2002 Coral bleaching
Great Barrier Reef

This information is an outcome of a formal international arrangement among the above parties regarding scientific and technical cooperation in the area of coral reefs

The following images are presented as a web slide show. You can either choose to view these in lo-res or hi-res.

Slide 1 Slide 1: Comparison of the development of hot water in the Great Barrier Reef region due to summer heat wave conditions in 1997-8 and 2001-2 Lo-res fast load 600x470  Hi-res slow load 600x470
Slide 1a April 20, 2002 hotspots   Lo-res fast load 600x470  Hi-res slow load 600x470
Slide 2 Slides 2-6: Examples of bleached corals photographed at a reef 70 km from Townsville, taken February 02, 2002 Lo-res fast load 600x470   Hi-res slow load 600x470
Slide 3 Lo-res fast load 600x470   Hi-res slow load 600x470
Slide 4 Lo-res fast load 600x470   Hi-res slow load 600x470
Slide 5 Lo-res fast load 600x470   Hi-res slow load 600x470
Slide 6 Lo-res fast load 600x470   Hi-res slow load 600x470

For further information about coral bleaching:
Dr Terry Done, Leading Scientist, AIMS
Phone 07 4753 4344 
Email: t.done@aims.gov.au 

See also:
Coral bleaching index - current and archival information covering the past several years 
CRC Reef Research Centre - Townsville
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority - Townsville 
NOAA National environmental satellite data - USA
 

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