65605 Project Published / External 30650 POPULATION & ECOSYSTEMS MONITORING DIV Project In Work Research is aimed at developing and testing new methods to monitor and restore damaged habitat. Research is also conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of artificial reefs, and to enhance or mitigate resource damage by natural or human activities. Research will also examine technical questions involving fishing gear effects on populations and habitat; 5) Biological Research: Fundamental biological research is essential to support stock assessments and management decision. With over 100 species of direct commercial importance and over 600 species of recreational, ecological, or aesthetic importance in the region, it is essential to have detailed behavioral and life history information for management purposes. Emphasis is on managed economically and ecologically important and threatened species; 6) Improve fishery-independent assessments: Fisheries traditionally rely on fishery-dependent data to assess stocks. Unfortunately, these data provide only limited information for most species, especially those without direct economic value. Research will develop and use new innovative visual, optical, and acoustic methods and technology to collect fishery-independent data on the status of exploited and non-exploited species with emphasis on non-destructive technology. Scientists contribute to the conservation, recovery and management of marine biodiversity by conducting research and providing scientific and technical advice to local, state and federal management organizations, including Fishery Management Councils and the National Marine Sanctuary Program. Research covers the following themes; 1) Application and evaluation of no-take marine reserves as a fishery management tool to support sustainable fisheries, and protect marine biodiversity and ecosystem function; 2) Ecosystem structure and function -- Coral reefs are highly complex ecosystems where productivity depends on maintaining biodiversity, healthy habitat, and functional interactions among biota. Research seeks to better understand coral reef ecosystem structure and function by examining population dynamics and interactions among species, habitat and physical environmental factors in supporting the development of a comprehensive theory of reef management; 3) Essential fish habitat -- Coral reefs and other hard bottom habitats are essential fish habitats under stress from fishing and alteration from natural and human disturbance including global climate change. Research focuses on a wide range of habitat issues including evaluation of habitat quality and problems involving hard bottom benthos and coral reefs; 4) Habitat Restoration -- Research on habitat restoration and enhancement activities is an important focus of activities. Restoration of habitat damage from vessel groundings or natural disturbance is a growing problem in shallow coastal waters. Theme SEFSC MIALab Metadata Portfolio Theme Dolphins Theme Protected Species Theme Turtles Theme whales Spatial Gulf Of Mexico Spatial South Atlantic Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami FL USA Program Data Steward 2000-01-01 2019 Person Bohnsack, James A https://www.researchgate.net/profile/James-Bohnsack Researchgate Page Dr Jim Bohnsack His researchgate page Online Resource Unclassified Data Available varies from being confidential to having no confidentiality restrictions at all. Confidentiality agreement required for confidential data. contact data manager Confidentiality Agreement required to get confidential data. Please credit source of data. Usually None Usually None 24177 Data Set 30708 Data Set 24251 Data Set 22435 Project 35876 Project 8846 Project 26121 Project 21155 Project 21157 Project 22434 Project 21156 Project 22437 Project gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65605 Lee Weinberger 2021-10-13T18:34:27 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2022-08-09T17:11:58 2022-04-27 Southeast Fisheries Science Center SEFSC 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA (305)361-5761 www.sefsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST 1001 Public No 2022-04-27 1 Year 2023-04-27