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Temporal Trends in Abundance and Habitat Preferences of Deep Reef Fishes Off The Coast of South Carolina, USA
Full text linkROV and submersible video footage recorded in 1985, 2002, and 2010 from hard bottom habitat known as the Georgetown Hole or Charleston Lumps located NE of Charleston, SC in depths ranging from 175 – 300 m were reviewed to assess temporal trends in demersal fish abundance and bottom habitat preferences for key species. The main purpose of this long-term assessment of deep reef fish abundance and bottom habitat associations was to determine if deep reef fish populations have recovered since the development and implementation of the snapper/grouper fishery management plan (1983) and its various amendments. The major finding of the study was that Snowy Grouper and Blueline Tilefish were found in higher densities above low relief hard bottom areas than over high relief hard bottom. Snowy Grouper were observed to inhabit low relief hard bottom regions in significantly higher densities (18 fish/1000 m3) than over high relief hard bottom regions (3 fish/1000 m3) (P = .0001). Blueline Tilefish were found in the highest densities within low relief areas (5 fish/1000 m3) and mixed hard/soft bottom regions (6 fish/1000m3). The density of Snowy Grouper Hyporthodus niveatus increased from 2 fish per 1000 m3 in 1985 to 7 fish per 1000 m3 in 2010 and Blueline Tilefish Caulolatilus microps density increased from 0 fish in 1985 to 3 fish per 1000 m3 in 2010 so both populations are gradually rising. The density of Yellowfin Bass Anthias nicholsi decreased from 144 fish per 1000 m3 in 1985 to 56 fish per 1000 m3 in 2010. Yellowfin Bass preferred high relief habitat where they were found in the highest densities. Yellowfin Bass density decreased over low relief hard bottom from 199 fish per 1000 m3 in 1985 to only 15 fish per 1000 m3 in 2010. Abundance of Snowy Grouper and Blueline Tilefish have both increased from 1985 to 2010 predominantly within low relief bottom regions where they have significantly lowered prey populations of Yellowfin Bass and restored a balanced deep reef ecosystem
Major Richard Robert Wright, Sr. Historical Photographs, 1920-1930
No full textA selection of photographs (1920-1930) from the Major Richard Robert Wright, Sr. collection.
Major Richard R. Wright, Sr. served as the first president of Georgia State Industrial College. During his thirty year tenure, enrollment increased from 8 to 585 students and the expanded curriculum included a normal division, courses in agriculture and mechanical arts, and four years of high school. The college awarded its first baccalaureate degree in 1898. He was an American military officer, educator, politician, civil rights advocate, and banking entrepreneur, who served as president from 1891 to 1921. Wright resigned as President in June 1921 and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There he opened the only African-American owned bank in the north, Citizens & Southern Bank & Trust. He was the first African American to serve as an Army paymaster and was the highest ranking African-American officer during the Spanish-American war
Major Richard Robert Wright, Sr. Historical Photographs, 1940-1949
No full textA selection of photographs (1940-1949) from the Major Richard Robert Wright, Sr. collection.
Major Richard R. Wright, Sr. served as the first president of Georgia State Industrial College. During his thirty year tenure, enrollment increased from 8 to 585 students and the expanded curriculum included a normal division, courses in agriculture and mechanical arts, and four years of high school. The college awarded its first baccalaureate degree in 1898. He was an American military officer, educator, politician, civil rights advocate, and banking entrepreneur, who served as president from 1891 to 1921. Wright resigned as President in June 1921 and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There he opened the only African-American owned bank in the north, Citizens & Southern Bank & Trust. He was the first African American to serve as an Army paymaster and was the highest ranking African-American officer during the Spanish-American war
Genetic Analysis, Movement, and Nesting Patterns of the Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) in St. Croix, Virgin Islands (USA): A Regional Analysis for the Caribbean.
Full text linkThe green sea turtle Chelonia mydas is listed as endangered by the IUCN Red List of 2004. The Endangered Species Act now classifies the green turtle species into 11 distinct population segments (DPSs) with most segments being classified as threatened and only three (Mediterranean, Central West Pacific, and Central South Pacific) being listed as endangered. More information needs to be obtained about the foraging, nesting, and movement behaviors of the different green turtle rookeries worldwide to implement the best management practices. The main purpose of this study was to track internesting and post-nesting movements, categorize the benthic habitat types utilized during these periods, identify the dominant genetic haplotype, and provide summary statistics of female green sea turtles nesting on the East End beaches, including the beaches within Jack, Isaac, and East End Bays, of St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.
Seven Wildlife Computers™ SPOT-352A platform transmitter terminals (PTTs) were attached to female green sea turtles on the East End beaches of St. Croix in August and October 2015. The females were tracked using the Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) on seaturtle.org and movement patterns were mapped. Kernel density estimation (KDE) was utilized to calculate 50% core use and 95% activity areas during their internesting and post-nesting periods. Minimum convex polygons (MCPs) were created when KDE could not be completed. Habitat utilization was identified in the core use areas and MCPs. Tissue biopsies were collected from 60 nesting female green turtles on the East End beaches from 2012-2015. The ~820-bp mtDNA control region was sequenced to identify the haplotypes present within this rookery. Summary statistics were calculated for nesting data collected on the East End beaches from 2003-2015 to identify some of the life history characteristics of the green turtle rookery on the East End beaches. Recommendations were provided for better ways to conduct long-term nesting surveys with uniformity, so that population estimation models can be applied.
