Coral Bleaching Full Information 2009

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 !

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--- Underwater view of
Cape Maeda
Click here to identify each coral of the below by a larger version. (150kb 800x600)
21
Aug

2010


New corals : C2                                  C1                                                   A2
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Below : 1998's . Before breaching...
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