This project was specifically request by the jurisdiction in the priorities document ("Develop a water quality sampling plan for major ghuts in the USVI with recommendations on how to incorporate or add this sampling plan to existing Division of Environme...

At the request of the American Samoa Coral Reef Advisory Group (CRAG), this project will quantify the extent to which nutrients from the villages on Ofu and Olosega are contributing to the observed benthic algal blooms occurring on the nearshore reefs. Wa...

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...

There is currently minimal data describing the level of contamination in Fagatele Bay, a unit of the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. Resource managers have concerns about the potential inputs of contaminants from a landfill upslope from the B...

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...

In tropical and sub-tropical ecosystems, excess nutrient loads can cause increases in macroalgal growth and can have deleterious effects on corals, such as macroalgae outcompeting and overgrowing corals. Nitrogen and phosphorus can impact corals directly ...

Land based sources of pollution, such as heavy metals, pesticides, and PCBs, can have adverse effects on marine ecosystems, including fisheries. Local concerns persist about the potential for land based sources of pollution from historical Naval activitie...