As part of its contribution to the Guánica Bay Watershed Project, the U.S. EPA will assess 
coral reef condition in southern Puerto Rico from Nov 27-Dec 15, 2010. Among the objectives for the survey are 1) identify coral reef indicators that signal adverse human activities; 2) examine coral reef condition adjacent to watersheds with varying human activity and stressor loads; and 3) collect data to evaluate the potential loss of ecosystem services from sediment efflux in Guánica Bay and La Parguera.
The team will use small dive boats off EPA’s Ocean Survey Vessel BOLD, which will be in Puerto Rico for this and other missions
Contacts: Bill Fisher: fisher.william@epa.gov; Buddy LoBue, lobue.charles@epa.gov