Implementation of coral restoration for coastal protection
The benefit of coastal protection that coral reefs provide from wave energy is increased by having a high abundance and cover of corals that create bottom surface roughness. This has created increased interest in understanding how restoration can enhance ...
Implementation of a Demonstration Site in the Puerto Rico HFA with Comprehensive Coral Reef Restoration at Palomino Island
This project will expand coral restoration at an important coral reef site in Puerto Rico that has been degraded by global and local stressors, but where initial work has demonstrated potential for successful restoration. The coral reefs at Palomino Islan...
This project provides supplies to assemble coral disease response kits to be distributed to key participants in the SCTLD response effort across Puerto Rico. The response kits include all materials and supplies needed to apply permitted treatments to cora...
Limits of Acceptable Change Pilot Study in the NE Reserves and Culebra to support the development of management actions
The term 'carrying capacity', as applied to controlling human impacts in protected areas, is increasingly understood to be affected by more than changes in ecology and habitat damage; visitor demands, behavior, and experiences, which are based on factors ...
North-East Ecological Corridor Great Reserve Integrated Management Plan
FY15 funds will build on FY2014 activities and complete the project: (1) Ecological characterization through deployment of drop cameras, analysis of videos and still photos collected during accuracy assessment (AA) of the draft benthic habitat map, and co...
Use of Restoration Genomics in Recovering ESA Species: Orbicella faveolata
The goals of this project are to provide information as to whether 1) the depth of nursery stock genotypes and their subsequent outplanting location affects their performance (growth, survivorship, photophysiology); 2) compare survivorship pre-and post-hu...
Defining spawning dynamics to manage and conserve reef fish populations
Key elements of Puerto Rico’s priority goals include: Protect coral reef ecosystems from large- and small-scale fisheries impacts and Enhance management programs to reduce fishing impacts to coral reef ecosystems. CRCP’s Fishing Impacts Goal 2, Objective ...
This project will provide support to the US Caribbean to respond to the damaging impacts of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD). SCTLD, detected in the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico in 2019, has continued to cause significant damages throughout co...
Reducing LBSP threats in USVI's St Croix East End Marine Park
The St. Croix East End Marine Park (STXEEMP) is over 60 square miles and contains a variety of important habitat types including linear and patch coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangroves. St. Croix reefs are dominated by elkhorn and staghorn corals, and ...
Implementation of coral restoration for coastal protection