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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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SE16-02: American Samoa Reef Fish Survey Summary
by Adel Heenan and Marc Nadon For the past three weeks, the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette has been the support platform for the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center’s reef fish survey project. This research project was led by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adel Heenan, American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences, biomass, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Program, CRCP, CREP, detritivore, dmwr, herbivore, invertivore, Marc Nadon, National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, NCRMP, NOAA, Ofu, Olosega, omnivore, Oscar Elton Sette, Pacific RAMP, PIFSC, re-breather, reef fish, reef fish survey, Rose Atoll, SCUBA, Ta`u, Tutuila
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Socioeconomic Monitoring for The Micronesia Challenge: Measuring Progress in Effective Conservation
By Supin Wongbusarakum The importance of socioeconomic monitoring for coastal management and conservation is becoming increasingly acknowledged around the world. Without understanding the impacts on people and communities that depend on natural resources, the effectiveness of conservation programs can easily … Continue reading
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Tagged Berna Gorong, Brooke Nevitt, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, conservation, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRCP, CRED, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Michael Lameier, Micronesia Challenge’s 2nd Socioeconomic Measures Workshop, Micronesia Islands Nature Alliance, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service’s Habitat Conservation Division, Palau, PIFSC, Republic of Marshalls, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme, SEM-Pasifika, social scientists, Socio-Economic Monitoring Guidelines for Coastal Managers in Pacific Island Countries, Socioeconomic Monitoring, Supin Wongbusarakum, The Micronesia Challenge, The Nature Conservancy
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Seafloor Mapping Mission Part 2: Hawai‘i Island
By John Rooney Our seafloor mapping mission began in early May with underwater video and photographic surveys of coral reef habitats along the shores of West Maui, as documented in Seafloor Mapping Mission: Maui. The second part of this mission, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alenuihaha Channel, Chad Wiggins, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRCP, CRED, ecospatial information team, GoPro, Hank Lynch, Hawaii Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, John Rooney, Kawaihae Harbor, Kristin Golmon, M/V Koholā, M/V Kākū., mapping, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, NOAA Habitat Blueprint, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC, Porities compressa, Rhonda Suka, seafloor, SplashCam, State of Hawai‘i Division of Aquatic Resources, The Nature Conservancy Hawai‘I, TNC, TOAD, towed optical assessment device, underwater photography, underwater video, West Hawaii, West Maui, whale shark
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Coral reef monitoring in the Mariana Archipelago: preliminary results from visual surveys of fishes and benthic habitats
By Kathryn Dennis and Bernardo Vargas-Ángel The PIFSC cruise HA-14-01 officially concluded yesterday, Monday, June 2, when the NOAA Ship Hi`ialakai arrived back at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, from Saipan. During this expedition, which began on March 5, scientists from … Continue reading
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Tagged Aguijan, Ahyi Seamount, Alamagan, ARMS, Asuncion, autonomous reef monitoring structure, Bernardo Vargas-Ángel, bioersion monitoring unit, BMU, calcification accretion units, CAU, climate monitoring station, CNMI, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, consumer group, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Reef Monitoring Program, CRCP, CRED, cruise, DR-14-009, DR-14-010, Farallon de Pajaros, fish biomass, fish monitoring brief, Guam, Guguan, HA-14-01, hard coral cover, Hi`ialakai, Kathryn Dennis, Mariana Arc, Mariana Archipelago, Maug, monitoring, National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan, NCRMP, NOAA Ship, Pacific RAMP, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, Pagan, PIFSC Data Report, Rapid Ecological Assessment, REA, Rota, Saipan, Sarigan, STR, subsurface temperature recorder, Tinian, towed-diver survey, Wake Island
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Reef monitoring at Wake Island: preliminary results from fish surveys
By Dione Swanson After departing Honolulu on March 5, the NOAA Ship Hi’ialakai arrived at Wake Island on March 14. It was the first stop for PIFSC cruise HA-14-01, a Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) expedition that … Continue reading
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Tagged Adel Heenan, and Napoleon wrasse, and sea-surface temperature buoy, ARMS, autonomous reef monitoring structure, benthic survey, bioerosion monitoring unit, BMU, Bolbometopon muricatum, bumphead parrotfish, calcification accretion unit. CAU, Cheilinus undulatus, climate station, conductivity, coral cover, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRCP, CRED, CTD cast, depth, detritivore, Dione Swanson, dissolved inorganic carbon, DR-14-007, fish biomass, fish monitoring brief, HA-14-01, herbivore, Hi`ialakai, invertebrate, microbial communities, National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan, NCRMP, omnivore, Pacific RAMP, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, Pacific Remote Island Areas, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, preliminary results, primary consumer, Rapid Ecological Assessment, REA, REA site, reef fish survey, secondary consumer, SST, stationary point count, STR, subsurface temperature recorder, temperature, transect, visual census, Wake Island, water sample
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