Bleaching in Philippines

The coral bleaching situation here in Cebu is ranging from less than
20% affected corals up to more than 90% dead. We keep on gathering data to
answer the question where is the point-of-no-return for bleached
corals, even when the temperature is dropping. We figured that
the El Nino effects outcompete by far the reef destruction of certain
destructive fishing methods. More is still to come.

Thomas
Dr. Thomas Heeger
Professor of Marine Biology
University of San Carlos
Marine Biology Section
Cebu City, Cebu
Philippines 6000