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The recent coral fauna of Cuba (1975). This documentary was produced following an agreement between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Academia de Ciencias de Cuba. Field work was done 1970-1973 and additional laboratory work in Sofia, Bulgaria through 1975. The film was finished in 1975 in 5 languages: Bulgarian, English, Spanish, French and Russian. It was projected during scientific meetings several times in Bulgaria, Cuba, USA, Russia, France, Mexico, as well in Japan, England, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia, Georgia, and Mozambique.
The Credits: Cameraman – Bogdan Jablensky, Photographer – Albert Korda, Scientific Director and Script – Vassil Zlatarski, Consultant for Scleractinia associated organisms – Nereida Martinez Estallela, Diving Officer – Juan Alvarez.
Time-stamp data:
1:02 -- Geological formations with fossil coral reefs, Lower Cretaceous, Urgonian, N. Bulgaria
1:21 -- Geological formations with fossil coral reefs, Neogene, N. Bulgaria
1:28 -- Geological formations with fossil coral reefs, Lower Cretaceous, Urgonian, N. Bulgaria
1:34 -- Geological formations with fossil coral reefs, Neogene, N. Bulgaria
1:35 – World map with the coral reefs
1:40 – Cuban Archipelago with the coral reefs
1:43 – Vassil Zlatarski (V. Z.), Scientific Director and Script
2:09 – Title: The recent coral fauna of Cuba
2:13 – The film presents some results of the joint investigation 1970 – 1975
2:16 – of Academia de Ciencias de Cuba
2:20 – and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2:22 – Underwater work for the project
3:01 -- Cuban Archipelago
3:09 – V.Z. among the collection
3:47 – Working underwater
4:10 -- Map of Cuban Archipelago to show the location of Golfo de Guacanayabo
4:16 – Working underwater
4:29 – Scheme of Gran Banco de Buena Esperanza (GBBE; for more information: Zlatarski, V. N., S. Gonzáles Ferrer. 2017. Gran Banco de Buena Esperanza: unique Caribbean coral reef system. Reef Encounter, 45:60-62.)
4:39 -- Working underwater
6:04 – Rio Escondido, E of Havana
7:01 – Seascapes of fringing reefs
7:16 – Cayo Damas, W of Santiago, S Cuba
8:45 – Entrance of cave, Rio Escondido, E of Havana
8:51 – Cayo Damas, W of Santiago
9:08 – Tubastraea coccinea
9:21 – Mycetophyllia lamarckiana
9:23 -- Meandrina meandrites
9:40 – Mycetophyllia lamarckiana
9:43 – Colpophyllia natans
9:52 – Astrangia solitaria
10:04 – Mussa angulosa
10:17 – Montastraea cavernosa
10:21 – Cave entrance, Puerto Escondido, E of Havana
10:28 – Agaricia agaricites forma unifaciata
10:32 – Gardineria minor
10:43 – V. Z.
13:45 –Alberto Korda, Photographer
14:14 – Cayo Diego Perez, S Cuba
14:17 – Bogdan Jablensky, Cameraman
14:40 -- Mussa angulosa
14:43 – Agaricia agaricites forma unifaciata
15:14 – Coenocyathus caribbeana (not Caryophyllia)
15:17 – Seascape
15:49 –Juan Alvarez, Diving Officer
16:06 – Scolymia lacera
16:09 -- Scolymia lacera
16:11 -- Scolymia lacera
16:13 – Eusmilia fastigiata
16:15 -- Scheme of barrier reef
16:22 – Montastraea cavernosa
16:30 – Mussa angulosa
16:38 -- Eusmilia fastigiata
17:01 – Dendrogyra cylindrus
17:03 – Dendrogyra cylindrus
17:39 – V. Z.
