[Coral-List] FW: messages for the public?

Wed Jun 2 14:58:24 UTC 2021

While I generally agree with John's list of top-three targets, it definitely varies geographically. Here in Florida, the local stressors our corals face threaten to decimate our reefs long before Climate Change can ultimately kill them off. This is probably true for many areas of the Caribbean as well, but less so for more pristine areas of the Pacific. There have been (and still on-going) multiple large-scale and global coral habitat mapping efforts; have there been similar efforts to globally map the top threats to reefs by location?

Jessica

-----Original Message-----
From: Coral-List <coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> On Behalf Of Steve Gittings - NOAA Federal via Coral-List
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2021 5:32 PM
To: Ogden, John <jogden at usf.edu>
Cc: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: Re: [Coral-List] messages for the public?

External Email Warning:
This email originated from outside the Broward County email system. Do not reply, click links, or open attachments unless you recognize the sender’s email address (not just the name) as legitimate and know the content is safe.  Report any suspicious emails to ETSSecurity at broward.org <mailto:ETSSecurity at broward.org>.

John suggests a nice, short list of the big problems.  I think it would help to build in the "canary in the coal mine" analogy as well.  As Phil pointed out, the sensitivity of corals makes them good indicators that something is wrong.  What's happening to coral reefs will happen to other places we care about if we don't fix John's problems.

On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 5:20 PM Ogden, John via Coral-List < coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:

> Hi Ellen,
>
> Uniquely among most (if not all) on the Coral-List, you have worked
> over years to target young elementary and secondary school students
> who are impressionable, sponges for knowledge and on the cusp of
> making life decisions that will affect the future in myriad ways.
> Thanks for doing this.
>
> To your question:  I suggest targeting your message to the Big Three:
> Pollution (land based pollution (runoff, disposal, and aerial
> sources); Resource Extraction (fishing, mining, dredging); and Climate
> Change.  As you have done in your earlier books, use
> easily-understood, well-illustrated story-based messages with
> charismatic young people recognizing problems and solving them, not
> with ease but with difficulty, and growing in confidence and gathering allies as they go.
>
> I will stop here before I start trying to tell you how to do stuff
> that you do so well.
>
> Cheers and best regards, John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coral-List <coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> On Behalf Of
> Ellen Prager via Coral-List
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 1:33 PM
> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Subject: [Coral-List] messages for the public?
>
> Dear Coral List friends and colleagues
>
> What do you think are the top three messages the public and youth need
> to hear and learn about coral reefs right now (beyond the obvious and
> overall message that coral reefs are in serious trouble).
>
> I've spent much of my time over the last several decades trying to
> find ways to reach the public, particularly the non-choir, and engage
> them in learning about the ocean, marine life, environmental issues, etc.
>
> Several years ago, it was pointed out to me that I (we) had not
> targeted a very influential and important age group - middle graders
> (8 to 12 years old). They are discovering their potential career and
> life-long interests and have significant influence over their peers
> and parents (and sometimes can even reach politicians).
>
> Thus, I started writing adventure novels targeted at middle graders
> that combine action, humor, and relatable characters with fun learning
> about science, nature, and environmental issues.
>
> My latest series is The Wonder List Adventures published by Tumblehome
> Books. Book one was Escape Galapagos, the second released in April is
> Escape Greenland (underlying theme of climate change) and I am
> beginning to write the third book in the series, which will be Escape
> Undersea with a focus on coral reefs. Check out the wonderful reviews on amazon.
>
> Would love your feedback and input on what messages I should include
> in the book - other than the obvious, coral reefs are in trouble. And
> if you have any funny stories based on real experiences that can help
> to make the science fun, please share.
>
> In the back of each book is a section Real vs Made-Up in which I ask
> the readers to decide what in the story is based on real science and
> what is pure fiction. This is hugely popular with educators, readers and in talks.
> It provides a great opportunity to point to further learning and to
> educate about causes of coral reef decline as well as the value to
> society/ocean coral reefs provide.
>
> Thank you
> Ellen
>
> Dr. Ellen Prager
> Earth2Ocean, Inc/StormCenter Communications Ph 305.720.7070 @elprager
> Latest Book: Escape Greenland
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Coral-List mailing list
> Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
>
> https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcora
> l.aoml.noaa.gov%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fcoral-list&data=04%7C01%7Cj
> ogden%40usf.edu%7Cc950b68090f94253ed2f08d920275c8a%7C741bf7dee2e546df8
> d6782607df9deaa%7C0%7C0%7C637576175691505661%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8e
> yJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C10
> 00&sdata=JkJm8XYSCk%2FYEEr706ayL2cszSPV2C7PW1jeAXKhYH8%3D&rese
> rved=0 [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you
> recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
> _______________________________________________
> Coral-List mailing list
> Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> https://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list
>

--
Dr. Steve Gittings, Science Coordinator
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
1305 East West Hwy., N/ORM62
Silver Spring, MD  20910
(240) 533-0708 (w), (301) 529-1854 (c1), (301) 821-0857 (c2)

*Follow National Marine Sanctuaries <http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/>* *and our Earth is Blue Campaign <http://www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/earthisblue> on**:*
[image: http://www.facebook.com/NOAAOfficeofNationalMarineSanctuaries]
<http://www.facebook.com/NOAAOfficeofNationalMarineSanctuaries>  [image:
http://twitter.com/sanctuaries] <http://twitter.com/sanctuaries>  [image:
http://www.youtube.com/user/sanctuaries]
<http://www.youtube.com/user/sanctuaries>  [image:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/onms/]
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/onms/>  [image:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/NoaaNationalMarineSanctuaryNews]
<http://feeds.feedburner.com/NoaaNationalMarineSanctuaryNews>  [image:
http://pinterest.com/nmsanctuaries/national-marine-sanctuaries/]  [image:
http://instagram.com/noaasanctuaries] <http://instagram.com/noaasanctuaries>
_______________________________________________
Coral-List mailing list
Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
https://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list

________________________________

Under Florida law, most e-mail messages to or from Broward County employees or officials are public records, available to any person upon request, absent an exemption. Therefore, any e-mail message to or from the County, inclusive of e-mail addresses contained therein, may be subject to public disclosure.