PIFSC RSS Feed- Exploring ecosystem dynamics to explain trends in Hawaiian monk seal populations November 3, 2017
- The Grander Blue Marlin: A Young Giant October 31, 2017
- Symposium on West Hawaii's Marine Ecosystem: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Management October 30, 2017
- Imaged from the Depths: 2017 Main Hawaiian Islands BFISH Bottomfish Survey October 20, 2017
- Pilot Whale Stranding on Kauai October 19, 2017
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Marianas ecosystem science workshop
Marianas Trench Marine National Monument and Marianas Archipelago Ecosystem Science Implementation Workshop May 21-22, 2013 Saipan! NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Region, in coordination with natural resource agencies from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam, is convening a 2-day … Continue reading
Posted in Scientific Operations, Uncategorized
Indonesia moves toward an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management
By Megan Moews In a concerted effort to reach high-level officials throughout the Coral Triangle region, NOAA has now led 2-day training workshops titled “Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management for Leaders, Executives and Decision-makers” (EAFM LEAD) in 4 of the … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
Tagged Adel Heenan, Agency of Research and Development for Marine and Fisheries, Center of Analysis for International Cooperation and Institution, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Triangle, Coral Triangle Initiative, CRED, CTI-CFF, decision makers, Directorate General of Capture Fisheries, Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation, EAFM, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, executives, Fish Resources Drectorate, Fishing Technology Development Center, IMACS, Indonesia, Indonesia Marine and Climate Support Project, Jakarta, Kiki Anggraini, LEAD, leaders, Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Megan Moews, Ministry of Forestry, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, MMAF, Pak Hary Christijanto, Pak Muhammed Badrudin, Pak Purwanto, Peter Mous, Ports Directorate of Fisheries, Ray Chandrapurnama, Research Center for Fisheries Management and Fisheries Resources Conservation, Rusty Brainard, State Ministry of National Development Center, Tomoko Acoba, Topan Renyaan, U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, WPP 573
Researchers use underwater vehicles to survey bottomfishes near Maui Nui
By John Rooney Jeremy Taylor, Jeff Anderson, and John Rooney of the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division are participating in a PIFSC cruise (SE-13-02) for insular bottomfish surveys on April 15–29 aboard the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette in an … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
Tagged abundance, autonomous underwater vehicle, AUV, BlueView, bottomfish, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRED, cruise, fishery-independent, Jeff Anderson, Jeremy Taylor, John Rooney, Kaho`olawe, Lāna`i, maui nui, Moloka`i, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Oscar Elton Sette, Phantom, remotely operated vehicle, ROV, SE-13-02, SeaBED, Simrad, Simrad EK60, sonar
Update from Midway Atoll: team removes Japan tsunami boat, 9 metric tons of marine debris
By Kevin O’Brien Staff members of the marine debris team of the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) are near the end of a 21-day mission to survey and remove marine debris at Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. As … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
Tagged accumulation rate, Consulate-General of Japan, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRED, derelict fishing gear, Eastern Island, Edmund Coccagna, Honolulu, James Morioka, Japan, Joao Garriques, Kerrie Krosky, Kerry Reardon, Kevin O’Brien, Kristen Kelly, marine debris, Marine Debris Program, Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, NWHI, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, plastic, Russell Reardon, Sand Island, Spit Island, Tomoko Acoba, towed-diver survey, tsunami, tub, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, World Heritage Site
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Animal Autopsies: Gaining Insights From Death to Help the Living
by Michelle Barbieri, DVM One Friday morning a couple of weeks ago, long before most people finished their morning coffee, the vet lab set to work preparing for some unpleasant handiwork. Our “patient” was a dead stillborn pup, RNX1, retrieved … Continue reading
Posted in Protected Species
Researchers continue studies of effects of water circulation and sedimentation on benthic communities at Faga`alu Bay, American Samoa
By Bernardo Vargas-Ángel Members of the benthic and oceanography teams of the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) are on a 2-week deployment on Tutuila, American Samoa, as part of 2 projects funded by NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program. Both projects … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
Tagged Alex Messina, American Samoa, American Samoa Community College, benthic, Bernardo Vargas-Ángel, coral demographics, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, corals, CRCP, CRED, current, Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, dmwr, Domingo Ochivallo, Faga`alu Bay, Fatima Sauafea-Leau, health, Jeff Anderson, Kelley Anderson Tagarino, land-based sources of pollution, Marie Ferguson, Matt Dunlap, Michelle Johnston, National Marine Sanctuaries, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, oceanography, Oliver Vetter, Pacific Islands Regional Office, PIRO, pollution, R/V Manuma, recorder, salinity, San Diego State University, sedimentation, size class, temperature, Trent Biggs, water circulation, watershed, wave-and-tide recorder, Wendy Cover