17:50 – Siderastraea siderea and sponges
18:08 -- Madracis decactis, pathoaberation (nanoforma) due to sponge
18:40 – Agaricia agaricites perforated by Cliona
18:55 – Left, nanoaberation of Tubastraea coccinea due to sponge; right, T. coccinea normal growth
19:08 – Colpophyllia natans
19:18 – Eusmilia fastigiata, pathological intra-colony variation in the periphery
19:24 – Siderastraea siderea
19:36 – Montastraea annularis complex
19:37 – Agaricia agaricites forma bifaciata
19:40 – Colpophyllia natans
19:46 – Acropora cervicornis
19:49 – Montastraea cavernosa
19:51 – Mycetophyllia lamarckiana
19:56 -- Scheme of barrier reef
20:03 – Millepora and Montastraea cavernosa
20:06 – Millepora
20:14 – Scheme of barrier reef
20:21 – Millepora
21:44 -- Scheme of barrier reef
22:05 – Acropora palmata
22:28 – Porites porites
22:41 -- Isophyllia sinuosa
22:43 – Isophyllia rigida
22:45 -- Millepora
23:10 – Dendrogyra cylindrus
23:43 -- Scheme of barrier reef
23:50 – Acropora cervicornis, Guanabo, E of Havana,
24:18 -- Scheme of barrier reef
24:49 – Alberto Korda
25:13 – V. Z.
25:23 – Montastraea cavernosa
25:25 – Meandrina meandrites
25:30 -- Bogdan Jablensky
26:34 – Dimorphocoeniopsis beauvaisorum, Lower Cretaceous, N Bulgaria
26:43 – Montastraea cavernosa
26:44 – Agaricia agaricites forma bifaciata
26:47 – Dichocoenia stockesi
26:50 -- Dichocoenia stockesi
26:53 – Montastraea cavernosa
26:59 – Siderastraea siderea
27:13 – Montastraea annularis complex
27:29 – Diploria clivosa
28:33 -- Seboruco Formation in front of Hotel Nacional, Havana
28:49 – V. Z.
33:09 – Nereida Martinez Estalella, Consultant for Scleractinia associated organisms
33:57 – Acropora cervicornis
34:24 – Different phenotypes of Dichocoenia stockesi
34:30 – V. Z.
35:03 – The coral collection, Dendrogyra cylindrus
35:53 – Alberto Korda
35:56 – View to Sierra Maestra from Cayo Damas, W of Santiago
The recent coral fauna of Cuba (1975). This documentary was produced following an agreement between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Academia de Ciencias de Cuba. Field work was done 1970-1973 and additional laboratory work in Sofia, Bulgaria through 1975. The film was finished in 1975 in 5 languages: Bulgarian, English, Spanish, French and Russian. It was projected during scientific meetings several times in Bulgaria, Cuba, USA, Russia, France, Mexico, as well in Japan, England, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia, Georgia, and Mozambique.
The Credits: Cameraman – Bogdan Jablensky, Photographer – Albert Korda, Scientific Director and Script – Vassil Zlatarski, Consultant for Scleractinia associated organisms – Nereida Martinez Estallela, Diving Officer – Juan Alvarez.
Time-stamp data:
1:02 -- Geological formations with fossil coral reefs, Lower Cretaceous, Urgonian, N. Bulgaria
1:21 -- Geological formations with fossil coral reefs, Neogene, N. Bulgaria
1:28 -- Geological formations with fossil coral reefs, Lower Cretaceous, Urgonian, N. Bulgaria
1:34 -- Geological formations with fossil coral reefs, Neogene, N. Bulgaria
1:35 – World map with the coral reefs
1:40 – Cuban Archipelago with the coral reefs
1:43 – Vassil Zlatarski (V. Z.), Scientific Director and Script
2:09 – Title: The recent coral fauna of Cuba
2:13 – The film presents some results of the joint investigation 1970 – 1975
2:16 – of Academia de Ciencias de Cuba
2:20 – and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2:22 – Underwater work for the project
3:01 -- Cuban Archipelago
3:09 – V.Z. among the collection
3:47 – Working underwater
4:10 -- Map of Cuban Archipelago to show the location of Golfo de Guacanayabo
4:16 – Working underwater
4:29 – Scheme of Gran Banco de Buena Esperanza (GBBE; for more information: Zlatarski, V. N., S. Gonzáles Ferrer. 2017. Gran Banco de Buena Esperanza: unique Caribbean coral reef system. Reef Encounter, 45:60-62.)
