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From the Village to the Pacific, coordinating coral reef assessments in Tutuila, American Samoa
by Kelvin Gorospe and Adel Heenan Following the American Samoa portion of the recent Reef Fish Survey cruise, Adel and I disembarked NOAA ship Oscar Elton Sette to remain in Pago Pago, American Samoa. From May 9 to 13, we … Continue reading
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Tagged American Samoa Coral Reef Advisory Group, American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Program, CREP, Data, datasets, Environmental Protection Agency, monitoring, National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan, National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, National Park Service, NCRMP, Oscar Elton Sette, Pacific RAMP, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, Pago Pago, PIFSC, SE16-12, Tutuila
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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
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
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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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
Posted in coral reef ecosystem
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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Coral reef monitoring surveys completed around the islands and atolls of American Samoa
By Bernardo Vargas-Ángel With work complete in the U.S. territory of American Samoa, the NOAA Ship Hi‘ialakai stopped in the port of Pago Pago Harbor for a short pause between Legs III and IV of PIFSC cruise HA-15-01. Led by … Continue reading
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Tagged Adel Heenan, American Samoa, ASRAMP, Aunu‘u, benthic, Bernardo Vargas-Ángel, biological installations, coral, coral bleaching, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, COTS, CRED, crown-of-thorns, ecosystem surveys, fish monitoring brief, fishes, microbes, NOAA Ship Hi‘ialakai, oceanographic instruments, Ofu-Olosega, Pacific RAMP, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, Pago Pago Harbor, PIFSC, Rapid Ecological Assessment, REA, Rose Atoll, sea stars, Swains, Ta`u, towed-diver surveys, 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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