Yearly Archives: 2012

07 Nov

‘Reef will die with development at Oostpunt’

Source: AMIGOE, November 7th 2012 WILLEMSTAD — “If one really would proceed to develop from Lagun Blanku up to Punt Kanon in such a way, this reef will certainly be affected or die back within 4.5 years. This is a fact”, said Rolf Bak, an worldwide renowned authority in the area of coral reef research. He speaks in response to the recently organized public hearing by the Government to inform the public on the plans regarding Oostpunt and the possible [...]

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07 Nov

‘Ontwikkeling bij Oostpunt zal rif doen afsterven’

Bron: AMIGOE woensdag, 07 november 2012 09:51 WILLEMSTAD — “Als men daadwerkelijk op zodanige wijze tot ontwikkeling vanaf Lagun Blanku tot aan Punt Kanon zou overgaan, dan zal dit rif met zekerheid binnen 4,5 jaar kapot gaan ofwel afsterven. Dat staat vast”, stelt Rolf Bak, een autoriteit op het gebied van wereldwijd koraalwetenschappelijk onderzoek. Hij reageert nadat de overheid onlangs een openbare hoorzitting heeft georganiseerd om het publiek te informeren over de plannen met betrekking tot Oostpunt en de mogelijke [...]

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05 Nov

News and developments relevant to the Jan Kok Oilspill

News and developments relevant to the Jan Kok Oilspill UPDATE MAANDAG 5 NOVEMBER: DE OPRUIMWERKZAAMHEDEN ZIJN GEREED. ALLE MEDEWERKENDE ORGANISATIES EN VRIJWILLIGERS WORDEN HARTELIJK BEDANKT VOOR HUN INZET GEDURENDE DE AFGELOPEN DRIE MAANDEN. HOEWEL HET GEBIED ER NU "SCHOON" UITZIET, BLIJFT NADER ONERZOEK VEREIST OM VAST TE STELLEN WELKE LANGE TERMIJNS GEVOLGEN DEZE OLIE RAMP OP DE BINNENBAAI EN DE KORAALRIFFEN HEEFT GEHAD. This report is solely intended to describe the efforts conducted so far to mitigate the effects of the [...]

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28 Aug

Educational videos about coral reefs

Program: Changing Seas Episode: Mysterious Microbes From: http://video.wpbt2.org/They are some the ocean’s tiniest inhabitants. On coral reefs, microorganisms are copious creatures. But in a world that’s invisible to the naked eye, drastic changes are taking place. Throughout Florida, scientists painstakingly work to identify key players within this microbial community. Recent breakthroughs revealed a direct link between a human pathogen and a devastating coral disease Clich here to see this video Microbes rule the reef. They determine both coral reef health and decline. Exploration [...]

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01 Jan

New Carmabi report on the current state of Curacao’s coral reefs 2012

To download the report, Vermeij MJA (2012) Curacao State of the reef 2012 Carmabi (c)2012 Papiamentu follows english below The coral reefs of Curaçao represent one of the best reef systems left in the Caribbean at present. However, this does not mean that these reef systems are doing well.  On the contrary: increased coastal development has resulted in pollution of near shore waters through the release of (untreated) sewage, nutrients and chemicals and overfishing represent some of the factors that have [...]

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