[Coral-List] barrel sponge disease update in Florida Keys
Ruzicka, Rob
Rob.Ruzicka at MyFWC.com
Tue May 15 20:24:23 EDT 2012
To those who have been following the sponge disease outbreak in Florida.
Sponge orange band has been observed at Tennessee Reef and Sombrero Reef the last two days (May 14th and May 15th) in the Florida Keys. It has been primarily seen on Xestospongia muta (<5% prevalance in the population) but several other species have exhibited signs of infection as well.
The disease has been observed in various phases on different colonies with the infection disintegrating most or all of the tissue on some colonies and many colonies are just beginning to "show" lesions or signs of a disease.
If anyone is interested in collecting biopsies please contact me at rob.ruzicka at myfwc.com. I can provide coordinates where we have permanent monitoring stations and conduct X. muta surveys.
Best,
Rob Ruzicka
CREMP project manager.
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Today's Topics:
1. Important ICRS 2012 Update (Jim Hendee)
2. Job opening: Technician position in marine ecology and
conservation - California and Mexico (Cheryl Butner)
3. sexual reproduction on Montastraea faveolata
(Juliana Vanegas Gonzalez)
4. Lee Stocking lab (Eugene Shinn)
5. barrel sponge disease update (Eugene Shinn)
6. Important ICRS 2012 Update (Hughes, Terry)
7. Job Opening: Coral Reef Monitoring Biologist, Saipan, CNMI
(Rachel Zuercher)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 20:03:55 -0400
From: Jim Hendee <jim.hendee at noaa.gov>
Subject: [Coral-List] Important ICRS 2012 Update
To: coral list <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
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(The following is being forwarded because of some technical difficulties.)
From: Hughes, Terry <terry.hughes at jcu.edu.au>
Sent: Friday, 11 May 2012 3:37 PM
To: 'coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov'
Subject: Important ICRS 2012 Update
Two months in advance of the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS 2012) in Cairns, Australia from 9-13 July, the draft Scientific Program is now available online, at http://www.icrs2012.com/MiniSymposia.htm#1.
Close to 2,000 people from 75 countries have registered to attend so far, and over 1,500 oral and poster presentations have been scheduled.
Prior to the Symposium, we will also place the finalized Book of Abstracts online to help delegates plan their trip, and to make this information available more broadly. Immediately after ICRS 2012, the Symposium Proceedings, uploaded posters, and videos of the Plenary talks will be freely available online.
We look forward to providing broad internet access to the Symposium's outputs to the coral reef research community. You can still registe<http://www.icrs2012.com/Registration.htm>r to attend, and we very much look forward to welcoming those of you who coming to Cairns in just a few week's time.
Terry Hughes
ICRS 2012 Convenor
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 10:22:45 -0700
From: Cheryl Butner <cbutner at stanford.edu>
Subject: [Coral-List] Job opening: Technician position in marine
ecology and conservation - California and Mexico
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
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Technician position in marine ecology and conservation
The Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University and the Mexican non
profit marine
conservation organization Comunidad y Biodiversidad (COBI) invite
applications for a technician
position. The selected candidate will work in the laboratory of
Fiorenza Micheli at the Hopkins
Marine Station http://micheli.stanford.edu/index.html and will spend
considerable time doing
fieldwork in Baja California, M?xico, working on a project
investigating oceanographic variability
and ecological responses within coastal fishing communities that have
committed to marine
conservation through marine reserves. The main tasks for this position
are to conduct field studies
to investigate the efficacy of fully-protected marine reserves to
confer resilience to climate
variability and recover depleted populations of marine invertebrates
http://www.cobi.org.mx/?pag=r-pbc-building-ocean-
resilience&idioma=eng. Field activities will
involve the design and conduction of underwater ecological monitoring,
the deployment and
maintenance of oceanographic sensors, and the conduction of ecological
experiments using scuba.
Laboratory activities will include creation and maintenance of
databases, data analyses, processing
of samples (e.g., phytoplankton, recruitment collectors) that will be
conducted both in the field and
at the Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University. Required
qualifications include: a MS in
marine sciences or marine ecology; extensive experience in ecological
monitoring and field
experiments; and willingness to spend extended periods of time at
remote field locations. Because
of the setting of the field locations, and the international nature of
this project, bilingual skills
(Spanish and English) are required. All else being equal, preference
will be given to candidates that
would be able to start as early as July 1, 2012. The position is
initially for 12 months, but it could
likely be extended to up to four years. Candidates should send via
email a letter of interest
describing their qualifications relevant to the project and past
research experience, their full CVs,
and arrange for the names and contact information of two references to
both of the following
addresses:
Dr. Fiorenza Micheli
Professor
Hopkins Marine Station
Stanford University
Oceanview Blvd.
Pacific Grove, CA 93950, USA
micheli at stanford.edu
Dr. Andrea S?enz-Arroyo
Science Director
Comunidad y Biodiversidad A.C.
Popocatepetl # 28 Despacho 1
Colonia Hip?dromo Condesa
M?xico 06100 DF
andrea.saenzarroyo at gmail.com
Application deadline is May 25, 2012. Review of applications and
interviews will begin
immediately after this date and continue until a suitable candidate is
found.
Thank you for your interest!
Cheryl Butner
Research Assistant - Palumbi and Micheli Labs
Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University
Pacific Grove, CA, 93950 USA
cbutner at stanford.edu
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 17:27:33 +0000
From: Juliana Vanegas Gonzalez <majuli_19 at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Coral-List] sexual reproduction on Montastraea faveolata
To: <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
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Hi,
I want to know if someone had work with sperm count from corals, specially from Montastraea faveolata. Right now i'm doing my thesis research and I want to incorporate this aspect. So, I appreciate articles or information of how can I do to count the sperm and if exist some other methods besides histology.
