full 2000

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 "N1" which begins to grow on coral "C".(You can see its first sight from Nov 20,1999.To view it,go to 1999 )	Click here to identify each coral of the below by a larger version. (150kb 800x600)
16 Dec 2000		up : N1 : (After N1's death)The dead branch keeps worning. Algal films on the dead branch have reduced due to bad weather in winter. right : G : G is healthy as last month.		up : N3 : This new coral keeps growing upward. But some part had already fed by some preadetor. We can see one symbiotic tiny crab among the polyps as last month.
4 Nov 2000	Algal films have reduced in some areas,but have grown thicker in other areas.	up : B : The thin left part of B is still surviving. right : G : G is healthy !		up : N3 : The new coral recovered from crisis,and grows upward.We can see one symbiotic tiny crab among the polyps. up : N4 : The new born coral on the dead coral D.
12 Oct 2000	Algal films have reduced due to the hard waves and surges of typhoons.	up : N1 : (After N1's death)The dead branch keeps worning. Algal films on the dead branch have reduced due to typhoons. right : G : G has recovered from the attack of algal films.Soft coral is strong ! !	Algal films have reduced
20 Sep 2000	up : Algal films are increasing.	up : N1 : The dead branch which has been the base of N1 was worn. right : G : Algal films are increasing again on G.		up : N3 : The new coral is half dying...
16 Aug 2000	up : Algal films are decreasing.	up : N1 : Algal films are increasing on the body. right : N2 : Algal films are increasing on the body as N1.		up : N3 : I found other new born coral !
8 July 2000	The underwater scene has not change significantly... Some tiny new born corals is growing,but they have not have enough volume to chage the underwater landscape.	up : N1 : A tragic scene... This coral couln't survive. Dead. I think summer is a hard season for young coral...	N2 :Oh God...It's dead... This coral has dead within a month.
15 Jun 2000		up : N1 : The surviving pars around the edge is growing.	up : N2 :Growing favorably.
21 May 2000	up : Algal films are decreasing. up : B1 : Still alive	up : N1 : It's a tragic... Most of the coral has been fed...	up : N2 :A new coral which was founded on coral C
15 Apr 2000	up : B1 : Still alive	up : N1 : The new born coral "N1" on coral "C" has been surfering new survival war.The upper part of the coral has been fed by some preadetor. It's a hard reality...	up :
11 Mar 2000	Algal films on the heart shaped dead table coral in the middle decreased.	The new born coral "N1" on coral "C" grows favorably.Three major polyps in the middle has been eaten by fish and has changed its color into white.	Algal films has decreased.
19 Feb 2000	Algal films on the heart shaped dead table coral in the middle grow shickly.		Algal films grow shickly due to the low degree of water. Here in Okinawa,it is winter now. The lowest water temp. season.
29 Jan 2000		The new born coral "N1" grows.