Hi Jim:
I did not notice anything that could be considered “new” bleaching due to this summer’s conditions. Corals were pale to begin with before the 2006 summer warming began. But Ernesto has far more data and information than I do, so I’d like to read his opinion.
Alina
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Dr. Alina M. Szmant
Coral Reef Research Group
UNCW-Center for Marine Science
5600 Marvin K. Moss Ln
Wilmington NC 28409