A. Healthy colony of Acropora muricata in 1 m at site 49, Nov 2000
B. The same colony as in Fig 2A in April 2005. Despite an estimated wave height of over 12 m, the colony is still intact, however, the tissue has been smothered by sediment stirred up by the tsunami.
C. Healthy reef in the shallows of Pulau Rubiah Marine Park site 46 in April 2005.
D. A collapsed colony of Heliopora sp.
E. A buried Porites colony in approximately 3 m depth. Interestingly, this colony was less than 20m from the healthy reef in Fig. 2B, demonstrating the different impact of the tsunami on corals firmly attached to reef or rock when compared to corals growing in sand or rubble.
F. Broken branches in an Acropora sp. site 26 in 0.5 m depth. The wounds have healed, however, the polyps have yet to begin growing again, suggesting the injury is recent, and most probably cause by debris mobilized by the tsunami.
G. A large Porites colony, approximately 3 m diameter lies buried on the beach on Pulau Beras, site 36.
H. A bleached Favites colony at site 27. The turbidity at some sites, in particular on the mainland and in Pulau Aceh, was very high, and continues to pose a threat to coral assemblages.

A Heliopora colony killed long before the tsunami by destructive fishing

Rubiah Sea Garden Maret 2003

Rubiah Sea Garden April 2005

Ujung Seurawan Mar 2003

Ujung Seurawan Apr 2005

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