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September 2010 E-Current
 E-Current
September 2010 |
In this Issue: Photo Contest Winner • Photo Tips: Exciting Lighting • Mass Bleaching in Indonesia • Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas |
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You may have heard that CORAL's long-time and much-admired executive director, Brian Huse, recently resigned. He wanted to share a farewell message with all of our supporters, which you can read by clicking here.
The staff and board of directors at CORAL are extremely grateful for Brian's vision and passionate contributions to the organization over the last eight years, and we are sad to see him go. On a personal level, I'll miss Brian's strategic mind, his leadership, and his amazing sense of humor that is so important in conservation work. While we search for a new executive director to lead us into the next exciting chapter in CORAL's history, I can attest that the CORAL staff here in San Francisco, as well as in our field sites around the world, are continuing to move our critical conservation work forward. Look for updates on several significant new initiatives in upcoming newsletters.
We are counting on your support as we continue to fulfill our mission of uniting communities to save coral reefs. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Rick MacPherson
Conservation Programs Director
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Photo Contest Winner Announced
Congratulations to Tamsin Eyles from Somerset, England, who is this month's winner of the E-Current Photo Contest. Tamsin's exceptional image shows several geometric moray eels sharing the shelter of a reef crevice in the Gulf of Aqaba. Click below to download Tamsin's image as your desktop wallpaper and learn more about the photo contest.Download the photo » |
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Guest Photo Tip Column: Exciting Lighting
Once you've purchased a strobe (or several) for your underwater rig, you can get seriously creative in using lighting to transform your underwater photographs. This month's guest columnist, Jason Spitz, offers numerous great suggestions to brighten your portfolio. Read the story » |
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Bleaching in Indonesia Leads to Massive Coral Mortality
Unusually high sea surface temperatures in Indonesian waters have led to a large-scale bleaching event that has devastated local coral populations. In early August, scientists studying affected reefs found that eighty percent of some coral species had already died since their initial surveys in May. Read the story » |
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Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas
Although scientists have long known that the relationships governing coral reef ecosystems are extremely complex, recent research is helping us to understand the critical role that invisible microbes play in determining coral reef health. In his new book, Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas, microbial ecologist Forest Rohwer manages to make this complicated story both accessible and engaging—a highly recommended read. Read the story » |
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* Photo Credits and Notes:
Banner Photo: Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus), Papua New Guinea
Photographer: Dennis Liberson
Large Center Photo: Geometric Moray Eel (Gymnothorax griseus), Gulf of Aqaba
Photographer: Tamsin Eyles
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