Green, A. ; Birkeland, C. ; Fenner, D. ; Lawrence, A. ; Coward, G. ; Vaeoso, M.

How Are American Samoas Coral Reefs Doing? Results from long-term monitoring conducted over the last 25 to 40 years

2018

"The aim of this project was to repeat historic surveys conducted in American Samoa to evaluate the health of the coral reefs and fish communities, and to understand the changes that have taken place over the last 25-40 years. Baseline surveys were conducted throughout the Samoan Archipelago in 1994 and 1995 (including all of the main islands in American Samoa), and the sites around Tutuila and Manua were surveyed again in 2002. In 2018 we repeated these baseline surveys on Tutuila, in Manua, and Rose Atoll."

FY2018; CRCP Project ID: 198; Project Title: Domestic Coral Reef Conservation Grant Programs; Principal Investigator: Kristine Bucchianeri; CRCP grant number NA15NOS4820038