Reef Relief - Coral Reef Conservation: Hurricane Threats

Photos from After Hurricane Georges

All photos credited to BILL REESE.

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This Montastrea annularis or massive star coral at Western Sambo Reef was damaged by Hurricane Georges. Note exposed light areas, produced by the impact of the storm.

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This barren seascape at Western Sambo Reef shows the exposed coral substrata revealed by the scouring action of Hurricane Georges.

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These are some of the previously thriving coral rosettes from the Reef Relief coral nursery at Western Sambo Reef. Efforts are underway to re-secure living coral fragments to the concrete which protect them from additional movement and sedimentation. The pads were moved several hundred feet by the force of the storm.

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