CURRENT CONDITIONS REPORTS

Information from NOAA's remote sensing and in-situ monitoring projects
will be reviewed routinely and summarized along with BleachWatch volunteer observations in the field to provide a comprehensive overview of current conditions throughout the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Reports will include a summary of relevant weather information, NOAA Coral Bleaching "HotSpot" and "Degree Heating Weeks" analysis, and updated in-situ monitoring data, along with BleachWatch observer reports for each region during a given period.

Dissemination of "current conditions reports" will depend on the potential risk for coral bleaching throughout the season. A report will be generated monthly as long as environmental conditions suggest low risk of mass coral bleaching. If climate or sea temperatures are elevated above normal a report will be produced every 2 weeks. Weekly reports will be produced when sea temperature and other environmental factors resulting in increased stress have accumulated to levels associated with a moderate risk of bleaching. If and when environmental stress has accumulated to levels associated with a high risk of bleaching and/or reports of bleaching are reported by volunteers,
reports will be produced twice per week.

Previous Current Conditions Reports(PDF):
June 1, 2005 - LOW 
June 28, 2005 - LOW
July 26, 2005 - MEDIUM 
August 9, 2005 - HIGH 
August 16, 2005 - MEDIUM
August 23, 2005 - HIGH 
August 30, 2005 - MEDIUM 
September 13, 2005 - MEDIUM 
September 27, 2005 - LOW 
October 18, 2005 - LOW 

June 1, 2006 - LOW 
June 30, 2006 - LOW 
July 31, 2006 - MODERATE 
August 14, 2006 - MODERATE 
August 28, 2006 - MODERATE 
September 19, 2006 - LOW 
October 19, 2006 - LOW 

June 1, 2007 - LOW
June 29, 2007 - LOW
July 16, 2007 - MODERATE
July 30, 2007 - HIGH
August 13, 2007 - HIGH
August 27, 2007 - MODERATE
September 10, 2007 - HIGH
October 1, 2007 - LOW
October 30, 2007 - LOW

June 2, 2008 - LOW

For more information about the BleachWatch program, or the "current conditions reports", please contact Cory Walter,  BleachWatch Coordinator, at Mote Marine Laboratory - (305)745-2729 ext. 301 

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"Current Conditions Report" provides a summary of NOAA's coral bleaching early warning products and reports from trained Florida Keys observers.

Network of Volunteer Observers

Compile Reports of Coral Condition

Compliments other Mote Research Programs Related to Coral Bleaching