What has become of the Sea Monitor LMSP program? Did the monitor arrays survive Omar?

Hi John,

I am no longer directly involved with the LMSP / Sea Monitor program so I don't have official updates, but I suggest that you contact:

Albert Bianculli, President, SEA MONITOR Foundation, LMSP On-Island Coordinator, Administration, Volunteers and Fundraising

directab@gmail.com

Thanks for your support John.

Blue

All the arrays survived Omar. In addition to the array data we have the volunteer's visual reports. We think we may have a unique view of the effect of a hurricane.

Is there any web site for further information on this program? Sounds fascinating to me.

Thanks for the update, Tom. I happy that the system is still collecting data.

Dan, there is some background information here:
http://www.oldbonairetalk.com/newsgroup/messages/30/332851.html?1191263597

Since the above writeup, several events have transpired.
1. The salinity sensors we expected to use would not work in Carribean water. (They were designed in Iceland for tracking deep ocean fish)
2. The UV approach we couldn't get to work. (The filters were too thick to fit inside the sensor)
3. We updated the blue and green sensors to provide greater accuracy.
4. At the Coral Reef Symposium we presented data that showed the rainbow sensors work.

As I type this the majority of the sensor arrays are commencing their second year of operation. Our initial thinking is that year versus prior year data would be the most valuable in accessing the direction of the reef's health. We shall see if that is true as soon as the environment returns to normal following Omar.

I can also say that we are seeing increased failures from the low-cost equipment we are using. Th on-island team of volunteers still needs donations to continue the project.

Tom Reynolds
LMSP Program Manager (USA)