PIFSC RSS Feed- An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.
Tag Archives: depth
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
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
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
Comments Off on Reef monitoring at Wake Island: preliminary results from fish surveys
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
Comments Off on Researchers survey a high-priority coral reef area off Maui
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
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
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
Comments Off on The final count: cruise for monitoring of effects of ocean and climate change in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands completed
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
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
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
2 Comments
NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Blog 