Staghorn survey and bioassays to test for improved condition in thickets to guide restoration efforts
Based on our 2012 monitoring of several extant populations of A. cervicornis in the Caribbean (Huntington and Miller in prep), we hypothesized that A. cervicornis growth rates and tissue condition are enhanced when very dense spatial configurations (i.e. ...
A GIS-based watershed management plan for the Piti-Asan watersheds
The Piti-Asan Watershed is considered one of three "priority watersheds" (Kottermair, 2012), which contains several conservation areas and two large proposed developments. Within the Piti-Asan Watershed there was an estimated 2103 people during the 2000 c...
[Cruise Plan for South Atlantic Bight 2006, August 19, 2006 - September 1, 2006
The goal of this project is to map fish habitats and unique bottom features, and to relate bottom features to occurrences of biological or physical forces that shape the bottom"--Goals and Objectives.
Benthic characterization of deep-water habitat in the newly expanded areas of Cordell Bank and Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries
A large area of the seafloor off northern California lies within the US National Marine Sanctuary System, but very little of the habitat has been explored and even less is characterized using visual survey techniques, especially deep-water habitats. Benth...
Characterization of deep reef habitat with particular emphasis on discovery, exploration and description of reef fish spawning sites, July 27-August 5, 2002 Mission one, summary
During this mission, the science party was able to make much progress toward characterizing two deep-reef systems (>1000 ft) comprised almost entirely of Lophelia pertusa, a branching tree-like coral that forms expansive banks along the continental slope....
Development of island-based fishery management plans (FMPs) in the U.S. Caribbean : transition from species-based FMPs to island-based FMPs
The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) is proposing to transition management of federal fisheries in the U.S. Caribbean from the current species-based fishery management plans (FMPs) to island-based FMPs. Current regulations under the Spiny Lo...