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From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 3 09:04:39 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id JAA03201; Mon, 3 Jan 2000 09:04:39 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA27017; Mon, 3 Jan 2000 09:14:24 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026979; Mon, 3 Jan 00 09:14:06 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 3 Jan 2000 09:10:29 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA30127; Mon, 3 Jan 2000 12:22:27 GMT Received: from mx01.together.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA38542; Mon, 3 Jan 2000 07:22:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from GustavW (dial-33-MAX-SJVT-01.ramp.together.net [207.41.56.161]) by mx01.together.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id HAA05901 for ; Mon, 3 Jan 2000 07:16:10 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <010001bf55e5$2c31dbc0$a03829cf@GustavW.Verderber> From: "Gustav W. Verderber" To: Subject: Subtropical Workshop Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 07:22:15 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00FD_01BF55BB.42AAD340" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Gustav W. Verderber" Content-Length: 12084 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 1 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00FD_01BF55BB.42AAD340 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please consider posting the following workshop opportunity to your = members, facutly, students, staff, and alumni. Copies may be made for = distribution and display on bulletin boards. There is still space available in the Subtropical Ecology of the Florida = Keys Workshop. Below is a detailed itinerary. You may also visit my web = site or contact Gustav W. Verderber (URL & email below) for more = information.=20 Dates: March 5-11, 2000 Length: 6 days/5 nights Cost: $459.00 per = person Host/Workshop Coordinator: Gustav W. Verderber in association with the = Pigeon Key Foundation Abstract: This natural history workshop will explore the coastal and = shallow submarine ecosystems of the Florida Keys. We will be based at = the Pigeon Key marine education facility on the tropical paradise of = Pigeon Key. Barrier reef, mangrove, and terrestrial communities will be = included as well as a snorkel trip to the outer reef. This workshop is = an ideal introduction to tropical ecosystems and marine biology. = Additionally, I will be spending two days (March 2 & 3) at the Ding = Darling National Wildlife Refuge photographing wading birds prior to the = workshop. Any workshop participants who may also be interested in = wildlife photography are welcome to join me in the field at Ding = Darling. (While there is no additional charge, you will have to make = your own arrangements.)=20 Day One (Sunday, March 5, 2000) Arrive in late afternoon. Island orientation, history walk. Unpack in = dorms. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. Evening program on the history of Pigeon = Key/slide program and private tour of the museum. Day Two (Monday, March 6, 2000) Breakfast at 8:00 a.m. At 9:00 a.m., introduction to Florida Keys. = Also, intro to nearshore marine communities. Then get snorkel gear, = train, and go snorkeling in the nearshore waters around Pigeon Key. = Lunch at 12:30 p.m. Afternoon program explores junction where land = meets sea - rocky intertidal and tide pools, mangroves, and beaches. = Dinner at 6:00 p.m. Evening program on reefs and reef fish = identification. =20 Day Three (Tuesday, March 7, 2000) Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Snorkel boat takes you out to Sombrero Reef = (about 4 miles offshore). Snorkel with instructors, back to Pigeon Key = by noon. Lunch at 12:30 p.m. Afternoon program is kayaking in = mangroves at Boot Key. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. Evening program on = astronomy. Day Four (Wendesday, March 8, 2000) Breakfast at 8:00 a.m. Uplands of the Keys - tropical hardwood hammock. = Take a field trip to Crain Point Hammock; visit the Natural History = Museum in Marathon. Lunch at 12:30 p.m. Afternoon road trip to beach = habitat at Bahia Honda and then explore freshwater wetland communities = on Big Pine Key. Look for Key Deer. Also, visit solar house, and = discuss sustainable living in the Keys with Jeannett Gato. Dinner at = 6:00 p.m. Evening program to be determined. Day Five (Thursday, March 9, 2000) Breakfast at 8:00 a.m. Professional field techniques in nature = photography and underwater photo session. Lunch at 12:30 p.m. = Afternoon excursion to Key West. Dinner in Key West not included. Day Six (Friday, March 10, 2000) Breakfast at 8:00 a.m. Final snorkel around Pigeon Key then pack and = leave for home after lunch at 12:30 a.m. With gratitude and respect, Gustav W. Verderber Environmental Interpretation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Education * Nature Travel * Writing * Photography * Gallery See "FRAMING NATURE" in the summer/fall, 1999 issue of VERMONT MAGAZINE 1999-2000 Workshops: Acadia National Park/Galapagos Islands/Florida Keys URL: http://www.GustavWVerderber.com = =20 Email: G.Verderber@Sciencenet.com P.O. Box 153, Lowell, VT 05847 Toll Free: (877) 560-0623 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------=_NextPart_000_00FD_01BF55BB.42AAD340 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Please consider = posting the=20 following workshop opportunity to your members, facutly, students, = staff, and=20 alumni.  Copies may be made for distribution and display on = bulletin=20 boards.
 
There is still space = available=20 in the Subtropical Ecology of the Florida Keys Workshop. Below is a = detailed=20 itinerary.  You may also visit my web site or contact Gustav W. = Verderber=20 (URL & email below) for more information.
 
Dates: March 5-11, = 2000 =20 Length: 6 days/5 nights  Cost: $459.00 per person
 
Host/Workshop = Coordinator:=20 Gustav W. Verderber in association with the Pigeon Key = Foundation
 
Abstract: This = natural history=20 workshop will explore the coastal and shallow submarine ecosystems of = the=20 Florida Keys.  We will be based at the Pigeon Key marine education = facility=20 on the tropical paradise of Pigeon Key.  Barrier reef, mangrove, = and=20 terrestrial communities will be included as well as a snorkel trip to = the outer=20 reef.  This workshop is an ideal introduction to tropical = ecosystems and=20 marine biology. Additionally, I will be spending two days (March 2 & = 3) at=20 the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge photographing wading birds = prior to=20 the workshop.  Any workshop participants who may also be interested = in=20 wildlife photography are welcome to join me in the field at Ding = Darling. (While=20 there is no additional charge, you will have to make your own = arrangements.)=20
 
Day One (Sunday, = March 5,=20 2000)
 
Arrive in late = afternoon. =20 Island orientation, history walk.  Unpack in dorms.  Dinner at = 6:00=20 p.m.  Evening program on the history of  Pigeon Key/slide = program and=20 private tour of the museum.
 
Day Two  = (Monday, March 6,=20 2000)
 
Breakfast at 8:00 = a.m.  At=20 9:00 a.m., introduction to Florida Keys.  Also, intro to nearshore = marine=20 communities.  Then get snorkel gear, train, and go snorkeling in = the=20 nearshore waters around Pigeon Key. Lunch at 12:30 p.m.  Afternoon = program=20 explores junction where land meets sea - rocky intertidal and tide = pools,=20 mangroves, and beaches.  Dinner at 6:00 p.m.  Evening program = on reefs=20 and reef fish identification. 
 
Day Three (Tuesday, = March 7,=20 2000)
 
Breakfast at 7:30 = a.m. =20 Snorkel boat takes you out to Sombrero Reef (about 4 miles = offshore). =20 Snorkel with instructors, back to Pigeon Key by noon.  Lunch at = 12:30=20 p.m.  Afternoon program is kayaking in mangroves at Boot Key.  = Dinner=20 at 6:00 p.m.  Evening program on astronomy.
 
Day Four (Wendesday, = March 8,=20 2000)
 
Breakfast at 8:00 = a.m. =20 Uplands of the Keys - tropical hardwood hammock.  Take a field trip = to=20 Crain Point Hammock; visit the Natural History Museum in Marathon.  = Lunch=20 at 12:30 p.m.   Afternoon road trip to beach habitat at Bahia = Honda=20 and then explore freshwater wetland communities on Big Pine Key.  = Look for=20 Key Deer.  Also, visit solar house, and discuss sustainable living = in the=20 Keys with Jeannett Gato.  Dinner at 6:00 p.m. Evening program to be = determined.
 
Day Five (Thursday, = March 9,=20 2000)
 
Breakfast at 8:00 = a.m. =20 Professional field techniques in nature photography and underwater photo = session.  Lunch at 12:30 p.m.  Afternoon excursion to Key = West. =20 Dinner in Key West not included.
 
Day Six (Friday, = March 10,=20 2000)
 
Breakfast at 8:00 = a.m. =20 Final snorkel around Pigeon Key then pack and leave for home after lunch = at=20 12:30 a.m.
 
With gratitude and=20 respect,
Gustav W. Verderber
Environmental = Interpretation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<= BR>Education=20 * Nature Travel  * Writing * Photography * Gallery
See = "FRAMING=20 NATURE" in the summer/fall, 1999 issue of VERMONT = MAGAZINE
1999-2000=20 Workshops: Acadia National Park/Galapagos Islands/Florida Keys
URL: = http://www.GustavWVerderber.com<= /A>           &nbs= p;            = ;            =         =20
Email: G.Verderber@Sciencenet.com=
P.O.=20 Box 153, Lowell, VT  05847
Toll Free: (877)=20 560-0623
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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 4 08:01:47 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id IAA13003; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 08:01:46 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA19471; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 08:08:01 -0500 Received: from is1.nwn.noaa.gov(161.55.16.50) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019434; Tue, 4 Jan 00 08:07:05 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by IS1.nwn.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 05:03:44 -0800 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA46034; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 12:16:10 GMT Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 12:16:10 GMT Message-Id: <200001041216.MAA46034@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: AMMCKENNA@aol.com Subject: Coconut Crab question To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: AMMCKENNA@aol.com Content-Length: 3352 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 2 Greetings, Here is a coconut crab (Birgus latro) question for consideration by the Coral List subscribers. During 1940 a partial skeleton, woman's shoe, and a sextant box (without sextant) were reported by the British colonial administrator of Gardner Island of the Phoenix Islands, now called Nikumaroro, part of the small nation of Kiribati. At the time the administrator, a Mr. Gallagher, speculated that the skeleton might be that of Amelia Earhart. In his report to his superiors, Gallagher describes the bones found as having been scattered by coconut crabs. The bones discovered consisted of the following: a skull, lower jaw, one thoracic vertebra, half pelvis, part scapula, humerus, radius, two femurs, tibia and fibula. I am with a nonprofit organization called TIGHAR - The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery. For the last 12 years we have been investigating the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan based upon the navigational principles in use during 1937, and what little scientific evidence is left regarding the mystery. Our theory, primarily based upon navigational logic (and developed prior to unearthing the reports of bones being found on the island), is that Amelia and Fred made it to Gardner (Nikumaroro) Island after not being able to locate Howland Island, only to perish as castaways. Artifacts discovered during several expeditions to Nikumaroro, including part of a 1930's woman's shoe and aircraft aluminum and Plexiglas, generally support our theory. We do not have a smoking gun yet, however. We'd like to know (a) whether coco crabs actually scatter bones at all (If they don't, then the bones must have been scattered by something else -- e.g. dogs brought with the colonists, which would give us a handle on when they were scattered); and (b) if coco crabs do scatter bones, how far do they scatter them (horizontally and vertically); and (c) is there any sort of pattern to the scattering? Please keep in mind that some of the bones missing from the list above are quite large. Unfortunately, for some strange reason nobody seems to have given these fascinating questions a whole lot of research attention. Does anyone have insight into the capability and likelihood of coco crabs scavenging and scattering the body of a human sized mammal? The bones were shipped to Tarawa and ended up in the collection of the Central Medical School in Fiji. The were apparently discarded in 1990 when the Medical School reorganized. Any information regarding the current whereabouts of the bones would be greatly appreciated. We are also seeking photos, especially aerial photos of Nikumaroro. Has anyone been there? Please respond to me directly. For more details about the bones discovered and our search in general you may visit the TIGHAR website at www.tighar.org. Thanks in advance for your help. Andrew McKenna ammckenna@aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 4 09:10:55 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id JAA13947; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 09:10:55 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA24504; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 09:20:42 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024465; Tue, 4 Jan 00 09:19:41 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 09:05:55 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA47510; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 13:28:29 GMT Received: from mail.nnm.nl by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA47164; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 08:28:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by mail.nnm.nl with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 14:28:35 +0100 Message-Id: From: "Hoeksema, B.W." To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Biogeography of Southeast Asia 2000 Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 14:28:34 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Hoeksema, B.W." Content-Length: 977 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 3 For more news on the International Symposium Biogeography of Southeast Asia 2000 - Organisms and Orogenesis, 4-9 June see http://nhncml.leidenuniv.nl/symposia This symposium includes a session on marine biogeography with emphasis on reef fauna. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Dr. Bert W. Hoeksema Department of Invertebrates Co-ordinator Marine Research National Museum of Natural History Naturalis P.O. Box 9517 2300 RA Leiden The Netherlands Tel.: +31.71.5687631 Fax: +31.71.5687666 E-mail: Hoeksema@Naturalis.NNM.nl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 4 09:49:41 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id JAA14553; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 09:49:40 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA28980; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 09:59:27 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028878; Tue, 4 Jan 00 09:58:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 09:54:59 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA48065; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 14:20:15 GMT Received: from isurus.mote.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA47158; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 09:20:04 -0500 (EST) Received: from dsp7.mm0.net by isurus.mote.org with esmtp (Linux Smail3.2.0.101 #12) id m125UoT-003amjC; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 09:19:53 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 09:23:36 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) From: Erich Mueller To: Coral List Subject: course announcement Message-Id: X-X-Sender: emueller@isurus.mote.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Erich Mueller Content-Length: 1360 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4 Apologies for any cross-postings. As part of our Advanced Courses in Tropical Marine Sciences, Dr. Esther Peters will be teaching "Diseases of Corals and Other Reef Organisms" 24 June to 1 July, 2000. The course will be offered at our new facility on Summerland Key. More information and the application form can be found at our Web site: www.mote.org/~emueller/CTRHome.phtml <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Director Phone: (305) 745-2729 Mote Marine Laboratory FAX: (305) 745-2730 Center for Tropical Research Email: emueller@mote.org 24244 Overseas Highway (US 1) Summerland Key, FL 33042 Center Website-> http://www.mote.org/~emueller/CTRHome.phtml Mote Marine Laboratory Website-> http://www.mote.org Remarks are personal opinion and do not reflect institutional policy unless so indicated. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 4 10:02:57 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA14777; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 10:02:56 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA00193; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 10:12:43 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000041; Tue, 4 Jan 00 10:11:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 10:07:43 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA48113; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 14:35:38 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA47240; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 09:35:32 -0500 (EST) Received: from fio1 (fio1.marine.usf.edu [131.247.138.150]) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id JAA14562 for ; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 09:35:21 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20000104093534.008411d0@marine.usf.edu> X-Sender: jogden@marine.usf.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 09:35:34 -0500 To: Coral List From: "John C. Ogden" Subject: Book Available Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "John C. Ogden" Content-Length: 1366 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 5 We have a limited number of copies of: UNESCO, 1999. CARICOMP - Coral Reef, Seagrass, and Mangrove Sites. Coastal Region and Small Islands Papers 3, UNESCO Paris, 347pp (edited By Bjorn Kjerfve). If you can use a copy, please drop an email, card or fax with your address to: Ms. Deborah Haynes (dhaynes@marine.usf.edu) Administrative Assistant Florida Institute of Oceanography Again, there are limited copies left. Please request a copy only if you do not already have one from the UNESCO distribution and you can use it for work related to research and monitoring of Caribbean coastal ecosystems. Happy New Year! **************************************************************************** John C. Ogden, Ph.D., Director Tel: 727/553-1100 Florida Institute of Oceanography Fax: 727/553-1109 830 First Street South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA Web page: http://www.marine.usf.edu/FIO **************************************************************************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 4 10:31:34 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA15173; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 10:31:33 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA05058; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 10:41:22 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004748; Tue, 4 Jan 00 10:40:24 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 10:36:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA47900; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 15:03:14 GMT Received: from avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA47672; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 10:03:03 -0500 (EST) Received: from 38.30.51.25 (ip25.miami5.fl.pub-ip.psi.net [38.30.51.25]) by avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id HAA14598; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 07:02:49 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <3871B415.1F19@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 08:49:25 +0000 From: Alexander Stone Organization: ReefKeeper International X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Macintosh; U; 68K) To: FL-Miami-Conservation-Forum@lists.sierraclub.org, CONS-WPST-CORALREEF-FORUM@lists.sierraclub.org CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Injection Wells Action Alert Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alexander Stone MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Content-Length: 2838 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 6 Injection Wells Action Alert! The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is considering relaxing the rules governing injection of sewage and other industrial waste into deep wells in Florida. USEPA Secretary Carol Browner will receive recommendations from her staff in late December, and is expected to proceed with rule-making and two public hearings during January. Please try to contact her office as soon as possible to encourage her to strengthen the rules governing injected waste to protect underground sources of drinking water and coral reefs from the impacts of nutrient-laden sewage and other contaminants. Pursuant to the Clean Water Act, current regulations require that Class One Deep Injection Wells provide containment of injected effluent so that it does not jeopardize underground sources of drinking water. Unfortunately, in South Florida, the porous geology of the area allows the injected waste to migrate through cracks and fissures, upwelling into fresh water aquifers and coastal areas that contain coral reefs. Corals need clear, clean nutrient-free waters to thrive and an overabundance of nutrients has led to massive macroalgal blooms along the Palm Beach coast. Lack of confinement has been documented in over a dozen wells in South Florida to date. The proposed new rule would allow Class I Well permits to be issued by the State of Florida providing that the effluent is disinfected and that it can be demonstrated that it will not be harmful. This regulation would allow the lack of confinement to continue; it should specifically require that harmful nutrients be removed from the waste stream prior to injection.= Please contact Carol Browner at the USEPA, 401 M St., SW, Washington D.C., 20460 today to urge consideration of stringer rules for Class I Deep Injection Wells. Reef Relief recommends that all effluent pumped into wells be treated to Advanced Wastewater Standards (AWT) that removes the harmful nutrients that are effecting coral reefs. Florida=B9s coral reefs are suffering from the effects of nutrient loading; more must be done to protect them, not less. *** Many Thanks to Reef Relief for preparing this Action Alert*** For more information, check out the website located at: http://www.epa.gov/region4/uic/fluic.htm and the Reef Relief action alert located at: http://www.reefrelief.org/beachclosed.html or contact Reef Relief at (305) 294-3100 email: reef@bellsouth.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 4 13:17:40 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA18568; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 13:17:40 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA26708; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 13:23:54 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026643; Tue, 4 Jan 00 13:23:24 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 13:19:46 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA49101; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 17:45:22 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA48688; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 12:45:15 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp156.204dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.204.156]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id NAA19698 for ; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 13:45:53 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <001b01bf56dc$d06c1000$9ccc5bd1@default> From: "Ernesto Weil" To: "Corallist" Subject: Summer Course in Los Roques, Venezuela. Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 13:42:06 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01BF56B9.7E229F80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ernesto Weil" Content-Length: 8269 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 7 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01BF56B9.7E229F80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fundaci=F3n Cientifica Los Roques. Coral reef Biology and Ecology.=20 July 2 - 14, 2000.=20 The Fundaci=F3n Cient=EDfica los Roques (FCLR), the University of Puerto = Rico and the Universidad Simon Bolivar announce the second intensive = summer course in coral reef biology and ecology. The course will take = place at the Dos Mosquises Marine Laboratory of the FCLR located on the = southwest corner of the Archipi=E9lago Los Roques National Park, an = atoll-like reef complex 110 km north of the Venezuelan main coast. This = reef complex boasts some of the best developed and diverse coral reefs = in the Caribbean, it is far away from continental influence and has = minimum anthropogenic impacts. The course concentrates on topics such as evolution of reef communities, = clonality as an evolutionary successful strategy, biology and ecological = roles of sponges, octocorals and scleractinian corals, coral diseases, = current anthropogenic and natural threats, ecological methods and a = special session on sea-grass communities and interaction with reefs. Two = hour of lecture are given in the mornings and evenings (4h/day) with = about 6h/day of field and lab work. Students work the data gathered, = plan and give presentations of results at the end. Field and lab work = will include taxonomic identification, reef and sea-grass community = characterization and structure, reef status assessment, coral diseases, = identification and incidence, ecological and monitoring methods, etc. = Each student must prepare a 15 minute seminar talk on a topic about = coral reefs before arriving to Los Roques.=20 The course is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. = Strong backgrounds in evolution ecology and biology of tropical marine = invertebrates are required. Diving certification and more that 100 = logged dives. The Fundaci=F3n Cient=EDfica Los Roques reserves the right = to reject applications that do not comply with the requirements Faculty : Ernesto Weil, Ph.D. Associate Professor. Dep. of Marine Sciences. U. of = Puerto Rico, and Associate Researcher of the Fundaci=F3n Cientifica Los = Roques.. Sven Zea, Ph.D. Associate Professor. Department of Biology, Universidad = Nacional de Colombia-INVEMAR. David Bone, Ph.D. Associate Professor. Department of Biology U. Sim=F3n = Bol=EDvar, Caracas. Venezuela. Cost: The course cost is US $ 1,000.00 per student. This includes = tuition fees, dive activities, room and board, round trip transportation = from Caracas, limited insurance and registration. Each participant will = be required to sign a liability release form at arrival.=20 Pre-Registration: At this time we are requesting a letter stating your = interest in the course. The letter should also include a statement of = why you want to take the course, information about your background = (courses taken, school, degrees, etc.) and what do you expect to gain = from this course. Letters should be send to Dr. Ernesto Weil at the = address below or via e-mail. Selected applicants will be notified via = e-mail by the end of February and the application guidelines will be = sent out. Dr. Ernesto Weil Depart. of Marine Sciences, UPR PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667 Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241 FAX (787) 899-2630/899-5500. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01BF56B9.7E229F80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Fundaci=F3n Cientifica Los Roques.

Coral reef Biology and Ecology.

July 2 – 14, 2000.

The Fundaci=F3n Cient=EDfica los Roques (FCLR), the = University of=20 Puerto Rico and the Universidad Simon Bolivar announce the second = intensive=20 summer course in coral reef biology and ecology. The course will take = place at=20 the Dos Mosquises Marine Laboratory of the FCLR located on the southwest = corner=20 of the Archipi=E9lago Los Roques National Park, an atoll-like reef = complex 110 km=20 north of the Venezuelan main coast. This reef complex boasts some of the = best=20 developed and diverse coral reefs in the Caribbean, it is far away from=20 continental influence and has minimum anthropogenic impacts.

The course concentrates on topics such as evolution = of reef=20 communities, clonality as an evolutionary successful strategy, biology = and=20 ecological roles of sponges, octocorals and scleractinian corals, coral=20 diseases, current anthropogenic and natural threats, ecological methods = and a=20 special session on sea-grass communities and interaction with reefs. Two = hour of=20 lecture are given in the mornings and evenings (4h/day) with about = 6h/day of=20 field and lab work. Students work the data gathered, plan and give = presentations=20 of results at the end. Field and lab work will include taxonomic = identification,=20 reef and sea-grass community characterization and structure, reef status = assessment, coral diseases, identification and incidence, ecological and = monitoring methods, etc. Each student must prepare a 15 minute seminar = talk on a=20 topic about coral reefs before arriving to Los Roques.

The course is intended for advanced undergraduate and = graduate=20 students. Strong backgrounds in evolution ecology and biology of = tropical marine=20 invertebrates are required. Diving certification and more that 100 = logged dives.=20 The Fundaci=F3n Cient=EDfica Los Roques reserves the right to reject = applications=20 that do not comply with the requirements

Faculty :

Ernesto Weil, Ph.D. Associate Professor. Dep. of = Marine=20 Sciences. U. of Puerto Rico, and Associate Researcher of the Fundaci=F3n = Cientifica Los Roques..

Sven Zea, Ph.D. Associate Professor. Department of = Biology,=20 Universidad Nacional de Colombia-INVEMAR.

David Bone, Ph.D. Associate Professor. Department of = Biology U.=20 Sim=F3n Bol=EDvar, Caracas. Venezuela.

 

Cost: The course cost is US $ 1,000.00 per = student. This=20 includes tuition fees, dive activities, room and board, round trip=20 transportation from Caracas, limited insurance and registration. Each=20 participant will be required to sign a liability release form at = arrival.

Pre-Registration: At this time=20 we are requesting a letter stating your interest in the = course. The=20 letter should also include a statement of why you want to take the = course,=20 information about your background (courses taken, school, degrees, etc.) = and=20 what do you expect to gain from this course. Letters should be send to = Dr.=20 Ernesto Weil at the address below or via e-mail. Selected applicants = will be=20 notified via e-mail by the end of February and the application = guidelines will=20 be sent out.

Dr. Ernesto Weil
Depart. of Marine Sciences, = UPR
PO BOX=20 908 Lajas PR 00667
Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241
FAX (787)=20 899-2630/899-5500.
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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 4 15:47:57 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id PAA21129; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 15:47:56 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA15087; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 15:57:43 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015047; Tue, 4 Jan 00 15:57:19 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 15:53:27 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA49554; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 20:11:33 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA50748; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 15:11:17 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp186.200dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.200.186]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id QAA05597 for ; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 16:12:04 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <001901bf56ee$c3be5860$bac85bd1@default> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Subject: Action Alert Puerto Rico Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 16:03:11 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01BF56CD.33CE3660" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" Content-Length: 11428 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 8 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BF56CD.33CE3660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable EPA is in the process of considering a Clean Water Act Waiver for the = Dorado Waste Water Treatment Plant [WWTP] with coastal discharge in = Puerto Rico. This plant has not yet been constructed. Please sign on the = following letter to EPA by Friday, January 7. Forward your Name, = Title, (Org, Company or Academic Affiliation), and Address to = corals@caribe.net.=20 Jeanne Fox=20 Regional Administrator EPA Region II 290 Broadway New York, NY, 10007 =20 January 7, 2000 Re: Dorado Regional WWTP Section 301(h) Application Dear Ms. Fox:=20 CORALations, a non-profit ocean conservation organization based in = San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the following concerned individuals and = organizations are writing to ask that you deny the second round Clean = Water Act Waiver [301h] application for the Dorado Waste Water Treatment = Plant [WWTP], a primary plant which has yet to be built 27 years after = the Clean Water Act was passed by the U.S. Congress. Despite opposition = expressed at public hearings by the local community, by the Puerto Rico = Hotel and Tourism Association, and by a number of local conservation = organizations and technical experts, the Dorado WWTP proposal is in the = process of obtaining its final Puerto Rico Government permits before the = Government of Puerto Rico submits their second round Clean Water Act = Waiver application to EPA.=20 =20 As you know, the Dorado WWTP is proposed for construction in a = coastal flood plain. The diffuser pipe will be located less than a mile = offshore and will terminate at a depth of just over 100 feet. The plant = is being built with the capacity to discharge up to 30 mgd heavily = chlorinated sewage into warm shallow tropical coastal waters, near coral = reef.=20 =20 EPA has stated a firm deadline in writing to Puerto Rico Aqueduct = and Sewer Authority [PRASA] on more than one occasion. In a letter to = Mr. Perfecto Ocasio of PRASA dated December 16, 1998, you wrote: =20 EPA, in consultation with PRASA, identified additional interim dates = for the milestones essential to ensure that PRASA will submit to = EPA, a complete application with all the required certifications = by December 15, 1999. =20 In a previous letter from William J. Muszynski, Deputy Regional = Administrator to Benjamin Pomales of PRASA, dated December 4, 1999, Mr. = Muszynski stated:=20 =20 Under this one time right to revise, PRASA should submit, with the = letter of intent, a schedule for the submittal of a complete = revised application within the one year period. No extensions of = this one year period will be allowed. If PRASA fails to = submit all elements of a complete, revised application by = the end of this period, EPA will lift the stay and proceed to take final = action to deny PRASA's application. Moreover, if PRASA fails to = meet any of the scheduled dates for submission of = various elements of a complete revised application during = the one year period, EPA may proceed to take final action to = deny PRASA's application. =20 We respectfully ask that consistent with these previously stated = intentions, EPA deny the second round Clean Water Act Waiver [301h] = application for the proposed Dorado WWTP in Puerto Rico. =20 Sincerely, =20 Mary Ann Lucking Project Coordinator enc. Dec. 16, 1998 EPA Letter to PRASA Dec. 4, 1997 EPA Letter to PRASA cc. Mr. Chuck Fox For more information or fax copies of the above mentioned EPA letters, = contact:=20 Mary Ann Lucking Project Coordinator CORALations PMB 222 5900 Isla Verde Ave. L2 Carolina, PR 00979-4901 corals@caribe.net toll free: 1-877-77coral =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BF56CD.33CE3660 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
EPA is in the process of considering a = Clean Water=20 Act Waiver for the Dorado Waste Water Treatment Plant [WWTP] with = coastal=20 discharge in Puerto Rico. This plant has not yet been = constructed. Please=20 sign on the following letter to EPA by  Friday, January = 7. =20 Forward your Name, Title, (Org, Company or Academic Affiliation), and = Address to=20 corals@caribe.net. 
 
Jeanne Fox
Regional Administrator
EPA Region II
290 Broadway
New York, NY, 10007
 
January 7, 2000
 
Re: Dorado Regional WWTP Section 301(h) = Application
 
Dear Ms. Fox:
 
    CORALations, a = non-profit ocean=20 conservation organization based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the = following=20 concerned individuals and organizations are writing to ask that you deny = the=20 second round Clean Water Act Waiver [301h] application for = the Dorado Waste=20 Water Treatment Plant [WWTP], a primary plant which has yet to be = built 27=20 years after the Clean Water Act was passed by the U.S.=20 Congress.  Despite opposition expressed at public hearings by = the=20 local community, by the Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association, and = by a=20 number of local conservation organizations and technical experts, the = Dorado=20 WWTP proposal is in the process of obtaining its final Puerto Rico = Government=20 permits before the Government of Puerto Rico submits their second = round=20 Clean Water Act Waiver application to EPA.
 
    As you know, the = Dorado WWTP is=20 proposed for construction in a coastal flood plain. The diffuser pipe = will be=20 located less than a mile offshore and will terminate at a = depth=20 of just over 100 feet. The plant is being built with the capacity=20 to discharge up to 30 mgd heavily chlorinated sewage into warm = shallow=20 tropical coastal waters, near coral reef. 
   
    EPA has stated a=20 firm deadline in writing to Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer = Authority=20 [PRASA] on more than one occasion. In a letter to Mr. Perfecto = Ocasio of=20 PRASA dated December 16, 1998, you wrote:
 
    EPA, in consultation = with PRASA,=20 identified additional interim dates for the    =20     milestones essential to ensure that PRASA will submit = to EPA,=20 a complete         application with all = the=20 required certifications by December 15, 1999.
 
    In a previous letter = from=20 William J. Muszynski, Deputy Regional Administrator to Benjamin Pomales = of=20 PRASA, dated December 4, 1999, Mr. Muszynski=20 stated: 
       =20
    Under this one time = right to=20 revise, PRASA should submit, with the letter of    =20     intent, a schedule for the submittal of a complete = revised=20 application within the     one year period. No extensions = of this=20 one year period will be allowed. If     =    =20         PRASA fails to submit all = elements of=20 a complete, revised application by         =     the end of this period, EPA will lift the stay and proceed to take final action to=20         deny PRASA's application. = Moreover,=20 if PRASA fails to meet any of the        =20         scheduled dates = for submission of=20 various elements of a complete revised     =    =20     application during the one year period, EPA may = proceed=20 to take final action         to deny=20 PRASA's application.
 
    We respectfully = ask that=20 consistent with these previously stated intentions, EPA deny = the=20 second round Clean Water Act Waiver [301h] application for the proposed = Dorado=20 WWTP in Puerto Rico.  
 
Sincerely, 
 
Mary Ann Lucking
Project Coordinator
 
 
enc.  Dec. 16, 1998 EPA Letter to=20 PRASA
       =20 Dec.  4,  1997 EPA Letter to PRASA
 
