At 12:43 PM 6/18/96 -0700, Dr P Almada Villela wrote:
>Forwarded mail received from: CALVIN:DONNAW
> Date: 06/23/1996 09:32 pm (Sunday)
> From: Donna Wise
> To: Jonathan, Walt, Alan, Allen, Kenton, LauraLee, Shirley
> Subject: World survey on status of coral reef fis
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>Forwarded mail received from:
>HOBBES:WRI:WRI.SMTP:"palmada at aquacon.demon.co.uk"
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>Does this IUCN effort take the "wind from our sails" on our coral
>reefs indicators publication?
> Date: 06/18/1996 03:43 pm (Tuesday)
> From: Dr P Almada Villela <palmada at aq
> To: Fisheries Social Science Network <FISHFOLK at mitvma.
> Subject: World survey on status of coral reef fishes and habitat
>
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>IUCN World Survey on Status of Coral Reef Fishes and Habitat
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>Dear fish workers,
>
>For the last few years, the Coral Reef Fish Specialist Group (CRFSG) of
>the IUCN's Species Survival Commission has been carrying out a major
>review of the world's coral reef fish faunas, and will report its
>findings in a Status Report. This report will establish basic species
>lists including endemics (or species with restricted distribution),
>identify with GIS techniques hotspots for all species and areas under
>threat, and will examine the relationship between the marine aquarium
>industry, the coral reef fishes and their habitat.
>
>This survey is the component of the CRFSG programme that is assessing
>the conservation status of the coral fish faunas and habitats worldwide
>on a country per country basis. It is a fundamental part of the Status
>Report as it will provide unique baseline data on the status of species
>and habitats around the world. This information, together with other
>components of the Group's results, will ultimately result in its Action
>Plan for Conservation of Coral Reef Fishes. We are hoping that results
>from this project will provide essential guidelines for any future
>conservation, resource management and utilization activities worldwide.
>
>The CRFSG carries out most of its work on a voluntary basis and thus,
>the development of this project has been slower than expected. However,
>we have recently received a grant from the US Department of State which
>will allow us to finalise the first phase of our project. We are hoping
>to be able to do so by the end of 1996, so that our results may be
>disseminated during 1997, the International Year of the Reef.
>
>We are approaching you now to request your help with our efforts. Some
>time ago, we send approximately 700+ questionnaires to virtually all
>countries that have coral reefs, and a preliminary analysis of the
>survey is nearing completion. However, we still have many gaps in
>information and we feel that a great deal more could be achieved with
>your help. We would therefore be extremely grateful if you would let us
>know if you are able to assist us with this project. In the interest of
>those colleagues who have to pay higher fees for downloading extended
>messages, I will not send the questionnaire to the entire list but I
>would be happy to send it individually if I am contacted directly. The
>questionnaire is available in English and Spanish, please specify which
>version you would like to receive. Alternatively, if enough of you would
>like to see the questionnaires on the internet, I would be more than
>happy to send it in this way.
>
>We appreciate all the help that you may be able to give us with this
>important project. Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this
>post, I have sent it to a number of groups in order to get the widest
>coverage possible. Finally, I will be in Panama at the 8th International
>Coral Reef Congress from 23 to 30 June, if any of you attending have
>information I would be very interested in meeting you there.
>
>Yours sincerely,
>
>Patricia Almada-Villela
>IUCN SSC
>Coral Reef Fish Specialist Group
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>Dr P Almada-Villela Tel: (+44 01954) 260520
>Co-Chair, IUCN SSC Fax: (+44 01954) 202291
>Coral Reef Fish Specialist Group palmada at aquacon.demon.co.uk
>60 Newington, Willingham
>Cambridge, CB4 5JE, UK
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