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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released yesterday a Coral Bleaching Watch Advisory for the Chinchorro Bank, in Mexico. This site is close to the northern reefs in Belize and all snorkelers and divers visiting sites along the Belize Barrier Reef are asked to take their Coral Watch slates on trips to the reef and record their observations and submit online. Northern Turneffe and Lighthouse Atoll are also under the Coral Reef Watch. Please be the voice for the reefs you visit let us know what you are seeing!
On June 21 volunteers with Reef CI in the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve participated in the Coral Watch Program and submitted their observations from two sites. Kenly Willians surveyed Eel Gardens which is a forereef site, while Jenny Birch and Colin Sollinger surveyed a shallow back reef site. Presented below are the results from the surveys.
![]() NOAA Coral Bleach Watch Coral Bleaching Thermal Stress Outlook for Belize Indicate NO Stress! This is great news for Belize reefs. Thankfully the waters cooled off quickly last year and the corals returned to normal healthy browns and greens! If you are visiting the reefs in Belize please contact us so we can send you a Belize Coral Watch Program so you can complete surveys while you are snorkeling or diving and help identify resilient reefs! |
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