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A Fish That Shapes The Reef
By Andrew E. Gray Every three years, scientists from NOAA’s Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) visit Wake Atoll to survey corals, assess the fish populations, and collect oceanographic data for a long-term monitoring effort—the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Gray, Bolbometopon muricatm, bumphead parrotfish, Coral Reef Ecosystem Program, coral reefs, CREP, Pacific Ocean, Pacific RAMP, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, PRIMNM, RAMP, reef fish, Wake Atoll
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Bubbles or not, here we come!
By Andrew Gray Something was different on the recent PIFSC Main Hawaiian Islands Reef Fish Survey cruise led by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED). In addition to the usual scuba surveys conducted by scientists, the small boats also deployed … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Gray, butterflyfish, CCR, closed-circuit rebreather, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRED, damselfish, fish survey, hawkfish, main Hawaiian islands, open circuit scuba, PIFSC, reef fish, reef fish survey, SCUBA, SPC, stationary point count
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The final count: summary of mission to assess reef fish assemblages, build capacity in Timor-Leste
By Kevin Lino Researchers from the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) recently completed a successful mission to assess coral reef fish assemblages in nearshore (<18 m), coastal waters off the northern coastlines of Timor-Leste—in conjunction with the Timor-Leste Ministry … Continue reading
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Tagged abundance, acoustic, Andrew Gray, assemblage, Atauro Island, bathymetry, Baucau, benthic composition, biodiversity, blue-spotted fantail ray, Bobonaro, capacity building, carbonate chemistry, catamaran, Compass Charters, complexity, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Triangle Support Partnership, Crean, CRED, CTSP, damselfish, DIC, Dili, dissolved inorganic carbon, diversity, dry season, golden sweeper, habitat, hard-bottom, Ian Brown, Kaylyn McCoy, Kym Hamilton, Lancet, large-bodied fishes, Lautem, Liquica, live-aboard, Manatuto, mapping, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, monsoon season, obrigado, ocean acidification, Oecusse, Parapriacanthus ransonneti, Peter Herden, reef fish, Rui Da Silva Pinto, Sargocentron caudimaculatum, satellite-derived, seafloor depth, size class, species, stationary point count, stratified random sampling design, Sundancer NT, survey, Taeniura lymma, tailspot squirrelfish, the dry, Timor-Leste, total fish biomass, U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, water sample, WorldView 2
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Update from Timor-Leste: scientists complete live-aboard mission to survey reef fishes and benthos, assess ocean acidification
By Andrew Gray Scientists from the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem (CRED) recently finished a 2-week live-aboard expedition to survey reef fish and benthic communities, collect water samples, and record data on seafloor depths along the northern coast of Timor-Leste. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Gray, Atuaro Island, baseline, bathymetry, benthic, benthos, Bobonaro, Brett Schumacher, Caimeo Beach, catamaran, Compass Charters, Conservation International, coral reef ecosystem, Coral Triangle Support Partnership, CRED, CTSP, depth, depth soundings, Dili Harbor, dissolved inorganic carbon, fishermen, GPS, Ian Brown, Indonesia, Jaco Island, Kaylyn McCoy, Kevin Lino, Kim Hamilton, Kym Miller, Lautem, Liquica, live-aboard, Manatutu, mapping, Max Sudnovsky, NGO, ocean acidification, Oecussi, outreach, Paula Ayotte, Peter Herdew, reef fish, Rui Pinto, satellite-derived, stationary point count, Sundancer NT, Timor-Leste, U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, water sample, WorldView 2
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NOAA scientists, local partners mark Coral Triangle Day in Timor-Leste with capacity-building activities
By Brett Schumacher A team of researchers from the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) commemorated Coral Triangle Day on June 9 in Timor-Leste by participating in capacity-building activities with colleagues from the Timor-Leste Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Gray, Anselmo Lopes Amaral, ARMS, autonomous reef monitoring structures, baseline, benthic, benthic composition, biodiversity, Black Rock, Brett Schumacher, Caimeo Beach, calcification accretion units, capacity building, carbonate chemistry, CAUs, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Triangle Day, Coral Triangle Support Partnership, CRED, CTSP, Dili, Dili Rock, Jose Monteiro, Kaylyn McCoy, Kevin Lino, MAF, Max Sudnovsky, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Nelio Viegas, Niskin bottle, ocean acidification, Paula Ayotte, reef fish, Rui Pinto, SPC, stationary point count, STR, subsurface temperature recorders, survey, Timor-Leste, water sample, YouTube
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Scientists assess reef fish and benthic communities, monitor effects of ocean acidification off Timor-Leste
By Max Sudnovsky The PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) today began a mission to conduct surveys to provide quantitative assessments of reef fishes and benthic cover and collect water samples that will be used as baselines to monitor long-term … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Gray, Atauro Island, Baucau, benthic cover, benthic habitat, Bobonaro, Brett Schumacher, carbonate chemistry, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Triangle Support Partnership, CRED, CTSP, Dili, diversity, health, Jaco Island, Kaylyn McCoy, Kevin Lino, Lautem, Liquica, Manatuto, Max Sudnovsky, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, National University of Timor-Leste, nonextractive, ocean acidification, Oecuessi, outreach workshop, Paula Ayotte, reef fish, relative abundance, size, stationary point count, Timor-Leste, water sample
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