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LAST NEWS FROM THE REEFS
 
This page is dedicated to the last news about Reef Status

More about the Coral Ban in the EU
 
 

congress against Shark Finning : sense of the Congress regarding the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice known as shark finning. 29 Sept 99
 
 
 
U.S. Global Change Research Program Seminar
 
Status of the Health of Coral Reefs: An Update
 
Surface Temperature Changes and Biospheric Responses in the Northern Hemisphere during the Last 1,000 Years
 
Maui diver predits coral spawning
 
KIHEI -- Curiosity mentored by a veteran diver-photographer and sharpened by hundreds of hours leading scuba tours has led to a`remarkable'' discovery about the islands' reef life.
 
For 13 years, Pauline Fiene-Severns carefully noted underwater observations collected while working with biologist/underwater photographer Mike Severns, her husband and founder of a dive company. It all led to being able to predict the dates and times cauliflower coral will spawn.
 
http://www.maui.net/~mauinews/lnews2c.htm
 
 
El Nino, Forecasts from March 1999, Eastern Pacific
 
http://grads.iges.org/nino/fcst0399.html
 
 

1998 Bleaching Hotspots in animation

http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/retro.html

HotSpot Notes -- March 31, 1999, by Alan.E.Strong@noaa.gov
 
NOAA satellite data show Bleaching HotSpots have receded
to cover dramatically less coral reef regions than at this time last
year. Compare the following pairs of images:
 
http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/hotspote.3.30.1999.gif
http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/hotspot_archive/data/hotspote.3.30.1998.gif
 
and
 
http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/hotspotw.3.30.1999.gif
http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/hotspot_archive/data/hotspotw.3.30.1998.gif
 
 
From our SST anomalies and their archives:
http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climo.html
 
it would appear we are seeing some of the coolest Pacific Ocean SSTs
since the late 80s and early 90s. --- GOOD NEWS for our coral reefs
and their recovery from last year's unprecedented bleaching!!

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:00:57 -0500
From: Stephanie_Bailenson@commerce.senate.gov (Stephanie Bailenson)
 
Last Thursday the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1999 was introduced
in the U.S. Senate. In response to concerns about the declining
conditions of coral reefs raised by the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and
in the ICRI Renewed Call to Action, the bill focuses on community
based conservation. If you would like to see the bill you can
download it at www.senate.gov. The Senate homepage has a prompt for a
bill search where you can input the bill number S. 725. I welcome
your comments.
 
Thank you,
Stephanie Bailenson
Professional Staff Member U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries
 

 

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