Category Archives: Reef Health

AGRRA confirms presence of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in Barbados 10May2023

Posted on May 8, 2023 by admin

UPDATE 30 May, 2023: McGill students release their final report: Occurrence of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease on Vauxhall Reef and a Breakwater in the Folkstone Marine Protected Area of Barbados (28.7 MB) —————– “Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is … Continue reading →

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Causative agent for die-off of long-spined sea urchin in 2022 identified 2May2023

Posted on May 2, 2023 by admin

The long-spined sea urchin (Diadema antillarum) is an important herbivore on Caribbean reefs. In 2022, there was a mass die-off of this sea urchin all over the Caribbean, echoing a similar die-off in the early 1980s. A paper reporting on … Continue reading →

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Presumptive Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease on Vauxhall Reef & Environs (Barbados) 25Jan2023

Posted on January 25, 2023 by admin

UPDATE Feb 16, 2023: SCTLD or White Plague Disease? – we don’t yet know. Based on some discussion I had recently with an authority on this disease, it’s not clear right now whether SCTLD is present in Barbados or whether what … Continue reading →

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Disturbing news about cruise ships’ damage to coral reefs 23May2021

Posted on May 23, 2021 by admin

From Barbados Today, for May 21, 2021

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Coral Reef Report Card issued for Barbados 16Mar2021

Posted on March 16, 2021 by admin

CERMES, the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies at Cave Hill, Barbados has issued a “Report Card” for the coral reefs of Barbados. From the publication (JA Irvine et al., 2021) reporting on how it was developed: The 2020 … Continue reading →

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