[Coral-List] Non-bleaching in Bonaire.

John Ware jware at erols.com
Thu Sep 22 11:34:09 EDT 2005


Dear List,

I have just returned from ~2 weeks in Bonaire and was surprised to see 
so many bleaching reports from other places in the wider Caribbean.  We 
saw very little bleaching in Bonaire.  A few Eusmillia fastigiata, but 
not very many and no complete colony bleaching.

Water temperatures were ~28 oC, cooler than the usual mid-September 
temperatures of approximately 29 oC.  

There was the 'usual' bleaching of some of the deep water Agaricia sp 
but much more mild than we have seen over the past years.

John

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