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Tag Archives: COTS
Successful Rose Atoll Marine National Monument and American Samoa Ecosystem and Fisheries Research Prioritization Workshop
Over 30 representatives from American Samoa including resource managers, scientists and local community members met for two days (May 26-27, 2015) in Utulei, American Samoa to share knowledge about past, current and future marine research in the American Samoa Archipelago. … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem, Ecosystems and Oceanography, Fisheries Research and Monitoring, Protected Species, Scientific Operations, Socioeconomics
Tagged #MarineMonuments, American Samoa, ASEPA, connectivity, contaminants, COTS, disease, dmwr, ecosystem, fisheries, mapping, Marine National Monument, MPA, Muliava, NMSAS, NPSA, Rose Atoll, Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center, USFWS
Coral reef monitoring surveys completed around the islands and atolls of American Samoa
By Bernardo Vargas-Ángel With work complete in the U.S. territory of American Samoa, the NOAA Ship Hi‘ialakai stopped in the port of Pago Pago Harbor for a short pause between Legs III and IV of PIFSC cruise HA-15-01. Led by … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
Tagged Adel Heenan, American Samoa, ASRAMP, Aunu‘u, benthic, Bernardo Vargas-Ángel, biological installations, coral, coral bleaching, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, COTS, CRED, crown-of-thorns, ecosystem surveys, fish monitoring brief, fishes, microbes, NOAA Ship Hi‘ialakai, oceanographic instruments, Ofu-Olosega, Pacific RAMP, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, Pago Pago Harbor, PIFSC, Rapid Ecological Assessment, REA, Rose Atoll, sea stars, Swains, Ta`u, towed-diver surveys, Tutuila
New data on benthic cover at Guam now available
Since the first cruise of the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) in 2000, NOAA Fisheries has used towed-diver surveys to provide large-scale assessments of benthic habitats. This survey method involves towing scuba divers behind a small boat … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
Tagged Acanthaster planci, algae, benthic, Bernardo Vargas-Ángel, CCA, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, corals, COTS, cover, CRED, crown-of-thorns seastar, crustose coralline algae, fleshy macroalgae, Guam, Habitat Blueprint, hard corals, image analysis, macroalgae, Pacific RAMP, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, towed-diver survey, turf algae
