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Parallel studies are examining the health of fish and of sea grass communities. The purpose of the survey is to figure out what's causing the reef decline in the hopes that it can be arrested and prevented.
How the Monitoring Works
"The best way to determine the health of corals is to monitor over time to see whether the corals are growing or staying the same or possibly even dying," explains Porter. That's done by taking a series of still life pictures and a series of Hi8 videos, over time, in exactly the same locations. Forty-two reefs were chosen, each with four video units consisting of two stainless steel survey pins twenty meters apart.
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