CORAL BLEACHING IN VANUATU
Coral Health and Monitoring Program
coral at aoml.noaa.gov
Wed Jul 24 06:49:13 EDT 1996
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 96 08:51:01 GMT
From: Coral Cay Conservation <ccc at coralcay.demon.co.uk>
To: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: Jim Hendee
CORAL HEALTH & MONITORING PROGRAMME
REF: CORAL BLEACHING - VANUATU
I have recently returned from undertaking a preliminary assessment of reefs
at Vanuatu, as part of an EU-funded development project.
I was able to dive three locations:
Port Vila Harbour, Efate Island
Maskeline Islands, SE Malekula Island
Dixon Reef, W Malekula Island
Reefs at all three locations showed some level of coral bleaching (most
notably Acropora sp.). Bleeching was most severe (50% of coral cover)
along reefs west of Port Vila.
Regards,
Peter Raines
Director
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