Southeast Florida Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations – Addressing Ecosystem Management Information Needs
Assessing and monitoring reef fish spawning aggregations (FSAs) continue to be one of the highest priority fisheries ecosystem management topics in Florida’s Coral Reefs. The phenomena are recognized as critical components of fish population dynamics and ...
Southeast Florida Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations - Addressing Ecosystem Management Information Needs
Identifying and managing reef fish spawning aggregations and multi-species aggregation sites continue to rise to a top priority for fisheries and ecosystem management goals in southeast Florida. This project builds upon the success of the National Centers...
Investigating water quality correlations to coral health on the Florida reef tract
Do increasing nutrient concentrations correlate with coral health metrics on the Florida reef tract? That is the question this project aims to answer. There is increasing concern by stakeholders that nutrient runoff from the Florida mainland is causing de...
Calibrating and Validating watershed models for Government Cut, FL
It has become obvious to agencies interested and mandated to manage Biscayne Bay, which includes the Government Cut priority watershed that it is in immediate need of attention. Specifically, it needs effective management actions to reduce nutrients and o...
Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan for Government Cut, Florida
This project will develop a comprehensive Watershed Management Plan (WMP) for the Government Cut Inlet Contributing Area in Southeast Florida in collaboration with state, county, and local agency partners and stakeholders. The watershed plan will propose ...
TSS and contaminants related to dredging activities as related to turbidity criterion development for the state of Florida
Little field data exists documenting the chemical nature of the sedimentation that is occurring on coral reefs around the Port of Miami dredge site. Collaborating with an existing NMFS study at the port, surficial sediment samples will be collected at one...
Coral performance evaluation: assessing the strengths and weaknesses of coral genotypes used in reef restoration
Background:While the majority of large restoration practitioners track and genotype parent colonies, little is known concerning genotype-specific performance. Previous work has revealed wide intraspecific variation in the ability of corals to respond to s...
Integrating LBSP into the investigation of resilient coral genotypes and ongoing CRCP programs
There are a number of CRCP funded investigations that would benefit from incorporation of routine monitoring and assessment of water quality conditions (nutrients and chlorophyll a) at the time of sampling or in the experimental design for laboratory expe...
Improving habitat maps of South Florida Reef Tract to support ecosystem management
This project will continue to manage and create benthic habitat maps from new multibeam and lidar surveys within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS). New underwater video from drop cameras and ROVs, as well as still camera images from SCUBA...
Communicating about Coral Disease in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Due to the nature of this disease event; the number of individual partners contributing to research, monitor, and conduct potential intervention strategies; and the potential for misinformation and alarmist perceptions, there is a need to be proactive in ...
Southeast Florida Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations – Addressing Ecosystem Management Information Needs