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Monthly Archives: December 2012
NMFS acousticians collaborate to create new interchangeable hydrophone array systems
By Yvonne Barkley Erin Oleson, lead of the PIFSC Cetacean Research Program, and I recently attended a 10-day workshop at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center to develop standardized methods for passive acoustic data collection. This workshop focused intense effort and … Continue reading
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Scientists train Malaysia’s leaders in an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management
Supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program, Rusty Brainard and Megan Moews of the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), with Robert Pomeroy of the U.S. Coral Triangle Initiative (USCTI) Coral Triangle … Continue reading
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Tagged Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, coral reefs, Coral Triangle, Coral Triangle Initiative, Coral Triangle Support Partnership, CRCP, CRED, CTI, CTI-CFF, decision makers, Department of Environment, Department of Fisheries, Department of Fisheries Malaysia, Department of Fisheries Sabah, Department of Marine Park Malaysia, EAFM, EAFM Technical Working Group, Economic Planning Unit, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, executives, Federal Department of Town and Country Planning Peninsular Malaysia, fisheries, Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia, Fisheries Research Institute, food security, Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia, Kevin Hiew, LEAD, leaders, Malaysia, Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency, Marine Department Malaysia, Maritime Institute of Malaysia, Megan Moews, Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation, MOSTI, National Coordination Committee, Putrajaya, Robert Pomeroy, Rusty Brainard, Sabah, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Coral Triangle Initiative, University Malaysia Sabah, University Malaysia Terengganu, USAID, USCTI, World Wildlife Fund, World Wildlife Fund Malaysia, WWF
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NOAA, FAO, and South Asia regional partners met to develop training curricula on an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management
Supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Rusty Brainard, Adel Heenan, and Megan Moews of the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1 took part in a short writeshop in Phuket, Thailand, to develop … Continue reading
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Tagged Adel Heenan, Andaman Sea Fisheries Research and Development Center, Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project, BoBLME, Chris Grose, Chris O’Brien, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Triangle, Coral Triangle Support Partnership, CRED, CTSP, Derek Staples, EAFM, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, FAO, Food and Agricultural Organization, IMA International, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Megan Moews, Muralidharan Chavakat, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Phuket, Robert Pomeroy, Rudolf Hermes, Rusty Brainard, Silvia Capezzuoli, Simon Funge-Smith, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, training, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Coral Triangle Initiative, United Nations, USAID, USCTI, writeshop
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PIFSC honors staff with over 200 years of Federal service
These six folks are retiring from PIFSC with over 200 years of Federal service. This is an incredible fount of knowledge, skills, and capacity walking out the door. We will miss them and wish them well. From left, Paul Shiota, … Continue reading
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Keith Bigelow named NOAA Fisheries Employee of the Month for December 2012
Dr. Bigelow is a fishery biologist at NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. During the 2012 meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), Dr. Bigelow distinguished himself with his work as science advisor for the U.S. delegation. … Continue reading
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Tagged Central and Western Pacific Ocean, fishery biologist, NOAA Fisheries, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, oceanic whitetip shark, PIFSC, science, WCPFC
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Survey of mesophotic coral reefs completed in the Manu`a Islands, American Samoa
Scientists Marie Ferguson, Jeremy Taylor, and John Rooney from the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) and Tee Jay Letalie of the American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) recently completed an 18-day project to survey habitats and … Continue reading
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Tagged American Samoa, Bonavista II, camera sled, Carlo Caruso, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, corals, CRED, crustose coralline algae, Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, dmwr, jack, Jeremy Taylor, John Rooney, macroalgae, Manu`a Islands, Marie Ferguson, mce, mesophotic, mesophotic coral ecosystem, National Park of American Samoa, National Park Service, Ofu, Olosega, Pago Pago Marine Charters, sea fan, snapper, Ta`u, Tee Jay Letalie, towed optical assessment device, Tutuila, Vaoto Lodge
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