cc.   Mr. Chuck = Fox
 
 
For more information or fax copies of the above mentioned EPA = letters,=20 contact:
Mary Ann Lucking
Project Coordinator
CORALations
PMB 222
5900 Isla Verde Ave. L2
Carolina, PR  00979-4901
toll free: 1-877-77coral
  =
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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 4 16:13:36 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id QAA21642; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 16:13:35 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA17346; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 16:23:21 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017326; Tue, 4 Jan 00 16:23:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 16:19:36 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA41598; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 20:39:01 GMT Received: from orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA50408; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 15:38:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from nesdis.noaa.gov (orbit173.wwb.noaa.gov [140.90.197.121]) by orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/950213.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id PAA29074; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 15:38:23 -0500 Message-Id: <38725A22.4512D40D@nesdis.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 15:37:54 -0500 From: "Alan E. Strong" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en,pdf MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov CC: Ray Berkelmans , Terry Done , "Marguerite A. Toscano" Subject: SSTs on the Rise - W. Australia Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------B9FA14D19F9BAB891F712C9B" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Alan E. Strong" Content-Length: 2530 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 9 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------B9FA14D19F9BAB891F712C9B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit SSTs on the Rise -- HotSpots develop off Western Australia With La Nina conditions holding on over much of the tropical oceans, SSTs around Australia have been moving up dramatically off the SW and W coastline [http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/anomnight.1.4.2000.gif]. Being summer, temperature levels exceed the normal maximum values expected during this time of year -- hence "HotSpots" are depicted where these elevations exceed 1 deg C [http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html] and bleaching is usually observed. Our new experimental charts that attempt to accumulate thermal stress over coral reefs can be found at: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/icg/dhw/dhw_new.html This page will update twice each week and as levels approach 8-10 degree heating weeks [DHW] potential coral mortality occurs. Scientists/reef experts are encouraged to fill out our feedback forms provided at this NOAA WebSite to help us with this development and monitoring work Another region of SST increase and associated HotSpots, we are watching, can be seen around much of Papua New Guinea. A. E. Strong. -- **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** Alan E. Strong Phys Scientist/Oceanographer NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3 NOAA Science Center -- RM 711W 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304 Alan.E.Strong@noaa.gov 301-763-8102 x170 FAX: 301-763-8108 http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad --------------B9FA14D19F9BAB891F712C9B Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="astrong.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Alan E. Strong Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="astrong.vcf" begin:vcard n:Strong;Dr. Alan E. tel;fax:301-763-8108 tel;work:301-763-8102 x170 x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;;;;;; version:2.1 email;internet:astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov fn:A. E. Strong end:vcard --------------B9FA14D19F9BAB891F712C9B-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 5 11:59:36 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id LAA29848; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:59:35 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA18309; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 12:09:25 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018010; Wed, 5 Jan 00 12:08:23 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 12:04:43 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA57169; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 16:18:40 GMT Received: from m2.jersey.juno.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA56700; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:18:29 -0500 (EST) Received: (from burtonshank@juno.com) by m2.jersey.juno.com (queuemail) id EVK5FPGV; Wed, 05 Jan 2000 11:15:26 EST To: marbio@mote.org, fish-sci@SEGATE.SUNET.SE, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:21:56 -0600 Subject: Seeking Research Assistant Position Message-Id: <20000105.112157.-327507.1.burtonshank@juno.com> X-Mailer: Juno 2.0.11 X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-1,10-15 X-Juno-Att: 0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Burton V Shank Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Burton V Shank Content-Length: 1090 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 10 Apologies for cross-postings. I'm currently seeking work as a research assistant or a similar position. I have a MS in Biological Oceanography (Ecology) from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez and a BS in Marine Biology from Texas A&M University, Galveston. My field experience is predominantly seagrass and coral reefs, tropical streams and subtropical hardbottom habitats. My interests include, but are not limited to, community, population, and behavioral ecology and fisheries. I enjoy travel and would welcome positions outside the United States. If you know of such a position or would like a copy of my CV, feel free to email back. Thank you, Burton V. Shank burtonshank@juno.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 5 12:20:08 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id MAA00292; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 12:20:06 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA21187; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 12:29:54 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021144; Wed, 5 Jan 00 12:29:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 12:25:48 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA57316; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 16:49:24 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA56777; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:49:17 -0500 (EST) Received: from [209.91.197.183] (ppp183.197dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.197.183]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id MAA13319 for ; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 12:50:10 -0400 (AST) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: craig@caribe.net (Unverified) Message-Id: Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 12:49:06 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Craig Lilyestrom Subject: Advice on full face masks? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Craig Lilyestrom Content-Length: 1254 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 11 Coral Listers: We are considering the purchase of some full face masks with underwater communications capabilities for some of our divers who work with artificial reefs, ship grounding evaluations and so forth where communications are critical to coordinating efforts and for diver safety. I would appreciate any insights that coral-list members might have with different makes and models. Some that we're considering at this point are the "Ocean Reef", the "Scuba-Pro" and the "Interspiro Divator MK II". Thanks for any suggestions and advice! --Craig -- ******************************************* Craig G. Lilyestrom, Ph.D. Chief, Marine Resources Division Dept. of Natural & Environmental Resources P.O. Box 9066600 San Juan, P.R. 00906-6600 (787) 724-8772 ext. 4042 (787) 723-2805 (FAX) craig@caribe.net ******************************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 5 18:29:15 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id SAA05193; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 18:29:14 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA00283; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 18:35:30 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa00183; Wed, 5 Jan 00 18:34:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 18:31:13 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA59705; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 22:57:09 GMT Received: from vxe.ocis.uncwil.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA59487; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 17:57:02 -0500 (EST) Received: from szmanta-dell (szmanta-dell.bio.uncwil.edu [152.20.28.82]) by uncwil.edu (PMDF V5.2-32 #28112) with SMTP id <01JKCRNH36TE95MR8J@uncwil.edu> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 17:56:47 EST Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 18:03:34 -0500 From: "Alina M. Szmant" Subject: Jan 15 Deadline: New Summer 2000 Coral Reef Research Course: at UNCWand Roatan X-Sender: szmanta@pop.uncwil.edu To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.20000105180334.007229f0@pop.uncwil.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Content-type: text/enriched; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Alina M. Szmant" Content-Length: 8278 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 12
University of North Carolina at=20 Wilmington Summer Study in Roatan, Honduras:=20 Integrated Field Research in Coral Reef Ecology June 5, - July 14, 2000 (6 weeks; 12 credits) OFFERED FOR EITHER UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE CREDIT ffff,0000,0000DEADLINE FOR REGISTERING: JANUARY 15, 2000=09
INSTRUCTORS: from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Dept of Biological Sciences Dr. Alina M. Szmant, reef corals and invertebrates Dr. Ileana E. Clavijo, coral reef fishes Dr. Craig Bailey, coral reef alage COURSE NUMBERS AND TITLES BIO 485-A /585-A(3 credits): Ecology of reef corals and other invertebrates BIO 485-A /585-ALab (1 credit): Laboratory BIO 485-B /585-B(3 credits): Ecology of coral reef algae BIO 485-B/585-B Lab (1 credit): Laboratory BIO 485-C/585-C (3 credits): Ecology of coral reef fishes BIO 485-C/585-C Lab (1 credit): Laboratory
Students must register for all twelve credit hours. Prerequisites: prior course work in coral reef ecology, marine biology, marine science or similar course, and permission of=20 instructors Three of the 6 weeks (the field protion) of this course will be spent living and working in the rustic tropical facilties of the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences, located on the largest of the Bay Islands, on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. This island is fringed with mangroves and small fishing villages, and boasts among the best developed barrier reefs in the Caribbean. Lodging will be provided by the Antony Key Resort, a well known dive destination in the Caribbean.=20 This is a research-intensive field course for students who have already had formal course work on coral reef ecology, marine ecology, marine biology or similar coursework. Students will be taught by the three instructors how to identify and study three major groups of coral reef organisms: marine invertebrates, algae and fishes. =20 Reef corals and major groups of coral reef dwelling invertebrates will be studied from the point of view of their functional roles in forming and sustaining coral reef function. Aspects to be examined include life history strategies, tropho-dynamics and co-evolution of interactions with other functional groups such as reef algae and fishes. The course will stress the ecological importance of macro- and microalgae found in reef ecosystems. Field-work will focus on the identification and distribution of common species. Morphological and physiological adaptations of keystone species will also be discussed. Interactions among algal groups and between algae and other inhabitants of reefs will be examined experimentally. In addition, species that play especially important biogeochemical roles in reef ecosystems will be emphasized. An ecological and ethological approach to the study of reef fishes will be emphasized with field research to test theories and problems such as ecological niche, competition, social systems, reproduction, recruitment and population biology. Students will visit a wide variety of coral reef habitats (patch reefs, bank reefs, barrier reefs, fore-reef v.s. back-reef, etc.), as well as associated marine environments (seagrass beds and mangrove forests), making observations on the characteristic community structure at each site. Students will work on individual taxonomic projects for each of the three groups of organisms, and keep a journal on their ecological observations of their selected groups during the field excursions. They will also work in small groups on field experiments designed by the instructors to both demonstrate important ecological relationships between these major floral/faunal groups, and to provide new data to important areas of coral reef research. Students will be guided through setting up the experiments, collecting and analyzing the data, and preparing written and oral research reports. They will learn how to execute a wide variety of field methods, and use both laboratory and field instrumentation under real research conditions. They will be included as co-authors of any research publication that is based on their research efforts. During the Roatan portion of the course there will be additional enrichment lectures and tours to learn about the local and Mayan cultures and tropical terrestrial environments. Classes will meet on the UNCW campus during the first week of the course to discuss and organize the specific research projects (students will be expected to participate full-time during this period). Students and faculty will then fly as a group from Wilmington to Roatan, via Miami.=20 After the 3-week field portion, students will return to the UNCW campus to finalize data analysis and prepare their oral presentations. There will be two days off during the 3rd and 4th of July. The course is limited to 12 students. Students will be selected based on appropriate background and grades. ffff,0000,0000A $500 deposit will be needed by January 15th, 2000, to secure a place. =09 Cost: Estimated Cost $4,600 PLUS Tuition. (Cost will be lower for those that do not need room and board during the 3 weeks at UNCW) Tuition for 12 credit hours estimated at : In-State at $1,034 ; Out-of State at $4669. Includes: airfare from Wilmington, other ground transportation, all room and board both at UNCW and in Roatan, all laboratory, field, boat and diving costs in Roatan, DAN diving insurance, study abroad insurance, and the international student ID card. This is an all-inclusive package, and the only additional costs would be personal items such as sodas, post-cards, etc.=20 For further information, application forms, and to register, contact: outDr. Alina M. Szmant =20 =20 UNCW Department of Biological Sciences =20 601 South College Rd. =20 Wilmington NC 28403-3297 (910)962-7574 FAX: (910)962-4066 szmanta@uncwil.edu or (same mailing address): =20 Dr. Ileana Clavijo; (910)962-3472; email clavijo@uncwil.edu Dr. Craig Bailey: (910)962-7589; email: baileyc@uncwil.edu Payment Schedule: January 15, 2000: Deadline for application with non-refundable** $500 deposit (turn in to Office of International Programs, University Union 103A, or to Dr. Craig Bailey, Dept. of Biology, tel # (910)962-7589). ** unless program cancelled due to insufficeint enrollment or other problem=20 February 1, 2000: Final date for required number of applicants for summer program to go, March 1, 2000: Due date for additional non-refundable=20 payment of $1,000 to cover purchase of airplane tickets, and of submission of paper-work of obtaining visas to Honduras. April 1, 2000: Due date for additional non-refundable payment of $2,100 to cover lodging and board in Roatan. April 29, 2000: Due date for balance of program cost (approx. $1,000) due to OIP. =20 Schedule for additional payment of tuition (estimated $1,034 for instate, $4669 for out-of-state) is based on the UNCW summer registration schedule . Last day for registration is May 22nd, 2000. ******************************************************************* PRESENT ADDRESS: Dr. Alina M. Szmant Professor of Biology, and Coral Reef Research Department of Biological Sciences University of North Carolina at Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington NC 28403 tel: (910)962-7574 fax: (910)962-4066 email: szmanta@uncwil.edu ****************************************************************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 5 18:29:17 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id SAA05202; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 18:29:15 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA00280; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 18:35:31 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000183; Wed, 5 Jan 00 18:34:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 18:31:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA51079; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 22:48:08 GMT Message-Id: <200001052248.WAA51079@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 15:34:44 -0500 (EST) From: Walt Jaap STP To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Advice on full face masks? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Walt Jaap STP Content-Length: 628 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 13 For upscale you can think about a Superlight 17 Kirby Morgan For moderate price go for EXO 26 or the AGA mask For the low end Scubapro is offering a mask that has communication capability. Sales: Jack Vilas and Associates 800-255-4643 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 6 23:44:14 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id XAA25215; Thu, 6 Jan 2000 23:44:13 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA15181; Thu, 6 Jan 2000 23:54:06 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015146; Thu, 6 Jan 00 23:54:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 6 Jan 2000 23:48:00 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA63837; Fri, 7 Jan 2000 04:02:20 GMT Received: from pojmail01.poj.usace.army.mil by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA69713; Thu, 6 Jan 2000 23:02:08 -0500 (EST) Received: by pojmail01.poj.usace.army.mil with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Fri, 7 Jan 2000 13:02:05 +0900 Message-Id: From: "Noah, Michael D POJ" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: Advice on full face masks? Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 13:02:03 +0900 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Noah, Michael D POJ" Content-Length: 2250 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 14 Craig, I haven't used two of the three that you're thinking of, so I really can't compare them. But I can say that I like the AGA Spiro (they changed their name recently [?] to Interspiro) Divator Mk II - it works very, very well. It also meets U.S. Navy Diving requirements (one of my agency's requirements for professional use). You can get the mask with one of two regulators - one with the standard "demand" regulator, or one that keeps a slight positive pressure inside the mask. I've used both. The later regulator makes me feel a lot more comfortable whenever I'm diving in what I suspect might be contaminated water (the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor is a good example). The constant noise from the escape of air does tend to scare fish, though, but since fish tend to avoid contaminated water, their isn't usually a conflict - just use the right regulator for the job. The positive-pressure version uses quite a bit more air, however, so if you've got the positive pressure version hooked up to a tank (vice a compressor), your bottom time will be reduced significantly. For that matter, I've noticed that they both cause you to use more air - over a standard SCUBA regulator, that is, probably because you use a bit more energy when you add the ability to communicate. Finally, since your inhalation air flows over the inside of the mask 's faceplate, the mask never fogs. Its also real nice to be able to breathe through your nose at times - keeps your mouth from getting too dry!! They run around $1,000, with communications. Mata ne, Michael <<...>> US Army Corps of Engineers Japan District Michael D. Noah, Ecologist USAEDJ, Box 81 APO AP 96338-5010 011-81-311-763-5065 011-81-311-763-8869 FAX Michael.D.Noah@poj.usace.army.mil ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 6 23:44:14 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id XAA25217; Thu, 6 Jan 2000 23:44:13 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA15179; Thu, 6 Jan 2000 23:54:06 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015145; Thu, 6 Jan 00 23:54:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 6 Jan 2000 23:47:55 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA58673; Fri, 7 Jan 2000 04:02:01 GMT Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 04:02:01 GMT Message-Id: <200001070402.EAA58673@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Karla McDermid To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Summer 2000 Courses at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Karla McDermid Content-Length: 1237 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 15 For the fourth year in a row, Univ. Hawaii Hilo will be offering credit courses at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Here's the Summer 2000 schedule: May 27-June 10 ENG 494: Writing in the Wild (3 cr.) June 10-June 17 MARE 394I: Marine Invertebrates of Midway Atoll (2 cr.) June 17-24 MARE 394C: Central Pacific Seabirds (2 cr.) June 24-July 1 MARE 394S: Biology of Sharks at Midway (2 cr.) July 1-8 MARE 394D: Teaching Marine Science: Atolls (2 cr.) July 22-29 MARE 394N: Cetaceans of Midway (2 cr.) If you'd like more information on all the courses or particular ones, class descriptions, costs, professor's backgrounds, etc. please email either mcdermid@hawaii.edu or corinne@hawaii.edu We'll be happy to send you a brochure too. Karla J. McDermid Chair, Marine Science Dept. UH Hilo 200 W. Kawili St. Hilo, HI 96720 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 7 07:48:07 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id HAA28346; Fri, 7 Jan 2000 07:48:06 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA25763; Fri, 7 Jan 2000 07:54:23 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025695; Fri, 7 Jan 00 07:53:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 7 Jan 2000 07:49:41 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA71496; Fri, 7 Jan 2000 12:34:48 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA61945; Fri, 7 Jan 2000 07:34:42 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp156.197dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.197.156]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id IAA25501 for ; Fri, 7 Jan 2000 08:35:39 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <02a601bf590a$751ad120$64c85bd1@default> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Subject: Fw: Puerto Rico Action Alert Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 08:25:53 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02A3_01BF58E8.D1749A40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" Content-Length: 18586 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 16 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02A3_01BF58E8.D1749A40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Puerto Rico Coral Reef Action Alert=20 A few days ago we circulated a sign-on letter to EPA Region II = regarding a new Primary Waste Water Treatment Plant [WWTP] being = proposed for construction with coastal discharge in Puerto Rico. Many = people wrote back to us requesting more information. Others wrote = concerns about signing on to a letter which addressed one specific WWTP. = We are in the process of getting reference documents scanned to a web = site. In the mean time, for those who requested more information, below = is a summary. =20 Where as it is true that this letter focuses on only one WWTP, we = would like to point out that this primary WWTP, by virtue of the fact = that it has yet to be built, serves as an excellent example of the = failure of EPA Region II to enforce Clean Water Act (CWA) in Puerto = Rico. =20 Clean Water Act October, 1999 marked the 27th anniversary of the CWA in the United = States, but Puerto Rico is not celebrating. In 1972, Congress passed the = CWA amendment which required publicly owned WWTP to achieve secondary = treatment capability by 1977. Waivers were to be allowed on a case-by = case review, but only if complete waiver applications were submitted by = 1982. Applicants get two tries. If granted a waiver, the plants have to = adhere to strict monitoring guidelines to demonstrate they are not = damaging the environment. This means that the proponents for the = proposed Dorado WWTP have had 18 years to complete and submit their = second round waiver applications.=20 =20 To date, there are 9 plants pending 301(h) / Clean Water Act Waivers in = the United States and its jurisdictions. Six (6) of these plants are in = Puerto Rico, and 2 are in the U. S. Virgin Islands. These are all under = EPA Region II.=20 (The 9th plant was in Maine, but I think they agreed to upgrade to = secondary - not sure.) =20 Five plants in Puerto Rico have been operating without their CWA = waivers, and the CWA waiver monitoring standards for almost two decades. = If you are thinking...better primary out of a long tube away from reefs = than secondary out a short tube, consider this: Puerto Rico's primary = plant diffusers (with one exception) discharge heavily chlorinated = sewage less than a mile off shore. The diffusers in Arecibo and = Aguadilla are located in coastal waters less than 70 feet deep. The = wastefields of all diffusers are neither trapped nor diluted. Plume = surfacing is common outside of the mixing zones.=20 =20 The letter circulated referred to two EPA letters written to the = Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority [PRASA] - the proponents of = these plants - stating a deadline for their second round applications. = We believe that the failure of EPA Region II to stick to such deadlines = has contributed to their inability to enforce CWA in Puerto Rico. Below is the summary taken from an internal EPA Report of Audit = entitled: Review of EPA's Processing of Clean Water Act Section 301(h) = Waivers. Audit Report No. E1HWFO-02-0140-0100482, September 18, 1990. "Although the Region resolved New York and New Jersey waiver requests in = an effective manner, it delayed taking timely actions to render = decisions or formally deny Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands waiver = requests when (i) applications were either incomplete and requested = information was not timely or completely provided (ii) applicants = refused to withdraw tentatively denied applications, (iii) tentative = approval conditions were not met, and (iv) non-compliance with = Administrative Order's effluent limits occurred. Although the Region was = aware of most Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) and = Virgin Islands Department of Public Works (VIDPW) performance = shortcomings discussed in our report, it has not followed up its = numerous threats to deny applications when required actions were not = adequately or timely provided. While considering applicants' financial = problems, the Region also may have allowed certain waiver applications = to be used to circumvent statutory requirements." Proponents for the primary WWTP's in Puerto Rico refer to their history = of non-compliance to EPA administrative orders as evidence of their = inabilities to run a more technically complex secondary treatment plant. = They also argue that they cannot afford the expense of adequate sewage = treatment. However, the value of our diverse tropical coastal ecosystem = has never entered into the cost-benefit analysis of these plants, nor = has the long term maintenence of these large regional plants and their = associated trunk systems. These decaying pipes significantly contribute = to urban runoff problems. Also never taken into cost-benefit = consideration for these plants is the cost of impacts to human health = and the tourism industry. =20 As proponents prepare to submit their final CWA waiver applications for = these plants, they have also dramatically increased the NPDES permit = flow limits. Aguadilla, currently discharges 5mgd(million gallons/day) and is being = increased to 10mgd Arecibo, currently at 8mgd is being increased to 10mgd Puerto Nuevo, currently at 60mgd is being increased to 144mgd Bayamon, currently at 25mgd is being increased to 80mgd Ponce, currently at 12mgd is being increased to 36mgd (Ponce has the = longest diffuser) Loiza/Carolina currently discharges 25mgd, (in excess of their current = 20 mgd limit). Their new NPDES permit app. asked for an increase to = 90mgd.=20 Adding the proposed Dorado plant with its 30 mgd capacity, EPA and = Puerto Rico could be legally permitting the discharge of around 400 = million gallons of heavily chlorinated sewage, and in some cases = industrial waste, into our tropical coastal ecosystem each day. These = NPDES increases will be used to demonstrate infrastructure for the = permitting of new developments. We contend that primary sewage treatment = is not sewage treatment, and does not demonstrate proper infrastructure = for such development. =20 We hope this answers any questions about why we would ask experts to = sign on a letter pertaining to such a specific issue. We do not believe = that the Congress of the United States intended for CWA waivers to be = used to construct new primary sewage treatment plants with ocean = discharge in the year 2000. EPA should stick to their written deadlines. = Knowing what we know today, we need to "make" the recovery of these = diverse tropical coastal ecosystems a priority - not just "say" that = they should be a priority. =20 The Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association have voiced their = opposition to the proposed Dorado plant, as well as the other primary = WWTP's in PR, in writing and at public hearings.Three days ago, the = community of Toa Baja (the community where the Dorado plant proposed to = be built) organized a "sit-in" in the Caribbean EPA office to = demonstrate their concern about this new plant. Jean Fox responded by = granting proponents another extension. We hope more coral reef experts = will sign on to this letter, or move through other channels to help us = address these serious coastal clean water problems and the Federal = enforcement of CWA in Puerto Rico and USVI'.s. =20 Sincerely,=20 Mary Ann Lucking Project Coordinator CORALations PMB 222 5900 Isla Verde Ave. L2 Carolina, PR 00979-4901 corals@caribe.net Toll Free: 1-877-77coral ------=_NextPart_000_02A3_01BF58E8.D1749A40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Puerto Rico Coral Reef Action Alert =
 
    A few days ago we = circulated a=20 sign-on letter to EPA Region II regarding a new Primary Waste Water = Treatment=20 Plant [WWTP] being proposed for construction with coastal discharge in = Puerto=20 Rico. Many people wrote back to us requesting more information. Others = wrote=20 concerns about signing on to a letter which addressed one specific WWTP. = We are=20 in the process of getting reference documents scanned to a web = site. In the=20 mean time, for those who requested more information, below is a=20 summary.
 
    Where as it is true = that this=20 letter focuses on only one WWTP, we would like to point out that = this=20 primary WWTP, by virtue of the fact that it has yet to be = built, serves as=20 an excellent example of the failure of EPA Region II to = enforce Clean=20 Water Act (CWA) in Puerto Rico.
 
Clean Water Act
 
    October, 1999 marked = the 27th=20 anniversary of the CWA in the United States, but Puerto Rico is not = celebrating.=20 In 1972, Congress passed the CWA amendment which required publicly owned = WWTP to=20 achieve secondary treatment capability by 1977. Waivers were to be = allowed on a=20 case-by case review, but only if complete waiver applications were = submitted by=20 1982. Applicants get two tries. If granted a waiver, the plants have to = adhere=20 to strict monitoring guidelines to demonstrate they are not damaging the = environment. This means that the proponents for the proposed Dorado WWTP = have=20 had 18 years to complete and submit their second round waiver = applications.=20
 
To date, there are 9 plants pending = 301(h) / Clean=20 Water Act Waivers in the United States and its jurisdictions. Six (6) of = these=20 plants are in Puerto Rico, and 2 are in the U. S. Virgin = Islands.=20 These are all under EPA Region II.
(The 9th plant was in Maine, but I = think they=20 agreed to upgrade to secondary - not sure.)
 
    Five plants in = Puerto Rico have=20 been operating without their CWA waivers, and the CWA waiver monitoring=20 standards for almost two decades. If you are thinking...better primary = out of a=20 long tube away from reefs than secondary out a short tube, consider = this: Puerto=20 Rico's primary plant diffusers (with one exception) discharge heavily=20 chlorinated sewage less than a mile off shore. The diffusers in Arecibo = and=20 Aguadilla are located in coastal waters less than 70 feet deep. The = wastefields=20 of all diffusers are neither trapped nor diluted. Plume surfacing is = common=20 outside of the mixing zones.
 
    The letter = circulated referred=20 to two EPA letters written to the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer = Authority=20 [PRASA] - the proponents of these plants - stating a deadline for = their=20 second round applications. We believe that the failure of EPA = Region II to=20 stick to such deadlines has contributed to their inability to = enforce CWA=20 in Puerto Rico.
 
Below is the summary taken from an = internal EPA=20 Report of Audit entitled: Review of EPA's Processing of Clean Water Act = Section=20 301(h) Waivers. Audit Report No. E1HWFO-02-0140-0100482, September 18,=20 1990.
 
"Although the Region resolved New York = and New=20 Jersey waiver requests in an effective manner, it delayed taking timely = actions=20 to render decisions or formally deny Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands = waiver=20 requests when (i) applications were either incomplete and requested = information was not timely or completely provided (ii) applicants = refused to=20 withdraw tentatively denied applications, (iii) tentative approval = conditions=20 were not met, and (iv) non-compliance with Administrative Order's = effluent=20 limits occurred. Although the Region was aware of most Puerto Rico = Aqueduct and=20 Sewer Authority (PRASA) and Virgin Islands Department of Public = Works=20 (VIDPW) performance shortcomings discussed in our report, it has not=20 followed up its numerous threats to deny applications when required = actions=20 were not adequately or timely provided. While considering = applicants'=20 financial problems, the Region also may have allowed certain waiver = applications=20 to be used to circumvent statutory requirements."
 
Proponents for the primary WWTP's in = Puerto Rico=20 refer to their history of non-compliance to EPA administrative orders as = evidence of their inabilities to run a more technically complex = secondary=20 treatment plant. They also argue that they cannot afford the expense of = adequate=20 sewage treatment. However, the value of our diverse tropical coastal = ecosystem=20 has never entered into the cost-benefit analysis of these plants, nor = has the=20 long term maintenence of these large regional plants and their = associated trunk=20 systems. These decaying pipes significantly contribute to urban runoff = problems.=20 Also never taken into cost-benefit consideration for these plants = is the=20 cost of impacts to human health and the tourism = industry.
 
As proponents prepare to submit their = final CWA=20 waiver applications for these plants, they have also dramatically = increased the=20 NPDES permit flow limits.
 
Aguadilla, currently=20 discharges 5mgd(million gallons/day) and is being increased to=20 10mgd
Arecibo, currently at 8mgd is being = increased to=20 10mgd
Puerto Nuevo, currently at 60mgd is = being increased=20 to 144mgd
Bayamon, currently at 25mgd is being = increased to=20 80mgd
Ponce, currently at 12mgd is being = increased to=20 36mgd (Ponce has the longest diffuser)
Loiza/Carolina currently = discharges 25mgd, (in=20 excess of their current 20 mgd limit). Their new NPDES permit app. = asked=20 for an increase to 90mgd.
 
    Adding the proposed = Dorado plant=20 with its 30 mgd capacity, EPA and Puerto Rico could be legally = permitting=20 the discharge of around 400 million gallons of heavily = chlorinated=20 sewage, and in some cases industrial waste, into our tropical coastal = ecosystem=20 each day. These NPDES increases will be used to demonstrate = infrastructure for=20 the permitting of new developments. We contend that primary sewage = treatment is=20 not sewage treatment, and does not demonstrate proper infrastructure for = such=20 development.
 
    We hope this answers = any questions about why we would ask experts to sign on a = letter=20 pertaining to such a specific issue. We do not believe that=20 the Congress of the United States intended for CWA waivers to = be used=20 to construct new primary sewage treatment plants with ocean discharge in = the=20 year 2000. EPA should stick to their written deadlines. Knowing what we = know=20 today, we need to "make" the recovery of these diverse tropical coastal=20 ecosystems a priority - not just "say" that they should be a=20 priority.
 
   The Puerto Rico Hotel = and Tourism=20 Association have voiced their opposition to the proposed Dorado plant, = as well=20 as the other primary WWTP's in PR, in writing and at public = hearings.Three days=20 ago, the community of Toa Baja (the community where the Dorado = plant=20 proposed to be built) organized a "sit-in" in the Caribbean EPA office=20 to demonstrate their concern about this new plant. Jean Fox = responded by=20 granting proponents another extension. We hope more coral reef experts = will sign=20 on to this letter, or move through other channels to help us = address=20 these serious coastal clean water problems and the Federal = enforcement=20 of CWA in Puerto Rico and USVI'.s.  
 
Sincerely, 
 
Mary Ann Lucking
Project Coordinator
CORALations
PMB 222
5900 Isla Verde Ave. L2
Carolina, PR  = 00979-4901
corals@caribe.net
Toll Free: = 1-877-77coral
 
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The date of the letter = from Mr. Muszynski of EPA to Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority is = Dec. 4, 1997, not 1999 - big difference.=20 ------------ EPA is in the process of considering a Clean Water Act Waiver for the = Dorado Waste Water Treatment Plant [WWTP] with coastal discharge in = Puerto Rico. This is a primary WWTP with ocean discharge that is = applying for permits to be constructed 27 years after CWA was passed by = congress. Please sign on the following letter to EPA by Friday, January = 7. Forward your Name, Title, (Org, Company or Academic Affiliation), = and Address to corals@caribe.net.=20 Jeanne Fox=20 Regional Administrator EPA Region II 290 Broadway New York, NY, 10007 =20 January 7, 2000 Re: Dorado Regional WWTP Section 301(h) Application Dear Ms. Fox:=20 CORALations, a non-profit ocean conservation organization based in = San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the following concerned individuals and = organizations are writing to ask that you deny the second round Clean = Water Act Waiver [301h] application for the Dorado Waste Water Treatment = Plant [WWTP], a primary plant which has yet to be built 27 years after = the Clean Water Act was passed by the U.S. Congress. Despite opposition = expressed at public hearings by the local community, by the Puerto Rico = Hotel and Tourism Association, and by a number of local conservation = organizations and technical experts, the Dorado WWTP proposal is in the = process of obtaining its final Puerto Rico Government permits before the = Government of Puerto Rico submits their second round Clean Water Act = Waiver application to EPA.=20 =20 As you know, the Dorado WWTP is proposed for construction in a = coastal flood plain. The diffuser pipe will be located less than a mile = offshore and will terminate at a depth of just over 100 feet. The plant = is being built with the capacity to discharge up to 30 mgd heavily = chlorinated sewage into warm shallow tropical coastal waters, near coral = reef.=20 =20 EPA has stated a firm deadline in writing to Puerto Rico Aqueduct = and Sewer Authority [PRASA] on more than one occasion. In a letter to = Mr. Perfecto Ocasio of PRASA dated December 16, 1998, you wrote: =20 EPA, in consultation with PRASA, identified additional interim dates = for the milestones essential to ensure that PRASA will submit to = EPA, a complete application with all the required certifications = by December 15, 1999. =20 In a previous letter from William J. Muszynski, Deputy Regional = Administrator to Benjamin Pomales of PRASA, dated December 4, 1997, Mr. = Muszynski stated:=20 =20 Under this one time right to revise, PRASA should submit, with the = letter of intent, a schedule for the submittal of a complete = revised application within the one year period. No extensions of = this one year period will be allowed. If PRASA fails to = submit all elements of a complete, revised application by = the end of this period, EPA will lift the stay and proceed to take final = action to deny PRASA's application. Moreover, if PRASA fails to = meet any of the scheduled dates for submission of = various elements of a complete revised application during = the one year period, EPA may proceed to take final action to = deny PRASA's application. =20 We respectfully ask that consistent with these previously stated = intentions, EPA deny the second round Clean Water Act Waiver [301h] = application for the proposed Dorado WWTP in Puerto Rico. =20 Sincerely, =20 Mary Ann Lucking Project Coordinator enc. Dec. 16, 1998 EPA Letter to PRASA Dec. 4, 1997 EPA Letter to PRASA cc. Mr. Chuck Fox For more information or fax copies of the above mentioned EPA letters, = contact:=20 Mary Ann Lucking Project Coordinator CORALations PMB 222 5900 Isla Verde Ave. L2 Carolina, PR 00979-4901 corals@caribe.net toll free: 1-877-77coral =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0342_01BF5905.E12B8EE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In response to requests for copies, we = are again=20 circulating this letter to the list.
Note a typo on the first copy has been = corrected.=20 The date of the letter from Mr. Muszynski of EPA to Puerto Rico Aqueduct = and=20 Sewer Authority is Dec. 4, 1997, not 1999 - big difference. =
------------
EPA is in the process of considering a = Clean Water=20 Act Waiver for the Dorado Waste Water Treatment Plant [WWTP] with = coastal=20 discharge in Puerto Rico. This is a primary WWTP with ocean discharge = that is=20 applying for permits to be constructed 27 years after CWA was passed by=20 congress. Please sign on the following letter to EPA by  = Friday,=20 January 7.  Forward your Name, Title, (Org, Company or Academic=20 Affiliation), and Address to corals@caribe.net. 
 
Jeanne Fox
Regional Administrator
EPA Region II
290 Broadway
New York, NY, 10007
 
January 7, 2000
 
Re: Dorado Regional WWTP Section 301(h) = Application
 
Dear Ms. Fox:
 
    CORALations, a = non-profit ocean=20 conservation organization based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the = following=20 concerned individuals and organizations are writing to ask that you deny = the=20 second round Clean Water Act Waiver [301h] application for = the Dorado Waste=20 Water Treatment Plant [WWTP], a primary plant which has yet to be = built 27=20 years after the Clean Water Act was passed by the U.S.=20 Congress.  Despite opposition expressed at public hearings by = the=20 local community, by the Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association, and = by a=20 number of local conservation organizations and technical experts, the = Dorado=20 WWTP proposal is in the process of obtaining its final Puerto Rico = Government=20 permits before the Government of Puerto Rico submits their second = round=20 Clean Water Act Waiver application to EPA.
 
    As you know, the = Dorado WWTP is=20 proposed for construction in a coastal flood plain. The diffuser pipe = will be=20 located less than a mile offshore and will terminate at a = depth=20 of just over 100 feet. The plant is being built with the capacity=20 to discharge up to 30 mgd heavily chlorinated sewage into warm = shallow=20 tropical coastal waters, near coral reef. 
   
    EPA has stated a=20 firm deadline in writing to Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer = Authority=20 [PRASA] on more than one occasion. In a letter to Mr. Perfecto = Ocasio of=20 PRASA dated December 16, 1998, you wrote:
 
    EPA, in consultation = with PRASA,=20 identified additional interim dates for the    =20     milestones essential to ensure that PRASA will submit = to EPA,=20 a complete         application with all = the=20 required certifications by December 15, 1999.
 
    In a previous letter = from=20 William J. Muszynski, Deputy Regional Administrator to Benjamin Pomales = of=20 PRASA, dated December 4, 1997, Mr. Muszynski=20 stated: 
       =20
    Under this one time = right to=20 revise, PRASA should submit, with the letter of    =20     intent, a schedule for the submittal of a complete = revised=20 application within the     one year period. No extensions = of this=20 one year period will be allowed. If     =    =20         PRASA fails to submit all = elements of=20 a complete, revised application by         =     the end of this period, EPA will lift the stay and proceed to take final action to=20         deny PRASA's application. = Moreover,=20 if PRASA fails to meet any of the        =20         scheduled dates = for submission of=20 various elements of a complete revised     =    =20     application during the one year period, EPA may = proceed=20 to take final action         to deny=20 PRASA's application.
 
    We respectfully = ask that=20 consistent with these previously stated intentions, EPA deny = the=20 second round Clean Water Act Waiver [301h] application for the proposed = Dorado=20 WWTP in Puerto Rico.  
 
Sincerely, 
 
Mary Ann Lucking
Project Coordinator
 
 
enc.  Dec. 16, 1998 EPA Letter to=20 PRASA
       =20 Dec.  4,  1997 EPA Letter to PRASA
 
