similandiver
Contributor
The Similans are doing well...the growth has been happening fast...but still visibly affected. So if you noticed this last year, you'll see changes, but not a total recovery.
Indonesia was not affected - except potentially Northwest Sumatra. This was the result of an event called "Reverse Indian Ocean Dipole" which is basically a La Nina for the Indian ocean. This year the far side of the Indian is expected to have a similar problem - high enough temperatures to affect coral. The area around Bali is far, far removed from these conditions.
Indonesia was not affected - except potentially Northwest Sumatra. This was the result of an event called "Reverse Indian Ocean Dipole" which is basically a La Nina for the Indian ocean. This year the far side of the Indian is expected to have a similar problem - high enough temperatures to affect coral. The area around Bali is far, far removed from these conditions.