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Caribbean Sea Archives - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
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Benthic habitat maps were developed for shallow-water (< 40 meters) areas in and around Fish Bay, Coral Bay, and the St. Thomas East End Reserve in ...
Seafloor Characterization of the U.S. Caribbean - NCCOS
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/seafloor-characterization-caribbean/
Since 2004, we have been conducting seafloor mapping of the U.S. Caribbean, to fill critical informational gaps to support improved management ...
Twenty Years of U.S. Caribbean Seafloor Mapping Aboard NOAA Ship Nancy ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/20-years-of-us-caribbean-seafloor-mapping/
NCCOS scientists collected a wealth of data on 23 cruises in 20 years. Since 2004, NCCOS has conducted seafloor mapping of the U.S. Caribbean to fill ...
Benthic Habitat Mapping in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/benthic-habitat-mapping-puerto-rico-virgin-islands/
Benthic Habitat Mapping of Coral Reefs in Florida, Caribbean, and the Pacific; The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific ...
The Comprehensive U.S. Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/comprehensive-caribbean-coral-reef-ecosystem-monitoring/
We worked with territorial and federal partners to develop an integrated system for monitoring coral reef ecosystem health in the U.S. Caribbean. We ...
Critical Research on Coral Reproduction During the Annual Spawning ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-scientists-and-partners-conduct-critical-research-on-coral-reproduction-during-the-annual-spawning-event-of-four-caribbean-coral-species/
Scientists are using the larvae from four Caribbean coral species (Orbicella faveolata, Pseudodpiloria strigosa, Pseudodiploria clivosa, and ...
Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Project
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We are monitoring the distribution, abundance, and size of reef fishes and macro-invertebrates and mapping habitats in the Caribbean. The work from ...
NOAA's 8th year Mapping the U.S. Caribbean Sea Floor: Exploring Coral ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaas-8th-year-mapping-the-u-s-caribbean-sea-floor-exploring-coral-reef-ecosystems-and-fish-spawning-areas/
NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science kicked off the eighth year of a mission to explore and map underwater realms of the U.S. Caribbean ...
Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/prioritizing-areas-for-future-seafloor-mapping-research-and-exploration-in-the-u-s-caribbean/
NCCOS developed a spatial framework to identify common research priorities across partner organizations which has been successfully implemented on the ...
New genus and new species of Cumaceans (Crustacea: Peracarida: Cumacea ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/new-genus-and-new-species-of-cumaceans-crustacea-peracarida-cumacea-from-the-mesophotic-coral-ecosystem-of-sw-puerto-rico-caribbean-sea/
The cumacean fauna of the Caribbean mesophotic reefs is remarkably rich but understudied. Herein, we present the description of 22 new species of the ...
Geographic differences in vertical connectivity in the Caribbean coral ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/geographic-differences-vertical-connectivity-caribbean-coral-montastraea-cavernosa-despite-high-levels-horizontal-connectivity-shallow-depths/
The deep reef refugia hypothesis proposes that deep reefs can act as local recruitment sources for shallow reefs following disturbance. To test this ...
Increased Incidence of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Projected With Changing ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/increased-incidence-ciguatera-fish-poisoning-projected-changing-climate/
A new NOAA study,published in the journal Ecological Modeling, anticipates an increase in the incidence of ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) in the Gulf ...
Ecology, Integrity and Status of Caribbean Mesophotic Coral Reefs
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New genus and new species of Cumacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) from the mesophotic coral ecosystem of SW Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Zootaxa 3476:55-61 ...
Mapping Toxic Caribbean Habitats - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/mapping-toxic-caribbean-habitats/
Ciguatera fish poisoning is a human illness caused by the consumption of reef fish contaminated with ciguatoxins and occurs in tropical and ...
Water depth and acoustic backscatter data collected from Nancy Foster ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/water-depth-and-acoustic-backscatter-caribbean/
The Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) conducted the tenth year of an ongoing scientific research mission onboard NOAA Ship Nancy ...
Celebrating 25 Years of Science Serving Coastal Communities
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Seabirds, sea ducks, and other marine birds range widely over the ocean while they are searching for food and during their seasonal migrations. ... Ca ...
Photo Identification Guides for Deep-sea Corals and Sponges Now ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/photo-identification-guides-for-deep-sea-corals-and-sponges/
The publications photographically correlate collected specimens to in-situ observations and enhance the scientific value of deep-sea exploration. They ...
New species and new records of Cumacea (Crustacea: Peracarida: Cumacea ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/new-species-and-new-records-of-cumacea-crustacea-peracarida-cumacea-from-mesophotic-reefs-of-puerto-rico-and-u-s-virgin-islands-caribbean-sea/
The cumacean fauna of the Caribbean mesophotic reefs is remarkably rich but understudied. Herein, we present the description of 22 new species of the ...
Marine Benthic Algae of Puerto Rico Part II Published
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/marine-benthic-algae-of-puerto-rico-part-ii-published/
Part II of the Marine Benthic Algal Flora of Puerto Rico has been published and is partly based on NCCOS-supported research in shallow and mesophotic ...
Survey Identifies Caribbean Residents' Perceptions about Sargassum ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/survey-identifies-caribbean-residents-perceptions-about-sargassum-seaweed-impacts-government-response-video/
Survey respondents perceived Sargassum events to be most severe, frequent, and disastrous in the western, central, and eastern parts of the Caribbean ...