Coral Bleaching Reporting Form

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Date of Sighting *

Year

Month

Day

Name of Reporter *

Phone Number

Email Address

Location of Sighting *

Name of dive site or general location, landmarks, GPS coordinates, depth

Temperature of Water

Species of Coral Affected *

Common or scientific names if known or description

Image of Bleached Coral

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Glossary of Terms

Tropical Storm

A tropical cyclone with maximum winds less than 34 m/sec (75 mile per hour). Compare with hurricane or typhoon (winds greater than 34m/sec).

Continental Slope

The declivity from the offshore border of the continental shelf to oceanic depths. It is characterized by a marked increase in slope.

Setback

A required open space, specified in shoreline master programmes, measured horizontally upland from a perpendicular to the ordinary high water mark.

Siltation

The input of non-calcareous fine-grained sediments to the nearshore marine environment, or the settling out of fine-grained sediments on the sea floor.

The settling of fine-grained particles to the sea bottom.

Refraction (of water waves)

The process by which the direction of a wave moving in shallow water at an angle to the contours is changed: the part of the wave advancing in shallower water moves more slowly than that part still advancing in deeper water, causing the wave crest to bend toward alignment with the underwater contours.

The bending of wave crests by currents.

Scour

The removal of underwater material by waves and currents, especially at the base or toe of a shore structure.

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