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Book on the status of coral reefs in the Pacific launched at USPSource: IMR Director Dr Ken Mackay at the launch of the book The health of coral reefs in the Southwest Pacific is the subject of a new book which was launched at the University of the South Pacific this week. Status of Coral Reefs in the SouthWest Pacific: 2004, which has been edited by Reuben Sulu, brings together reports fr

Managing coral reefs important: Academic - Fiji Times Online: "Managing coral reefs important: Academic Tuesday, September 16, 2008 Coral reefs and marine organisms need to be properly managed in our ecosystem says Associate Professor, School of Marine Studies Dr Joeli Veitayaki. Dr Veitayaki was speaking at the Coral Reef Ecology Survey Methods workshop at the faculty of Islands and Oceans

Hi again,Most of the shots I post are macro shots of individual critters, I rarely show the reef. Kona is very nice in that it has lots of healthy reef near shore that we can explore.I liked this particular lobe coral in that it's a huge head and has the large antler coral growing out of the top of it, you don't see other corals growing out of lobe corals all that often. Later, Steve

We have never seen reefs with such spectacular colour and abundance of fishlife as we found with NAI'A in Fiji. The shallow reef tops in particular ended each dive in a mind-blowing sensory overload that inspired this video. We just felt these views had to be shared with the world! - Josh Jensen & Liz Harlin, filmmakers

Project AWARE and Reef Check partner for global reef protection. Two top nonprofit conservation organizations, Project AWARE Foundation and Reef Check Foundation, have formally partnered with one mutual goal - to protect coral reefs around the world. Project AWARE and Reef Check both rely on dedicated volunteer divers to collect relevant data for their monitoring programs. Project AWARE’s Coral

/ecosystems/article/33998Coral reefs could be dying out because of changes to the microbes that live in them just as much as from the direct rise in temperature caused by global warming, according to scientists speaking today (Wednesday 2 April 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology’s 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.Tropical ecosyst

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Using sunscreen cosmetics, particularly the creams with the filters protecting from the ultraviolet rays, tourists damage nature: these filters contain the elements which can cause the disappearance of coral reefs. It was concluded by Italian scientists, is reported in the edition “Environmental Health Perspectives”. The research was carried out by the specialists from the Polytechnic [...]

A call from Ms Helen Sykes of Marine Ecology Consulting...================================================We are now calling for data from anyone who wishes to contribute to the 2007 Fiji report, which in turn will be included in the 2008 "Status of Coral Reefs of the World" edited by Clive Wilkinson of AIMS. All contributors will be acknowledged in the reports, and also help us toincrease the representation of more regions of the Fiji Islands. Data need to be with me by 15 DECEMBER 2007.You can send me raw data if you wish, but I know many organisations need to hold on to original information. All I need are averages in the form of summaries. The reef should be as representative as possible of the area you work in, and it's great if you have data at two depths, one between 3 and 6 metres

The Eastern Ontario Artificial Reef Association has unveiled their plan to sink an old navy warship in the St. Lawrence River. Their goal is to create an artificial reef for drivers to explore. I have always wanted to explore sunken ships! I think has something to do with me wanting to be a pirate as a [...]

Source: http://www.usp.ac.fj/news/story.php?id=200 IMR Director Dr Ken Mackayat the launch of the book The health of coral reefs in the Southwest Pacific is the subject of a new book which was launched at the University of the South Pacific this week. Status of Coral Reefs in the SouthWest Pacific: 2004, which has been edited by Reuben Sulu, brings together reports from Fiji, Nauru, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, prepared under the auspices of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN). It was published by the Institute of Pacific Studies Publications at USP in collaboration with the University's Institute of Marine Resources. The book was launched by IMR director Dr Ken MacKay who pointed out that book carried important information on coral reefs in this part of the world. "The book is based on a 2004 coral reef monitoring report results of which were condensed into a global report which came out two years ago, said Dr MacKay. He pointed out that co

Book on the status of coral reefs in the Pacific launched at USP Source: http://www.usp.ac.fj/news/story.php?id=200 IMR Director Dr Ken Mackayat the launch of the book The health of coral reefs in the Southwest Pacific is the subject of a new book which was launched at the University of the South Pacific this week. Status of Coral Reefs in the SouthWest Pacific: 2004, which has been edited by Reuben Sulu, brings together reports from Fiji, Nauru, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, prepared under the auspices of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN). It was published by the Institute of Pacific Studies Publications at USP in collaboration with the University's Institute of Marine Resources. The book was launched by IMR director Dr Ken MacKay who pointed out that book carried important information on coral reefs in this part of the world. "The book is based on a 2004 coral reef monitoring report results of which were condensed into a global report

