U.S. moving to protect dying coral off South Florida coast

[archman]

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[archman]

I am excited about this proposed plan for south Florida. I really hope it is enacted.

 

[keyshunter]

I am excited about this proposed plan for south Florida. I really hope it is enacted.

I am excited as well. But in such projects, government has a tendency to move at the speed of an arthritic snail because of the many "vested interests" that they consider. They *****d around for about 10 years after passage before they actually implemented the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

 

[ekremer]

I couldn't get the link to open but but what the heck has coral dying off got to do with manatees? Anyaway, it's my understanding that the major cause of the coral die-off is contaminated water coming out of the Everglades because of the Klinton/Algore administration's push to repenish fresh water into it. Not to mention the Mississippi River and other rivers and canals puking out their sediments and raw sewage into the ocean.

This is for the east coast of Florida mainly, so the mississippi has little if anything to do here. Lately the problem has been fertilizer from the golf coarses, sewage run off, and the beach replenishment projects, but not "water coming out of the Everglades because of the Klinto/Algore administration's push to repenish fresh water into it."

 

[Guba]

Doesn't say anything about the hurricanes smashing and destroying the coral. Hmmm.

Sort of a "non-unique argument", isn't it? Hurricanes have been clobbering reef systems since the beginning, but the reefs managed to recover regardless. One of the most dynamic illustrations I've seen for this was Hurricane Wilma several years ago. That storm did its best to sink Cozumel, but when I visited only months later, the reefs were recovering nicely, with very good species diversity. Sure, it will take a while for the sand sedimentation to drain, but rest assured the ecosystem will return.

 

[DennisS]

Public hearing set for Dania on coral protection


South Florida Sun-Sentinel 10:41 AM EST, February 21, 2008


A public hearing will be held on the proposal:

When: March 4, 7-9 p.m.

Where: International Game Fish Association, 300 Gulf Stream Way,

 

[Garrobo]

ekremer::"Everglades runoff destroying coral in the Keys?" Think not? Goto Google, type in "everglades destroying coral", then click on "Reef Relief-Coral Conservation Science Education News", goto #2 and read the second paragraph. Maybe you might change your mind. If I knew how to do it I would post a link to this article. Hopefully someone who is more of a techy can do it. There's nothing like getting educated before commenting on an issue.

 

[Hank49]

This is for the east coast of Florida mainly, so the mississippi has little if anything to do here. Lately the problem has been fertilizer from the golf coarses, sewage run off, and the beach replenishment projects,

I read that the corals have been getting worse over the last few decades. I wouldn't count the Mississippi out of the equation. It drains much of industrial America and brings down a lot toxic compounds, some of which have long half lives. (I remember growing up in Ohio and we had carbon tetrachloride, among other nasties, in the river in cincinnati...which eventually made it to the Gulf) The Gulf of Mexico is huge but the Miss has been dumping for a long time. No one really knows what level of what, or what combinations of what can have detrimental effects on a fragile reef system as it drains out past south FL.