2016Public Domain1860The coral reef in Vatia Bay, American Samoa, is in peril. Recently, staff from NOAA's Coral Reef Ecosystem Program conducted underwater surveys to document the status of coral communities by measuring percent coral cover and coral demographics at 18 sites throughout the bay. The survey data reveals the impacts of land-based sources of pollution (runoff, sedimentation, and nutrient loading) on coral reefs in the bay. This information also provides a baseline to assess the effectiveness of management actions aimed at reducing landbased stressors in the area. These photographs illustrate the appearance of the reef at three locations: inner, middle, and outer bay"--Page [1]. [doi:10.7289/V5BZ6417 (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5BZ6417)]United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.),Coral RestorationCoral Reef Ecosystem Program (U.S.)United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)Publishednoaa:3noaa:5application/pdfCoral reef conservationCoral reef ecologyCoral reefs and islandsEffect of water pollution onMarine resources conservationMonitoringPollutionWater2016-05-31T19:49:19.513ZThe coral reef in Vatia Bay, American Samoa, is in peril. Recently, staff from NOAA's Coral Reef Ecosystem Program conducted underwater surveys to document the status of coral communities by measuring percent coral cover and coral demographics at 18 sites throughout the bay. The survey data reveals the impacts of land-based sources of pollution (runoff, sedimentation, and nutrient loading) on coral reefs in the bay. This information also provides a baseline to assess the effectiveness of management actions aimed at reducing landbased stressors in the area. These photographs illustrate the appearance of the reef at three locations: inner, middle, and outer bay"--Page [1]. [doi:10.7289/V5BZ6417 (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5BZ6417)]2016NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)PIFSC (Pacific Islands Science Center)CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)Libraryhttp://doi.org/10.7289/V5BZ6417Public Domain1860urn:sha256:be05a067082948cb07bbaa534c8ce3e4f52aef1e0133d5ae718feb585464a90ctruePIFSC special publication ; SP-16-001noaa:10399Miscellaneous2021-06-22T13:48:43.075ZLand-based pollution impacting coral reefs in Vatia BayCoral reef conservationCoral reef ecologyMonitoringCoral reefs and islandsEffect of water pollution onWaterPollutionMarine resources conservationLibraryCoral reef conservationCoral reef ecologyMonitoringCoral reefs and islandsEffect of water pollution onWaterPollutionMarine resources conservationNMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)PIFSC (Pacific Islands Science Center)CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)American Samoa2016Land-based pollution impacting coral reefs in Vatia Bay3482178American Samoahttp://doi.org/10.7289/V5BZ6417ActiveUnited States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.),Coral RestorationCoral Reef Ecosystem Program (U.S.)United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)2016; ,2016https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/1039920210622134843AmSam-167.551612-171.541907-15.25183-10.207203Coris bibliographic