Tomia, Indonesia

Health of the Backyard Reef
Tomia Island, Tomia, Indonesia

Date:

Oct 16^th - Oct 23^rd, 1999

Reef Type:

Patch reef

Water Temperature:

29-30.5°C

Bleaching (% affected) :

just over 15% of corals studied by Vitareef

Coral diseases:

None

Visibility:

15m and more

Crown of Thorns:

None

Other observations:

The site is a beautiful oval shaped patch reef with live coral coverage estimated over 90% on the crest and the north side, which faces the open ocean. The south side had considerably less coral coverage due to frequent ship anchors. The west tip had abundant fish with occurrences of large commercial fish.