A Coral Reef Symposium on Practical, Reliable, Low Cost Monitoring Methods for Assessing the Biota and Habitat Conditions of Coral Reefs, January 26-27, 1995, Annapolis, Maryland
Image interpretation and development of coral reef habitat maps for the main Hawaiian Islands : project completion report
Provides color aerial photography and hyperspectral imagery for the near shore waters of the eight Main Hawaiian Island to create maps of the region's marine resources including coral reefs and other important habitats. These benthic hatitat features were...
Biogeographic analysis of the Tortugas Ecological Reserve examining the refuge effect following reserve establishment
Almost 120 days at sea aboard three NOAA research vessels and one fishing vessel over the past three years have supported biogeographic characterization of Tortugas Ecological Reserve (TER). This work initiated measurement of post-implementation effects o...
Sanctuary science evaluation of status and information needs
Identifies most important science and information needs for natural resource management in the marine sanctuaries, and evaluates how well the needs are being addressed by current and planned activities. The report uses priority scientific objectives ident...
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve final reserve operations plan
Operations plan for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, prepared by NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program in consultation with the State of Hawaii and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The plan serves as the managem...
M/V Wave Walker coral reef restoration baseline monitoring report, 2004 : Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Monroe County, Florida
This document presents the results of baseline monitoring of a repaired coral reef injured by the M/V Wave Walker vessel grounding incident of January 19, 2001. This grounding occurred in Florida state waters within the boundaries of the Florida Keys Nati...
M/V connected coral reef restoration monitoring report monitoring events 2004-2005 Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Monroe County, Florida
This document presents the results of the monitoring of a repaired coral reef injured by the M/V Connected vessel grounding incident of March 27, 2001. This grounding occurred in Florida state waters within the boundaries of the Florida Keys National Mari...
Status of Caribbean coral reefs after bleaching and hurricanes in 2005
Documents the devastating effects on coral reefs from the hottest year on record with its high sea surface temperatures and record hurricane activity throughout the Caribbean and Atlantic basins. Report was developed from contributions of 71 coral reef sc...
A Coral Reef Symposium on Practical, Reliable, Low Cost Monitoring Methods for Assessing the Biota and Habitat Conditions of Coral Reefs, January 26-27, 1995, Annapolis, Maryland