Assessment of tsunami impacts on the marine environment of the Seychelles
These preliminary assessments suggest that extensive damage was done by the tsunami to all coral reefs in northern and eastern island groups that have carbonate frameworks. It might be that this is also the case for outer atolls and islands, and surveys should be prioritized to the eastern islands closest to the tsunami origin, and not protected by the shallow waters of the Seychelles bank. Little direct damage from the tsunami is expected for all coral reef habitats in the central, south and western parts of the granitic islands, and all outer islands sheltered by the Mascarene plateau and Seychelles bank (e.g. the Amirantes, Aldabra and others). In these areas, some damage is possible for shallow corals on carbonate substrates, but little damage is expected for all deeper habitats and all sites with granitic substrate.
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