Save The Coral. (Trees And Things)

3fingerspointback: More dive stories

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:04:13 EST

My cousin's family has gone to the atoll of Rangiroa a number of times, most recently to get married. I went along for that trip. I also understood the diving was good there, so I got Open Water certified for the purpose of diving on the trip t

delete me: Some coral can save themselves, perhaps?

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:18:10 EST

News article on the BBC about certain coral reefs being able to maintain the water temperature at a level that protects them.

Shy Elf: Re: Save The Coral.

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:21:32 EST

Temperature variations are smallest near the equator, because the heat input from the sun varies the least with the season there. If the earth starts heating up and the corals move north (or south in the Southern Hemisphere), eventually you get to a

skeptic: Re: I'm sure many will object, but ...

Sat, 9 Feb 2008 08:54:04 EST

If we as a species should ever decide that the survival of coral is more important than that of ourselves, then yes, we should open the dikes of northern Europe and see if we can create some nice new shallow seas in which coral might be able to flourish. &

JimmyHavok: Re: A Pinoy Coral Story

Sat, 9 Feb 2008 05:01:44 EST

either we accept that not everything can be/is worth preserving, or we engage in a sisyphean attempts to hold back the tide.

It seems that you mean "nothing is worth saving," since corals are a very important part of the ocean ecosystem.

secretpath: Re: Save The Coral.

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:20:55 EST

The answer to your first question is no, not much. The answer to your second question is yes, a lot. Corals actually play a large role in creating those nice shallow seas that we associate with tropical paradise. That nice white sand that extends fr

pO157: Re: When Diving, Don't be a Farking Retard

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 16:07:02 EST

Point taken.

port1080: Re: When Diving, Don't be a Farking Retard

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 15:53:51 EST

especially since I was a horribly uncoordinated child

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pO157: When Diving, Don't be a Farking Retard

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 15:48:29 EST

Sorry, I mean intellectually disabled.

I recently got certified as a SCUBA open water diver. You should do it, it'll change your life*. Anywho, the process involves a textbook, and initial pool session

Lou: Re: Save The Coral.

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 15:23:10 EST

Wear a long sleeve shirt and carry a parasol.

Make sure it's a pretty parasol and you'll be the hit of the beach!

joshv: Re: Save The Coral.

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 14:23:25 EST

Some questions - does the warmth of the water effect current and wave action? Does the coral itself impact wave action and water temperature?

I am not suggesting that suddenly we are going to find coral reefs off Manhattan, but I find

thefadd: Re: Save The Coral.

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 13:53:47 EST

Sunscreen doesn't prevent skin cancer. Wear a long sleeve shirt and carry a parasol.

thefadd: Re: A Pinoy Coral Story

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 13:49:40 EST

Then they should execute the mayor and cut off the fisherman's hands like the Chinese would do...because that's the price of political progress.

delete me: I see what you did there

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 13:47:05 EST

Slight error in the write-up.

"react with dormant algae to produce viruses "

should be

"react with algae to unleash previously dormant viruses "

Dammit. All after I wasted a few sheets of seaweed wrap and half a bottle of Coppertone.

delete me: Re: Save The Coral.

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 13:43:23 EST

Wait, so I can make a virus by mixing the sunscreen and seaweed I have at home? Did they mean something else?

delete me: I'm sure many will object, but ...

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 13:39:21 EST

[...] and northern waters do not really have comparable regions even if they do have continental shelves.

What if we just opened up all the dikes in northern Europe?

zyxwvutsr: Re: Save The Coral.

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 13:12:56 EST

...the humble Petosky stone, fossilized coral, found abundance at 45+ degrees latitude

Found at 45 degrees latitude, but not made at 45 degrees latitude. In the theory of coral atoll formation? Yeah, true story. His theory survives today with few changes.

MayorBob: I agree, it is the tragedy of the commons

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:10:13 EST

But, hopefully we stop short of saying "oh well, that's the way it is and ever shall be." Because, at some point in the process of digging a hole you really should recognize you're digging a grave, after all. The Japanese fisherman can take his

wetkarma: Re: A Pinoy Coral Story

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 08:54:09 EST

Well as we've noted on your prior Plastic story on cod fishing - its really a tragedy of the commons scenario. Each individual fisherman (especially the local pinoy fishermen) is proba

MayorBob: Re: A Pinoy Coral Story

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 08:34:37 EST

Thanks for that bit of information. But I wonder if the situation can just be sloughed off to "well, that's the price of progress?" I guess I'm caught by the rebuttal question, "progress, what price?" Everyone who is engaged in commerce o

skeeter1: Re: Save The Coral.

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 08:19:40 EST

"The murder weapon here looks to be four chemicals contained in sunscreens which react with dormant algae to produce viruses which replicate and kill corals they come into contact with."

That might be, but as someone who has gone through a couple

wetkarma: A Pinoy Coral Story

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 07:46:43 EST

In the Phillipines ( and I suspect throughout South East Asia), there is a method of fishing call Muroami that essentially destroys the reef by hammering