PIFSC RSS Feed- Exploring ecosystem dynamics to explain trends in Hawaiian monk seal populations November 3, 2017
- The Grander Blue Marlin: A Young Giant October 31, 2017
- Symposium on West Hawaii's Marine Ecosystem: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Management October 30, 2017
- Imaged from the Depths: 2017 Main Hawaiian Islands BFISH Bottomfish Survey October 20, 2017
- Pilot Whale Stranding on Kauai October 19, 2017
Tag Archives: Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
What happens to reef fish after coral bleaching?
by Adel Heenan For the past month, researchers aboard the NOAA Ship Hi‘ialakai have been navigating across the Pacific Ocean to survey coral reef ecosystems at remote Wake Atoll and the Mariana Archipelago. This expedition includes additional surveys at Jarvis … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem, Uncategorized
Tagged Adel Heenan, coral, coral bleaching, Coral Reef Ecosystem Program, coral reef ecosystems, coral reefs, CREP, El Niño, fish biomass, Jarvis Island, La Niña, Mariana Archipelago, NOAA, NOAA Ship Hi‘ialakai, nutrients, Pacific Remote Islands, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, PIFSC, piscivore, planktivore, reef fish, upwelling, Wake Atoll
A Fish That Shapes The Reef
By Andrew E. Gray Every three years, scientists from NOAA’s Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) visit Wake Atoll to survey corals, assess the fish populations, and collect oceanographic data for a long-term monitoring effort—the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
Tagged Andrew Gray, Bolbometopon muricatm, bumphead parrotfish, Coral Reef Ecosystem Program, coral reefs, CREP, Pacific Ocean, Pacific RAMP, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, PRIMNM, RAMP, reef fish, Wake Atoll
Creating a “Community” for the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
by Hoku Johnson How do managers effectively spread the word about the natural splendors of a large, extremely remote place? Who is the “community” of people that will provide advice to NOAA and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service managers on … Continue reading
Scientists complete coral reef ecosystem monitoring work around the U.S. Phoenix Islands
By Kelvin Gorospe The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center’s (PIFSC) Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) recently completed the Phoenix Islands portion of their Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) research cruise. The areas they surveyed included: Johnston Atoll, … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
Tagged Acropora retusa, Acropora speciosa, Baker Island, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRED, Endangered Species Act, Hi`ialakai, Howland Island, Johnston Atoll, Kelvin Gorospe, National Wildlife Refuge System, NOAA, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Pacific RAMP, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, Pavona diffluens, Phoenix Islands, PIFSC, Rapid Ecological Assessment, REA, research cruise, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USFWS
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
