[Coral-List] SEAKEYS Project Terminated

Kelley Anderson kelleyand at gmail.com
Wed Mar 7 14:43:38 EST 2012


This is indeed a tragedy, losing valuable data that was able to be had for
a (in my humble opinion) low cost.  I personally have used this data, and
know it was used in many, many other projects and as graduate project
fodder.

I agree that lobbying our legislatures for a line-item budget is a good
option, and this is indeed something I have tried in both FL and DC,
however as we all know, times are tough economically.  This doesn't mean
one shouldn't try it though!  Just the opposite, in fact.  In tough times,
it is even more important to develop/maintain relationships with your
legislators.  I also agree that bringing in the media can be very helpful,
and I have found that requesting a final read-through/viewing of the media
piece prior to publication is a great way to ensure there are no scientific
errors, which alleviates quite a bit of stress.  Of course, finding the
time for all this is hard, but if it's worth it, one usually finds a way.
Perhaps partner with a local college and worth with a PR class, who knows
how far it will go?  Legislators tend to have more patience with younger
folks.  Worth a shot, don't you think?

Best of luck,
Kelley

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Marine Science Coordinator
American Samoa Community College
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>   1. Re: SEAKEYS Project Terminated (Sarah Frias-Torres)
>   2. The Chagos Archipelago (Richard Dunne)
>   3. Re: SEAKEYS Project Terminated (Jim Hendee)
>   4. Re: SEAKEYS Project Terminated (Ulf Erlingsson)
>   5. Samples needed (Joseph M. O'Connell)
>   6. Re: SEAKEYS Project Terminated (Steve S)
>   7. The Chagos Archipelago - New Web Site (Richard Dunne)
>   8. Announcing the 2012 - 2013 $2500 MASNA Undergraduate and
>      Graduate Student Scholarship. (Kevin Erickson)
>   9. Re: SEAKEYS Project Terminated (Szmant, Alina)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 12:40:54 -0500
> From: Sarah Frias-Torres <sfrias_torres at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] SEAKEYS Project Terminated
> To: Jim Hendee <jim.hendee at noaa.gov>, coral list
>        <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Message-ID: <BAY164-W33FA864AA7C165F6C2643781510 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
>
> It seems the coral reefs have no voice and no CEOs to demand a bailout.
> Is there anything the scientific community can do to reverse this decision
> ?
>
> Sarah Frias-Torres, Ph.D. Schmidt Ocean Institute Postdoctoral FellowOcean
> Research & Conservation Association (ORCA) 1420 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce,
> Florida 34949 USA Tel (772) 467-1600http://www.teamorca.orghttp://
> independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorres
>
>
> > From: jim.hendee at noaa.gov
> > Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:43:43 -0500
> > To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > Subject: [Coral-List] SEAKEYS Project Terminated
> >
> > This sad bit of news comes from a recent SECOORA (Southeast Coastal Ocean
> > Observing Regional Association) bulletin.  The station referred to that
> > AOML will maintain is located on the Molasses Reef lighthouse.
> >
> >
> > *SEAKEYS Assets Removed from Water*
> >
> >
> > **
> >
> > The SEAKEYS network has been operational for over 20 years and provides a
> > long time series of observations in the Florida Keys. The program
> provides
> > a framework for long-term monitoring and research along the 220 mile
> > Florida coral reef tract and in Florida Bay at a geographical scale
> > encompassing the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS).
> > Compounding the problem of limited funding, the instruments are primarily
> > on a series of stationary platforms (lighthouses, towers), the structural
> > integrity of which has now becoming questionable due to age. The US Coast
> > Guard do not have plans to repair the lighthouses but intend to sell. It
> is
> > anticipated that non-profit entities will purchase these for their
> > historical value.
> >
> >
> >
> > To address the future of SEAKEYS and its infrastructure and funding, the
> > Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) held a meeting at the Keys Marine
> > Lab in November 2011. The user community was invited and included
> > representatives from many areas of NOAA (Florida Keys National Marine
> > Sanctuary; National Weather Service; Atlantic Oceanographic and
> > Meteorological Laboratory; Great Lakes Environmental Research
> Laboratory),
> > the National Park Service, the Ocean Reef and Gun Club, and FIO. The
> > NOAA/National Data Buoy Center, Coast Guard, FL Fish and Wildlife
> Research
> > Institute, and representatives from Audubon, the dive and fishing
> > communities, and staff from a local legislative office were unable to
> > attend, but some sent letters of support. Following the meeting other
> > funding sources were sought but were not successfully identified.
