RickMo Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I mentioned a month or so ago that I expected to find significant bleaching during our nearly two-week liveaboard in the Jardines. I really hadn't imagined the carnage we'd find. I'm working on a trip report, but in the meantime, the attached article by accomplished author Robert Osborne was published in the recent edition of X-Ray Mag. The before (May 2023) and after (October 2023) images are striking. Water temperatures are coming down--we had mostly 81-82f, but had one dive at 78f--so fingers crossed for recovery, but it's hard to imagine the Jardines being the garden it once was anytime soon. Feature_ClimateChange-CoralBleaching_Cuba_RobertOsborne_123_protected(1).pdf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftFF5 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Wow, very sad. I hope it recovers quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinO Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Shocking. Be interested to see your trip report, as well as any of Robert's updated findings - he infers he's doing a repeat trip this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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