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National Marine Sanctuaries
The National Marine Sanctuary Program serves as a trustee for 14 clearly bounded systems in which environmental education, ecosystem monitoring, and evaluation of the effects of natural and human stressors are conducted. We help to design the research strategy that puts NOAA’s management on the best scientific basis.
National Marine Sanctuaries
The National Marine Sanctuary Program serves as a trustee for 14 clearly bounded systems in which environmental education, ecosystem monitoring, and evaluation of the effects of natural and human stressors are conducted. CCFHR provides liaison between the scientific research staff of NCCOS and the management of the National Marine Sanctuaries Program. We help to design the research strategy that puts NOAA’s management on the best scientific basis. Read More ›
Characterization and Ecological Monitoring at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary
ISSUE: Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (Gray’s Reef NMS) is one of many live-bottom reefs scattered across the continental shelf from North Carolina to north-central Florida. These reefs support many hard-bottom associated species that are targets of both commercial and recreational fishermen. Read More ›
Development of Design Criteria for Marine Protected Areas
Many studies have demonstrated that Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) closed to fishing have higher abundance of fished species than non-protected areas. For these MPAs to have a benefit to a fishery, they must act as a source of individuals to non-protected areas as well. Read More ›
Tortugas Cruise 2005
Read the log kept by Dr. John Burke, one of the divers aboard the RV NANCY FOSTER, a NOAA Research Vessel. This cruise was from August 1st 2005 to August 13th 2005 in the Tortugas Ecological Reserve. See what they observed during the mission. Read More ›
Tortugas Cruise 2007
Read about the 2007 scientific expedition aboard the RV NANCY FOSTER, a NOAA Research Vessel. This cruise is taking place August 25-31, 2007 in the Tortugas Ecological Reserve. See what they observed during the mission. Read More ›