ResourceNOAA National Marine Sanctuaries lionfish response plan (2015-2018) : responding, controlling, and adapting to an active marine invasion
The explosion of the Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) is a serious threat to Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coral reefs, with potential long-term consequences affecting native fish communities and habitats. Lionfish are ...
ResourceCoastal change in the Pacific Islands. Volume One, A guide to support community understanding of coastal erosion and flooding issues. Outreach : how coastlines work and what factors influenced coastal change / [Gombos, M., Ramsay, D., Webb, A., Marra, J., Atkinson, S., and Gorong, B., editors
This document is part of a two-volume guide that provides a foundation for communities to assess local coastal processes and the impacts humans are having on coastal areas, and identify appropriate actions required to build the resilience of coastlines an...
ResourceCoastal change in the Pacific Islands. Volume Two, A guide to support community decision-making on coastal erosion and flooding issues. Planning : choosing actions to reduce the impacts of coastal flooding and shoreline erosion / [Gombos, M., Ramsay, D., Webb, A., Marra, J., Atkinson, S., and Gorong, B., editors
This document is part of a two-volume guide that provides a foundation for communities to assess local coastal processes and the impacts humans are having on coastal areas, and identify appropriate actions required to build the resilience of coastlines an...
ResourceMarine protected areas of the U.S. Virgin Islands : ecological performance report
The report provides: (1) an overview of the history of MPAs, types of MPAs and associated regulations, and a list of all MPAs in the USVI; (2) an ecological performance report for three intensively surveyed MPA units managed by NPS, including 20 biologica...
ResourceWest Maui Watershed, Island of Maui, Hawai`i : Section 905(B) WRDA 1986 analysis report : reconnnaissance
Based on a request made by the State of Hawai`i, Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to address water resource issues including impacts to coral reefs in the West Maui area on the island of Maui, Hawai`i, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hono...