Monday, March 17, 2008

Upcoming Presentation on Bonaire’s Coral Reefs

Dr. Robert Steneck, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine, and his team are completing a research project and will present their findings in a presentation entitled, “A Report on the Status of Coral Reefs of Bonaire in 2007.”

This presentation will summarize five years of research on Bonaire in such different areas as abundance of corals, abundance of algae, trends of distribution, abundance of carnivorous and herbivorous reef fish, coral recruitment, and impact of traditional fishing methods, among other items.

The presentation will take place in Captain Don’s Habitat conference room at 7:00 PM on Thursday, March, 20th, 2008, and all are invited to attend.  (Source:  Bonaire National Marine Park)

Note Update April 1, 2008:  A copy of Dr. Steneck’s final report on his monitoring work on Bonaire can by found online by clicking here (in PDF format). (Source:  Bonaire National Marine Park)