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[*] posted on 3-9-2010 at 06:26 PM
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[*] posted on 3-9-2010 at 06:32 PM


Probably another failed photo post, right?

The photo upload code needs to be modified to resize photos automatically. I'm pretty sure there are php functions that could be used to do this.

Anyway, is it true that Cabo Pulmo contains the most northernmost coral reef? Such as it is.




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[*] posted on 3-9-2010 at 06:40 PM


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Anyway, is it true that Cabo Pulmo contains the most northernmost coral reef? Such as it is.


No, that is often stated but it is not correct. There are living coral reefs (large and small) on the East Cape north of Pulmo all the way up to Bahia de Los Muertos. There is a living coral reef about a half mile off of Punta Pescadero at about 60 fsw which, having dived both, appears to me to be much larger in area than the finger reefs at Pulmo.




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[*] posted on 3-9-2010 at 07:41 PM


Thanks Ken and sorry about the repetitively redundant "most northernmost". ;D

Northernmost alone would have worked.




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[*] posted on 3-9-2010 at 07:47 PM


I think the coral lived all along the eastern coast of the Baja California peninsula from as far north as the Encantadas to Cabo San Lucas at the tip. The sea is so calm and warm and rich that bleaching has stopped/killed most of the reef sized colonies. I think that's why scientists are so anxious to save Cabo Pulmo now.
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[*] posted on 3-9-2010 at 07:59 PM


Is the coral at Pulmo thriving or is it in trouble? If in trouble, what's the cause? I dove there maybe 15 years ago and thought it looked much less alive than other places I've been to - Molokini, Stepping Stones, Drake Channel.



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