cc.   Mr. Chuck = Fox
 
 
For more information or fax copies of the above mentioned EPA = letters,=20 contact:
Mary Ann Lucking
Project Coordinator
CORALations
PMB 222
5900 Isla Verde Ave. L2
Carolina, PR  00979-4901
toll free: 1-877-77coral
  =
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Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gidon winters Content-Length: 900 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 18 Does anyone know when the Coral Bleaching conference in Saudia is taking place (Some time in February...). Do you know of a site , e-mail or how I can get intouch with them ?? Winters Gidon, tel Aviv University Israel **************************************************** Sven Beer, Department of Plant Sciences Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel Fax: +972-3-6409380; E-mail: svenbeer@post.tau.ac.il Internet: http://www.tau.ac.il/botany/USR/beer **************************************************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 9 14:23:02 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA25936; Sun, 9 Jan 2000 14:23:01 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA05290; Sun, 9 Jan 2000 14:32:56 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa05273; Sun, 9 Jan 00 14:32:50 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 9 Jan 2000 14:28:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA89280; Sun, 9 Jan 2000 19:11:18 GMT Received: from jaguar1.usouthal.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA88877; Sun, 9 Jan 2000 14:11:07 -0500 (EST) Received: (from raronson@localhost) by jaguar1.usouthal.edu (8.8.8+Sun/8.8.8) id NAA07966; Sun, 9 Jan 2000 13:10:47 -0600 (CST) Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 13:10:47 -0600 (CST) From: "Richard B. Aronson" Subject: Re: Saudia Arabia bleaching confrence - when ??? To: gidon winters cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.20000109164819.006a0aa0@post.tau.ac.il> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Richard B. Aronson" Content-Length: 1762 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 19 Dear Gidon, The workshop is titled THE EXTENT AND IMPACT OF CORAL REEF BLEACHING and the dates are 6-9 February 2000. I do not have an email contact, but here is the postal address for inquiries (from the poster for the conference): P. O. Box 61681 Riyadh 11575 Kindgom of Saudi Arabia Best regards, Rich Aronson Corresponding Secretary International Society for Reef Studies On Sun, 9 Jan 2000, gidon winters wrote: > Does anyone know when the Coral Bleaching conference in Saudia is taking > place (Some time in February...). > Do you know of a site , e-mail or how I can get intouch with them ?? > > Winters Gidon, > tel Aviv University > Israel > > > **************************************************** > Sven Beer, Department of Plant Sciences > Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel > > Fax: +972-3-6409380; E-mail: svenbeer@post.tau.ac.il > Internet: http://www.tau.ac.il/botany/USR/beer > **************************************************** > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) > sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program > (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). 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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 10 04:39:51 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id EAA29629; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 04:39:51 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA03569; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 04:49:46 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003556; Mon, 10 Jan 00 04:49:17 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 04:45:35 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA93040; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 09:23:52 GMT Received: from relay.kfupm.edu.sa by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id EAA92883; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 04:23:38 -0500 (EST) Received: from relayin.kfupm.edu.sa (relayin.kfupm.edu.sa [212.26.2.26]) by relay.kfupm.edu.sa (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id MAA55570 for ; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 12:23:08 +0300 Received: from iws20.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa (iws20.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa [196.15.32.20]) by relayin.kfupm.edu.sa (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id MAA23734 for ; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 12:23:06 +0300 Received: from itcH70.itc.kfupm.edu.sa (one [196.15.32.8] (may be forged)) by iws20.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id LAA07528 for ; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 11:19:01 +0300 Received: from kfupm.edu.sa ([212.26.0.172]) by itcH70.itc.kfupm.edu.sa (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id MAA88390 for ; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 12:23:06 +0300 Message-Id: <3879A6DB.1CBFBC56@kfupm.edu.sa> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 12:31:07 +0300 From: Yusef and Lina Fadlalla Organization: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Bleaching Workshop -Saudi Arabia Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Yusef and Lina Fadlalla Content-Length: 552 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 20 International workshop on the extent and impact of bleaching in the Arabian region, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 6-9, 2000 Contact Email: consultant@persga.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 10 11:24:02 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id LAA05804; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 11:24:00 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA06939; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 11:30:18 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006854; Mon, 10 Jan 00 11:30:02 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 11:26:35 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA95217; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 15:55:36 GMT Received: from vxe.ocis.uncwil.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA95335; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 10:55:29 -0500 (EST) Received: from szmanta-dell (szmanta-dell.bio.uncwil.edu [152.20.28.82]) by uncwil.edu (PMDF V5.2-32 #28112) with SMTP id <01JKJCEJF45E95NK9V@uncwil.edu> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 10:55:14 EST Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 11:02:23 -0500 From: "Alina M. Szmant" Subject: Int Coral Reef Symp Proc: where to buy? X-Sender: szmanta@pop.uncwil.edu To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.20000110110223.006e144c@pop.uncwil.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Alina M. Szmant" Content-Length: 1144 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 21 Our library does not have copies of the 1985 Proc of the 5th International Coral Reef Congress (Tahiti meeting), the 1988 Proc of the 6th Int Coral Reef Symp (Townsville), nor the 1996 Proc of the 8th Int Coral Reef Symp (Panama meeting). Can anyone please direct me to where these may still be available for sale. Many thanks, Alina Szmant ******************************************************************* PRESENT ADDRESS: Dr. Alina M. Szmant Professor of Biology, and Coral Reef Research Department of Biological Sciences University of North Carolina at Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington NC 28403 tel: (910)962-7574 fax: (910)962-4066 email: szmanta@uncwil.edu ****************************************************************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 10 14:58:15 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA09947; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 14:58:14 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA05427; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 15:08:10 -0500 Received: from vxe.ocis.uncwil.edu(152.20.1.10) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005373; Mon, 10 Jan 00 15:07:43 -0500 Received: from szmanta-dell (szmanta-dell.bio.uncwil.edu [152.20.28.82]) by uncwil.edu (PMDF V5.2-32 #28112) with SMTP id <01JKJL3FIUAA95NION@uncwil.edu> for hendee@aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 15:04:22 EST Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 15:11:28 -0500 From: "Alina M. Szmant" Subject: Re: Int Coral Reef Symp Proc: where to buy? X-Sender: szmanta@pop.uncwil.edu To: Jim Hendee Message-id: <3.0.1.32.20000110151128.006de34c@pop.uncwil.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Length: 1961 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 22 Jim: Thanks. I'm told that Reef Encounters 1999 has a list of where to get them. Coral_list to the rescue again!! Alina At 11:36 AM 01/10/2000 -0500, you wrote: >I just got a copy of the 6th and I can scare up the particulars on that >one, if you haven't gotten the info already. > > cheers, > Jim > >x >> Our library does not have copies of the 1985 Proc of the 5th International >> Coral Reef Congress (Tahiti meeting), the 1988 Proc of the 6th Int Coral >> Reef Symp (Townsville), nor the 1996 Proc of the 8th Int Coral Reef Symp >> (Panama meeting). Can anyone please direct me to where these may still be >> available for sale. >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Alina Szmant >> >> >> ******************************************************************* >> PRESENT ADDRESS: >> >> Dr. Alina M. Szmant >> Professor of Biology, and Coral Reef Research >> Department of Biological Sciences >> University of North Carolina at Wilmington >> 601 South College Road >> Wilmington NC 28403 >> tel: (910)962-7574 fax: (910)962-4066 >> email: szmanta@uncwil.edu >> >> ****************************************************************** >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) >> sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program >> (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site >> for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > > ******************************************************************* PRESENT ADDRESS: Dr. Alina M. Szmant Professor of Biology, and Coral Reef Research Department of Biological Sciences University of North Carolina at Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington NC 28403 tel: (910)962-7574 fax: (910)962-4066 email: szmanta@uncwil.edu ****************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 10 17:28:41 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id RAA13656; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:28:41 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA23779; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:38:36 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023765; Mon, 10 Jan 00 17:38:27 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:34:06 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA72552; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 22:15:53 GMT Received: from hawk.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA97796; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:15:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from 38.30.52.8 (ip90.miami5.fl.pub-ip.psi.net [38.30.51.90]) by hawk.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id OAA18442; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 14:15:17 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <387A1168.2997@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:05:44 +0000 From: Alexander Stone Organization: ReefKeeper International X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Macintosh; U; 68K) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, mfcn-fishlink@igc.topica.com Subject: Fla Conservation Assoc Position Open Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alexander Stone Content-Length: 2339 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 23 FLORIDA CONSERVATION ASSOCIATE Fulltime Position Opening DESCRIPTION: As a fulltime ReefKeeper employee, you will work from our Miami Operations Center on coral reef conservation issues in Florida. 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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 10 17:49:00 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id RAA13913; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:48:59 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA24906; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:58:54 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024866; Mon, 10 Jan 00 17:57:55 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:54:17 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA97825; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 22:38:22 GMT Message-Id: <200001102238.WAA97825@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "HCRIResearchProgram" To: Subject: HCRI: Request for Preproposal Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 10:00:03 -1000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "HCRIResearchProgram" Content-Length: 2187 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 24 APOLOGIES FOR ANY CROSS-POSTING. The Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative Research Program (HCRI RP), managed by = the Social Science Research Institute at UH-Manoa, is issuing a call for = preproposals for its FY00-01 project cycle. About $700,000 is available = for monitoring and research activities. Preproposals are due February = 3rd, 2000. If you cannot download the attached full RFP, please contact = Liane Koga (lkoga@elele.peacesat.hawaii.edu; 808/956-8930).=20 1. Enhance Monitoring and Assessment Capacity. HCRI RP has sponsored = various monitoring and assessment efforts in the past. Baseline data has = been collected in various forms at a number of transects for over 30 = sites across the state. Besides building on current and past activities = - which focused on corals, algae, and fish - HCRI RP encourages = continued expansion of data collection and analysis to encompass = invertebrates and human use.=20 2. Develop Monitoring and Assessment Techniques for the NW Hawaiian = Islands (NWHI). HCRI RP is soliciting preproposals to develop a rapid = assessment technique to characterize and monitor corals, algae, = invertebrates, and vertebrates of Northwest Hawaiian Islands' (NWHI) = coral reef ecosystems. 3. Conduct Research and Make Policy Recommendations to Resource = Managers. Numerous studies have been conducted using standard water = quality parameters. The usefulness of the parameters in determining = coral reef ecosystem health is unknown. HCRI RP is seeking pre-proposals = addressing land-coastal zone processes and effects on coral reef = ecosystems. Investigations of the linked relationships between land = runoff, coastal zone water quality, nearshore biogeochemistry and = physics, and nutritional needs of nearshore species are especially = encouraged.=20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 10 18:02:14 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id SAA14081; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 18:02:14 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA26334; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 18:12:08 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026286; Mon, 10 Jan 00 18:11:40 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 18:07:59 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA97992; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 22:51:33 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA97982; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:51:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from cw2 (CW2.aims.gov.au [138.7.37.164]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id IAA09269 for ; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 08:51:06 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20000111085234.00b365e0@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 08:52:34 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: Symposia Proceedings info. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Doug Fenner Content-Length: 959 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 25 Alina, Complete information on how to order all the Coral Reef Symposium Proceedings are available in Reef Encounter 24, Dec. 1998, page 9. You can read Reef Encounter on the ISRS (International Society for Reef Studies) web site at http://www.uncwil.edu/isrs/ Click on Reef Encounter on the left, then click on Issue 24, and go to page 9. -Doug Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Biodiversity/Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4334 e-mail: d.fenner@aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 10 19:10:11 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id TAA14655; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:10:11 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA29612; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:20:05 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029575; Mon, 10 Jan 00 19:19:55 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:16:17 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA98978; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:01:27 GMT Received: from vxe.ocis.uncwil.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA73290; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:01:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from szmanta-dell (szmanta-dell.bio.uncwil.edu [152.20.28.82]) by uncwil.edu (PMDF V5.2-32 #28112) with SMTP id <01JKJTCV0LIG95NIWC@uncwil.edu> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:01:03 EST Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:08:06 -0500 From: "Alina M. Szmant" Subject: Old Proceedings volumes X-Sender: szmanta@pop.uncwil.edu To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.20000110190806.0072d70c@pop.uncwil.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Alina M. Szmant" Content-Length: 1721 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 26 Thanks to all of you that responded and told me where to find the symposium volumes for sale. Apparently there are other's out there that need the same information. Here's what I learned: 1) First issue of the 1999 Reef Encounters (ISRS publication) has all of the information on where to get them. If you don't have access to Reef Encounters on if like me, your is lost in a pile of unpacked boxes, then... 2) For the 1996 Panama proceedings: The STRI bookstore has the Panama Proceedings for $300. You can contact Mr. Leopoldo Leon at LeonL@tivoli.si.edu. 3) 1985 Proc of the 5th International Coral Reef Congress (Tahiti meeting): CONTACT: French marine lab in Moorea (CRIOBE): criobe@mail.pf 4) the 1988 Proc of the 6th Int Coral Reef Symp (Townsville): CONTACT: Dept Mar Bio at James Cook Univ (Howard Choat): John.Choat@jcu.edu.au Now we can all run out and buy out the remaining copies!!! ******************************************************************* PRESENT ADDRESS: Dr. Alina M. Szmant Professor of Biology, and Coral Reef Research Department of Biological Sciences University of North Carolina at Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington NC 28403 tel: (910)962-7574 fax: (910)962-4066 email: szmanta@uncwil.edu ****************************************************************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 10 21:26:51 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id VAA15479; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:26:50 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA06383; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:36:47 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006316; Mon, 10 Jan 00 21:36:19 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:32:58 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA62285; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 02:16:31 GMT Received: from localhost.localdomain by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA98542; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:16:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from noaa.gov (triton.oxf.nmfs.gov [155.206.67.57]) by localhost.localdomain (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id VAA08480 for ; Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:23:28 -0500 Message-Id: <387A9264.D7BF804E@noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:16:04 -0500 From: Shawn McLaughlin X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (WinNT; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral Reef Disease Session Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Shawn McLaughlin Content-Length: 10387 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 27 The 25th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop is hosting a platform session/panel discussion on Coral Reef Disease at the upcoming meeting in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 10-14 April 2000. The goal of the forum is to promote the exchange of ideas, expertise, and latest research on coral reef disease and bleaching events. Potential topics include disease and bleaching dynamics, identification and characterization of disease agents, transmission and prevention, host defense mechanisms, and effects of natural and anthropogenic stressors on coral reef ecosystems. All coral reef disease related topics are welcome. The Eastern Fish Health Workshop encourages a broad participation in all aspects of aquatic animal health from shellfish to mammals. Excellent platform sessions, a congenial atmosphere, and reasonable meeting costs makes the workshop a favorite among many of the participants. Attendees usually number from 100-150 and include fish health workers, resource and hatchery managers, students, and researchers from a wide range of disciplines (e.g. microbiology, pathobiology, parasitology, and molecular biology, ecology, and many more.) A special topic is highlighted each year at the workshop and this year the topic is coral reef disease. Speakers interested in making oral presentations related to coral reef health and disease are invited to contact one of the co-organizers of the Coral Reef Disease session listed below. (Please note abstracts should be sent directly to the EFHW organizer, Dr. Rocco Cipriano, as mentioned in the meeting announcement included below.) Dr. Cheryl Woodley NOAA/National Ocean Service Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research Charleston, SC Phone: 843/762-8555 Email: cheryl.woodley@noaa.gov Shawn McLaughlin NOAA/National Ocean Service CCEHBR/Oxford Oxford, MD Phone: 410/226-5193 or 301/713-3020 Email: shawn.mclaughlin@noaa.gov 25th ANNUAL EASTERN FISH HEALTH WORKSHOP 10-14 APRIL 2000 In the year 2000, the Eastern Fish Health Workshop ushers in a new millennium while celebrating its 25th Anniversary. The National Fish Health Research Laboratory (Kearneysville, WV) is especially proud to host this gala celebration at The John Carver Inn, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Registration will begin on Monday, 10 April from 5:00 - 7:00 pm, followed by three full day sessions, 11, 12, and 13 April. PLEASE NOTE: Not only will there be a complete session on the final day (Thursday,13 April) but that evening will also feature our special Anniversary Banquet with professional entertainment (included in the registration package). Therefore, we encourage you to please make your departure plans for Friday, 14 April. Sessions will include oral presentations of research studies and clinical reports as well as workshops on current trends in warmwater aquaculture and coral reef diseases. Lodging accommodations must be made with The John Carver Inn at (508) 746-7100 or (800) 274-1620. Check-in time is 3 pm and check-out time is 11:00 am. The Inn has graciously honored our room rate of two years ago at $60.00 + 9.7% room tax/night for either single or double occupancy. Identify your affiliation with the Eastern Fish Health Workshop to secure reservations at these prices before 1 March 2000. You can visit the Inn at http:\\media3.com/johncarverinn and take a step back in history to review the birth of America and explore the attractions of this New England seaport at http:\\bestreadguide.com\plymouth\index.html. A $105.00 registration fee (U.S. currency equivalent) includes workshop proceedings, refreshments/breaks, continental breakfasts and luncheons on each day of the proceedings, a catered get-acquainted reception on Tuesday evening, and the 25th Anniversary Banquet on Thursday night. Please make checks payable to the "Eastern Fish Health Workshop c/o Rocco Cipriano" and return payment with your completed registration form by 15 March 2000. Contracts for food services necessitate a late registration fee of $120.00 after this date. For additional information, contact: Dr. Rocco C. Cipriano National Fish Health Research Laboratory Kearneysville, WV 25430 PHONE: 304/724-4432 FAX: 304/724-4435 Ecmail: rocco_cipriano@nbs.gov ______________________________________________________________________ 25TH ANNUAL EASTERN FISH HEALTH WORKSHOP THE JOHN CARVER INN PLYMOUTH, MA 02360 RETURN A HARD COPY: 15 MARCH 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________ NAME: _________________________________ Affiliation: _________________________________ Mailing Address: _________________________________ City: _________________________________ State: _________________________________ Zip Code: _________________________________ Phone: _________________________________ Fax: _________________________________ E-mail: _________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ I plan to attend the Eastern Fish Health Workshop and will _____ will not _____ give an oral presentation. Please reply with titles whenever possible to assure your place on the program. A tentative title for my presentation is: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Make registration checks ($105.00 U.S. currency or equivalent; $120.00 after 1 March 2000) payable to "Eastern Fish Health Workshop c/o Rocco Cipriano" and return with this form. Use a separate form for each registrant. Return to: Dr. Rocco C. Cipriano, National Fish Health Research Laboratory, 1700 Leetown Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430. ___________________________________________________________________________ DIRECTIONS TO THE JOHN CARVER INN: 25 Summer Street, Plymouth, MA 02360 (508) 746-7100 or (800) 274-1620 By automobile: From Route 3, take exit 6 onto Route 44 East towards the historic Plymouth waterfront. Turn right at the traffic lights onto Route 3A South. Turn right onto Leyden Street (by the CVS Pharmacy) then bear left. The John Carver Inn is immediately on your right. By airplane: Plymouth is approximately a 45 minute drive from Logan International Airport. In additon to all major car rentals, the Plymouth and Brockton Bus Company has daily scheduled shuttle service. Shuttles from Logan International Airport to Plymouth run approximately $13.00 one way and $23.00 for a roundctrip ticket. It is then a very short taxi ride from the shuttle stop in Plymouth to the John Carver Inn. _________________________________________________________________ PRESENTATIONS AND ABSTRACTS Oral presentations should be 12 minutes allowing an additional 3 minutes for questions. Presentations should be made for 2x2 photographic slides. Directions for preparation of abstracts are as follows: 1. Limit your abstract to a single side of an 8.5"x11" page keeping margins within 1.5" on all sides. 2. Type in Microsoft Word using a Courrier 10 font. 3. Capitalize the first letter of every word in the title. 4. Denote genus and species with italic script. 5. Provide a double-blank space between the title and authors; a single-blank space between the authors and their affiliations; and a double-blank space between the affiliations and main body of the abstract. 6. Underline the name of the author who will give the oral presentation and use numeric superscripts to denote affiliations. 7. Either e-mail your abstract to rocco_cipriano@usgs.gov or store it on a 3.5" diskette. Disks must be mailed to : Dr. Rocco C. Cipriano, NFHRL, 1700 Leetown Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430. All abstracts must be recieived by 1 March 2000. ______________________________________________________________________ Did you know? The Indians not only introduced the Pilgrims to corn but also to the sour red berries that grew in the bogs around Plymouth. The Cape Cod Indians called the berry Ibimi, meaning bitter berry. To the Pilgroms, the nodding pink blossom of the plant looked like the head of a crane. So they named it crane berry, which was later changed to cranberry. The Indians used cranberry poultices to draw venom from arrow wounds. The bright red cranberry juice supplied them with dye for rugs and blankets. Cranberries mixed with dried venison and fat formed a food the Indians called pemmican, which they shaped into cakes and baked in the hot sun. The Pilgrims invented cranberry recipes of their own. They made cranberry sauce, cranberry tarts, cranberry nog, and a juice made of cranberries plus apples that was sweetened with pumpkin pulp. When the settlements turned into thriving towns, cranberries remained popular. As their trade with Europe grew, cranberries were served to ships' crews to provide them with vitamin C to prevent scurvy. In winter, the cranberry bogs around Plymouth are flooded to protect the vines. After the ice forms, the water underneath is drained off. Under their blanket of ice, the cranberry vines can then breath and be protected from the severe winter weather. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 11 07:55:00 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id HAA19578; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 07:54:59 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA01904; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 08:01:17 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001844; Tue, 11 Jan 00 08:00:32 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 07:56:51 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA02230; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 12:25:03 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA92016; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 07:24:52 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA29252; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 07:27:57 -0500 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029235; Tue, 11 Jan 00 07:27:22 -0500 Received: from surf.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id HAA19153; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 07:17:20 -0500 Received: from localhost (hendee@localhost) by surf.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.8+Sun/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA09798 for ; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 07:20:57 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: surf.aoml.noaa.gov: hendee owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 07:20:57 -0500 (EST) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral Reef Jobs? Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Content-Length: 2211 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 28 I thought the message below would be of use to those in the coral reef community who are seeking employment. I have no idea if any coral jobs are available. Hope this helps. cheers, Jim ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 15:47:12 -0000 From: Nature Email Service To: "'jim.hendee@noaa.gov'" Subject: Nature launches free online jobs service Dear Colleague, Whether for recruitment advertising, grant and fellowship announcements, or the latest in seminar and conferences, Nature's aim is to facilitate communication between prospective job candidates and advertisers everywhere in the world. We have recently launched a new online service: naturejobs http://www.nature.com/naturejobs for science professionals worldwide. The free service has been designed with the needs of job seekers in mind and provides opportunities for: * Searching all the jobs as seen in the Nature journals, plus more online * Enhanced job searching to find positions to match your skills * Choose to include your resume in a database searched by employers * Choose to keep your personal details confidential * Edit, update or delete your resume from naturejobs at any time * Respond to job adverts directly via naturejobs * View and apply for multiple jobs with a single click * Regular Editorial Careers and Recruitment features naturejobs also aims to offer advice, guidance and information of real interest to job seekers. The new Spotlight sections focusing on developing scientific opportunities in specific regions around the world will be made freely available online. You will also find an increase in our editorial coverage of employment matters, with an increasing array of articles focusing on issues that will be of interest to ours users, and a collection of useful web resources in the one place. We do hope you will take the opportunity to visit http://www.nature.com/naturejobs and we encourage your feedback to feedback@nature.com so that we can make sure you continue to get the service you want. Kind regards, Marion Delaney Vice President Advertising Nature Iain Jawad Associate Director Nature _____________________ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 11 10:08:10 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA22640; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:08:09 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA15509; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:14:28 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015462; Tue, 11 Jan 00 10:13:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:10:09 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA04262; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 14:57:33 GMT Received: from mail.rdc1.il.home.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA03981; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 09:57:25 -0500 (EST) Received: from c27294-a ([24.6.203.73]) by mail.rdc1.il.home.com (InterMail v4.01.01.00 201-229-111) with ESMTP id <20000111145713.CGUD26071.mail.rdc1.il.home.com@c27294-a> for ; Tue, 11 Jan 2000 06:57:13 -0800 Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.20000111084939.00a303e0@mail.iowact1.ia.home.com> X-Sender: oshad@mail.iowact1.ia.home.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 08:58:50 -0600 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Osha Gray Davidson Subject: Bill Bradley and Al Gore Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Osha Gray Davidson Content-Length: 1067 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 29 To American listmembers: I'm trying to assess the coastal and reef policies of the two leading Demo. presidential candidates, Al Gore and Bill Bradley. Gore is more of a known quantity--he seems to have a good record within the current administration for supporting reef conservation and research funding (please, someone, correct me if I'm wrong). Bill Bradley has a proposal to create something called "The Coastal and Ocean Conservation Fund." Details are on his website at http://www.billbradley.com/bin/article.pl?path=191299/4 (or follow the links from http://www.billbradley.com to "On the Issues.") I'm wondering if someone can give an opinion on Bradley's proposal. Is he allocating enough funds? Do they go to the right areas? Etc. If you don't want to respond to the entire list, please contact me directly. Cheers, Osha Osha Gray Davidson Adjunct Associate Professor International Programs, University of Iowa MAILING ADDRESS: Osha Gray Davidson 14 S. Governor St. Iowa City, IA 52240 USA Phone: 319-338-4778 Home page: www.OshaDavidson.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 12 11:46:37 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id LAA14546; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:46:37 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA15119; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:56:35 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015039; Wed, 12 Jan 00 11:56:03 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:52:32 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA04141; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 16:22:49 GMT Received: from penguin.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA11221; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:22:38 -0500 (EST) Received: from 38.30.75.191 (ip191.miami10.fl.pub-ip.psi.net [38.30.75.191]) by penguin.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id IAA23528; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 08:22:17 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <387C635F.6C0B@earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:19:59 +0000 From: Alexander Stone Organization: ReefKeeper International X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Macintosh; U; 68K) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, mfcn-fishlink@igc.topica.com Subject: Greater Antilles Conservation Assoc Position Open Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alexander Stone Content-Length: 2325 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 30 GREATER ANTILLES CONSERVATION ASSOCIATE Fulltime Position Opening *********************************************** * Full Bilingual (Spanish / English) required * * Able to travel 4 to 8 days per month * * San Juan area resident preferred * *********************************************** DESCRIPTION: As a fulltime ReefKeeper employee, you will work from your own at-home workplace on coral reef conservation issues in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and the U.S. Virgin islands. REEFKEEPER INTERNATIONAL: We are an international non-profit conservation advocacy organization exclusively dedicated to the protection of coral reefs and their marine life. Our campaigns focus on creation and management of marine protected areas, prevention of physical damage to coral reefs, coastal zone management and marine water quality policy reform, and modification of unsustainable or habitat-damaging fishing practices. See our website at www.reefkeeper.org. COMPENSATION: Salary based on experience and qualifications. Paid travel expenses and personal car mileage. Paid vacation, sick leave, and work holidays. Health insurance and retirement plan. ASSIGNMENT COMPONENTS: o communicate with news media o develop rulemaking proposals o attend & report on agency meetings o give presentations to civic groups o monitor regulatory agencies by phone o present verbal testimony at public hearings o represent ReefKeeper on agency advisory panels o review & report on regulatory & permitting proposals o prepare written comments on regulatory and permitting proposals POSITION REQUIREMENTS: o excellent writing and speaking abilities in English and Spanish o ability to interpret biological & ecological information o able to travel monthly to the Dominican Republic and US Virgin Islands o attention to detail & organization o personal automotive transportation PREFERENCES: o certified SCUBA diver 0 resident in San Juan area o familiarity with coral reefs & marine resource issues TO APPLY: Send a letter and/or resume outlining your qualifications and salary requirements, plus a writing sample in English or Spanish (work report, etc). No phone calls, please. ReefKeeper International 2809 Bird Avenue - PMB 162 / Miami, FL 33133 e-mail: a_stone@reefkeeper.org fax (305) 358-3030 www.reefkeeper.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 12 14:49:01 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA18181; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 14:49:00 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA10389; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 14:58:57 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa10355; Wed, 12 Jan 00 14:58:50 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 14:55:08 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA14118; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 19:36:27 GMT Received: from ns1.carats.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA13195; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 14:36:18 -0500 (EST) Received: from bmp (sub-36ip109.carats.net [209.58.36.109]) by ns1.carats.net (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id PAA07133 for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 15:37:45 -0400 (GMT-0400) Message-Id: <200001121937.PAA07133@ns1.carats.net> From: "Kalli De Meyer" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 15:32:52 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: unexpect whale visit Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.11) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Kalli De Meyer" Content-Length: 1070 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 31 Coral listers Yesterday Bonaire saw the unexpected arrival of a Tropical Whale (Balaeonoptera edeni) aboard a cruise boat. It had been impaled on the bow of the vessel. The Captain of the vessel said they noticed nothing but ships log showed a slowing in their speed from which we can guess where the incident occured (15 miles SW of Los Aves island off the Venezuelan coast). As far as we could see it was an adult (12.4m) animal with nothing obviously wrong with it which could not be accounted for by the impact of the collision. Does anyone know of any other such incidents or are we dealing with an isolated daft/unfortunate animal ?? Kalli De Meyer ********************************************************* Email address for Kalli De Meyer is kdm@bonairelive.com ********************************************************* Please note that as of February 1999 it will only be possible to contact the Bonaire Marine Park at marinepark@bmp.org Bonaire Marine Park tel: 599-7-8444 fax: 599-7-7318 email: marinepark@bmp.org homepage: http://www.bmp.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 12 17:11:18 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id RAA20535; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 17:11:17 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA06093; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 17:17:35 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006042; Wed, 12 Jan 00 17:17:24 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 17:13:43 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA14092; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:30:26 GMT Received: from phoenix.pixi.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA13873; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 16:30:14 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (amp11-84-69-43.pixi.com [209.84.69.43]) by phoenix.pixi.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id LAA09488 for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:29:55 -1000 (HST) Message-Id: <200001122129.LAA09488@phoenix.pixi.com> X-Sender: pholthus@mail.pixi.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.1 Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:33:41 -1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Paul Holthus Subject: Marine Aquarium Council News - 4th Qtr 99 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; types="text/plain,text/html"; boundary="=====================_100990767==_.ALT" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Paul Holthus Content-Length: 15882 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 33 --=====================_100990767==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MARINE AQUARIUM COUNCIL Certifying Quality and Sustainability in the Collection, Culture and Commerce of Marine Ornamentals MAC NEWS - 4th Quarter 1999 Welcome We are pleased to be able to bring this 4th Quarter 99 issue of MAC News to the growing MAC Network of over 900 people and organizations in 50 countries and territories. With the successful completion of MAC's first full year of activity, the first MAC Annual Report was submitted to the MAC Board and will soon be available on the updated MAC website, summarizing our activities, progress, and challenges in 1999. The Council is moving solidly forward into what promises to be a very exciting year for certification development. We would like to express our appreciation for your efforts towards achieving our collective mission and we look forward to your continued support and involvement in MAC. In particular, we would highlight the support in 1999 of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the World Wildlife Fund, the MAC Board of Directors and their organizations, and marine aquarium industry companies too numerous to be mentioned. Finally, with all the activities of late 1999, we have a backlog of communications and regret any delays in responding to you. Update: US Call for Public Input on Trade in Coral Reef Species As noted in our November MAC Bulletin, the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) called for public input on the trade in coral reef ornamental species, particularly whether additional legislation should be considered and what such legislation might address. The Dec 6 meeting was well attended by the public and by Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) agencies. Presentations were made by: MAC, AZA, AMDA, Center for Marine Conservation, Counterpart Int'l, Ecovitality, Humane Society, Indonesia government and industry, MASNA, PIJAC, TRAFFIC, World Resources Institute, and WWF. The overwhelming majority of input focussed on the opportunity for the marine ornamentals trade to be environmentally sound and provide incentives for reef stewardship - and the key role of certification in achieving this. MAC also provided extensive written comments to USFWS (available in January on our website). Our analysis indicated that current legislation is sufficient and that there are numerous other mechanisms that the US might use to ensure the trade contributes to the wise use of reefs. However, we also included proactive suggestions for constructive legislation, in the event such a path is pursued. About 50-60 organizations, including those listed above, submitted comments to the USFWS and we would like to thank all those who took the time and effort to do so. As of early January, the USCRTF is working through the issues and input concerning the trade and the US role and, to our knowledge, no conclusion has yet been reached. MAC will continue to track the situation and seek to work with the Task Force. The day after the public meeting, the MAC Director met with key US agencies to identify ways in which we could be mutually supportive or collaborate in ensuring the trade in marine ornamentals is environmentally sound. Marine Ornamentals '99 and MAC Workshops MO '99 proved to be a significant event, bringing together over 300 participants from the marine ornamentals industry and hobby, aquaculture, government, and science. From the insightful plenary opening by Martin Moe through to the closing forum on conference recommendations, MO '99 provided informative presentations and lively - sometimes heated - discussion on the present and future of marine ornamentals. The keynote speakers, session paper presenters and participants included many MAC Board and Network members. Of particular importance were the MAC certification workshops and the input received from participants on Best Practice Standards for: Water Quality and Husbandry, Cultured Organisms; Live Coral and Live Rock Collection; and Fish and Invertebrate Collection. A fifth workshop considered Trade Data and Information: What we need to know and how we get it. The working draft of the MAC Standards of Practice was available at MO '99 and provided the basis for discussion during the workshops. The revised draft standards will soon be available on the updated MAC website. As outlined in the 3rd Quarter 99 MAC News, a series of working groups will finalize the initial version of the standards for testing in mid-2000. MAC Scientific Advisory Committee and Reef Monitoring MAC is forming a Scientific Advisory Committee of senior coral reef scientists from around the world to provide independent scientific advice on the management and monitoring of marine ornamentals harvest and trade. Certification will eventually require objective field surveys and monitoring, so we are also linking with the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), Reef Check volunteer monitoring, and ReefBase database programs that collect and assemble data on coral reef status and trends. MAC is working with these programs to adapt and apply their methods to certification monitoring. This will ensure certification related reef monitoring is based on internationally accepted methods and expertise - creating a "win-win" situation whereby certification will provide support for the monitoring of harvested reefs and the results will provide data for GCRMN, Reef Check and ReefBase. Addressing the Need for Marine OrnamentalsTrade Data Adequate information on the trade in marine ornamentals is lacking and discussions on the trade's possible impact are seriously under-informed, diverting many of us into non-constructive debate and creating the possibility that major decisions will be based on an absence of information or on misinformation. MAC is involved in 2 major efforts to improve this situation. One is a collaborative project proposed by the World Resources Institute to examine marine fish import data recorded by the USFWS and analyze trade patterns and trends into the US. Over the long term, an ongoing international program of documentation and data for marine ornamentals in trade is needed. MAC and the World Conservation Monitoring Center (WCMC) are collaborating to develop an international Marine Ornamentals Information System to provide consistent, comprehensive, quality information. The system will build on the existing CITES data system at WCMC and MAC's need to document compliance with certification standards. Marine aquarium industry exporters and importers around the world have volunteered to provide data and to assist with developing the system. We encourage the involvement and support of other MAC Network members in this, especially industry stakeholders. For More Information As always, if you know someone that should be part of the MAC Network, please encourage them to visit the MAC website and submit the simple form. Contact: Paul Holthus, Executive Director, Marine Aquarium Council Ph: (+1 808) 923-3254 Fax: (+1 808) 923-6023 E-mail: paul.holthus@aquariumcouncil.org Website: www.aquariumcouncil.org Paul Holthus Executive Director Marine Aquarium Council 3035 Hibiscus Dr., Honolulu, Hawaii USA 96815 Phone: (+1 808) 923-3254 Fax: (+1 808) 923-6023 Email: paul.holthus@aquariumcouncil.org Website: www.aquariumcouncil.org --=====================_100990767==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
MARINE AQUARIUM COUNCIL
Certifying Quality and Sustainability in the Collection, Culture and Commerce of Marine Ornamentals

MAC NEWS - 4th Quarter 1999

Welcome

We are pleased to be able to bring this 4th Quarter 99 issue of MAC News to the growing MAC Network of over 900 people and organizations in 50 countries and territories.  With the successful completion of MAC's first full year of activity, the first MAC Annual Report was submitted to the MAC Board and will soon be available on the updated MAC website, summarizing our activities, progress, and challenges in 1999. The Council is moving solidly forward into what promises to be a very exciting year for certification development.

We would like to express our appreciation for your efforts towards achieving our collective mission and we look forward to your continued support and involvement in MAC. In particular, we would highlight the support in 1999 of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the World Wildlife Fund, the MAC Board of Directors and their organizations, and marine aquarium industry companies too numerous to be mentioned. Finally, with all the activities of late 1999, we have a backlog of communications and regret any delays in responding to you.

Update: US Call for Public Input on Trade in Coral Reef Species

As noted in our November MAC Bulletin, the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) called for public input on the trade in coral reef ornamental species, particularly whether additional legislation should be considered and what such legislation might address.  The Dec 6 meeting was well attended by the public and by Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) agencies. Presentations were made by: MAC, AZA, AMDA, Center for Marine Conservation, Counterpart Int'l, Ecovitality, Humane Society, Indonesia government and industry, MASNA, PIJAC, TRAFFIC, World Resources Institute, and WWF. The overwhelming majority of input focussed on the opportunity for the marine ornamentals trade to be environmentally sound and provide incentives for reef stewardship - and the key role of certification in achieving this.

MAC also provided extensive written comments to USFWS (available in January on our website). Our analysis indicated that current legislation is sufficient and that there are numerous other mechanisms that the US might use to ensure the trade contributes to the wise use of reefs. However, we also included proactive suggestions for constructive legislation, in the event such a path is pursued. About 50-60 organizations, including those listed above, submitted comments to the USFWS and we would like to thank all those who took the time and effort to do so.

As of early January, the USCRTF is working through the issues and input concerning the trade and the US role and, to our knowledge, no conclusion has yet been reached. MAC will continue to track the situation and seek to work with the Task Force. The day after the public meeting, the MAC Director met with key US agencies to identify ways in which we could be mutually supportive or collaborate in ensuring the trade in marine ornamentals is environmentally sound.

Marine Ornamentals '99 and MAC Workshops

MO '99 proved to be a significant event, bringing together over 300 participants from the marine ornamentals industry and hobby, aquaculture, government, and science. From the insightful plenary opening by Martin Moe through to the closing forum on conference recommendations, MO '99 provided informative presentations and lively - sometimes heated - discussion on the present and future of marine ornamentals. The keynote speakers, session paper presenters and participants included many MAC Board and Network members.

Of particular importance were the MAC certification workshops and the input received from participants on Best Practice Standards for: Water Quality and Husbandry, Cultured Organisms; Live Coral and Live Rock Collection; and Fish and Invertebrate Collection. A fifth workshop considered Trade Data and Information: What we need to know and how we get it.  The working draft of the MAC Standards of Practice was available at MO '99 and provided the basis for discussion during the workshops. The revised draft standards will soon be available on the updated MAC website. As outlined in the 3rd Quarter 99 MAC News, a series of working groups will finalize the initial version of the standards for testing in mid-2000.

MAC Scientific Advisory Committee and Reef Monitoring

MAC is forming a Scientific Advisory Committee of senior coral reef scientists from around the world to provide independent scientific advice on the management and monitoring of marine ornamentals harvest and trade. Certification will eventually require objective field surveys and monitoring, so we are also linking with the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), Reef Check volunteer monitoring, and ReefBase database programs that collect and assemble data on coral reef status and trends. MAC is working with these programs to adapt and apply their methods to certification monitoring. This will ensure certification related reef monitoring is based on internationally accepted methods and expertise - creating a "win-win" situation whereby certification will provide support for the monitoring of harvested reefs and the results will provide data for GCRMN, Reef Check and ReefBase.

Addressing the Need for Marine OrnamentalsTrade Data

Adequate information on the trade in marine ornamentals is lacking and discussions on the trade's possible impact are seriously under-informed, diverting many of us into non-constructive debate and creating the possibility that major decisions will be based on an absence of information or on misinformation. MAC is involved in 2 major efforts to improve this situation. One is a collaborative project proposed by the World Resources Institute to examine marine fish import data recorded by the USFWS and analyze trade patterns and trends into the US.

Over the long term, an ongoing international program of documentation and data for marine ornamentals in trade is needed. MAC and the World Conservation Monitoring Center (WCMC) are collaborating to develop an international Marine Ornamentals Information System to provide consistent, comprehensive, quality information. The system will build on the existing CITES data system at WCMC and MAC's need to document compliance with certification standards. Marine aquarium industry exporters and importers around the world have volunteered to provide data and to assist with developing the system. We encourage the involvement and support of other MAC Network members in this, especially industry stakeholders.

For More Information

As always, if you know someone that should be part of the MAC Network, please encourage them to visit the MAC website and submit the simple form.

Contact: Paul Holthus, Executive Director, Marine Aquarium Council 
Ph: (+1 808) 923-3254     Fax: (+1 808) 923-6023 
E-mail: paul.holthus@aquariumcouncil.org     Website: www.aquariumcouncil.org



Paul Holthus
Executive Director
Marine Aquarium Council
3035 Hibiscus Dr., Honolulu, Hawaii  USA  96815