"Status of Coral Reefs in the South West Pacific: 2004"This book is based on the reef survey data contributed to the Fiji GCRMN between 2000 and 2004, as well as presenting a picture of reef health in Nauru, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.It should be relevant to everyone working in reef ecology and management, asit allows you to view your own projects in the larger country and region-wide scale. Contributing organisations are acknowledged and so may wish to cite it in references.It is on sale for the cost of publication - I believe F$34.00, available from IPS Publications, University of the South Pacific, Tel (679) 323 2248 Email editorips@usp.ac.fjOn line catalogue and books sales www.ipsbooks.usp.ac.fj

my friend passed this email to me and I thought I’d share it with you all. Sign the petition as it only takes literally a few seconds to do. ————————————————— Sorry to blast a mass email like this to you guys (and to everyone to whom I owe a call or email, the reason I have appeared to have dropped off the face of the earth is that I am up to my eyeballs with work)! It’s been crazy, but great–as with any new job, I am really under the gun these first few months to show that I can make the organization successful. Soooo. This is the first public petition going out under my watch, and I am under a lot of pressure to ensure that it is a really, really successful drive. The petition is a pretty common sense one–we’re asking for our federal and state agencies in Hawaii to adopt “responsible science” principles for research conducted in the remote

Fiji’s reefs show high coral health after recovering from a coral bleaching event. Coral reefs have frequently been in the news over the past few years, usually for all the wrong reasons, in articles about dying corals across the globe. However, Fiji has had reason to celebrate, with recent scientific reports suggesting that the reefs here are remarkably resilient, and currently in the best condition recorded. (this millennium!) Fiji is a large archipelago with a great variety of reef types, spread across the country. While not denying that reefs have their ups and downs, the Fiji branches of the Global Coral Reef Network (GCRMN) and Reef Check have just published the results of eight years of study, where reefs have been seen to recover from events such as Cyclones, Crown of Thorns Starfish and High-temperature Coral Bleaching, within five years. Dive operators around the Fiji Islands have supported and carried out scientific reef surveys on their dive sites, which have shown re

Fiji’s reefs show high coral health after recovering from a coral bleaching event. Coral reefs have frequently been in the news over the past few years, usually for all the wrong reasons, in articles about dying corals across the globe. However, Fiji has had reason to celebrate, with recent scientific reports suggesting that the reefs here are remarkably resilient, and currently in the best

Fiji’s reefs in spectacular condition! Fiji’s reefs show high coral health after recovering from a coral bleaching event. Coral reefs have frequently been in the news over the past few years, usually for all the wrong reasons, in articles about dying corals across the globe. However, Fiji has had reason to celebrate, with recent scientific reports suggesting that the reefs here are remarkably resilient, and currently in the best condition recorded. (this millennium!) Fiji is a large archipelago with a great variety of reef types, spread across the country. While not denying that reefs have their ups and downs, the Fiji branches of the Global Coral Reef Network (GCRMN) and Reef Check have just published the results of eight years of study, where reefs have been seen to recover from events such as Cyclones, Crown of Thorns Starfish and High-temperature Coral Bleaching, within five years. Dive operators around the Fiji Islands have suppo

Fiji’s reefs in spectacular condition! Fiji’s reefs show high coral health after recovering from a coral bleaching event. Coral reefs have frequently been in the news over the past few years, usually for all the wrong reasons, in articles about dying corals across the globe. However, Fiji has had reason to celebrate, with recent scientific reports suggesting that the reefs here are remarkably resilient, and currently in the best condition recorded. (this millennium!) Fiji is a large archipelago with a great variety of reef types, spread across the country. While not denying that reefs have their ups and downs, the Fiji branches of the Global Coral Reef Network (GCRMN) and Reef Check have just published the results of eight years of study, where reefs have been seen to recover from events such as Cyclones, Crown of Thorns Starfish and High-temperature Coral Bleaching, within five years. Dive operators around the Fiji Islands have suppo

