The Effects of Trap Fishing in Coralline Habitats: What Do We Know? How Do We Learn More?
Trap fishing in United States waters occurs in coral habitats in the Florida Keys, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Although the numbers of traps fished and the general placement areas of traps are known, there is little information on the exact place...
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Survivorship of restored Acropora palmata fragments over six years at the M/V Fortuna Reefer ship grounding site, Mona Island, Puerto Rico
Patterns of survivorship of restored Acropora palmata fragments generated by the Fortuna Reefer ship grounding off Mona Island were examined over six years. Fragments (n=1857) were secured to the reef or dead standing colonies (skeletons) using wire withi...
Cruise Report 2006 and Research Plan 2007 - Monitoring the FORTUNA REEFER Restoration and Researching Coral Disease and Coral Reef Ecology at Mona Island, Desecheo Island and La Parguera
La Parguera and reefs off the west coast of Puerto Rico, Activities will include restoration monitoring, coral disease surveys, targeted Acropora palmata monitoring and mapping, coral disease sampling, characterization of reef fish assemblages, and testin...
Improving restoration approaches for Acropora palmata: Lessons from the Fortuna Reefer grounding in Puerto Rico
Detached Acropora palmata fragments (n=1857) generated by the M/V Fortuna Reefer grounding off Mona Island, Puerto Rico were secured to reef substrates or dead standing A. palmata skeletons using stainless steel wire. After 10 years, only 6% (n=104) of th...
Reef fish habitat use as a measure of coral reef restoration success at the Fortuna Reefer grounding site Mona Island, Puerto Rico
Following the grounding of the M/V Fortuna Reefer on Mona Island in 1997, a multi-agency emergency restoration reattached over 1800 Acropora palmata fragments. Since shortly after the grounding, we have monitored the restoration using coral reattachment, ...
In-situ observations of Antillean fish trap contents in Southwest Puerto Rico: Relating catch to habitat and damage potential
The shelf-wide distribution of Antillean fish traps has been monitored in southwest Puerto Rico since 2002 to evaluate the benthic impacts of trap fishing within coralline habitats. Of 1438 traps documented in surface surveys to date, 161 traps were asses...
The effect of traps on essential fishery habitat in the Florida Keys
The development of ecologically sustainable fishing practices is a vital component of successful fisheries management. Trap-based fisheries, like the spiny lobster (P. argus) fishery in Florida, have the potential to maintain catch efficiency and reduce t...
The Effects of Trap Fishing in Coralline Habitats: What Do We Know? How Do We Learn More?