full 2002

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Dec 2002		up : n15-2: Oh no... The volume has reduced,and what is worse,the ceter of the soft coral was covered with algal film...	Algal films were still increasing. up : n29-3 : It began to recover ! One the coral was in sever situation on Oct.	up : n16-2: This coral was still keep reducing... up : n21-3 : DEAD...
Nov 2002	up : G : good	up : N1 : Two and a harf years after its death.Algal films were getting thicker.(cf. May '02) up : n23-1 : It began to grow again after the recovery.	Algal films were increasing.	up : n16-2: We can see algals at the center... up : n21-3 : This coral was still growing.
Oct 2002	up : G : good as ever.	up : Bz : Bad course.It was breaching and was srrounded by algal film. up : n15-2: It was still reducing its volume... up : n23-1 : The right part was breaching, but upper part was growing.	No remarkable change. up : n29-3: Oh no !! It was almost dead...	up : n16-2: I Think it recovered a little. up : n21-3 : Oh no !! Some fish ate the coral !! Look the white part !!
Sep 2002	up : G : good	up : n15-2: It reduced its volume. up : n23-1 : It was growing.	Algal films were increasing. up : n29-3: A new coral which I found this month.	up : n16-2: The thin upper side was dead. up : n21-3 : good
Aug 2002		up : Bz : Almost recovered from breaching. Good course. up : n23-1 : The wound was recovering.	up : Bn1: Dead...	up : n16-2: This coral was still keep reducing... up : n21-3 : Polyps were growing compareing to the June photo. up : n25-1 : It kept growing. Good course
24 July 2002	Algal films were decreasing. up : n23-4 : A little breached	up : n15-2: Good up : B : Bz are the last survivors from 1998's breaching. bn1 is a new born coral. please see the right picture. up : Bz : A little breached up : n23-1 : Lower part of this coral was preyed on some creature.	Algal films were decreasing due to bad weathers of typhoons. up : Bn1: A tiny new coral grew on a dead coral "B"	up : n16-2: Oh ! This coral was reducing... Please compere to the April image. up : n25-1 : It grew favorably.
8 Jun 2002	Algal films were decreasing. up : n23-4 : It kept growing	up : n15-2: Good. up : Bz : No remarkable change up : n23-1 : It kept growing	Algal films were decreasing. up : n1n-2 : Two months after the death.	up : G : good up : n21-3 : Polyps were growing up : n25-1 : This was spreading
18 May 2002	up : n23-4 : It has been growing healthfully. == Summary == I can find many new corals on this year. It's great ! But some corals were dead.	up : N1 : Two years after its death. up : Bz : good up : n23-1 : A tiny coral that I found on Mar. this year.	Algal films were increasing. up : n1n-2 : One month after its death. up : n24-1 : It grew favorably.	up : G : good. up : n21-3 : It still survived.I found this coral on Jan this year. up : n23-2 : It still survived.I found this coral on Mar this year. up : n25-1 : A new founded coral.
13 Apr 2002	No remarkable change	up : a part of B (Let's call "Bz" from now): I could find only 3 polyps which keep their life after careful survey. up : n15-2: Good. up : n24-3 : New coral	Algal films were slightly increasing up : n1n-2 : Dead.... up : n24-1 : New coral.But it's too white...	up : G : good .Soft corals are strong. up : n16-2: It seemed that the color was bad It's too pale.
19 Mar 2002	Algal films were slightly decreasing up : n23-4 : A one-y.o. new coral	up : B : Dead... The last surviving area has gone... up : n15-2: It still survived.	Algal films were slightly decreasing up : n1n-2 : It still kept growing. up : n23-3 : A tiny one-y.o. new coral	up : G : good up : n22-1 : From oppsite side. up : n23-2 : A one-y.o. new coral
13 Feb 2002	No remarkable change	up : B : No remarkable change up : n15-2: It still survived.	No remarkable change up : n1n-2 : It's growing!	up : G : good up : n16-2: It seemd that the color was a little bad. up : n22-1 : A tiny new coral
20 Jan 2002	Algal films were slightly decreasing due to bad weathers in winter.	up : B : Surviving area was getting narrow. up : n15-2: good	up : n21-1 : A tiny new coral up : n21-2 : A tiny new coral	up : G : good up : n16-2: good up : n21-3 : A tiny new coral

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 !