I read an interesting article today in the news herald...Danny Grizzard, director of Florida Aquatic and Marine Inc. and Mike Gomez co-owner of the Panama City Dive and Ski Center both voiced strong supports for the sinking of a decommissioned tug boat - Red Sea. The planned site is located about five miles off the St. Andrew Bay pass in 75 feet of water. Read the full article.Panama City Beach Florida, has long been a popular diving and fishing destination. While the popularity of scuba diving in our area has diminshed in recent years, this news shows that the TDC (Tourist Development Council) and others are actively interested in maintaining Panama City Beach Florida as a premier resort and vacation destination.These types of promotions and benefits to visitors represent an ongoing commitment to Panama City Beach Florida by the TDC and the community as a whole. This commitment will have long lasting effects on the Panama City Florida real estate market.Providing more family entertain

Love it that someone is actually talking about this in real terms!===========EarthTalk Reader's Q&A: Coral Reefs And Hybrid Cars Q: I’ve heard about the die-off of coral reefs due to global warming. I’ve also read that coral reefs themselves store carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the main global warming gases. So if coral reefs are dying out, isn’t that a double whammy that increases the CO2 in the atmosphere? -- Tom Ozzello, Maplewood, MNAccording to marine scientists, the world’s coral reefs—those underwater repositories for biodiversity that play host to some 25 percent of all marine life—are in big trouble as a result of global warming. Data collected by the international environmental group WWF (formerly World Wildlife Fund) show that 20 percent of the world’s coral reefs have been effectively destroyed and show no immediate sign of recovery, while about 50 percent of remaining reefs are under imminent or long-term threat of collapse.Most scientis

Love it that someone is actually talking about this in real terms!===========EarthTalk Reader's Q&A: Coral Reefs And Hybrid Cars Q: I’ve heard about the die-off of coral reefs due to global warming. I’ve also read that coral reefs themselves store carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the main global warming gases. So if coral reefs are dying out, isn’t that a double whammy that increases the CO2 in the atmosphere? -- Tom Ozzello, Maplewood, MNAccording to marine scientists, the world’s coral reefs—those underwater repositories for biodiversity that play host to some 25 percent of all marine life—are in big trouble as a result of global warming. Data collected by the international environmental group WWF (formerly World Wildlife Fund) show that 20 percent of the world’s coral reefs have been effectively destroyed and show no immediate sign of recovery, while about 50 percent of remaining reefs are under imminent or long-term threat of collapse.Most scientist

Nice set of ideas and articles by RichardStuart============================================Diving in Fiji: March 2007:"Increase your Dive Time on Fiji’s Stunning Reefs: a discussion on diving and air consumption: Part 1Fiji’s reefs are known worldwide as being some of the richest in the world teeming with life and colour. For the purposes of this discussion, the key elements of this ‘life and colour’ are that they occur in tropical waters – generally warm and clear - and also at relatively shallow depths.Yes, of course, Fiji has abyssal walls and drop offs and pelagic action to suit anyone’s taste but the fact of the matter is the most abundant life on coral reefs is at less than 20 metres. This is great news for those wishing to spend their time under water rather than sitting on the dive boat. We do not have the extreme physiological impact of cold water and rarely are dives limited by no-decompression times but rather by air consumption. Therefore there is a real opportu

Reef Check - Reef Check News - Saving Reefs WorldwideSylvia Earle & Daryl Hannah Sign Reef Declaration Underwater “Explorer-in-Residence” Dr. Sylvia Earle, and award-winning actress and ocean advocate Daryl Hannahsigned the “International Declaration of Reef Rights” underwater here on Friday. The International Declaration of Reef Rights is being distributed worldwide by the Reef Check Foundation to raise awareness about the coral reef crisis. More than five thousand people from 110 countries worldwide have signed the Declaration online and have pledged to take care of reefs at: www.reefcheck.org/petition/petition.php.“Coral reefs and California rocky reef ecosystems are in trouble,” said Dr. Earle, former Chief Scientist of the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. “If reefs are in trouble, so are we! I think what Reef Check is doing is phenomenal: inspiring and motivating scientists, volunteers and the general public to take care of our ocean.”Rea

