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Four Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine
By Kevin Lino Five million… that number has a pleasant vastness to it. Five million of anything seems overwhelming. Try to picture five million fish. Start small and keep expanding. How would that look? Would they be one compact bait … Continue reading
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Tagged American Samoa, anthias, Big Eye Jack, Caranx sexfasciatus, Chromis vanderbilti, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRED, Giant Manta, Jarvis Island, Kevin Lino, Kingman Reef, Line Islands, Manta birostris, Marie Ferguson, National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan, NCRMP, Pacific Reef Monitoring and Assessment Program, Palmyra Atoll, Paula Ayotte, PIFSC, RAMP, SPC, stationary point count, Tutuila
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Researchers complete surveys of coral reef ecosystems around O`ahu
By Bernardo Vargas-Ángel Members of the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) recently concluded a two-week deployment on O`ahu, where they conducted surveys of coral reef ecosystems as part of the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) in … Continue reading
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Tagged ARMS, autonomous reef monitoring structure, belt transect, bioerosion monitoring unit, BLT, BMU, Brett Schumacher, calcification accretion unit, CAU, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, CRED, Dione Swanson, Hi`ialakai, invertebrate, Kaneohe Bay, main Hawaiian islands, NOAA Ship, Oahu, ocean acidification, Pacific RAMP, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, Paula Ayotte, Rapid Ecological Assessment, REA, SB-13-20, small-boat mission, SPC, stationary point count
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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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