"The objective of this book is to demonstrate how the distribution of tracers in the sea and its sediments can be used to aid us in deciphering the operations plan and history of operation for the ocean as a chemical plant. To do this requires the integra...
Solomon Islands Marine Assessment: Preliminary Summary of Abstracts
Summaries provided as of November 30, 2004: Reef Fish Biodiversity by Gerald R. Allen, Coral Biodiversity by Charlie Veron and Emre Turak, Coral Communities and Reef Health by Emre Turak, whales and Dolphins by Benjamin Kahn, Seagrass by Len McKenzie, Stu...
The Impact of the December 2004 Tsunami on the Coral Reef Resources of Mu Ko Surin Marine National Park, Thailand
Damage assessment report on the impact of the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on the coral reef resources of Mu Ko Surin Marine National Park in Thailand. The U.K.-based NGO Coral Cay Conservation carried out underwater surveys and imported the data to...
Guide to the identification of precious and semi-precious corals in commercial trade
"Historically, the term precious coral? referred to specimens of the genus Corallium (red and pink coral) used in manufacturing jewellery and art objects. Today precious coral? is often used more generally as a term for any coral species used for jeweller...
Various documents related to the Precious Corals Fishery Management Plan for the Hawaiian Islands. The Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the precious corals fisheries of the western Pacific region was implemented in September 1983. The FMP and its amendme...
Final Habitat Plan of the South Atlantic Region: Essential Fish Habitat Requirements for Fishery Management Plans of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Essential Fish Habitat Plan which includes information on coral, coral reefs and live/hard bottom habitats of the South Atlantic region.
Corals were afflicted by epizootic outbreaks in the Great Barrier Reef, the Caribbean, and the Indian Ocean. The mortality rate has been very high. Scientists need to find out what is causing this disease to occur to prevent future outbreaks.
The Americas: Building the Adaptive Capacity to Global Environmental Change
"From the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research Executive Council and Conference in May 2005, a collection of peer reviewed papers organized around themes of environmental prediction; climate change and biodiversity; scientific partnership a...
Scientific evaluation of a sediment fill technique for the restoration of motor vessel injuries in seagrass beds of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Cost-effective techniques to facilitate early intervention for the prevention of propeller scar erosion are wildly needed to restore damage to Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) resources. This project used experimental manipulation to assess ...
Tracers in the Sea
"Historically, the term precious coral? referred to specimens of the genus Corallium (red and pink coral) used in manufacturing jewellery and art objects. Today precious coral? is often used more generally as a term for any coral species used for jeweller...