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NOAA/NSTA Web Seminar:
Coral Ecosystems:
Impacts to Coral Reefs
LIVE INTERACTIVE LEARNING @ YOUR DESKTOP
Thursday, April 10, 2008
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Impacts to Coral Reefs
Presented by:
Kelly Drinnen, Education Specialist NOAA’s Flower Garden Banks National
Marine Sanctuary
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WatershedsWe all live upstream!
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Which watershed are you in?
Map Courtesy of EPA
AB C
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Why should you care?
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1. You live here
2. Coral reefs are here
3. What happens to the water in between is
up to you!
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Watershed Impacts
• Sedimentation
• Pollution
• Salinity
• Debris
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After Hurricane Rita…6
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What Can You do?
•Keep soil anchored with vegetation
•Minimize use of fertilizers and pesticides
•Dispose of trash properly
•Conserve water
•Recycle
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Let’s pause
for two questions…
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Animal InfluencesLet the Competition
Begin!
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What caused the damage to this coral?
Sea Urchin
Sea Turtle
CheeseGrater
Fish
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Grazers & Farmers
• Parrotfish
• Damselfish
Photos: Joyce & Frank Burek
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Munchers & Weeders
• Crown of Thorns Sea Star
• Sea Urchin
Photo: FGBNMS
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Invasive Species• Orange Cup Coral
• Pacific Thecacera
• Lionfish
Photos: Joyce & Frank Burek
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Photo: NOAA
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Introduced Species
• Yellow Tail Snapper
• Sergeant Major
Photo: Joyce & Frank Burek
Photo: FKNMS
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be Managed?
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2.
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RecreationLeave Only Bubbles!
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Diving & Snorkeling• Animal Contact
• Equipment
Photo: FGBNMS
Photo: Wicksten
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Sailing/Boating• Anchoring
• Running Aground
• Discharge
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Images & Verse Courtesy of: FKNMS
Brown, brown, run aground, White, white, you might,Green, green, nice and clean, Blue, blue, sail on through.
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Treasure Hunting
• Destruction
• Sedimentation
Photos: IFE/URIIAO
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Bright Bank, NW Gulf of Mexico
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•Be aware of your environment
•Don’t anchor on the reef
•Control your buoyancy
•Take only pictures
•Know the rules
•Don’t touch
What Can You Do?
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Let’s pause
for two questions…
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IndustryCooperation & Collaboration
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Fishing
• Methods– Nets/trawls– Cyanide– Dynamite
• Species Abundance
Photo: Joyce & Frank Burek
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Fishing
• Derelict Nets and Ropes
NMFS PIFSC CRED
www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/
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Shipping
• Groundings
• Anchoring
• Tow Lines
• Discharge
• Debris
Photos: FKNMS
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Oil & Gas
• Spills
• Waste Materials
• Extraction
• Artificial Reefs
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•Report…
•dumping or other illegal activities
•oil slicks or spills
•anchored vessels
•Make informed purchases
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Environmental StressWhat Next?
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Storms
• Wind & Waves
Photos: Joyce & Frank Burek
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Temperature
• Bleaching
FGBNMS
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Photos: Joyce & Frank Burek
Photo: NOAA
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Let’s check out how bleaching conditions are monitored...
http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/virtual_stations/greater_caribbean.html
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Satellite Info...32
TUTORIAL: http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/education/tutorial/welcome.html
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Satellite Info...33
ED MATERIALS: http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/education/index.html
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Unknown Pathogens
• Black Band Disease
• Yellow Band Disease
Photos: NOAA
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What Can We Do?
Manage what we can control to reduce stressors on reefs so that they have a better chance to cope with whatever comes their way
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Human Impacts
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Natural Impacts
Recreation
Watersheds
Fishing
Oil & Gas
Weather
Shipping
Animals
Disease
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From Impacts to Interventions: We all make
a Difference!
[email protected] Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
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NASA logo
Thanks to our presenter, Kelly Drinnen, and to
NOAA
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http://www.elluminate.com
Elluminate logo
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http://learningcenter.nsta.org
NLC screenshot
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National Science Teachers AssociationGerry Wheeler, Executive Director
Frank Owens, Associate Executive Director Conferences and Programs
Al Byers, Assistant Executive Director e-Learning
LIVE INTERACTIVE LEARNING @ YOUR DESKTOP
NSTA Web SeminarsFlavio Mendez, Director
Jeff Layman, Technical Coordinator