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Description:
Title:
Coral assessment and restoration in the U.S. Caribbean after 2017 hurricanes
Author(s):
Viehman, T. Shay
Nemeth, Michael
Groves, Sarah H.
Buckel, Christine A.
Griffin, Sean
Field, Don
Moore, Thomas D.
Moore, Jennifer
United States. National Ocean Service. National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.)
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Corporate Name:
United States. National Ocean Service. National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.)
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Dates of Publication:
2020
Abstract:
In September 2017, major Hurricanes Irma and Maria impacted Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and caused considerable damage to shallow coral reefs. In February 2018, at the request of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assigned the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct coral reef assessments and emergency coral stabilization activities in Puerto Rico as part of the Hurricane Maria response under the National Disaster Recovery Framework Natural and Cultural Resources Recovery Support Function. A total of 414,354 m2 of coral reef area, including over 87,000 corals, were assessed at 150 sites across Puerto Rico between February 27 and May 7, 2018. More than 8,700 corals were reattached at 35 reef sites in Puerto Rico. Prior to the FEMA effort, coral stabilization efforts were supported by NOAA and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) in Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, USVI and reattached more than 7,500 corals at 28 additional sites. In total, coral stabilization efforts in PR and the USVI reattached 16,000 corals at 63 sites.
Keywords:
Coral reef ecology
Coral reef restoration
Evaluation
Hurricane damage
Place Keywords:
Caribbean Sea
North Atlantic Ocean
Puerto Rico
United States Virgin Islands
Local Corporate Name:
NOS (National Ocean Service)
NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science)
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
SER (Southeast Region)
Type of Resource:
Technical Memorandum
Genre:
NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 278
Note:
In September 2017, major Hurricanes Irma and Maria impacted Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and caused considerable damage to shallow coral reefs. In February 2018, at the request of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assigned the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct coral reef assessments and emergency coral stabilization activities in Puerto Rico as part of the Hurricane Maria response under the National Disaster Recovery Framework Natural and Cultural Resources Recovery Support Function. A total of 414,354 m2 of coral reef area, including over 87,000 corals, were assessed at 150 sites across Puerto Rico between February 27 and May 7, 2018. More than 8,700 corals were reattached at 35 reef sites in Puerto Rico. Prior to the FEMA effort, coral stabilization efforts were supported by NOAA and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) in Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, USVI and reattached more than 7,500 corals at 28 additional sites. In total, coral stabilization efforts in PR and the USVI reattached 16,000 corals at 63 sites.
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