Mote Marine Laboratory / Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Florida Keys BleachWatch Program

Instructions : The following form may be completed and submitted online, or printed and submitted by mail or fax.
Please provide as much information as possible. Detailed instructions and visual aids are available. Please submit a separate form for each observation/location.

Observer Information:

   Name        Date of Observation        Time
Address
  Phone        E-mail
Type of Observer: choose one Research Dive Industry Education Resident Visitor Other        Name of Vessel/Organization:

Site Information:

Latitude         Longitude      Max. Depth ft.
Location/Site Name       Buoy #/Area of Reef

Habitat Type:      choose one hardbottom patch reef mid-channel reef reef deep reef other/don't know

Environmental Conditions (optional):

Wind Speed      calm 0-5 kts 5-10 kts 10-15 kts 15-20 kts 20+ kts    Air Temp      Surface Temp       Bottom Temp     Cloud Cover clear partly cloudy mostly cloudy cloudy

DID YOU OBSERVE SIGNS OF CORAL BLEACHING DURING YOUR VISIT?

               YES NO   (If "YES" please continue to observations. If "NO", please provide any other comments before submitting.)

Bleaching Observations:

What was the OVERALL severity of bleaching over the entire site?          choose one Bleached only on upper surfaces Paling Partial bleaching Bleached white Dead with algae growth

Which of the following type(s) of coral(s) showed signs of partial bleaching, paling, or bleaching?

     partial bleaching paling bleaching Branching/Pillar      partial bleaching paling bleaching Brain        partial bleaching paling bleaching Encrusting/Mound/Boulder

     partial bleaching paling bleaching Leaf/Plate/Sheet      partial bleaching paling bleaching Fleshy      partial bleaching paling bleaching Flowering/Cup     

What percentage of overall coral cover at the site was bleached?    0% 1-10% 11-30% 31-50% 51-75% 76-100%

What was the depth range of corals showing signs of bleaching?      max     min

Did you notice any of the following bleaching:            Fire Coral     Palythoa     Gorgonians     Other
               (Note: while none of these are Stony Corals, they often act as early indicators to coral bleaching)

   Comments/Notes  (ie.- specific species bleaching, coral disease, mortality, etc.)

Remember - be sure to report after EVERY site visit, even if no bleaching is observed!