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Impacts to Coral Reefs

Impacts to Coral Reefs. Presented by: Kelly Drinnen, Education Specialist NOAA’s Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. 1. Why should you care?. We all live upstream!. 3. Watersheds. Sedimentation Pollution Debris Diversion of Water. 4. After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita…. 5.

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Impacts to Coral Reefs

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  1. Impacts to Coral Reefs Presented by: Kelly Drinnen, Education Specialist NOAA’s Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary 1

  2. Why should you care? We all live upstream! 3

  3. Watersheds • Sedimentation • Pollution • Debris • Diversion of Water 4

  4. After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita… 5

  5. What Can You do? • Educate yourself • Keep soil anchored with vegetation • Avoid using fertilizers and pesticides • Put trash in an appropriate place • Conserve water • Recycle 6

  6. Weather • Temperature • Wind • Storms FGBNMS FGBNMS 7

  7. Shipping • Groundings • Anchoring • Tow Lines • Pollutants • Debris FKNMS 8

  8. What Can You Do? Tell us, hit *6 to unmute your phone 9

  9. What Can You Do? • Spread the word • Don’t anchor on the reef - use mooring buoys when they are available • Report dumping or other illegal activities • Support organizations that protect coral reefs 10

  10. Poll Question: What caused the damage to this coral? 11

  11. Animals • Parrotfish • Damselfish Joyce & Frank Burek FGBNMS 12

  12. Animals • Crown of Thorns Sea Star • Sea Urchins FGBNMS 13

  13. Animals • Introduced Species • Invasive Species Joyce & Frank Burek 14

  14. Fishing • Methods • Nets/trawls • Cyanide • Dynamite • Species Abundance Joyce & Frank Burek 15

  15. Fishing • Derelict Nets and Ropes NMFS PIFSC CRED www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/ 16

  16. What Can You Do? Tell us, hit *6 to unmute your phone 17

  17. What Can You Do? • Spread the word • Support reef-friendly businesses • Volunteer for a reef or beach cleanup • Be an informed consumer • Recycle • Stay informed 18

  18. Disease • Black Band • Yellow Band NOAA 19

  19. Oil & Gas • Spills • Waste Materials • Extraction • Artifical Reefs 20

  20. What Can You Do? • Spread the word • Become a volunteer monitor • Report any slicks or spills • Stay informed 21

  21. Recreation • SCUBA Diving and Snorkeling • Sailing/Boating • Treasure Hunting Wicksten FGBNMS 22

  22. What Can You Do? Tell us, hit *6 to unmute your phone 23

  23. What Can You Do? • Spread the word • Control your buoyancy • Respect local guidelines • Participate in the Great Annual Fish Count • Take only pictures - Leave only bubbles 24

  24. Natural (N) or Human (H) Impacts? 25

  25. From Impacts to Interventions: We all make a Difference! For Additional Information: Kelly.Drinnen@noaa.gov 26

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