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A WELL-KEPT TREASURE AT DEPTH: PRECIOUS RED CORAL REDISCOVERED IN ATLANTIC DEEP CORAL GARDENS (SW PORTUGAL) AFTER 300 YEARS.
No full textThe highly valuable red coral Corallium rubrum is listed in several Mediterranean Conventions for species protection and management since the 1980s. Yet, the lack of data about its Atlantic distribution has hindered its protection there. This culminated in the recent discovery of poaching activities harvesting tens of kg of coral per day from deep rocky reefs off SW Portugal. Red coral was irregularly exploited in Portugal between the 1200s and 1700s, until the fishery collapsed. Its occurrence has not been reported for the last 300 years
SOUTH ATLANTIC MPAS AND DEEPWATER CORAL HAPCS: CHARACTERIZATION OF FISH COMMUNITIES, BENTHIC HABITAT, AND BENTHIC MACROBIOTA. FINAL REPORT FOR 2012-2014 NOAA CRUISES. A NOAA CIOERT REPORT.
Get PDFThe South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) and Department of Commerce through the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management Act have established eight deepwater Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and five deepwater Coral Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (CHAPCs) in addition to the Oculina Coral HAPC along the outer continental shelf off the southeastern U.S. This project proposed to document and characterize the benthic habitat, benthic sessile biota, and fish populations within some of these protected areas and within the jurisdiction of the SAFMC. In February 2009, the SAFMC implemented eight Type II MPAs between Cape Hatteras, NC and the Florida Keys to protect seven species of the deepwater snapper-grouper complex. The closures, however, will provide ecosystem-level benefits to the entire complex as well as protect the shelf-edge reef habitat they utilize. These consist of five species of grouper: snowy grouper (Hyporthodus niveatus), yellowedge grouper (H. flavolimbatus), warsaw grouper (H. nigritus), misty grouper (H. mystacinus) and speckled hind (Epinephelus. drummondhayi), and two species of tilefish: golden tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) and blueline tilefish (Caulolatilus microps). The deepwater shelf-edge MPAs are known to contain reef habitat exploited by these five species of grouper as well as deep mud banks used by the two tilefish species. These species are considered to be at risk due to currently low stock densities and to life history characteristics which subject them to substantial fishing mortality
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT. SOUTH ATLANTIC SHELF-EDGE MPAS AND OCULINA EXPERIMENTAL CLOSED AREA. SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, APRIL 2015 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2015. PROJECT ID#: NA14NMF441049. REPORT TO SAFMC AND NOAA.
Get PDFThe primary objectives of the cruise were to gather additional data on habitat and fish assemblages within and adjacent to six of the South Atlantic Grouper/Tilefish MPAs (Snowy Wreck, Northern South Carolina, Edisto, Charleston Deep Artificial Reef, Georgia, and North Florida) and inside the Oculina Experimental Closed Area (OECA) as part of a long term monitoring program to document changes in these areas before and after implementation of fishing restrictions
SOUTH ATLANTIC MPAS AND DEEPWATER CORAL HAPCS: CHARACTERIZATION OF BENTHIC HABITAT, BENTHIC MACROBIOTA, AND FISH COMMUNITIES; NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER 2014 CRUISE. NOAA CIOERT REPORT.
Get PDFA 10 day research cruise was conducted by NOAA National Marine Fisheries, June 18 to 27, 2014, on the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster with the new Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) Mohawk ROV. Collaborators included the Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research, and Technology (CIOERT) at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University (HBOI-FAU), College of Charleston, and University of North Carolina at Wilmington (ROV operations). Recently, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) established eight deepwater Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) along the outer continental shelf off the southeastern U.S. This cruise was the final cruise of a 3-year grant to document and characterize the benthic habitats, benthic biota, and fish populations within and adjacent to the MPA protected areas within the jurisdiction of the SAFMC
PRELIMINARY CRUISE REPORT. 2015 HBOI-FAU CRUISE. MESOPHOTIC AND DEEPWATER REEF ECOSYSTEMS- ROV/AUV SURVEYS OF SW FLORIDA SHELF INCLUDING NORTHERN PULLEY RIDGE AND HOWELL HOOK REGIONS. MAY 7-20, 2015.
