspect that the decline is related to the loss of fish, and fish spawn, which contributes considerable amounts of energy and nutrients to the plankton. What do you think of this idea? I find it intriguing, for instance, that the giant bluefin tuna produces some of the smallest fish eggs in the sea, and that this fish fattens itself in the temperate seas and then migrates to the tropics to spawn millions of little food packages small enough to be consumed by a coral polyp... And of course, the reduction in the spawning stock of bluefin tuna has been considerable. I would appreciate any of your comments on this article: http://www.fisherycrisis.com/fisheggs.html sincerely, Debbie MacKenzie Abstract of article: Declining numbers of oceanic zooplankton cannot be entirely accounted for by the climate-warming-induced slacking of upwelling currents. For example, the North Atlantic ocean offers a picture today of unusually low zooplankton numbers in the presence of unusually high phytoplankton numbers, a finding which runs directly contrary to expectations. The life histories of common zooplankton organisms (e.g. copepods) reveal that while juvenile stages are herbivorous, adult stages are not. They are frequently omnivores or carnivores. The reproduction of herbivorous zooplankton therefore is not solely related to the availability of plant food. The abundance and quality of carnivorous food available to the adult stages also impacts directly on the successful reproduction of the herbivores. Pelagic spawn released by marine fish and invertebrates is accessible food to these carnivorous zooplankton. The massive reduction in "spawning stocks" of multiple marine species that has been induced by human fishing is therefore plausibly implicated in the current declining numbers of zooplankton. Spawn production in the ocean has obviously declined with the elimination of spawning fish, and this gradual withdrawl of a rich carnivorous food supply to the zooplankton may have negatively affected their ability to reproduce. It also follows that total new organic production (and carbon fixation) in the marine system will have been reduced. The widespread declining trend in age and size at maturity in marine fish and invertebrate species possibly represents a systemic reaction to the falling density of zooplankton, in the form of an increased effort to produce spawn in compensation. If fishing has "undercut" the zooplankton in this manner, and it seems entirely plausible that it has, then one "unintended, unanticipated negative consequence" of continued fish removals will be the collapse of virtually the entire marine ecosystem. Continuing to focus our explanatory efforts solely on temperature changes and "global warming," despite remarkable inconsistencies between predicted and observed effects, merely continues a long-ingrained human thought pattern of denial...denial of the full impact of our ruthless destruction of marine life...and perhaps denial that many of our earlier theories about how the ecosystem functions are now proving to be, to a rather significant extent, incorrect. For example, the concept of energy flowing in only a single direction in marine systems, upwards through successively higher trophic levels, is challenged by consideration of the significant quantity of energy that is actually channelled directly downwards in the form of marine spawn. Although it inevitably dissipates, energy can be seen to follow many circular routes within the ecosystem, cycling along with nutrients. In this way, animate marine life in total acts as a catalyst for the continuation of high rates or primary production...a greater abundance fish in the sea, therefore, ultimately results in a higher rate of marine carbon fixation. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From paulstampfl at eircom.net Thu Feb 14 06:48:00 2002 From: paulstampfl at eircom.net (Paul Stampfl) Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 11:48:00 -0000 Subject: Suitability functions/curves Message-ID: Dear All, With regard to a raster (GIS) based impact assessment study on coral reef and seagrass systems I am looking for suitability functions (optimum curve, limits) of abiotic parameters (temperature, salinity, depth, PAR/turbidity etc.) for seagrass species and coral families "groups" and species. Any input is sincerely appreciated. Paul ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From v_fruh at hotmail.com Thu Feb 14 10:07:50 2002 From: v_fruh at hotmail.com (Virginie Fruh) Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 16:07:50 +0100 Subject: nudibranch phd Message-ID: Hello everyone, just wondering if you knew of any university or professor who would like to supervise ? PhD project on nudibranch feeding strategies, f. ex. do they need to prey on toxic species (those who use them for own defence), or do they use specific toxins for specific cases, etc..... in Canada, New Zealand, or Australia? It's very difficult to find any information on nudibranch phd programmes...as there might not be any!! Thanks, Virginie Virginie Fruh Ch. des Bruy?res 14 1007 Lausanne 021 601.30.40 079 379.74.29 v_fruh at hotmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: Click Here ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From r.berkelmans at aims.gov.au Thu Feb 14 20:35:42 2002 From: r.berkelmans at aims.gov.au (Ray Berkelmans) Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 11:35:42 +1000 Subject: Update on bleaching on the GBR Message-ID: Dear all Apologies for cross postings. As most of you will be aware, the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) has been experiencing very hot temperatures this summer and bleaching is being reported from many reefs spread from the southern to the northern GBR. For the latest update on what we know so far, please visit the update at: http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/bleaching/index.html We (the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Australian Institute of Marine Science) are very keen to receive reports on what people are seeing out there. If you have been out somewhere on the GBR, can you please take the time to fill out an on-line bleaching form at the above web site? Feedback is provided in the form of weekly updates on a map showing all reports to date. Thanks to all those who have filled out forms so far. Please keep them coming! Best regards Ray Berkelmans Research Scientist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB 3 Townsville Q4810 Ph 061 7 47534268 Fax 061 7 47534429 ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From MCrosby at usaid.gov Fri Feb 15 12:42:09 2002 From: MCrosby at usaid.gov (Crosby, Michael) Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 12:42:09 -0500 Subject: Butterflyfish (Family Chaetodontidae) Research and Monitoring Message-ID: A MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM & WORKSHOP: Butterflyfish (Family Chaetodontidae) Research and Monitoring June 19-20, 2002 Aqaba, Jordan Sponsors: Marine Science Station (MSS) ? University of Jordan/Yarmouk University Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Co-Chairs: Dr. Maroof Khalaf ? MSS [maroof at ju.edu.jo] Dr. Michael P. Crosby - NOAA [mcrosby at usaid.gov or michael.crosby at noaa.gov] PURPOSE Butterflyfish (Family Chaetodontidae) serve as the focal point for many coral reef research and monitoring efforts through the Indo-Pacific, in general, and the Middle East region, more specifically. However, despite many informal discussions amongst leading butterflyfish researchers that have identified the value in organizing a formal science symposium on the state of research and monitoring of fishes of the family Chaetodontidae, there has never been such a symposium held at an international level. The MSS, ASEZA and NOAA are partnering together to sponsor this Regional Science Symposium and Workshop to: a) develop a scientific consensus on the state of knowledge dealing with butterflyfish in Middle East coral reef ecosystems, b) share experiences and insights between and amongst Middle East scientists, and colleagues from throughout the Indo-Pacific, regarding the use of butterflyfish as indicators of ecological conditions (?health?) of coral reefs, and possibly by extension global climate change, c) identify priorities for future local and regionally based butterflyfish research and monitoring, and d) discuss the potential for developing a regional butterflyfish monitoring database that would serve as a focal point for examining local and regional trends for changes in coral reefs. PARTICIPANTS In order to ensure that the stated purposes of this Regional Science Symposium and Workshop are addressed, participation level will be limited to no more than 35 individuals. Priority will be given to resident scientists and students in Middle East countries who are conducting research and monitoring on butterflyfish. A