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
Tag Archives: corals
The final count: cruise for monitoring of effects of ocean and climate change in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands completed
By Chip Young Scientists from the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) recently completed a 17-day expedition to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, where they conducted coral reef monitoring surveys at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Lisianski Island, and French Frigate Shoals. These … Continue reading
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Tagged ARMS, autonomous reef monitoring structures, bioerosion monitoring unit, biogeochemical cycle, BMU, calcification accretion unit, calcification rate, calcium carbonate, CAU, chemical analysis, chemical composition, Chip Young, climate change, conductivity, coral bleaching, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, corals, CRED, cruise, crustose coralline algae, cryptic biota, CTD, CTD cast, depth, fleshy algae, food web, French Frigate Shoals, HA-13-05, Hi`ialakai, Kure Atoll, Lisianski Island, monitoring, National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan, NCRMP, NOAA Ship, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, ocean acidification, ocean change, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Pearl and Hermes Atoll, percent cover, pH, recruitment rate, species diversity, temperature, temperature sensors, triennial, water sample, World Heritage Site
Reef monitoring cruise in main Hawaiian Islands underway
By Bernardo Vargas-Ángel The Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) cruise in the main Hawaiian Islands, led by the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, is in full swing. This expedition aboard the NOAA Ship Hi`ialakai (PIFSC cruise HA-13-04) … Continue reading
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Researchers complete surveys of coral disease off the north shore of Kaua`i
By Bernardo Vargas-Ángel Members of the benthic team of the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) returned to Honolulu on May 8 from a week-long deployment on Kaua`i, where they conducted surveys as part of a project funded by PISFC … Continue reading
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Tagged belt-transect survey, Bernardo Vargas-Ángel, Brett Schumacher, coral communities, coral demographics, coral disease, coral health, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, corals, CRCP, CRED, Eyes of the Reef, Greta Aeby, Hanalei Bay, Hatsue Bailey, Hawai`i Institute of Marine Biology, health condition, HIMB, hotspot, Kaua`i, main Hawaiian islands, Matt Dunlap, Montipora patula, National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, NCRMP, outbreak, Pacific Islands, rice coral, Terry Lilley, Thierry Work, tissue loss, U.S. Geological Survey, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, USGS, Wainiha Bay, `Anini Reef
Scientists continue surveys of a marine protected area in Maui
By Kevin Lino To help assess the effectiveness of an unusual approach to management of marine resources in Hawaii, our team spent the week of April 22 conducting underwater surveys of fishes and benthic habitat along the coastline of West … Continue reading
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Tagged algae, benthic habitat, chub, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, corals, CRCP, CRED, DAR, Darla White, Division of Aquatic Resources, DLNR, fish, fisheries management area, Hawai`i Department of Land and Natural Resources, herbivore, Heterocentrotus mammillatus, invertebrate, Ivor Williams, Kahekili, Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area, Ka`anapali, Kevin Lino, KHFMA, marine protected area, Maui, parrotfish, phase shift, red slate pencil urchin, sea urchin, surgeonfish, yellow tang, Zebrasoma flavescens
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
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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
Researchers continue study of pollution effects on coral health off West Maui
By Erin Looney Erin Looney of the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) recently worked with Darla White of the Division of Aquatic Resources of the Hawai`i Department of Land and Natural Resources to collect water samples off West Maui. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheryl Woodley, coral health, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, corals, CRED, DAR, Darla White, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources, DLNR, Enterococcus, Erin Looney, fecal coliform, Hawaii, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Kapalua Bay, La Perouse, land-based sources of pollution, main Hawaiian islands, Maui, pollution, Serratia marcescens, Staphylococcus, toxicology
