Explorando los ecosistemas marinos de Puerto Rico [videorecording] / Administracion Nacional Oceanica y Atmosferica, Servicio Nacional de Pesquerias Marinas, Division de Conservacion de Habitat, Oficina del Caribe = Exploring the marine ecosystems of Puerto Rico / [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Habitat Conservation, Caribbean Field Office].
The video takes a viewer through each coastal and maritime ecosystem and shows the interaction between them as well as the importance of each one in the greater coral reef ecosystem. The video describes the different types of shorelines, sandy and rocky b...
Los corales y tu comunidad [videorecording] / Administracion Nacional Oceanica y Atmosferica, Servicio Nacional de Pesquerias Marinas, Oficina de Conservacion de Habitat, [Oficina del Caribe] ; una produccion de New Media Partners.
"The video provides examples of how human actions, consciously or unconsciously, damage coral reefs and associated systems. The video shows illegal fishing activities, as well as activities such as soil removal and associated sediment transport that can d...
Programa de arrefices de coral [videorecording] / Administracion Nacional Oceanica y Atmosferica, Servicio Nacional de Pesquerias Marinas, Oficina de Conservacion de Habitat, [Oficina del Caribe] ; producido por New Media Partners.
"The video promotes the Coral Reef Initiative Program by providing information regarding goals and interests of the program. It presents a brief description of some of the projects funded under the program in the U.S. Caribbean and promotes coral reef con...
Effectiveness of a deep-water coral conservation area: Evaluation of its boundaries and changes in octocoral communities over 13 years
Over the past 15 years, multiple areas in the North Atlantic have been closed to destructive fishing practices to protect vulnerable deep-water coral ecosystems, known to provide habitat for diverse associated fauna. Despite the growing number of conserva...
Oceanographic Drivers of Deep-Sea Coral Species Distribution and Community Assembly on Seamounts, Islands, Atolls, and Reefs Within the Phoenix Islands Protected Area
The Phoenix Islands Protected Area, in the central Pacific waters of the Republic of Kiribati, is a model for large marine protected area (MPA) development and maintenance, but baseline records of the protected biodiversity in its largest environment, the...
Characterization of Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Communities in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: Point Arena South Essential Fish Habitat Conservation Area and New Amendment 28 Areas
This report summarizes samples collected during a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) cruise conducted in October 2019 on board E/V Nautilus. Areas sampled in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary included areas proposed for fisheries management zoning...
Explorando los ecosistemas marinos de Puerto Rico [videorecording] / Administracion Nacional Oceanica y Atmosferica, Servicio Nacional de Pesquerias Marinas, Division de Conservacion de Habitat, Oficina del Caribe = Exploring the marine ecosystems of Puerto Rico / [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Habitat Conservation, Caribbean Field Office].