> >
> >
> > At the end of 2011, due to a lack of financial support, FIO made the
> > difficult decision to terminate the SEAKEYS program, and are withdrawing
> > all FIO assets from the water. NOAA/AOML, with assistance from
> NOAA/FKNMS,
> > has agreed to take over maintenance of one station (FIO is loaning an
> > instrument to NOAA/AOML for this purpose); NOAA/GLERL are investigating
> the
> > possibility of maintaining a second station; and a limited subset of
> > meteorological sensors will be visited every two years by NOAA/NDBC, with
> > no maintenance support between visits.
> > _______________________________________________
> > Coral-List mailing list
> > Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:28:46 +0000
> From: Richard Dunne <RichardPDunne at aol.com>
> Subject: [Coral-List] The Chagos Archipelago
> To: Coral List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Message-ID: <4F56494E.6000002 at aol.com>
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>
> THE CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO - A PETITION
>
> Some of you will recall the debates about the Chagos Archipelago in the
> Indian Ocean on Coral List when it was made an MPA on 1 April 2010.
>
> There are 55 remote coral islands which were the former home of the
> indigenous Chagossians who were deported by the British Government
> between 1965 and 1973. On the southernmost island of Diego Garcia there
> is an US military base.
>
> SPEAK - Human Rights and Environmental Initiative - has created a
> petition which it is asking anyone throughout the world to sign. Please
> visit their website at http://www.speakhumanrights.org/en/ and decide if
> you would like to support them. It is a good and just cause.
>
> Richard P Dunne
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 13:43:27 -0500
> From: Jim Hendee <jim.hendee at noaa.gov>
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] SEAKEYS Project Terminated
> To: Sarah Frias-Torres <sfrias_torres at hotmail.com>
> Cc: coral list <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Message-ID:
>        <CA+OFz=cf75OMhEw=Z2ui+BzcfxdNoFOd3o7SZADjKseTQ4eqJA at mail.gmail.com
> >
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> I don't know...maybe ask the Florida legislature to make it a line-item to
> the budget?  Write proposals?  I wish I knew!
>
> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Sarah Frias-Torres <
> sfrias_torres at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >  It seems the coral reefs have no voice and no CEOs to demand a bailout..
> >
> > Is there anything the scientific community can do to reverse this
> decision
> > ?
> >
> > *Sarah Frias-Torres, Ph.D. *
> > *Schmidt Ocean Institute Postdoctoral Fellow<
> http://independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorres>
> > *
> > Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA)
> > 1420 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce, Florida 34949 USA
> > Tel (772) 467-1600
> > *http://www.teamorca.org<
> http://independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorres>
> > *
> > *http://independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorres*
> >
> >
> >
> > > From: jim.hendee at noaa.gov
> > > Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:43:43 -0500
> > > To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> >
> > > Subject: [Coral-List] SEAKEYS Project Terminated
> > >
> > > This sad bit of news comes from a recent SECOORA (Southeast Coastal
> Ocean
> > > Observing Regional Association) bulletin. The station referred to that
> > > AOML will maintain is located on the Molasses Reef lighthouse.
> > >
> > >
> > > *SEAKEYS Assets Removed from Water*
> > >
> > >
> > > **
> > >
> > > The SEAKEYS network has been operational for over 20 years and
> provides a
> > > long time series of observations in the Florida Keys. The program
> > provides
> > > a framework for long-term monitoring and research along the 220 mile
> > > Florida coral reef tract and in Florida Bay at a geographical scale
> > > encompassing the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS).
> > > Compounding the problem of limited funding, the instruments are
> primarily
> > > on a series of stationary platforms (lighthouses, towers), the
> structural
> > > integrity of which has now becoming questionable due to age. The US
> Coast
> > > Guard do not have plans to repair the lighthouses but intend to sell.