No full textThe primary focus of the Mesophotic Reef Project is to advance NOAA OER goals while complementing the management objectives of NOAA’s Mesophotic Reef Ecosystems program, NOAA’s Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program, NOAA’s Sanctuaries Program, NOAA Fisheries, and Regional Fishery Management Councils (Gulf of Mexico, GOM). A major goal of the CIOERT project is to characterize mesophotic and deepwater reef ecosystems across a variety of sites in the GOM off the west Florida shelf, targeting northern Pulley Ridge and adjacent shelf-edge banks and hard bottom habitat that are prospective Essential Fish Habitat (EFH), and prospective MPA sites. This will provide a comprehensive examination of mesophotic communities in this region of the GOM within the jurisdiction of the GOM Council. We will also continue analyses on connectivity of the fauna within the vertical scale from shallow to deep reef ecosystems and horizontally among reef systems which will be used to supplement and add value to our 5-year NOAA-NOA-NCCOS Grant (“Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico-Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys”)
PROPOSED HAPC/MPA FOR DEEPWATER LOPHELIA CORAL HABITAT AND ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. PRESENTED TO GOMFC- CORAL GROUP MEETING WEBINAR, DEC. 4, 2014.
No full textPROPOSED HAPCS/MPAS FOR MESOPHOTIC AND DEEPWATER CORAL/SPONGE HABITAT AND ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. A PROPOSAL TO THE GULF OF MEXICO FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. GOMFMC WEBINAR, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014.
Get PDFProject Goals: 1. Map & characterize the benthic habitat, macrobenthic biota, and fish populations within and adjacent to newly designated shelf-edge MPAs and CHAPCs off the SE US. 2. Compare with prior and future surveys to better understand long-term health and status of these important deepwater coral/sponge ecosystems. 3. Provide information to resource managers to inform decisions on protected habitats and managed key species
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MESOPHOTIC BENTHIC HABITAT AND FISH ASSEMBLAGES FROM ROV DIVES ON PULLEY RIDGE AND TORTUGAS DURING 2012 AND 2013 R/V WALTON SMITH CRUISES.
No full textTwo research cruises were conducted in 2012 and 2013 to the region of Pulley Ridge and Dry Tortugas to study and survey the mesophotic reef communities and fish populations. The University of Miami’s R/V Walton Smith Cruise No. WS1213 was conducted from August 14 to 25, 2012 and Cruise No. WS1312 was conducted from August 12 to 27, 2013. Pulley Ridge is the deepest known photosynthetic coral reef in continental U.S. waters and is located in the Gulf of Mexico, 100 miles west of the Dry Tortugas at the far end of the Florida Keys. This research and cruises were funded in part by the NOAA-NOS-NCCOS grant titled ‘Connectivity of the Pulley Ridge - South Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem: Processes to Decision-Support Tools’. Ship and ROV time was funded in part by the Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research, and Technology (CIOERT) at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute-Florida Atlantic University (HBOI-FAU). This cruise was conducted in collaboration with the University of Miami, HBOI-CIOERT, NOAA Fisheries, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) which provided the UNCW Super Phantom S2 ROV
PROPOSAL TO GULF OF MEXICO FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL: PROPOSED PULLEY RIDGE HAPC EXTENSION. PRESENTED TO GOMFC- CORAL GROUP MEETING WEBINAR, DEC. 4, 2014.
Get PDFProject Goals: 1) Map & characterize the benthic habitat, macrobenthic biota, and fish populations within and adjacent to newly designated shelf-edge MPAs and CHAPCs off the SE US. 2) Compare with prior and future surveys to better understand long-term health and status of these important deepwater coral/sponge ecosystems. 3) Provide information to resource managers to inform decisions on protected habitats and managed key species
SOUTH ATLANTIC MPAS AND DEEPWATER CORAL HAPCS: CHARACTERIZATION OF BENTHIC HABITAT AND FAUNA.
Get PDFSemi-Annual Report South Atlantic Shelf-edge MPAs and Deep-water Coral HAPCs Summary of Accomplishments to Date (October 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013