Female green turtles were tracked between 16-241 d (mean=160.9±10.6) for a total of 1,126 PTT days transmitted before analyses were conducted. Kernel density estimation and a MCP could not be created when less than ten detections of the highest location class were received. Three females were residents of the waters around St. Croix, remaining within the same areas during both their internesting and post-nesting periods. Three females were classified as migrants as two transitioned to the waters near St. Kitts and Nevis during their post-nesting periods and one moved to the waters to the northwest of Vieques. The haplotypes identified on the East End beaches of St. Croix were CmA3.1, CmA5.1, and CmA5.2. The haplotype CmA5.1 was most common (91.4%, n=58). The average number of green sea turtle nests was 263.9±53.5 between 2003 and 2015. The mean clutch size was 107.9±3.4 eggs with an average hatching success of 86.7%±2.0%. Nesting survey effort varied greatly over the survey period, which limited the power of the data collected.
The major finding of this study was that there are resident and migrant green turtles on the East End beaches of St. Croix. The dominant haplotype on the East End beaches was identified as CmA5.1. While a population estimation was not able to be calculated from the nesting beach monitoring data, significant knowledge was gained about the large rookery present on East End beaches, which will allow conservation managers to evaluate other ways to protect this population. Future researchers should utilize additional satellite transmitters equipped with depth recorders to monitor dive profiles of both male and female green turtles throughout the Caribbean. Additional genetic analyses should be conducted on the East End beach rookery to adequately determine if there is significant enough genetic differentiation to classify it as a separate management unit (MU) from the Buck Island rookery. The nest monitoring program on the East End beaches should continue with a focus of collecting data on the total number of nesting females, clutch size, and hatching success. Continued collaborative research involving satellite telemetry, genetic analyses, and nest monitoring is vital for protecting this threatened and endangered species
Coach Leo Richardson, SIAC Coach of the Year
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Turner S. Ogden
No full textWay Back Wednesday: The Savannah State University basketball season is in full swing.
Special Collection image of Turner S. Ogden, Guard for Savannah State College Men's Basketball going for a lay up in a game against Armstrong State College Pirates, circa early 1970s
Jackie Wilder Newton and Cecil Newton
No full textWay Back Wednesday: Super Bowl 50 is just around the corner!
Today we are featuring the parents of Cam Newton, quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, who will be playing in this year’s Super Bowl 2016.
Cecil Newton and Jackie Wilder Newton (parents of Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers Quarterback) attended Savannah State College, now known as Savannah State University
Major Richard Robert Wright, Sr. Historical Photographs, 1890-1902
No full textA selection of photographs (1890-1902) from the Major Richard Robert Wright, Sr. collection.
Major Richard R. Wright, Sr. served as the first president of Georgia State Industrial College. During his thirty year tenure, enrollment increased from 8 to 585 students and the expanded curriculum included a normal division, courses in agriculture and mechanical arts, and four years of high school. The college awarded its first baccalaureate degree in 1898. He was an American military officer, educator, politician, civil rights advocate, and banking entrepreneur, who served as president from 1891 to 1921. Wright resigned as President in June 1921 and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There he opened the only African-American owned bank in the north, Citizens & Southern Bank & Trust. He was the first African American to serve as an Army paymaster and was the highest ranking African-American officer during the Spanish-American war
Determining Trace Element and PCB Concentrations in Surface sediments from the Savannah River and Little Back River in Savannah, GA, USA
Full text linkTrace elements released into the aquatic environment eventually settle in the sediments of estuaries and coastal zones (Bellas et al., 2007). These pollutants do not remain in the sediments indefinitely but are released again to the water column by biological, chemical, and physical processes (Fichet et al., 1998). The purpose of this study was to determine trace element concentrations in surface sediments from the Little Back River (LBR) and Savannah River (SR), Georgia prior to the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). Surface sediment samples were collected using a Petersen or Van Veen grab aboard the R/V Margaret C. Robinson. Ten stations were sampled in both the LBR and the SR. Three grabs were collected at each station: left bank (L-bank), right bank (R-bank), and main channel (Channel). Grain size distributions were determined by wet sieving and loss on ignition was used to determine organic content. Chromium, manganese, iron, nickel, copper, zinc, cadmium, and lead were analyzed using a Perkin Elmer Optima 8000 ICP-OES. Samples were analyzed for mercury using USEPA Method 7473 on a Direct Mercury Analyzer (DMA-80). The concentration levels of all the metals in the LBR and SR decreased in the order Fe> Mn> Zn> Cr> Cu> Pb> Ni> Cd> Hg. The major finding of this study was that the Little Back River contained greater mean concentrations of all of the elements compared to the Savannah River but, manganese was the only metal with concentrations that were significantly different between the two rivers (p=0.0109) (398.61±71.39 ppm and 217.52±42.51 ppm, respectively). There were no detectable levels of the 7 PCBs analyzed in the sediment samples. Percent organic content and mean grain size significantly affected overall metal concentrations (p=0.001 for both). Because most trace elements and PCBs have a strong affinity to sediment, benthic organisms are more susceptible to PCB exposure. Once dredging begins, buried sediments may be resuspended and may have high concentrations of hazardous trace element and organic contaminants
Major Richard Robert Wright, Sr. Annual Report, 1910-1911
No full textHandwritten Annual Report (1910-1911), some pages missing, from the Major Richard R. Wright, Sr. collection.
Major Richard R. Wright, Sr. served as the first president of Georgia State Industrial College. During his thirty year tenure, enrollment increased from 8 to 585 students and the expanded curriculum included a normal division, courses in agriculture and mechanical arts, and four years of high school. The college awarded its first baccalaureate degree in 1898. He was an American military officer, educator, politician, civil rights advocate, and banking entrepreneur, who served as president from 1891 to 1921. Wright resigned as President in June 1921 and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There he opened the only African-American owned bank in the north, Citizens & Southern Bank & Trust. He was the first African American to serve as an Army paymaster and was the highest ranking African-American officer during the Spanish-American war