Published on Coral Reef Alliance (http://www.coral.org)
March 2012 E-Current

Reef Scene [1]
E-Current
March 2012
 In This Issue: Photo Contest Winner [2] • Coral Reefs: Past, Present, Future [3]
• Annual Report Available [4] • Fisheries in Transition [5]
 [6]

Featured Location: Mexico [7]
CORAL Reef Leaders
CORAL Reef Leaders [8] Our Cozumel-based CORAL Reef Leaders are participating in an exciting reef monitoring education program to help marine recreation providers further minimize their clients' direct impacts on the reef. Coordinated by the National Commission of Protected Areas, the program recruits highly-qualified evaluators to monitor tourist activity at four popular dive sites within Cozumel Reefs National Park.

As evaluators, CORAL Reef Leaders accompany dive boat operators and guests as they snorkel and dive on the reef, recording their minute-by-minute impacts. This information is then used to identify which dive companies may require additional training to ensure that their guests leave the reefs untouched!
Learn more about our work in Mexico » [9]

 

> Help the Reefs Quick Tip [10]
Learn about mine waste dumping-and what you can do to minimize its negative impact on coral reefs.
Take action now » [11]


Coral Reefs in the News [12]

Overfishing Unleashes a Scourge of Sea Urchins on Reefs [13]
Source: OnEarth

 

Google 'Seaview' To Include 360 Degree Views of Great Barrier Reef [14]
Source: Huffington Post

 

A Sea of Riches [15]
Source: The Economist

 

Toxic Soup For Coral Reefs: Who Knew? [16]
Source: Charlotte Observer

 

Transplants Offer Hope to Damaged Reef [17]
Source: UPI

 

More News... [18]

 

Banded coral shrimp with green moray eel [19]

 


Become a CORAL Member Today » [20]
If you’re already a member of the Coral Reef Alliance, thank you! If you haven’t yet joined or your membership has lapsed, please consider making a gift today. Your support will fund local coral reef conservation initiatives that work—not just for today, but for many tomorrows to come.


Banded coral shrimp and green moray eel [21] Photo Contest Winner Announced! [22]
Congratulations to Glenn Ostle from Charlotte, North Carolina, who is this month’s winner of the E-Current Photo Contest! Glenn was diving near the East End of Grand Cayman when he captured this banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) brazenly cleaning the face of a green moray eel (Gymnothorax funebris). Click below to download Glenn’s image as your desktop wallpaper and learn more about the photo contest.
Download the photo » [23]
 
Dr. Knowlton [24] Coral Reefs: Past, Present, and Future [25]
Dr. Nancy Knowlton, renowned marine biologist and CORAL board member, explores the past, present, and future of coral reefs in this fascinating two-part online educational lecture series. See how reef structures develop into majestic, multi-layered ecosystems and why reef biodiversity is so critical.
Learn more » [26]
 
Annual Report [27] CORAL’s Annual Report Now Available Online [28]
Enjoy inspiring stories from CORAL’s project sites around the world in our special 2011 annual report edition of CORAL Current, now available online. A special thank you to all of our generous donors who made these accomplishments possible!
Learn more » [29]
 
Report [30] Fisheries in Transition [31]
CORAL’s project site in Kubulau, Fiji, was one of fifty sites featured in Fisheries in Transition, a report commissioned by The Prince’s Charities’ International Sustainability Unit. The report was developed to facilitate consensus on how to address key challenges facing wild fisheries, using examples from fisheries that have successfully balanced social, economic, and environmental objectives. Check out page 31 of the report to see CORAL’s contribution.
Learn more » [32]

 

* Photo Credits and Notes:
Banner Photo: Reef Scene
Photographer: Jeff Yonover
Large Center Photo: Banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) with a green moray eel (Gymnothorax funebris)
Photographer: Glenn Ostle
© 2012 The Coral Reef Alliance 351 California Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA, 1-888-CORAL-REEF info@coral.org
Source URL (retrieved on 05/24/2013 - 09:11): http://www.coral.org/node/5801

Links:
[1] http://www.coral.org
[2] http://www.coral.org/node/5801#story1
[3] http://www.coral.org/node/5801#story2
[4] http://www.coral.org/node/5801#story3
[5] http://www.coral.org/node/5801#story4
[6] http://www.coral.org/node/5801#story4
[7] http://www.coral.org/where_we_work/caribbean/mexico
[8] http://www.coral.org/where_we_work/caribbean/mexico
[9] http://www.coral.org/where_we_work/caribbean/mexico
[10] http://www.nodirtygold.org/troubledwaters.cfm
[11] http://www.nodirtygold.org/troubledwaters.cfm
[12] http://www.coral.org/news/headlines
[13] http://www.coral.org/node/5799
[14] http://www.coral.org/node/5795
[15] http://www.coral.org/node/5794
[16] http://www.coral.org/node/5793
[17] http://www.coral.org/node/5787
[18] http://www.coral.org/news/from_the_media
[19] http://www.coral.org/wallpaper
[20] http://www.coral.org/donate
[21] http://coral.org/wallpaper
[22] http://coral.org/wallpaper
[23] http://coral.org/wallpaper
[24] http://www.ibioseminars.org/lectures/ecology-a-behavior/nancy-knowlton.html
[25] http://www.ibioseminars.org/lectures/ecology-a-behavior/nancy-knowlton.html
[26] http://www.ibioseminars.org/lectures/ecology-a-behavior/nancy-knowlton.html
[27] http://www.coral.org/who_we_are/about_the_organization/annual_report
[28] http://www.coral.org/who_we_are/about_the_organization/annual_report
[29] http://www.coral.org/who_we_are/about_the_organization/annual_report
[30] http://pcfisu.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TPC1224-Princes-Charities-case-studies-report_WEB-02.02.pdf
[31] http://pcfisu.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TPC1224-Princes-Charities-case-studies-report_WEB-02.02.pdf
[32] http://pcfisu.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TPC1224-Princes-Charities-case-studies-report_WEB-02.02.pdf