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Critically Endangered Rice’s Whales (Balaenoptera ricei) Selectively Feed on High-quality Prey in the Gulf of Mexico

Results from this study indicate that Rice’s whales are selective predators consuming schooling prey with the highest energy content.
December 11, 2023 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Southeast

NOAA smalltooth sawfish monitoring survey-FY22: Relative abundance and essential fish habitat studies for smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in southwest Florida, USA

This report describes the results from the 2022 NOAA Fisheries Panama City Laboratory juvenile smalltooth sawfish monitoring survey.
March 01, 2023 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Southeast

Length-based risk analysis of management options for the southern Florida USA multispecies coral reef fish fishery

A goal of this work is to effectively balance sustainability risks with fishery production to mitigate overfishing likelihoods and to increase the probability of sustainable fisheries.
February 22, 2023 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Southeast

Harnessing ecological processes to facilitate coral restoration

We outline a scientific framework to advance the emerging field of coral restoration.
November 17, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Southeast

Quantifying Spatial Extents of Artificial Versus Natural Reefs in the Seascape

Through a case study, we quantified the amount of seafloor in the southeastern US covered by artificial reefs and natural reefs.
November 07, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Southeast

Evaluation of MPA Designs That Protect Highly Mobile Megafauna Now and Under Climate Change Scenarios

We study how large-scale marine protected area designs can be improved by taking animal time and space movement into consideration.
June 01, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Mapped Coral Mortality and Refugia in an Archipelago-Scale Marine Heat Wave

We develop and apply an airborne coral mortality mapping approach to identify reef refugia in a major marine heat wave across the Hawaiian Islands.
May 02, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Early Successional Trajectory of Benthic Community in an Uninhabited Reef System Three Years After Mass Coral Bleaching

We track the recovery of reef communities after a mass coral mortality to better understand how a benthic community recovers.
April 20, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Spatial Distribution and Sources of Nutrients at Two Coastal Developments in South Kohala, Hawai’i

A study documenting how nutrients are distributed within coral reef developments for better understanding of how to make coral reefs more resilient to stressors.
January 06, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Movement and Retention of Derelict Fishing Nets in Northwestern Hawaiian Island Reefs

We track abandoned fishing nets with satellite-transmitting buoys to better understand where fishing litter ends up to aid in debris removal missions.
January 01, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands