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...
A characterization of deep-sea coral and sponge communities in areas of high bycatch in bottom trawls off northern California
Using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and towed camera system (TCS), deep-sea corals, sponges, and seafloor habitats were visually surveyed for the first time in areas of longtime trawl fishing off northern California. During an 11-day cruise aboar...
Maui, Lanai, and Hawaii Water Quality Sampling Dataset Collected
By Dr. Richard Brock on Behalf of the State of Hawaii Department of
Health Mostly During 2001-2005 (NODC Accession 0031350)
Transects were made on three islands in nine areas to collect in situ water
quality measurements. Each area has several survey transects from the
shallows seaward. The project was lead by Dr. Richard Brock of the
University of Hawaii Sea Grant College P...
Priority ocean areas for protection in the mid-Atlantic : findings of NRDC's Marine Habitat Workshop / project directors, Lisa Speer, Sarah Chasis ; principal author, Sharene Azimi ; geographical information systems specialist, Joep Luijten.
Summarizes results of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) scientific workshop on priority marine habitats in the federal waters of the Mid-Atlantic. Includes maps developed by GIS of areas recommended for protection with rationales and supporting...
Arrecifes La Cordillera Natural Reserve Management Board agreement
During the calendar years of 2012 and 2013, the East Puerto Rico Coral Reef Education and Management Coordination Specialist for the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, implemented the goal to support the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmen...
Special issue on invasive alien species and protected areas : invasive alien species and biodiversity conservation : the anomaly.
This special issue of the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) newsletter is devoted to the impact of invasive species on protected areas and implications for biodiversity conservation. Includes case studies of many types of protected areas world...
Chasing Coral: A wonderfully told story and a new opportunity for conservation outreach
"Chasing Coral, a new documentary film, begins following Richard Vevers, a former London advertising executive, whose passion for the ocean and expertise as an underwater photographer and communication specialist lead him to pursue a new goal communicatin...
Biodiversity metrics for use in the ecosystem approach to oceans management / T.J. Kenchington and E.L.R. Kenchington.
The Convention on Biological Diversity drives a need for biodiversity measurement, often supposed to mean measurement using simple metrics. This report considers what should be measured and provides an overview of both recent theoretical developments and ...
Lajas Valley Agricultural Reserve farm inventory of the Guánica Lagoon, El Anegado and adjacent areas Guánica, Puerto Rico
This study summarizes 14,932 acres of the Lajas Valley Agricultural Reserve including, all the parcels within the 5 meter contour plus areas of adjacent contiguous agricultural land (Figure 5) for a total of 179 parcels. It began in the spring of 2011 wit...
Napoleon Fish (Humphead Wrasse) Cheilinus undulatus
Maui, Lanai, and Hawaii Water Quality Sampling Dataset Collected
By Dr. Richard Brock on Behalf of the State of Hawaii Department of
Health Mostly During 2001-2005 (NODC Accession 0031350)