As of Dec. 18-30 bleaching was observed first hand in Galapagos. Roughly 20% of polyps of roughly 80% of the coral I saw was bleached near the top (mostly a brown lumpy coral, I don't know the name, anyone?) although I was only able to visit Santa Cruz, Bartolome, Santa Fe, and Espanola; NOT the islands typically known for large coral assemblages (Devil's Crown, Isabella). Hope this helps.--Eric Eisenhardt <erice@pangea.stanford.edu> via --Mark Eakin <eakin@ogp.noaa.gov>