Phone: (+1 808) 923-3254    Fax: (+1 808) 923-6023
Email: paul.holthus@aquariumcouncil.org
Website: www.aquariumcouncil.org         --=====================_100990767==_.ALT-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 13 04:28:54 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id EAA25229; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 04:28:54 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA03559; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 04:38:51 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003543; Thu, 13 Jan 00 04:38:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 04:34:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA16185; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 08:43:04 GMT Received: from phket.loxinfo.co.th by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA17268; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 03:42:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from loxinfo.co.th (p87-pktHS11.S.loxinfo.net.th [203.146.52.215]) by phket.loxinfo.co.th (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA26340 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 15:42:36 +0700 (ICT) Message-Id: <387EE134.C2CDDEDD@loxinfo.co.th> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 15:41:24 +0700 From: Marina Cole Organization: Reef-World (Thailand) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en To: coral list Subject: Coral Skeletons Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Marina Cole MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Content-Length: 527 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 34 Dear Coral-Listers: Can anyone give me a ball-park figure for how long it takes for white coral skeletons (which could be considered "recently dead" coral) to turn grey. I imagine it depends on the conditions but are we talking weeks or months? Regards, Marina Cole -- Reef-World (Thailand) Web: www.reef-world.com E-mail: ecoanne@loxinfo.co.th Tel: 66-(0)76-263-306 Fax: 66-(0)76-263-286 Post: P O Box 22, Karon, Phuket 83100, Thailand "In order to burn out, a person needs to have been on fire at one time"=97Ayala Pines From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 13 07:45:24 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id HAA26726; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:45:23 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA11646; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:55:20 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011605; Thu, 13 Jan 00 07:54:41 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:51:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA93632; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 12:37:49 GMT Message-Id: <200001131237.MAA93632@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:46:55 +0700 From: Reef-99 Organization: Coral reef 99 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: IMEX 2000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Reef-99 Content-Length: 5782 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 35 IMEX 2000 International Maritime Conference and Exhibition As Indonesia takes its first steps into the new millennium with a new democratically elected government it faces many challenges. Not least is the challenge to provide food, welfare and education for its 2 plus billion population, while striving to protect and conserve its unique bio-diversity, both above and below the waves. International Maritime Conference and Exhibition Makassar sets out to explore avenues of development and conservation, within the confines of the coming regional autonomy, community development and protection of natural resources. With keynote addresses by the Minister of Maritime and Fisheries, and presenting a broad range of Nationally, and Internationally recognized speakers it sets out to show the new establishment what has to be done to rehabilitate and protect marine resources, and coral reefs for sustainable use in the future, one critical to the marine resources of the world. As tourism becomes the leading global industry in the next century, Indonesia must make the right decisions, to move towards becoming the bio-diversity warehouse of the world as the last natural wonder, or increase its momentum towards the capitalistic goals of high employment, low wage industrialization. The conference will bring together the technocrats, environmentalists, fishermen and scuba divers, each striving for the establishments ear, to guide Indonesia on a critical path into the next century. Join this crucial process, and learn more of national and international conservation efforts, funding, and steps to achieve sustainable marine tourism. Objectives; Thanks to the efforts of many people and institutions, much more attention is being paid to the plight of marine ecosystems and coral reefs together with the need to conserve them for future generations. Beyond greater public awareness and attention, action is required, we must reach out to others, to inform them it is no longer enough to talk. A clear course of action must be established, to combat today's problems and this must be based on a sound diagnosis of causes. The International Conference has three basic objectives; 1. To share experiences concerning coastal and Marine Resources management, and ways of long-term financing of coral reef conservation and rehabilitation. 2. Take positive steps to identify, and implement, more effective marine conservation efforts. 3. Develop ecologically sustainable marine tourism. Knowing how important coastal and marine resources are, we must take action to convince many others of the importance of our concerns. We must communicate to all branches of science, governments, institutions and people, specialists and decision makers, the urgency of needed actions. It is important that others share our concerns. While those with knowledge are convinced of the problems and aware of the dire consequences, there is a tide of complacency and disengagement among the global community, unlike anything we have witnessed in past years. This must be combated if we are to succeed. Aims of the conference are: Achieving the enrichment of each other by identifying successful experiences in raising funds and assistance, from resource users, and interested groups, to support conservation and rehabilitation of marine ecosystems. Moves generated from individual lessons learned, applied to wider applications of these experiences in the field, to evaluate the more successful. We need commitments and finance to support implementation of good ideas that emerge from these deliberations. Consensus on long term financial approaches that map out active partnerships and recognize achievements, between government, local communities and private sector interests. Honorary Chair The Minister of Maritime and Fisheries General Chair Prof.Dr.Ir.H.M. Natsir Nessa Supporting Institutions: The Australian Embassy Jakarta Proyek Pesisir (CRMP) Jakarta The Nature Conservancy Jakarta The Hasanudin University Makassar Institut Pertanian Bogor LIPI (National Research Council ) Jakarta Department of Environment Jakarta Department of Tourism Jakarta INTERNATIONAL TECHINICAL SESSIONS Cyanide Fishing and other Destructive Practices in the Live Reef Fish Trade a Growing Threat to Coral Reefs Upstream development and coastal zone conservation. Colaborative and community-based management of coral reefs. Coastal environmental Problems. Resource ecology of the coral reef system. Marine Recreation and Park Technology. Marine Recreation and Tourism Sustainable Development (Economic, Social and Environmental) of Coastal Zones. . Coral Reefs Policy and regulations. Coral Reefs Environmental Protection. Sea Level and climate change affects of Coral Reef Bleaching. International Cooperation. CALL FOR PAPERS The Technical Program Committee is inviting papers for presentation at the IMEX 2000 If interested in presenting a paper, please contact the IMEX 2000 Secretariat to obtain the abstract format. Accepted abstracts will be compiled and published as the IMEX 2000 Abstracts. Abstracts must be received no later than MARCH 15, 2000 Abstracts must be in English. Send all abstracts and questions to : IMEX 2000 NAM CENTRE Kota Baru Bandar Kemayoran Jakarta 10610 Indonesia Tel : + 62.21 654 5309 Fax : + 62 21 654 5328 Email : imex2000@hotmail.com CORPORATE SPONSORS. In addition to conference registration fees, the conferences are financially supported by private industry and government agencies of maritime nations. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for the IMEX 2000 please contact us and we will send you the details From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 13 07:59:07 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id HAA26872; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:59:07 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA12672; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 08:05:25 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012621; Thu, 13 Jan 00 08:04:46 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:51:13 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA09026; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 12:39:16 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA19592; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:39:10 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (lesk@localhost) by bio.bu.edu ((8.9.3.buoit.v1.0)/8.9.3/(BU-S-10/28/1999-v1.0pre2)) with ESMTP id HAA06852; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:38:48 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:38:47 -0500 (EST) From: Les Kaufman To: Marina Cole cc: coral list Subject: Re: Coral Skeletons In-Reply-To: <387EE134.C2CDDEDD@loxinfo.co.th> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Les Kaufman Content-Length: 725 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 36 Protozoan recruitment (Folliculina) can turn white coral skeletons gray in a few days. If you look closely it's really tiny black dots, not grey. As algae come in the ciliate drops out but by then the skeleton is really gray. That's on Acropora in Caribbean (obviously old observations). For A. cytherea in Pacific, about five days till pretty scuzzy and already looking no longer bright white. That in an area with fairly heavy grazing pressure, I'd guess. You need to make your own local observations to be sure. But they won't take long. Les Kaufman Boston University Marine Program Department of Biology 5 Cummington Street Boston, MA 02215 lesk@bio.bu.edu 617-353-5560 office 617-353-6965 lab 617-353-6340 fax From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 13 10:11:32 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA29581; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 10:11:32 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA27507; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 10:21:29 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027488; Thu, 13 Jan 00 10:21:28 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 10:17:39 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA19872; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 15:01:37 GMT Received: from hercules.acsu.buffalo.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA19376; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 10:01:26 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 17174 invoked from network); 13 Jan 2000 15:01:10 -0000 Received: from ubppp233-187.dialin.buffalo.edu (HELO LASKER4) (128.205.233.187) by hercules.acsu.buffalo.edu with SMTP; 13 Jan 2000 15:01:10 -0000 Message-Id: <000a01bf5dd8$95cb21e0$bbe9cd80@bio.buffalo.edu> From: "Juan A. Sanchez" To: "Marina Cole" , "coral list" References: <387EE134.C2CDDEDD@loxinfo.co.th> Subject: Re: Coral Skeletons Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 10:12:18 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Juan A. Sanchez" Content-Length: 1422 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 37 Dear Marina and colisters, In this link, http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~js15/Regeneration.htm, you will find an example of recently grazed coral (Montastraea annularis) after less than 24 hours (top), in the middle an injury after one month (plenty of algae), and below injuries after 15 days (mixed colors, algae and regenerating polyps). I can tell you (based on the observations of this species, 1-2 weeks for 12 months) that the white skeleton after grazing remains for about 5 to 8 days very bright. Cheers, Juan A. Sanchez Department of Biological Sciences State University of New York at Buffalo 109 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~js15/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Marina Cole To: coral list Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 3:41 AM Subject: Coral Skeletons > Dear Coral-Listers: > > Can anyone give me a ball-park figure for how long it takes for white > coral skeletons (which could be considered "recently dead" coral) to > turn grey. I imagine it depends on the conditions but are we talking > weeks or months? > Regards, > Marina Cole > -- > > Reef-World (Thailand) > Web: www.reef-world.com E-mail: ecoanne@loxinfo.co.th > Tel: 66-(0)76-263-306 Fax: 66-(0)76-263-286 > Post: P O Box 22, Karon, Phuket 83100, Thailand > > "In order to burn out, a person needs to have been on fire at one > time"-Ayala Pines > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 13 14:53:04 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA05983; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:53:03 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA05069; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 15:03:03 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005046; Thu, 13 Jan 00 15:02:53 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:59:23 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA21963; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:44:26 GMT Received: from hermes.nos.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA13312; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:44:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from noaa.gov ([140.90.116.103]) by hermes.nos.noaa.gov (Netscape Messaging Server 4.1) with ESMTP id FOAHH800.UA5; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:43:56 -0500 Message-Id: <387E2C35.BAF133CC@noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:49:13 -0500 From: "Billy Causey" Organization: FKNMS X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FKNMS All , coral list Subject: Debate Over Future of Coral Reefs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Billy Causey" Content-Length: 5310 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 38 Greetings, An article for your review: PLANET ARK: Debate warms up over future of coral reefs BRISBANE, Australia - It's the year 2100 and the once Great Barrier Reef is a lifeless skeleton few people visit, a victim of global warming. Or maybe not. Some scientists see a very different picture and believe Australia's Great Barrier Reef and other major world coral formations can adapt to rising ocean temperatures. Reefs are good barometers of climate change because they are sensitive to ocean temperatures. Parts of them can die if the temperature rises just a degree or two above normal and scientists are worried because such events, called bleachings, are growing in frequency and intensity. A report by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) says the Great Barrier Reef, off Australia's northeast coast, came through severe bleaching in 1998 with a net increase in the amount of healthy hard coral over the past two years. Another report, sponsored by Greenpeace, had said global warming could devastate the world's coral reefs by early in the new millennium and could eliminate them from most areas of the planet by 2100. "The future for the Great Barrier Reef may not be as gloomy as a recent report claims," said Terry Done, senior principal scientist with the Australian government's AIMS. "The biodiversity of coral reefs may give them greater resilience than the (Greenpeace) report gives them credit for," he said. Bleaching occurs when coral becomes stressed and expels its life-giving microscopic plants called zooxanthellae. The plants provide the coral with food through photosynthesis. AIMS examined 47 reefs which are part of the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef system and found that, while inshore reefs had lost up to 75 percent of corals in the 1998 bleaching, reefs in deeper water were largely unaffected. "The current state of coral is not as bad as you might be led to believe," AIMS project leader Hugh Sweatman told Reuters. "In general, the reef is in good shape. The reefs which made up most of the world heritage area have shown net increases in hard coral in the past two years." ENTIRE REEF AT RISK Sweatman's upbeat assessment contrasts with the Greenpeace-backed report in July by Sydney University's Coral Reef Research Institute (CRRI). That report predicted the Great Barrier Reef, which comprises 3,000 individual reefs, faced annual coral bleaching as oceans warm. It said the entire reef was at risk of being killed off in 100 years. The CRRI report's author, coral reef physiologist Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, said there was no evidence coral reefs could simply adapt to changes in the ocean's temperatures or repopulate with coral from other reefs. "We don't have any experimental data to base that on," Hoegh-Guldberg told Reuters. "Therefore to make the escape clause that coral bleaching isn't a problem because corals will get better at adapting over time is unfounded," he said. Hoegh-Guldberg, who has studied coral bleaching for the past 15 years, said coral reefs would not have time to recover if bleaching became a regular event. LIVING ON THE EDGE He said corals were now living close to their upper temperature tolerance limit and bleaching events will be triggered by even slight water temperature rises of one or two degrees Celsius. "Corals tend to die in great numbers immediately following coral bleaching events, which may stretch across thousands of square kilometres (miles) of ocean. Bleaching events in 1998, the worst on record, saw the complete loss of live coral from reefs in some parts of the world," Hoegh-Guldberg said. He said bleachings are likely to occur annually in tropical oceans by the end of the next 30 to 50 years, meaning reefs won't have time to recover. The result would be bleached skeletons unable to support a fraction of the fish species that now depend on them. BILLION-DOLLAR TOURISM Hoegh-Guldberg also said the loss of the reefs would have dire consequences for tourism as well as fisheries. His report said A$1.5 billion (US$960 million) was generated annually by tourism at the Great Barrier Reef, A$2.5 billion by Floridean reefs and about A$140 billion by Caribbean reefs. AIMS scientist Done argued that most of the Great Barrier Reef had escaped the 1998 bleaching lightly, even though some areas had been devastated. "Even on the handful of reefs where most of the corals died, hard individuals survived the trauma," Done said. "This suggests there are genotypes out there that are ready to take over as the seas warm. Currents will also tend to transport warm-adapted types from the northern Great Barrier Reef to the warming waters in the south," he said. The AIMS survey measured corals in six separate belts of the Great Barrier Reef and included fish counts and videotaping of coral to calculate coral cover. AIMS scientists said climate changes would likely alter the Great Barrier Reef rather than kill it off. Hoegh-Guldberg disagreed. "We need more research to find the answers," he said. "To risk industries like tourism and fishing ... with unfounded statements like this seems foolhardy." -- Billy D. Causey, Superintendent Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary PO Box 500368 Marathon, FL 33050 Phone (305) 743.2437, Fax (305) 743.2357 http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 13 22:20:59 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id WAA10551; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 22:20:59 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA05249; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 22:27:18 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005224; Thu, 13 Jan 00 22:26:55 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 22:23:16 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA23723; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 03:13:25 GMT Message-Id: <200001140313.DAA23723@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Kalli De Meyer" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:46:52 -0400 Subject: seeking new manager for Bonaire Marine Park Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Kalli De Meyer" Content-Length: 2686 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 39 The FOUNDATION NATIONAL PARKS BONAIRE (STINAPA Bonaire) has been active in Bonaire for several years now and aims at protecting, preserving and revalidating land and waters around Bonaire. Besides the Foundation advises, upon request or not, government agencies, with respect to nature conservation and protection of the environment with preservation of flora and fauna on land as well as under water. The Foundation is developing itself and aims at professionalization and improving efficiency. In this framework the board of the Foundation is looking for a MARINE PARK MANAGER Main characteristics of the function. The manager supports the committee in the strategic and financial policy and takes part in the development and further professionalization of STINAPA Bonaire. In first instance the manager is accountable to the executive committee and in the future development to the general manager, still to be appointed. The manager is responsible for the management and maintenance of the Marine Park as well as the development of information material of all educational programmes for the Marine Park. The manager leads all employees of the marine park and is responsible for a qualitative and quantitative personnel management The profile. The Marine Park Manager has had an education of at least a Bachelors degree in Marine Biology but preferably a Masters degree. Experience in management in a relevant function and excellent communicative skills required. The offer. The salary depends on age, education and experience. STINAPA Bonaire offers excellent primary and secondary terms of employment. Your response. For more information about the function you may contact the chairman of the foundation by telephone: Mr. Jack Chalk, telephone 599-717 7346, or 599-717 4163. Should you be interested, then send your letter within 14 days after publication of this advertisement, together with your curriculum vitae to: The Board of STINAPA Bonaire, P.O.Box 368 Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. Replies by email should be direct to Jack Chalk at the following email address: jack@habitatdiveresorts.com No closing date for applications has been set. ********************************************************* Email address for Kalli De Meyer is kdm@bonairelive.com ********************************************************* Please note that as of February 1999 it will only be possible to contact the Bonaire Marine Park at marinepark@bmp.org Bonaire Marine Park tel: 599-7-8444 fax: 599-7-7318 email: marinepark@bmp.org homepage: http://www.bmp.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 14 04:36:56 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id EAA12563; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 04:36:56 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA15447; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 04:46:55 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015432; Fri, 14 Jan 00 04:46:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 04:43:08 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA89212; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:30:02 GMT Received: from rm-rstar.sfu.ca by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id EAA25022; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 04:29:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from sfu.ca (rs22-annex4.sfu.ca [142.58.124.22]) by rm-rstar.sfu.ca (8.9.2/8.9.2/SFU-5.0H) with ESMTP id BAA25709 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 01:29:34 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <387ED410.E8055A0D@sfu.ca> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 23:45:21 -0800 From: Dricot-Fellenius X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en,pdf MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: unexpect whale visit References: <200001121937.PAA07133@ns1.carats.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Dricot-Fellenius Content-Length: 709 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 40 Kalli De Meyer wrote: > Yesterday Bonaire saw the unexpected arrival of a Tropical Whale > (Balaeonoptera edeni) aboard a cruise boat. It had been impaled on > the bow of the vessel. > Does anyone know of any other such incidents or are we dealing > with an isolated daft/unfortunate animal ?? A cruise ship sailed into Vancouver, British Columbia last summer with a whale on its bow (BC-Alaska route). Maybe others recall the type of whale. The Vancouver Aquarium would have the details. Contact through http://www.vancouver-aquarium.org -- Karl Fellenius, Masters Candidate School of Resource & Environmental Management Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 http://www.rem.sfu.ca karlf@sfu.ca From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 14 10:28:57 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA17441; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:28:57 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA12002; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:38:56 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011981; Fri, 14 Jan 00 10:38:49 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:35:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA01170; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 15:04:39 GMT Received: from shasta.gate.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA28778; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:04:29 -0500 (EST) Received: from gate.net ([199.227.60.111]) by shasta.gate.net (AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA17188 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:04:14 -0500 Message-Id: <387F3A03.A48042A6@gate.net> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:00:19 -0500 From: Steven Miller X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral list server Subject: ISRS/CMC Coral Reef Fellowship Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Steven Miller Content-Length: 321 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 41 REMINDER The application deadline for the 2000 International Society for Reef Studies/Center for Marine Conservation Coral Reef Fellowship in January 31, 2000. The annual award is for Ph.D. students and is worth $10,000. Information about the Fellowship is available at the ISRS website - http://www.uncwil.edu/isrs From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 16 21:58:16 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id VAA00569; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 21:58:15 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA05281; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 22:08:16 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005250; Sun, 16 Jan 00 22:07:31 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 15 Jan 2000 11:26:19 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA03011; Sat, 15 Jan 2000 16:03:27 GMT Received: from mgate07.so-net.ne.jp by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA36795; Sat, 15 Jan 2000 11:03:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.xc4.so-net.ne.jp (mail.xc4.so-net.ne.jp [210.139.254.64]) by mgate07.so-net.ne.jp (8.8.8+3.0Wbeta9/3.6W00011318) with ESMTP id BAA21231 for ; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 01:03:01 +0900 (JST) Received: from xc4.so-net.ne.jp (p8be641.ykh5.ap.so-net.ne.jp [210.139.230.65]) by mail.xc4.so-net.ne.jp (8.8.8+3.0Wbeta9/3.7W99081617) with ESMTP id BAA28281 for ; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 01:02:57 +0900 (JST) Message-Id: <388099F5.C605213D@xc4.so-net.ne.jp> Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 01:01:57 +0900 From: Mariko Abe X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [ja] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: ja MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: techinical terms ver2 References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Mariko Abe Content-Length: 336 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 42 Mariko Abe@ WWF Japan I have more things to ask! 1) [SPREP(South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme)] Does anyone know this is a NGO's name ? 2)Does anyone know what [ERBC]and [UPNG]stand for ? And what are they ?? If you could help me I would really appreciate it . Thank you so much in advance. Best Regards, Mariko Abe From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 16 22:03:41 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id WAA00828; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 22:03:40 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA04617; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 21:52:03 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa04501; Sun, 16 Jan 00 21:51:41 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 15 Jan 2000 07:45:11 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA97787; Sat, 15 Jan 2000 12:22:15 GMT Message-Id: <200001151222.MAA97787@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 11:21:08 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Laurie Johnson Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Laurie Johnson Content-Length: 1766 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 43 The Shoals Marine Laboratory is offering the following course: Tropical Marine Science and Research in Biology BIOSM 418 and BIOSM 499 (credit from Cornell University) (This course takes place in Akumal, Mexico) Twelve semester credits. June 3-July 29. Prerequisites: Recognized SCUBA certification, a medical examination, one full year of college level biology. Daily discussions and field work. Total cost $5,200. (Approximate cost, does not include airfare or meals). A course designed for students interested in learning about coral reef ecology and conservation in an environment where these topics are of immediate concern. Students will spend eight weeks in Akumal, Mexico, a small resort town located about 60 miles south of Cancun on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Housing will be provided by the Centro Ecologico Akumal, a local organization dedicated to the sustainable development of Akumal and the protection of its coral reefs. The first two weeks will be spent studying basic coral reef ecology and learning the benthic fauna of the local reefs. During the following five weeks, students will participate in a reef monitoring project that will aid in the establishment of a marine park in Akumal. Each student is required to design and implement an independent research project, produce a written report of their findings and present their results during the final week of the course. For more information and an application, please contact: Laurie Johnson Admissions Officer Shoals Marine Laboratory Cornell University G-14 Stimson Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-0743 lhj1@cornell.edu http://www.sml.cornell.edu/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 16 22:04:18 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id WAA01012; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 22:04:17 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA04355; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 21:49:43 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004274; Sun, 16 Jan 00 21:49:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 15:22:55 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA29569; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 20:04:25 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA93292; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 15:04:13 -0500 (EST) Received: from [209.91.200.74] (ppp74.200dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.200.74]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id QAA09823 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 16:05:17 -0400 (AST) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: craig@caribe.net (Unverified) Message-Id: Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 16:04:02 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Craig Lilyestrom Subject: Full face masks Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Craig Lilyestrom Content-Length: 827 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 44 Coral Listers - My sincere thanks to all of you who offered your excellent suggestions and recommendations regarding full face masks and underwater communications equipment. Some of you really went out of your way to get the information. To make a long story short, the clear consensus seems to be that AGA masks and DiveLink communications equipment are the best for our purposes. If anyone is interested in more details of the responses I received, you may contact me personally. Thanks again to all, --Craig -- ******************************************* Craig G. Lilyestrom, Ph.D. Chief, Marine Resources Division Dept. of Natural & Environmental Resources P.O. Box 9066600 San Juan, P.R. 00906-6600 (787) 724-8772 ext. 4042 (787) 723-2805 (FAX) craig@caribe.net ******************************************* From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 16 22:04:20 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id WAA01023; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 22:04:20 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA04342; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 21:49:41 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004271; Sun, 16 Jan 00 21:49:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 16:28:40 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA93940; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 21:16:54 GMT Received: from zeus.zeus.cofc.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA30283; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 16:16:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from elmo2.cofc.edu by zeus.zeus.cofc.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id QAA13352; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 16:13:26 -0500 Message-Id: <3.0.32.20000114162733.00f92b3c@zeus.cofc.edu> X-Sender: pdustan@zeus.cofc.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 16:27:37 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Phillip Dustan Subject: Cousteau Society comments on the Draft Coral Reef Task Force Action Plan to protect and conserve coral reefs Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Phillip Dustan Content-Length: 12092 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 45 Comments on the Draft Coral Reef Task Force Action Plan=20 to protect and conserve coral reefs. Phillip Dustan Ph.D. Science Advisor The Cousteau Society January 14, 2000 Coral reefs are the oldest, most complex ecosystems in the sea. They are= reservoirs for much of the world's marine biodiversity and are the marine= equivalent of equatorial rain forests in terms of species diversity and= productivity. Sadly, we are very, very late in our recognition that human= activities seriously stress reef ecosystems throughout the world. As a= result, coral reefs are deteriorating faster than anyone could have= imagined even a short ten years ago. Action is needed to protect coral reefs because, in addition to their= intrinsic biological and esthetic value, they are an important organelle of= the biosphere. In many regions of the United States, reefs are a source of= economic development, principally through tourism, but also as a foundation= for important recreational and commercial fisheries. Beyond their domestic= importance, coral reefs play a fundamental role in the economic structure= of tropical coastal countries as sources of food and as popular= destinations for foreign visitors. Reef biodiversity also holds incredible= potential for advancing medical science.=20 Scientists now are recognizing that coral reefs may be a vital indicator of= overall oceanic health and changing climate, and may assist in our= understanding of the complex relationships of our global ecosystems. = Ultimately, their decline may be a measure of the cumulative impact of= man's assault on the sea. As noted by Captain Jacques Yves Cousteau, 1974, "We leave the reef with an impression of eternal complexity - with= puzzlement over its abundance and its variety of shapes. Yet,=20 unfortunately, this empire is vulnerable and at the mercy of humankind. If= we were to bring about its collapse it would probably=20 take ten or twenty million years to regenerate - long after we ourselves= may have disappeared from the earth=85.the devastation can=20 and must be stopped."=20 At this point in time, as reefs around the world are rapidly declining, it= is important to recall these words and understand how devastating the= impacts may be in the near future. As a steward of these valuable marine resources and a leader in marine= science and policy, the United States has a responsibility to improve= collaborative research and conservation initiatives at home and abroad. = Accepting the need to promote the conservation of coral reefs, in 1998,= President Clinton issued Executive Order 13089 to enhance federal= protection of coral reefs and establish a Presidential Coral Reef Task= Force (the "Task Force"). This interagency Task Force, co-chaired by the= Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce has been given the= charge of implementing appropriate strategies and actions to promote= conservation and sustainable use of coral reef resources.=20 The draft Coral Reef Task Force Plan for Action (the "draft Action Plan")= focuses on understanding the ecology of coral reefs and human's impact on= reef systems. The core of the draft Action Plan is to adopt a= science-based precautionary ecosystem approach which will unify the action= of all U.S. government agencies. The Cousteau Society supports this= historically significant approach because it represents a coordinated plan= to protect, preserve, and restore the coral reefs of the United States as= well as serving as a model for the actions of other nations. However,= unless the Administration requests adequate funding, and Congress= appropriates such funding, much good work will go unrealized. The= following comments focus on specific elements of the draft Action Plan and= suggest steps to strengthen U.S. efforts to protect coral reefs. Protecting Coral Reefs The draft Action Plan would establish a goal to protect 20% of the nation's= coral reefs by 2020. While this timeframe may appear to be an aggressive= target for ecosystems that have evolved over millennia, it is inadequate to= achieve meaningful protection of reefs at risk. This is because in the= last 15 years, the scientific community has learned that coral reefs change= very quickly. We have witnessed catastrophic declines in coral reef= systems brought on by a combination of economic, ecological, and climactic= forces, all linked to anthropogenic manipulation of the environment. = Therefore, the rapidity of these events strongly suggests that the goal of= protecting 20% of the US reefs by 2020 is not realistic: reefs that are not= protected more immediately, may very well lose their ecological integrity= within the 20 year timeframe. The Cousteau Society recognizes that there are budgetary constraints that= necessitate prioritizing coral reef protection efforts. However, as= drafted, the Action Plan appears to limit its protection efforts to 20% of= all U.S. coral reefs. This goal implies that 80% of the reefs will have no= protection and, in effect, could be opened up to extractive activities. = The draft Action Plan should be modified to make clear that the 20% target= is for priority activities for reefs at risk. In the spirit of the Task Force, management decisions should derive from= scientific knowledge and should invoke the precautionary principle. There= is no scientific basis for suggesting that protecting 20% of the reefs will= provide effective protection. Furthermore, it is well-known that high= rates of sustained harvesting causes species shifts that can reduce the= vitality of the reef communities. Reefs are very old systems with high= species diversity and very high rates of productivity. But natural= selection has forced a "biological economy" upon reefs in which efficiency= and recycling are at a premium. Reefs do not produce large amounts of= extractable resources (net primary production), and are not able to= withstand the stress of over-harvesting. For example, fishing reduces both= the abundance and diversity of fish which can cause a cascade of changes in= reef structure and function. There is a critical need for ecological field= and modeling studies to provide the best scientific-based information on= this subject. Until there is a scientific basis for protecting only 20% of U.S. reefs, The= Cousteau Society recommends that the goal should be to provide protection= for the basic ecology all coral reefs, and that the majority of reefs= should be protected as wild. It is imperative that action be taken quickly= utilizing existing laws and regulations. =20 Education=20 Accepting the hypothesis that coral reefs are indicators of overall oceanic= health and changing climate, it becomes critically important to promote= effective conservation initiatives. This requires the development of= strong and continuing broad-based educational programs at all levels to= increase awareness of the impact of human activities on coral reef= ecosystems. Education is critical for establishing a wide advocacy base for the= conservation of coral reefs. The Cousteau Society strongly and= enthusiastically endorses the proposal made by Governor Sunia of American= Samoa that the Coral Reef Task Force have a Working Task Force on= Education. We also support his recommendation that the Department of= Education be represented on the Task Force. Other members of the Working= Group on Education should include the National Science Foundation, the= Smithsonian Institution, and possibly the National Institute of Health. = Adequate funds must be made available for education, outreach activities,= and for community conservation efforts. Education at the international level is critical to ensure that the= knowledge and means for coral reef management are transferred to tropical= developing nations where most of the world's coral reefs are located. Many= of the ecological issues facing reefs are local, but reefs are also subject= to more far reaching issues of transboundary pollution and global change. = The Coral Reef Task Force can assist in helping to educate people in many= parts of the planet through available programs (Peace Corps, AID, other= government agency activities which focus on international activities), and= through the use of advertising which recognizes that the plight of reefs is= symptomatic of much larger issues. Reefs can be adopted as a flagship to= raise the awareness and importance of man's impact on the Biosphere. Enhancing Collaboration with Independent Scientists Much of the draft Action Plan centers around government agencies, most= notably NOAA, DOI, and EPA. The Presidential mandate has now forced= agencies to get involved, but it seems to have left out one of the most= important components of the plan, the dedicated scientist. This is ironic= since most of the original and illuminating research on reefs has been= conducted by independent scientists driven by their curiosity and love of= nature. At this time, the scientific community appears to be willing and= interested in working with the appropriate agencies. The Task Force should= seek to actively engage and collaborate with the independent scientific= community. In particular, the Task Force should add a member of the National Academy of= Sciences to the Task Force and create a Scientific Advisory Panel of= recognized, non-agency, scientists to aid the Task Force in applying= "best-science" to management decisions. Similarly, the National Science= Foundation should take an active role on the Task Force, as well as the= Smithsonian Institution and National Institute of Health. Mapping and Monitoring Implementation Plan The U.S. currently is not making optimal use of its space technology= capabilities to map and monitor coral reefs from space. The goal of the= draft Action Plan is to map reefs within 5-7 years using a combination of= aerial and satellite remote sensing platforms. This is too long a time= period and provides maps at a scale that may be finer than are needed. = Recent workshops have suggested that the capabilities of Landsat and other,= perhaps even military, operational satellites be utilized more fully to= initially map tropical coral reefs. As part of the Task Force, NASA should= become more actively engaged to realize this element of the draft Action= Plan in a shorter time frame. The Cousteau Society recommends placing a= priority on using existing orbiting sensors and image processing technology= to generate a mapping of the nation's coral reefs in the next two years as= a first effort towards the advanced goals. Conclusion The Cousteau Society respectfully requests that the Task Force consider= incorporating the recommendations discussed above. More than ever, coral= reef conservation efforts are essential to raise public awareness about the= importance of humanity's impact on the marine environment, before current= trends become irreversible. Clearly, "business as usual" is no longer= acceptable if we are to conserve these critical resources for the benefit= of present and future generations. It is imperative that the United States= Government allocate appropriate funds to begin work on the Action Plan. = The Cousteau Society appreciates this opportunity to provide these comments= and remains committed to working with the Task Force to promote and enhance= the conservation of coral reefs. The Cousteau Society=20 870 GreenBrier Circle Suite 402 Chesapeake, VA 23302-2658 Tel 1-800 441-4395 www.cousteau.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip Dustan =09 Department of Biology =20 College of Charleston =20 Charleston SC 29424 =09 pdustan@zeus.cofc.edu www.cofc.edu/~coral (843) 953-8086 (843)953-5453 Fax From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 16 22:04:30 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id WAA01075; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 22:04:29 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA04664; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 21:53:04 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004648; Sun, 16 Jan 00 21:52:44 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 21:34:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA46894; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 02:05:48 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA09540; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 21:05:32 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 3035 invoked by uid 1002); 17 Jan 2000 02:58:38 -0000 Received: from pbaru.wasantara.net.id (202.159.84.163) by ns2.wasantara.net.id with SMTP; 17 Jan 2000 02:58:38 -0000 Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.44); 17 Jan 00 09:07:34 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.44); 17 Jan 00 09:07:30 +0700 Received: from compaq (202.159.84.176) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.44) with ESMTP; 17 Jan 00 09:07:23 +0700 Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.20000115104354.0096ced0@pbaru.wasantara.net.id> X-Sender: crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 10:49:37 +0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: COREMAP BAPPEDA TK I RIAU Subject: Searching N.Pilcher Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: COREMAP BAPPEDA TK I RIAU Content-Length: 498 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 46 Dear all coral -list, I need some help to find an address and email of Mr. Nicholas Pilcher . He was the convenor of South East Asia Turtles Forum in Sabah 1999. Anyone know please inform me. Thank you very much. Regards, Wijayanto,S.Pi Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (COREMAP) Regional Planning and Development Board of Riau Province, INDONESIA Jln Gajah Mada 200 Pekanbaru - Riau INDONESIA Phone 62 0761 47007 Faks 62 0761 36035 E-mail : crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 16 22:08:27 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id WAA01171; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 22:08:27 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA04329; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 21:49:39 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004268; Sun, 16 Jan 00 21:49:05 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 20:34:11 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA32284; Sat, 15 Jan 2000 01:13:40 GMT Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 01:13:40 GMT Message-Id: <200001150113.BAA32284@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: pb_coral@yahoo.com To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Bahamas--No Take Marine Reserves Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: pb_coral@yahoo.com Content-Length: 4865 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 47 I thought coral-list would be interested in this: PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NO TAKE=20 MARINE RESERVES REMARKS BY THE HON THERESA MOXEY-INGRAHAM, MP MINISTER OF COMMERCE AGRICULTURE & INDUSTRY Thursday 13th January 2000 at 10:00 am. The New No Take Marine Reserves Over the past eighteen months the Department of Fisheries working in close consultation with the Bahamas Reef Environmental Education Foundation (BREEF), local government representatives, The Bahamas National Trust (BNT ) and a number of scientists, has proposed the establishment of a network of No Take Marine Reserves throughout the Bahamas. Having reviewed a large number of possible locations throughout the nation, the government has given the green light to the immediate establishment of the first five No Take Marine Reserve sites. This is a highly significant step in a long and complex process and it is considered appropriate to bring it to the attention of the nation at this time. Many details remain to be determined with respect to exactly where the boundaries will be established, what the governing legal framework will be, and with respect to the establishment of assessment, management and monitoring plans. This bold initiative can only succeed with the full community participation and over the coming months a comprehensive consultative process will be implemented. Based on a scientific review of the available information, the first five locations will be in the following areas: 1. North Bimini 2. Berry Islands =96 Frozen Cay to Whale Cay area 3. South Eleuthera =96 Powell Point to Schooner Cays 4. Exuma Cays -south of the Land and Sea Park in the Lee Stocking Island area 5. Northern Abaco Cays The Bahamian Experience. It should be pointed out that The Bahamas already has some experience with No Take Marine Reserves through the work of the Bahamas National Trust within the Exuma Land and Sea Park. This pioneering effort that began in 1958, allowed limited fishing within the boundaries of the park until 1986. At that time it was determined that a complete ban on fishing was necessary. Today the Exuma Land and Sea Park provide testimony of the wisdom of that decision. Scientific research and casual observations demonstrate that the fish are larger and more abundant within the Park when compared to areas immediately outside. Another feature is that there is a more diverse species composition of the fish populations inside as compared to outside the Park. As successful as the Exuma Land and Sea Park have been, it alone cannot do what is needed to maintain the sustainability of the marine industry. For the full benefits to be realized there must be a network of No Take Marine Reserves, large enough to adequately represent the different habitats, close enough together for there to be linkages for marine animal and plant life as they move through their life cycles. Reserves must also be numerous enough to provide some replication as insurance against a local environmental catastrophe. Benefits of No Take Marine Reserve There is a wide range of potential benefits from the establishment of a network of self- sustaining no take marine reserves. These include: 1. Support for fisheries and fisheries management. 2. Benefits to fish populations by the provision of larger fish 3. Protection of ecosystem structure and functioning 4. Enhancement of non-extractive human activities such as sight seeing and scuba diving 5. Increased scientific understanding Conclusion The Bahamas is a nation blessed with vast expanses of marine environment. The beauty and biodiversity of this environment provide for us in many ways, through tourism in its many and varied forms, commercial fishing, diving, recreational fishing and boating. The marine environment is an integral part of the Bahamian way of life and is a part of our heritage that must be safeguarded. Particular thanks are extended to Sir Nicholas Nuttall, Chairman of BREEF for his energetic support in the pursuit of this work and for the provision of expert scientific advice through the financial resources of BREEF. I also wish to acknowledge the critical role played by former Minister the Hon. Earl Deveaux in bringing this important work to this point. His sincere concern for the sustainable use of the marine environment has been the major force driving this effort forward. While the establishment of these reserves may, in the early stages, result in some negative impacts on some fishermen in some locations, it is considered that the longer-term benefits will far outweigh them. I therefore look forward to the full cooperation of all the various user groups throughout The Bahamas and encourage full participation in this important process. The future benefits will only be derived with help and cooperation from each and every Bahamian. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 16 23:32:21 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id XAA03690; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 23:32:20 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA09254; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 23:42:21 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009240; Sun, 16 Jan 00 23:41:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 23:37:54 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA47356; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 04:30:20 GMT Received: from willamette.cbn.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA46491; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 23:30:01 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200001170430.XAA46491@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: (qmail 91632 invoked by uid 1016); 17 Jan 2000 11:30:01 +0700 Received: from unknown (HELO ?202.158.26.12?) (202.158.26.12) by willamette.cbn.net.id with SMTP; 17 Jan 2000 11:30:01 +0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.01 (295) Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 11:33:10 +0700 Subject: Re: Searching N.Pilcher From: "Jan Henning Steffen" To: COREMAP BAPPEDA TK I RIAU , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Jan Henning Steffen" Content-Length: 1380 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 48 Dear Pak Wijayanto, here are the contact details for Nick Pilcher Nicolas J. Pilcher Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 94300 Kota Samarahan Sarawak, Malaysia Tel ++ 60 82 671 000 Ext. 181 Fax ++ 60 82 671903 e-mail: nick@tualang.unimas.my Hope this helps, Jan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jan H. Steffen KEHATI - INDONESIAN BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION Patra Jasa Building, 2nd Floor, Room II E1 Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto Kav.32-34 Jakarta 12950 Indonesia Tel. +62 (21) 522 8031 Tel. +62 (21) 522 8032 Fax. +62 (21) 522 8033 E-mail: jsteffen@cbn.net.id - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---------- >From: COREMAP BAPPEDA TK I RIAU >To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov >Subject: Searching N.Pilcher >Date: Sam, 15. Jan 2000 10:49 Uhr > >Dear all coral -list, > >I need some help to find an address and email of Mr. Nicholas Pilcher . He >was the convenor of South East Asia Turtles Forum in Sabah 1999. Anyone >know please inform me. Thank you very much. > >Regards, > >Wijayanto,S.Pi >Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (COREMAP) >Regional Planning and Development Board of Riau Province, INDONESIA >Jln Gajah Mada 200 Pekanbaru - Riau INDONESIA >Phone 62 0761 47007 Faks 62 0761 36035 >E-mail : crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 16 23:43:05 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id XAA03740; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 23:43:04 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA09385; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 23:49:25 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009372; Sun, 16 Jan 00 23:49:17 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 23:45:43 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA13576; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 04:42:09 GMT Received: from smta-hub-2.CGNET.COM by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA47369; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 23:42:03 -0500 (EST) Received: from smta-hub-4.CGNET.COM ([198.93.224.236]) by smta-hub-2.cgnet.com (PMDF V5.2-32 #40179) with ESMTP id <0FOG007D5QAVA0@smta-hub-2.cgnet.com> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 20:40:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from noccgiarx3.cgnet.com ([198.93.224.36]) by smta-hub-4.cgnet.com (PMDF V5.2-32 #40743) with SMTP id <0FOG002K3Q8X8H@smta-hub-4.cgnet.com>; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 20:38:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from 198.93.224.36 by noccgiarx3.cgnet.com (InterScan E-Mail VirusWall NT); Sun, 16 Jan 2000 20:41:43 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Received: by noccgiarx3.cgiar.org with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Sun, 16 Jan 2000 20:41:43 -0800 Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 20:49:36 -0800 From: John McManus Subject: RE: techinical tearms-ver1 To: "'Mariko Abe'" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: Menchie Ablan , Sheila Vergara Message-Id: MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: John McManus Content-Length: 2310 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 49 Dear Mr. Abe, Thank you for helping to get news of these global efforts into Japanese. 1. They, in this case, means France, which hosted highly productive ICRI meetings in Paris and Guadaluope during 1999. 2. Million is correct. 3. ICRAN is a project name. It is really an umbrella project, consisting of distinct, highly interactive, coordinated activities among seven primary international institutions, several regional seas programs and a large number of partner agencies. Translations are extremely important to our efforts in reef conservation, and your work is greatly appreciated. Domo arigato gozaimashita! John McManus -----Original Message----- From: Mariko Abe [mailto:shark@xc4.so-net.ne.jp] Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2000 11:54 PM To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: techinical tearms-ver1 Mariko Abe@WWF JAPAN We are now translating couple of materrials into Japanede and having difficulty in understanding. If you could help us , we would really appreaiate it 1)From ICRI October report > ICRI started about 5 years ago as an intergovernmental > process to coordinate efforts to conserve coral reefs. >Since then it has become a bit more open with >international organizations such as the World Bank and >UNEP are participating. France is currently acting >as secretariat (after the US and Australia). This is > the second in a series of CPC meetings, which they are hosting. >The first was held in Paris and attended by Sue Wells, > The next one will be in New Caledonia, May, 2000 followed >by Bali, October 2000 (in coordination with the International > Coral Reef Symposium). The part ,'This is the second in a series of CPC meeting, which they are hosting'. What does 'they 'mean ? 'France only' or'Feance USA and Australia' ?? 2) ICRI report > International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) > John McManus of ICLARM has been pushing this idea > with other key players in hope that they can >obtain UN Foundation funding (estimated US$9.5) and >use that to leverage as much as US$35 Million. The project has thee components: ?Do you think (estimated US$9.5)should be 'US9.5$ million'? ?Is ICRAN NGO's name or project name ? If someone could help me. I would really appreciate it Best Regars, Mariko Abe From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 17 15:18:30 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id PAA07836; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 15:18:30 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA18036; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 15:28:33 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017983; Mon, 17 Jan 00 15:27:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 15:24:01 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA52350; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 19:44:41 GMT Received: from wgs1.btl.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA18104; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 14:44:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from front-desk ([206.27.238.124]) by wgs1.btl.net (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with SMTP id AAA57F9 for ; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 13:39:50 -0600 Received: by front-desk with Microsoft Mail id <01BF60EE.A14B1AC0@front-desk>; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 13:27:41 -0600 Message-Id: <01BF60EE.A14B1AC0@front-desk> From: Karen Vernon To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: FW: Snorkel Trail System Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 13:26:15 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Karen Vernon Content-Length: 654 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 50 Coral Listers, The Belize Audubon Society is currently looking into establishing and = underwater trail for snorkelers at the Half Moon Caye Natural Monument = on Lighthouse Reef. We are following guidelines used by the Great = Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority based on research they have = completed. Any additional information on establishing and monitoring = the impacts to such a trail would be greatly appreciated. Please respond to: Julianne Robinson Project Coordinator Email: base@btl.net Belize Audubon Society P.O.Box 1001 Belize City Belize Tel: +501-234-987/ 988 Fax:+501-234-985 Email: base@btl.net Http://www.belizeaudubon.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 17 16:17:55 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id QAA08231; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 16:17:55 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA20438; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 16:24:16 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020425; Mon, 17 Jan 00 16:24:15 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 16:20:36 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA52982; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 20:44:53 GMT Received: from penguin.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA51960; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 15:44:47 -0500 (EST) Received: from 38.30.71.246 (ip246.miami9.fl.pub-ip.psi.net [38.30.71.246]) by penguin.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id MAA02538; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 12:44:22 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <388327F8.A23@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 14:32:24 +0000 From: Alexander Stone Organization: ReefKeeper International X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Macintosh; U; 68K) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, mfcn-fishlink@igc.topica.com Subject: MesoAmerica Conservation Associate Opening Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alexander Stone Content-Length: 2265 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 51 MESOAMERICA CONSERVATION ASSOCIATE Fulltime Position Opening *********************************************** * Full Bilingual (Spanish / English) required * * Able to travel 4 to 8 days per month * * Quintana Roo area resident preferred * *********************************************** DESCRIPTION: As a fulltime ReefKeeper employee, you will work from your own at-home workplace on coral reef conservation issues in Mexico, Belize and Honduras. 