On Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:01:13 -0500, Brad <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>About four monthes ago, I didn't even know what caused coral bleaching,
>so I made efforts to learn about it.

You could've asked one of our OZ regulars and they probably could have
given you lots of references about what killed 90% or their corals over
the entire continent -- that was what I read in the news when I was there.


>http://www.coral.noaa.gov/lists/coral-list.html .

Nice link.  I had no trouble clicking it and get everything except on
little flashy label.  Your amended URL fixed that.


>Coral Spawning Predictions for Southern Caribbean,

That's an entirely different phenomenon.  Go to Roatan at certain time
of the year, and you'll be able to see the simultaneous spawning under
the full moon that drop the already poor vis from about 40 to 10 feet.


Did you see my post about Travel Deals to CANCUN?

http://www.vacationtogether.com/hotd/zoo_mexico2.asp?referrerV02

You can get the same deal as from ATL, from Cleveland, during the
March 29 - Apr 5 week.  That's your chance to dive COZUMEL cheap. :-)
Our 4-nt deal is March 30, listed at $599, but booked at $499.  Thus
I think the current prices are even less than those shown on that
page.

-- Bob.