The condition of coral reefs in Bali

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The condition of coral reefs in Bali start worrying. Some 40 percent of coral reef bleaching in the Bali experience.

Damage to coral reefs most severe occurred 120 km along the coastline between the Pemuteran area, Gerokgak to Amed, Karangasem.

Said Head Reef Check Foundation Indonesia Naneng Setiasih in office, the road Tukad shaman, Denpasar, on Tuesday (22/6/2009).

Damage to coral reefs occur in the most severe Amed, pemutihannya covers about 40 percent of the amount of hard coral coverings. Level most randah bleaching occurred in Tulamben, about 10 percent.

Types of coral bleaching is the hard coral and soft coral. Type of hard coral, Acropora Tubalate and among Braching, Pocillopora sp, Stylopora while the type of soft coral, Sinularia and Sarchophyton namely, Anemon and Zooanthid.

"The coral reef is known after a quick test (rapid assessment) in sepankang coastline is," said Naneng.

Coral reef bleaching effect caused global warming. Coral is very sensitive to temperature increase. The average temperature in Indonesia has increased by 0.3 percent since year 1900.

"The increase in temperature of 1-2 degrees centigrade from the average sea surface temperature can trigger bleaching coral reefs," said Naneng.

The cause is other diseases, toxic chemicals. Naneng explains, bleaching coral reefs in Bali last happened in 2005 that coral reefs occur the left and right Ngurah Rai airport around 75 percent.

Coral bleaching occurred in Bali in the year 1997-1998 along with a massive global bleaching. At that time, occurred in Indonesia coral bleaching reached 50 percent, which occurred in Karimun Jawa, Pulau Seribu National Park, Gili Islands, Lombok, and East Kalimantan.

Impact of coral bleaching causes coral death will reduce the services and services provided by coral reefs to humans. Southeast Asia occurred in the value of services and products that are missing from the fishery, tourism, biodiversity and the damage could reach 38.3 billion U.S. dollars.