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ReefKeeper International 2809 Bird Avenue - PMB 162 / Miami, FL 33133 e-mail: a_stone@reefkeeper.org fax (305) 358-3030 www.reefkeeper.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 17 23:24:28 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id XAA09949; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 23:24:28 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA06899; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 23:34:31 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006878; Mon, 17 Jan 00 23:33:47 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 23:30:07 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA42957; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 04:13:37 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA16121; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 23:13:29 -0500 (EST) Received: from coral3.aims.gov.au (CORAL3.aims.gov.au [138.7.35.86] (may be forged)) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id OAA29762; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:13:09 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20000118141447.00886c30@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: tdone@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:14:47 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Terry Done Subject: Debate Over Future of Coral Reefs Cc: Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Terry Done Content-Length: 12338 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 52 Dear Jim, Thanks very much for giving the bleaching debate another airing. Hopefully all coral-listers who can will make it to Bali for 9ICRS where there should be a good session on 'Global Climate Change and Coral Reefs'. (See the homepage at www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs) Seasons greetings to you and all coral-listers. Regards, Terry Done _________________________________ Debate over future of coral reefs Planet Ark has produced an attention-grabbing article on coral reefs and how they may respond to global climate change, in particular, the warming of the seas. The article's headline and its bottom line are the same: the topic is a subject of debate among scientists. On the affirmative side are the 'government scientists' (Done and Sweatman), who, the article states, 'believe Australia's Great Barrier Reef and other major world coral formation can adapt to rising ocean temperature'. On the negative side is the academic Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, who, on the basis of a wide ranging review, was highly pessimistic: 'there is no evidence coral reefs could simply adapt to changes in the ocean's temperatures or repopulate with coral from other reefs' says the Planet Ark journalist. In fact, I am far less confident than the "..can adapt=85" quote implies, as can be seen in a careful reading of the direct quotes attributed to me: "=85. may not be as gloomy=85", "=85.biodiversity=85may give them greater resilience=85.".= However I believe it is important that issues of biodiversity and resilience are seen as part of the climate change and coral reefs debate. I encourage interested readers of coral-list to dig into this issue as much as you can, as we are discussing the future of what attracts us all to be on this list. For starters, Ove's review is Hoegh-Guldberg, O. (1999) "Climate change, coral bleaching and the future of the world's coral reefs", Mar. Freshwater Res., 1999, 50, 839-966. Another great source is the output of a four-year SCOR working group 'Coral reefs and environmental change- adaptation, acclimation or extinction', published as a complete number in American Zoologist Vol 39. My paper is Done, T.J. (1999) Coral community adaptability to environmental change at the scales of regions, reefs and reef zones. American Zoologist, 39, pp. 66-79, and I am happy to send a reprint. Another focus for the debate will be the 'Coral Reefs and Global Climate Change' session at the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium in Bali, 23-27 October 2000. Back to the Planet Ark article, where there are two stories mixed together. The first is what did happen to reefs in the Great Barrier Reef in the hot Austral summer of 1997-98. The second is what might happen to this and other reef systems during the 21st Century if global and regional climates heat up and otherwise change as we enhance the greenhouse effect by burning fossil fuels. The first is a report on data: the second is a set of predictions based on a mixture of knowledge and surmise.=20 At AIMS and the Great Barrier Reef Marine park Authority we have some data for the first story, which shows that compared to other places, we got off very lightly on the Great Barrier Reef. (The monitoring data and a series of bleaching items may be viewed on AIMS homepage at aims.gov.au. The results of GBRMPA aerial surveys of over 600 reefs are reported by Berkelmans and Oliver in Coral Reefs: 18: 55-60.) There were some seriously bleached reefs in shallow waters within 20 km of the coast between 17 and 19 degrees S, leading to significant mortality, mainly in faster growing corals around 5 - 30 years of age. The majority of reefs offshore - those where most tourism and diving are conducted - suffered negligible bleaching or death. The Planet Ark article quotes Ove as saying " To risk industries like tourism and fishing with unfounded statements=85[that the reefs can adapt].. seems foolhardy." I agree. However the immediate risks to the tourism industry of incorrectly spreading a perception that the Great Barrier Reef is in generally poor shape when it is in fact good, are of more immediate concern than the risk of long-term degradation under global warming.=20 The second story concerns making an assessment about the future. Contrary to the impression given by the Planet Ark article, I consider Ove's gloomy prognostications to have high credibility. Indeed, if one accepts the region by region projections about increased sea temperatures are correct, and the case that has been made that bleaching thresholds for corals will increase too little and too slowly, things look bad for coral reefs.=20 However I also spend half my waking life thinking of coral reefs as being interconnected. Their local populations are spatially distributed elements of metapopulations that are connected by larvae that disperse with the currents and periodically renew their association with compatible zooxanthella strains. In the Great Barrier Reef context (and definitely not as a generalization to all reefs), I feel hopeful, if not totally confident, that there will be sufficient transport of more heat-resistant zooxanthellae and coral larvae from the north, to the now warming seas of the south. Temperture differentials along onshore/ofshore axes and between shallow and deep zones of individual reefs also suggest there may be some scope for localised adjustment species distributions within reefs. If Ove's worst case predictions of annual coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef by 2030 are realized, and they are accompanied by widespread coral mortality, I am not at all confident that the rate of southward migration and/or localised redistribution of corals will prevent a prolonged period of phase shift to algae. These are important subjects for interdisciplinary research. "We need more research to find the answers=85." concludes Ove in the Planet Ark article. Yes, and according to my postulate, we also have here yet another strong case for strategic development of marine protected areas in a global network. Sources in already warmer areas to replenish down-stream reefs depleted by heat-induced bleaching, on top of the other insults we know so well. >Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:49:13 -0500 >From: "Billy Causey" >Organization: FKNMS >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 (Macintosh; U; PPC) >X-Accept-Language: en >To: FKNMS All , > coral list >Subject: Debate Over Future of Coral Reefs >Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov >Reply-To: "Billy Causey" > >Greetings, > >An article for your review: > >PLANET ARK: Debate warms up over future of coral reefs > >BRISBANE, Australia - It's the year 2100 and the once Great Barrier Reef > >is a lifeless skeleton few people visit, a victim of global warming. >Or maybe not. >Some scientists see a very different picture and believe Australia's >Great Barrier Reef and other major world coral formations can adapt to >rising ocean temperatures. >Reefs are good barometers of climate change because they are sensitive >to ocean temperatures. Parts of them can die if the temperature rises >just a degree or two above normal and scientists are worried because >such events, called bleachings, are growing in frequency and intensity. >A report by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) says the >Great Barrier Reef, off Australia's northeast coast, came through severe > >bleaching in 1998 with a net increase in the amount of healthy hard >coral over the past two years. >Another report, sponsored by Greenpeace, had said global warming could >devastate the world's coral reefs by early in the new millennium and >could eliminate them from most areas of the planet by 2100. >"The future for the Great Barrier Reef may not be as gloomy as a recent >report claims," said Terry Done, senior principal scientist with the >Australian government's AIMS. >"The biodiversity of coral reefs may give them greater resilience than >the (Greenpeace) report gives them credit for," he said. >Bleaching occurs when coral becomes stressed and expels its life-giving >microscopic plants called zooxanthellae. The plants provide the coral >with food through photosynthesis. >AIMS examined 47 reefs which are part of the World Heritage-listed Great > >Barrier Reef system and found that, while inshore reefs had lost up to >75 percent of corals in the 1998 bleaching, reefs in deeper water were >largely unaffected. >"The current state of coral is not as bad as you might be led to >believe," AIMS project leader Hugh Sweatman told Reuters. >"In general, the reef is in good shape. The reefs which made up most of >the world heritage area have shown net increases in hard coral in the >past two years." >ENTIRE REEF AT RISK >Sweatman's upbeat assessment contrasts with the Greenpeace-backed report > >in July by Sydney University's Coral Reef Research Institute (CRRI). >That report predicted the Great Barrier Reef, which comprises 3,000 >individual reefs, faced annual coral bleaching as oceans warm. It said >the entire reef was at risk of being killed off in 100 years. >The CRRI report's author, coral reef physiologist Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, >said there was no evidence coral reefs could simply adapt to changes in >the ocean's temperatures or repopulate with coral from other reefs. >"We don't have any experimental data to base that on," Hoegh-Guldberg >told Reuters. >"Therefore to make the escape clause that coral bleaching isn't a >problem because corals will get better at adapting over time is >unfounded," he said. >Hoegh-Guldberg, who has studied coral bleaching for the past 15 years, >said coral reefs would not have time to recover if bleaching became a >regular event. >LIVING ON THE EDGE >He said corals were now living close to their upper temperature >tolerance limit and bleaching events will be triggered by even slight >water temperature rises of one or two degrees Celsius. >"Corals tend to die in great numbers immediately following coral >bleaching events, which may stretch across thousands of square >kilometres (miles) of ocean. Bleaching events in 1998, the worst on >record, saw the complete loss of live coral from reefs in some parts of >the world," >Hoegh-Guldberg said. >He said bleachings are likely to occur annually in tropical oceans by >the end of the next 30 to 50 years, meaning reefs won't have time to >recover. >The result would be bleached skeletons unable to support a fraction of >the fish species that now depend on them. >BILLION-DOLLAR TOURISM >Hoegh-Guldberg also said the loss of the reefs would have dire >consequences for tourism as well as fisheries. >His report said A$1.5 billion (US$960 million) was generated annually by > >tourism at the Great Barrier Reef, A$2.5 billion by Floridean reefs and >about A$140 billion by Caribbean reefs. >AIMS scientist Done argued that most of the Great Barrier Reef had >escaped the 1998 bleaching lightly, even though some areas had been >devastated. >"Even on the handful of reefs where most of the corals died, hard >individuals survived the trauma," Done said. >"This suggests there are genotypes out there that are ready to take over > >as the seas warm. Currents will also tend to transport warm-adapted >types from the northern Great Barrier Reef to the warming waters in the >south," he said. >The AIMS survey measured corals in six separate belts of the Great >Barrier Reef and included fish counts and videotaping of coral to >calculate coral cover. >AIMS scientists said climate changes would likely alter the Great >Barrier Reef rather than kill it off. >Hoegh-Guldberg disagreed. >"We need more research to find the answers," he said. >"To risk industries like tourism and fishing ... with unfounded >statements like this seems foolhardy." > > > >-- >Billy D. Causey, Superintendent >Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary >PO Box 500368 >Marathon, FL 33050 >Phone (305) 743.2437, Fax (305) 743.2357 >http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov/ > > > Dr Terry Done Leader Sustaining Coral Reefs Project Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB #3 Mail Centre, Townsville Qld 4810 Australia Phone 61 7 47 534 344 Fax 61 7 47 725 852 email: tdone@aims.gov.au WEBSITE for 9th International Coral Reef Symposium www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 18 07:29:58 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id HAA11932; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 07:29:57 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA19794; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 07:39:59 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019729; Tue, 18 Jan 00 07:39:43 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 07:36:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA53710; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 12:25:25 GMT Message-Id: <200001181225.MAA53710@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: 18 Jan 00 13:35:05 PKT From: sarang kulkarni To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Is 1998 Elnino is the only culprit of mass mortality? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: sarang kulkarni Content-Length: 1752 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 53 Dear Coral lister, First of all wish you happy new year! Do you think that only 1998 Elino phenomena is only responsible for coral mass mortality or the degradation is natural process as part of ecosystem dynamics in that period. In Andaman Islands, during 1998 Elnino event, it is reported that the mass mortality was 60-90%. Since I am working in this islands from past two year especially in M. G. Marine National Park and even I was present in the field during elnino event reported. I haven't noticed any mass mortality in same period. My LIT data and previous studies (Daorairaj et al 1997, Arthuer 1996) shows that, since 1990 live coral is decreasing gradually at the rate of 3-5 % per year. And I don't see at present rise in surface temperature as culprit of coral mortality in Andaman islands. I beleive that cumulitive effect of sedimentation, storms, decrease in salinity in monsoon and may be rise in sea surface temperature can be the reason of coral mortality in these islands. However by making public statement it can divert attention from real cause of coral reef degradation and it also affect the other researchers who are working on long term project on coral reef assessment and trying to find out what is the extent of various causes on reef. Lets have discussion on the pinpointing the cause of coral mortality. I will be very happy if I get feed back on above topic. Regards Sarang Sarang Kulkarni Coral Reef Researcher Wildlife Institute of India P.B. #18 Dehradun - 248 001 INDIA Phone: 91-135-640112 Fax: 91-135-640117 Email: coral110@usa.net coral110@hotmail.com ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 18 07:30:00 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id HAA11951; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 07:29:59 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA19796; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 07:40:01 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019734; Tue, 18 Jan 00 07:39:45 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 07:36:14 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA54043; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 12:23:01 GMT Message-Id: <200001181223.MAA54043@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Francisco KELMO" To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 13:35:34 GMT Subject: Conference: Aquatic habitats as ecological islands Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Francisco KELMO" Content-Length: 4480 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 54 Dear all I am pleased to invite all coral-list members to participate! Meeting invitation - Aquatic habitats as ecological islands (sponsored by the British Ecological Society Aquatic Group and the Marine Biological Association) Please find below details of a joint BES/MBA/FBA meeting to be held at the University of Plymouth in September 2000. We hope to see you here. Aquatic habitats as ecological islands Tuesday 5 - Thursday 7 September 2000 There will be a joint meeting between the Aquatic Ecology Group of the BES, the Marine Biological Association and the Freshwater Biological Association on the above theme. The meeting will be held at the Robbins conference centre at the University of Plymouth. This meeting will address several topical issues in aquatic ecology under the general subject of island biology and its applicability to aquatic systems. Paper and poster sessions on the first two days will focus on: . Evolution and biogeography in freshwater and marine systems . The role of dispersal in shaping aquatic assemblages . Fragmentation and metapopulation dynamics . Genetic differentiation in aquatic taxa Papers addressing aspects of the topic outside these themes will also be welcomed. There will be a choice of field excursions on the final day, or a especial coral reef session depending on the number of coral reef people attending. We hope that this meeting will attract scientists working on a diverse range of habitats within the aquatic realm and encourage the search for commonality in patterns and processes among systems. Guest speakers confirmed so far: HARILAOS LESSIOS (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama) Genetic isolation and genetic diversity of marine populations on oceanic islands. AXEL MEYER (University of Konstanz) Patterns and Processes in the Evolution of Adaptive Radiations in East African Cichlid Fish BETH OKAMURA (University of Reading) Waterfowl-mediated Dispersal in Freshwater Invertebrates CHRIS TODD (University of St Andrews) Larval Dispersal and Population Differentiation in the Marine Environment: Generalisations and Variations on a Theme GEORGE TURNER (University of Southampton) Title to be confirmed (Lake Malawi cichlids) Provisional field excursions: . Temporary wetlands on the Lizard Peninsula. . Salcombe Bay seagrass beds. Oral presentations will be of 15 minutes duration with five minutes allowed for questions. Posters will be displayed throughout the meeting, with a dedicated poster session also scheduled Abstracts for papers and posters should be submitted by e-mail to Simon Rundle on S.Rundle@plymouth.ac.uk. If possible, please send your abstract as an e-mail attachment in WORD-7 format. Closing date for abstracts is 1st April 2000. The deadline for registration will be 1st July 2000. Abstract should not exceed 250 words in length should conform to the example given below. Corresponding Author: Dr Tom Jones, Department of Ecology, University of Anywhere, Anywhere, XX1 1XX, United Kingdom Tel: 0111 111 1111, Fax:0111 111 1112 email: a.b.jones@anywhere.ac.uk Preferred Form of Presentation: Oral Paper Authors: JONES, T., SMITH, P.S. (University of Anywhere) The influence of habitat patch size on the communities within seagrass meadows. Abstract_(250 words maximum) The abstract selection process will be undertaken in the first week of April. Full details of registration, accommodation booking, etc. will be forwarded to all participants at this stage. Full registration details will appear in the May BES bulletin and on the web site (see below). The conference fee of stlg50 will include an abstract booklet, all lunches, an evening boat cruise (with food) and a reception at the MBA. Accommodation in the Robbins conference centre at the University of Plymouth will be available at a cost of approximately stlg25 per night bed and breakfast. For more details on the call for papers, registration and accommodation, visit the web site: http://www.biology.plymouth.ac.uk/BES/ or contact Dr Simon Rundle, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA. Tel: 01752 232967. FAX 01752 232970. E-mail: srundle@plym.ac.uk. Francisco Kelmo Coral Reef Ecology Benthic Ecology Research Group 613 Davy Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Devon, PL4 8AA United Kingdon. Phone: +44 (0)1752 232951 (Lab) +44 (0)870 710 5741 (home) Fax: +44 (0)1752 232970 E-mail: fkelmo@plymouth.ac.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 18 09:17:27 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id JAA13345; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:17:26 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA02172; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:27:28 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002111; Tue, 18 Jan 00 09:27:13 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:23:48 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA43668; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 13:57:23 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA53877; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 08:57:17 -0500 (EST) Received: from [128.197.80.141] (BIO80-MAC141.BU.EDU [128.197.80.141]) by bio.bu.edu ((8.9.3.buoit.v1.0)/8.9.3/(BU-S-10/28/1999-v1.0pre2)) with ESMTP id IAA03630; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 08:56:55 -0500 (EST) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Sender: lesk@bio.bu.edu Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.20000118141447.00886c30@email.aims.gov.au> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 08:53:34 -0500 To: Terry Done From: Les Kaufman Subject: Re: Debate Over Future of Coral Reefs Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Les Kaufman Content-Length: 1219 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 55 Dear Terry, Great response to Billy's posting. One thing that concerns me is that our threshold for noticing something different or wrong in the ecological state of a coral reef is so high. Of course what is normative varies all over the map for reefs, as we discussed in detail in the Boston meeting. But this does not imply that wild fluctuations and massive phase shifts should be considered normal for any PARTICULAR reef within any GIVEN time period. Changes in many tropical west Atlantic reefs in the past three decades may seem insignificant against the backdrop of fluctuations in distribution, abundance, and structure of Atlantic reefs through the Holocene. But that doesn't mean they are insignificant now, or for us. Ask a reef biologist in Jamaica, Florida, or Belize how their reefs are looking and you will likely get a different answer than in Bonaire, Hawaii, or on the GBR. And of course, the same contrasts exist on a smaller scale within each of these regions (except maybe Jamaica!). I know you wouldn't disagree that we need to keep both the local and the global perspectives in mind when passing judgement on reef status and trends, but I'm not sure how many others embrace this view. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 18 10:06:10 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA14535; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:06:09 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA07910; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:12:31 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007886; Tue, 18 Jan 00 10:12:01 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:08:17 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA27175; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:58:57 GMT Received: from hermes.nos.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA53338; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:58:51 -0500 (EST) Received: from noaa.gov ([140.90.161.239]) by hermes.nos.noaa.gov (Netscape Messaging Server 4.1) with ESMTP id FOJDLE00.AMG for ; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:58:26 -0500 Message-Id: <38847F98.A6E8835@noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:58:41 -0500 From: "Steve Rohmann" Organization: NOAA/NOS/Special Projects X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: New NRC report on global warming Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------EFD3B8D1B0CD2DC01ACF0DFF" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Steve Rohmann" Content-Length: 2116 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 56 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------EFD3B8D1B0CD2DC01ACF0DFF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Coral Listers: A recent publication, "Reconciling Observations of Global Temperature Change," may provide support for researchers, managers, politicians, and concerned citizens interested in global warming. "New Evidence Helps Reconcile Global Warming Discrepancies; Confirms That Earth's Surface Temperature Is Rising." "WASHINGTON -- Despite differences in temperature data, strong evidence exists to show that the warming of the Earth's surface is "undoubtedly real," and that surface temperatures in the past two decades have risen at a rate substantially greater than average for the past 100 years, says a new report by the National Research Council of the National Academies." The report was released by the National Academy of Science's National Research Council. You may obtain further information and copies of the report at the following URL. -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Steven O. 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Rohmann, Ph.D. end:vcard --------------EFD3B8D1B0CD2DC01ACF0DFF-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 18 10:16:23 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA14915; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:16:22 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA08616; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:22:44 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008598; Tue, 18 Jan 00 10:22:39 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:19:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA53979; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 15:08:55 GMT Received: from mgate03.so-net.ne.jp by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA36465; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:08:48 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.xc4.so-net.ne.jp (mail.xc4.so-net.ne.jp [210.139.254.64]) by mgate03.so-net.ne.jp (8.8.8+3.0Wbeta9/3.6W00011318) with ESMTP id AAA15280; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 00:08:21 +0900 (JST) Received: from xc4.so-net.ne.jp (pae233f.ykh6.ap.so-net.ne.jp [210.174.35.63]) by mail.xc4.so-net.ne.jp (8.8.8+3.0Wbeta9/3.7W99081617) with ESMTP id AAA25979; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 00:08:16 +0900 (JST) Message-Id: <3884819C.85116EF1@xc4.so-net.ne.jp> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 00:07:08 +0900 From: Mariko Abe X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [ja] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: ja MIME-Version: 1.0 To: John McManus CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, Menchie Ablan , Sheila Vergara Subject: Re: techinical tearms-ver1 References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Mariko Abe Content-Length: 700 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 57 Dear Dr John McManus & everyone who answered my quesitons Thank you very much for all. It helped me a lot! > 1. They, in this case, means France, which hosted highly productive > ICRI meetings in Paris and Guadaluope during 1999. > 2. Million is correct. > 3. ICRAN is a project name. It is really an umbrella project, > consisting of distinct, highly interactive, coordinated activities among > seven primary international institutions, several regional seas programs and > a large number of partner agencies. > > Translations are extremely important to our efforts in reef conservation, > and your work is greatly appreciated. > > Domo arigato gozaimashita! > > John McManus From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 18 15:14:51 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id PAA04942; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 15:14:50 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA17765; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 15:24:53 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017734; Tue, 18 Jan 00 15:24:40 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 15:20:58 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA17459; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 19:35:12 GMT Message-Id: <200001181935.TAA17459@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 08:04:43 -1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Rikki Dunsmore Subject: Coral reef monitoring publication available Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Rikki Dunsmore Content-Length: 833 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 58 The Proceedings of the Hawaii Coral Reef Monitoring Workshop held in Honolulu Hawaii June 1998 are available. To secure copies, contact Publication Sales Office, East-West Center, 1601 East-West Road, Honolulu Hawaii 96848 phone 808-944-7145 or email ewcbooks@ewc.hawaii.edu. Cost is $15.00 plus shipping and handling. Contributions from internationally recognized scientists and resource managers provide an excellent overview of monitoring methods, objectives and effectiveness. The workshop was successful in developing a blueprint for a comprehensive monitoring program for Hawaiian reefs, but discussions will be useful for application around the world. Rikki Grober-Dunsmore Department of Geology and Geophysics Coastal Geology Group University of Hawaii, Manoa 1680 East-West Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 808-956-4239 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 19 04:03:57 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id EAA09816; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 04:03:57 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA24396; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 04:10:20 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024380; Wed, 19 Jan 00 04:10:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 04:06:27 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA55025; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 08:56:01 GMT Received: from taurus.cus.cam.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA55645; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 03:55:54 -0500 (EST) From: kat1003@cus.cam.ac.uk Received: from cugd-pc-176.geog.cam.ac.uk ([131.111.38.227]) by taurus.cus.cam.ac.uk with smtp (Exim 3.13 #1) id 12Aqts-0006Vi-00 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 08:55:36 +0000 Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 08:57:21 +0000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Sea Horse Post-Doc Message-Id: <3379435963.948272241@cugd-pc-176.geog.cam.ac.uk> X-Mailer: Mulberry (Win32) [1.3.2.2, s/n S-100001] X-Authenticated: kat1003 by imap.cus.cam.ac.uk X-Licensed-To: University of Cambridge MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="==========3379452801==========" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: kat1003@cus.cam.ac.uk Content-Length: 2317 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 59 --==========3379452801========== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Project Seahorse Three year post-doctoral research fellowship in the behavioural ecology and conservation of Australian seahorses and pipefishes. The ideal candidate will exhibit strong research skills, an evident capacity to work in the policy arena, and considerable flexibility and mobility. The post is based at McGill University, Montreal, Canada with extended field seasons in Australia. Project Seahorse is an international marine conservation programme with biologists and social workers based in eight countries. More information can be found on our web site: www.seahorse.mcgill.ca The post needs to be filled immediately so you must submit your PhD by 1 April 2000. Please send covering letter, cv, three letters of reference and two examples of written work to Jacqueline Blomfield, Dept of Biology, 1205 Ave Dr. Penfield, Montreal, H3A 1B1, Canada Fax:1(514)398-5069. No e-mail applications. Deadline: 1 March 2000 --==========3379452801========== Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MS Sans = SerifProject Seahorse Three year post-doctoral research fellowship in the behavioural ecology and conservation of Australian seahorses and pipefishes. The ideal candidate will exhibit strong research skills, an evident capacity to work in the policy arena, and considerable flexibility and mobility. The post is based at McGill University, Montreal, Canada with extended field seasons in Australia. Project Seahorse is an international marine conservation programme with biologists and social workers based in eight countries. More information can be found on our web site: = www.seahorse.mcgill.ca The post needs to be filled immediately so you must submit your PhD = by 1 April 2000. Please send covering letter, cv, three letters of reference and two examples of written work to Jacqueline Blomfield, Dept of Biology, 1205 Ave Dr. Penfield, Montreal, H3A 1B1, Canada Fax:1(514)398-5069. No e-mail applications. Deadline: 1 March 2000 --==========3379452801==========-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 19 07:23:11 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id HAA10744; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 07:23:10 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA29757; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 07:29:32 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029744; Wed, 19 Jan 00 07:28:56 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 07:25:33 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA47604; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:17:09 GMT Message-Id: <200001191217.MAA47604@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Sollins, Phil" To: "'Kalli De Meyer'" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: unexpect whale visit Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 13:20:05 -0800 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Sollins, Phil" Content-Length: 1728 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 60 Book called Destroyer Commander (believe it or not, an interesting book) tells of a Navy destroyer impaling a whale a few miles outside San Francosco harbor. Destroyer finally shook it off its bow, then sucked the corpse through the props at full speed, esentially covering the stern with whale debris. They had Navy League spouses and kids on board at the time who found the whole thing more than a little upsetting (though no doubt suffering less than the whale). -----Original Message----- From: Kalli De Meyer [mailto:kdm@bonairelive.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:33 AM To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: unexpect whale visit Coral listers Yesterday Bonaire saw the unexpected arrival of a Tropical Whale (Balaeonoptera edeni) aboard a cruise boat. It had been impaled on the bow of the vessel. The Captain of the vessel said they noticed nothing but ships log showed a slowing in their speed from which we can guess where the incident occured (15 miles SW of Los Aves island off the Venezuelan coast). As far as we could see it was an adult (12.4m) animal with nothing obviously wrong with it which could not be accounted for by the impact of the collision. Does anyone know of any other such incidents or are we dealing with an isolated daft/unfortunate animal ?? Kalli De Meyer ********************************************************* Email address for Kalli De Meyer is kdm@bonairelive.com ********************************************************* Please note that as of February 1999 it will only be possible to contact the Bonaire Marine Park at marinepark@bmp.org Bonaire Marine Park tel: 599-7-8444 fax: 599-7-7318 email: marinepark@bmp.org homepage: http://www.bmp.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 19 07:26:33 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id HAA10788; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 07:26:32 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA00181; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 07:36:36 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000153; Wed, 19 Jan 00 07:35:59 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 07:32:26 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA55674; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:26:35 GMT Message-Id: <200001191226.MAA55674@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Ove Hoegh-Guldberg" To: "Terry Done" , Subject: Debate Over Future of Coral Reefs Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 18:50:38 +1100 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ove Hoegh-Guldberg" Content-Length: 5195 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 61 >From Ove to Terry re: Planet Ark, Reuters and climate change Dear Terry, I felt as you and I were somehow on supposed opposite sides of an issue that I should throw my thoughts in. As is clear from your e-mail, this issue is a "pseudo" debate - our opinions are (surprise surprise) very similar. Rather than level blame at Planet Ark, I feel fault lies with the original press dispatch produced by Reuters. Not only was this inaccurate but the way it was conceived stank of an attempt to deliberately stir up controversy (where there is probably little among most). Perhaps the Reuters journalist may have only had a minimal grasp of the issues. However, the effect was the same and not particularly useful. Re: The climate-bleaching debate. I have always felt that the issue came down to two things - adaptation (we can forget acclimation I feel for reasons outlined before) and gene flow. You seem to share that perspective. And I do agree that we must be cautious in how we present current and future states of the GBR. Clearly saying that the GBR will be destroyed next year or five is folly. However, and this is the probably the major point of the Mar Freshwater Research review, if rates of warming are as fast as most climatologists are measuring and project then substantial changes for the GBR are looming within decades. Given that we know virtually nothing about rates of migration from one latitude to another, or indeed rates at which a heat sensitive coral clone might increase within a population under a continuous and increasing heat selection, I feel we have to be cautious. Especially given that the stakes are so high. Granted - genetic variety and resilience are likely to be factors in shaping the outcome of warming seas. Again - this was discussed. How they will act to shape the outcome will depend on how fast water temperature continue to change. While adaptation and gene flow are factors for consideration, they cannot, however, be seen as strong counter arguments to the evidence that seas may be warming faster than corals and their zooxanthellae can cope. Not only is evidence (mere data) slim or non-existent, but biological experience and reasoning would suggest that substantially and rapidly moving critical thresholds for thermal tolerance (by as much as 0.2oC per decade!) in populations of corals are unlikely to occur this fast without massive changes (mortalities). The scale of bleaching mortalities in some areas of the world in 1998 gives us insight (I believe) into what this might look like. Naturally, there are some interesting twists to this (- i.e. how fast can a constrained symbiotic dinoflagellate evolve? Let us not forget our protist partner) but we must (as you again agree) acknowledge that the weight of evidence suggests that coral reefs are likely to be substantially changed if we continue to undergo warming of the world's tropical oceans at these high rates. Other issues: In some of the responses to the Mar Freshwater Research Review, some commentators pointed out that the mortality and change as oceans warm are likely to be represent a minor "blip" in the geological history of corals compared to events like the Cretaceous boundary event. No one could seriously contest that and my article concurs with this point of view. Corals are likely to and have adapted to changes in water temperature. The issue, however, is not if coral reefs bounce back, it is how long it will take for them to return to normal condition. If coral reefs are dysfunctional for even a few decades, the consequences are likely to be huge for a large number of dependent human uses. Add to this continued selection (i.e. temperatures are not just ramping up, they appear to be continuously rising - at least to the 32oC cap, if it exists) and the time frame for a return is hazy to say the least. So - there are my perspectives on this issue. I am looking forward to discussing future research collaborations with you and others - especially on the issue of modeling how a population might change under selection for heat tolerance. As I intimated last year, I really feel that modeling could give an envelope in which one could assess whether (given realistic generation times, rates of growth, selection regime) the genetic makeup of a population could change fast enough such that reefs would undergo genetic change fast enough to keep up with sea temperature change. The other angles I would like to pursue is to (a) verify that acclimation is unlikely to change outcomes and (b) investigate genetic basis for heat tolerance and variation in corals and zooxanthellae ... with the infrastructure in the GBRMPA-Heron Island thermal pond setup, there seems a great opportunity to test these ideas. The students, postdocs and I (at the Centre) are already embarking on these studies with vigor. Regards, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Professor of Marine Studies Director, Centre for Marine Studies Seddon (North) Building 82, University of Queensland St Lucia, QLD 4072 Australia Phone: +61 (07) 3365 4333 Fax: +61 (07) 3365 4755 E-mail: oveh@uq.edu.au http:// www.marine.uq.edu.au/ohg (active after Jan 20). From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 19 14:42:48 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA18003; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 14:42:47 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA23752; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 14:49:08 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023605; Wed, 19 Jan 00 14:48:10 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 14:44:34 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA55864; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 19:17:44 GMT Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 19:17:44 GMT Message-Id: <200001191917.TAA55864@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: coral-list admin Subject: Y2K bug? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: coral-list admin Content-Length: 287 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 62 Unfortunately, I believe I may have discovered a Y2K glitch with the sending of the coral-list-digest messages. I hope you will bear with me while I try to remedy the situation. If you HAVE received coral-list-digest messges since Jan 1, 2000, please advise. Thanks! Cheers, Jim From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 19 17:12:22 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id RAA20799; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 17:12:21 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA10289; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 17:22:26 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010269; Wed, 19 Jan 00 17:22:16 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 17:16:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA56937; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 21:45:17 GMT Message-Id: <200001192145.VAA56937@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 15:09:13 -0500 To: tsocci@usgcrp.gov (Tony Socci) From: Tony Socci Subject: January 25th US Global Change Seminar: "The Earth's SurfaceTemperature in the 20th Century: Coming to Grips with Satellite andSurface-Based Records of Temperature" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Tony Socci Content-Length: 14998 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 63 U.S. Global Change Research Program Seminar Series The Earth's Surface Temperature in the 20th Century: Coming to Grips with Satellite and Surface-Based Records of Temperature Is the satellite-derived record of temperature an accurate or reasonable estimate of the observed temperature at the Earth's surface, or is the satellite record of temperature fundamentally different from the observed temperature recorded at the Earth's surface? If the satellite record of temperature is not a measure of temperature at the Earth's surface, what is it a measure of? How are these records of temperature different and how are they related, if at all? Public Invited Tuesday, January 25, 2000, 3:15-4:45 PM Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Room G-11 Washington, DC Reception Following INTRODUCTION: Dr. Elbert W. (Joe) Friday, Jr., Director, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC SPEAKERS: Dr. John M. Wallace, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Dr. Kevin E. Trenberth, Head of the Climate Analysis Section, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO Findings of the National Academy of Sciences' Expert Panel During the past 20 years, global mean surface temperature has been rising at a rate as large as any that has been observed within the historical record. Such rapid warming at the Earth's surface is in contrast to the trend in the global-mean temperature of the lowest 8 kilometers of the atmosphere (within that portion of the atmosphere referred to as the troposphere) as inferred from measurements of radiation emitted by oxygen molecules (a proxy for troposheric temperature) sampled by the microwave sounding unit (MSU) carried aboard the NOAA polar-orbiting satellites. Until as recently as two years ago, the latest estimates of this so- called "tropospheric temperature trend" based on satellite data since 1979, were indicating a slight cooling from 1979 onward. About a year ago, the algorithms used to process the satellite data were modified to take into account changes in viewing geometry due to the decay in the satellite orbits. As a result of these rather small corrections, together with the extraordinary warmth associated with the 1997-98 El Nino, the satellite data are now indicating a warming trend, but it is still much smaller than the trend in surface temperature. In an effort to reconcile these seemingly contradictory sets of measurements, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) convened an ad-hoc Panel whose members included the developers of the MSU and experts in remote temperature sensing, ground-based and balloon-borne atmospheric temperature measurements, and specialists in the detection and modeling of global climate change. Represented among the eleven Panel members were three lead authors of chapters of the1995 and forthcoming IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) scientific assessments, and individuals representing a wide spectrum of viewpoints with respect to the greenhouse warming issue. The NAS Panel assessed the uncertainties inherent in the satellite, balloon-borne and ground-based measurements, and it considered the possibility that systematic biases might still remain despite the numerous corrections that have been made thus far. It also considered the various technical issues that arise in comparing data sets with different sampling characteristics. The Panel's task was rendered more complicated by the fact that satellites and ground-based thermometers do not measure the same physical quantity: for a variety of reasons surface temperatures and temperatures aloft do not track one another perfectly, either locally or in the global average The episodic periods of warmth associated with El Nino events and the periods of global cooling that follow in the wake of major volcanic eruptions influence temperatures at different levels of the atmosphere to varying degrees. Likewise, humans exert influences on climate that result in a warming at the surface due to the buildup of greenhouse gases and a cooling in the stratosphere brought on by the depletion of stratospheric ozone. In the presence of natural climate variability operating on a variety of timescales, a 20-year period of record such as the satellite-based record of temperature examined by the panel of scientific experts, cannot yet be regarded as representative of the longer-term behavior of the climate system. The Panel of experts affirmed the conclusion of the 1995 IPCC report that global mean surface temperature has warmed rapidly since 1979; and it noted that the upward temperature trend has continued and accelerated in the years since the 1995 report went to press. A larger degree of uncertainty remains with regard to the tropospheric temperature measurements, but the Panel believes it is more likely than not that the troposphere has been warming, but at a rate less than that of the temperature at the Earth's surface. It is conceivable that there will need to be further adjustments to the estimates of global-mean surface and tropospheric temperature trends to account for any additional sources of bias that have not yet been discovered. The Panel stressed that even if the current estimates of surface, radiosonde, and satellite measurements prove to be correct, there is no basis for expecting that the surface will continue to warm at a rate faster than the troposphere in future decades. The Panel noted that the high degree of uncertainty inherent in the tropospheric temperature measurements underscores the need for more comprehensive global observations for monitoring climate change. Evidence in Support of the Findings Land-based surface temperatures are measured directly, while sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) are used to establish the monthly temperature of the air just above the ocean surface. Because daily temperature variability of the ocean surface is relatively small, SSTs can be reliably determined with fewer observations than would be required to establish marine air temperatures. Coverage increases with time and is better after 1950, and global after 1982, when the capability of satellites to measure sea surface temperatures was added. Biases occur through changes in observing practices and changes in land use, such as the urban heat island effect. The advantages are the long record of ground-based measurements of temperature from the mid 1800s, many independent measurements, several independent analyses, and many cross checks such as Northern versus Southern Hemisphere values, rural vs urban, global vs land-based vs ocean vs marine air temperatures. The disadvantages are the less than global coverage in sampling, which changes with time. For example, underrepresentation of the Antarctic and the Southern Ocean might result in a slight overestimate in estimates of the present temperature trend. Nonetheless, there is a high degree of confidence that the observed surface temperature trends are robust. Balloon-borne temperatures of the lower atmosphere, assembled from up to nine hundred radiosonde stations that began operating in the mid-1940s, are at best twice daily, and were standardized in July, 1957. These radiosonde stations provide good vertical resolution of temperature profiles. The biases stem from many changes in instrumentation and observing methods, many of which have poor or no documentation. Known biases occur in some brands of radiosonde equipment, often due to radiation effects. The advantages are that each sounding is with a new instrument; there are dozens of instrument types; and a few groups provide independent analyses of the record. The disadvantages are the dozens of instruments that are inadequately calibrated, with biases, often unknown, and that change with time; and much less than global coverage. The satellite temperatures are estimated from microwave radiation emissions from oxygen which are proportional to temperature and are known as the "MSU 2LT" temperatures (otherwise referred to as the Microwave Sounder Unit, Channel 2, Lower Troposphere). MSU data retrieval requires measuring microwave radiation in the troposphere from a variety of angles in order to calculate the 2LT temperature record. Coverage is global over a few days, two or four times per day, and began in December, 1978. Observation times vary from one satellite to another, and as each satellite drifts in orbit. Only very broad vertical layers of the atmosphere can be sensed. The biases arise from the use of nine different satellites which have been deployed to construct the satellite temperature record; orbital decay affects the 2LT temperature data retrieval because it changes the angles at which measurements are taken; and east-west drift alters the time of day at which measurements are taken. A shift in the sampling time from early to mid afternoon, for example, would produce a spurious warming. Instrument calibration and solar heating of the MSU instrument platform require corrections. The retrieval process itself amplifies the background noise, which interferes with the temperature signal that one is trying to detect. The advantages are the long-term stability of microwave radiation emissions from oxygen (the proxy for tropospheric temperatures), and the global, fairly uniform, coverage. Biases are well determined if there is adequate satellite overlap and millions of observations to help reduce the random noise. The disadvantages are that the temperature signal one is trying to measure includes a signal from 20% of the land surface (ideally, 100% of the signal should derive from the atmosphere); contamination by precipitation-sized ice; and biases are not constant. Consequently, continuity of measurements across different satellites is an issue, and overlap of measurements between and among the NOAA satellites is inadequate. Only one group of scientists, for the most part, has processed the satellite temperature data, making it difficult, if not impossible, to independently check the methodology, the data and the conclusions. As data sets have been improved, discrepancies among them have been reduced and there seems to be good agreement between the radiosonde and MSU tropospheric temperatures, although the radiosonde record is inadequate in the tropics and Southern Hemisphere. The fact that the surface temperature and the tropospheric temperature are two physically different quantities is believed to account for a considerable part of the differences between them. In particular, observed stratospheric ozone depletion cools the MSU but not the surface; episodic volcanic eruptions cool MSU more than the surface; increasing greenhouse gases warm the MSU more; solar effects are small but make for an added complication; and tropospheric aerosols are changing and have complex regional and vertical profile effects that are not well known. El Nino and other natural climate variability is likely to produce a larger temperature signal in the troposphere, while day-night differences are greatest at the surface. Land-ocean differences are also greater at the surface where winds are weaker. Biographies Dr. John M. Wallace is a professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and co-director of the Program on the Environment, at the University of Washington, Seattle. From 1981-98 he served as director of the (University of Washington/NOAA) Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean. His research interests and expertise include the study of atmospheric general circulation, El Nino, and global climate. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences; and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Geophysical Union, and the American Meteorological Society. He is also a recipient of the Rossby medal of the American Meteorological Society and the Roger Revelle medal of the American Geophysical Union. He has served on numerous panels and committees of the National Research Council. Dr. Kevin E. Trenberth is a senior scientist and Head of the Climate Analysis Section of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. Prior to joining NCAR in 1984, he was a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois and earlier worked in the New Zealand Meteorological Service. Dr. Trenberth has also contributed significantly to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as a lead author for Chapter 1 of the 1995 Scientific Assessment, and as a lead author for the 2000 IPCC assessment. Dr. Trenberth has published over 280 peer-reviewed scientific articles or papers, including 26 books or book chapters. He has served on a number of advisory committees and panels, including several dealing with El Nino research. He is a member of the International Scientific Steering Group for the World Climate Research Programme's Climate Variability and Predictability Programme, for which he recently (1996-1999) served as co-chair; he serves on the Joint Scientific Committee of the WCRP; he is a member of the National Research Council's Climate Research Committee Panel on Reconciling Temperature Observations and the Committee on Global Change Research; he is a member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Advisory Panel on Climate and Global Change and NOAA's Council on Long-term Monitoring; he serves on the National Science Foundation's Climate System Modeling Advisory Board; and he serves as a member of the ECMWF's (European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts) Reanalysis Project Advisory Group. Dr. Trenberth is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as an Honorary Fellow of the New Zealand Royal Society. He is also the most recent recipient of the Jule G. Charney award from the American Meteorological Society. The Next Seminar is scheduled for Monday, February 28, 2000 Tentative Topic: "Climate Change in the Arctic and Antarctic: The Latest Observation Evidence on Changes in Sea Ice and Ice Shelves" For more information please contact: Anthony D. Socci, Ph.D., U.S. Global Change Research Program Office, 400 Virginia Ave. SW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20024; Telephone: (202) 314-2235; Fax: (202) 488-8681 E-Mail: TSOCCI@USGCRP.GOV. Additional information on the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and this Seminar Series is available on the USGCRP Home Page at: http://www.usgcrp.gov. A complete archive of seminar summaries can also be found at this site under the link: "Second Monday Seminars." From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 19 19:47:51 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id TAA22074; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 19:47:50 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA19080; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 19:57:55 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019041; Wed, 19 Jan 00 19:57:06 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 19:53:37 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA56940; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 00:41:44 GMT Received: from waquarium.waquarium.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA56432; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 19:41:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from ako (ako.waquarium.org [166.122.71.3]) by waquarium.waquarium.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id OAA10825 for ; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 14:46:17 -1000 Message-Id: <018c01bf62e0$21448c00$03477aa6@waquarium.org> From: "Cindy Hunter" To: "Coral List" References: <199912290118_MC2-92B0-3784@compuserve.com> Subject: Resource management programs Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 14:48:55 -1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Cindy Hunter" Content-Length: 186 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 64 Is anyone involved in, or aware of, a graduate degree program in tropical marine resource management? If so, contacts or addresses would be appreciated. Cindy Hunter Waikiki Aquarium From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 20 10:48:38 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA27172; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 10:48:37 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA05851; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 10:55:02 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005716; Thu, 20 Jan 00 10:54:20 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 10:50:40 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA46423; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 15:36:30 GMT Message-Id: <200001201536.PAA46423@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 15:37:23 +0100 From: Claudio Richter To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: just a short note to fight hunger... Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Claudio Richter Content-Length: 731 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 65 >> The Hunger Site at the U.N. >> >> This is a really neat website. All you do is click a button and somewher= e >> in the world some hungry person gets a meal to eat at no cost to you. T= he >> food is paid for by corporate sponsors. All you do is go to the site an= d >> click. >> >> But, you're only allowed one click per day so spread the word to >> others.Visit the site and pass the word. >> >> http://www.thehungersite.com >> >> Follow the directions to donate free food. *********************************** Dr. Claudio Richter Zentrum f=FCr Marine Tropen=F6kologie Center for Tropical Marine Ecology Fahrenheitstr. 1 D-28359 Bremen Germany Tel. +49-421-2380025 Fax. +49-421-2208330 *********************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 20 14:07:41 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA00485; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 14:07:40 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA01860; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 14:17:54 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001804; Thu, 20 Jan 00 14:17:29 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 14:14:02 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA20784; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 18:47:56 GMT Received: from waquarium.waquarium.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA23965; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 13:47:47 -0500 (EST) Received: from ako (ako.waquarium.org [166.122.71.3]) by waquarium.waquarium.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id IAA12008 for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 08:52:34 -1000 Message-Id: <008901bf6377$e215c9c0$03477aa6@waquarium.org> From: "Cindy Hunter" To: "Coral List" Subject: Tropical marine resource management Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 08:55:13 -1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0086_01BF6324.10514FC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Cindy Hunter" Content-Length: 2344 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 66 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0086_01BF6324.10514FC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks to all who answered my query about programs focusing on tropical = marine resource management. It was also nice to hear from a number of = old friends, many of whom are DOING tropical marine resource management = although few of us have had any formal training in this regard.=20 Perhaps we should all enroll in the one-year MSc program at University = of Newcastle or the new two-year program at University of Bremen = (International Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology)--could we even = participate on-line?!? At the least, I will look forward to reading John = Clarke's recent book, Coastal Seas, which presents topics germane to the tropics. Best regards, Cindy Hunter ------=_NextPart_000_0086_01BF6324.10514FC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks to all who answered my query = about programs=20 focusing on tropical marine resource management. It was also nice to = hear from a=20 number of old friends, many of whom are DOING tropical marine = resource=20 management although few of us have had any formal training in this = regard.=20
 
