The Coastal Use Mapping Project is designed to collect critical information on human activities in and near the St. Thomas East End Reserves (STEER). The project purpose is to improve understanding of the spatial range and intensity of key human activitie...
Biophysical principles for designing resilient networks of marine protected areas to integrate fisheries, biodiversity and climate change objectives in the Coral Triangle
The purpose of this report and the biophysical design principles presented is to inform plans and opportunities to establish, or improve upon, marine protected area networks so that they more directly address the issues of food security, livelihoods and l...
Marine species survey of Johnson Atoll, Central Pacific Ocean June 2000 (NODC Accession 0000697)
The marine biota of Johnston atoll was surveyed for nonindigenous species in June, 2000 with observations and collections made by investigators using Scuba. Eleven stations were surveyed, including sites at the Johnston Island pier, the north and south la...
Developing a framework for a comprehensive marine multi-use zoning plan for the Grenadine Islands
"Developing a draft marine multiuse zoning plan for the Grenadines is a regional trans-boundary initiative to promote sustainable development on the Grenada Bank. The project involves using a participatory process to evaluate human activities and resource...
Exploratory survey for ichthyoplankton especially bluefin tuna and mackerel under the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) OREGON II cruise 91-03 (194) 4/16-5/24/91
The NOAA ship OREGON II departed Pascagoula, MS on April 16, 1991 to conduct the spring SEAMAP ichthyoplankton cruise OT 91-03 (194). The survey was conducted to determine distribution and abundance of the various developmental stages of bluefin tuna and ...
CREIOS: NOAA's Coral Reef Ecosystem Integrated Observing System
Coral reefs are complex ecosystems with high biodiversity and significant economic importance. Unfortunately, global assessments have revealed rapid declines in coral reef health around the world. With U.S. coral reef resources stretching across 13 time z...
Projecting coral reef futures under global warming and ocean acidification
"Many physiological responses in present-day coral reefs to climate change are interpreted as consistent with the imminent disappearance of modern reefs globally because of annual mass bleaching events, carbonate dissolution, and insufficient time for sub...
Environmental conditions and herbivore biomass determine coral reef benthic community composition: implications for quantitative baselines
"Our ability to understand natural constraints on coral reef benthic communities requires quantitative assessment of the relative strengths of abiotic and biotic processes across large spatial scales. Here, we combine underwater images, visual censuses an...
Socio-economic monitoring for coastal managers of South Asia : field trials and baseline surveys, Havelock and Neil islands, Rani Jhansi Marine National Park, Andaman Islands : project completion report : NA10NOS4630055
Biodiversity conservation , resource management planning and particularly its implementation, while often constructed on comparatively sound ecological data and information, largely fail to sufficiently take into account the socio-economic processes and s...
A report on the available economic data for the invertebrate fisheries (except shrimp)
The need for adequate economic data to understand and analyze U.S. domestic fisheries has been emphasized in all aspects of fishery research and management literature. It is the responsibility of the Southeast Fisheries Center to provide economic data and...
STEER Coastal Use Mapping Project
Biophysical principles for designing resilient networks of marine protected areas to integrate fisheries, biodiversity and climate change objectives in the Coral Triangle
"Developing a draft marine multiuse zoning plan for the Grenadines is a regional trans-boundary initiative to promote sustainable development on the Grenada Bank. The project involves using a participatory process to evaluate human activities and resource...