LaneL
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Lane, did you see evidence of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD)? Apparently, there have been reports of it on Roatan reefs as far back as 2020. Did your dive operator have any sort of measures in place to help protect against spread of SCTLD? I'm trying to gauge SCTLD's affect on Roatan diving versus other places, such as Bonaire, where it's apparently become a big deal lately.
Honestly during the two days of training I wasn't paying to much except the coursework. While we were at AKR the reef looked to be in good condition. All of our diving was in the marine park, but there was no mention further of any preventative measures. Onsite at AKR was the Roatan Institute of Marine Sciences is on site and they may be able to comment more as to their response to SCTLD.