Perhaps we should all enroll in the = one-year MSc=20 program at University of Newcastle or the new two-year program at = University of=20 Bremen (International Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology)--could we = even=20 participate on-line?!? At the least, I will look forward to reading John = Clarke's recent book,
Coastal Seas, which presents topics = germane to the=20 tropics.
 
Best regards,
Cindy Hunter
------=_NextPart_000_0086_01BF6324.10514FC0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 21 13:39:05 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA11266; Fri, 21 Jan 2000 13:39:04 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA07596; Fri, 21 Jan 2000 13:49:19 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007389; Fri, 21 Jan 00 13:48:15 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 21 Jan 2000 13:44:11 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA59312; Fri, 21 Jan 2000 18:27:43 GMT Received: from turbo.kean.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) id NAA59677; Fri, 21 Jan 2000 13:27:37 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (ckievman@localhost) by turbo.kean.edu (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.1) with ESMTP id NAA19492; Fri, 21 Jan 2000 13:25:19 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 13:25:18 -0500 (EST) From: KIEVMAN To: coral-list admin cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: subscribing to coral-list-digest In-Reply-To: <199912311652.QAA17842@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: KIEVMAN Content-Length: 5311 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 67 Please circulate the following information to regarding the Marine Environmental Education and Research Institute's SHORT COURSES - CORAL REEFS OF THE CARRIBEAN (taught on Little Cayman Island) WEBSITE - http://turbo.kean.edu/~meri/Course2000.htm Our 8 - 10 day field courses provide undergraduate and graduate college credit (3 - 6 credits) from either Rutgers University, Institute of Coastal and Marine Science or Kean University, Department of Geology. Courses are largely introductory and interdisciplinary in nature though students have opportunities to work on independent research projects and can use this opportunity to refine their knowledge (or begin work on thesis problems). Courses include: Coral Reef Ecology Ecology of Tropical Fish Modern and Ancient Coral Reef Environments Rocks, Reefs and Rainforests of Dominica (primarily for science teachers and non-science majors) Thank you, Carrie Manfrino,Ph.D. Marine Environmental Education and Research Institute 1000 Morris Ave. Union, NJ 07083 (908) 527-2515 CoralReef@turbo.kean.edu ============================================================================ details.... Marine Environmental Education and Research Institute CORAL REEFS OF THE CARIBBEAN SHORT COURSES for undergraduate & graduate students, & science teachers Come explore and discover the coral reefs of the Caribbean and earn college credit participating in our introductory and advanced field courses. July 6 - 20, 2000 (each course is 8-days) Coral Reef Ecology Tropical Fish Ecology Modern and Ancient Coral Reef Environments July 31 - August 9, 2000 Rocks, Reefs, and Rainforests - Dominica ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORAL REEFS OF THE CARIBBEAN GENERAL FIELD COURSE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION Summary: Our short courses are designed to explore the dynamics of coral reefs and associated marine environments. The courses are field-based and interdisciplinary in nature. They are for undergraduate and graduate students and science teachers. The courses introduce students to the coral reef system and students learn how this diverse ecosystem functions in relation to oceanographic setting, biology, ecology and geology. They can also provide advanced research opportunities for students with a more advanced background. Students learn about community organization of reef organisms, ecologic successions, organism-environment feedback, trophic structure, and other interactions. We also explore the driving forces behind coral reef development and causes of reef demise and evolution. Ancient equivalents to modern environments are examined in Pleistocene to Miocene outcrops. Individual field projects and reports are required as part of the field experience. . Students travel with the professors to Little Cayman Island, a remote island with a resident population of less than 100. Students may also become involved in the professor's ongoing field research in the Cayman Islands. Rocks, Reefs and Rainforests is for science teachers and non-science majors only. Field Course Location: Little Cayman Island, British West Indies. Little Cayman Beach Resort. Registration:. Registration begins January 15, 2000. Contact Dr. Carrie Manfrino coralreef@turbo.kean.edu or (908) 527-2515. Qualified students are admitted on a first come basis. Space is limited to 20 students. Course Credit: Courses are available for undergraduate and graduate students, and science teachers and provide 3 college credits. An additional 1 - 3 credits available for independent field research projects. Credit is offered through Rutgers University, Institute of Marine and Coastal Science and Kean University, Department of Geology. Program Expenses: Travel/Field Expenses Coral Reef Ecology, Tropical Reef Fish, and Modern and Ancient Coral Reef Environments - $1495 plus airfare and tuition (all other expenses are included in the travel fee including room, board, ground transportation, entrance fees, diving and snorkeling, boat trips and cruises). Rocks, Reefs and Rainforests - $1795 plus airfare and tuition. Tuition Cost at Rutgers University, Institute of Marine and Coastal Science: Undergraduate Graduate NJ Resident $173.70/credit NJ Resident $279.30/credit Non Resident $357.80/credit Non Resident $412.30/credit Student Fee: $63.00 Prerequisites: Permission of instructor or science major or at least 2 science classes. All interested individuals must contact Dr. Carrie Manfrino by email: coralreef@turbo.kean.edu or by phone (908) 527-2515. Instructors: Dr. Carrie Manfrino, Associate Professor, Kean University, Visiting Professor, Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Science and Marine Environmental Education and Research Institute (MEERI) Director Dr. Bernhard Riegl, University of Graz, Austria, Visiting Professor, Rutgers University, and MEERI Director Dr. Christy Pattengill-Semmens, Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), Scientific Coordinator SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR DETAILS http://turbo.kean.edu/~meri/Course.htm Carrie Manfrino, Ph.D. Marine Environmental Education and Research Institute and Department of Geology and Meteorology Kean University 1000 Morris Ave Union, NJ 07083 ph: (908) 527-2515 fax: (908) 527-2517 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 21 18:47:19 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id SAA14941; Fri, 21 Jan 2000 18:47:18 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA08268; Fri, 21 Jan 2000 18:53:44 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008253; Fri, 21 Jan 00 18:53:01 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 21 Jan 2000 18:49:21 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA49023; Fri, 21 Jan 2000 23:40:44 GMT Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 23:40:44 GMT Message-Id: <200001212340.XAA49023@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Dave Carlon (by way of Robert Toonen ) Subject: coral distribution help Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Dave Carlon (by way of Robert Toonen ) Content-Length: 952 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 68 Dear Coral-List, I am collecting data on the broad- and micro-scale habitat distributions of the living Eastern, Central, and Western Pacific zooxanthellate (hermatypic) corals. I am looking for either published accounts of where coral species live, including there depth distributions and habitat type. I am also including personal observations in the data set. While the extremes of a habitat range are informative, my main interest is in the habitats where a species reaches it's greatest abundance, on a "typical" reef. If your not using accepted scientific nomenclature (i.e., that of J.E.N. Veron), please provide me the background to what you are calling a "species." Information can be e-mailed, mailed, or faxed to me at the address below. Thanks! Dave Carlon University of Southern California Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies P.O. Box 5069 Avalon, CA 90704 carlon@wrigley.usc.edu Lab: (310) 510-4013 Fax: (310) 510-1364 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 22 19:12:24 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id TAA18639; Sat, 22 Jan 2000 19:12:23 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA00351; Sat, 22 Jan 2000 19:18:50 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000335; Sat, 22 Jan 00 19:18:05 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 22 Jan 2000 19:14:22 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA60740; Sun, 23 Jan 2000 00:01:06 GMT Received: from pete.uri.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA60576; Sat, 22 Jan 2000 19:01:00 -0500 (EST) Received: from jcin5062.uri.edu (RodmanDU98.nets.uri.edu [131.128.5.98]) by pete.uri.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id TAA20947 for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2000 19:00:39 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200001230000.TAA20947@pete.uri.edu> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.2 Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 18:56:08 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Joshua Cinner Subject: socioeconomic aspects of coastal resource use Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; types="text/plain,text/html"; boundary="=====================_490778==_.ALT" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Joshua Cinner Content-Length: 7284 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 69 --=====================_490778==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear coral-listers, About a year ago I wrote to you all regarding my master's thesis research on the relationship between socioeconomic variables (wealth, education, migration, etc.) and coastal resource use. The numerous responses I received were very supportive and helpful. Many of you also asked me to share my results. Well, I am still analyzing my data but have come across a number of relationships between the way people use and perceive coastal resources and their socioeconomic characteristics. While I examined perceptions regarding a number of issues, I would like to share some of my findings regarding use and perception of coral reefs in hopes that the feedback I receive from this multi disciplinary forum will provide some interpretations of the data that I have not yet considered. I am most interested in what the significance of these findings might mean to various disciplines, and what types of integrated management strategies could be developed based upon these relationships. In short, my research was conducted in a tiny coastal village in the southern Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The fishery is primarily focused on coral reef fish, utilizing gill nets, spear guns, hook and line, and palangre (a multiple hook long line system typically fished at about 300 feet deep and outside the reef). My interviews were long and intensive, so my sample size is relatively small (N=40). An important note is that socioeconomic variables are not significantly correlated to eachother (i.e. wealthier respondents do not necessarily have more education, etc). Regarding the use of the fishery, I found three statistically significant relationships: 1) People utilizing spear guns are younger than people that do not. Not a real surprise considering that I saw them dive to 100 feet without tanks. 2) People that spend more time on the coast (recorded in days per month) tend to utilize nets. 3) Wealthier people (measured on an emically derived scale that ranks the presence or absence of household items) are more likely to use palangre Regarding perceptions about coral reefs- respondents were asked several open ended questions regarding the state of the reef, the future of the reef, and what actvities affect the reef. The significant relationships are below: 1) respondents with more education are more likely to claim that tourism affects coral reefs 2) wealthier respondents are more likely to: a) claim that tourism affects coral reefs b) claim that ships (spilled oil, anchors, groundings, etc.) affect coral reefs c) claim that the future of coral reefs is dependent upon human intervention (development, conservation initiatives, etc.) 3) poorer respondents are more likely to: a) claim that the reef is in poor codition b) claim that the future of the reef will be worse in 5 years So.... If any of these findings are of interest to you guys, I would love to hear your opinions on how you might interpret these data and how they could be applied to a management perspective. I would also appreciate recommendations of any literature that either supports or contradicts my findings. Respectfully, Joshua Cinner 2550 Kingstown Rd. Kingston, RI 02881 (401) 792-7166 jcin5062@postoffice.uri.edu --=====================_490778==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Dear coral-listers,
About a year ago I wrote to you all regarding my master's thesis research on the relationship between socioeconomic variables (wealth, education, migration, etc.) and coastal resource use.  The numerous responses I received were very supportive and helpful.  Many of you also asked me to share my results. 
Well, I am still analyzing my data but have come across a number of relationships between the way people use and perceive coastal resources and their socioeconomic characteristics.  While I examined perceptions regarding a number of issues, I would like to share some of my findings regarding use and perception of coral reefs in hopes that the feedback I receive from this multi disciplinary forum will provide some interpretations of the data that I have not yet considered.  I am most interested in what the significance of these findings might mean to various disciplines, and what types of integrated management strategies could be developed based upon these relationships.
In short, my research was conducted in a tiny coastal village in the southern Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.  The fishery is primarily focused on coral reef fish, utilizing gill nets, spear guns, hook and line, and palangre (a multiple hook long line system typically fished at about 300 feet deep and outside the reef).  My interviews were long and intensive, so my sample size is relatively small (N=40).  An important note is that socioeconomic variables are not significantly correlated to eachother (i.e. wealthier respondents do not necessarily have more education, etc).

Regarding the use of the fishery, I found three statistically significant relationships:
1) People utilizing spear guns are younger than people that do not.  Not a real surprise considering that I saw them dive to 100 feet without tanks.
2) People that spend more time on the coast (recorded in days per month) tend to utilize nets.
3) Wealthier people (measured on an emically derived scale that ranks the presence or absence of household items) are more likely to use palangre

Regarding perceptions about coral reefs- respondents were asked several open ended questions regarding the state of the reef, the future of the reef, and what actvities affect the reef.  The significant relationships are below:
1) respondents with more education are more likely to claim that tourism affects coral reefs
2) wealthier respondents are more likely to:
        a) claim that tourism affects coral reefs
        b) claim that ships (spilled oil, anchors, groundings, etc.) affect coral reefs
        c) claim that the future of coral reefs is dependent upon human intervention (development, conservation initiatives, etc.)
3) poorer respondents are more likely to:
        a) claim that the reef is in poor codition
        b) claim that the future of the reef will be worse in 5 years

