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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Project
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/caribbean-coral-reef-ecosystem-monitoring-project/
We are monitoring the distribution, abundance, and size of reef fishes and macro-invertebrates and mapping habitats in the Caribbean. The work from ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Southeast Deep Coral Initiative (SEDCI): Exploring Deep-Sea Coral ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/southeast-deep-coral-initiative-sedci-exploring-deep-sea-coral-ecosystems-off-the-southeast-u-s/
In 2016, NOAA’s Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program started a four-year initiative to study deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems off the ...
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 ...
The Mesophotic, Coral Reef-Associated, Marine Algal Flora of Puerto ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/the-mesophotic-coral-reef-associated-marine-algal-flora-of-puerto-rico-caribbean-sea/
Deepwater open-circuit scuba, dredging, submersible, and technical mixed-gas (closed-circuit) rebreather diving collections of marine benthic algae ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Connectivity of Pulley Ridge with remote locations as inferred from ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/connectivity-of-pulley-ridge-with-remote-locations-as-inferred-from-satellite-tracked-drifter-trajectories/
The analysis reveals that Pulley Ridge is connected with the North Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea, and most of the Gulf of Mexico. Preferred connecting ...
2014 Nancy Foster Mission: ROVing the Depths of the Caribbean Sea
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/2014-nancy-foster-mission-roving-depths-caribbean-sea/
The NOAA research vessel Nancy Foster has been tirelessly navigating the waters around St. Croix, mapping the sea floor, scanning for fish ...
Two new species of the genus Cumella (Crustacea: Cumacea: Nannastacidae ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/two-new-species-of-the-genus-cumella-crustacea-cumacea-nannastacidae-associated-with-mesophotic-reefs-of-puerto-rico-and-st-croix-caribbean-sea/
Water depth and acoustic backscatter data collected from Nancy Foster in Caribbean Sea, southern coast of Isla de Mona, western coast of Puerto Rico ...
Seasonal Differences in Gambierdiscus Abundance, Toxicity Have ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/asynchrony-of-gambierdiscus-cell-abundance-and-toxicity-in-the-us-virgin-islands-implications-for-monitoring-and-prediction-of-ciguatera/
An NCCOS-sponsored study provides the most comprehensive and quantitative assessment to date of the in situ toxicity of Gambierdiscus marine ...
Sea Sponges Reveal Larger Impact of Climate Change on Global ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/sea-sponges-reveal-larger-impact-of-climate-change-on-global-temperature/
A researcher sampling a sclerosponge in St. Croix. Credit: Doug Kesling. A newly published study used an unlikely source to determine a more accurate ...