4:39 -- Working underwater
6:04 – Rio Escondido, E of Havana
7:01 – Seascapes of fringing reefs
7:16 – Cayo Damas, W of Santiago, S Cuba
8:45 – Entrance of cave, Rio Escondido, E of Havana
8:51 – Cayo Damas, W of Santiago
9:08 – Tubastraea coccinea
9:21 – Mycetophyllia lamarckiana
9:23 -- Meandrina meandrites
9:40 – Mycetophyllia lamarckiana
9:43 – Colpophyllia natans
9:52 – Astrangia solitaria
10:04 – Mussa angulosa
10:17 – Montastraea cavernosa
10:21 – Cave entrance, Puerto Escondido, E of Havana
10:28 – Agaricia agaricites forma unifaciata
10:32 – Gardineria minor
10:43 – V. Z.
13:45 –Alberto Korda, Photographer
14:14 – Cayo Diego Perez, S Cuba
14:17 – Bogdan Jablensky, Cameraman
14:40 -- Mussa angulosa
14:43 – Agaricia agaricites forma unifaciata
15:14 – Coenocyathus caribbeana (not Caryophyllia)
15:17 – Seascape
15:49 –Juan Alvarez, Diving Officer
16:06 – Scolymia lacera
16:09 -- Scolymia lacera
16:11 -- Scolymia lacera
16:13 – Eusmilia fastigiata
16:15 -- Scheme of barrier reef
16:22 – Montastraea cavernosa
16:30 – Mussa angulosa
16:38 -- Eusmilia fastigiata
17:01 – Dendrogyra cylindrus
17:03 – Dendrogyra cylindrus
17:39 – V. Z.
17:50 – Siderastraea siderea and sponges
18:08 -- Madracis decactis, pathoaberation (nanoforma) due to sponge
18:40 – Agaricia agaricites perforated by Cliona
18:55 – Left, nanoaberation of Tubastraea coccinea due to sponge; right, T. coccinea normal growth
19:08 – Colpophyllia natans
19:18 – Eusmilia fastigiata, pathological intra-colony variation in the periphery
19:24 – Siderastraea siderea
19:36 – Montastraea annularis complex
19:37 – Agaricia agaricites forma bifaciata
19:40 – Colpophyllia natans
19:46 – Acropora cervicornis
19:49 – Montastraea cavernosa
19:51 – Mycetophyllia lamarckiana
19:56 -- Scheme of barrier reef
20:03 – Millepora and Montastraea cavernosa
20:06 – Millepora
20:14 – Scheme of barrier reef
20:21 – Millepora
21:44 -- Scheme of barrier reef
22:05 – Acropora palmata
22:28 – Porites porites
22:41 -- Isophyllia sinuosa
22:43 – Isophyllia rigida
22:45 -- Millepora
23:10 – Dendrogyra cylindrus
23:43 -- Scheme of barrier reef
23:50 – Acropora cervicornis, Guanabo, E of Havana,
24:18 -- Scheme of barrier reef
24:49 – Alberto Korda
25:13 – V. Z.
25:23 – Montastraea cavernosa
25:25 – Meandrina meandrites
25:30 -- Bogdan Jablensky
26:34 – Dimorphocoeniopsis beauvaisorum, Lower Cretaceous, N Bulgaria
26:43 – Montastraea cavernosa
26:44 – Agaricia agaricites forma bifaciata
26:47 – Dichocoenia stockesi
26:50 -- Dichocoenia stockesi
26:53 – Montastraea cavernosa
26:59 – Siderastraea siderea
27:13 – Montastraea annularis complex
27:29 – Diploria clivosa
28:33 -- Seboruco Formation in front of Hotel Nacional, Havana
28:49 – V. Z.
33:09 – Nereida Martinez Estalella, Consultant for Scleractinia associated organisms
33:57 – Acropora cervicornis
34:24 – Different phenotypes of Dichocoenia stockesi
34:30 – V. Z.
35:03 – The coral collection, Dendrogyra cylindrus
35:53 – Alberto Korda
35:56 – View to Sierra Maestra from Cayo Damas, W of Santiago