So....  If any of these findings are of interest to you guys, I would love to hear your opinions on how you might interpret these data and how they could be applied to a management perspective.  I would also appreciate recommendations of any literature that either supports or contradicts my findings. 
Respectfully,
Joshua Cinner
2550 Kingstown Rd.
Kingston, RI
02881
(401) 792-7166
jcin5062@postoffice.uri.edu --=====================_490778==_.ALT-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 25 10:16:30 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA08576; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:16:30 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA10943; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:26:50 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010885; Tue, 25 Jan 00 10:26:05 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:22:22 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA63961; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:23:54 GMT Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:23:54 GMT Message-Id: <200001251423.OAA63961@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: kochzius@uni-bremen.de To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: request for fish tissue Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: kochzius@uni-bremen.de Content-Length: 1105 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 70 Dear colleagues! For a population genetic study I am looking for tissue samples (e.g. fin clips) of the following fishes: - Amphiprion bicinctus from Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Eritrea, Jemen, Djibuti, Somalia and especially from Chagos - Amphiprion clarkii from any location - Pterois volitans preferably from Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Eritrea, Jemen, Djibuti, Somalia and Chagos, but also from any other location - Abudefduf vaigiensis from any location I hope someone can support me with some tissue samples or can give me a contact person. Best fishes Marc ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Marc Kochzius Zentrum fuer Marine Tropenoekologie (ZMT) Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology University of Bremen Fahrenheitstr. 1 28359 Bremen Germany Tel.: +49 +421 23800-39 +49 +421 23800-21 (ZMT Secretary) Fax: +49 +421 2208-330 (ZMT Secretary) +49 +421 2208-340 (Lab) ZMT Webpage: www.zmt.uni-bremen.de Reef Webpage: www.geocities.com/Rainforest/Wetlands/5026/Coralreefs.html <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 25 10:43:59 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA09103; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:43:57 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA13856; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:54:18 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013831; Tue, 25 Jan 00 10:54:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:50:40 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA53102; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:40:11 GMT Received: from earth.usgcrp.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA63056; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 09:40:05 -0500 (EST) Received: from [198.116.134.12] (usgcrp12.usgcrp.gov [198.116.134.12]) by earth.usgcrp.gov (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id JAA23335; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 09:39:11 -0500 X-Sender: tsocci@earth.usgcrp.gov Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Priority: 2 (High) Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 09:44:11 -0500 To: tsocci@USGCRP.GOV (Tony Socci) From: Tony Socci Subject: Cancelled/Rescheduled - January 25th US Global Change Seminar:"The Earth's Surface Temperature in the 20th Century: Coming to Gripswith Satellite and Surface-Based Records of Temperature" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Tony Socci Content-Length: 840 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 71 Dear Folks: Unfortunately, due to the snow emergency and the shutdown of the federal government we have cancelled todays US Global Change seminar (January 25th) "The Earth's Surface Temperature in the 20th Century: Coming to Grips with Satellite and Surface-Based Records of Temperature", with Drs. Wallace and Trenberth. We will however, reschedule this seminar for a later date and keep you informed accordingly. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Anthony Socci Anthony D. Socci, Ph.D. Associate Director Office of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) 400 Virginia Ave., SW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20024 Direct Tel. Line: (202) 314-2235; Fax: (202) 488-8681 or 8676 E-mail: tsocci@usgcrp.gov; World Wide Web Address: http://www.usgcrp.gov/ Administrative Assistant, Carla Mitchell - Tel: (202) 488-8630 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 25 11:00:09 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id LAA09488; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:00:08 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA15252; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:06:36 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015235; Tue, 25 Jan 00 11:06:31 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:02:51 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA54564; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:58:53 GMT Received: from alf.zfn.uni-bremen.de by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA55994; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 09:58:48 -0500 (EST) From: kochzius@uni-bremen.de Received: from laborpc5 ([134.102.43.12]) by alf.zfn.uni-bremen.de (8.9.1a/ZfNServer) with SMTP id PAA75996 for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:54:01 +0100 Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20000125155212.00919b50@pop.zfn.uni-bremen.de> X-Sender: kochzius@pop.zfn.uni-bremen.de X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:52:12 +0100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: request for fish tissue Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: kochzius@uni-bremen.de Content-Length: 1105 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 72 Dear colleagues! For a population genetic study I am looking for tissue samples (e.g. fin clips) of the following fishes: - Amphiprion bicinctus from Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Eritrea, Jemen, Djibuti, Somalia and especially from Chagos - Amphiprion clarkii from any location - Pterois volitans preferably from Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Eritrea, Jemen, Djibuti, Somalia and Chagos, but also from any other location - Abudefduf vaigiensis from any location I hope someone can support me with some tissue samples or can give me a contact person. Best fishes Marc ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Marc Kochzius Zentrum fuer Marine Tropenoekologie (ZMT) Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology University of Bremen Fahrenheitstr. 1 28359 Bremen Germany Tel.: +49 +421 23800-39 +49 +421 23800-21 (ZMT Secretary) Fax: +49 +421 2208-330 (ZMT Secretary) +49 +421 2208-340 (Lab) ZMT Webpage: www.zmt.uni-bremen.de Reef Webpage: www.geocities.com/Rainforest/Wetlands/5026/Coralreefs.html <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 25 14:51:01 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA13087; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:51:00 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA15216; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:01:21 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015102; Tue, 25 Jan 00 15:00:48 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:57:07 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA57124; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 19:31:31 GMT Received: from mail.virginia.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA64922; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:31:25 -0500 (EST) Received: from neon.mail.virginia.edu by mail.virginia.edu id aa23931; 25 Jan 2000 14:31 EST Received: from sel4.lib.virginia.edu (bootp-43-187.bootp.Virginia.EDU [128.143.43.187]) by neon.mail.Virginia.EDU (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id OAA17748; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:31:06 -0500 (EST) From: "J. Brooke Landry" To: Joshua Cinner Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: socioeconomic aspects of coastal resource use In-Reply-To: <200001230000.TAA20947@pete.uri.edu> Message-Id: Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:38:35 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Priority: NORMAL X-Mailer: Simeon for Win32 Version 4.1.4 Build (40) X-Authentication: IMSP MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Brooke Landry" Content-Length: 646 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 73 First, my apologies for sending an email of a personal matter. I'm approaching graduation and was curious to see if anyone knows of positions available on the East Coast to do with Coral Reef Ecology, Policy, or Management. I'm taking off a year or two before graduate school, and would like to find a temporary and exciting position in my field. I'd appreciate any input or suggestions. Thanks so much ********************* J. Brooke Landry jbl4w@virginia.edu ********************* Neither birth nor sex forms a limit to genius. -Charlotte Bronte Nature never did betray The heart that loved her -Wordsworth 1798 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 25 17:34:37 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id RAA15696; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:34:37 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA05195; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:44:59 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005163; Tue, 25 Jan 00 17:44:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:41:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA64523; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 19:51:11 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA39023; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:51:06 -0500 (EST) From: Oceanwatch@aol.com Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA14270; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:54:07 -0500 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014153; Tue, 25 Jan 00 14:53:09 -0500 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA12985; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:46:39 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA14145; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:53:07 -0500 Received: from imo18.mx.aol.com(152.163.225.8) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014120; Tue, 25 Jan 00 14:53:03 -0500 Received: from Oceanwatch@aol.com by imo18.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v24.6.) id x.8.737591 (3849) for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:49:38 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <8.737591.25bf5851@aol.com> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:49:37 EST Subject: Forgot to Sign Post on Coral Reef Task Force To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 44 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Oceanwatch@aol.com Content-Length: 176 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 74 Sorry, in interest of full disclosure... Cliff McCreedy Oceanwatch 2101 Wilson Blvd Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22201 703-351-7444 Oceanwatch@aol.com www.enviroweb.org/oceanwatch From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 25 20:31:13 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id UAA16659; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 20:31:12 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA11043; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 20:41:35 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011025; Tue, 25 Jan 00 20:41:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 20:37:30 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA64686; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 19:47:04 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA64951; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:46:58 -0500 (EST) From: Oceanwatch@aol.com Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA13732; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:50:00 -0500 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013540; Tue, 25 Jan 00 14:49:00 -0500 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA12909; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:38:36 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA13527; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:48:58 -0500 Received: from imo21.mx.aol.com(152.163.225.65) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013440; Tue, 25 Jan 00 14:48:03 -0500 Received: from Oceanwatch@aol.com by imo21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v24.6.) id x.38.14c2327 (3849) for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:44:37 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <38.14c2327.25bf5725@aol.com> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:44:37 EST Subject: Coral Reef Task Force Meeting, Wash DC To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 44 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Oceanwatch@aol.com Content-Length: 1814 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 75 Coral Listers: Greetings from the snowbound, gridlocked Nation's Capital. Probably the most important meeting of the Coral Reef Task Force (CRTF) takes place in just over a month in Washington, DC. A formal announcement should finally be made this week but I understand that the date is probably March 2. I strongly encourage you to attend. The National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs is likely to be adopted at the meeting. There also should be opportunity for public comment during the meeting. This is a critical opportunity for the scientific and NGO communities to signal our support for a meaningful, well-funded, coral reef plan. The location and timing of this meeting in DC is just too significant to pass up. I know that many of us have provided written comments but your physical presence would reinforce your support. It would be a shame if Congress and the Task Force members got the wrong signal that stakeholders didn't care enough to support, criticize or weigh in on the most significant policy plan to come out of the government yet on coral reefs. This time it appears there might be oppportunities for formal participation. In addition to public comment, we are supporting having booth space available for organizations that might want to provide educational and scientific exhibits. Oceanwatch plans to participate in the meeting and encourages everyone to attend. We realize that a trip to DC isn't exactly convenient for many coral listers but many of you have already attended other meetings. This is our chance to highlight the importance of coral reefs to people responsible for legislating, managing and funding coral reef programs. Sorry, I wouldn't count on field trips--the closest thing we have to coral bleaching is Potomac Fever. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 26 13:07:59 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA24028; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:07:59 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA12714; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:18:20 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012667; Wed, 26 Jan 00 13:18:03 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:14:14 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA65475; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 23:27:38 GMT Received: from harrier.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA65495; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 18:27:32 -0500 (EST) Received: from 38.30.51.213 (ipb234.miami15.fl.pub-ip.psi.net [38.30.142.234]) by harrier.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id PAA01189; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:27:04 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <388DEA8B.76F3@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 18:25:15 +0000 From: Alexander Stone Organization: ReefKeeper International X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Macintosh; U; 68K) To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, marbio@mote.org, fish-sci@SEGATE.SUNET.SE, ECOLOG-L@umdd.umd.edu, mfcn-fishlink@igc.topica.com, eco-isla@earthsystems.org CC: bmbird@worldnet.att.net, carlough@telebot.com, mundoazul@computextos.net, s_heiss@reefkeeper.org Subject: Coral Reef Task Force Action Alert Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alexander Stone MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Content-Length: 7581 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 76 *********************************** Help Save Coral Reefs by Ensuring Broad Federal Protection for Coral Reefs as Mandated by President Clinton PLEASE REPLY BY FEBRUARY 15TH! *********************************** Dear Coral Reef Supporter: An amazing opportunity is upon us to influence Federal government policy an= d place coral=20 reefs in the spotlight. At the direction of the President of the United St= ates, a=20 multi-agency Task Force is developing an action plan to prevent the degrada= tion of and=20 restore coral reefs. Your input NOW has the power to do the following: =09=80=09stop the U.S. Military bombing of coral reefs; =09=80=09prevent Army Corps of Engineers dredging from killing coral reefs;= =09=80=09stop the National Marine Fisheries Service from allowing the use o= f fishing gears that=20 destroy acres of coral reefs; =09 =09=80=09eliminate Department of Transportation coastal road construction t= hat smothers reefs; =09=80=09stop the EPA from allowing high nutrient effluent to kill coral re= efs; =09=80=09and more. We need you to sign onto the enclosed endorsement letter to take advantage = of this=20 opportunity to ensure that all Federal agencies protect coral reefs. EXECUTIVE ORDER 13089 FOR THE=20 PROTECTION OF CORAL REEFS =09Executive Order 13089 for Coral Reef Protection was signed by President = Clinton on June=20 11, 1998. Section 2 of the Executive Order states:=20 "(a) All Federal agencies whose actions may affect U.S. coral reef ecosyste= ms shall ...=20 (b) utilize their programs and authorities to protect and enhance the condi= tions of such=20 ecosystems; and (c) to the extent permitted by law, ensure that any actions= they=20 authorize, fund, or carry out will not degrade the conditions of such ecosy= stems." President Clinton clearly mandated that the actions of all Federal agencies= , including=20 those actions for which the agencies issue permits, must do no harm to cora= l reef=20 ecosystems. This mandate applies to a wide variety of activities such as t= hose listed=20 above. This Executive Order confers landmark federal protection to coral r= eefs. But this=20 protection can only be realized with adequate oversight by the US Coral Ree= f Task Force. THE CORAL REEF TASK FORCE=20 The Executive Order also established the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF= ) and its=20 obligations to:=20 "oversee implementation of the policy and Federal agency responsibilities s= et forth in=20 this order" (Section 4);=0C=09"develop, recommend, and seek or secure imple= mentation of=20 measures necessary to reduce and mitigate coral reef ecosystem degradation = and to restore=20 damaged coral reefs" (Section 5). It is clearly the responsibility and obligation of the USCRTF to ensure tha= t the Executive=20 Order is being met. As such, the USCRTF must act as an enforcer of the Exe= cutive Order. WHY ACT NOW?=20 The USCRTF has prepared a draft action plan to implement the Executive Orde= r. However, the=20 draft action plan places the USCRTF in the role of an observer and advisor,= rather than an=20 enforcer. The USCRTF will meet again in early March to adopt a final actio= n plan. NOW is=20 the time to urge the USCRTF to take its responsibilities seriously and esta= blish an=20 oversight process whereby all actions of all Federal agencies that may impa= ct coral reefs=20 are reviewed and any actions that degrade coral reefs are clearly prohibite= d because they=20 violate the Executive Order. HOW YOU CAN HELP=20 If you represent a group or a dive center, please take a few short minutes = to read the=20 enclosed Endorsement Letter. Then phone, e-mail or fax us with your okay t= o add your=20 group or dive center's name to the list of organizations signing the letter= which requests=20 enforcement of Executive Order 13089. We will combine it with dozens more = for=20 presentation at the USCRTF meeting in March. Thank you in advance for your help, ALEXANDER STONE President ReefKeeper International **** WE NEED YOUR GROUP TO ENDORSE THIS LETTER **** ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE ENFORCED FEDERAL CORAL REEF PROTECTION Hon. Bruce Babbitt Secretary of the Interior Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Hon. Robert Mallet Deputy Secretary of Commerce Dept. of Commerce - Rm 5128 14th and Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20230 re: U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Oversight=09=09 =09=09=09=09=09 Dear Secretary Babbitt and Deputy Secretary Mallet: =09=09=09=09=09=09=09 We, the (number) undersigned conservation, science and diving organizations= representing=20 over (number) individuals, respectfully request that the final action plan = developed by=20 the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) fulfill the USCRTF's mandate to pro= tect U.S. coral=20 reefs from damaging federal agency actions by: a)=09clearly specifying the USCRTF's role as an enforcer of Executive Order= 13089, and b)=09including a staffed oversight process for the USCRTF to evaluate pendi= ng agency actions=20 and prohibit those actions which would degrade coral reef ecosystems. ECECUTIVE ORDER 13089 Executive Order 13089, signed by President Clinton on June 11, 1998, establ= ished the U.S.=20 Coral Reef Task Force and its obligations to=20 "oversee implementation of the policy and Federal agency responsibilities s= et forth in=20 this order" (Section 4); [and] "develop, recommend, and seek or secure implementation of measures necessar= y to reduce and=20 mitigate coral reef ecosystem degradation and to restore damaged coral reef= s" (Section 5). Section 2 of the Executive Order states:=20 "(a) All Federal agencies whose actions may affects U.S. coral reef ecosyst= ems shall ...=20 (b) utilize their programs and authorities to protect and enhance the condi= tions of such=20 ecosystems; and (c) to the extent permitted by law, ensure that any actions= they=20 authorize, fund, or carry out will not degrade the conditions of such ecosy= stems." These two sections clearly outline the goals of the Executive Order as well= as the=20 responsibility of the Task Force to oversee the implementation of the Execu= tive Order,=20 including Section 2's requirement for non-degradation of coral reef ecosyst= ems by any=20 Federal agency actions. OVERSIGHT PROCESS In order to fulfill the obligations of the Executive Order, an oversight pr= ocess must be=20 developed to ensure that Sections 2, 4, and 5 are met. This process must i= nclude=20 personnel with direct responsibility for this oversight. All Federal agencies should be required to designate personnel who are resp= onsible for=20 reviewing all agency actions for compliance with the Executive Order. In a= ddition, the=20 USCRTF, as the enforcer of the Executive Order, should have a staffed proce= ss for=20 enforcing the Executive Order. This staffed process would include reviews = of proposed=20 Federal agency actions as well as a mechanism whereby the USCRTF could halt= any proposed=20 Federal agency actions that would violate the Executive Order. =20 Only with an effective oversight process can we be assured that the intent = and obligations=20 set forth in Executive Order 13089 are met. We look forward to your support for and early response to our request. =09Respectfully submitted, (endorsing organizations will be listed alphabetically) ************************************* Help Save Coral Reefs by Ensuring Broad Federal Protection for Coral Reefs as Mandated by President Clinton PLEASE REPLY BY FEBRUARY 15TH! ************************************* From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 26 13:38:33 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA24461; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:38:33 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA16950; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:48:55 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016917; Wed, 26 Jan 00 13:48:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:45:13 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA59706; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 13:02:40 GMT Message-Id: <199912231302.NAA59706@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Mark van der Riesigtiegel" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Looking for Dr. Jokiel Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 04:06:30 CET Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=3Dflowed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Mark van der Riesigtiegel" Content-Length: 267 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 77 Greetings, I'm looking for Dr. Paul Jokiel=B4s e-mail. I have visited HIMB home= =20 page, but his e-mail is not listed there. I would appreciate a lot if anyon= e=20 could provide me with it. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for all=20 coral-listers. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 26 13:38:34 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA24466; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:38:33 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA16953; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:48:56 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016918; Wed, 26 Jan 00 13:48:38 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:45:13 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA98068; Tue, 28 Dec 1999 23:07:52 GMT Received: from emdch-smp1.nt.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA98455; Tue, 28 Dec 1999 18:07:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from LMS.NCOM.NT.GOV.AU (lms.ncom.nt.gov.au [150.191.240.3]) by emdch-smp1.nt.gov.au (Pro-8.9.3/Pro-8.9.3) with SMTP id IAA01660 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 1999 08:42:09 +0930 Received: from plm_au1.pwcntnet ([150.191.34.120]) by LMS.NCOM.NT.GOV.AU (Soft-Switch LMS 3.2) id 0050000004090421; Wed, 29 Dec 1999 08:34:21 +0930 Received: by PLM_AU1 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id ; Wed, 29 Dec 1999 08:30:23 +0930 Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 08:30:22 +0930 From: "Gomelyuk, Victor" To: coral-list Subject: Coral species for monitoring Message-Id: X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Original-Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Gomelyuk, Victor" Content-Length: 1336 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 78 Dear Colleagues, I am a newly appointed marine scientist at Cobourg Marine Park (Parks &= Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territories). One of my duties is t= o establish environmental monitoring in the Park. In addition to some oth= er techniques coral growth rate monitoring was selected as a promising approach. It seems to be a very useful technique delivering information= on such generalised characteristic as growth. However, I am uncertain, wha= t coral species is/are more suitable for this type of monitoring. Common = sense tells me that it is better to choose: =20 1. Species that is/are common and abundant species in a variety of habitat in the area (inshore and offshore reefs, Arafura Sea, NT, Australia). 2. That/these species should be able to withstand unfavourable environmental factors like water turbidity, changes in temperature, salinity, etc. 3. Forms with faster growth are preferable due to lesser bias. 4. Selected species should be easily (or at least, more easily) identified by even such unenlightened in coral taxonomy person as mysel= f. Can anyone please give me some suggestion on what coral species should = be chosen? =20 Thanks in advance. Dr Victor Gomelyuk Marine Scientist Cobourg Marine Park PO Box 496 PALMERSTON NT 0831 AUSTRALIA phone 61 (08) 8979 0244 FAX 61 (08) 8979 0246 = From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 26 13:51:46 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA24581; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:51:45 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA18475; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:02:08 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018410; Wed, 26 Jan 00 14:01:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:57:57 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA65743; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 08:24:41 GMT Received: from imc01.ex.nus.edu.sg by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA31540; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 03:24:34 -0500 (EST) Received: by imc01.ex.nus.edu.sg with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:24:16 +0800 Message-Id: From: Low Kim Yew Jeffrey To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coastal Seas Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:24:13 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Low Kim Yew Jeffrey Content-Length: 2402 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 79 Hi coral listers, Sorry to trouble everyone on this minor issue. I remember someone mentioning a book by John Clarke (?) called Coastal Seas (?). Unfortunately, I have since deleted that email. Is it in print yet? And where may I get a copy? Thanks. Jeffrey Low Tropical Marine Science Institute National University of Singapore 14 Kent Ridge Road, SINGAPORE 119223 Tel: (65) 774 9656, Fax: (65) 774 9654 Email: jeffrey@nus.edu.sg -----Original Message----- From: sarang kulkarni [mailto:coral110@usa.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 9:35 PM To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Is 1998 Elnino is the only culprit of mass mortality? Dear Coral lister, First of all wish you happy new year! Do you think that only 1998 Elino phenomena is only responsible for coral mass mortality or the degradation is natural process as part of ecosystem dynamics in that period. In Andaman Islands, during 1998 Elnino event, it is reported that the mass mortality was 60-90%. Since I am working in this islands from past two year especially in M. G. Marine National Park and even I was present in the field during elnino event reported. I haven't noticed any mass mortality in same period. My LIT data and previous studies (Daorairaj et al 1997, Arthuer 1996) shows that, since 1990 live coral is decreasing gradually at the rate of 3-5 % per year. And I don't see at present rise in surface temperature as culprit of coral mortality in Andaman islands. I beleive that cumulitive effect of sedimentation, storms, decrease in salinity in monsoon and may be rise in sea surface temperature can be the reason of coral mortality in these islands. However by making public statement it can divert attention from real cause of coral reef degradation and it also affect the other researchers who are working on long term project on coral reef assessment and trying to find out what is the extent of various causes on reef. Lets have discussion on the pinpointing the cause of coral mortality. I will be very happy if I get feed back on above topic. Regards Sarang Sarang Kulkarni Coral Reef Researcher Wildlife Institute of India P.B. #18 Dehradun - 248 001 INDIA Phone: 91-135-640112 Fax: 91-135-640117 Email: coral110@usa.net coral110@hotmail.com ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 26 13:52:47 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA24590; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:52:46 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA18593; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:03:08 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018526; Wed, 26 Jan 00 14:02:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:59:11 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA28580; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 12:02:57 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA64160; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 07:02:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA28212; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 07:05:53 -0500 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028197; Wed, 26 Jan 00 07:04:53 -0500 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id GAA18962; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 06:58:24 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA28194; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 07:04:52 -0500 Received: from pandora.csd.plymouth.ac.uk(141.163.2.62) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028177; Wed, 26 Jan 00 07:04:06 -0500 Received: from csuf43.csd.plymouth.ac.uk ([141.163.188.1] helo=csuf43.csd.plym.ac.uk) by pandora.csd.plymouth.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #2) id 12DR7q-0003Nn-00 for coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 12:00:42 +0000 Received: from CSUF43/SpoolDir by csuf43.csd.plym.ac.uk (Mercury 1.44); 26 Jan 100 12:00:42 GMT Received: from SpoolDir by CSUF43 (Mercury 1.44); 26 Jan 100 12:00:16 GMT From: "Francisco KELMO" Organization: University of Plymouth To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 12:00:11 GMT Subject: Re: reference Priority: normal Message-Id: <22BCADB4F5B@csuf43.csd.plym.ac.uk> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Francisco KELMO" Content-Length: 775 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 80 Dear All, I need to know who was/were the publisher of the reference below. the ref is - Roberts, Suchanek & Wiseman (1981 or 82 - both a quoted - though I think 82 is correct) Lagoon sediment transport: the significant effect of Callianassa bioturbation. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Coral Reef Symposium, Manila, 1981. Eds. Gomez, Birkeland, Buddemeier, Johannes, Marsh & Tsuda. Vol. 1, 459-466. I would appreciate whatever you track down. Thanks for your help. Cheers, Francisco. Francisco Kelmo Coral Reef Ecology Benthic Ecology Research Group 613 Davy Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Devon, PL4 8AA United Kingdon. Phone: +44 (0)1752 232951 (Lab) +44 (0)870 710 5741 (home) Fax: +44 (0)1752 232970 E-mail: fkelmo@plymouth.ac.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 26 13:59:59 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA24694; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:59:58 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA19505; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:10:19 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019445; Wed, 26 Jan 00 14:09:59 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:06:34 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA31179; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 10:52:28 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id FAA66153; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 05:52:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA26220; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 05:55:23 -0500 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026200; Wed, 26 Jan 00 05:54:24 -0500 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id FAA18609; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 05:44:00 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA26198; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 05:54:23 -0500 Received: from pandora.csd.plymouth.ac.uk(141.163.2.62) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026185; Wed, 26 Jan 00 05:53:44 -0500 Received: from csuf43.csd.plymouth.ac.uk ([141.163.188.1] helo=csuf43.csd.plym.ac.uk) by pandora.csd.plymouth.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #2) id 12DQ1i-0000i7-00; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 10:50:18 +0000 Received: from CSUF43/SpoolDir by csuf43.csd.plym.ac.uk (Mercury 1.44); 26 Jan 100 10:50:18 GMT Received: from SpoolDir by CSUF43 (Mercury 1.44); 26 Jan 100 10:50:01 GMT From: "Francisco KELMO" Organization: University of Plymouth To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 10:49:56 GMT Subject: Aquatic habitats as ecological islands CC: Steven Miller Priority: normal Message-Id: <22A9F1079CF@csuf43.csd.plym.ac.uk> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Francisco KELMO" Content-Length: 4766 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 81 Dear All, Some modifications were made and deadline for abstract submission was changed! I am looking forward to see coral reef people here in September. Cheers, Francisco. Aquatic habitats as ecological islands Tuesday 5 - Thursday 7 September 2000 There will be a joint meeting between the Aquatic Ecology Group of the BES, the Marine Biological Association and the Freshwater Biological Association on the above theme. The meeting will be held at the Robbin's conference centre at the University of Plymouth. This meeting will address several topical issues in aquatic ecology under the general subject of island biology and its applicability to aquatic systems. Paper and poster sessions on the first two days will focus on: . Evolution and biogeography in freshwater and marine systems . The role of dispersal in shaping aquatic assemblages . Habitat fragmentation and metapopulation dynamics . Genetic differentiation in aquatic taxa Papers addressing aspects of the topic outside these themes will also be welcomed. There will be a choice of field excursions on the final day. We hope that this meeting will attract scientists working on a diverse range of habitats within the aquatic realm and encourage the search for commonality in patterns and processes among systems. We have already assembled an array of guest speakers with diverse research interests and we hope that these will be complimented by additional oral esentations and posters. Guest speakers: HARILAOS LESSIOS (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama) Genetic isolation and genetic diversity of marine populations on oceanic islands. ALEX ROGERS (University of Southampton) Getting in to hot water: ecological islands in the deep sea. AXEL MEYER (University of Konstanz) Patterns and Processes in the Evolution of Adaptive Radiations in East African Cichlid Fish. CHRIS TODD (University of St Andrews) Larval Dispersal and Population Differentiation in the Marine Environment: Generalisations and Variations on a Theme. BETH OKAMURA (University of Reading) Waterfowl-mediated Dispersal in Freshwater Invertebrates. GARY CARVAHLO (University of Hull) The evolution of population differentiation: isolation, gene flow and adaptive significance. GEORGE TURNER (University of Southampton) Why are there so many Cichlid fish species in African lakes? DAVID BILTON (University of Plymouth) Population differentiation in freshwater invertebrates: what have genetic studies revealed so far? Oral presentations will be of 15 minutes duration with five minutes allowed for questions. Posters will be displayed throughout the meeting, with a dedicated poster session also scheduled. There will also be the choice of field excursions to local habitats on the final day. Abstracts for papers and posters should be submitted by e-mail to Simon Rundle on S.Rundle@plymouth.ac.uk. If possible, please send your abstract as an e-mail attachment in WORD-7 format. Closing date for abstracts is 17th April 2000. The deadline for registration will be 1st July 2000. Abstract should not exceed 250 words in length should conform to the example given below. Corresponding Author: Dr Tom Jones, Department of Ecology, University of Anywhere, Anywhere, XX1 1XX, United Kingdom Tel: 0111 111 1111, Fax:0111 111 1112 email: a.b.jones@anywhere.ac.uk Preferred Form of Presentation: Oral Paper Authors: JONES, T., SMITH, P.S. (University of Anywhere) The influence of habitat patch size on the communities within seagrass meadows. Abstract_(250 words maximum) Full details of registration will appear in the May BES bulletin and on the web site (see below). If you are unable to access either of these please contact Simon Rundle (see details below) after May 1st for a registration form. The conference fee of stlg50 includes an abstract booklet, all lunches, an evening boat cruise (with food) and a reception at the MBA. Accommodation in the University conference will be available at a cost of approximately stlg25 per night bed and breakfast. For more details on the call for papers, registration and accommodation, visit the conference web pages which can be accessed via the Benthic Ecology Research Group page at: http://www.science.plymouth.ac.uk/departments/biology/Research/BERG.H TM or contact Dr Simon Rundle, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA. Tel: 01752 232967. FAX 01752 232970. E-mail: srundle@plym.ac.uk. Francisco Kelmo Coral Reef Ecology Benthic Ecology Research Group 613 Davy Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Devon, PL4 8AA United Kingdon. Phone: +44 (0)1752 232951 (Lab) +44 (0)870 710 5741 (home) Fax: +44 (0)1752 232970 E-mail: fkelmo@plymouth.ac.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 26 14:14:05 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA24847; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:14:04 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA20565; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:20:31 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020549; Wed, 26 Jan 00 14:20:29 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:16:49 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA65365; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 04:11:48 GMT Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 04:11:48 GMT Message-Id: <200001260411.EAA65365@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Coral-List Admin To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Welcome Message Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Coral-List Admin Content-Length: 7693 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 82 Greetings, Now and then the Welcome Message is re-circulated for the benefit of those who have accidentally (or purposely) deleted it, and for those who may not have read it the first time. 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Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee Louis Florit (formerly of NOAA) Philippe Dubosq (formerly of NOAA) Ocean Chemistry Division Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149-1026 USA From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 26 15:49:02 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id PAA26167; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 15:49:01 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA03471; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 15:55:30 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003383; Wed, 26 Jan 00 15:54:38 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 15:50:55 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA03063; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 20:12:34 GMT Received: from wgs1.btl.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA03052; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 15:12:22 -0500 (EST) Received: from front-desk ([206.27.245.36]) by wgs1.btl.net (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with SMTP id AAA726E for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:07:15 -0600 Received: by front-desk with Microsoft Mail id <01BF6804.B93E77E0@front-desk>; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:53:28 -0600 Message-Id: <01BF6804.B93E77E0@front-desk> From: Karen Vernon To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: FW: Snorkel Trail Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:53:09 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Karen Vernon Content-Length: 421 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 83 Dear Coral listers Thank you for all the helpful responses you have been sending. A few = people have requested information and I will post this on the list once = I've combined all the information. We are currently in the process of = tagging corals which will be incorporated into the trail system. Best = Wishes to all. Regards, Julianne S. Robinson Project Coordinator Conservation of Lighthouse Reef Atoll From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 26 16:01:26 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id QAA26345; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:01:25 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA05488; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:11:48 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005433; Wed, 26 Jan 00 16:11:31 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:07:50 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA03152; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 20:31:46 GMT Received: from srv1.cornell-iowa.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA03170; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 15:31:35 -0500 (EST) From: BGreenstein@cornell-iowa.edu Received: by srv1.cornell-iowa.edu with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:34:05 -0600 Message-Id: To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: 10th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:34:00 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: BGreenstein@cornell-iowa.edu Content-Length: 3170 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 84 CARBONATES AT THE MILLENNIUM 10TH SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE BAHAMAS AND OTHER CARBONATE REGIONS JUNE 8-12, SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS Nine previous symposia have been highly successful in meeting the following objectives: * To provide a forum for the presentation of results of current geologic research being conducted throughout the Bahama Archipelago and geologically similar areas such as Florida, the Caribbean, and elsewhere. * To examine outcrops of Late Pleistocene and Holocene rocks and modern environments in the field. * To provide an informal setting to facilitate contacts and cooperation between geologists working in the Bahamas and geologically similar areas. * To promote the growth of knowledge in the general area of carbonates geology. In recognition of the first meeting of the next millennium, the organizers wish to expand the scope of the meeting to include: * Research in modern and ancient carbonate systems that is applied to modern ecological issues. * Research in carbonate systems that includes a strong outreach component. * FIELD TRIPS: FULL-DAY FIELD TRIP TO OOLITE SHOALS OF JOULTER'S CAY Daily menu of field trips on San Salvador will include: * Explore the Quaternary stratigraphic framework of the island and associated karst features. * Examine the physical sedimentary structures and trace fossils of Holocene carbonate eolianites. * Investigate the Cockburn Town fossil coral reef and snorkel on modern analogues. * Snorkel or SCUBA dive on Gaulin's Reef and in Grahama's Harbour. * Explore Lighthouse Cave KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Pamela Hallock Department of Marine Science University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Florida "Coral Reefs in the 21st Century: Is the Past the Key to the Future?" Interested authors are invited to contribute to the symposium program by presenting papers and/or participating in a poster session. ABSTRACTS of proposed papers/posters should be submitted to both the organizer and one of the Program Co-Chairs. Deadline to submit single-page, single-spaced abstracts of 350 words or less is April 1, 1999. Also send abstract copy on 3.5" disk in Word format to the organizer. Oral presentations will be limited to 30 minutes, including discussion. Dr. B. J. Greenstein Dr. Cindy Carney Dept. of Geology Dept. of Geological Cornell College Sciences 600 1st St. West Wright State Univ. Mt. Vernon, IA 52314 Dayton, OH 45435 Ph: (319) 895-4307 Ph: (937) 775-3455 Fax: (319) 895-5667 Fax: (937) 775-3462 ccarney@desire.wright.edu bgreenstein@cornell-iowa.edu Registation, including Proceedings Vol.......................... $65. Airfare: Ft. Lauderdale-San SaL (RT) (includes departure taxes, landing fees and insurance).................................$309. Room and board at the Bahamian Field Station*....................................$256. TOTAL $630. Optional Field Trip $100 *Student room and board...............$204. PREREGISTRATION FORM Complete and return by March 2nd, 2000 to: Mr. Kenneth Buchan, Exec. Director Bahamian Field Station, Ltd. C/o Twin Air 1100 Lee Wagener Blvd. Ste. 113 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33315 FAX (242) 331- 2524 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 27 07:32:42 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id HAA00668; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 07:32:41 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA19326; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 07:43:04 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019227; Thu, 27 Jan 00 07:42:19 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 07:37:22 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA08266; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 12:26:18 GMT Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 12:26:18 GMT Message-Id: <200001271226.MAA08266@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Coral-List Admin To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Title 47 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Coral-List Admin Content-Length: 532 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 85 I think I'm required to periodically post this; however, I'm not an attorney and have zero knowledge about the applicability of the law: CODE, TITLE 47, Sec.227(a) (2) (B), a computer/ modem/printer meets the definition of a telephone fax machine. By Sec.227 (b) (1) (C), it is unlawful to send any unsolicited advertisement to such equipment. By Sec.227 (b) (3) (C), a violation of the aforementioned Section is punishable by action to recover actual monetary loss, or $500, whichever is greater, for each violation." From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 27 07:52:57 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id HAA00867; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 07:52:56 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA20668; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 08:03:20 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020653; Thu, 27 Jan 00 08:03:09 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 07:58:58 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA08505; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 12:49:14 GMT Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 12:49:14 GMT Message-Id: <200001271249.MAA08505@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: icriwnc@noumea.ird.nc To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Pacific ICRI regional meeting : announcement Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: icriwnc@noumea.ird.nc Content-Length: 1583 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 86 Dear colleague, A workshop on "Coral Reefs in the Pacific: Status and Monitoring; Resources and Management" will be held in Noumea (New Caledonia) 22-24 May 2000. This workshop is under the auspices of the Permanent Secretariat for the Pacific (SPP- French Foreign Affairs) International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Government and Provinces of New Caledonia and organized by The Institute of Research for Development (IRD) and the University of New Caledonia (UNC) South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) with the participation of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and of IFRECOR New Caledonia This Regional Symposium is being organised under two objectives: 1) summarise the status of the coral reefs, through the presentation of National Reports 2) identify the most appropriate tools and methods for improved use and management of coral reef resources in the Pacific Islands. A detailled announcement is available on the Web at the following addresses : Main address (in New Caledonia): http://www.ird.nc/BASE/IRD_NOUMEA/ANNONCES/ICRIWNC/index.html Mirror address (in France): http://www-ird-nc.miroir.ird.fr/BASE/IRD_NOUMEA/ANNONCES/ICRIWNC/index.html If you have any problem with these Web sites, please contact directly our Conference Secretariat at the following address: icriwnc@noumea.ird.nc If you wish to receive by mail a copy of the complete announcement and registration forms please send us your latest postal address in your return message. Thank you for your interest. Sincerely, The Organizing Committee From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 27 08:33:31 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id IAA01496; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 08:33:30 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA23872; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 08:43:53 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023839; Thu, 27 Jan 00 08:43:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 08:39:28 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA08903; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 13:24:50 GMT Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 13:24:50 GMT Message-Id: <200001271324.NAA08903@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Uri Frank Subject: PhD studentship available Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Uri Frank Content-Length: 813 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 87 Ph.D. studentship available to study chimerism, transplantation tolerance, and other cellular and molecular aspects of alloimmunity in the colonial marine hydrozoan Hydractinia echinata. I am looking for a person with interest in marine invertebrates and experience in molecular biology. Candidates must have a M.Sc. or equivalent in biology. Salary will be according to BAT IIa/2. The project is funded by the German Research Council (DFG). For further details contact me at the address below or via e-mail. Visit the institute's website _____________________________________________________ Uri Frank Institute of Zoology University of Heidelberg INF 230 69120 Heidelberg Germany Phone:+49 6221 545662 Fax:+49 6221 544913 http://www.zoo.uni-heidelberg.de/zoo2/frank From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 27 15:42:34 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id PAA08475; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 15:42:33 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA13727; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 15:49:03 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013673; Thu, 27 Jan 00 15:48:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 15:44:33 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA11707; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 20:17:07 GMT Received: from diablo.hchb.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA11623; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 15:16:57 -0500 (EST) Received: from hdq.noaa.gov ([140.90.150.222]) by diablo.hchb.noaa.gov (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with ESMTP id 482 for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 15:03:06 -0500 Message-Id: <3890A7CD.FF5ACFB7@hdq.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 15:17:18 -0500 From: "Roger B Griffis" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral list Subject: U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting March 2 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------BF51ADCBFCBE75E6EF2A8E30" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Roger B Griffis" Content-Length: 2013 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 88 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------BF51ADCBFCBE75E6EF2A8E30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Preliminary Announcement: The next meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force will be held Thursday, March 2, 2000 at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. The meeting is open to the public and all interested parties are encouraged to attend. The meeting will include presentation and discussion of the proposed U.S. Coral Reef Action Plan, and current activities to implement portions of the plan. The meeting will include opportunity for public comment on the Action Plan and other topics. There is limited space available for exhibits or displays. Additional information on the March 2 Task Force meeting will be posted the week of Feb 1. General information on the Task Force, copies of the draft Coral Reef Action Plan and other Task Force documents are available on the web site CORALREEF.GOV. Requests for exhibit space or other information on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force may be sent to roger.b.griffis@hdq.noaa.gov Thank you. Roger B. 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Griffis end:vcard --------------BF51ADCBFCBE75E6EF2A8E30-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 27 20:56:36 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id UAA11154; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 20:56:35 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA06433; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 21:03:03 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006402; Thu, 27 Jan 00 21:02:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 20:58:49 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA13494; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 01:46:27 GMT Received: from online.tmx.com.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA11760; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 20:46:18 -0500 (EST) Received: from [203.22.224.100] (amsg.austmus.gov.au [203.22.224.100]) by online.tmx.com.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id MAA01567 for Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:45:50 +1100 (EST) Received: from directory.austmus.gov.au by [203.22.224.100] via smtpd (for online.tmx.com.au [192.150.129.1]) with SMTP; 28 Jan 2000 01:35:41 UT Received: from 172.16.0.14 by amvwall.austmus.gov.au (InterScan E-Mail VirusWall NT); Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:44:10 +1100 (AUS Eastern Daylight Time) Received: from austmus.gov.au ([172.16.100.91]) by mail.austmus.gov.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA20250 for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:46:31 +1000 Message-Id: <3890F4F2.34661CF1@austmus.gov.au> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:46:26 +1100 From: Pat Hutchings X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Polychaete and Allies Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------394DFE3EB675E13D12909DE2" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Pat Hutchings Content-Length: 1476 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 89 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------394DFE3EB675E13D12909DE2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For those of you who work on inverts especially those which live in sediments between reefs may be interested in the following book Polychaete and Allies The much awaited worm book is at the printers, and should appear in March 2000. The book includes, polychaetes, sipunculans, echiuroids, pogonophorans and myzostomids. The Publishers CSIRO for the Fauna of Australia Series Vol 4a (ABRS) have produced a web page giving details re the book and its contents and a very generous pre publication offer (US$90) -- so you might like to check this out and either buy for yourself and hopefully for your lab and Library. http://www.publish.csiro.au/poly Pat Hutchings -- -- --------------394DFE3EB675E13D12909DE2 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="path.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Pat Hutchings Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="path.vcf" begin:vcard n:Hutchings;Pat tel;fax:61 2 93206042 tel;work:61 2 93206243 x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:Australian Museum;Invertebrate Zoology version:2.1 email;internet:path@austmus.gov.au title:Principal Research Scientist note:http://www.publish.csiro.au/poly adr;quoted-printable:;;6 College Street=0D=0A;SYDNEY;NSW;2010; end:vcard --------------394DFE3EB675E13D12909DE2-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 27 20:56:36 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id UAA11154; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 20:56:35 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA06433; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 21:03:03 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006402; Thu, 27 Jan 00 21:02:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 20:58:49 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA13494; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 01:46:27 GMT Received: from online.tmx.com.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA11760; Thu, 27 Jan 2000 20:46:18 -0500 (EST) Received: from [203.22.224.100] (amsg.austmus.gov.au [203.22.224.100]) by online.tmx.com.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id MAA01567 for Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:45:50 +1100 (EST) Received: from directory.austmus.gov.au by [203.22.224.100] via smtpd (for online.tmx.com.au [192.150.129.1]) with SMTP; 28 Jan 2000 01:35:41 UT Received: from 172.16.0.14 by amvwall.austmus.gov.au (InterScan E-Mail VirusWall NT); Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:44:10 +1100 (AUS Eastern Daylight Time) Received: from austmus.gov.au ([172.16.100.91]) by mail.austmus.gov.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA20250 for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:46:31 +1000 Message-Id: <3890F4F2.34661CF1@austmus.gov.au> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:46:26 +1100 From: Pat Hutchings X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Polychaete and Allies Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------394DFE3EB675E13D12909DE2" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Pat Hutchings Content-Length: 1476 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 90 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------394DFE3EB675E13D12909DE2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For those of you who work on inverts especially those which live in sediments between reefs may be interested in the following book Polychaete and Allies The much awaited worm book is at the printers, and should appear in March 2000. The book includes, polychaetes, sipunculans, echiuroids, pogonophorans and myzostomids. The Publishers CSIRO for the Fauna of Australia Series Vol 4a (ABRS) have produced a web page giving details re the book and its contents and a very generous pre publication offer (US$90) -- so you might like to check this out and either buy for yourself and hopefully for your lab and Library. http://www.publish.csiro.au/poly Pat Hutchings -- -- --------------394DFE3EB675E13D12909DE2 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="path.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Pat Hutchings Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="path.vcf" begin:vcard n:Hutchings;Pat tel;fax:61 2 93206042 tel;work:61 2 93206243 x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:Australian Museum;Invertebrate Zoology version:2.1 email;internet:path@austmus.gov.au title:Principal Research Scientist note:http://www.publish.csiro.au/poly adr;quoted-printable:;;6 College Street=0D=0A;SYDNEY;NSW;2010; end:vcard --------------394DFE3EB675E13D12909DE2-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 28 12:21:36 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id MAA18764; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:21:36 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA13805; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:32:01 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013711; Fri, 28 Jan 00 12:31:10 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:27:28 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA08879; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:07:37 GMT Received: from imo28.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA18997; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:07:28 -0500 (EST) From: Oceanwatch@aol.com Received: from Oceanwatch@aol.com by imo28.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v24.6.) id b.43.3d3d2f (3963) for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:07:08 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <43.3d3d2f.25c326bb@aol.com> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:07:07 EST Subject: NGO Meeting, Friday, March 3, Wash DC To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 228 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Oceanwatch@aol.com Content-Length: 900 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 91 TO: Coral Reef NGOs and Science Stakeholders Oceanwatch would like to invite you to a breakfast meeting of coral reef NGOs to take place Friday morning, March 3 in Washington, DC after the Coral Reef Task Force meeting. The main purpose is to plan a coordinated lobbying effort for increased Federal coral reef funding to support the Natl Action Plan and other high priority coral reef issues. Please arrange your travel schedule to stay over Thursday night and plan to spend Friday morning on Capitol Hill. We will provide the exact time and location shortly. We welcome input into the agenda and help with organizing this meeting. Please RSVP to oceanwatch@aol.com Thank You Cliff McCreedy ><((;> ><((;> ><((;> Oceanwatch 2101 Wilson Boulevard Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22201 phone 703-351-7444 fax 703-351-7472 e-mail: Oceanwatch@aol.com http://www.enviroweb.org/oceanwatch From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 28 17:40:05 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id RAA23384; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:40:03 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA20034; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:46:32 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020014; Fri, 28 Jan 00 17:45:53 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:42:31 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA20570; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 21:49:10 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA20558; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 16:49:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp18.201dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.201.18]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id RAA04921 for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:51:00 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <004b01bf69d8$4d931340$12c95bd1@default> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Subject: Fw: Puerto Rico and Clean Water Act Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:40:26 -0400 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Content-Length: 19192 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 92 We apologize in advance for duplicate postings. > Attn: National Clean Water Organizations, Marine Conservation > Organizations, and Puerto Rico Conservation Organizations. > > Please sign on to the letter to Carol Browner. We wish to bring to > her attention EPA Region 2's failure to implement or enforce the Clean > Water Act in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. EPA is considering > another Clean Water Act (301h) Waiver for a large public primary Waste Water > Treatment Plant [WWTP] with ocean discharge, yet to be constructed in > Puerto Rico. All pending Clean Water Act (301h) waivers in the United States > are located in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, > areas graced with biologically diverse coral reef ecosystem. There are no= > public health monitoring programs with associated beach closures in areas= > near primary diffusers in Puerto Rico, and monitoring to safeguard public= > health is much more complicated in warm tropical waters. > > Text of letter to Carol Browner and a Background Information document is= copied below. (Sorry, we had trouble with the attachments) > > Deadline is February 5th > > TO SIGN ON JUST EMAIL YOUR > > NAME > TITLE > ORG NAME > ADDRESS > > TO: corals@caribe.net > > Your support is greatly appreciated. Mary Ann Lucking CORALations PMB 222 5900 Isla Verde Ave. L2 Carolina, PR 00979-4901 1-877-77coral Sarah Peisch Community Advisor Centro de Acci=F3n Ambiental 1357 Ashford #187 San Juan, PR 00907 787-250-8551 > -------------------------------------------------------------- > February 5, 2000 > > Carol Browner > Administrator > U.S. Environmental Protection Agency > 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. > Suite 3000 > Ariel Rios Building, North > Washington D.C. 20460 > > Re: 301(h) Waiver Application: failure to implement the Clean Water Act in > Puerto Rico > > Dear Ms. Browner: > > The undersigned non-government organizations and concerned Puerto Rico > Representatives and Senators request your attention regarding an urgent > coastal clean water issue in Puerto Rico. Whereas this petition > specifically addresses one primary waste water treatment plant waiver > application, this serves as a vivid example of the extent of the abuse o= f > the Clean Water Act in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. We have > expressed these concerns to both Jeanne Fox of Region 2, and Mr. Chuck Fox > and have received no adequate response. > > EPA Region 2 is currently considering another Clean Water Act 301(h) waiver > application for the Dorado Waste Water Treatment Plant, a regional primary > sewage treatment plant yet to be built on the north coast of Puerto Rico= . > This 301(h) waiver application has been pending for 18 years, even thoug= h > the statutory deadline for exemptions to secondary waste treatment was > 1982. > The enclosed chronology of the administrative record of this pending waiver > application clearly demonstrates that Region 2 has abused its discretion= by > arbitrarily and capriciously granting countless extensions to the Puerto= > Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) to submit a complete 301(h) > application. > > EPA Region 2's inability to implement or enforce Clean Water Act standards > for waste water treatment in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands was= > documented in the "Review of EPA's Processing of CWA Section 301(h) Waivers > (Audit Report No. E1HWFO-O2- O140-O1OO482, September 18, 1990. Copy > enclosed). With respect to the pending 301(h) applications, the Office o= f > the Inspector General stated that Region 2 "procrastinated in taking timely > actions to render decisions or formally deny Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands > waiver requests when (I) applications were either incomplete and requeste= d > information was not timely or completely provided, (ii) applicants refuse= d > to withdraw tentatively denied applications, (iii) tentative approval > conditions were not met, and (iv) non-compliance with Administrative > Order's effluent limits occurred". > > Region 2 only denied the Dorado WWTP "first-round" waiver application in= > 1997. The Region then established a deadline for a complete "second round" > 301(h) application and required final permits and certifications be > submitted no later than December 15, 1999. The affected community > intervened in the local government's permitting process and successfully= > prevented the issuance of final permits to this proposed facility by thi= s > date. Nevertheless, EPA's Region 2 Regional Administrator has now > dismissed the December 1999 deadline and has, in effect granted another > extension for this 18-year pending application. This unjustifiable and > arbitrary > rejection of clearly defined deadlines illustrates EPA's failure to > fulfill > its statutory responsibility to implement the Clean Water Act in Puerto > Rico. > > We feel that the repeated failure of Region 2 to follow through with > established deadlines for the Dorado WWTP application and the other six > pending 301(h) applications for plants built and operating in Puerto Ric= o > has contributed to the degradation of valuable tropical marine resources= > and > has posed a threat to public health. In direct violation to the CWA, > environmental monitoring of the ocean outfalls of these 301(h) facilitie= s > was not required for nearly two decades. > > We ask that the pending 301(h) waiver application for the Dorado WWTP be= > denied immediately. This is urgent. EPA Region 2 should deny this > application before the Puerto Rico government issues a final water quality > certificate to avoid expensive and lengthy litigation over a 301(h) NPDE= S > permit. > > To many of us, this decision regarding the use of primary waste water > treatment was decided by the U.S. Congress 27 years ago, when the Clean > Water Act was passed. Allowing a new primary plant to be built in the year > 2000 was not what the 301(h) waivers were intended for. Primary sewage > treatment with shallow ocean outfall does not constitute best available > technology for our biologically diverse tropical coastal waters with > rapidly > declining coral reefs, and violates Executive Order 13089, which calls > Federal Agencies to protect coral reefs. > > Your immediate attention is greatly appreciated. We have enclosed copies= of > documents from the administrative record and a summary of the abuse of the > CWA in Puerto Rico. > > > c: Hon. Bruce Babbitt > Mr. Jeffrey Farrow > Ms. Ellen Ethas > Mr. Chuck Fox > Ms. Jeanne Fox > Mr. Carl Soderberg > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Background Information - CWA 301(h) Waivers in Puerto Rico > > Puerto Rico and the Clean Water Act > > All pending CWA 301(h) waiver applications are located in Region 2's > jurisdiction, specifically Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These > Caribbean islands are graced with biologically diverse tropical coastal > ecosystems and nutrient sensitive coral reefs. In Puerto Rico, three ocean > outfalls from the existing primary plants discharge less than a mile > offshore. These outfall diffusers are located in coastal waters 40 to 10= 0 > feet in depth which do not qualifying as "deep ocean outfalls". The wast= e > fields are neither trapped nor diluted. Plume surfacing is common outsid= e > the mixing zones. > > For the past two decades, seven regional primary WWTPs with ocean discharge > have been operating in Puerto Rico without the benefit of 301(h) > environmental monitoring, a clear violation of the CWA. Only one waiver= > has > been denied, the rest have "tentative" approvals that have been pending for > more than ten years. > > Proponents for the primary sewage treatment plants in Puerto Rico have > dramatically increased the discharge flows in the most recent NPDES permit > applications. The relatively small island of Puerto Rico currently > discharges close to 200 million gallons of heavily chlorinated primary > waste > water into shallow coastal waters every day. The new NPDES permit limits= , > including the proposed Dorado primary WWTP, would increase these discharges > to more than 400 million gallons per day. > > The 301(h) program in the United States > > The 301(h) program has been implemented in three other EPA regions in an= > extremely different manner from Region 2's implementation in Puerto Rico= > and > the U.S. Virgin Islands. In Region 1, a total of 16 very small facilities > discharge a combined total of only 15.5 million gallons of water per day= > [mgd]. These facilities are located in coastal areas with high tidal > ranges, between 20 and 25 feet. Region 10 has nine facilities in the 301(h) > program, which are very remote from most of the urban populations and ar= e > located in areas of huge flushing and tidal bores. EPA Region 10 also uses > an extremely conservative model to calculate dilution, including a worst= > case scenario of "zero" for ocean current velocities in the mixing zone > model. > > The 301(h) program in Region 9 has been most often compared to Puerto Rico > because it includes primary facilities in the warmer climates of Hawaii and > California. However, the strict requirements for monitoring and compliance > do not even remotely resemble the laxity in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin > Islands. First, California standards are very close to secondary > treatment, > requiring 70% to 80% removal of total solids and nearly 60% removal of > biochemical oxygen demand. Moreover, the facilities discharge into the > dynamic Pacific Ocean with true deep ocean outfalls, up to 4.5 miles off= > shore in 300 to 400 feet deep waters. Plume surfacing, which transports > contaminated water outside of the mixing zones in Puerto Rico, does not > occur at any of the other primary outfalls, according to the EPA employees > who direct these programs. In California, state law requires reclamation= of > waste water, reducing the flows from primary ocean outfalls and > replenishing > ground water supplies. In Hawaii, reclamation plans are currently being= > developed. Only in Puerto Rico are plans for the construction of a new > primary sewage treatment plant with total ocean discharges being approve= d > by > EPA. > > The most shocking difference between the programs is the strict 301(h) > monitoring programs in California and Hawaii, which stress a holistic > ecosystem approach to monitoring, instead of being "pipe centric" as in > Puerto Rico. California has incorporated regional monitoring of beaches= > and > coastal resources, whereas in Puerto Rico we cannot even achieve a > monitoring program that looks at coral reefs just hundreds of meters fro= m > the outfalls or sampling for human pathogens on recreational beaches within > a mile of the discharges. > > Politics vs. Environmental Protection > > The Puerto Rico government refers to primary waste water treatment as > "Puerto Rico Government Policy". The NGOs' commitments to this issue stems > from serious concerns regarding the sustainability of primary sewage > treatment with respect to its impact on our tropical coastal natural > resources and public health. This concern is shared by the Puerto Rico > Hotel > and Tourism Association, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service= . > Unfortunately, the economic reasoning surrounding these primary plants > has, > to date, failed to take into consideration the value of the ecosystem at= > stake and potential costs to public health. > > Proponents' Position > > The Puerto Rico government and the publicly owned Puerto Rico Aqueduct and > Sewer Authority (PRASA) have two arguments for their reliance on primary > waste water treatment. The first is economic. Proponents contend that Puerto > Rico cannot afford to upgrade technology to provide adequate sewage > treatment. PRASA's second argument is their concern about not being able to > operate a secondary WWTP in compliance with the CWA, given their well > documented inability to operate primary WWTP with ocean discharge in > compliance with the Act. > > The Communities' Response > > The people of Puerto Rico are paying the Government of Puerto Rico for > waste > water treatment. It is time that we receive waste water treatment, not > ocean dumping. Despite arguments presented to the local government by > NGOs, technical experts, other government agencies, and the Puerto Rico > Hotel and Tourism Association, proponents never factor into their analysi= s > for the primary plants, the value of the coastal ecosystem these plants > impact. > This translates into big dollars and cents for Puerto Rico tourism. The > Blue > Flag tourism ecolabel for safe beaches currently being considered in Puerto > Rico, will not consider a beach located near a primary wastewater ocean > discharge. > > Proponents also failed to factor in the long term cost of maintenance of= > the > primary plants and the extensive trunk systems associated with these large > regional facilities. Advanced waste water treatment technologies, > appropriate for use in the tropics has never been evaluated. Historically, > primary sewage treatment plants in Puerto Rico have not serviced the > coastal > communities they impact. The same communities who rely heavily on > subsistence fishing in the area of outfall. They have instead been used to > demonstrate infrastructure to support inland development. Poor communities > where primary plants have been constructed 20 years ago still have to > contend with sewage bubbling up in their streets and washing down to the= > sea. The costs associated with impacts to coral reefs and related > fisheries, > public health and tourism, outweigh the short term bottom line economic > benefits proponents mistakenly associate with primary waste water > treatment. > > If properly implemented, the cost of adequate environmental health and > safety monitoring in this complex tropical marine ecosystem as required by > the 301(h) waiver amendment to CWA, would demonstrate that these plants are > not cost effective. For example, the isolation of a sewage indicator > organism, for marine tropical waters and a cost effective method of > analysis has yet to be accomplished. Bioassays to demonstrate toxicity, > currently relied upon by EPA, have also been scientifically proven as > unadaptable for the coral reef ecosystem. Water quality standards for > Puerto > Rico are based on uncritical adaptation of standards for cold water systems > are not sufficient to protect our coral reefs. The threats presented to > public and environmental health, with no adequate safeguard mechanisms i= n > place, compel us to consider advanced waste water technologies which do not > depend on the outdated, and scientific invalid premise that "dilution is= > the > solution" for our coral reef ecosystem. > > In response to the inability to adequately operate waste water facilitie= s > in > compliance with the CWA, the people of Puerto Rico are more than competent > to operate technologically advanced facilities, as are individuals and > governments in financially compromised regions as the third world. We > believe the reasons the primary plants with coastal discharge operate so= > inefficiently in Puerto Rico may have more to do with 1) the failure of > mixing zones to function as modeled due to the warm, shallow waters in the > area of discharge and 2) the repeated failure of Region 2 to follow through > with clearly established consequences for compliance with the CWA. > > Coral Reef Disease and Threats to the Caribbean Region > > A dramatic increase in diseased coral was documented by EPA scientists > responding to community complaints regarding the Carolina/Loiza WWTP > diffuser. EPA Region 2 has dismissed the need for long term environmental > monitoring of the coral reefs in the region of this diffuser, as require= d > by > section 301(h) of the CWA, stating that the adjacent coral reef is already > dead. We contend that "dead" organisms do not contract disease, but rather > the propagation of such diseases in this nearby coral reef is indicative= of > living coral in highly stressed waters. These diseases could potentially= be > carried by currents to infect corals as far away as other Caribbean > islands. > Two decades of non-monitored discharges has most likely killed adjacent > coral reefs and other important tropical coastal habitat near other > diffusers. EPA has shifted the burden of proof for environmental impact= > from these diffusers to the shoulders of the community, who cannot conduct > studies due to limited resources and the serious health risks associated= > with being in the waters around the diffusers. In this case, EPA is > allowing > reef degradation as a result of almost 20 years of discharge from these > outfalls and cumulative impacts from adjacent river mouths to serve as a= n > excuse to dismiss the strict environmental monitoring demanded by CWA > [301(h)] waivers. Two decades of non-compliant discharges from these > diffuses has resulted in a serious injustice to poor coastal communities= . > > Environmental Justice > > The failure of EPA Region 2 to implement or enforce CWA constitutes an > example of environmental injustice against the people of Puerto Rico. An= > EPA > internal audit, already a decade old, documented Region 2's failure to > render CWA [301(h)] waiver decisions or formally deny PR and Virgin Islands > CWA 301(h) waiver requests in a timely manner. [Audit Report No. > E1HWFO-O2-O140-O1OO482, September 18, 1990]. These plants are located in, > and impact, poor coastal communities who rely heavily on subsistence > fishing > and local tourism. The majority of these coastal communities are not > connected to and do not benefit from the primary WWTP's that actually > service inland populations and industries. > > The Future > > Prominent coral reef scientists agree that the decline in coral reef health > around the globe is so severe that when we talk about conserving coral reef > today, we must address methods to reverse degradation. This translates into > improving coastal water quality. Given the knowledge accumulating on the= > sensitivity and importance of our tropical coastal ecosystem, we would like > to see EPA begin moving toward the implementation of appropriate tropica= l > water quality standards for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. EP= A > must consider abandoning the use of mixing zones, as they have never > functioned as projected in our warm tropical waters. We would like to se= e > EPA recognize and comply with the national objectives to conserve coral > reefs in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as stated in Executive= > Order 13089. We would like EPA to enforce clean water standards for some= > four million U.S. citizens living in Puerto Rico, so our coastal waters > will > again, one day, be safe to swim and fish. > > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 30 11:30:08 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id LAA00602; Sun, 30 Jan 2000 11:30:07 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA00811; Sun, 30 Jan 2000 11:36:35 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000792; Sun, 30 Jan 00 11:36:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 30 Jan 2000 11:32:24 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA33356; Sun, 30 Jan 2000 15:51:45 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA32723; Sun, 30 Jan 2000 10:51:37 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp122.200dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.200.122]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id LAA04427 for ; Sun, 30 Jan 2000 11:53:33 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <001901bf6b38$aef9a480$7ac85bd1@default> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Subject: Vieques-Bombs and Toxic Waste Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 11:42:09 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01BF6B17.0B42A4C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" Content-Length: 2873 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 93 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BF6B17.0B42A4C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For a report on the bombs and toxic waste found on the coral reefs of = Vieques go to:=20 http://www.uga.edu/news/news.bureau/releases/releases99/porter_rico.html Latest offer from the United States rejected by the people of Puerto = Rico involves 5 more years of inert bombing on Vieques. Navy calls this = "green munitions." This report demonstrates that any bombs dropped in = areas where there are barges full of barrels with potentially toxic = contents is anything but "green." Puerto Rico and Washington are still = negotiating but we don't know what is actually being discussed.=20 We can also forward a complete Porter survey report (tox data pending) = via fax or mail upon request.=20 Mary Ann Lucking CORALations 1-877-77CORAL corals@caribe.net ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BF6B17.0B42A4C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
For a report on the bombs and toxic = waste found on=20 the coral reefs of Vieques go to:
http://www.uga.edu/news/news.bureau/releases/releases99/porter_r= ico.html
 
Latest offer from the United States = rejected=20 by the people of Puerto Rico involves 5 more years of inert bombing = on=20 Vieques. Navy calls this "green munitions." This report demonstrates=20 that any bombs dropped in areas where there are barges full of = barrels=20 with potentially toxic contents is anything but "green." Puerto = Rico and=20 Washington are still negotiating but we don't know what is actually = being=20 discussed.
 