limited number of invited scientists from throughout the broader Indo-Pacific region will also participate in order to share information, methodologies, experiences and perspectives. The sponsors are able to provide a limited level of travel assistance to ensure the participation of at least 1-2 key researchers from each interested Middle East country. FORMAT It is envisioned that this two-day event will include two keynote addresses ? one on the background and history of the importance of studying butterflyfish, in particular, and the other on indicator species concept, in general. Participants will also have the opportunity to make formal presentations (standard 15 minute format with 5 minute question period) on the state of butterflyfish research and monitoring in their countries. There will also be small group workshop discussions on topics such as standardizing methodologies, future research and monitoring priorities and potential development of a regional butterflyfish database. A final product of the symposium and workshop will be the publication of a peer-reviewed ?proceedings? document containing full-length manuscripts of all symposium presentations and workshop recommendations. BACKGROUND The concept of using one or a small group of species to indicate changing conditions of a coral reef community or ecosystem is not new. Fish assemblages may be used as indicators of environmental degradation. Important criteria for a useful bio-indicator are, not only that it is closely associated with a particular ecosystem, but that the species should be relatively abundant, easily observed and quantified, long lived and strongly site attached to the particular environment. Obligate coral feeding butterflyfishes of the Family Chaetodontidae are excellent candidates as bio-indicators of Middle East and Indo-Pacific coral reefs. The butterflyfish indicator species approach was originally designed for elucidating subtle, sub-lethal changes due to chronic, low levels of disturbances which are often more difficult, costly and time consuming to detect using conventional monitoring methods. However, the method is also useful for detecting improvement (from an anthropocentric perspective) of ecological conditions on the reef due to the gradual reduction in the levels of disturbance leading to the eventual recovery and natural restoration of the reef. The method is ideally suited when an early warning of sub-lethal change helps the assessment process leading to management decisions. Due to its ?low technology? approach, the butterflyfish indicator method also has the advantage of a high benefit-to-cost ratio. The Middle East Regional Science Symposium and Workshop: Butterflyfish (Family Chaetodontidae) Research and Monitoring is the first step for attempting to coordinate and link various butterflyfish projects in the Middle East with other similar efforts that are underway, planned or completed in the region. The involvement a key scientist from throughout the broader Indo-Pacific region will also facilitate the creation of an international ?virtual? transect running from the Gulf of Aqaba/Red Sea to Eritrea/South Africa and across the Indian Ocean to various Pacific Islands. This will provide large spatial scale baseline data for future generations regarding changes in the conditions of the world?s coral reefs. A great deal of data already exists in local areas along this virtual transect. For example, the butterflyfish indicator technique of Crosby and Reese (1996) are already in use in Hawaii, Saipan, Guam and American Samoa. The method, in varying forms, has been employed in the Bunaken Marine Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia since 1998 (pers. com., Massimo Boyer), elsewhere in Indonesia (Bawole and Boli, 2000; U. Killguss, pers. com.), Australia (Berumen and Pratchett, 2000; Pratchett 2000), Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean (R. Jeyabhaskaran, pers. com.), Seychelles and South Africa (Samways et al., in press), Eritrea (Zekeria and Videler, 2000), Saudi Arabia (Joseph 2000) and the Gulf of Aqaba (Khalaf and Crosby, in prep.; Crosby et al., in prep). CONTACT INFORMATION Individuals interested in receiving an invitation to participate in this symposium are encouraged to provide a short statement of their pertinent research and monitoring activities and institutional affiliation to Dr. M.P. Crosby (michael.crosby at noaa.gov or mcrosby at usaid.gov) as soon as possible. 1st Announcement ? February 15, 2002 ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From acohen at whoi.edu Sat Feb 16 15:53:50 2002 From: acohen at whoi.edu (Anne Cohen) Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 12:53:50 -0800 Subject: Goldschmidt 2002 Special Symposium on Biogenic Skeletons Message-ID: Dear All I want to draw your attention to a special symposium at this year's Goldschmidt conference to be held in Davos, Switzerland 18th-23rd August, (http://www.goldschmidt-conference.com/2002/gold2002/). The session is entitled "The Geochemistry of Biogenic Minerals" and focuses on the nature, magnitude and mechanisms by which biological processes impact the chemistry and structure of biogenic skeletons and skeletal accretions. We are also interested in non biogenic accretions, including stalagmites, so we might learn about disequilibrium processes that are non biological in origin. The session will be of interest to those working on biomineralization and those who use biological archives as environmental proxies. The session description is posted below this message and you will find it also at the conference web site by clicking on "symposia". Ours is #S49. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like feedback on topics. Information about abstract submission, deadlines and circulars is posted on the conference website. Thank you Anne Cohen and Nobu Shimizu. -- Dr A.L. Cohen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Geology and Geophysics, ms#23 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA T: 508 289 2958 F: 508 457 2175 The Geochemistry of Biogenic Minerals Session Convenors: Anne Cohen and Nobuchimi Shimizu The isotope and elemental compositions of accretionary skeletons (fish otoliths, corals, shells of molluscs and terrestrial snails, speleotherms and foraminifera) are used as tracers in such broad applications as identification of natal spawning grounds, estimation of paleotemperatures and tracing volcanic eruptions on the ocean floor. The assumption underlying these applications is that skeletal chemistry reflects the external environment, offset by predictable and consistent fractionation factors or partition coefficients that can be determined through laboratory experiments or thermodynamic calculations. In reality however, controls on the chemical composition of biogenic skeletons are usually a mix of exogenous and endogenous factors, the latter tied to some aspect of organism metabolism. In the past few years, recognition of the impact of biological processes on geochemical proxies has led to a focused attempt at elucidating "vital effects", with progress in the interpretation and accuracy of tracer applications. This session invites contributions from researchers with interest in the nature, magnitude and mechanisms by which biological processes impact skeletal structure and chemistry. The session is not exclusive to carbonates or biological skeletons, but will focus on accretionary structures. Theorists, modellers and geochemical analysts are encouraged to submit abstracts to this session. Potential topics include: Calcification mechanisms and their influence on isotope and trace element geochemistry of aquatic skeletons; The relationship between fish physiology, endolymph composition and the chemistry of fish otoliths; Do stalagmites obey the laws of thermodynamics? Kinetic disequilibria, surface enrichment and equilibrium controls on mineral composition in low temperature environments; How do algal symbionts affect the structure and chemistry of the host skeleton? ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Hanisak at HBOI.edu Sun Feb 17 11:03:38 2002 From: Hanisak at HBOI.edu (Dennis Hanisak) Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 11:03:38 -0500 Subject: Summer Internships Message-ID: Jim, I tried to post this today but was not successful. As time is short, I thought I would send it to you for posting on the Coral Reef List Server. Thanks, Dennis SUMMER INTERNSHIPS Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution offers a Summer Internship Program to qualified undergraduate and graduate students interested in marine-related fields. Our Internship Program is designed to provide students work experience in a research environment. The areas of study may include, but are not limited to: aquaculture, biomedical marine research, marine biology, marine mammal research, marine natural product chemistry, marine microbiology, ocean engineering, and oceanography. The 2002 Summer Intern Program begins May 28 and continues through August 2 (10 weeks). Deadline for applications is March 1. Awards will be announced ca. April 1. A downloadable application form is available at . ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From lovell at is.com.fj Mon Feb 18 13:33:48 2002 From: lovell at is.com.fj (Ed Lovell) Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 06:33:48 +1200 Subject: Coral bleaching in Fiji Message-ID: Dear Coral-list, The recent high SST?s have resulted in initial coral bleaching in Fiji. The phenomenon is just beginning (14/2/02) near Suva, Vanua Levu, and is more advanced on the north side of Viti Levu. Unlike the 2000 event, the degree of temperature elevation from the NOAA SST observations has been greater to north of the main island, Viti Levu. We have just had about 1.5 weeks of clear skies and intense sun. There is now a thermocline at 3-5m in the Suva area, which is unusual for Fiji. Temperatures are 310 -31.60C above the thermocline and less than 300C below it (to17m). Bleaching is confined to reef crests that are above the thermocline. Susceptible taxa that are showing signs of paling are: Acropora, Stylophora Pocillopora, Pavona clavus, Hydnophora. The amount of bleaching at this stage is less than 1% of colonies and few are white, most are just starting to pale. An abundance of small colonies has recruited after the 2000 mass bleaching. None of these small colonies exhibit bleaching. The weather is now cloudy for the first time in 1.5 weeks. A tropical low is deepening in near Fiji, which should cause the cooling of the SST's. Fijian reefs have exhibited coral bleaching for five years. Relatively minor bleaching occurred for two years before the major bleaching of 2000. Bleaching in 2001 was extensive in some areas but, generally, the nation's reefs were spared by the cooling influence of Cyclone Paula. Unfortunately, extensive damage was done along the southern coasts by the associated large wave event which removed living coral down to 10m, in some cases, and much of the dead standing coral from the year 2000 bleaching mortality. Edward R. Lovell Biological Consultants, Fiji PO Box 3129, Lami, Fiji Ph./Fax (679) 361358 Email: lovell at is.com.fj Robyn Cumming USP Email: cumming_r at usp.ac.fj From dave_t_wilson at hotmail.com Tue Feb 19 00:55:14 2002 From: dave_t_wilson at hotmail.com (Dave Wilson) Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 15:55:14 +1000 Subject: OTOLITH PROCESSING CONTRACT(S) Message-ID: OTOLITH PROCESSING CONTRACT(S) In association with the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR), American Samoan Government, the Marine Resources section is calling for expressions of interest to process coral reef fish otoliths. Approximately 2500 otoliths, primarily adults, have been collected from various locations around American Samoa. Specific tasks to be completed by the successful bid(s) include the following: 1) Otolith weights (one from each pair), 2) Cross-sectioning of one otolith from each fish (glass mounting for long term storage), 3) Reading (3) of all sectioned otoliths, 4) Entering of all data into a spreadsheet (Excel ? both disk copy and a hard copy are to be sent to DMWR upon contract completion), 5) Return of all samples to DMWR after processing (mounted sections, extra otoliths), 6) High quality microphotographs of several otoliths from each of the 5 main species collected (listed below). The photographs must be suitable for publication in scientific journals (additional otolith preparation will likely be required). Photo?s of whole otolith, half otolith and reading growth-axis is required. Approximately 480 fish otolith pairs were collected from the following 5 species: Acanthurus nigricans From GBUCK at crs.loc.gov Tue Feb 19 15:27:51 2002 From: GBUCK at crs.loc.gov (Gene Buck) Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 15:27:51 -0500 Subject: Coral restoration information sought Message-ID: Colleagues: I'm seeking information for the U.S. Congress related to progress and understanding of coral restoration in the United States and territories. More specifically, I'm seeking information on: a) who are some of the key individuals working in this area and/or significant programs working on or involved with this issue; and b) what is the current state of knowledge of coral restoration (any citations to recent literature that best summarizes this state of knowledge?) relating to what works, what doesn't, economics of restoration, time frame for restoration, etc. Please respond to me directly at gbuck at crs.loc.gov Thanks in advance for your assistance. Gene Buck, senior analyst Congressional Research Service ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From john.naughton at noaa.gov Tue Feb 19 18:19:30 2002 From: john.naughton at noaa.gov (John Naughton) Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 13:19:30 -1000 Subject: Coral restoration information sought Message-ID: Gene: I recently co-authored two papers with Paul Jokiel (U. of Hawaii) summarizing coral reef mitigation and restoration techniques employeed in the Pacific Islands. We presented them at the Oceans 2001 Conference in November. Send me your fax number and I'll send copies. They should provide much of the info you're looking for. John Naughton Pacific Islands Environmental Coordinator NMFS, NOAA Honolulu Gene Buck wrote: > Colleagues: > > I'm seeking information for the U.S. Congress related to progress and understanding of coral restoration in the United States and territories. More specifically, I'm seeking information on: > > a) who are some of the key individuals working in this area and/or significant programs working on or involved with this issue; and > > b) what is the current state of knowledge of coral restoration (any citations to recent literature that best summarizes this state of knowledge?) relating to what works, what doesn't, economics of restoration, time frame for restoration, etc. > > Please respond to me directly at gbuck at crs.loc.gov Thanks in advance for your assistance. > > Gene Buck, senior analyst > Congressional Research Service > > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit http://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 http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From jpquod.arvam at wanadoo.fr Tue Feb 19 19:26:08 2002 From: jpquod.arvam at wanadoo.fr (Jean Pascal QUOD) Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 08:26:08 +0800 Subject: Incidence of ship immersion in coral reef ecosystems. Message-ID: Incidence of ship immersion in coral reef ecosystems. Dear Coral-Listers, Numerous islands from the Western Indian ocean (incl. French islands of R=E9union and Mayotte) have developed diving in coral reefs as a key source for income and want to offer divers ship wrecks as new targets. Mauritius has also successful numerous shipwrecks for recreational activities on coastal areas. We presently have a special interest in assessing the key ecological impacts of small vessels (less than 25 m), sink as artificial reefs for divers and which have been previously depoluted. Attention should be paid to the following questions : - Does wrecked ships negatively affect both benthic and fish communities ? How ? - Is there a real correlation between ship wrecks and ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) by enhancing potentially toxic dinoflagellates populations = ? - Where should vessels be sink as diving =B3hot spots=B2 in coral mood, if it has to be effective ? I=B9ll be grateful to everyone who will contribute & allow a better understanding of these particular points. Best regards, --B_3097038368_111926 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Incidence of ship immersion in coral reef ecosystems.

Incidence of ship immersion in cor= al reef ecosystems.

Dear Coral-Listers,

Numerous islands from the Western Indian ocean (incl. French islands of R&e= acute;union and Mayotte) have developed diving in coral reefs as a key sourc= e for income and want to offer divers ship wrecks as new targets. Mauritius = has also successful numerous shipwrecks for recreational activities on coast= al areas.

We presently have a special interest in assessing the key ecological impact= s of small vessels (less than 25 m), sink as artificial reefs for divers and= which have been previously depoluted.
Attention should be paid to the following questions :
- Does wrecked ships negatively affect both benthic and fish communities ? = How ?
- Is there a real correlation between ship wrecks and ciguatera fish poison= ing (CFP) by enhancing potentially toxic dinoflagellates populations ?
- Where should vessels be sink as diving “hot spots” in coral m= ood, if it has to be effective ?

I’ll be grateful to everyone who will contribute & allow a better= understanding of these particular points.

