Restoring a degraded Gulf of Mexico : wildlife and wetlands three years into the Gulf oil disaster
Three years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, this report gives a snapshot view of six wildlife species that depend on a healthy Gulf and the coastal wetlands that are critical to the Gulf's food web"--Introduction.
An investigation of the current status of the Hawaiian black coral fishery using historical and new perspectives
This project summarizes the current status of the Hawaiian black coral fishery and compares results with historical measurements. To achieve this, historical methodology where possible was used to make comparisons as similar as possible. The goals and obj...
Imaging surveys of select areas in the northern Gulf of Maine for deep-sea corals and sponges during 2013-2014 : report to the New England Fishery Management Council, 30 October 2014
To inform discussions of deep-sea coral management and fish habitat usage, we are providing the New England Fishery Management Council with a brief review of research surveys conducted in 2013 and 2014. These surveys identified coral-dominated communities...
A Collaboration to Conserve Our Coral Reefs: Highlights of a12-year partnership between The Nature Conservancy, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, and U.S. Coral Reef Jurisdictions
The Nature Conservancy, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, and seven U.S. coral reef jurisdictions completed a $16.5 million, 12-year partnership to support the effective management and protection of coral reefs. Efforts focus on building the capacity ...
The Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) CoRAL team has observed spawning patterns and collected gametes from APAL and OFAV in the upper Florida Keys for the past two decades. Historically, our team has not been able to house coral recruits at the S...
In support of marine recreational fishing: an assessment of access and infrastructure in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
This project gathered information on the infrastructure (services, businesses and physical facilites) serving the marine recreational fishing industry (MRF) in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands (PR/USVI). The information was gathered throug...
Review of Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology for the South Atlantic and Joint Fishery Management Plans
A workgroup consisting of individuals from the NMFS Southeast Regional Office, NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center, and the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils, using the four criteria outlined in the final rule, has analyzed...
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) Benthic Community Assessment Survey Field Protocols for U.S. Atlantic: Florida, Flower Garden Banks, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands 2022
The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP)’s biological sampling provides a biennial ecological characterization of general reef condition for reef fishes, corals, and benthic habitat (i.e., fish species composition, density, and size; coral speci...
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) Coral Demographics Survey Field Protocols for U.S. Atlantic: Florida, Flower Garden Banks, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands 2022
The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP)’s biological sampling provides a biennial ecological characterization of general reef condition for reef fishes, corals, and benthic habitat (i.e., fish species composition, density, and size; coral speci...
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) Reef Visual Census (RVC) Fish Survey Protocols U.S. Atlantic: Florida, Flower Garden Banks, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands 2022
Restoring a degraded Gulf of Mexico : wildlife and wetlands three years into the Gulf oil disaster