International Society for Reef Studies – Portal to the World's Coral Reefs. The International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) was founded in 1. The principal objective of the Society is to promote the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge and understanding of coral reefs.  Currently these reefs are under threat globally as never before, as a result of both climate change and local impacts (see About Coral Reefs). If you work on or are interested in coral reefs you are WELCOME - please see the Membership Page, where you can join on- line. European Coral Reef Symposium "Sold Out"Reef Conservation UK, organisers of the 2. Watch An Impossible Voyage Online Hulu. European Coral Reef Symposium, being held at the University of Oxford, UK, have announced that, with 5.

No more places are available, but a waiting list has been established. The schedule for the three day meeting will be circulated in the next couple of weeks, with a full programme, list of presenters and details of social activities available in November.

For further announcements and other conference news follow ECRS1. Twitter (@Reef. Cons. UK  #ECRS2. 01. 7). October 2. 01. 7 (RO)Latest Issue of REEF ENCOUNTER Published. The latest issue of Reef Encounter (the Society's News Journal) has been published and is available for download as a high resolution copy (9 MB) HERE or a lower resolution copy (4. MB) HERE . The issue contains important society news concerning  honors, awards and grants, the next European (2. International (2.

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Coral Reef Sympsia, and the forthcoming International year of the Reef (2. The issue also contains impressive articles overviewing the terrible extent of the recent third global coral bleaching event and describing the production of the dramatic documentary film Chasing Corals, which illustrates the impact of bleaching and which we urge you to watch - it is available on Netflix. In addition there are reports and short communications about studies in Australia, Chagos, Cuba, Florida, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, and the US Virgin Islands. It's an information packed issue - well worth reading! September 2. 01. 7 (RO)Joint winners of Best Paper Award, Coral Reefs, vol. For the first time in its history, the Best Paper Award for the ISRS journal Coral Reefs (established 1.

Ashley Frisch(James Cook University, Townsville, Australia) and Daniel Holstein (The University of Miami, Florida, USA).  The papers are: Reassessing the trophic role of reef sharks as apex predators on coral reefs by Ashley J. Frisch, Matthew Ireland, Justin R. Rizzari, Oona M. Lönnstedt, Katalin A.

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Magnenat, Christopher E. Mirbach,  Jean- Paul A. Hobbs. Modeling vertical coral connectivity and mesophotic refugia by Daniel M. Holstein, Claire B. Paris, Ana C. Vaz, Tyler B. Smith. Congratulations to these two teams on the quality of both their original research and their reports.  Both studies shone new light on issues which are of great intrinsic interest and great relevance to informed conservation and management of coral reef ecosystems: the trophic role of reef sharks, and the connectivity between mesophotic and shallow- water corals. The Award consists of a plaque and cash donated by the journal’s publisher Springer.  ISRS thanks Springer for their ongoing support of this Award.

Terry Done (RO 3. July 2. 01. 7)ISRS AWARDS AND HONORS 2. ANNOUNCEDISRS is pleased to announce that the Society's Coulcil has approved the award of its 2. Eminence in Research Award:  Ove Hoegh- Guldberg and Tim Mc. Clanahan Mid- Career Award: Morgan Pratchett.

Young Scientist Award: Emily Darling World Reef Award:  Joseph Maina Mbui and Lorenzo Alvarez- Filip. Elected ISRS Fellow:  Christine Schonberg. Watch Anesthesia HDQ more. Congratulations to the successful candidates and thanks to all members who participated. May 2. 01. 7 (RO)EUROPEAN CORAL REEF SYMPOSIUM - REGISTRATION OPENREGISTRATION is now open for the ISRS European Coral Reef Symposium (ECRS), organised by Reef Conservation UK, to be held at Oxford University, from December 1. The information required to REGISTER for the conference can be found at the conference website: www. Alternatively you can go straight to the conference ticketing site at: https: //www. Early- bird registration with reduced fees closes on 1.

September (normal registration closes on 1. October). There is a £3. ISRS members, as well as reduced rates for students. May 2. 01. 7 (RO)CORAL REEF RELATED COURSESAs part of its remit, the ISRS Education Committee is developing a list of coral- reef related courses that may be of interest to professional researchers, graduate or undergraduate students and enthusiastic amateurs. A list of courses about which details have been received so far is available on the Education Committee home page. To have details of any course included in the list please contact the Education Committee chairman or other member of the committee.

April 2. 01. 7 (RO)2. GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS ANNOUNCEDISRS is pleased to announce that the Society's 2.

Graduate Fellowships have been awarded to the following graduate students: Ashani Arulananthan (Sri Lanka)Institution: Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Research topic: A Baseline Survey of Coral Reefs and Genetic Diversity Analysis of Coral Species in Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka. Wing Chan (Hong Kong)Institution: School of Bio. Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria & Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Research Topic: Assisted evolution via hybridization: A new potential approach in coral reef restoration. Louis Yohan Didier (Mauritius)Institution: University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius.

Research Topic: Spatial and temporal modulation of the expression of Heat Shock Proteins in the coral Acropora muricata before and during the 2. El Niño. Erin Dillon (USA) Institution: Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology, University of California - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USAResearch Topic: Reconstructing historical shark communities on Curaçao using a novel paleoecological tool. James Price (USA)Institution: School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USAResearch Topic: Coral resilience to global change: roles of the microbiome and animal physiology. Aida Sofia Rivera Sotelo (Colombia)Institution: Department of Anthropology, University of California Davis, California, USAResearch Topic: Coral Ecologies - An Ethnography of Social Relations in the Caribbean of Colombia. Congratulations to the successful applicants and thanks also to the other ISRS members who submitted research proposals.

Council members. The panel commented on the overall very high quality of the proposals. April 2. 01. 7 (RO)CORALS REEFS Volume 3.

No. 1. The latest issue of the Society's Journal Coral Reefs (vol. Springer. Members can access all articles free- of- charge via after logging in to their account on the membership services page: http: //coralreefs. The contents include the following: Working with, not against, coral- reef fisheries: Charles Birkeland. Coral calcification under environmental change: a direct comparison of the alkalinity anomaly and buoyant weight techniques: Verena Schoepf et al. Recurrent partial mortality events in winter shape the dynamics of the zooxanthellate coral Oculina patagonica at high latitude in the Mediterranean: Eduard Serrano, Marta Ribes & Rafel Coma. Low sediment loads affect survival of coral recruits: the first weeks are crucial: Mareen Moeller et al. Spatial refugia mediate juvenile coral survival during coral–predator interactions: Clare Gallagher & Christopher Doropoulos. Watch Kill Command Putlocker# on this page.

Validation of degree heating weeks as a coral bleaching index in the northwestern Pacific: Hajime Kayanne. Higher species richness of octocorals in the upper mesophotic zone in Eilat (Gulf of Aqaba) compared to shallower reef zones: Erez Shoham & Yehuda Benayahu. The reproductive biology and early life ecology of a common Caribbean brain coral, Diploria labyrinthiformis (Scleractinia: Faviinae): Valérie F.