Index
409
Head Peninsula, Irian Jaya
Dog Island. AnguiUa 158, 159
Doha (Ad Dawhah), Qatar 252,
254
Dolangan GR, Indonesia 273,
279
dolphins 44, 316
Dominica 159, 162-3, 166
Dominican Republic 150-2
dominos 180
Dongsha Qundao Reefs see
Tung-Sha Reefs
Dothio River, Grande Terre
336-7
drop-off 24
drugs 54
Drupetta 307
DryTortugas. Florida 96, 97
DryTortugasNP/UNESCO
Biosphere Reserve, Florida
96, 98, 99
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
252
Ducie, Pitcairn Islands 389. 390
Duff Islands. Solomon Islands
330. 331
dugong44. 192,316,317.354
Dugong dugon 44. 1 92, 31 6,
317,354
Durand Reef. New Caledonia
335
Eagle, British Indian Ocean
Territory 227
East Africa 178
East African Coastal Current
183. 185. 186
East Australia Current 302, 310,
320
East Caicos. Turks and Caicos
107
East Rennell World Heritage
Site. Solomon Islands 331-3
East Timor 273. 308
Eastern Atlantic 92
Eastern Blue Cut PA, Bermuda
100. 102
Eastern Caribbean 147, 148
Eastern Fields Reefs. Australia
311,319.326
"Eastern Pacific Barrier" 93
Eastern Peros Banhos Atoll
SNR. British Indian Ocean
Territory 227, 229
eastern triangle butterflyfish
352
Eauripik, Federated States of
Micronesia 355
Ebiil Channel CA, Palau 359
Echinoderms 38-40
Echinoidea 39, 61
Echtnopora lameitosa 34
Ecklonia radiata 305
ecolabeling 74
Ecsenius naloio 184
Ecuador 131, 133
education 67, 76
Efate [Vate) Island, Vanuatu 338.
340
Egg Islands, Bahamas 104, 105
Egmont, British Indian Ocean
Territory 226, 227
Egum AtoU, Papua New Guinea
326, 327
Egypt 236. 237-9, 242
early reef maps 78. 79
threats to reefs 53. 55
Eight Degree Channel. Indian
Ocean 214
Eighty Mile Beach Ramsar Site,
Western Australia 306. 308
EilatCoralR. Israel 236. 239
Eklonia spp. 247
El Akhawein see The Brothers,
Egypt
El Garrafon. Mexico 1 15
ElGiote. Mexico 114, 115
El Jicanto WRef. Honduras 123.
124
ElNidoMR. Philippines 284,
285
El Nino Southern Oscillation
lENSOl Events 23, 61-2
El Quebrachal WRef, Honduras
123. 124
El Salvador 123. 124
El Suweis (Suez), Egypt 236
El Tur, Egypt 236
El Vizcaino. Whale Sanctuary
World Heritage Site 112
Elapidae 43
Elato, Federated States of
Micronesia 355
Eleuthera Island, Bahamas
104
Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs
NNR, Australia 318, 320. 321
elkhorncoral34, 93. 108, 119.
121. 122, 128. 140. 149. 155
Ellice Islands see Tuvalu,
Polynesia
Emae Island. Vanuatu 340
Embudu Channel DS. Maldives
223. 225
Emden H5PZ. Australia 306.
321
Emperor Seamounts. Hawaiian
Islands 392
Endeavour see Space Shuttle
Endeavor Strait. Queensland
311
Enderbury, Phoenix Islands,
Kiribati 365
Enewetak Atoll, Marshall
Islands 360, 361,362
Enggano, Sumatra 267
Ensenada. Mexico 112
Ensenada de Muertos. Panama
126. 129
Ensenada de Utria NatNP.
Colombia 131. 132. 133
Epi Island, Vanuatu 338, 339
Epinepheius sp, 290
Epmephelus lanceolatusAO, 41
Epinepheius polyphekadion
377
Epinepheius stnatus 136
Equatorial Channel, Maldives
224
Equatorial Counter Current
300. 360
Equatorial Current 360
Equatorial Undercurrent 133
Eretmocheiys imbricataA2,
188,208
Eritrea 244, 245. 246
Erromango Island. Vanuatu
338, 340
Esmeraldas, Ecuador 131
Esmeralda Bank, Mariana
Islands 350. 352
Espintu Santo, Vanuatu 338,
339
Estuarina Nacional Bahia Jobos
HR, Puerto Rico 154, 157
Ethel Reef, Fiji 342. 343
Ethiopia 245
'Eua, Tonga 377. 378
Eua NP, Tonga 378, 380
Eucheuma 52. 364
Eunicea spp. 168
Euphrates River 251
Eurasian tectonic plate 272
Europa seellot d'Europa
Eusimilia fastigiata 121
eutrophication 22, 24, 57
Everglades and Dry Tortugas
NPs/UNESCC Biosphere
Reserve, Florida 96, 99
Everglades NP, Florida 96, 99
Exmouth Gulf, Western
Australia 306
Exploring Isles, Fiji 343. 344
Exuma Cays 105
Exuma Land and Sea Park NP,
Bahamas 104, 105
Exuma Sound, Bahamas 104
Fadhipolhu AtoU, Maldives 223
Fagatele Bay NaMS. American
Samoa 375. 376
Fairway Reef. New Caledonia
335. 336
Fris AtoU. Federated States of
Micronesia 355, 358
Fakaofo Atoll, Tokelau 375
Fakarava, Tuamotu Islands,
French Polynesia 385. 387
Falalop, Federated States of
Micronesia 355
Fallaron de MediniUa reef 63
Fallen Jerusalem Island BS,
British Virgin Islands 154, 157
Falmouth, Jamaica 138
Fana, Palau 354. 355
Fangataufa AtoU 389
Fangauta and Fanga Kakau
Lagoons MR. Tonga 378. 380
Farallon de MediniUa, Mariana
Islands63, 350. 351.353
Farallon de Pajaros (Uracasl.
