 | 01 August 19, 1993
First survey dive at buoy 11 beautiful conditions.
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 | 02 December 30, 1993
Subtle brown spots and yellowing around areas of lost coral are observed on one Montastrea faveolata colony.
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 | 03 June 3, 1994
The giant pillar coral is one of the primary survey subjects at Buoy 11.
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 | 04 September 3, 1994
Tissue loss, tissue discoloration and algae growth threaten the pillar coral.
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 | 05 December 1994
Tissue discoloration and algal overgrowth break out in the middle of the pillar coral during a sustained period of poor visibility.
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 | 06 January 1995
The three main survey subjects/ Mountainous Star Coral/ Pillar Coarl and giant brain coral.
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 | 07 March 1995
The Mountainous Star coral appears to be healthy except for tissue yellowing surrounding the areas where the coral is not alive.
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 | 08 June 3, 1996
The circular white mark on the Pillar Coral is the harbinger of White Plague Type ll.
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 | 09 July 30, 1996
White Plague Type ll has spread across this reef. The white area on this coral illustrates two weeks of rapid coral loss.
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 | 10 February 2 1997
A very short reef survey.
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 | 11 March 27, 1997
There is widespread coral loss in the vicinity of the buoy 11 survey.
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 | 12 July 15 1997
Coral disease and infection appear to be at epidemic proportions, especially Black Band disease.
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 | 13 September 7, 2000
This dive actually covers three transects SKB10T, SKB11T and SKpillarbrain and gives a good idea about how stressed out this reef is.
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 | 14 June 15, 2001
Snail grazing, aspergillus and tissue discoloration set the stage for this dive.
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