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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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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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