Mariana Islands 350, 351
Farasan Islands, Red Sea 240.
244, 245
Farasan Islands PA, Saudi
Arabia 241. 245
Faraulep, Federated States of
Micronesia 355
faros 117,221,277
Farquhar AtoU. Seychelles 202
Farsi, Arabian Gulf 252
Fasht Adham reefs. Bahrain
254
Fatu Hiva, French Polynesia
387
Falutaka Island, Solomon
Islands 330, 331
Fawaspp. 175
Favia gravida 1 74
Fayu, Federated States of
Micronesia 356, 358
feather stars 39, 266. 289, 330
Federated States of Micronesia
355-6, 358-9
Felidu AtoU, Maldives 221. 223
Fernandina, Ecuador 131, 133
Fernando de Noronha MNP,
Brazil 172, 173, 175
Fiji 300, 342-5
early reef maps 78-9
threats to reefs 20, 50, 344-5
Fiji Platform 342. 343
Filitheyo Kandu DS, Maldives
224. 225
fire corals 32
fish 40-3
dispersal 23
diversity 27
see also named fish
Fish Head DS. Maldives 223,
225
fish traps 48
fisheries 47-51
certification schemes 74
enhancement 75
export 49-50
fish stocks 57-8
history 47
Uve trade 49, 58, 284, 290.
317,345
productivity 50-1
protected areas 70
see also aquarium trade;
maricuUure
409
Head Peninsula, Irian Jaya
Dog Island. AnguiUa 158, 159
Doha (Ad Dawhah), Qatar 252,
254
Dolangan GR, Indonesia 273,
279
dolphins 44, 316
Dominica 159, 162-3, 166
Dominican Republic 150-2
dominos 180
Dongsha Qundao Reefs see
Tung-Sha Reefs
Dothio River, Grande Terre
336-7
drop-off 24
drugs 54
Drupetta 307
DryTortugas. Florida 96, 97
DryTortugasNP/UNESCO
Biosphere Reserve, Florida
96, 98, 99
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
252
Ducie, Pitcairn Islands 389. 390
Duff Islands. Solomon Islands
330. 331
dugong44. 192,316,317.354
Dugong dugon 44. 1 92, 31 6,
317,354
Durand Reef. New Caledonia
335
Eagle, British Indian Ocean
Territory 227
East Africa 178
East African Coastal Current
183. 185. 186
East Australia Current 302, 310,
320
East Caicos. Turks and Caicos
107
East Rennell World Heritage
Site. Solomon Islands 331-3
East Timor 273. 308
Eastern Atlantic 92
Eastern Blue Cut PA, Bermuda
100. 102
Eastern Caribbean 147, 148
Eastern Fields Reefs. Australia
311,319.326
"Eastern Pacific Barrier" 93
Eastern Peros Banhos Atoll
SNR. British Indian Ocean
Territory 227, 229
eastern triangle butterflyfish
352
Eauripik, Federated States of
Micronesia 355
Ebiil Channel CA, Palau 359
Echinoderms 38-40
Echinoidea 39, 61
Echtnopora lameitosa 34
Ecklonia radiata 305
ecolabeling 74
Ecsenius naloio 184
Ecuador 131, 133
education 67, 76
Efate [Vate) Island, Vanuatu 338.
340
Egg Islands, Bahamas 104, 105
Egmont, British Indian Ocean
Territory 226, 227
Egum AtoU, Papua New Guinea
326, 327
Egypt 236. 237-9, 242
early reef maps 78. 79
threats to reefs 53. 55
Eight Degree Channel. Indian
Ocean 214
Eighty Mile Beach Ramsar Site,
Western Australia 306. 308
EilatCoralR. Israel 236. 239
Eklonia spp. 247
El Akhawein see The Brothers,
Egypt
El Garrafon. Mexico 1 15
ElGiote. Mexico 114, 115
El Jicanto WRef. Honduras 123.
