full 2001

---	Underwater view of Cape Maeda		Click here to identify each coral of the below by a larger version. (150kb 800x600)
24 Dec 2001	Algal films were decreasing due to bad weathers in winter.	up : B : They still surve. up : n15-2: It still survives. up : n1 : (1y10m after N1's death) The branch has brocken. Algal films were decreasing	Dead corals are getting smaller. up : n1n-2 : Still survives !	up : G : It is getting better. up : n16-2: It still survives. up : n15-3:The Favites coral survives.
28 Nov 2001	No remarkable change	up : B : The very small spots are surviving ! ! up : n15-2: Soft corals are strong.	No remarkable change up : n1n-2 : A new born coral on this year. This coral will be able to survive for a while because it stays between the branches.	up : G : Algal films stick a little. But I think it's no problem. up : n1n-1 A new born coral on this year. This coral will not be able to survive long because it is too showy.
20 Oct 2001	The inverted heart-shaped table coral at the middle of this image has been broken by the typhoons. Other many coral branches have been broken,too.	up : B : The thin area has been almost dead... up : N15-2: Soft corals are tough.This coral has survived and now keeps growing.	Typhoons' bad weathers have broken many coral branches. Those white branches(c.f. D) are white broken face of coral bone.See the close-up of D	up : G : This soft coral has recovered. Algal films have brown away. up : n16-2: This coral has started growing again. Cheers !
15 Sep 2001	Algal films were decreasing due to bad weather of typhoons. w. temp. down to 27C But all other new corals except N16-2 were dead...	up : n1 : (1y10m after N1's death) Algal films were decreasing due to bad weather of typhoons. up : B : The thin area is in critical condition	Algal films were decreasing due to typhoons. up : n15-2: Fortunately, it's recovering	up : G : It looks sick and tired up : n16-2: Recovered from bleaching
15 Sep 2001
26 Aug 2001		up : N1 : (1y10m after N1's death) Algal films were increasing. up : B : The thin area is still alive. But slightly bleaching.	Algal films were inclosing. up : N15-2:	up : G : Algal films were growing on G up : N16-2: Bleaching
	Bleaching corals observed on this month. Many kind of corals are bleaching.

25 July 2001	Algal films were increasing. w. temp. was over 30C I'm deeply worry about this year's w. temp.. up : N15-3: detail: A new Favites coral born on dead E. Slightly bleaching	up : N1 : (1y9m after N1's death) up : B : The thin area is still alive. But slightly bleaching.	Dark brown algal films were increasing. N17-1: A tiny new coral born on dead A. up : N15-2: Half bleaching.	up : N3 : Three months after the death. up : N16-1: Dead. up : N16-2: Half dead.
22 Jun 2001	Algal films were slightly decreasing.	up : N1 : (1y8m after N1's death) up : N14: A new born acropora coral.Polyps keep growing.	Algal films were slightly decreasing. up : N15-2: This soft coral grows healthfully.	up : N3 : Two months after the death. up : E: 3y after the death.There are some new corals on the dead body. up : N16-1: A new born acropora coral. up : N16-2: A new born Leptoria coral.
27 May 2001	Algal films were slightly decreasing.	up : N15-1: A new born coral. I think it's hard to survive because this coral stands out from the base. up : N15-3: detail: A new Favites coral born on dead E.	up : N15-2: detail: A new soft coral born on dead A.	up : N3 : One month after the death.
21 Apr 2001	No remarkable change.	up : B : The thin area is still alive. up : N14: A new born coral.(a round area surrounded by four allows).It's very small.1cm x 1cm	No remarkable change. up : G : G (a kind of soft coral) is as healthy as last month.	up : N3 : DEAD...
25 Mar 2001	No remarkable change.		No remarkable change.	up : G : G (a kind of soft coral) is as healthy as last month.
18 Feb 2001	Algal films were slightly decreasing.	up : N1 : (After N1's death) Algal films on the dead branch kept reducing due to bad weather in winter. right : G : G (a kind of soft coral) is as healthy as last month.	Algal films were slightly decreasing.	up : N3 : Recovered fairly from the accident. This new coral keeps growing upward. We can still see one symbiotic tiny crab among the polyps as last month. up : N5 : New born coral last summer
20 Jan 2001	No remarkable change.	up : N1 : (After N1's death) Algal films on the dead branch have slightly reduced. right : G : G is healthy !	No remarkable change.	up : N3 : The upper part of N3 was fed by some predator. We can see one symbiotic tiny crab among the polyps as last month.

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 !