Best regards,

 --B_3097038368_111926-- ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From tvs at uskonet.com Wed Feb 20 05:05:19 2002 From: tvs at uskonet.com (Tania van Schalkwyk) Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 14:05:19 +0400 Subject: Request for information: Mauriitan biodiversity, ecotourism Message-ID: To Whom it may concern: I am writing to urgently request information regarding ecotourism & the biodiversity of Mauritius. In particular, regarding the role of islets in sustaining the marine & flora (as well as bird life) ecology of the area. There are currently plans to build a high class village of villas and camping/recreational site on an island named L'isle aux Benitiers on the southwest coast of Mauritus. The hotel would take up 50 harpents and a third of the island would remain a nature reserve for migrating birds. Though how a reserve can be sustained next to such development is questionable. Also, the arguments being put forth are that the island is already exploited by a coconut plantation, and therefore of not much ecological conservation value. This may be true for most of the flora value (even though there are 2 rare plant species on the islet). However, the islet is situated in one of the last relatively unspoilt areas of coral reefs. It has a rich mollusc population of clams, mussels, oysters, "tec tec" "ti poulle"and "ash d'am" (please excuse the colloquial terms used as I am not a scientific officer).This planned development is being put forth as a development that would not disturb the environment. A 1994 report by Bell (Wildlife Management International Ltd), reccomendation stated "no overnighting" and a 2001taskforce report(Mauritian ministry of the environment) reccomended the islet be used for "eco-tourism". I could go on about the many other important aspects of this islet in the ecosystem of the area; as well as the cultural significance of its location directly opposite a typical fishing village with a strong Maharathi & Kreol culture. These are just some quick ideas & thoughts around the issue. Should you require more information please ask me. However, I am not an "expert" . I am a concerned citizen (amongst many others) and wish to gather as much information as possible around the biodiversity/sociocultural importance of the islet. My aim is to inform myself and others so that the Mauritian nation can make a wise and informed choice around the future of this islet, which could set a precedent for the future of other such islets and the ecology & culture of Mauritius and the Indian Ocean. I therefore request any information possible, as well as useful contacts, as soon as possible; as plans for the project seem to be rushing ahead. Is there an organisation/individual who can come and conduct a study? If so, what are the procedures? I thank you for taking the time to read this and help me. I apologise if my approach is unorthodox and informal, but as I said I am a concerned citizen with a time limit! I look forward to your favourable reply. Yours Sincerely, Tania (Haberland) van Schalkwyk (a concerned citizen) Below please find a copy of a letter I have sent regarding the issue mentioned above. Your input (if appropriate) would be much valued. Thankyou. **************************************************************************** ******************************************************************** Dear Concerned citizen/expert/activist: I am a citizen concerned about the plans to develop l'ile aux Benitiers, on the southwest coast of Mauritius. In the past 2 weeks, I have been phoning around, emailing and meeting with people: government departments, ecologists, scientists, journalists, fishermen & other concerned citizens; to : 1.try and see what impact this project would have on the ecosystem the islet is such a crucial part of. 2. get a general idea of what people think & feel about plans around l'ile aux benitier. 3. become involved and help in any actions being taken to stop an irresponsible project taking place on the islet. Based on my research, * I get the idea that most people (not all) -expert & non; are opposed to the current plans to build an haute de gamme villas complex (100 rooms), as well as a camping and loisir site with a small bird nature reserve. This is because the general opinion is that such a development would disturb the environment: marine and terrestrial of the area with serious biodiversity repurcussions. * I sense that the government has many conflicting reports/opinions/policies regarding l'ile aux Benitiers and other islets. That this could lead to an irresponsible development going ahead seems very possible. Therefore, I am writing to you: 1. To offer my help and any information I have to any organisation or person(s) taking action regarding l'ile aux Benitiers. Please let me know asap. I am also willing to meet with interested parties. 2. To seek your help with the following project: I am compiling a list of opinions & statements regarding: - the "haut de gamme" villas complex/camping site/small reserve proposal for L'ile aux Benitiers; -as well as about any development plans for the islet. - and in general about the ecosystem of the southwest of Mauritius: biodiversity, sociocultural & environmental impact. These statements are to be used in a petition (soon to be launched) and a press release/article. I request as many opinions/statements as possible. Please send them to me ASAP, preferably by tomorrow noon (Thursday the 21st of February 2002). Late submissions are welcome, but may not be able to be used. With your statement, please provide the following details: 1. whether you wish to remain anonymous or be referenced 2. your job title (optional) 3. In what capacity you are making this statement: expert or non-expert; if expert please give details. 4. Include any references, policies, reports, audits you know of to support your statement 5. Your consent (or non-consent) for me to use them in either the petition, and/or the press release/article. 6. Contact details:(optional) which will remain confidential. Please forward this letter to anyone you know of who may contribute. I thank you for your time and help. I look forward to your favourable reply and of helping you in return. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any queries or comments. Yours Sincerely, Tania (Haberland) van Schalkwyk A concerned citizen ************************************************************************* Only after the last tree has been cut down, Only after the last river has been poisoned, Only after the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. -Cree Indian prophecy. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From debimack at auracom.com Wed Feb 20 11:43:10 2002 From: debimack at auracom.com (Debbie MacKenzie) Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 12:43:10 -0400 Subject: Regarding zooplankton Message-ID: Dear coral-list, Further to our discussion last year on the possibility of food shortage as a cause of mass coral bleaching and coral epidemics, I remain very concerned that the declining abundance of oceanic zooplankton is an important variable in the picture. I raised this question earlier - "is tropical zooplankton declining also?" - and did not get much feedback beyond a few offlist comments to the effect that the declines noted elsewhere (e.g. off California) have been the result of decreased vertical mixing in ocean areas where mixing is more pronounced and so has a greater effect on productivity. Therefore, if zooplankton productivity is felt to be directly related to mixing, then I suppose a decline in the not-very-mixed tropics would not be anticipated(?) However, zooplankton is declining markedly in the seemingly-normally-mixed North Atlantic - in fact there's lots of phytoplankton to indicate that mixing is occurring, but zooplankton is declining nevertheless. I suspect that the decline is related to the loss of fish, and fish spawn, which contributes considerable amounts of energy and nutrients to the plankton. What do you think of this idea? I find it intriguing, for instance, that the giant bluefin tuna produces some of the smallest fish eggs in the sea, and that this fish fattens itself in the temperate seas and then migrates to the tropics to spawn millions of little food packages small enough to be consumed by a coral polyp... And of course, the reduction in the spawning stock of bluefin tuna has been considerable. I would appreciate any of your comments on this article: http://www.fisherycrisis.com/fisheggs.html sincerely, Debbie MacKenzie Abstract of article: Declining numbers of oceanic zooplankton cannot be entirely accounted for by the climate-warming-induced slacking of upwelling currents. For example, the North Atlantic ocean offers a picture today of unusually low zooplankton numbers in the presence of unusually high phytoplankton numbers, a finding which runs directly contrary to expectations. The life histories of common zooplankton organisms (e.g. copepods) reveal that while juvenile stages are herbivorous, adult stages are not. They are frequently omnivores or carnivores. The reproduction of herbivorous zooplankton therefore is not solely related to the availability of plant food. The abundance and quality of carnivorous food available to the adult stages also impacts directly on the successful reproduction of the herbivores. Pelagic spawn released by marine fish and invertebrates is accessible food to these carnivorous zooplankton. The massive reduction in "spawning stocks" of multiple marine species that has been induced by human fishing is therefore plausibly implicated in the current declining numbers of zooplankton. Spawn production in the ocean has obviously declined with the elimination of spawning fish, and this gradual withdrawl of a rich carnivorous food supply to the zooplankton may have negatively affected their ability to reproduce. It also follows that total new organic production (and carbon fixation) in the marine system will have been reduced. The widespread declining trend in age and size at maturity in marine fish and invertebrate species possibly represents a systemic reaction to the falling density of zooplankton, in the form of an increased effort to produce spawn in compensation. If fishing has "undercut" the zooplankton in this manner, and it seems entirely plausible that it has, then one "unintended, unanticipated negative consequence" of continued fish