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The final count: summary of mission to assess reef fish assemblages, build capacity in Timor-Leste
By Kevin Lino Researchers from the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) recently completed a successful mission to assess coral reef fish assemblages in nearshore (<18 m), coastal waters off the northern coastlines of Timor-Leste—in conjunction with the Timor-Leste Ministry … Continue reading
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Tagged abundance, acoustic, Andrew Gray, assemblage, Atauro Island, bathymetry, Baucau, benthic composition, biodiversity, blue-spotted fantail ray, Bobonaro, capacity building, carbonate chemistry, catamaran, Compass Charters, complexity, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Triangle Support Partnership, Crean, CRED, CTSP, damselfish, DIC, Dili, dissolved inorganic carbon, diversity, dry season, golden sweeper, habitat, hard-bottom, Ian Brown, Kaylyn McCoy, Kym Hamilton, Lancet, large-bodied fishes, Lautem, Liquica, live-aboard, Manatuto, mapping, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, monsoon season, obrigado, ocean acidification, Oecusse, Parapriacanthus ransonneti, Peter Herden, reef fish, Rui Da Silva Pinto, Sargocentron caudimaculatum, satellite-derived, seafloor depth, size class, species, stationary point count, stratified random sampling design, Sundancer NT, survey, Taeniura lymma, tailspot squirrelfish, the dry, Timor-Leste, total fish biomass, U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, water sample, WorldView 2
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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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Scientists assess reef fish and benthic communities, monitor effects of ocean acidification off Timor-Leste
By Max Sudnovsky The PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) today began a mission to conduct surveys to provide quantitative assessments of reef fishes and benthic cover and collect water samples that will be used as baselines to monitor long-term … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Gray, Atauro Island, Baucau, benthic cover, benthic habitat, Bobonaro, Brett Schumacher, carbonate chemistry, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Triangle Support Partnership, CRED, CTSP, Dili, diversity, health, Jaco Island, Kaylyn McCoy, Kevin Lino, Lautem, Liquica, Manatuto, Max Sudnovsky, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, National University of Timor-Leste, nonextractive, ocean acidification, Oecuessi, outreach workshop, Paula Ayotte, reef fish, relative abundance, size, stationary point count, Timor-Leste, water sample
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Fish assessment cruises in the main Hawaiian Islands: preliminary results from latest visual surveys
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) staff members Danny Merritt, John Rooney, and Jacob Asher are participating in the PIFSC cruise SE-12-08 aboard the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette, which left Honolulu on Sept. 22 for operations in the main Hawaiian … Continue reading
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Tagged Adel Heenan, baited remote underwater video stations, biomass, BotCam, BRUVS, coral cover, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRED, cruise, Danny Merritt, fish, Fish Biology and Stock Assessment Branch, fish monitoring brief, fishery-independent, Hawai`i Division of Land and Natural Resources, Huki Pono, Ivor Williams, Jacob Asher, Jill Zamzow, JIMAR, John Rooney, Joint Institute for Marine and Ecosystem Research, Kaylyn McCoy, Kevin Lino, Lāna`i, main Hawaiian islands, Marc Nadon, Maui, Moloka`i, monitoring brief, Oahu, Oscar Elton Sette, Pacific RAMP, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, Paula Ayotte, Rapid Ecological Assessment, REA, reef fish, Sette, SPC, stationary point count, stock assessment, TOAD, towed optical assessment device, University of Hawai`i, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, University of Western Australia
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