full 1999

1998	The beginning of the end	It was in the middle of Aug in '98, the never ending story of coral bleaching begun.
1999	Death and the return to life	Almost all the table coral has dead.The algal films has grown thickly over the body.
2000	The next generation	The glimmer of hope has fallen.A tiny new born coral has born.
2001	Breaching again	Corals of Cape Maeda are suffering sever breaching again since 1998.
2002	Hope ended in deep despair	Many new corals are seen in this year.But the struggle for life is getting severe.
2003	The ending of the end	There is no hope. Coral reef of Okinawa I. has gone...
2006	Erosion is increasing	Erosion of dead corals are increasing.
2008	10 years later	Erosion is getting worse.
2009	Neverending story	New corals are growing ! How fantastic it is !

	Underwater view of Cape Maeda	A new born coral "N" which begins to grow on coral "C".	Click here to identify each coral of the below by a larger version. (150kb 800x600)
31 Dec 1999		The new born coral "N" on coral "C" grows favorably.
20 Nov 1999		This is the tiny new born coral"N",whose size is just 1cm.	Finally,I could manage to find new born Acropora coral within this field!!! It was found among the dead branches of coral"C". Close-up of coral"C"
13 Oct 1999		B : Small patched area is still alive.
18 Sep 1999
14 Aug 1999		Algal films begin to decrease again.	G: Still alive.
17 Jul 1999		Bad news... The decreasing of Algal films has stopped. They began to increase...	No remarkable change. B:Almost all dead...
19 Jun 1999		F : Dead G : Recovered	Algal films are continually decreasing E: Dead.Late onset bleaching and death just like H.
22 May 1999	It's about one year since I started observing this area.	Bad news... G : Lower half (G1) of G has dead... F : Dead...	Algal films are gradually decreasing I couldn't find any new born acropora coral within this photographed area... Are there any worth to continue observing this area? Almost all of the coral have dead. My heart is filled with grief... But all I can do is just keep observing...
1 May 1999	Algal films are gradually decreasing	B1:Still alive.But it's decreasing.Compare to 7 Feb. H : Algal films are gradually increasing
17 Apr 1999		F: Bad course... Once it seems to be recovered,but dying area is gradually spreading H : Algal films are gradually increasing	Algal films are gradually decreasing
27 Mar 1999		F : Algal films are gradually decreasing	H : Algal films are gradually increasing
14 Mar 1999		F:Once recovered, but now,half dead.	H : Late onset bleaching and death. please compare this to 7 Feb's one. I don't know why F and H are dead now...
7 Feb 1999		B1 : Still alive B2 : Algal films are gradually decreasing	Algal films are gradually decreasing
31 Jan 1999		F : Almost recovered G : Recovered
22 Jan 1999		B : The left end is still surviving. <LEFT : Algal films are gradually decreasing!!! It's a good progress!!	Algal films are gradually decreasing!!! This process helps to repropagate new coral. Please compare to 1 Dec '98.
3 Jan 1999		B:Almost dead	B:Almost dead