Direct benefits to poor people from biodiversity conservation [electronic resource] / Craig Leisher and Joe Peters.
Discusses role of biodiversity conservation in poverty reduction for forest and marine environments, as well as indirect benefits for improving health, reducing vulnerability, and promoting well being. Recommends marine protected areas (MPAs) with no-take...
Epifaunal zonation and community structure in three Mid- and North Atlantic canyons : final report for the canyon assessment study in the Mid- and North Atlantic areas of the U.S. outer continental shelf / Barbara Hecker, Gretchen Blechschmidt and Patricia Gibson.
"The coral and other epibenthic fauna of Baltimore, Oceanographer and Lydonia Canyons were studied using a towed underwater camera system. The field program took place during two cruises on the R/V Eastward in May, 1979 .... The photographic survey was al...
Fishery management plan for the pelagic fisheries of the Western Pacfic Region : final, volume 2
This document is a combined revised Fishery Management Plan (FMP), Environmental Assessment (EA), and Regulatory Impact Review (RIR) for Billfish and Associated Species of the Western Pacific Region. The FMP would establish regulations applicable to domes...
Hope in the face of a Caribbean coral crisis [electronic resource] / by Rebecca Lindsey with contributions from Jamie Sziklay.
"Facing the possibility of a massive coral bleaching event in the Caribbean Sea in late summer and early fall 2010, a USGS biologist based at U.S. Virgin Islands National Park hopes that the season won't have the same devastating outcome as a similar even...
Zones in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary [electronic resource].