We = can also forward=20 a complete Porter survey report (tox data pending) via fax or mail upon = request.=20
 
Mary Ann Lucking
CORALations
1-877-77CORAL
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------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BF6B17.0B42A4C0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 31 01:28:24 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id BAA03264; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 01:28:22 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA02568; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 01:34:53 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002553; Mon, 31 Jan 00 01:34:33 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 01:30:49 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA37417; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 05:55:59 GMT Received: from iremia.univ-reunion.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA35533; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:55:49 -0500 (EST) Received: from pcmika (BioGeolD-12.univ-reunion.fr [195.220.150.147]) by iremia.univ-reunion.fr (8.9.1a/jtpda-5.3.1/jlo(98)) with SMTP id JAA13796 for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 09:55:27 +0400 (GMT+4) Message-Id: <003101bf6bb7$44970b80$9396dcc3@univreunion.fr> From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Micha=EBl_RARD?= To: "Coral-List" Subject: a new coral researcher now Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 09:49:05 +0300 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Micha=EBl_RARD?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Content-Length: 1731 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 94 Hello coral-list 's members, My name is Micha=EBl RARD. I'm a new researcher on coral ecology since february 1999. I'm a PhD student in the Marine Ecologie Laboratory of Reunion Island, and my PhD theme is : " Contribution at the Reunion reefs carbonates budget wit= h the use of in situ coral nubbins : environmental conditions influence on calcification and bioerosion rates ". I work 1- with 2 species : Acropora formosa and Montipora circumvallata 2- with 3 sites : PlanchAliz=E9 =3D> a eutrophication site ; Trou d'Eau =3D= > a healthy site ; St Leu =3D> a healthy site, but absolutely destroyed by the cyclone Firinga in 1989 and where the coral growth become apparently high. 3- with 2 seasons : cold and warm 4- with 2 different but complementary themes : metabolism (calcification, growth, tissu contents) and bioerosion (rates, cinetics, boring organisms communities) I'm very enjoyed to integrate the coral list and I hope that we'll have goo= d future relations. Have a nice week. Best regards. A new member. Micha=EBl RARD. _\\///_ (=B0 O O =B0) =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DooO=3D(_)=3DOoo=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D * * * Micha=EBl RARD * * Laboratoire d'Ecologie Marine * * Universit=E9 de la R=E9union, BP 7151 * * 97715 Saint Denis Messag cedex 9 * * La R=E9union, France * * Tel : +33(0)262-93-81-76 * * Fax : +33(0)262-93-86-85 * * E-Mail : mrard@univ-reunion.fr * =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 31 17:03:03 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id RAA09992; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 17:03:01 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA25357; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 17:13:29 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025322; Mon, 31 Jan 00 17:12:41 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 17:09:05 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA43168; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:28:41 GMT Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:28:41 GMT Message-Id: <200001312128.VAA43168@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Sandra Vargo To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov CC: Deborah Haynes , ogden , milliken Subject: Publications using SEAKEYS monitoring station data Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Sandra Vargo Content-Length: 1185 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 95 The SEAKEYS network is a series of 7 automated environmental monitoring stations located along the Florida Reef Tract and in Florida Bay. The data is transmitted by satellite and can be viewed on bulletin boards maintained by NOAA/AOML and Dept. of Marine Science/University of South Florida. The URLs are http://www.coral.noaa.gov/cman and http://comps.marine.usf.edu. This network is supported by grant funds. We need your help in compiling a list of users of the SEAKEYS data and any publications which may have resulted. Please e-mail or send by mail a list of your publications which may utilize this data to Deborah Haynes (dhaynes@marine.usf.edu), Fax 727/553-1109, and mailing address FIO, 830 First Street S., St. Petersburg, FL 33712. Thanks for your help. Cheers, Sandy Vargo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 31 18:31:31 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id SAA10897; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 18:31:30 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA00010; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 18:37:58 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029984; Mon, 31 Jan 00 18:37:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 18:33:57 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA43557; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 22:40:13 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA43586; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 17:40:07 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA27621; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 17:43:08 -0500 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027599; Mon, 31 Jan 00 17:42:07 -0500 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id RAA10498; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 17:31:38 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA27597; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 17:42:06 -0500 Received: from pandora.csd.plymouth.ac.uk(141.163.2.62) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027579; Mon, 31 Jan 00 17:41:59 -0500 Received: from csuf43.csd.plymouth.ac.uk ([141.163.188.1] helo=csuf43.csd.plym.ac.uk) by pandora.csd.plymouth.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #2) id 12FPSr-0000xf-00 for coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 22:38:33 +0000 Received: from CSUF43/SpoolDir by csuf43.csd.plym.ac.uk (Mercury 1.44); 31 Jan 100 22:38:33 GMT Received: from SpoolDir by CSUF43 (Mercury 1.44); 31 Jan 100 22:38:18 GMT From: "Francisco KELMO" Organization: University of Plymouth To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 22:38:15 GMT Subject: Re: Publications using SEAKEYS monitoring station data Priority: normal In-reply-to: <200001312128.VAA43168@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-Id: <2AE6DD92406@csuf43.csd.plym.ac.uk> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Francisco KELMO" Content-Length: 2610 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 96 Hi Folks, I am afraid to ask this (I might be sounding arrongant and/or/even pretentiuos), but: Are you sure that this system works? How a delicated, complicated and little understood ecosystem can be monitored in this way? Many thanks for your comments, Frank. > Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:28:41 GMT > From: Sandra Vargo > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Cc: Deborah Haynes , > ogden , > milliken > Subject: Publications using SEAKEYS monitoring station data > Reply-to: Sandra Vargo > > The SEAKEYS network is a series of 7 automated environmental monitoring > stations located along the Florida Reef Tract and in Florida Bay. The > data is transmitted by satellite and can be viewed on bulletin boards > maintained by NOAA/AOML and Dept. of Marine Science/University of South > Florida. The URLs are http://www.coral.noaa.gov/cman and > http://comps.marine.usf.edu. This network is supported by grant funds. We > need your help in compiling a list of users of the SEAKEYS data and any > publications which may have resulted. Please e-mail or send by mail a > list of your publications which may utilize this data to Deborah Haynes > (dhaynes@marine.usf.edu), Fax 727/553-1109, and mailing address FIO, 830 > First Street S., St. Petersburg, FL 33712. > > Thanks for your help. > > Cheers, > Sandy Vargo > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) > sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program > (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site > for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > F.Kelmo Coral Reef Ecology Benthic Ecology Research Group 613 Davy Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Devon, PL4 8AA United Kingdon. Phone: +44 (0)1752 232951 (Lab) +44 (0)870 710 5741 (home) Fax: +44 (0)1752 232970 E-mail: fkelmo@plymouth.ac.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 1 17:05:13 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id RAA24190; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 17:05:11 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA24563; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 17:11:37 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024477; Tue, 1 Feb 00 17:11:11 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 17:04:39 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA51224; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 21:22:58 GMT Received: from gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA51409; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 16:22:47 -0500 (EST) Received: from 38.30.141.198 (ipb92.miami15.fl.pub-ip.psi.net [38.30.142.92]) by gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id NAA18247; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 13:21:45 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <389707CA.1902@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 16:20:26 +0000 From: Alexander Stone Organization: ReefKeeper International X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Macintosh; U; 68K) To: FISHHABITAT@BOBO.NWS.ORST.EDU, CONS-WPST-CORALREEF-FORUM@LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG, eco-isla@earthsystems.org, cleanwaterinfo@igc.topica.com, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, mfcn-fishlink@igc.topica.com, dredging@envirolink.org, marbio@mote.org, fish-sci@segate.sunet.se, ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU Subject: Join20+GroupsAsking US CoralReefTaskForceForOversightProtection Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alexander Stone MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Content-Length: 9337 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 97 ********************************** Join the 20 Groups Listed Below Requesting Oversight Protection for Coral Reefs as Mandated by President Clinton PLEASE REPLY BY FEBRUARY 15TH! *********************************** Dear Coral Reef Supporter: Time is getting short for your organization to join Reef Check, ReefKeeper = International,=20 the Global Coral Reef Alliance, and many more groups in a joint letter to t= he US Coral=20 Reef Task Force requesting that it take action at its March meeting to exer= cise its=20 oversight mandate to keep federal agencies from damaging coral reefs. Your= input NOW has=20 the power to do the following: =80 stop the U.S. Military bombing of coral reefs; =80 prevent Army Corps of Engineers dredging from killing coral re= efs; =80 stop the National Marine Fisheries Service from allowing the us= e of fishing=20 gears that destroy acres of coral reefs; =20 =80 eliminate Department of Transportation coastal road constructio= n that smothers reefs; =80 stop the EPA from allowing high nutrient effluent to kill cora= l reefs; =80 and more. You can help make this happen by adding your group to the dozens of other o= rganizations asking the President's US Coral Reef Task Force to ensure that any actions = that US federal agencies authorize, fund, or carry out will not degrade the conditions of c= oral reef ecosystems. We need you to sign your group onto the enclosed endorsement letter to take= advantage of this opportunity to ensure that all Federal agencies protect coral reefs. Read on to review the endorsement letter, and to see and join the list of c= urrent=20 endorsing groups... or scroll down to the next *****starred**** section to = study the=20 letter's background rationale. **** WE NEED YOUR GROUP TO ENDORSE THE LETTER THAT FOLLOWS BELOW**** ******************* ENDORSEMENT LETTER ******************* ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE ENFORCED FEDERAL CORAL REEF PROTECTION **Admiralty Divers**American Littoral Society**Aquatica Underwater Adventur= ers**Asian=20 Aquatic Adventurers**Asociacion Oceanica de Panama**Coastal Research & Educ= ation**Comite=20 ProFondo Desecheo**Dive Paradise Scuba Club**Dive Training Magazine**Global= Coral Reef=20 Alliance**Isomer Laboratory Students Association**Kissimmee Pro Divers**Mob= jack Baykeeper=20 Program**Pro Scuba Association**Reef Check**ReefKeeper International**Save = Our Seas**Star=20 Thrower Foundation**University of Rhode Island Scuba Club**Virgin Islands M= arine Advisory=20 Service** Hon. Bruce Babbitt, USCRTF Co-Chair Secretary of the Interior Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Hon. Robert Mallet. USCRTF Co-Chair Deputy Secretary of Commerce Dept. of Commerce - Rm 5128 14th and Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20230 re: U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Oversight =20 Dear Secretary Babbitt and Deputy Secretary Mallet: =20 We, the (number) undersigned conservation, science and diving organizations= representing over (number) individuals, respectfully request that the final action plan = developed by the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) fulfill the USCRTF's mandate to pro= tect U.S. coral reefs from damaging federal agency actions by: a) clearly specifying the USCRTF's role as an enforcer of Executive Order 1= 3089, and b) including a staffed oversight process for the USCRTF to evaluate pending= agency actions and prohibit those actions which would degrade coral reef ecosystems. ECECUTIVE ORDER 13089 Executive Order 13089, signed by President Clinton on June 11, 1998, establ= ished the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and its obligations to "oversee implementation of the policy and Federal agency responsibilities s= et forth in this order" (Section 4); [and] "develop, recommend, and seek or secure implementation of measures necessar= y to reduce and mitigate coral reef ecosystem degradation and to restore damaged coral reef= s" (Section 5). Section 2 of the Executive Order states: "(a) All Federal agencies whose actions may affects U.S. coral reef ecosyst= ems shall ... (b) utilize their programs and authorities to protect and enhance the condi= tions of such ecosystems; and (c) to the extent permitted by law, ensure that any actions= they authorize, fund, or carry out will not degrade the conditions of such ecosy= stems." These two sections clearly outline the goals of the Executive Order as well= as the responsibility of the Task Force to oversee the implementation of the Execu= tive Order, including Section 2's requirement for non-degradation of coral reef ecosyst= ems by any Federal agency actions. OVERSIGHT PROCESS In order to fulfill the obligations of the Executive Order, an oversight pr= ocess must be developed to ensure that Sections 2, 4, and 5 are met. This process must i= nclude personnel with direct responsibility for this oversight. All Federal agencies should be required to designate personnel who are resp= onsible for reviewing all agency actions for compliance with the Executive Order. In a= ddition, the USCRTF, as the enforcer of the Executive Order, should have a staffed proce= ss for enforcing the Executive Order. This staffed process would include reviews = of proposed Federal agency actions as well as a mechanism whereby the USCRTF could halt= any proposed Federal agency actions that would violate the Executive Order. Only with an effective oversight process can we be assured that the intent = and obligations set forth in Executive Order 13089 are met. We look forward to your support for and early response to our request. Respectfully submitted, (endorsing organizations will be listed alphabetically) **** WE NEED YOUR GROUP TO ENDORSE THE LETTER POSTED ABOVE**** ******************** BACKGROUND RATIONALE ******************** EXECUTIVE ORDER 13089 FOR THE PROTECTION OF CORAL REEFS Executive Order 13089 for Coral Reef Protection was signed by President Cli= nton on June 11, 1998. Section 2 of the Executive Order states: "(a) All Federal agencies whose actions may affect U.S. coral reef ecosyste= ms shall ... (b) utilize their programs and authorities to protect and enhance the condi= tions of such ecosystems; and (c) to the extent permitted by law, ensure that any actions= they authorize, fund, or carry out will not degrade the conditions of such ecosy= stems." President Clinton clearly mandated that the actions of all Federal agencies= , including those actions for which the agencies issue permits, must do no harm to cora= l reef ecosystems. This mandate applies to a wide variety of activities such as t= hose listed above. This Executive Order confers landmark federal protection to coral r= eefs. But this protection can only be realized with adequate oversight by the US Coral Ree= f Task Force. THE CORAL REEF TASK FORCE The Executive Order also established the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF= ) and its obligations to: "oversee implementation of the policy and Federal agency responsibilities s= et forth in this order" (Section 4); "develop, recommend, and seek or secure imp= lementation of measures necessary to reduce and mitigate coral reef ecosystem degradation = and to restore damaged coral reefs" (Section 5). It is clearly the responsibility and obligation of the USCRTF to ensure tha= t the Executive Order is being met. As such, the USCRTF must act as an enforcer of the Exe= cutive Order. WHY ACT NOW? The USCRTF has prepared a draft action plan to implement the Executive Orde= r. However, the draft action plan places the USCRTF in the role of an observer and advisor,= rather than an enforcer. The USCRTF will meet again in early March to adopt a final actio= n plan. NOW is the time to urge the USCRTF to take its responsibilities seriously and esta= blish an oversight process whereby all actions of all Federal agencies that may impa= ct coral reefs are reviewed and any actions that degrade coral reefs are clearly prohibite= d because they violate the Executive Order. HOW YOU CAN HELP If you represent a group or a dive center, please take a few short minutes = to read the enclosed Endorsement Letter. Then phone, e-mail or fax us with your okay t= o add your group or dive center's name to the list of organizations signing the letter= which requests enforcement of Executive Order 13089. We will combine it with dozens more = for presentation at the USCRTF meeting in March. Thank you in advance for your help, ALEXANDER STONE President ReefKeeper International **** WE NEED YOUR GROUP TO ENDORSE THE LETTER POSTED ABOVE**** ************************************* Join the 20 Groups Listed Above Seeking Protection from Federal Agency Damage for Coral Reefs as Mandated by President Clinton PLEASE REPLY BY FEBRUARY 15TH! ************************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 1 17:35:54 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id RAA24757; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 17:35:54 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA27736; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 17:46:21 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027703; Tue, 1 Feb 00 17:45:45 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 17:42:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA51668; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 22:14:30 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA49720; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 17:14:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp63.201dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.201.63]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id SAA21855 for ; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 18:16:30 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <008001bf6d00$7cf63100$9cc85bd1@default> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Subject: Bombing to Continue on Vieques Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 18:04:59 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_007B_01BF6CDE.DB36BB80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" Content-Length: 2322 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 98 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_007B_01BF6CDE.DB36BB80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The people of Vieques get to vote: live vs. inert bombing. 90 million dollars has also been thrown into the equation. =20 =20 http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20000201/wl/puerto_rico_us_navy_7.html http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/news/washpol/puerto-vieques.html http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/2000-02/01/133l-020100-idx.html ------=_NextPart_000_007B_01BF6CDE.DB36BB80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The people of Vieques get to vote: live = vs. inert=20 bombing.
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------=_NextPart_000_007B_01BF6CDE.DB36BB80-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 1 20:53:13 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id UAA26310; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 20:53:12 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA08272; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 20:59:38 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008248; Tue, 1 Feb 00 20:59:15 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 20:55:44 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA52413; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 01:38:49 GMT Received: from relay4.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA52732; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 20:38:41 -0500 (EST) Received: from uhunix4.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.54]) by relay4.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <30411(7)>; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 15:38:04 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix4.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <171086(2)>; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 15:38:08 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix4 To: Alexander Stone cc: FISHHABITAT@BOBO.NWS.ORST.EDU, CONS-WPST-CORALREEF-FORUM@LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG, eco-isla@earthsystems.org, cleanwaterinfo@igc.topica.com, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, mfcn-fishlink@igc.topica.com, dredging@envirolink.org, marbio@mote.org, fish-sci@segate.sunet.se, ECOLOG-L@umdd.umd.edu Subject: Re: Join20+GroupsAsking US CoralReefTaskForceForOversightProtection In-Reply-To: <389707CA.1902@earthlink.net> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 15:38:03 -1000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Content-Length: 500 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 99 * and more ... Could you elaborate on the above please?? What else is included under this heading? Charles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Feb 2 11:55:51 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id LAA02951; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 11:55:50 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA28146; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 12:06:18 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028106; Wed, 2 Feb 00 12:05:31 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 11:59:44 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA57628; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 16:19:13 GMT Received: from Icc.vitelcom.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA57639; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 11:19:02 -0500 (EST) Received: from default ([63.80.36.165]) by Icc.vitelcom.net (Sun Internet Mail Server sims.4.0.1999.10.29.10.36.p4) with SMTP id <0FPA008OFY6VS0@Icc.vitelcom.net> for Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 16:18:35 +0400 (GMT) Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 00:21:53 -0400 From: "Barbara Kojis, Ph.D." Subject: Chief of Fisheries required in Virgin Islands To: Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: <000b01bf6d35$0d083840$a524503f@default> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 Content-type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="Boundary_(ID_UYuaH8fWpAbFzAYkGNrIXg)" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Barbara Kojis, Ph.D." Content-Length: 7991 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 100 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_UYuaH8fWpAbFzAYkGNrIXg) Content-type: MULTIPART/ALTERNATIVE; BOUNDARY="Boundary_(ID_jSVZiq1TqAf+/PUv7pShaw)" --Boundary_(ID_jSVZiq1TqAf+/PUv7pShaw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Greetings: The Division of Fish and Wildlife is looking for a Chief of Fish and = Wildlife Programs - Fisheries. Information about the position is given = below. If you are interested in the position, please contact me either = by e-mail or phone. NOTICE OF VACANCY: The Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural = Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife needs to fill the position of = Chief of Fisheries as soon as possible. The job description and required = qualifications are listed below. The position is located in St. Thomas, = U.S. Virgin Islands but it is a territory-wide position with = responsibilities for fisheries programs and staff in St. Croix District = as well as the St. Thomas/St. John District.=20 Contact Dr. Barbara Kojis, Director to obtain an application form. E-mail: bkojis@vitelcom.net Telephone number: (340) 775-6762 Chief, Bureau of Fisheries Starting Salary Range and Union =96 MEBA (Union) $40,199 =96 $44,182 This is a supervisory position involving professional, administrative, = and scientific responsibilities in directing and exercising control over = programs, projects and operations in relation to recreational and = commercial fisheries conservation and management. This person determines = staff and budget needs, applies for and/or locates sources of funding, = initiates whatever actions and proposals are necessary to carry out = programs, and supervises and trains staff of the Bureau of Fisheries. = She/he advises the Commissioner through the Director of the requirements = for aquatic resource management. A thorough knowledge of tropical ecosystems (knowledge of = Caribbean/Virgin Islands ecosystems preferred) and the principles of = natural resource management, particularly fisheries management, is = required, along with the ability to produce scientific proposals and = reports of a high standard. This person must have the ability to = understand the laws and rules and regulations applicable to natural = resource management on the federal and local level and be able to = explain the scientific rationale behind their formulation. The candidate for this position must be a certified scuba diver and know = how to operate small boats (12=92 to 32=92) with outboard and diesel = engines in offshore marine environments. Minimum Qualifications: A Ph.D. degree in Fisheries Biology, Fisheries Management, or closely = related field and three (3) years working experience in fisheries = programs: or A Masters degree in Biology, Environmental Sciences with extensive = biological course work, or closely related field and six (6) years = working experience working in a fisheries related position, three (3) of = which may have been at the Fisheries Biologist III level or its = equivalent. Dr. Barbara Kojis Director/Divsion of Fish and Wildlife --Boundary_(ID_jSVZiq1TqAf+/PUv7pShaw) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable
Greetings:
 
The Division of Fish and Wildlife is = looking for=20 a Chief of Fish and Wildlife Programs - Fisheries.  Information = about the=20 position is given below.  If you are interested in the position, = please=20 contact me either by e-mail or phone.

NOTICE OF VACANCY: The Virgin Islands Department of Planning and = Natural=20 Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife needs to fill the position of = Chief of=20 Fisheries as soon as possible. The job description and required = qualifications=20 are listed below. The position is located in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin = Islands but=20 it is a territory-wide position with responsibilities for fisheries = programs and=20 staff in St. Croix District as well as the St. Thomas/St. John District. =

Contact Dr. Barbara Kojis, Director to obtain an application = form.

E-mail: bkojis@vitelcom.net

Telephone number: (340) 775-6762

Chief, Bureau of Fisheries

Starting Salary Range and Union – MEBA (Union) $40,199 –=20 $44,182

This is a supervisory position involving professional, = administrative, and=20 scientific responsibilities in directing and exercising control over = programs,=20 projects and operations in relation to recreational and commercial = fisheries=20 conservation and management. This person determines staff and budget = needs,=20 applies for and/or locates sources of funding, initiates whatever = actions and=20 proposals are necessary to carry out programs, and supervises and trains = staff=20 of the Bureau of Fisheries. She/he advises the Commissioner through the = Director=20 of the requirements for aquatic resource management.

A thorough knowledge of tropical ecosystems (knowledge of=20 Caribbean/Virgin Islands ecosystems preferred) and the principles of = natural=20 resource management, particularly fisheries management, is required, = along with=20 the ability to produce scientific proposals and reports of a high = standard. This=20 person must have the ability to understand the laws and rules and = regulations=20 applicable to natural resource management on the federal and local level = and be=20 able to explain the scientific rationale behind their formulation.

The candidate for this position must be a certified scuba diver and = know how=20 to operate small boats (12’ to 32’) with outboard and diesel = engines=20 in offshore marine environments.

Minimum Qualifications:

A Ph.D. degree in Fisheries Biology, Fisheries Management, or closely = related=20 field and three (3) years working experience in fisheries programs: = or

A Masters degree in Biology, Environmental Sciences with extensive = biological=20 course work, or closely related field and six (6) years working = experience=20 working in a fisheries related position, three (3) of which may have = been at the=20 Fisheries Biologist III level or its equivalent.

Dr. Barbara Kojis

Director/Divsion of Fish and Wildlife

--Boundary_(ID_jSVZiq1TqAf+/PUv7pShaw)-- --Boundary_(ID_UYuaH8fWpAbFzAYkGNrIXg) Content-type: text/x-vcard; CHARSET=US-ASCII; name="Barbara Kojis, Ph.D..vcf" Content-disposition: attachment; filename="Barbara Kojis, Ph.D..vcf" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Kojis;Barbara FN:Barbara Kojis, Ph.D. ORG:DPNR/Division of Fish and Wildlife TITLE:Director TEL;WORK;VOICE:(340) 775-6762 TEL;HOME;VOICE:(340) 777-8151 TEL;WORK;FAX:(340) 775-3972 ADR;WORK:;;6291 Estate Nazareth, 101;St. Thomas;U.S. Virgin = Islands;00802 LABEL;WORK;ENCODING=3DQUOTED-PRINTABLE:6291 Estate Nazareth, = 101=3D0D=3D0ASt. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00802 EMAIL;INTERNET:bkojis@hotmail.com EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:bkojis@vitelcom.net REV:20000202T042150Z END:VCARD --Boundary_(ID_UYuaH8fWpAbFzAYkGNrIXg)-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Feb 2 13:03:13 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA04251; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 13:03:13 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA08188; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 13:13:40 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008115; Wed, 2 Feb 00 13:13:23 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 13:08:25 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA58091; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 17:34:48 GMT Received: from hawkeye.sheddaquarium.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA58131; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 12:34:36 -0500 (EST) Received: by HAWKEYE with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id <116PNARG>; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 11:33:20 -0600 Message-Id: From: "Parsons, George" To: Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Age Estimation Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 11:32:25 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Parsons, George" Content-Length: 694 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 101 Hello all, I am curious if any one is familiar with any recent work on age determination /maturation of post larval coral reef fishes. I am specifically looking for information on Acanthuridae or Pomacanthidae but any other may be helpful. Thank You George Parsons Senior Aquarist John G. Shedd Aquarium ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Feb 2 14:41:08 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA06181; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 14:41:07 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA19898; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 14:51:34 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019881; Wed, 2 Feb 00 14:51:31 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 14:47:54 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA58476; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 19:13:30 GMT Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 19:13:30 GMT Message-Id: <200002021913.TAA58476@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Jim Hendee To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting March 2 (fwd) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Content-Length: 2183 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 102 This is just a reminder of the upcoming Coral Reef Task Force meeting on March 2, 2000. The public is very much invited to attend and provide feedback and suggestions, which would probably be very helpful in upcoming legislative decisions on coral reef protection over the next couple of years. Cheers, Jim Hendee Coral Health and Monitoring Program NOAA/AOML Miami, FL ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 15:17:18 -0500 From: Roger B Griffis Reply-To: Roger B Griffis To: Coral list Subject: U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting March 2 Preliminary Announcement: The next meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force will be held Thursday, March 2, 2000 at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. The meeting is open to the public and all interested parties are encouraged to attend. The meeting will include presentation and discussion of the proposed U.S. Coral Reef Action Plan, and current activities to implement portions of the plan. The meeting will include opportunity for public comment on the Action Plan and other topics. There is limited space available for exhibits or displays. Additional information on the March 2 Task Force meeting will be posted the week of Feb 1. General information on the Task Force, copies of the draft Coral Reef Action Plan and other Task Force documents are available on the web site CORALREEF.GOV. Requests for exhibit space or other information on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force may be sent to roger.b.griffis@hdq.noaa.gov Thank you. Roger B. Griffis National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce Molly Ross U.S. Department of the Interior ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Feb 2 16:27:31 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id QAA08276; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 16:27:30 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA02644; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 16:33:55 -0500 Received: from webaccess.npca.org(63.75.140.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002569; Wed, 2 Feb 00 16:33:10 -0500 Received: from NPCA_DOM-Message_Server by npca.org with Novell_GroupWise; Wed, 02 Feb 2000 16:25:45 -0500 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5 Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 16:25:08 -0500 From: "Kim Swatland" Sender: Postmaster@npca.org Reply-To: kswatland@NPCA.ORG Errors-To: Postmaster@npca.org To: , Subject: Re: U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting March 2 (fwd) (e-mail address change) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Content-Length: 245 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 103 Please know that I am no longer with NPCA, but have moved to the Center = for Marine Conservation (CMC). My new e-mail address is kanaston@psinet.co= m. Office phone number (305) 295-3370, fax (305-295-3371 Thank you for = noting the change. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Feb 2 21:57:41 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id VAA10150; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 21:57:39 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA20560; Wed, 2 Feb 2000 22:08:07 -0500 Received: from lbmail9.listbot.com(204.71.191.7) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020545; Wed, 2 Feb 00 22:08:04 -0500 Received: (qmail 24479 invoked by uid 108); 3 Feb 2000 03:04:43 -0000 Date: 3 Feb 2000 03:04:43 -0000 Message-ID: <949547083.23655.qmail@ech> To: List Member Mailing-List: ListBot mailing list contact reef_relief-help@listbot.com From: "Reef Relief" Delivered-To: mailing list reef_relief@listbot.com Subject: Bombing to Continue on Vieques Content-Length: 1185 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 104 Reef Relief - http://www.reefrelief.org Subject: Bombing to Continue on Vieques Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 18:04:59 -0400 From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" The people of Vieques get to vote: live vs. inert bombing. 90 million dollars has also been thrown into the equation. 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From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 3 09:21:04 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id JAA14079; Thu, 3 Feb 2000 09:21:02 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA16939; Thu, 3 Feb 2000 09:31:31 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016762; Thu, 3 Feb 00 09:31:01 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 3 Feb 2000 09:21:06 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA64556; Thu, 3 Feb 2000 13:17:59 GMT Message-Id: <200002031317.NAA64556@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 12:28:55 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson To: Coral-List Server Subject: Reef Check Update January 2000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Gregor Hodgson Content-Length: 1767 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 105 Reef Check January Update 2000 Welcome to Reef Check 2000!! Thanks to your strong support and hard work, Reef Check 1999 was our best year ever reaching over 50 countries and territories. Many new and exciting activities are planned for Reef Check 2000. Headlines in this report: 1. Reef Check wins prestigious CMAS GPIEM environmental award 2. Join "Dive In to Earth Day" April 12-22, 2000 3. Reef Check Foundation in Hong Kong 4. New support from: Quiksilver, Leonardo DiCaprio, ICRAN(WRI, ICLARM) 5. Help and Win Raffle Launched 6. RC Transfer and 2000 Press Conference Plan 7. 1997-98 Database release 8. Reef World/Reef Check Collaboration 9. Selected Country reports (USA, SPREP, Oz, RP, Mauritius, Saudi, Indo, Japan) The full 4-page report along with some exotic frame grabs from Andy Dunstan, E. Australia, can be viewed of the NOAA CHAMP Page at, http/www.coral.noaa.gov/reefcheck -- Gregor Hodgson, PhD Coordinator and Keith Kei, Assistant Coordinator Reef Check Global Survey Program GPO Box 12375, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2802-6937 Fax: (852) 2887-5454 Email: reefchck@ust.hk Web: www.ReefCheck.org With Web assistance from: Monika Gurnee, CHAMP WebMesiter, and Jim Hendee, PhD, CHAMP Administrator Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149-1026 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 3 16:22:16 2000 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id QAA24416; Thu, 3 Feb 2000 16:22:13 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA08039; Thu, 3 Feb 2000 16:32:42 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007934; Thu, 3 Feb 00 16:31:50 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 3 Feb 2000 16:28:13 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA58434; Thu, 3 Feb 2000 20:58:28 GMT Received: from diablo.hchb.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA57791; Thu, 3 Feb 2000 15:58:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from hdq.noaa.gov ([140.90.150.222]) by diablo.hchb.noaa.gov (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with ESMTP id 353 for ; Thu, 3 Feb 2000 15:44:14 -0500 Message-Id: <3899EBFA.7C616802@hdq.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 15:58:35 -0500 From: "Roger B Griffis" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en To: corallist Subject: March 2 U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Mting X-Priority: 1 (Highest) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Roger B Griffis" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------2C61AE95CB2DDAE730E31CC7" Content-Length: 39603 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------2C61AE95CB2DDAE730E31CC7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable ** Please distribute: (apologies for cross postings)** Full Announcement and Registration Materials for the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting, March 2, 2000, Washington, D.C. --------------------------------------------- U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Department of Commerce Washington, D.C. 20240 Washington, D.C. 20230 February 2, 2000 Dear Colleague: On behalf of the Co-Chairs of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt and Under Secretary of Commerce D. James Baker, we invite you to the fourth meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force to be held on Thursday, March 2, 2000, at the Department of Commerce auditorium, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. This will be a special one day meeting of the Task Force to review and discuss the proposed National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs. The National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs is a detailed, long-term strategy for restoring, protecting, and sustainably using coral reef ecosystems. As many of you know, the Task Force endorsed the draft National Action Plan at its last meeting for the purpose of seeking comment. A steering group has reviewed the public and agency comments received, and is now revising the document in preparation for its consideration and possible adoption at the upcoming Task Force meeting. A draft agenda for the March 2 meeting is enclosed. Copies of the draft National Action Plan, the Executive Order No. 13089 on =93Coral Reef Protection,=94 and other key documents related to the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force are available at http://coralreef.gov. We hope to post a copy of the revised National Action Plan on that website at least a week before the meeting. We have reserved a block of rooms at the Hotel Washington, 515 15th Street, NW, Washington, D.C., telephone number 202/638-5900. This hotel is one block from the meeting location, and provides easy access by Metro or taxi to airports and other destinations. We have secured a discount rate of $118/night, but you must place your reservation for a =93Coral Task Force=94 room by February 16, 2000. If you plan to attend the fourth meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, please fill out the enclosed registration form and fax it to Patricia Kennedy at 202/208-4684 by February 16. Pat can also help you with questions about logistic or administrative matters (202/208-5378; Patricia_Kennedy@ios.doi.gov). There will be limited space available for exhibits or displays; if interested, please contact Pete Allen (301/413-0100; Pete.Allen@noaa.gov). If you have questions about other aspects of the meeting or about the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, please contact Roger Griffis (202/482-5034; Roger.B.Griffis@hdq.noaa.gov) or Molly Ross (202/208-6212; Molly_Ross@ios.doi.gov). Sincerely, /signed/ Donald J. Barry /signed/ Sally Yozell Donald J. Barry Sally J. Yozell Assistant Secretary for Fish and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans Wildlife and Parks and Atmosphere Department of the Interior Department of Commerce Enclosures: Draft Agenda and Registration Form ____________ DRAFT Agenda U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting March 2, 2000 U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. Thursday, March 2 8:00 - 8:30 am Registration 8:30 - 9:00 am Introductions and Welcoming Remarks (Cochairs) 9:00 - 9:15 am Action Items from last meeting: Status Report (Steering Committee) 9:15 - 10:15 am Presentation and discussion: Coral Reef Action Plan (Task Force) 10:15 - 10:30 am Break 10:30 B 12:00 am FY2000 and FY2001 Activities: General overview and discussion, with special presentations (e.g., Tortugas 2000) TBA (Task Force) 12:00 - 1:15 pm Lunch Break and Poster Session (Main Hall) 1:15 - 2:30 pm Public comment on the Coral Reef Action Plan and FY00, FY01 Activities 2:30 - 3:15 pm Task Force Action: Coral Reef Action Plan 3:15 - 3:30 pm Break 3.30 - 4:30 pm Task Force Action: other issues 4:30 - 4:45 pm Summary Remarks (Cochairs) 4:45 - 5:15 pm Poster Session (Main Hall) 5:30 - 7:30 pm Reception, Willard Hotel (hosts TBA) __________________________________ ATTENDEE REGISTRATION FORM U.S. CORAL REEF TASK FORCE MEETING MARCH 2, 2000 U.S. Department of Commerce B Main Auditorium 14th and Constitution Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 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