> It
> > is
> > > anticipated that non-profit entities will purchase these for their
> > > historical value.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > To address the future of SEAKEYS and its infrastructure and funding,
> the
> > > Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) held a meeting at the Keys
> Marine
> > > Lab in November 2011. The user community was invited and included
> > > representatives from many areas of NOAA (Florida Keys National Marine
> > > Sanctuary; National Weather Service; Atlantic Oceanographic and
> > > Meteorological Laboratory; Great Lakes Environmental Research
> > Laboratory),
> > > the National Park Service, the Ocean Reef and Gun Club, and FIO. The
> > > NOAA/National Data Buoy Center, Coast Guard, FL Fish and Wildlife
> > Research
> > > Institute, and representatives from Audubon, the dive and fishing
> > > communities, and staff from a local legislative office were unable to
> > > attend, but some sent letters of support. Following the meeting other
> > > funding sources were sought but were not successfully identified.
> > >
> > >
> > > At the end of 2011, due to a lack of financial support, FIO made the
> > > difficult decision to terminate the SEAKEYS program, and are
> withdrawing
> > > all FIO assets from the water. NOAA/AOML, with assistance from
> > NOAA/FKNMS,
> > > has agreed to take over maintenance of one station (FIO is loaning an
> > > instrument to NOAA/AOML for this purpose); NOAA/GLERL are investigating
> > the
> > > possibility of maintaining a second station; and a limited subset of
> > > meteorological sensors will be visited every two years by NOAA/NDBC,
> with
> > > no maintenance support between visits.
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Coral-List mailing list
> > > Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > > http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list
> >
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 14:21:25 -0500
> From: Ulf Erlingsson <ceo at lindorm.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] SEAKEYS Project Terminated
> To: Sarah Frias-Torres <sfrias_torres at hotmail.com>
> Cc: coral list <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Message-ID: <0A02A505-462C-4B54-987E-BA154D7BD712 at lindorm.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset=us-ascii
>
> The important issue is of course not WHO is doing the data collection, but
> THAT it gets done. I would think the best strategy would be to identify the
> importance of the various data collected, and of continuous series, and
> then try to figure out how best to carry out the measurements, and how to
> fund them.
>
> Ulf Erlingsson, Ph.D.
> President and CEO
> Lindorm, Inc.
>
>
>
> On 2012-03-06, at 12:40, Sarah Frias-Torres wrote:
>
> >
> > It seems the coral reefs have no voice and no CEOs to demand a bailout.
> > Is there anything the scientific community can do to reverse this
> decision ?
> >
> > Sarah Frias-Torres, Ph.D. Schmidt Ocean Institute Postdoctoral
> FellowOcean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA) 1420 Seaway Drive,
> Fort Pierce, Florida 34949 USA Tel (772) 467-1600http:/
> /www.teamorca.orghttp://independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorres
> >
> >
> >> From: jim.hendee at noaa.gov
> >> Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:43:43 -0500
> >> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> >> Subject: [Coral-List] SEAKEYS Project Terminated
> >>
> >> This sad bit of news comes from a recent SECOORA (Southeast Coastal
> Ocean
> >> Observing Regional Association) bulletin.  The station referred to that
> >> AOML will maintain is located on the Molasses Reef lighthouse.
> >>
> >>
> >> *SEAKEYS Assets Removed from Water*
> >>
> >>
> >> **
> >>
> >> The SEAKEYS network has been operational for over 20 years and provides
> a
> >> long time series of observations in the Florida Keys. The program
> provides
> >> a framework for long-term monitoring and research along the 220 mile
> >> Florida coral reef tract and in Florida Bay at a geographical scale
> >> encompassing the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS).
> >> Compounding the problem of limited funding, the instruments are
> primarily
> >> on a series of stationary platforms (lighthouses, towers), the
> structural
> >> integrity of which has now becoming questionable due to age. The US
> Coast
> >> Guard do not have plans to repair the lighthouses but intend to sell.
