Shea, P.

JASON Live webcast's STEM career series: NOAA Fisheries Coral Reef Ecosystem Division

2013

JASON Learning

"JASON Learning is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and long-time partner of the National Geographic Society.The mission of JASON is to inspire and educate kids everywhere through real science and exploration.The NOAA Reef Smart Initiative is a series of strategic, community-based outreach events designed to increase awareness of NOAAs coral reef ecosystem research and conservation activities. success stories. The Reef Smart team collaborates with local partners and others to educate students, teachers, managers, and decision makers about local threats to reefs and ways they can participate in reef conservation, and also highlights ongoing efforts to protect reefs. The webcast interviews conducted by Patrick Shea, on November 7, 2013 with NOAA Fisheries biologist Kevin Lino and on November 14, 2013 with NOAA Fisheries oceanographer Roberto Venegas highlighed their recent Reef assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) missions. Each interview can be viewed separately: http://www.jason.org/live/stem-career-qa-kevin-lino-coral-reef-biologist and http://www.jason.org/live/stem-career-qa-roberto-venegas-oceanographer. These webcasts are not 508 compliant; the audio does not contain open/close captioning for the hearing impaired."

National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan (NCRMP); Biological monitoring

FY2013 CRCP Project ID 743; Project Title: National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan (NCRMP) Implementation (Biological monitoring); Principal Investigator: Jessica Morgan