removals will be the collapse of virtually the entire marine ecosystem. Continuing to focus our explanatory efforts solely on temperature changes and "global warming," despite remarkable inconsistencies between predicted and observed effects, merely continues a long-ingrained human thought pattern of denial...denial of the full impact of our ruthless destruction of marine life...and perhaps denial that many of our earlier theories about how the ecosystem functions are now proving to be, to a rather significant extent, incorrect. For example, the concept of energy flowing in only a single direction in marine systems, upwards through successively higher trophic levels, is challenged by consideration of the significant quantity of energy that is actually channelled directly downwards in the form of marine spawn. Although it inevitably dissipates, energy can be seen to follow many circular routes within the ecosystem, cycling along with nutrients. In this way, animate marine life in total acts as a catalyst for the continuation of high rates or primary production...a greater abundance fish in the sea, therefore, ultimately results in a higher rate of marine carbon fixation. From john.naughton at noaa.gov Wed Feb 20 15:53:54 2002 From: john.naughton at noaa.gov (John Naughton) Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 10:53:54 -1000 Subject: Coral restoration information sought Message-ID: Gene: Papers on the way via fax. Coral Listees: I'm being totally innundated with requests for our papers. I will attempt to make copies available to all electronically. Will let you know as soon as possible and at what web site. Mahalo much, John Gene Buck wrote: > John: > > Thanks much. Fax number here is (202) 707-7289. Much appreciate the papers: > > "I recently co-authored two papers with Paul Jokiel (U. of Hawaii) summarizing coral reef mitigation and restoration techniques employeed in the Pacific Islands. We presented them at the Oceans 2001 Conference in November. Send me your fax number and I'll send copies. They should provide much of the info you're looking for." > > Gene Buck, gbuck at crs.loc.gov ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From mr-t at dml.ac.uk Thu Feb 21 09:18:32 2002 From: mr-t at dml.ac.uk (Murray Roberts) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 14:18:32 +0000 Subject: Job advert in UK Message-ID: Dear all Copied below is a job advert that may be of interest to those working on cold-water corals and fisheries. For more information please contact Dr. Edmund Green Head, Marine and Coastal Programme UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge CB3 0DL United Kingdom Tel: (44) 1223 277314 Fax: (44) 1223 277136 E mail: ed.green at unep-wcmc.org best wishes Murray UNEP-WCMC Senior Programme Officer Marine and Coastal Programme The UNEP-WCMC Marine and Coastal programme requires a Senior Programme Officer to work on the impacts of fisheries on marine biodiversity at regional and global scales. The successful candidate will be expected to continue to the Centre's work on restricted fishing zones, and to develop additional projects on the assessment of the impacts of fisheries on marine biodiversity in partnership with relevant organisations. These will be the principal areas of work for the successful candidate who will also be expected to contribute to UNEP-WCMC's activities on marine protected areas, vulnerable ecosystems and endangered species. Key qualifications will be: previous experience in marine ecology or conservation with an emphasis on regional or global scale fisheries; some proven success in fundraising; an ability to produce high quality work on particular projects with minimum supervision, often working with, and supervising, other team members; time management skills to meet deadlines punctually; some previous experience of managing project budgets; demonstrable knowledge of, and enthusiasm for, marine conservation. Candidates will be expected to have a minimum of a Masters degree in a relevant subject area and 3+ years professional experience. The successful candidate will be asked to assume responsibility for some projects within the Marine and Coastal Programme, and will be called upon to represent the Programme both externally and internally. Candidates for this position will be expected to undertake travel abroad and demonstrate that they are able to work independently or as part of a team. The appointment will be initially for one year with the possibility of further renewal. Full details of terms and conditions and job description are available from UNEP-WCMC personnel. Salary will be based on level of qualifications, skills and experience. The closing date for letters of interest plus your current CV is Friday 22 March 2002, with a view to employment commencing Monday 3 June 2002. Please contact: personnel at unep-wcmc.org About UNEP-WCMC (www.unep-wcmc.org) The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre provides information for policy and action to conserve the living world. The Centre's activities include assessment and early warning studies in forest, dryland, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Research on endangered species and biodiversity indicators provide policy-makers with vital knowledge on global trends in conservation and sustainable use of wildlife and their habitats. Extensive use is made of geographic information systems and other analytical technologies that help to visualise trends, patterns and emerging priorities for conservation action. UNEP-WCMC does this work through three divisions: 1. Information Services: facilitating access to information on biological diversity, through Enquiries and Publications, Library, and Electronic Communications Services; 2. Assessment and Early Warning: assessing the status, value and management of biological diversity; 3. Conventions and Policy Support: working with conventions and organisations, and providing capacity building and information management services. J Murray Roberts Scottish Association for Marine Science Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory Oban, Argyll, PA37 1QA, UK Tel: +44 (0)1631-559241 Fax: +44 (0)1631-559001 e-mail: m.roberts at dml.ac.uk website: www.sams.ac.uk ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From flinncurren at yahoo.com Thu Feb 21 17:01:55 2002 From: flinncurren at yahoo.com (Flinn Curren) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 11:01:55 -1100 Subject: 3 Positions Available in American Samoa Message-ID: Three Positions Available in American Samoa The American Samoan Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources is currently recruiting three positions for two year contracts, starting about the end of July 2002. These positions are: Lobster Fishery Biologist Inshore Fisheries Ecology Project Leader GIS Technician The lobster fishery biologist and inshore fisheries ecology project leader positions require a minimum qualifications of: 1. An M.Sc. in Fisheries Science and/or Management, Marine Biology, Marine Resource Science and/or Management Studies or Oceanography (with relevant research experience in marine biology and/or ecology) and 2. Two years working experience in tropical marine fisheries The GIS Technician position requires: 1. The minimum of a Masters degree in an appropriate science. 2. Experience in all of the following areas is essential: Arcview and Arcinfo, Tropical coastal imagery analysis, and IKONOS, Landsat and ?conventional? aerial imagery. 3. Knowledge and experience in ArcGIS 8.1 preferred. Applications are due April 15, 2002. For detailed job descriptions and application details, please contact Tony Beeching, stating the position for which you will by applying. His email address is: beeching at blueskynet.as Flinn Curren Fishery Biologist Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources P.O. Box 3730 Pago Pago, American Samoa USA phone: (Country Code 684) 633-4456 fax: (Country Code 684) 633-5944 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From jsperoni at enviroweb.org Thu Feb 21 18:07:35 2002 From: jsperoni at enviroweb.org (José A. Speroni) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 20:07:35 -0300 Subject: Fwd: final TED sign-on letter Message-ID: I'm sending the attachment in .PDF format instead of .DOC Best regards Jos? > Subject: final TED sign-on letter > Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 15:39:28 > From: "Dobrzynski, Tanya" > > > Attached is the final comment letter that was sent to NMFS on the proposed > rule to enlarge the size of turtle excluder device openings. We got 46 > signatories to the letter, which is GREAT!!! Thank you all for your > support. Please check our website (www.oceana.org) for updates on this > important issue. > > > > Cheers! > > Tanya > > Tanya Dobrzynski > Oceana > 2501 M Street, NW, Suite 300 > Washington, D.C. 20037-1311 > ph 202-833-3900 > fax 202-833-2070 > > td at oceana.org Jose A. 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CS, Nov. 1994 Name: final sea turtle comments sent final sea turtle comments sent 2'15'02.pdf 2'15'02.pdf Type: Acrobat (application/pdf) Encoding: base64 From riskmj at mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca Fri Feb 22 09:19:00 2002 From: riskmj at mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca (Mike Risk) Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:19:00 -0500 Subject: Land-based stresses on reefs. Message-ID: There was discussion earlier on this list about the future of reefs. Some interesting and controversial opinions were exchanged, and some positions challenged. Recent data seem to shed light on this issue, allowing some resolution. Bob Buddemeier (posting, Jan. 16) gives me entirely too much credit for policies and procedures on monitoring. I advise several countries, but there is no more assurance they will take my advice than there is that readers of this list will. No, the credit for the present state of reef management, at least in the USA, must be given where credit is due: to those who have put their research careers to one side, and built reputations on organising international conferences, on meeting and schmoozing with the development banks, and on lobbying governments. They deserve all the credit. This has left the grunt work of science to the rest of us sweat-stained wretches, as can be seen in the results reported here. An abstract has been accepted for presentation at this summer's ASLO meeting, and may be viewed on their website: Ward-Paige and Risk, BIOEROSION SURVEYS ON THE FLORIDA REEF TRACT SUGGEST WIDESPREAD LAND-BASED STRESS ON THE REEFS. To summarise the findings: a bright-orange coral-killing bioeroding sponge, Cliona delitrix, previously shown (almost 20 years ago) to be a fecal bioindicator, is all over the Florida Reef Tract. As coral cover has decreased, sponge abundance has increased. Stable nitrogen isotopic analyses allow a link to terrestrial sources. These findings reinforce several points made earlier, i.e.: 1. Reef monitoring projects need to be interdisciplinary in planning and in staffing. Most are designed and run by coral biologists. Don't get me wrong, some of my best friends are coral biologists-but it seems strange to have overlooked a bright orange critter that thrives on sewage and kills coral. Although C. delitrix is Caribbean in distribution, a related species, C. viridis, is a dominant benthic organism on Australian patch reefs, and no Australian monitoring program reports it. Grazing pressure has little or nothing to do with abundance of either organism. 