124
ElNidoMR. Philippines 284,
285
El Nino Southern Oscillation
lENSOl Events 23, 61-2
El Quebrachal WRef, Honduras
123. 124
El Salvador 123. 124
El Suweis (Suez), Egypt 236
El Tur, Egypt 236
El Vizcaino. Whale Sanctuary
World Heritage Site 112
Elapidae 43
Elato, Federated States of
Micronesia 355
Eleuthera Island, Bahamas
104
Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs
NNR, Australia 318, 320. 321
elkhorncoral34, 93. 108, 119.
121. 122, 128. 140. 149. 155
Ellice Islands see Tuvalu,
Polynesia
Emae Island. Vanuatu 340
Embudu Channel DS. Maldives
223. 225
Emden H5PZ. Australia 306.
321
Emperor Seamounts. Hawaiian
Islands 392
Endeavour see Space Shuttle
Endeavor Strait. Queensland
311
Enderbury, Phoenix Islands,
Kiribati 365
Enewetak Atoll, Marshall
Islands 360, 361,362
Enggano, Sumatra 267
Ensenada. Mexico 112
Ensenada de Muertos. Panama
126. 129
Ensenada de Utria NatNP.
Colombia 131. 132. 133
Epi Island, Vanuatu 338, 339
Epinepheius sp, 290
Epmephelus lanceolatusAO, 41
Epinepheius polyphekadion
377
Epinepheius stnatus 136
Equatorial Channel, Maldives
224
Equatorial Counter Current
300. 360
Equatorial Current 360
Equatorial Undercurrent 133
Eretmocheiys imbricataA2,
188,208
Eritrea 244, 245. 246
Erromango Island. Vanuatu
338, 340
Esmeraldas, Ecuador 131
Esmeralda Bank, Mariana
Islands 350. 352
Espintu Santo, Vanuatu 338,
339
Estuarina Nacional Bahia Jobos
HR, Puerto Rico 154, 157
Ethel Reef, Fiji 342. 343
Ethiopia 245
'Eua, Tonga 377. 378
Eua NP, Tonga 378, 380
Eucheuma 52. 364
Eunicea spp. 168
Euphrates River 251
Eurasian tectonic plate 272
Europa seellot d'Europa
Eusimilia fastigiata 121
eutrophication 22, 24, 57
Everglades and Dry Tortugas
NPs/UNESCC Biosphere
Reserve, Florida 96, 99
Everglades NP, Florida 96, 99
Exmouth Gulf, Western
Australia 306
Exploring Isles, Fiji 343. 344
Exuma Cays 105
Exuma Land and Sea Park NP,
Bahamas 104, 105
Exuma Sound, Bahamas 104
Fadhipolhu AtoU, Maldives 223
Fagatele Bay NaMS. American
Samoa 375. 376
Fairway Reef. New Caledonia
335. 336
Fris AtoU. Federated States of
Micronesia 355, 358
Fakaofo Atoll, Tokelau 375
Fakarava, Tuamotu Islands,
French Polynesia 385. 387
Falalop, Federated States of
Micronesia 355
Fallaron de MediniUa reef 63
Fallen Jerusalem Island BS,
British Virgin Islands 154, 157
Falmouth, Jamaica 138
Fana, Palau 354. 355
Fangataufa AtoU 389
Fangauta and Fanga Kakau
Lagoons MR. Tonga 378. 380
Farallon de MediniUa, Mariana
Islands63, 350. 351.353
Farallon de Pajaros (Uracasl.
Mariana Islands 350, 351
Farasan Islands, Red Sea 240.
244, 245
Farasan Islands PA, Saudi
Arabia 241. 245
Faraulep, Federated States of
Micronesia 355
faros 117,221,277
Farquhar AtoU. Seychelles 202
Farsi, Arabian Gulf 252
Fasht Adham reefs. Bahrain
254
Fatu Hiva, French Polynesia
387
Falutaka Island, Solomon
Islands 330, 331
Fawaspp. 175
Favia gravida 1 74
Fayu, Federated States of
Micronesia 356, 358
feather stars 39, 266. 289, 330
Federated States of Micronesia
355-6, 358-9
Felidu AtoU, Maldives 221. 223
Fernandina, Ecuador 131, 133
Fernando de Noronha MNP,
Brazil 172, 173, 175
Fiji 300, 342-5
early reef maps 78-9
threats to reefs 20, 50, 344-5
Fiji Platform 342. 343
Filitheyo Kandu DS, Maldives
224. 225
fire corals 32
fish 40-3
dispersal 23
diversity 27
see also named fish
Fish Head DS. Maldives 223,
225
fish traps 48
fisheries 47-51
certification schemes 74
enhancement 75
export 49-50
fish stocks 57-8
history 47
Uve trade 49, 58, 284, 290.
317,345
productivity 50-1
protected areas 70
see also aquarium trade;
maricuUure