Table 3 Locations of reef sites used in calculations of disease spread.

From: Unprecedented Disease-Related Coral Mortality in Southeastern Florida

Site

Lat

Long

First Reported Outbreak

Reference

Whistle Buoy

25° 17′ 52.08″

80° 09′ 53.28″

8/12/2015

W. Precht

Emerald Reef

25° 40′ 29.16″

80° 05′ 51.90″

12/5/2014

P. Jones

Rainbow Reef

25° 41′ 31.14″

80° 05′ 49.80

11/4/2014

J. Shekels

Virginia Key

25° 44′ 47.88″

80° 05′ 59.55″

9/26/2014

DCA31

Government Cut

25° 45′ 36.05″

80° 05′ 59.27″

10/23/2014

DCA31

N. Miami Beach

25° 50′ 37.72″

80° 05′ 52.12″

2/24/2014

DCA31

N. Sunny Isles

25° 58′ 23.74″

80° 06′ 02.53″

6/12/2014

W. Precht

Hollywood–Broward

26° 04′ 15.18″

80° 05′ 45.05″

7/4/2015

W. Precht

Sunrise – Broward

26° 08′ 22.32″

80° 05′ 38.07″

7/15/2015

D. Clark

Lauderdale by the Sea – Broward

26° 12′ 20.04″

80° 05′ 06.47″

8/11/2015

E. Peters

Breakers Reef - Palm Beach

26° 42′ 48.09″

80° 01′ 47.99″

9/13/2015

K. Bohnsack

  1. Date of first arrival is based on data collected from a number of sources including personal observations. Locations are listed sequentially from south to north and extend from southernmost Miami-Dade County to central Palm Beach County, a distance of approximately 130 km.