Search results
Powered by Bing
Assessing Biogeography, Conditions, and Marine Protected Area Efficacy ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/assessing-biogeography-conditions-marine-protected-area-efficacy-dry-tortugas/
The islands that compose the Dry Tortugas are one of America’s last wild ocean areas and are crown jewels of the Florida Keys National Marine ...
West Florida Shelf and Dry Tortugas Impact Gulf of Mexico Loop Current
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/west-florida-shelf-and-dry-tortugas-impact-gulf-of-mexico-loop-current/
The Dry Tortugas ” pressure point” is shown as an open circle. (Credit R. Weisberg and Y. Liu, USF) The study reveals that when the Loop Current ...
Physical connectivity between Pulley Ridge and Dry Tortugas coral reefs ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/physical-connectivity-between-pulley-ridge-and-dry-tortugas-coral-reefs-under-the-influence-of-the-loop-current-florida-current-system/
The Pulley Ridge and Dry Tortugas coral reefs are among the most pristine, but also fragile, marine ecosystems of the continental United States ...
Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/coral-ecosystem-connectivity-gulf-florida-keys/
Deep reefs, referred to as mesophotic coral ecosystems, can be found from 100–330+ feet (30–100+ meters) in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Pictured is a ...
Giant Barrel Sponges at Dry Tortugas and Pulley Ridge are Genetically ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/giant-barrel-sponges-at-dry-tortugas-and-pulley-ridge-are-genetically-similar-but-distinct-from-other-places-in-the-region/
Of these, only Pulley Ridge and Dry Tortugas populations were similar genetically and considered as a single population. The rest of the populations ...
Benthic Habitat Mapping of Florida Coral Reef Ecosystems to Support ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/benthic-habitat-mapping-florida-coral-reef-ecosystems/
The shallow-water coral reef ecosystem of southern Florida is important for several reasons. The coral reef ecosystem, which extends 170 miles (275 ...
Study Details the Effect of a Marine Reserve on Fish and the Local ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/study-details-the-effect-of-a-marine-reserve-on-fish-and-the-local-economy/
NOAA researchers recently publishedAn Integrated Biogeographic Assessment of Reef Fish Populations and Fisheries in Dry Tortugas: Effects of No-take ...
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef fish ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/national-coral-reef-monitoring-program-assessment-of-coral-reef-fish-communities-in-the-florida-reef-tract/
Coral reef fish survey data provided in this collection are from three (3) distinct regions along the Florida reef tract; 1) Dry Tortugas, 2) Florida ...
First Ever Unified Florida Reef Tract Map Now Available
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/first-ever-unified-florida-reef-tract-map-now-available/
The Unified Florida Reef Tract Map (v 1.1) provides a much needed, consistent geospatial framework for management, monitoring, and characterization of ...
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral communities ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/national-coral-reef-monitoring-program-assessment-of-coral-communities-in-the-florida-keys-reef-tract-from-2016-05-01-to-2016-12-15-ncei-accession-0169401/
Surveys are concurrent with and along the same transect of the Benthic Assessment surveys, including the Line Point-Intercept (LPI) survey. Data ...
New Report Summarizes National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Biological ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/new-report-summarizes-national-coral-reef-monitoring-program-biological-surveys-in-florida/
The technical report and web story summarizes 2020-2021 surveys in Florida for fish, corals and benthic communities along the Florida coral reef ...
Ongoing Monitoring of Tortugas Ecological Reserve: Assessing the ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/ongoing-monitoring-of-tortugas-ecological-reserve-assessing-the-consequences-of-reserve-designation/
Uses the Tortugas Ecological Reserve within Dry Tortugas National Park (Fla.) as a case study to demonstrate these components of a refuge effect ...
New Report Presents Agency Priorities for Mapping South Florida’s Coral ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/new-report-presents-agency-priorities-for-mapping-south-floridas-coral-reef-ecosystems/
NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program uses benthic mapping data to support a variety of management decisions about coral reef ecosystems. To help 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/
Within Florida, greater vertical connectivity was observed in the Dry Tortugas compared to the Lower or Upper Keys. However, at all sites, and ...
Ecosystem based management of South Florida - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/mares-furthers-ecosystem-based-management-south-florida/
Three major areas (Florida Keys/Dry Tortugas, Southeast Florida Coast, Southwest Florida Shelf) are the focus of the MARES project. (credit Pamela ...
NOAA: Tortugas marine reserve yields more, larger fish
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaa-tortugas-marine-reserve-yields-more-larger-fish/
The report, ‘An Integrated Biogeographic Assessment of Reef Fish Populations and Fisheries in Dry Tortugas: Effects of No-take Reserves,’ is the first ...
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 study demonstrates the importance of Pulley Ridge as a source for neighboring regions like the Dry Tortugas, the Florida Keys, Campeche Bank, and ...
NOAA Continues to Survey Essential Fish Habitat in Florida Keys ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaa-continues-to-survey-essential-fish-habitat-in-florida-keys-national-marine-sanctuary/
A region north of Dry Tortugas that is approximately 330 square kilometers in size was determined as a high priority survey area by these stakeholders ...
Predicting Red Tides in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/predicting-red-tides-in-the-eastern-gulf-of-mexico/
The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current interactions near the Dry Tortugas, bring new, nutrient-rich water onto the shelf, which promotes the growth of ...
FIS - Worldnews - NOAA vessel to map fish spawning sites off Florida ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/fis-worldnews-noaa-vessel-to-map-fish-spawning-sites-off-florida-coast/
Scientists from Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and partner agencies will depart Key West this week aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...