Via the Caribbean Marine Biological Institute (CARMABI): Volunteer needed for coral research project on Curaçao The Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (www.zmt-bremen.de) is searching for volunteers to join its field expedition in Curaçao in Spring 2011. Volunteers will help and participate actively in various research projects related to the ecology of benthic algae on [...]
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dutch caribbean nature alliance launch new dutch website
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) recently launched a new Dutch-language website at www.dcna/nl. From their English-language website: The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance is a regional network of protected areas set up to help and assist the park management organisations on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, St Eustatius and St Maarten to better [...]
high temperatures result in severe coral bleaching in the caribbean
There has been a lot in the news recently about the damage sustained by Caribbean coral reefs this summer as a result of unusually high water temperatures. The picture above shows bleached corals in the reefs off the eastern tip of Curaçao. It was taken by scientists from the Caribbean Marine Biological Institute (CARMABI) Research [...]
coral reef photos of bonaire and curaçao
The beautiful photo above was taken by Barry B. Brown of Coral Reef Photos. Barry has been photographing the underwater world of Bonaire and Curaçao since 2004, and he shares his beautiful photos, with accompanying anecdotes and commentary, on his blog. Click your way over there and take a look. [Photo: ©Barry B. Brown]
SECORE and coral conservation in curaçao
Scientists from the PPG Aquarium are in Curaçao working on a coral conservation project. From the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium blog: Hello, I’m Bob Snowden, an aquarist at the PPG Aquarium. I’m writing this update from the Caribbean island of Curaco, where I’m part of a team working on conserving and restoring endangered coral [...]
baby coral use sound to find new homes
Research carried out in Curaçao suggests that coral larvae use sound to find suitable habitats in which to establish coral colonies (which grow to become coral reefs): Dr Steve Simpson, Senior Researcher in the University of Bristol’s School of Biological Sciences discovered several years ago that baby reef fish use sound as a cue to [...]
