Creating capacity for construction industry erosion control training
The project will use an existing coral program contract mechanism with Horsley-Witten, which has successfully hosted erosion control workshops on Guam in 2012 and also developed island-specific erosion control materials including a popular Guam field guid...
Coral species identification training and capacity building workshop to support management of Indo-Pacific ESA-listed corals
Purpose/need: On October 2009, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) received a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) to list 83 species of coral as either threatened or endangered under the U.S.Endangered Species Act (ESA). After...
Strengthening Sustainable Socioeconomic Monitoring of Reef-Dependent Communities in Micronesia (Guam and Hawaii)
This is Year 3 of an existing CRCP-funded project under the same name. The activities in this proposal focus on Guam and Hawaii, and complement the socioeconomic monitoring aspect of a PIMPAC proposal that covers the Federated States of Micronesia, CNMI, ...
Evaluating the efficacy of two MPAs in the USVI: St. Thomas East End Reserves and St. Croix East End Marine Park
PROJECT OBJECTIVESThe objectives of this MPA efficacy project are to: (1) evaluate sample size requirements for coral target reef fish species to obtain a desired level of survey precision (e.g. 15% CV) to compare MPAs and open areas; (2) develop an optim...
Quantifying Processes That Underpin Recovery at Kahekili HFMA
The Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA) was established to reverse downward trends in coral reef condition and to test the effectiveness of herbivore management as means to promote coral reef resilience. Surveys conducted by the NOAA Cora...
Enhancing Management Tools: Molecular Genetic Tracking to Target Microbial Pollution Sources in South Florida Coral Reefs
Both coastal inlets and treated wastewater outfalls are recognized as major pathways for microbial contaminants from Land-Based Sources of Pollution (LBSP) to enter Florida’s Southeastern coastal marine ecosystems (CRCP FY12 RFP, p.15), including an area ...
Observations and Models for Coral Water Quality Targets in South Florida
The proposed project addresses 3 of the 4 CRCP LBSP Pillar priorities.The project will “Provide technical assistance and scientific support to management agencies in establishing water quality targets for sediments and nutrients and conduct baseline chara...
Evaluation of ESA listed Acropora spp. Status and Recovery Actions
The Elkhorn (Acropora palmata) coral population in the Florida Keys has suffered devastating losses in recent years. Previous CRCP funding has allowed our team to document losses not only in abundance and distribution but also in genotypic diver...
Creating capacity for construction industry erosion control training