Integrating climate resiliency and adaptation into community marine spatial planning
The project aims to utilize existing coral resiliency data, including results from Dr. Arielle Levine's project on socio-ecological resiliency of coral reef fisheries and MPA surveys, to facilitate a meeting with resource managers on identifying an integr...
Eutrophication Impacts on Coral Ecosystem Health in Vatia, American Samoa
Jurisdictional managers have expressed concerns that nutrients from the village of Vatia are having an adverse effect on the coral reef ecosystem in the bay. Excess nutrient loads promote increases in algal growth which can have deleterious effects on cor...
Linking watershed management actions to reef health in American Samoa
This project was developed to address National and jurisdictional goals to reduce the impacts of land-based sources of pollution (LBSP) in coral reef ecosystems. It seeks to fulfill American Samoa's needs to assess the effectiveness of LBSP watershed mana...
Socioeconomic monitoring of village MPAs in American Samoa
The aim of this project is to work with American Samoa’s Community-based Fisheries Management Program (CFMP) to formalize their socioeconomic monitoring program. Traditionally, villages in American Samoa controlled exclusive rights to manage their nearsho...
Social-ecological vulnerability assessment of reef fisheries and communities to promote climate resiliency in American Samoa
To better understand and mitigate the impacts of climate change in American Samoa, it is important to identify the factors that make specific places, people, and ecosystems most vulnerable to climate impacts. Project Objectives: 1. Conduct a climate-chang...
Identifying coral reef resilience potential in American Samoa based on CRED coral reef monitoring data
Purpose/Need: Reefs in American Samoa have been repeatedly impacted by predation from Crown-Of-Thorns Seastars (COTS), and are also increasingly threatened by impacts related to climate change such as bleaching. Local managers have expressed a specific in...
Sediment on reefs and adjacent coastal areas: information tools for managers in American Samoa, South Florida, CNMI
Needs: Managers from the three CRCP priority jurisdictions of American Samoa, Florida, and CNMI all identify management of sediment on coral reefs and adjacent coastal waters as a priority objective to NOAA CRCP (ASLAS, CNMILAS/CAPS, Florida-priorities). ...
Integrating climate resiliency and adaptation into community marine spatial planning