It is said that for hundreds of years, pirates from the English island of Dead Reefs were looting the ships sailing by and slaughtering their crews. One of the wrecked ships was carrying an old relic, kept secret and locked by a centennial monk order. It is known to have been then stolen and retrieved by the ruler of the island, Baron DeSantra.Shortly after, inhabitants of the island started dying in unnatural ways one by one. The first victim of this strange series of events was the Baron’s wife, who was killed by her husband with his sword.Ten decades after these alleged “facts”, a new death is reminiscent of the legend and casts fear on the island of Dead Reefs. A detective from the mainland, Amideo Finvinero, is sent to investigate the death and find the killer.You are this detective. And you will need more than natural skills to shed the light on this terrific case.Features* A fascinating and mysterious adventure that takes place in the 18th century and spreads over several

Vatu-i-ra - Bird Island - dive in Bligh Water, Fiji - scuba diving on deep walls and reefs.:"Vatu-i-ra is a small, uninhabited island about 20km off the north east coast of Viti Levu in Fiji. It is also known as 'Bird Island' because of the huge population of seabirds on the island. There is a rocky hill and thick vegetation making it an interesting shore excursion.There are also many dive sites near the island and along the Vatu-i-ra Channel including the following:Bligh RidgePacific GardenSee & SeaGreg's PointNikonosE-6High 8North and South Lighthouses"Vatu-i-ra - Bird Island - dive in Bligh Water, Fiji - scuba diving on deep walls and reefs.:

ENNFlorida Raises Ill-Fated Artificial Reefs July 09, 2007 — By Jim Loney, ReutersMIAMI -- When people began dumping used tires in the ocean 40 years ago to create artificial reefs, they gave little thought to the potential environmental cost, or to how difficult it would be to pick them up. "It was one of those ideas that seemed good at the time," said Jack Sobel, a senior scientist at The Ocean Conservancy, a Washington-based environmental group. "Now I think it's pretty clear it was a bad idea." Now, local authorities are going after some 700,000 tires dumped off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, up the coast from Miami. A team of 40 divers from the U.S. Army, Navy and Coast Guard spent three weeks in June pulling up 10,373 sand-filled and slime-coated tires from the ocean floor. Using the tire project as a salvage exercise, the military divers learned they could strap together 50 to 70 tires with wire cables and lift them to the surface with inflatable air bags, where a

Can Coral Reefs Survive Global Warming? - Undercurrent, January 2007:from the January, 2007 issue of UndercurrentIn just the last year, the scientific community produced a plethora of studies that have quashed any lingering doubt - global warming is here, and it is damaging the ocean.This just confirms what many divers have seen with their own eyes. Bleached-out corals used to be a rarity. Now the ghostly white skeletons of dead or dying corals are a common sight in the Florida Keys, throughout the Bahamas and the Caribbean, around Pacific Island and even in the most remote Pacific coral atolls. Last summer, hot water caused the worst coral bleaching ever observed in reefs from Florida to Panama.For more information about what you can do to save the reefs, contact these organizations:Environmental Defense:www.environmentaldefense.orgwww.fightglobalwarming.comGlobal Warming Undo It: www.undoit.orgStop Global Warming: www.stopglobalwarming.orgCoral Reef Alliance: www.coral.orgReef Relief

Reef Check - Reef Check News - Saving Reefs Worldwide"Reef Check Serves as NGO coordinator for IYOR2008In 2006, Reef Check Executive Director, Dr. Gregor Hodgson, proposed that 2008 be declared International Year of the Reef. The proposal was approved by the International Coral Reef Initiative, the highest level government and non-government organization working on coral reefs and subsequently by the NOAA US Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF). IYOR 2008 is intended to increase public awareness, and actions to conserve coral reefs. One of the major activities is the signing of the International Declaration of Reef Rights with a goal of 1 million signatures, and formal signing by coral reef country leaders. Please show your support for coral reefs and sign the Declaration and send it to your friends.For IYOR 2008, NOAA is working through the USCRTF to organize governmental activities, and Reef Check has been asked to serve as the non-government organization (NGO) coordinator. Our task is to