2. Given the rate of decline, monitoring programs need to shift to a bioindicator approach-this is also more suited to community-based management. Listers should look into Mark Erdmann's wonderful stomatopod project, in Sulawesi, in which village women are taught how to monitor their own reefs as they glean for food. 3. Monitoring programs, reef models and management schemes that do not include coverage of bioerosion are not dealing with the full deck and will not produce dependable results. They all need serious remedial work. (Full credit goes to the FMRI program-in alphabetical order, Walt Jaap, Vlad Kosmynin, Jim Porter, Jenni Wheaton, and Phil Dustan in the early stages. They were already running an excellent program, and saw the need for a bioerosion component.) 4. Time spent discussing and writing about "global change" would better be spent finding solutions to more immediate problems. My prediction-most gone by 2010-would seem well on the way to being correct. Florida has lost 38% of its coral cover in the last 4 years, and in SE Asia a regional mass extinction of corals is well under way. Alkalinity hasn't budged-these processes are driven by land-based sources. 5. MPA's need to be established well away from land-based sources. There may be some small amount of good news. At the same meeting, I will present an abstract showing how the relative impacts of sewage and siltation can be determined for reefs where no baseline data exist, one that can be used by local communities. It's easy: plot coral tissue N-15 values against % insoluble residues. Techniques have been around for decades. So a preliminary evaluation of the major land-based stresses on a reef should cost about $100 Canadian. The insoluble residue work can be done in any high school lab, send the N-15's out, $20 a pop. (That's POP, not poop.) Those of you who would like to see what Cliona delitrix looks like-it's really quite a pretty organism, despite its disgusting diet-let me know and one of Christine or I will send you a .jpg From kat1003 at cus.cam.ac.uk Fri Feb 22 12:55:24 2002 From: kat1003 at cus.cam.ac.uk (K.A. Teleki) Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 17:55:24 +0000 (GMT) Subject: International Society for Reef Studies Meeting Message-ID: We have had an excellent international response to our call for the European International Society for Reef Studies Meeting (4-7 September 2002, Cambridge, UK). We are aware that some coral reef researchers do intend to participate and are arranging payments of the registration fees. We have therefore negotiated with Robinson College to extend the deadline for early registration to the end of this month (28 Feb). After this date we will have to impose the surcharges as listed on the registration form (www.isrs2002.org). If you have not registered we encourage you to do so in the next week. The meeting programme will cover all aspects of reef science and we are hopeful for an exciting and stimulating meeting. Any questions or comments should be directed towards: info at isrs2002.org We look forward to welcoming you to Cambridge in September. ISRS2002 Organising Committee ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From greenforce at pd.jaring.my Fri Feb 22 23:22:22 2002 From: greenforce at pd.jaring.my (greenforce at pd.jaring.my) Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 12:22:22 +0800 Subject: mangrove shoot transplantation Message-ID: greetings all we are volunteers working in the Banggi region of northern Sabah. We are conducting our miniproject on the transplantation of mangrove shoots. We are currently experiencing problems in surviva of ltransplanted shoots. We believe this may be due to transplantation to areas with to much sunlight around the edge of the mangroves, but wondered if there were other specific factors that we could attribute this low survival rate to. We would be most grateful to know if anyone had any experience with, or knows of any papers relating to techniques / conditions for mangrove shoot transplantation. Many thanks for your time and help Kind regards Laura and Emma From milviapin at yahoo.com Sun Feb 24 18:03:52 2002 From: milviapin at yahoo.com (Silvia Pinca) Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 15:03:52 -0800 (PST) Subject: coral cores and sharks Message-ID: Dear Listers, just wondering if anybody could be interested in some 1 m deep coral cores drilled in Majuro, Marshall Islands, for mooring installments. Also, are there any shark experts out there able to identify sharks fom dorsal fin pictures? i have the pictures and would be ready to send them. they come from RMI, where 'ocean' shark fishing strated a few months ago. Are they really ocean sharks? What would be their sizes? etc. etc.... Trying once more to ivestigate on the matter... Thank you all, ===== Silvia Pinca, Marine Science Program College of the Marshall Islands P.O. Box 1258 Majuro, MH 96960 ph. 692-625-5903 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From crcp at africaonline.co.ke Mon Feb 25 01:28:28 2002 From: crcp at africaonline.co.ke (CRCP) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 09:28:28 +0300 Subject: Coral mortality in Kenya affecting Astreopora, Montipora and Echinopora. Message-ID: Coral mortality in Kenya affecting Astreopora, Montipora and Echinopora. A new source of coral mortality has been observed in Kenya and is largely affecting Astreopora, Montipora and Echinopora but also Acropora, Platygyra and massive Porites. Below is a description of the mortality and a request for others to make observations on these taxa and to assist identifying the source of the mortality. This is not a localized source of mortality but is occurring on a scale of several hundred kilometers and has largely eliminated Astreopora and Montipora on Kenyan reefs. Observations made during the past two weeks indicate mortality significantly different from bleaching or local sources of mortality. In the early stages corals develop an ashy dull coloration with a brittle or weak skeleton while in the intermediate stages they become covered with mucus that collects debris. Once the mucus and debris clears a white calcareous dust is left on the surface and sometimes an anaerobic blackness underneath, probably due to anaerobic microbial decay of the tissue under the mucus. Death is very quick in less than two weeks. This description is particularly true for Montipora and Echinopora but Astreopora largely develops a dull pale color and then leaves a bare white skeleton, seldom producing mucus. Echinopora is more variable, with patches of dead skeleton among living patches. Massive Porites turns from brown to ashy gray, becomes covered with mucus, but so far there has been few observations of mortality. Morbidity is not nearly as obvious as coral bleaching as the corals become dull rather than bright white and they are often hidden by mucus and a white dust as they die. Also it is only affecting some taxa and there has been no coloration change in other taxa, not even a paling. Also, bleaching for these massive species is often protracted taking weeks to months to die and the colors are more vibrant. During the recently observed mortality, death is rapid and the colors are dull and do not attract attention. Astreopora is fairly resistant to bleaching and in this case it is the worst affected. Unlike commonly reported microbial diseases that form bands, there is no band formation, just an ashy or loss of color, mucus and death beneath the mucus. This was only recognized from other sources of mortality because of continuous fieldwork in different sites and might have otherwise been attributed to local factors and mortality. Because observations of this death in northern Kenyan corresponded with a red tide, there was a possibility that this caused the death. This may not be the case, however, as there were no red tides in southern Kenya. There was a 3-4 day bloom or current drift of gelatinous zooplankton in southern Kenya, but it was not associated with rich plankton. The weather has been windy, but not terribly strong and the water is cool for this warm season at about 28oC in southern Kenya and as low as 26oC in northern Kenya. It is possible that this is caused by water chemistry changes, but the taxa-specific response is very curious. I have a few specimens that were in the final stages of death preserved in Formalin, Alcohol and DMSO solution. If somebody would like to try to figure the cause of death I will send samples of this tissue. If somebody knows somebody competent to do this analysis, please pass on this email to him or her. I suggest that others in the field keep an eye out for this phenomenon, it is not as obvious as coral bleaching but if one begins to look for these taxa they will notice that all of the individuals that they see have either recently died or are about to die. It occurs very fast and turf algae quickly colonize the skeletons, so one needs to be vigilant. I will only be at this address until Friday the 1st of March and can then be contacted at tmcclanahan at wcs.org or call me in the US at WCS Marine Programs 718-220-5885 after March 7th. I will bring coral tissue with me in case somebody in the US would like to examine it. Tim McClanahan crcp at africaonline.co.ke Julie Church juliec at africaonline.co.ke -- Tim McClanahan Coral Reef Conservation Project The Wildlife Conservation Society Kibaki Flats #12 Kenyatta Beach, Bamburi P.O. Box 99470 Mombasa, Kenya email: crcp at africaonline.co.ke Tel O: 254 11 485570 Tel H: 486549 ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From lrequa at uvi.edu Mon Feb 25 15:53:51 2002 From: lrequa at uvi.edu (Laurie Requa) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 16:53:51 -0400 Subject: mangrove shoot transplantation Message-ID: Laura and Emma, Check this web site out. There has been a very successful restoration project on St.Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The web site talks about the project on St. Croix and will give you the link to the methodology they utilized. //rps.uvi.edu/VIMAS/stxprog.html Good luck. Laurie Requa Laurie Requa Research Assistant Center for Marine and Environmental Studies University of the Virgin Islands (340)693-1393 (340)693-1385 (fax) From jporter at arches.uga.edu Mon Feb 25 19:54:17 2002 From: jporter at arches.uga.edu (James W. Porter) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 19:54:17 -0500 Subject: Regarding zooplankton Message-ID: Dear Dr. Mackenzie and Coral list-servers, From our studies on coral feeding, I suspect that food-shortage issues pertaining to reef zooplankton will come not only from pelagic zooplankton that float over reefs, but more likely from demersal (bottom dwelling) zooplankton that live on coral reefs. We showed in our paper (Porter, J.W. and K.G. Porter. 1977. Quantitative sampling of demersal plankton migrating from different coral reef substrates. Limnol. Oceanogr. 22:553-556.) that physically damaged or degraded coral reef habitats produce almost an order of magnitude less demersal zooplankton per hour than topographically complex and healthy reefs. For reef organisms dependent on this food supply, reef degradation has a seriously deleterious affect on both food quantity and food quality. We do not know the relative importance of pelagic versus demersal plankton, but if I were to venture a working hypothesis, I would say that more than 75% of both the carbon and the calories that we measured in the guts of several reef-building coral species came from demersal plankton and not from pelagic plankton. Good luck with further research on your interesting and novel perspective. Jim Porter From C.T.Perry at mmu.ac.uk Tue Feb 26 05:27:22 2002 From: C.T.Perry at mmu.ac.uk (Chris T Perry) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 10:27:22 GMT Subject: No subject Message-ID: Call for submission of manuscripts Special Issue of Coral Reefs, on Marginal and Non Reef-Building Coral Environments Volume 23 of Coral Reefs will include a Special Issue entitled "Marginal and Non Reef-Building Coral Environments." The aim of this thematic issue is to highlight the varied character, processes, and issues relevant to more marginal coral-dominated settings, including high-latitude environments, high-turbidity sites, fluvially influenced sites, upwelling-influenced areas, and high-salinity settings. Under varied marginal conditions, reef framework is often either restricted or, in extreme cases, entirely absent. These settings are of significant interest from both biological and geological perspectives because they emphasize the highly variable nature of reef and coral community structure, may still harbour an important array of tropical coral-related species, and are often locally important from socio-economic perspectives. In addition, their marginal nature (perhaps close to the environmental thresholds for coral survival) may make them particularly susceptible to environmental disturbance and climatic change. From the geological perspective, there are interesting questions relating to the nature of marginal reef growth, their accumulation potential, and the processes of carbonate cycling (e.g., bioerosion, encrustation). Marginal sites may also have potential as analogues for the highly diverse coral-dominated settings that are preserved in the fossil record. Potential topics might include (but are not limited to) geological evolution and significance, sedimentary settings, species assemblages and ecological significance, coral physiology, environmental disturbance, management, and conservation. The issue (approximately 100 pages) will be published as soon as 12 papers have been accepted; additional submissions will be considered for publication in subsequent issues. Reviews and Reef Sites on an appropriate theme are also welcome. Papers should be submitted no later than 1st September 2002. Papers should follow the guidelines for Coral Reefs and may be submitted to the Guest Editors in pdf format (they will also be accepted by the Guest Editors at the ISRS Meeting in Cambridge at which there is a related thematic session running). To ensure a speedy publication, manuscripts should be submitted as soon as possible. Prospective authors should first contact the Guest Editors, Chris Perry or Piers Larcombe. Dr Chris Perry Dept. of Environmental & Geographical Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 161 247 6210 Fax: +44 (0) 161 247 6318 E-mail: c.t.perry at mmu.ac.uk Dr Piers Larcombe Marine Geophysical Laboratory, James Cook University, Townsville, 4811 Australia. Tel. +61 7 47815056 Fax. +61 7 47814334 E-mail: piers.larcombe at jcu.edu.au ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From mr-t at dml.ac.uk Tue Feb 26 06:06:47 2002 From: mr-t at dml.ac.uk (Murray Roberts) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 11:06:47 +0000 Subject: London Times article Message-ID: Dear all You may be interested to read an article on trawl damage to cold-water coral reefs that appears in todays Times newspaper (London). See: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,7-218820,00.html If you want to contribute to the discussion, there's an option to do this at the end of the article. It would be interesting to add a north American perspective to this. best wishes Murray J Murray Roberts Scottish Association for Marine Science Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory Oban, Argyll, PA37 1QA, UK Tel: +44 (0)1631-559241 Fax: +44 (0)1631-559001 e-mail: m.roberts at dml.ac.uk website: www.sams.ac.uk ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From dudu.zakai at nature-parks.org.il Tue Feb 26 08:31:42 2002 From: dudu.zakai at nature-parks.org.il (David Zakai) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 15:31:42 +0200 Subject: Cyanide in seawater Message-ID: Dear list members, Is any one familiar with a quick, as well as easy method/protocol to check the presence of cyanide in seawater? Thanks, David David ZAKAI Red Sea Marine Biologist Israel Nature & National Parks Protection Authority P.O.Box 667, Eilat, Israel AND The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science of Eilat, P.O.Box 469, Eilat, Israel ************************************************************** Scanned by eScan Content-Security and Anti-Virus Software. Visit http://www.mwti.net for more info on eScan and MailScan. ************************************************************** From lrequa at uvi.edu Tue Feb 26 08:42:21 2002 From: lrequa at uvi.edu (Laurie Requa) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 09:42:21 -0400 Subject: mangrove shoot transplantation Message-ID: Laura, Emma, and coral list, If people are having problems opening the web site I sent try it again or the following steps. //rps.uvi.edu/VIMAS/srb_rest.htm or //MarSci.uvi.edu click on the VIMAS button click on the St. Croix Programs button the next button should be mangrove restoration or mangrove project I hope this works. If not let me know and I will give you the long way in. Cheers, Laurie From debimack at auracom.com Tue Feb 26 14:33:40 2002 From: debimack at auracom.com (Debbie MacKenzie) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 15:33:40 -0400 Subject: London Times article Message-ID: At 11:06 AM 26/02/2002 +0000, you wrote: >Dear all > >You may be interested to read an article on trawl damage to cold-water >coral reefs that appears in todays Times newspaper (London). See: >http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,7-218820,00.html > >If you want to contribute to the discussion, there's an option to do >this at the end of the article. It would be interesting to add a north >American perspective to this. The North American Atlantic cold water coral story is essentially identical to what's described in that article - with one exception though, we've not yet had the public outrage and demand for these areas to be off limits to fishing trawlers. There is a proposal for the establishment of a protected area, but it's moving very slowly and now looks most likely as if there will be oil drilling in the area within the next few years. Here are links to a couple of pages on the topic including a few pictures: http://cohps.atlantisforce.org/Deepmon.html http://biotype.biology.dal.ca/biotype/1998/dec98/coral.html Debbie MacKenzie ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From richardl at fiu.edu Wed Feb 27 10:13:51 2002 From: richardl at fiu.edu (Laurie Richardson) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:13:51 -0500 Subject: Coral mortality in Kenya affecting Astreopora, Montipora and Echinopora. Message-ID: What you describe sounds like the coral surfaces have become anaerobic. The "white dust" is probably a population of sulfide-oxidizing bacteria (look at a sample under the microscope - if you see filaments full of bright granules - stored elemental sulfur - then you are seeing the sulfide-oxidizing bacterium Beggiatoa, which looks to the eye like white granules. As to the cause of death - it is unclear, just by visual observations, whether something killed the coral and then an anaerobic bacterial population developed, or if some imbalance occurred and massive oxygen consumption by rapidly growing bacteria resulted in development of anaerobic microenvironments which selected for sulfate-reducers which then produced sulfide which then enriched for sulfide-oxidizers, etc. The black layer is probably precipited ironsulfide oxides. Good luck! CRCP wrote: > Coral mortality in Kenya affecting Astreopora, Montipora and Echinopora. > > A new source of coral mortality has been observed in Kenya and is > largely affecting Astreopora, Montipora and Echinopora but also > Acropora, Platygyra and massive Porites. Below is a description of the > mortality and a request for others to make observations