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SE16-02: Jumping in the deep end
by Motusaga Vaeoso Training in standard fish survey methods for the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center’s reef fish survey project was difficult, intensive work. As the new coral reef monitoring technician for the American Samoa Coral Reef Advisory Group (CRAG), … Continue reading
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Tagged Acanthurus achilies, Acanthurus hawaiiensis, Acanthurus nigricans, Acathurus nigrofuscus, achilles tang, Coral Reef Ecosystem Program, CREP, crustose coralline algae, Ctenochaetus striatus, Motusaga Vaeoso, NOAA, Ofu, Olosega, Oscar Elton Sette, Rose Atoll, Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, SE16-02, surgeonfish, Ta`u, Tutuila, whitecheek tang
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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
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
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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Survey of mesophotic coral reefs completed in the Manu`a Islands, American Samoa
Scientists Marie Ferguson, Jeremy Taylor, and John Rooney from the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) and Tee Jay Letalie of the American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) recently completed an 18-day project to survey habitats and … Continue reading
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Tagged American Samoa, Bonavista II, camera sled, Carlo Caruso, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, corals, CRED, crustose coralline algae, Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, dmwr, jack, Jeremy Taylor, John Rooney, macroalgae, Manu`a Islands, Marie Ferguson, mce, mesophotic, mesophotic coral ecosystem, National Park of American Samoa, National Park Service, Ofu, Olosega, Pago Pago Marine Charters, sea fan, snapper, Ta`u, Tee Jay Letalie, towed optical assessment device, Tutuila, Vaoto Lodge
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Mapping cruise to study coral reefs of Manu`a Islands, American Samoa
Scientists from the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) and American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) are about to embark on a 13-day research cruise to map and characterize the coral reef ecosystems around the Manu`a Islands … Continue reading
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Tagged American Samoa, bathymetry, camera sled, coral cover, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRED, Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, dmwr, habitat mapping, Jeremy Taylor, John Rooney, Manu`a Islands, mapping, Marie Ferguson, mesophotic, Muli Seamount, multibeam, Northeast Bank, Ofu, Olosega, Pacific RAMP, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, Ta`u, Tee Jay Letalie, towed underwater camera sled, Tulaga Seamount, Tutuila, Vailulu`u Seamount, Vivienne Blyth-Skyrme
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