“Her Deepness” Sylvia Earle Signs Reef Check “International Declaration of Reef Rights”Los Angeles, California and Princeville, Kauai – The International Declaration of Reef Rights was signed by internationally renowned marine scientist and National Geographic “Explorer-in-Residence” Dr. Sylvia Earle. The International Declaration of Reef Rights was created to raise awareness about the coral reef crisis, and thousands of people from over 90 countries worldwide have signed the declaration and pledge. Reef Check Foundation has declared a “call to action” urging every citizen of our planet to preserve our pristine coral reefs and to save damaged reefs globally. The Declaration was signed in Kauai during the International Clean Oceans Conference co-sponsored by Reef Check, the world’s largest volunteer reef monitoring and conservation organization, and Kauai’s Save Our Seas at the Princeville Resort, on June 9, 2007. The signing was done on the tenth

“Her Deepness” Sylvia Earle Signs Reef Check “International Declaration of Reef Rights”Los Angeles, California and Princeville, Kauai – The International Declaration of Reef Rights was signed by internationally renowned marine scientist and National Geographic “Explorer-in-Residence” Dr. Sylvia Earle. The International Declaration of Reef Rights was created to raise awareness about the coral reef crisis, and thousands of people from over 90 countries worldwide have signed the declaration and pledge. Reef Check Foundation has declared a “call to action” urging every citizen of our planet to preserve our pristine coral reefs and to save damaged reefs globally. The Declaration was signed in Kauai during the International Clean Oceans Conference co-sponsored by Reef Check, the world’s largest volunteer reef monitoring and conservation organization, and Kauai’s Save Our Seas at the Princeville Resort, on June 9, 2007. The signing was done on the tenth

Hurricanes may be unlikely saviours of coral reefs - earth - 02 July 2007 - New Scientist Environment"Hurricanes Katrina and Rita may have been unlikely saviours for the coral reefs under their paths, say researchers. They have found evidence that the cooling effect hurricanes have on sea temperatures may help corals recover from the bleaching caused by warming oceans.Coral reefs get their colour from tiny algae called zooxanthellae that live within them.The corals and the algae live in symbiosis, but if the corals become stressed they can expel the algae – which results in coral bleaching. One source of stress to corals is high sea temperatures, which is why global warming is predicted to bring about widespread coral bleaching.In the North Atlantic, warmer temperatures at the ocean surface also help hurricanes form. Now, Derek Manzello, at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and colleagues have shown that hurricanes cool temperatures and may assist coral recovery

Fiji’s reefs are known worldwide as being some of the richest in the world teeming with life and colour. For the purposes of this discussion, the key elements of this ‘life and colour’ are that they occur in tropical waters – generally warm and clear - and also at relatively shallow depths.Yes, of course, Fiji has abyssal walls and drop offs and pelagic action to suit anyone’s taste but the fact of the matter is the most abundant life on coral reefs is at less than 20 metres. This is great news for those wishing to spend their time under water rather than sitting on the dive boat. We do not have the extreme physiological impact of cold water and rarely are dives limited by no-decompression times but rather by air consumption. Therefore there is a real opportunity to max out on your underwater time.For many, however, short dives are the reality and there is the frustration of having to do your safety stop and end the dive whilst other divers are still enjoying being underwa

Fiji’s reefs are known worldwide as being some of the richest in the world teeming with life and colour. For the purposes of this discussion, the key elements of this ‘life and colour’ are that they occur in tropical waters – generally warm and clear - and also at relatively shallow depths.Yes, of course, Fiji has abyssal walls and drop offs and pelagic action to suit anyone’s taste but the fact of the matter is the most abundant life on coral reefs is at less than 20 metres. This is great news for those wishing to spend their time under water rather than sitting on the dive boat. We do not have the extreme physiological impact of cold water and rarely are dives limited by no-decompression times but rather by air consumption. Therefore there is a real opportunity to max out on your underwater time.For many, however, short dives are the reality and there is the frustration of having to do your safety stop and end the dive whilst other divers are still enjoying being underwa

Press Release from the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts - Tiny larval fish living among Australia's Great Barrier Reef spend the early weeks of their lives swept up in ocean currents that can disperse them far from their places of birth. Given such a life history, one might assume that fish populations would be genetically homogeneous within the dispersal area. Yet the diversity of reef fish species is high and individual reefs contain different fish populations. For such rich biodiversity to have evolved, some form of population isolation is required. New research from MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) Associate Scientist Gabriele Gerlach, MBL Adjunct Senior Scientist and Professor of Biology at Boston University Jelle Atema, and their colleagues shows that many fish species can discriminate odors in ocean currents and that some species use home reef scent to return to the reefs where they were born. The olfactory imprinting of natal reefs sheds light on how s