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Seafloor Mapping Mission: Maui
By Kell Bliss On 1 May 2015, four members of the EcoSpatial Information Team (ESI) in the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, of NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, traveled to Maui to begin the first part of a two-part field … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, bathymetry, Carmen DeFazio, coral cover, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRED, ecospatial information team, ESI, Hawai‘i Institute for Marine Biology, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Honolua Bay, John Rooney, Ka`anapali, Kell Bliss, Kristin Golmon, Lahaina, Lahaina Harbor, LiDAR, M/V Koholā, mapping, Maui, multi-beam, NOAA Biogeography Program, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, NOAA Corps, NOAA Habitat Blueprint, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC, Rhonda Suka, sea floor, State of Hawai‘i Division of Aquatic Resources, The Nature Conservancy, TOAD, towed optical assessment device, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, underwater camera
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Scientists map seafloor around Mo‘orea in French Polynesia
By Kevin O’Brien Last month, scientists from the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), along with scientists from the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UH), began work on a collaborative … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Acoustic Habitat Investigator, AHI, bathymetry, benthic habitat, Berkeley, Cook’s Bay, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRED, Frances Lichowski, French Polynesia, Gump Research Station, Jeremy Taylor, John Rooney, Joyce Miller, Kevin O’Brien, Kilo Moana, Long Term Ecological Research, LTER, mapping, Moorea, Moorea Coral Reef Long Term Ecological Research, multibeam, National Science Foundation, Opunohu Bay, Papeete, Papeete Harbor, R/V AHI, R/V Kilo Moana, Reson 8101ER, Rhonda Suka, Richard B. Gump Research Station, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, SOEST, Tahiti, UH, University of California, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa
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Researchers survey a high-priority coral reef area off Maui
By John Rooney A team of scientists from the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center on Tuesday began a mission to conduct acoustic and optical surveys of the waters of coral reef ecosystems … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
Tagged AHI, bathymetry, benthic habitat, camera sled, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRCP, CRED, Department of Land and Natural Resources, depth, DLNR, ecospatial information team, John Rooney, Kahekili, map, mapping, Maui, multibeam, National Geophysical Data Center, NGDC, Oahu, optical, Reson 8101ER multibeam echosounder, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, SOEST, sonar, TOAD, towed optical assessment device, U.S. Geological Survey, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, USGS
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Researchers resurvey grounding site off south shore of O`ahu
By John Rooney Researchers from the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) recently completed a small-boat mission (SB-13-25) during which they resurveyed the grounding site of the USS Port Royal, which ran aground in February 2009 nearly 1 km south … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
Tagged acoustic, AHI, bathymetry, camera sled, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRED, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Faith Knighton, Frances Lichowski, grounding site, Jeremy Taylor, John Rooney, multibeam, Oahu, optical, Reef Runway, Reson SeaBat 8101 multibeam echosounder, Rhonda Suka, SB-13-25, sonar, TOAD, towed optical assessment device, USS Port Royal
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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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