The Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean

CONTENIDO

31a Reunión Científica de la

Asociación de Laboratorios Marinos del Caribe (ALMC)

Organizers/ Organizadores.………………………………………………………………………………………….. XIII
Welcome/Bienvenida.……………………………………………………………………………………………….. XV
Schedule of oral presentations / Programa de presentaciones orales.……………………………………………….. XVII
Poster presentations / Presentación de carteles.…………………………………………………………………….. XXIII

Richardson, L.L., D.K. Mills, E.R. Remily & J.D. Voss
Development and field application of a molecular probe for the primary pathogen of the coral disease
white plague type II.……………………………………………………………………………………………..		 1

Ramsundar, H.
The distribution and abundance of wetland ichthyofauna, and exploitation of the fisheries in the Godineau Swamp, Trinidad – Case study.……………………………………………………………………………………..		 11

Otero, E. & K.K. Carbery
Chlorophyll a and turbidity patterns over coral reefs systems of La Parguera Natural Reserve, Puerto Rico.……..		 25

Norville, W.
Spatial distribution of heavy metals in sediments from the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad.………………………………..		 33

Rojas de Astudillo, L., I. Chang Yen & I. Bekele
Heavy metals in sediments, mussels and oysters from Trinidad and Venezuela.…………………………………..		 41

Segnini de Bravo, M.I. J. Medina, S. Marcano, H.J. Finol & A. Boada-Sucre
Effects of herbicide on the kidneys of two Venezuelan cultured fish.……………………………………………..		 55

Warner, G.F.
The occurrence of black corals (Antipatharia) in Jamaican reef environments, with special reference to
Stichopathes lutkeni.………………………………………………………………………………………………..		 61

Brito, L. & S. Silva
Fenología y ciclo de vida del alga Gracilariopsis tenuifrons (Gracilariaceae) en Sucre, Venezuela.………………..		 67

Moulding, A.L.
Coral recruitment patterns in the Florida Keys.……………………………………………………………………..		 75

Quinn, N.J. & B.L. Kojis
Patterns of sexual recruitment for acroporid coral populations on the West Fore Reef at Discovery Bay,
Jamaica.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..		 83

Bullock, C. & I. Moonesar
Potential sources of bacteriological pollution for two bays with marinas in Trinidad.……………………………..		 91

Gayle, P.M.H., P. Wilson-Kelly & S. Green
Transplantation of benthic species to mitigate impacts of coastal development in Jamaica.………………………..		 105

Pierce, R.H., M.S. Henry, T.C. Blum & E.M. Mueller
Aerial and tidal transport of mosquito control pesticides into the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.……..		 117

Bruckner, A.W.
The importance of the marine ornamental reef fish trade in the wider Caribbean.………………………………..		 127

Hardin, M.P. & R.S. LeGore
Development of management policy for the marine ornamental fish and invertebrate fishery in Puerto Rico:
A case study.……………………………………………………………………………………………………..		 139

LeGore, R.S., M.P. Hardin & D. Ter-Ghazaryan
Organization and operation of the marine ornamental fish and invertebrate export fishery in Puerto Rico.……..		 145

Nemeth, R.S.
Linking larval history to juvenile demography in the bicolor damselfish Stegastes partitus
(Perciformes: Pomacentridae).……………………………………………………………………………………..		 155

Riegl, B., R.P. Moyer, L. Morris, R. Vinstein & R.E. Dodge
Determination of the distribution of shallow-water seagrass and drift algae communities with acoustic seafloor discrimination.………………………………………………………………………………………………………..		 165

Moyer, R.P., B. Riegl, K. Banks & R.E. Dodge
Assessing the accuracy of acoustic seabed classification for mapping coral reef environments in South Florida (Broward County, USA).………………………………………………………………………………………..		 175

Shapiro, A.C. & S.O. Rohmann
Summit-to-sea mapping and change detection using satellite imagery: tools for conservation and man-agement of coral reefs.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..		 185

Ragbirsingh, Y. & W. Norville
A Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis for trace metals assessment of sediments in the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..		 195

Juman, R.A.
Biomass, litterfall and decomposition rates for the fringed Rhizophora mangle forest lining the
Bon Accord Lagoon, Tobago.………………………………………………………………………………………..		 207

Juman, R.A.
The structure and productivity of the Thalassia testudinum community in Bon Accord Lagoon, Tobago.………..		 219

Armstrong, H.G.
Environmental education in Tobago’s primary school: A case study of coral reef education.……………………..		 229

Lum, L.L.
Beach dynamics and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) nest distribution at Grande Riviere Beach,
Trinidad & Tobago.…………………………………………………………………………………………………..		 239
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