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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Workshop held in Guam on coral reef ecosystem model
Mariska Weijerman of the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division has just returned from a 10-day trip to Guam. Here, she reports on her activities. With initial funding from the NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO), Office of Habitat Conservation, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantis, Beth Fulton, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRCP, CRED, CSIRO, ecosystem model, Evangeline Lujan, Guam Coastal Management Program, Habitat Blueprint, Joseph Artero-Cameron, Mariska Weijerman, model, Office of Habitat Conservation, Pacific Islands Regional Office, PIRO, University of Guam, Val Brown
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The final count: Timor-Leste expedition completed
Oliver Vetter, Max Sudnovsky, Noah Pomeroy, and Daniel Merritt of the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) have returned from a field mission in Timor-Leste in the Coral Triangle region. This operation was part of a partnership that NOAA has … Continue reading
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Tagged ARMS, Atauro Island, autonomous reef monitoring structure, Batugade, Baucau, Betano, biodiversity, calcification accretion unit, CAU, climate change, Com, coral core, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Triangle, CRED, Danny Merritt, Dili, Dili Rock, Ilimano, Jaco Island, Lore, Max Sudnovsky, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Noah Pomeroy, ocean acidification, Oliver Vetter, photo-transect survey, STR, subsurface temperature recorder, Timor-Leste, transect, USAID, WorldView 2
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Wave exposure explains some of the variation among benthic communities at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, study proves
Pearl and Hermes Atoll, located at 27°50′ N, 175°55′ W, is the largest atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) and part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world. A recently … Continue reading
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Tagged algae, benthic cover, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, corals, CRED, image analysis, JIMAR, Joint Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Research, Kimberly Page-Albins, National Marine Sanctuaries, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, NWHI, Oregon State University, Pacific Science, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, paper, Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Peter Vroom, Rapid Ecological Assessment, Ronald Hoeke, Townsend Cromwell, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, wave exposure
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PIFSC at the fishery management council
Folks might be interested in the slides that accompanied my presentation to the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council this week. PIFSC_Council_October 2012 The slides don’t have narration but they are a bit self-explanatory for people who’ve been looking at this blog. … Continue reading
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