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Assessing impacts of coral bleaching: NOAA scientists embark on a three-month survey of coral reef ecosystems in the Hawaiian Archipelago
by Drs. Bernardo Vargas-Ángel and Rusty Brainard Today, scientists from the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center’s Coral Reef Ecosystem Program boarded the NOAA Ship Hi‘ialakai to begin a 75-day Hawaiian Archipelago Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (HARAMP) research mission. … Continue reading
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Tagged ARMS, autonomous reef monitoring structures, Bernardo Vargas-Ángel, bioerosion monitoring units, Brett Schumacher, calcification assessment units, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Program, CRCP, CREP, Hawai`i Institute of Marine Biology, main Hawaiian islands, National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, NCRMP, NOAA, NOAA Ship Hi‘ialakai, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Pacific RAMP, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, PIFSC, San Diego State University, State of Hawai‘i Division of Aquatic Resources, The Nature Conservancy
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Reefs for the future: Resilience of coral reefs in the main Hawaiian Islands
By Brett Schumacher Declining health of coral reef ecosystems led scientists to search for factors that support reef resilience: the ability of reefs to resist and recover from environmental disturbance. Scientists recently identified 11 measurable factors that affect the resilience … Continue reading
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Tagged biomass, Brett Schumacher, coral, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRED, ecosystems, fish, georegions, main Hawaiian islands, MHI, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, PIFSC, RAMP, Rapid Ecological Assessment, REA, reef, resilience, watershed
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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
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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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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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