Acropora White Diseases

White Pox Disease (A. palmata)

Rapid Tissue Loss

Disease Management

• Colony Isolation• Pruning• Banding• Manage

transmission vectors (snails, worms, crabs, butterflyfishes)

banded coral

predation

Plot Setup A B C D E

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North

South

4 m

5 m

Plot Setup

Tools for outplanting• Sledge hammers• Nails (3-4 inch galvanized/stainless steel masonry

nails)• Epoxy• Cable ties• Flagging tape• Mesh bags• Snips/Clippers• ID Tags• Ruler• Clipboard/underwater paper/pencil