Dove the Lake today, yellow site, and SCLTD was everywhere you looked. So why even call it Yellow. They should only have Green and Red sites. To me it just like saying your a little bit pregnant. Either there is Diseased in area or not from a deconamination perspective. Having to decontaminate after Red to go to yellow is silly from what I am seeing. Deconamination from Diseased to non-diseased area makes sence.
Difference between Yellow and Red site?
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There are a lot of different coral diseases. SCTLD is just one, and is of particular concern because it spreads so quickly. You really cannot tell from a single dive if a diseased coral is due to SCTLD or not. It takes photos and repeated surveys/photos.
I am here now as well. Everything I have seen from Andrea 2 in the north to The Lake in the south is in pretty bad shape.
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Have you dived Bari Reef, assume it is the same?
7 dives on Bari over the last week, my friend. Different times of the morning, day and night. Hard corals are looking pretty overwhelmed by the disease. Still a great dive site though. Found this guy in 53 feet the other day:
Lot of this unfortunately:
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So talking to some people today and Green, Yellow and Red are based upon some percentage of infections per total coral type. So green is not infection free but below some threshold, yellow is some percetage infected of infected type coral above a green threshold and red is, well just a mess for those type of coral that are vulnerable to the infection. Good news it is only infecting a few types of coral. IMHO, it is really hitting Maze coral real, real bad.
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It is not surprising that green, yellow and red are all blurring together.
Do remember this disease hits hard and fast. Based on experience at other islands, it will be over at Bonaire in 6 months as all corals impacted will be wiped out. Those coral skeletons will become part of the reef structure and other things will start growing on them.
It is time to start asking how a site goes from red back to green.
Do remember this disease hits hard and fast. Based on experience at other islands, it will be over at Bonaire in 6 months as all corals impacted will be wiped out. Those coral skeletons will become part of the reef structure and other things will start growing on them.
It is time to start asking how a site goes from red back to green.
I dove Vista Blue today (just past Atlantis kite surfing). It is listed as Green (Green = No Concern per STINAPA site). Well let me tell you, I was concerned. While it was not nearly as bad as Orange or Red sites, it was definitely infected.
I have a feeling alot of green sites (all) or going Orange VERY soon (should be already). I have not seen a disease free (Green = No Concern) site yet.
I have a feeling alot of green sites (all) or going Orange VERY soon (should be already). I have not seen a disease free (Green = No Concern) site yet.
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