Maria Juliana Vanegas
Estudiante Biolog?a Marina
Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano
mariaj.vanegasg at utadeo.edu.co
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 13:09:26 -0400
From: Eugene Shinn <eshinn at marine.usf.edu>
Subject: [Coral-List] Lee Stocking lab
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
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Listers, Be advised that the Lee Stocking Caribbean Science Lab is no
more. We recently tried to book a graduate school field course there
and found it has been sold. Rumor has it that the entire NOAA NURP
progarm is going away..Does any one have and good information? Gene
--
No Rocks, No Water, No Ecosystem (EAS)
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E. A. Shinn, Courtesy Professor
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science Room 221A
140 Seventh Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
<eshinn at marine.usf.edu>
Tel 727 553-1158----------------------------------
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 13:40:29 -0400
From: Eugene Shinn <eshinn at marine.usf.edu>
Subject: [Coral-List] barrel sponge disease update
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
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I would hate to be a sponge filtering out all those heavy metals,
Mercury, pesticides, gamma emitting beryllium 7, iron, phosphate and
the hundreds of live microbes in African dust. Gene
--
No Rocks, No Water, No Ecosystem (EAS)
------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
E. A. Shinn, Courtesy Professor
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science Room 221A
140 Seventh Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
<eshinn at marine.usf.edu>
Tel 727 553-1158----------------------------------
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 17:08:57 -0700
From: "Hughes, Terry" <terry.hughes at jcu.edu.au>
Subject: [Coral-List] Important ICRS 2012 Update
To: "coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov" <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
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Two months in advance of the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS 2012) in Cairns, Australia from 9-13 July, the draft Scientific Program is now available online, at http://www.icrs2012.com/MiniSymposia.htm#1.
Close to 2,000 people from 75 countries have registered to attend so far, and over 1,500 oral and poster presentations have been scheduled.
Prior to the Symposium, we will also place the finalized Book of Abstracts online to help delegates plan their trip, and to make this information available more broadly. Immediately after ICRS 2012, the Symposium Proceedings, uploaded posters, and videos of the Plenary talks will be freely available online.
We look forward to providing broad internet access to the Symposium's outputs to the coral reef research community. You can still registe<http://www.icrs2012.com/Registration.htm>r to attend, and we very much look forward to welcoming those of you who coming to Cairns in just a few week's time.
Terry Hughes
ICRS 2012 Convenor
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 11:29:53 +1000
From: "Rachel Zuercher" <rachel.zuercher at crm.gov.mp>
Subject: [Coral-List] Job Opening: Coral Reef Monitoring Biologist,
Saipan, CNMI
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Dear colleagues,
I would like to announce a job opening for the Coral Reef Monitoring
Biologist at the Coastal Resources Management Office (CRM) in Saipan, CNMI.
Please pass this opportunity on to your contacts and to any qualified
candidates who may be interested. Position details are as follows:
POSITION AND SALARY:
Coral Reef Monitoring Biologist; $42,000 P/A
LOCATION:
Office of the Governor, Coastal Resources Management Office (CRMO)
OVERVIEW:
This position will serve as Coral Reef Monitoring Biologist at the Coastal
Resources Management Office. She/He will be responsible for leading
implementation of the CNMI Marine Monitoring Team (MMT) coral monitoring
research, data collection and analysis. The Coral Reef Monitoring Biologist
will also be responsible for certain grants management tasks regarding MMT
funding.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Write, submit and manage the CNMI annual US Coral Reef Initiative
(USCRI) Coral Reef Ecosystems Monitoring Grant and coordinate with NOAA
Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) to assure the
requirements of this grant are met in a timely manner.
*
* Submit semi-annual reports, as required by the USCRI Coral Reef
Ecosystems Monitoring grant including information on completed activities,
conditions of surveyed coral reefs and management recommendations for
identified problems in the marine environment.
*
* Coordinate actions between the CNMI local regulatory agencies
including Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) and the Division of
Environmental Quality (DEQ) in support of the CNMI Long-Term Marine
Monitoring Program.
* Establish new monitoring sites and develop appropriate sampling or
survey methodology as necessary.
* Maintain and update a marine monitoring database for sharing with
NOAA and other members of the US All-Islands Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF)..
* Develop accurate maps indicating the location of monitoring sites
and areas of special concern for reef health or biodiversity.
* Supports CRMO with other marine biology-associated tasks including,
but not limited to, permit review, site damage assessment, permit site
inspection, or research to address management issues.
* Conducts other related duties as assigned by the CRM Administrator.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
Master's Degree from an accredited university (U.S. Australia of Europe) in
marine biology or related field, plus four (4) years of experience in
tropical marine biology including field research, lab work and knowledge of
local biota and culture.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
... Advanced dive experience, seamanship, and ability to carry out
monitoring methods (including equipment set-up) in a marine environment
* Experience in interagency coordination, project management and
grants management
* Excellent writing, verbal, and computer skills
* Willingness to travel as required
For questions or clarifications, contact David Benavente at (670) 664-8303
or d_benavente20 at hotmail.com.
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to rita.chong at crm.gov.mp by
4:30 pm (CNMI/Guam time) on 31 May 2012.
Thanks much!
Rachel Zuercher
Rachel Zuercher
CNMI Coastal Resources Management Office
PO Box 10001, PMB 59
Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: (670) 664-8316
Fax: (670) 664-8315
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