> It is
> >> anticipated that non-profit entities will purchase these for their
> >> historical value.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> To address the future of SEAKEYS and its infrastructure and funding, the
> >> Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) held a meeting at the Keys
> Marine
> >> Lab in November 2011. The user community was invited and included
> >> representatives from many areas of NOAA (Florida Keys National Marine
> >> Sanctuary; National Weather Service; Atlantic Oceanographic and
> >> Meteorological Laboratory; Great Lakes Environmental Research
> Laboratory),
> >> the National Park Service, the Ocean Reef and Gun Club, and FIO. The
> >> NOAA/National Data Buoy Center, Coast Guard, FL Fish and Wildlife
> Research
> >> Institute, and representatives from Audubon, the dive and fishing
> >> communities, and staff from a local legislative office were unable to
> >> attend, but some sent letters of support. Following the meeting other
> >> funding sources were sought but were not successfully identified.
> >>
> >>
> >> At the end of 2011, due to a lack of financial support, FIO made the
> >> difficult decision to terminate the SEAKEYS program, and are withdrawing
> >> all FIO assets from the water. NOAA/AOML, with assistance from
> NOAA/FKNMS,
> >> has agreed to take over maintenance of one station (FIO is loaning an
> >> instrument to NOAA/AOML for this purpose); NOAA/GLERL are investigating
> the
> >> possibility of maintaining a second station; and a limited subset of
> >> meteorological sensors will be visited every two years by NOAA/NDBC,
> with
> >> no maintenance support between visits.
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Coral-List mailing list
> >> Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> >> http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Coral-List mailing list
> > Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list
> >
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 02:09:49 +0000
> From: "Joseph M. O'Connell" <jmo3c at mtmail.mtsu.edu>
> Subject: [Coral-List] Samples needed
> To: "coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov" <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Message-ID:
>        <
> 03503807A80E1D43A070F7DC237C4D0608AF53B9 at SN2PRD0202MB155.namprd02.prod.outlook.com
> >
>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Dear listers,
>
> I am beginning a microsatellite development for Porites lichen. However,
> as an undergraduate researcher at Middle Tennessee State University, I am
> having difficulty obtaining sufficient samples. I am particularly
> interested in samples from American Samoa and Hawaii, though any samples
> would be appreciated. If anyone is willing to provide me with samples of
> Porites lichen suitable for DNA extraction please contact me at
> jmo3c at mtmail.mtsu.edu<mailto:jmo3c at mtmail.mtsu.edu>. Thank you in advance
> for your assistance.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike O'Connell
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 21:18:36 -0500
> From: Steve S <wpbdiver at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] SEAKEYS Project Terminated
> To: Sarah Frias-Torres <sfrias_torres at hotmail.com>
> Cc: coral list <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Message-ID:
>        <CAO06ePVkEmNbrR2tVoKBGdiWsY2gYOGWyRXb++fuAfcjDf4p-Q at mail.gmail.com
> >
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Yes! Embrace the media, no matter how localized they are. Everything helps.
> Reach out. Make an effort to do so, don't wait for them to come calling.
>
> Traditionally scientists and media don't gel - like oil and water.
> Scientists are afraid of the media and the members of the media don't get
> it because they don't understand.
>
> I happen to be a "citizen scientist" - I've been doing a long-term research
> project with juvenile sea turtles for the last nine years. I am also a
> "media" person.
>
> You want to make a change? Do so by reaching out to your local newspapers
> and TV stations, I don't care how little they are. If they rebuff you,
> don't give up ... keep trying until you get a response.
>
> I've done several stories with Dr. Frias-Torres and she gets it. She
> understands.
>
> The scientific community and the media have to coexist. Publishing papers
> is great, but it means nothing if the public doesn't know.
>
> Steve S
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Sarah Frias-Torres <
> sfrias_torres at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > It seems the coral reefs have no voice and no CEOs to demand a bailout.
> > Is there anything the scientific community can do to reverse this
> decision
> > ?
> >
> > Sarah Frias-Torres, Ph.D. Schmidt Ocean Institute Postdoctoral
> FellowOcean
> > Research & Conservation Association (ORCA) 1420 Seaway Drive, Fort
> Pierce,
> > Florida 34949 USA Tel (772) 467-1600http://www.teamorca.orghttp://
> > independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorres
> >
> >
> > > From: jim.hendee at noaa.gov
> > > Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:43:43 -0500
> > > To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > > Subject: [Coral-List] SEAKEYS Project Terminated
> > >
> > > This sad bit of news comes from a recent SECOORA (Southeast Coastal
> Ocean
> > > Observing Regional Association) bulletin.  The station referred to that
> > > AOML will maintain is located on the Molasses Reef lighthouse.
