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July 2009 E-Current
E-Current July 2009 |
In this Issue: Photo Contest Winner • Invasive Species Round-Up • Ocean Acidification |
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E-Current Photo Contest Winner
Welcome back from the 4th of July holiday; I hope you are enjoying the first few weeks of summer. Here in the CORAL office, we've just closed our 2009 fiscal year and are gearing up for some exciting changes for FY 2010. Stay tuned for more about these changes in a future E-Current.
In this month's edition of E-Current, we congratulate another wonderful photo contest winner and learn about the creative way our partners on Maui are going after invasive fish species on their reefs. Scroll down to check out the letter CORAL and thirty-one other organizations sent to the EPA about ocean acidification.
We've really enjoyed watching the postings and conversations between fans on our new Facebook page; keep it up! If you haven't become a fan yet, please log on to join our expanding community: www.facebook.com/coralreefalliance.
Cheers,

Brian Huse
Executive Director
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Dive for a Good Cause » There are only a few spots left on CORAL's 15th anniversary dive trip to Fiji, November 21–28, 2009. Visit spectacular coral reefs and the villagers who depend on them for daily survival. Reserve your place today! |
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Photo Contest Winner Announced! Congratulations to Isabelle Gauthier from Playa del Carmen, Mexico, who is this month's winner of the E-Current photo contest. Isabelle got up close and personal with some beautiful Christmas Tree Worms, proving that she's as skilled with her buoyancy as she is with her camera. Click below to download Isabelle's image as your desktop wallpaper. Download the image » |
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Reducing Invasive Species on Maui's Reefs On Sunday, July 12, spear fishers will compete in Maui's Roi Round-up Dive Tournament, which targets three invasive reef fish species, including the roi (blue-spotted grouper), ta'ape (blue-lined snapper) and to'au (black-tailed snapper). Read the story » |
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CORAL Speaks Out Against Ocean Acidification CORAL joined the Center for Biological Diversity and thirty other conservation organizations in signing a letter that urges the Environmental Protection Agency to adopt stringent water quality criteria that adequately protect marine life from ocean acidification. Read the story » |
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* Photo Credits and Notes: Banner Photo: School of barracuda (Sphyraena sp.), Fiji Photographer: Jeff Yonover Left Side Photo: Rick Long, Founder of Maui Snorkel Trails, Maui, Hawaii Photographer: Liz Foote |
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