NOAA's Biogeography Branch: Projects by Region
| Projects by Region |
Project Status |
| East Coast |
|
| Assessment of Existing Information on Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitats |
Ongoing, FY09 |
| Assessment, monitoring, and reduction of the causes and
impacts of marine debris in the South Atlantic Bight |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Ecological Characterization of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary |
Completed, 2007 |
| Characterization of Fish, Benthos, and Marine Debris at
the Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary |
Completed, 2006 |
| Boundary Options for a Research Area within Grays Reef
National Marine Sanctuary |
Completed, 2007 |
| Development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) as a
Management Tool to Reduce Bycatch of Sea Turtles in U.S. Atlantic Ocean and
Gulf of Mexico Fisheries |
Completed, 2006 |
| Design and Implementation of EcoGIS to Support Fisheries
Science and Management |
Completed, 2006 |
| Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) |
Completed, 2000 |
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| Caribbean |
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| National Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Program |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Acoustic Tracking of Fish Movements in Coral Reef
Ecosystems |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies (CRES) - U.S. Caribbean
Component |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| U.S. Caribbean Coral Bleaching |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) in Jobos
Bay, Puerto Rico |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Seafloor Characterization of the U.S. Caribbean |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Summit to Sea Characterization of Coastal Watersheds |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| An Ecological Characterization of the Marine Resources of
Vieques, Puerto Rico |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Development of Reef Fish Monitoring Protocols to Support
National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program |
Completed, 2006 |
| Ecological Characterization of the Salt River Bay
National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve |
Completed, 2005 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping in Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands |
Completed, 2002 |
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| Gulf of Mexico |
|
| National Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Program |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping of Florida Coral Reef Ecosystems |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Gulf of Mexico Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
Characterization: A Joint NOS/NMFS Cooperative Institute Project |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Biogeographic Characterization of Fish Communities within
the Flower Garden Banks NMS |
Ongoing FY08 |
| Tortugas Integrated Biogeographic Assessment |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) as a
Management Tool to Reduce Bycatch of Sea Turtles in U.S. Atlantic Ocean and
Gulf of Mexico Fisheries |
Completed, 2006 |
| Development of Reef Fish Monitoring Protocols to Support
National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program |
Completed, 2006 |
| Design and Implementation of EcoGIS to Support Fisheries
Science and Management |
Completed, 2006 |
| Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) |
Completed, 2000 |
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| West Coast |
|
| Remote Sensing Satellite Data for the Olympic Coast
National Marine Sanctuary and West Coast |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Biogeographic Assessment of Central and Northern
California National Marine Sanctuaries: Phase II |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Biogeographic Assessment of the Channel Islands National
Marine Sanctuary to Support Boundary Alternative Assessments |
Completed, 2005 |
| Biogeographic Assessment of Central and Northern
California National Marine Sanctuaries: Phase I |
Completed, 2004 |
| Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) |
Completed, 2000 |
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| Pacific Islands |
|
| National Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Program |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Invasive Species Monitoring, Risk Assessments and
Ecological Modeling |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Biogeographic Assessment of the American Samoa Archipelago |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Biogeographic Assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Comparison of Reef Fish Habitat Utilization Patterns In
& Outside of Hawaii Marine Protected Areas |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping of Palau |
Completed, 2007 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping in American Samoa, Guam, and
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Is. |
Completed, 2005 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping of Main Hawaiian Islands |
Completed, 2003 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
Completed, 2003 |