> > >
> > >
> > > *SEAKEYS Assets Removed from Water*
> > >
> > >
> > > **
> > >
> > > The SEAKEYS network has been operational for over 20 years and
> provides a
> > > long time series of observations in the Florida Keys. The program
> > provides
> > > a framework for long-term monitoring and research along the 220 mile
> > > Florida coral reef tract and in Florida Bay at a geographical scale
> > > encompassing the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS).
> > > Compounding the problem of limited funding, the instruments are
> primarily
> > > on a series of stationary platforms (lighthouses, towers), the
> structural
> > > integrity of which has now becoming questionable due to age. The US
> Coast
> > > Guard do not have plans to repair the lighthouses but intend to sell.
> It
> > is
> > > anticipated that non-profit entities will purchase these for their
> > > historical value.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > To address the future of SEAKEYS and its infrastructure and funding,
> the
> > > Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) held a meeting at the Keys
> Marine
> > > Lab in November 2011. The user community was invited and included
> > > representatives from many areas of NOAA (Florida Keys National Marine
> > > Sanctuary; National Weather Service; Atlantic Oceanographic and
> > > Meteorological Laboratory; Great Lakes Environmental Research
> > Laboratory),
> > > the National Park Service, the Ocean Reef and Gun Club, and FIO. The
> > > NOAA/National Data Buoy Center, Coast Guard, FL Fish and Wildlife
> > Research
> > > Institute, and representatives from Audubon, the dive and fishing
> > > communities, and staff from a local legislative office were unable to
> > > attend, but some sent letters of support. Following the meeting other
> > > funding sources were sought but were not successfully identified.
> > >
> > >
> > > At the end of 2011, due to a lack of financial support, FIO made the
> > > difficult decision to terminate the SEAKEYS program, and are
> withdrawing
> > > all FIO assets from the water. NOAA/AOML, with assistance from
> > NOAA/FKNMS,
> > > has agreed to take over maintenance of one station (FIO is loaning an
> > > instrument to NOAA/AOML for this purpose); NOAA/GLERL are investigating
> > the
> > > possibility of maintaining a second station; and a limited subset of
> > > meteorological sensors will be visited every two years by NOAA/NDBC,
> with
> > > no maintenance support between visits.
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Coral-List mailing list
> > > Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > > http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Coral-List mailing list
> > Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list
> >
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:41:08 +0000
> From: Richard Dunne <RichardPDunne at aol.com>
> Subject: [Coral-List] The Chagos Archipelago - New Web Site
> To: Coral List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Message-ID: <4F571F24.2000303 at aol.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> THE CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO - NEW WEB SITE LAUNCHED
>
> A new web site has launched giving access to detailed information about
> the Chagos (also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory).
> https://sites.google.com/site/thechagosarchipelagofacts/
>
> The site provides a unique reference point to a wide range of material
> (scientific, general factual, legal, human rights, freedom of
> information). It is intended to be 'real time', being updated with
> material obtained from the British Government and other sources. A wide
> range of documents can be freely downloaded. There is also an extensive
> research bibliography.
>
> The site is essential reading for any scientist who wishes to work in
> the area, or anyone interested in the Chagos. It also contains details
> of known research, past and current in the Chagos, and discussions of
> research areas that may be controversial.
>
> *********************************************
> The following extract from the website explains its full purpose:
>
> This site contains information not normally available elsewhere. It has
> been obtained from a variety of sources, including the National
> Archives, other researchers, and Freedom of Information requests to UK
> and US authorities.
>
> For many years, the British Government has been content to allow the
> Chagos Archipelago and the British Indian Ocean Territory to remain
> hidden from the public view; - secret deals with the US Government; the
> appalling treatment of the indigenous Chagossian population, leading to
> their exile; and the refusal to give redress for past Government
> actions. This attitude of concealment persists to the present day.
