Jackson2013-Status and Trendsof Caribbean Coral Reefs
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Map<br />
Code<br />
Contributor Time Period Year<br />
Count<br />
<strong>Coral</strong><br />
Diadema<br />
antillarum<br />
9 Hawkins & Lewis 1982 8 1975-1976 2 X<br />
a Hunte et al. 1986 9 1983-1984 2 X<br />
b Hunte & Younglao 1983-1985 3 X<br />
1988 10<br />
c Reef Check* 1997, 2001-2005 6 X<br />
d Scoffin 1980 11 1978 1 X<br />
e Bauer 1980 12 1978 1 X<br />
Macroalgae<br />
Fishes<br />
Fig. 3.2 Average percent cover<br />
of live corals (A) <strong>and</strong> macroalgae<br />
(B), <strong>and</strong> density of Diadema<br />
antillarum (C) in Barbados. Dotted<br />
line represents the average of<br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong> data collected for this<br />
report; solid line is drawn through<br />
data presented. (Codes same as in<br />
Table 3.1 <strong>and</strong> Figure 3.1)<br />
Timeline<br />
1640s: Clearing of l<strong>and</strong> for sugarcane cultivation resulted in the removal of forests <strong>and</strong> massive amounts of<br />
erosion <strong>and</strong> sedimentation<br />
1950s: Expansion of the fishing fleet<br />
1955: Hurricane Janet (Category 5)<br />
1950s-60s: Tourism boom begins<br />
1960: Bellairs Research Institute, a field station for McGill University was established, <strong>and</strong> some of the earliest<br />
records of reef health recorded.<br />
1960: Lewis categorizes platforms at Six Mens Bay on the west coast of Barbados<br />
1974: Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies established <strong>and</strong> stimulates reef research<br />
Early 1980s: Acroporid mass mortality from White B<strong>and</strong> Disease<br />
1982: Coastal Zone Project Unit established <strong>and</strong> starts the National <strong>Coral</strong> Reef Monitoring Programme, with<br />
local <strong>and</strong> international scientists; First documentation of a eutrophication gradient on the west coast of<br />
the isl<strong>and</strong> (Tomascik & S<strong>and</strong>er 1985); Establishment of the Bridgetown Sewage Treatment Plant<br />
1983: Diadema antillarum mass mortality<br />
1987: Second monitoring event for the National <strong>Coral</strong> Reef Monitoring Programme<br />
1992: Third monitoring event for the National <strong>Coral</strong> Reef Monitoring Programme<br />
1997: Fourth monitoring event for the National <strong>Coral</strong> Reef Monitoring Programme<br />
1998: Bleaching event<br />
2001-2002: First coral disease survey carried out, low but pervasive levels recorded<br />
2002: Establishment of the South Coast Sewerage Project, largely as a result of proving that corals<br />
deteriorated along a eutrophication gradient on the west coast; Fifth monitoring event for the National<br />
<strong>Coral</strong> Reef Monitoring Programme<br />
124 STATUS AND TRENDS OF CARIBBEAN CORAL REEFS: 1969-2012