The single most important thing I sat down and read in 2011; Coral Reefs.

The single most important thing I sat down and read in 2011; Coral Reefs of the Caribbean report.

http://www.icriforum.org/news/2011/08/report-caribbean-mpa-capacity-assessment -ICRI WEB FOR Re DIRECT LINK AND SUMMARY

http://campam.gcfi.org/CapAssess/CapacityAssessmentReport2011/index.html – Beautifully done, great job. Need a Summary?

 

Topic:

Global scientific monitoring and mangement of MPA’s (Marine Protected Areas) of coral reef eco-systems

in the greater Caribbean.

ICRI IINTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF INITIATIVE DATA FROM AUGUST 2011.

Compliments of Ocean Rehab Initiative’s William. http://oceanrehab.org

Reefs, the Earth’s kidneys. by EarthRehab

After watching this video titled ‘Canary in a coal mine’ which was created by Oceanographers and Ocean Scientists it is easy to understand that Coral Reef Eco-systems are the Kidneys of the Oceans and consequentially the entire planet.

Wow, and now here are some statistics for you.

>70% of the Earth is Ocean while less than 1/4 of 1%  of the Oceans host coral reef colonies.

>80% of the global coral reefs are in a stressed out stage due to overfishing, pollution, global climate change, carbon, acidification, bleaching, invasive species, and disease.

<2% of the Earth is rainforests, it now should be easy to see which habitat sequests the most carbon and produces the most oxygen with photosynthesis by phytoplankton.

Please sign our Enforce the Federal Clean Water Act petition online.

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Good to the last drop; November 2008 water lectures in Florida

Good to the last drop: Water Lectures for November 2008

Palm Beach and Martin County Florida

 

Friday November 7^th– Friends of the Loxahatchee River Meeting

 

The meeting is at noon at the River Center and a light lunch will be served.  Our guest speaker will be David Roach from the Florida Inland Navigation District.  He will present a brief history of the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway and its current use and management.

Contact Jocelyn P. O’Neill Environmental Education Coordinator for more details.

http://www.loxahatcheeriver.org/environmental_center.php

 

Tuesday November 11^th– Palm Beach Reef Research Team

 

The meeting is held from 7pm-9pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in Building 509 of the ERM complex.  For more information contact Lin Creel

http://www.pbcrrt.org/

 

Thursday November 13^th – Loggerhead Marine Life Center Lecture

“Changing Tides: Strategies to Protect America’s Oceans.”  From 6:30-9pm
Guest Speaker: David White, Director, Ocean Conservancy. Wine and Cheese reception is included. Cost is $5 for LMC members and $8 non-members. Seating limited; RSVP is required. Contact Loggerhead MLC

http://www.marinelife.org/eventscalendar

 

Saturday November 15^th– Tequesta Harvest Festival Lecture

 

“The State of the Oceans; first Global then Local”; 2 presentations regarding Florida’s impending water crisis. Guest Speakers: Terry Gibson and William Djubin.

At 1:30pm speakers will present an informative view into the most current state of our global ocean eco-systems. William will discuss Reef Check, EPA Clean Water Act, inland waters impaired and salt water intrusion action.
Then at 3:30 PM he will discuss the state of Florida Reefs, speaking on a local level about the same topics as above http://www.tequesta.org/index.asp?NID=466