>
> The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) are required under
> Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation to pro-actively disseminate
> 'environmental information' that it holds about the Chagos. By its own
> admission it is not doing so, despite the fact that it has in its
> possession much information of potential interest. Its reasoning behind
> this refusal is explained on the page
> <
> https://sites.google.com/site/thechagosarchipelagofacts/freedom-of-information-legislation
>  >. In the absence of meeting this obligation, this website in part
> helps to achieve this, with information which has been obtained under
> FOI requests. This is a slow an tortuous process, with the FCO dragging
> their heels and placing obstacles in the way.
> *********************************************
>
> STOP PRESS:
> The British Government has in the last few days attempted to block
> scientists and others from access to further information about the
> Chagos. In particular, two requests for access to pollution data for the
> island of Diego Garcia (where the US has a military base) have been
> refused. This is despite the fact that a recent paper (Sheppard et al.
> 2012 "Reefs and islands of the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean: why it
> is the world's largest no-take marine protected area" Aquatic Cons:
> Marine & Fresh Ecosys DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1248) has referred to this
> information, stating that "Diego Garcia is likely to be the cleanest
> inhabited atoll in the world". We ask "What is there to hide?" and will
> be pressing for release of this and further information through the
> British legal system.
>
> Richard P Dunne
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 20:56:58 +1000
> From: Kevin Erickson <kevinperickson at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Coral-List] Announcing the 2012 - 2013 $2500 MASNA
>        Undergraduate and Graduate Student Scholarship.
> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Message-ID:
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> >
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>
> The Marine Aquarium Societies of North
> America<http://www.MASNA.org/AboutMASNA.aspx>(
> MASNA <http://www.MASNA.org/AboutMASNA.aspx>) is proud to present the 2012
> - 2013 MASNA Student Scholarships.
>
> The application for the 2012 - 2013 $2,500 MASNA Student Scholarships
> is now available for download.
>
> This year there are two scholarships available; one for college
> undergraduate students and one for college graduate students. The $2,500
> MASNA Undergraduate Student Scholarship is sponsored by EcoTech Marine and
> the $2,500 MASNA Graduate Student Scholarship is sponsored by Doctors
> Foster & Smith LiveAquaria.com.
>
> To be eligible for a $2,500 MASNA Student Scholarship, an applicant must be
> a current/entering undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited
> college or university.
>
> The student must have declared a major/focus or have intent to declare a
> major/focus in one of the marine science disciplines.
>
> Selection will be based upon the student?s academic history and the
> student?s contributions and demonstrated commitment to the marine aquarium
> hobby.
>
> North American students, no matter where they are studying in the world, as
> well as students from abroad, who are studying in North America, are
> eligible, as long as they attend/plan to attend an accredited college or
> university.
>
> The deadline for submission is June 22, 2012.
>
> The 2012 -? 2013 MASNA Scholarships are made possible by our generous
> sponsors Doctors Foster & Smith LiveAquaria.com and EcoTech Marine.
>
> Additional information and the application form can be found here:
> http://www.MASNA.org/AboutMASNA/MASNAScholarship.aspx
> Additional information about MASNA can be found here:
> http://www.MASNA.org/AboutMASNA.aspx
>
> Best Regards,
> Kevin Erickson
> MASNA Director at Large
> Kevin.Erickson at MASNA.org
>
> Did you know MASNA has a podcast?  MASNA
> Live<http://www.masna.org/PublicArea/MASNALive.aspx>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 08:30:40 -0500
> From: "Szmant, Alina" <szmanta at uncw.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] SEAKEYS Project Terminated
> To: Steve S <wpbdiver at bellsouth.net>, Sarah Frias-Torres
>        <sfrias_torres at hotmail.com>
> Cc: coral list <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Message-ID:
>        <68ECDB295FC42D4C98B223E75A854025D9F47E7E91 at uncwexmb2.dcs.uncw.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Dear Steve:
>
> I don't agree with your characterization of the relationship between
> scientists and the media.  We get along just fine, depending on the person
> who is the scientist and the person who is the reporter.  Oil and water?
>  That is ridiculous!
>
> Alina Szmant
>
> *************************************************************************
> Dr. Alina M. Szmant
> Professor of Marine Biology
> Center for Marine Science and Dept of Biology and Marine Biology
> University of North Carolina Wilmington
> 5600 Marvin Moss Ln
> Wilmington NC 28409 USA
> tel:  910-962-2362  fax: 910-962-2410  cell: 910-200-3913
> http://people.uncw.edu/szmanta
> *******************************************************
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:
> coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Steve S
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 9:19 PM
> To: Sarah Frias-Torres
> Cc: coral list
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] SEAKEYS Project Terminated
>
> Yes! Embrace the media, no matter how localized they are. Everything helps.
