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...
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 ...
ESA Candidate Species Active Population Enhancement: Targeted Research to Develop Optimal Methods.
Active population enhancement of corals in the US Caribbean has focused on Acropora spp. propagation techniques for aiding their recovery and restoring coral reefs. The recent listing of an additional 5 species as threatened under the ESA due to sharp dec...
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...
Implementation of coral restoration for coastal protection