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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Motorboat Operator Certification Course (MOCC) and Open Water Module (OWM) in American Samoa
The first ever Motorboat Operator Certification Course (MOCC) and Open Water Module (OWM) were conducted September 16-19 and 23-25, 2013 respectively, in American Samoa. The courses were held in large part to fulfill the needs of National Parks Service (Department … Continue reading
Posted in Scientific Operations
Tagged American Samoa, boating safety, Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, Marine Patrol, MOCC, Motorboat Operator Certification Course, National Park Service, Open Water Module, OWM, Science Operations
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Researchers complete surveys of coral reef ecosystems around O`ahu
By Bernardo Vargas-Ángel Members of the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) recently concluded a two-week deployment on O`ahu, where they conducted surveys of coral reef ecosystems as part of the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) in … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
Tagged ARMS, autonomous reef monitoring structure, belt transect, bioerosion monitoring unit, BLT, BMU, Brett Schumacher, calcification accretion unit, CAU, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRED, Dione Swanson, Hi`ialakai, invertebrate, Kaneohe Bay, main Hawaiian islands, NOAA Ship, Oahu, ocean acidification, Pacific RAMP, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, Paula Ayotte, Rapid Ecological Assessment, REA, SB-13-20, small-boat mission, SPC, stationary point count
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Students to connect with NOAA coral reef scientists
Students across the globe will engage tomorrow and next week with two scientists from the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division through interactive webcasts and social media dialogue. Kevin Lino and Roberto Venegas, both also team members of NOAA’s Coral Reef … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
Tagged Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRCP, CRED, JASON Learning, Kevin Lino, Reef Smart, Roberto Venegas, STEM, students, webcast
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What a drag? Impacts of research instruments attached to marine animals
NOAA Fisheries and University of British Columbia scientists published a study on the effects of tagging aquatic animals in the journal Methods of Ecology and Evolution. Their research, using casts of marine turtles in a wind tunnel, has produced useful … Continue reading
Posted in Protected Species
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