> Reach out. Make an effort to do so, don't wait for them to come calling.
>
> Traditionally scientists and media don't gel - like oil and water.
> Scientists are afraid of the media and the members of the media don't get
> it because they don't understand.
>
> I happen to be a "citizen scientist" - I've been doing a long-term
> research project with juvenile sea turtles for the last nine years. I am
> also a "media" person.
>
> You want to make a change? Do so by reaching out to your local newspapers
> and TV stations, I don't care how little they are. If they rebuff you,
> don't give up ... keep trying until you get a response.
>
> I've done several stories with Dr. Frias-Torres and she gets it. She
> understands.
>
> The scientific community and the media have to coexist. Publishing papers
> is great, but it means nothing if the public doesn't know.
>
> Steve S
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Sarah Frias-Torres <
> sfrias_torres at hotmail..com> wrote:
>
> >
> > It seems the coral reefs have no voice and no CEOs to demand a bailout.
> > Is there anything the scientific community can do to reverse this
> > decision ?
> >
> > Sarah Frias-Torres, Ph.D. Schmidt Ocean Institute Postdoctoral
> > FellowOcean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA) 1420 Seaway
> > Drive, Fort Pierce, Florida 34949 USA Tel (772)
> > 467-1600http://www.teamorca.orghttp://
> > independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorres
> >
> >
> > > From: jim.hendee at noaa.gov
> > > Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:43:43 -0500
> > > To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > > Subject: [Coral-List] SEAKEYS Project Terminated
> > >
> > > This sad bit of news comes from a recent SECOORA (Southeast Coastal
> > > Ocean Observing Regional Association) bulletin.  The station
> > > referred to that AOML will maintain is located on the Molasses Reef
> lighthouse.
> > >
> > >
> > > *SEAKEYS Assets Removed from Water*
> > >
> > >
> > > **
> > >
> > > The SEAKEYS network has been operational for over 20 years and
> > > provides a long time series of observations in the Florida Keys. The
> > > program
> > provides
> > > a framework for long-term monitoring and research along the 220 mile
> > > Florida coral reef tract and in Florida Bay at a geographical scale
> > > encompassing the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS).
> > > Compounding the problem of limited funding, the instruments are
> > > primarily on a series of stationary platforms (lighthouses, towers),
> > > the structural integrity of which has now becoming questionable due
> > > to age. The US Coast Guard do not have plans to repair the
> > > lighthouses but intend to sell. It
> > is
> > > anticipated that non-profit entities will purchase these for their
> > > historical value.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > To address the future of SEAKEYS and its infrastructure and funding,
> > > the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) held a meeting at the
> > > Keys Marine Lab in November 2011. The user community was invited and
> > > included representatives from many areas of NOAA (Florida Keys
> > > National Marine Sanctuary; National Weather Service; Atlantic
> > > Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory; Great Lakes
> > > Environmental Research
> > Laboratory),
> > > the National Park Service, the Ocean Reef and Gun Club, and FIO. The
> > > NOAA/National Data Buoy Center, Coast Guard, FL Fish and Wildlife
> > Research
> > > Institute, and representatives from Audubon, the dive and fishing
> > > communities, and staff from a local legislative office were unable
> > > to attend, but some sent letters of support. Following the meeting
> > > other funding sources were sought but were not successfully identified.
> > >
> > >
> > > At the end of 2011, due to a lack of financial support, FIO made the
> > > difficult decision to terminate the SEAKEYS program, and are
> > > withdrawing all FIO assets from the water. NOAA/AOML, with
> > > assistance from
> > NOAA/FKNMS,
> > > has agreed to take over maintenance of one station (FIO is loaning
> > > an instrument to NOAA/AOML for this purpose); NOAA/GLERL are
> > > investigating
> > the
> > > possibility of maintaining a second station; and a limited subset of
> > > meteorological sensors will be visited every two years by NOAA/NDBC,
> > > with no maintenance support between visits.
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