corals dieing in carib.

[reefD]

this sucks as my family resides in st thomas. my cousin is a dive instructer and the area in the futur may loss out in diving tourist.
speaking about this article posted
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060331/ap_on_sc/coral_death_5

 

[waterdog1]

and on cnn

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/03/31/coral.death.ap/index.html

 

[reefD]

just spoke to my cousin in st thomas. he works as a dive instructor for tourist. he said the impact is obvious and has been for a while . he said that the corals along the reef are not wiped out but that the large colonial lps that have been present and always happy have died off in a fast time. for example he said that he always would pass a huge brain coral when going out in a certain area. for years he said no change but it getting bigger .........since last year he noticed dead patches , he always noticed small dead patches but they would heal bythe next visit. these stayed and when he visited the area again had grown. this specific coral that was about 8 feet in diameter is now dead! in any case he said he can see the impact that the news has spoke of.