Exploitation of spatial characteristics of SPOT imagery for coral reef ecosystem evaluation
SPOT images of Bunaken National Marine Park, North Sulawesi Indonesia are used in a case study to exploit the spatial characteristics of the imagery as a means of identifying areas of stress remotely using measures of relative homogeneity versus heterogen...
Impacts of 6 years of herbivore protection at Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA), Maui.
"In response to concerns about declining coral cover and recurring macroalgal blooms, the State of Hawaii established the KHFMA in 2009. Within the KHFMA, herbivorous fishes and sea urchins are protected, but other fishing is allowed. We conducted surveys...
Earth observation based assessment of anthropogenic stress to coral reefs - a global analysis
"In this paper a remote sensing based approach to assess potential anthropogenic stress to coral reefs worldwide is presented. Three reef stressors are analyzed using nighttime lights data derived from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) p...
Coral reef ecosystem integrated observing system (CREIOS) in the Pacific: infrastructure for monitoring, modeling, and management of U.S. coral reef resources
Integration of acoustic seabed classification and fish census data for determining appropriate boundaries of marine protected areas. In: Benthic Habitats and the Effects of Fishing
Coral reef and fisheries habitat restoration in the Coral Triangle: The key to sustainable reef management
"So much Coral Triangle reef habitat is now severely degraded that conservation alone is inadequate to preserve the ecosystems along with the species and people who depend on them. Only active, large-scale coral reef and fisheries habitat restoration can ...
Developing information and partnerships necessary to prioritize and support the removal of abandoned vessels impacting coral resources
Grounded and abandoned vessels are a problem in many coastal areas, and are a significant threat for coral reef habitats. NOAA developed the Abandoned Vessel program to investigate the problem of abandoned and derelict vessels that affect U.S. coral reef ...
The instrumental architecture of a Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS) station
The Integrated Coral Observing Network (ICON) program has constructed and installed a series of Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS) stations which provide a wealth of high-quality meteorological and oceanographic data in near real-time. CREWS stations...
Rapid reef mapping - An attempt with hydroacoustic method
A new approach was applied to map the reef substrate of Pulau Payar Marine Park. The RoxAnn signal processing system was able to discriminate six major reef substrates and four growth forms. Live hard coral represented a total coverage of 19.3% from the 1...
NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Integrated Observing System (CREIOS): A collaborative ecosystem-based observing system
"The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Coral Reef Ecosystem Integrated Observing System (CREIOS) conducts mapping and monitoring of coral reefs, their biota, and their environments ...
Exploitation of spatial characteristics of SPOT imagery for coral reef ecosystem evaluation