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The “Coral Rubble Flats” of the east coast of Barbados 4Mar2026

“Coral Rubble Flats” occurred in shallow water areas exposed on the lowest tides at Bath in 1969, and were still present in, superficially at least, the same condition and location in subsequent years up to my last visit to Barbados … Continue reading

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The Bath Rhodoliths 3Mar2026

Early on in my studies of seagrass beds at Bath on the east, windward coast of Barbados in the years 1967-1970, I encountered and was fascinated by what I called “Algal Balls”: golf-ball- to cricket ball- and  softball-sized spherical structures … Continue reading

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“Coral species from another ocean may be the only way to save Caribbean reefs” Alejandro E. Camacho, et al., 2026 in PNAS

From the Introduction to this paper in PNAS, published January 22, 2026: “At a conservation meeting in Miami, Florida, last month aimed at discussing the plight of local coral reefs, a previously unthinkable idea was on the agenda. Scientists, legal … Continue reading

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Making it easier to navigate the Observation Pages on this website 4Feb2026

Navigating “Observations” on this website 4Feb2026 Content-wise this website consists of (i) Info. about or related to Barbados Fringing Reefs & Seagrass Beds compiled under the top level menu items circled below: (ii) Reports on my observations of Barbados Fringing … Continue reading

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GCRMN issues “Status and Trends of Caribbean Coral Reefs: 1970-2024” 9Dec 2025

“9th December 2025, Wider Caribbean Region – Coral cover in the Caribbean has declined by 48% since 1980 while macroalgae cover has risen 85% in the same time, according to a major new report by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring … Continue reading

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Extreme Weather cont’d in BIM 20Nov2025

From Barbados Today, Just rain? We still ain’t ready yet posted Nov 20, 2025: This past weekend offered Barbados a harsh and necessary wake-up call. A few intense hours of rainfall – focused largely on one side of the island … Continue reading

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Warm-water coral reefs are crossing their thermal tipping point 15oct2025

From the Global Tipping Points Report 2025 issued at www.global-tipping-points.org, Oct 13, 2025: “The world has entered a new reality. Global warming will soon exceed 1.5°C. This puts humanity in the danger zone where multiple climate tipping points pose catastrophic … Continue reading

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“Gar” and “Garfish” in Barbados 4Oct2025

My curiosity about these fish began with a question about “houndfish” My interest in the category of fish caught in Barbados that are commonly called “gar fish” or “garfish” arose from a fish I had photographed and posted on iNaturalist, … Continue reading

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Videos of healthy fringing reef at Vauxhall, Barbados 2015 to early 2023

In the early months of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 and 2025, I had the good fortune to spend a lot of time snorkelling on the fringing reef at Vauxhall, Barbados, camera in hand. Up until early … Continue reading

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URGENT CALL TO ACTION TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE SHALLOW-WATER CORAL REEFS 24Jun2025

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