on these taxa > and to assist identifying the source of the mortality. This is not a > localized source of mortality but is occurring on a scale of several > hundred kilometers and has largely eliminated Astreopora and Montipora > on Kenyan reefs. > > Observations made during the past two weeks indicate mortality > significantly different from bleaching or local sources of mortality. > In the early stages corals develop an ashy dull coloration with a > brittle or weak skeleton while in the intermediate stages they become > covered with mucus that collects debris. Once the mucus and debris > clears a white calcareous dust is left on the surface and sometimes an > anaerobic blackness underneath, probably due to anaerobic microbial > decay of the tissue under the mucus. Death is very quick in less than > two weeks. This description is particularly true for Montipora and > Echinopora but Astreopora largely develops a dull pale color and then > leaves a bare white skeleton, seldom producing mucus. Echinopora is > more variable, with patches of dead skeleton among living patches. > Massive Porites turns from brown to ashy gray, becomes covered with > mucus, but so far there has been few observations of mortality. > > Morbidity is not nearly as obvious as coral bleaching as the corals > become dull rather than bright white and they are often hidden by mucus > and a white dust as they die. Also it is only affecting some taxa and > there has been no coloration change in other taxa, not even a paling. > Also, bleaching for these massive species is often protracted taking > weeks to months to die and the colors are more vibrant. During the > recently observed mortality, death is rapid and the colors are dull and > do not attract attention. Astreopora is fairly resistant to bleaching > and in this case it is the worst affected. Unlike commonly reported > microbial diseases that form bands, there is no band formation, just an > ashy or loss of color, mucus and death beneath the mucus. This was only > recognized from other sources of mortality because of continuous > fieldwork in different sites and might have otherwise been attributed to > local factors and mortality. > > Because observations of this death in northern Kenyan corresponded with > a red tide, there was a possibility that this caused the death. This > may not be the case, however, as there were no red tides in southern > Kenya. There was a 3-4 day bloom or current drift of gelatinous > zooplankton in southern Kenya, but it was not associated with rich > plankton. The weather has been windy, but not terribly strong and the > water is cool for this warm season at about 28oC in southern Kenya and > as low as 26oC in northern Kenya. It is possible that this is caused by > water chemistry changes, but the taxa-specific response is very curious. > > I have a few specimens that were in the final stages of death preserved > in Formalin, Alcohol and DMSO solution. If somebody would like to try > to figure the cause of death I will send samples of this tissue. If > somebody knows somebody competent to do this analysis, please pass on > this email to him or her. > > I suggest that others in the field keep an eye out for this phenomenon, > it is not as obvious as coral bleaching but if one begins to look for > these taxa they will notice that all of the individuals that they see > have either recently died or are about to die. It occurs very fast and > turf algae quickly colonize the skeletons, so one needs to be vigilant. > > I will only be at this address until Friday the 1st of March and can > then be contacted at tmcclanahan at wcs.org or call me in the US at WCS > Marine Programs 718-220-5885 after March 7th. I will bring coral tissue > with me in case somebody in the US would like to examine it. > > Tim McClanahan crcp at africaonline.co.ke > > Julie Church juliec at africaonline.co.ke > > -- > Tim McClanahan > Coral Reef Conservation Project > The Wildlife Conservation Society > Kibaki Flats #12 > Kenyatta Beach, Bamburi > P.O. Box 99470 > Mombasa, Kenya > email: crcp at africaonline.co.ke > Tel O: 254 11 485570 > Tel H: 486549 > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. -- 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 http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From thomasjd at nova.edu Wed Feb 27 16:21:02 2002 From: thomasjd at nova.edu (James D. Thomas) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:21:02 -0500 Subject: NCRI rfp Message-ID: Announcement: Request for Proposals The National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI), Nova Southeastern University, is issuing a request for one-year proposals to be funded beginning May 1, 2002. Initial funding will be for one year. Two general themes have been identified as funding priorities: ? Coral reef biodiversity research ? Coral Reef population studies A limited amount of funding is available for supporting projects that incorporate research syntheses, preliminary, and feasibility studies of emerging scientific themes that show theoretical and practical promise, and may have not yet been identified as a priority by traditional funding channels. Special consideration will be given to projects that provide evidence of supplemental, leveraged, and institutional matching funding to expand or broaden these activities. Funding requests should be approximately $25,000 or less. It is expected that 2-4 proposals may be funded. Proposals are due on March 30, 2002. For additional information and submission requirements for this rfp, investigators can go directly to the RFP homepage: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/rfp0202.html or, Visit the NCRI homepage at: http://www.nova.edu/cwis/oceanography/ncri/index.html ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://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 http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From s349813 at student.uq.edu.au Thu Feb 28 00:11:44 2002 From: s349813 at student.uq.edu.au (Karen Joyce) Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 15:11:44 +1000 Subject: Coral Reef Remote Sensing Workshop Message-ID: Dear Coral-Listers, To coincide with the 11th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference in Brisbane (September 2-6, 2002), we are organizing a Collaborative Coral Reef Remote Sensing Fieldtrip at the University of Queensland?s Heron Island research station (HIRS), southern Great Barrier Reef. The Goal: To further the field of research in coral reef remote sensing through initiating international collaboration, integrating knowledge, improving skills and standardising methods for field data collection. From Ruth.Kelty at noaa.gov Thu Feb 28 15:29:57 2002 From: Ruth.Kelty at noaa.gov (Ruth Kelty) Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 15:29:57 -0500 Subject: Coral Reef Ecosystems Studies Announcement Of Opportunity Message-ID: > Good afternoon, > > I am writing to share the following program announcement with members of > the coral listserve. The solicitation is summarized below, but be sure > to look at the full Federal Register Notice because the program > description and application requirements are quite detailed. > > ** Access the complete FY 2002 Federal Register Notice for the Coral > Reef > Ecosystems Studies Announcement of Opportunity** > > SUMMARY: NOAA/NOS/CSCOR/COP is soliciting three to five year > proposals to support coral reef ecosystem studies in regions under U.S. > jurisdiction where coral reefs occur. Proposals should address causes > of regional declines in coral abundance and degradation of coral > ecosystems. CSCOR/COP?s interest is to provide timely and high-quality > scientific results that can be used to develop alternative management > strategies to restore and protect coral reef ecosystems. To meet this > goal, highest consideration will be given to multi-disciplinary team > proposals incorporating hypothesis-driven research involving both the > natural and social sciences, which includes participation by the > territory, state, or Federal resource management community. Because of > the complex relationships among land-based activities, watershed/reef > interactions, and local economies and values, the overall research > proposal should include a component study that addresses social and > economic aspects of the study area, and integrate this research into the > study as a whole. > > Results from such research must be applicable to ecosystem > sustainability studies and assessments for alternative management > strategies. Scientific information, syntheses, and models from this > multi-disciplinary, long-term effort will enable resources mangers to > make more informed decisions on managing U.S. coral reef ecosystems. > > Research should focus on coral reef ecosystems in the Atlantic or > Pacific subject to the jurisdiction or control of the U.S. CSCOR/COP > will select the strongest and most balanced proposal that focuses on one > of the geographic areas of special interest beginning with the highest > priority: The (1) Caribbean; (2) Western Pacific; (3) American Samoa; > (4) Hawaiian Islands, and (5) Florida. The specific area of study > within these regions will be defined by the selected proposal. > > It is anticipated that one regional project will be funded at > approximately $1,500,000 per year for up to five years, beginning in > fiscal year 2002. Actual funding levels will depend upon the final > budget appropriations for each fiscal year. The deadline for receipt of > proposals at the CSCOR/COP office is 3 p.m., e.s.t. April 17, 2002. > > The full Federal Register Notice can be viewed through links on the > CSCOR/COP website (http://www.cop.noaa.gov/funding.html) or by clicking > on the link at the beginning of this message. > > FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: > Technical information: Ruth Kelty, 301-713-3020 x133, > ruth.kelty at noaa.gov. > Business Management Information: Leslie McDonald, 301 713-3338 x155, > Leslie.McDonald at noaa.gov. > > -- > Ruth Kelty, Ph.D. > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science > National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration > 1305 East-West Highway, SSMC 4, rm. 8215 > Silver Spring, MD 20910 > (301) 713-3020 x133 Fax (301) 713-4353 ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit http://www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. 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