[Coral-List] Video of reefs of Islas del Rosario, Colombia

[Paul Hearty]

Wonderful views!
Thank you for sharing!

p

On Sat, Mar 4, 2023 at 6:54 PM Pawlik, Joseph via Coral-List <
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:

> For those interested, here's a video from 2 weeks ago of the reefs off
> Islas del Rosario, Colombia (Caribbean coast):
>
> https://youtu.be/WL-KofaD4eY
>
> Be sure to change the resolution to 4K for the best viewing.
> Videos are from 4 dive sites (indicated in video) on the south side of
> Islas del Rosario, Colombian Caribbean, recorded 18-19 February 2023. Coral
> cover is high, (mostly Orbicella, Diploria, Agaricia) despite proximity to
> Cartagena and sediment loads from nearby river mouths and canals. Coral
> disease is present (6:20) and there is plenty of evidence of past coral
> loss. Very high abundance of sponges on these reefs, with many large giant
> barrel sponges (10:50). Also, these sites are strangely free of emergent
> (branching or fan shaped) gorgonian corals, which are abundant on most
> Caribbean reefs.
>
> Enjoy,
>
>
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