Climate Change and its Effects on the Coral Reefs of the World
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| Sea Creatures in the Coral Gardens of the Amoingon Coast | Here's How Carlos Avila described his encounter with the sea Creature above lurking in the Coral Gardens of our backyard at CDM* |
"I
consider myself to be a pretty tough dude. Rough neighborhoods don’t
bother me. But I was snorkeling today and ran into one of these
motherfuckers swimming straight towards me and I started flailing around
like a wild radioactive chicken, my mouthpiece filled with water,
started choking cuz I thought I was drowning, and then swam back to
shore like I was running from the cops.
My mom shouted over from sea asking why I wasn’t coming back in and I was like CUZ I’M CHILLIN’ DAMN WHY YOU ALWAYS GOTTA BOTHER ME, SHIT. I’M JUST TIRED CAN’T A FLIP GET SOME REST. | ||
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| Photo: Zee Jambalos |
The above two photos from the FB pages of Macrine's nephew and niece respectively reminded me of three articles I wrote a few years ago about the Amoingon Coast of Marinduque, Philippines and the recent Netflix documentary I viewed just recently on how climate change affects the Coral Reefs of the world.
The Amoingon Coast is the backyard of Chateau Du Mer- our second and vacation home in Boac. This posting is a reprint on my article" Sea Creatures in the Coral Gardens of the Amoingon Coast".
Here's also the reference on climate change and its effect on the coral reefs from oceanservice. noaa.gov.
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coralreef-climate.html
Climate change is the greatest global threat to coral reef ecosystems. Scientific evidence now clearly indicates that the Earth's atmosphere and ocean are warming, and that these changes are primarily due to greenhouse gases derived from human activities.
As temperatures rise, mass coral bleaching events and infectious disease outbreaks are becoming more frequent. Additionally, carbon dioxide absorbed into the ocean from the atmosphere has already begun to reduce calcification rates in reef-building and reef-associated organisms by altering seawater chemistry through decreases in pH. This process is called ocean acidification.
Climate change will affect coral reef ecosystems, through sea
level rise, changes to the frequency and intensity of tropical storms,
and altered ocean circulation patterns. When combined, all of these
impacts dramatically alter ecosystem function, as well as the goods and
services coral reef ecosystems provide to people around the globe. Here are the three articles about the Amoingon Coast.
1. Snorkeling in the Amoingon Coast of Marinduque
Son David III after his daily snorkeling with Miko our pet dog at Amoingon Beach- a few meters from the CDM beach house.Three weeks ago, two prospective clients for Chateau Du Mer from Australia and Virginia, USA asked me if the beach in front of the beach house is excellent for snorkeling. I told them, i really do not know( because I do not snorkle), but last year when my youngest son was vacationing here, he snorkeled almost every day when the waves are calm and the sun is bright. Their questions prompted me to search for old articles about the Amoingon coast. Attached is a posting from Marinduque Rising titled Amoingon Beach Colors written by the prolific writer, Eli Obligacion- a fellow blogger, former neighbor and friend.
marinduque rising: Amoingon beach colors:
Just a few meters away from the pebble-strewn beach in the quiet
coastal barangay of Amoingon in Boac are coral gardens still home to a
... Personally, I like to promote the Amoingon Coast as the snorkeling capital of Marinduque and the Torrijos Coast as the diving capital of the province.
2. A Paradise at Amoingon Coast
by Jane Dacumos on June 25, 2012The western coast of Marinduque, known as the Amoingon Coast, is a coastal area with an abundant marine ecosystem. Just 10 to 15 meters away from the beachfront, the quiet coastal Barangay of Amoingon is home to a variety of tropical fishes, colorful butterfly fishes, bobbing clownfishes, lionfishes, melon-sized seashells, schools of angelfish, seahorses, and marine mollusks.
Amoingon is just over a mile away from the Port of Cawit in Boac. The beach itself is a tourist attraction. It is the home of numerous coral gardens. A railroad vine that help control erosion are allowed to bloom on this beach. These coral gardens welcome every visitor with a good and lovely charm.
Chateau-du-Mer is among the few resorts found in Amoingon with a beach house ideal for short vacations.
http://marinduquegov.blogspot.com/2012/06/amoingon-beach-colors.html?spref=bl
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