NOAA's Biogeography Branch: Projects by Theme
| Projects by Theme |
Project Status |
| CORAL REEF STUDIES |
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| National Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Program |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies (CRES) — U.S. Caribbean Component |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Seafloor Characterization of the U.S. Caribbean |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Summit to Sea Characterization of Coastal Watersheds |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Gulf of Mexico Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Characterization |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| An Ecological Characterization of the Marine Resources of Vieques, Puerto Rico |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Tortugas Integrated Biogeographic Assessment |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) in Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Acoustic Tracking of Fish Movements in Coral Reef Ecosystems |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping of Florida Coral Reef Ecosystems |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping of Palau |
Completed, 2007 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping in American Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
Completed, 2005 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
Completed, 2003 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping of Main Hawaiian Islands |
Completed, 2003 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
Completed, 2002 |
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| MARINE PROTECTED AREA STUDIES |
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| Biogeographic Assessment of the American Samoa Archipelago |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Biogeographic Assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Biogeographic Characterization of Fish Communities within the Flower Garden Banks NMS |
Ongoing FY08 |
| Assessment, monitoring & reduction of causes & impacts of marine debris in the S. Atlantic Bight |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| 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 |
| Ecological Characterization of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary |
Completed, 2007 |
| Boundary Options for a Research Area within Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary |
Completed, 2007 |
| Characterization of Fish, Benthos, and Marine Debris at the Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary |
Completed, 2006 |
| Ecological Characterization of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve |
Completed, 2005 |
| Biogeographic Assessment of 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 |
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| COASTAL AND OCEAN ASSESSMENTS |
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| Assessment of Existing Information on Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitats |
Ongoing, FY09 |
| U.S. Caribbean Coral Bleaching |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Invasive Species Monitoring, Risk Assessments and Ecological Modeling |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Comparison of Reef Fish Habitat Utilization Patterns Within and Outside Hawaii Marine Protected Areas |
Ongoing, FY08 |
| Assessment, monitoring, and reduction of the causes and impacts of marine debris in the South Atlantic Bight |
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 |
