Incorporating coral vital rates into robust models used to assess the impacts of environmental drivers on reef dynamics can help inform which management actions are most likely to improve reef resilience.
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A winter HICEAS (WHICEAS) was conducted in Jan−Mar 2020 to estimate the abundance and distribution of cetaceans around the main Hawaiian Islands during winter.
We developed a simulation framework to evaluate sampling strategies within the data-limited main Hawaiian Island region based on 10 years of in situ ecological fishery-independent surveys.
Annual catch and effort estimations from shore-based and boat-based fishing surveys in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and American Samoa.
Evaluating a distinct population segment of Humpback Whales under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. NOAA uses the Technical Memorandum NMFS-PIFSC series to disseminate scientific and technical information that has been scientifically reviewed and edited.