Multibeam Mapping of Pulley Ridge, Gulf of Mexico, Key West, Florida
XYZ ASCII format high-resolution bathymetry data generated from the 2003, 2007, and 2009 combined multibeam sonar survey of Pulley Ridge, Gulf of Mexico, Key West, Florida.
Water quality and coral reef monitoring along the southeast Florida coast
This 3-year project was designed to assist in providing data for use in the development of nutrient numeric criteria, as required by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Researchers with AOML's Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems Division conduc...
A comparison of U/Th and rapid‐screen 14C dates from Line Island fossil corals
Time‐consuming and expensive radiometric dating techniques limit the number of dates available to construct absolute chronologies for high‐resolution paleoclimate reconstructions. A recently developed rapid‐screen 14C dating technique reduces sample prepa...
Magnuson-Stevens Act Definitions and Required Provisions
This amendment adds new Magnuson-Stevens Act definitions to the fishery management plans (FMPs) of the western Pacific region and addresses the requirement of the Act that any FMP contain provisions regarding bycatch, fishing sectors, essential fish habit...
"Mission results of SE 14-07 were: 1) Identified four and removed two derelict boats from Pearl and Hermes Atoll that were potentially lost during the 2011 Japan tsunami event; (2) Successfully disentangled three green sea turtles from derelict nets at Pe...
Cruise control : a report on how cruise ships affect the marine environment / [written by Michael Herz and Joseph Davis].
Promotes environmental regulations to protect marine life and ocean ecosystems vulnerable to cruise ship pollution. Recommends reducing and regulating cruise ship discharges to improve water quality; improving monitoring and inspection; strengthening enfo...
Benthic percent cover derived from image analysis for selected locations in the Pacific Ocean
The data products described herein are part of the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) funded projects aimed at documenting the status and trends for benthic cover and composition on coral reef ecosystems across the U.S. Pacific States and Territo...
Global assessment of coral bleaching and required rates of adaptation under climate change
"Elevated ocean temperatures can cause coral bleaching, the loss of colour from reef-building corals because of a breakdown of the symbiosis with the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium. Recent studies have warned that global climate change could increase the fre...
CRED APEX Drifting Buoy Argos_ID 26070 Data in the NW Hawaiian Islands, the Pacific Ocean
CRED APEX drifter Argos_ID 26070 was deployed in the region of NW Hawaiian Islands to assess ocean currents and sea surface temperature. APEX drifter data files contain drifter ids, year, month, day, hour, minute, second, GPS latitude and longitude. Drift...
Cruise report, NOAA Ship Hi`ialakai, cruise HA-11-01, Leg I, 10 March - 2 April 2011, Wake Atoll
Personnel from the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), San Diego State University (SDSU), and Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM) conducted interdisciplinary Pacific Reef and Ass...
Multibeam Mapping of Pulley Ridge, Gulf of Mexico, Key West, Florida
Water quality and coral reef monitoring along the southeast Florida coast
CRED APEX drifter Argos_ID 26070 was deployed in the region of NW Hawaiian Islands to assess ocean currents and sea surface temperature. APEX drifter data files contain drifter ids, year, month, day, hour, minute, second, GPS latitude and longitude. Drift...