| Theme |
Status |
| CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS |
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| Benthic Habitat Mapping for National Park Service, St. Croix |
2009 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping: Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands |
2009 |
| Work Plan for Biogeographic Assessment of Samoan Archipelago |
2009 |
| National Inventory of Deep Coral Distribution and Development of GIS |
2009 |
| Baseline Assessment of Guanica Bay, Puerto Rico in Support of Watershed Restoration |
2009 |
| GAP Analysis of Geospatial National Park Service Data |
2009 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping off St. John, USVI National Park and Virgin Islands Reef National Monument |
2009 |
| Seafloor Characterization of the U.S. Caribbean |
Ongoing |
| National Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Program |
Ongoing |
| Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Project |
Ongoing |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping of Florida Coral Reef Ecosystems |
Ongoing |
| Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico |
Ongoing |
| Ecological Characterization of the Marine Resources of Vieques, Puerto Rico |
Ongoing |
| Tortugas Integrated Biogeographic Assessment |
Ongoing |
| Acoustic Tracking of Fish Movements in Coral Reef Ecosystems |
Ongoing |
| Comprehensive U.S. Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Project |
Ongoing |
| Dry Tortugas National Park Resource Condition Assessment |
Ongoing |
| Summit to Sea Characterization of Coastal Watersheds |
Completed, 2008 |
| Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies (CRES) — U.S. Caribbean Component |
Completed, 2008 |
| Shallow-water Benthic Habitat Mapping of the Republic of Palau |
Completed, 2007 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping of Main Hawaiian Islands |
Completed, 07 & 03 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping in American Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
Completed, 2005 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
Completed, 2003 |
| Benthic Habitat Mapping in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
Completed, 2002 |
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| MARINE PROTECTED AREA STUDIES |
|
| MPA Center West Coast Biogeographic Assessment and GAP Analysis * |
2009 |
| South Atlantic Deep Coral Assessment and Database Portal |
2009 |
| Comparison of Reef Fish Habitat Utilization Patterns Within and Outside Hawaii Marine Protected Areas |
Ongoing |
| Biogeographic Assessment of the American Samoa Archipelago |
Ongoing |
| Assessment, Monitoring & Reduction of Causes & Impacts of Marine Debris in the South Atlantic Bight |
Ongoing |
| Biogeographic Assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
Completed, 2009 |
| Biogeographic Characterization of Fish Communities within the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary: Sampling Design and Implementation of Scuba Surveys on the Coral Caps |
Completed, 2009 |
| An Oceanographic Characterization of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and Pacific Northwest: Interpretive Summary of Ocean Climate and and Regional Processes through Satellite Remote Sensing |
Completed, 2009 |
| Biogeographic Assessment of Central and Northern California National Marine Sanctuaries, Phases I & II |
Completed, 08 & 04 |
| Ecological Characterization of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary |
Completed, 2007 |
| Boundary Options for a Research Area within Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary |
Completed, 2007 |
| Characterization of Fish, Benthos, and Marine Debris at the Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary |
Completed, 2006 |
| Ecological Characterization of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve |
Completed, 2005 |
| Biogeographic Assessment of Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary to Support Boundary Alternative Assessments |
Completed, 2005 |
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| COASTAL AND OCEAN ASSESSMENTS |
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| Marine Debris Assessment of Derelict Fishing Traps in the U.S. Virgin Islands |
2009 |
| Marsh Analysis and Planning Tool Incorporating Tides and Elevations (MAPTITE) |
2009 |
| Strategies to Detect Aquatic Invasive Species in Deepwater Habitats of the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
Ongoing |
| NMFS Caribbean Essential Fish Habitat |
Ongoing |
| Assessment of Existing Information on Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitats |
Ongoing |
| Gulf of Mexico Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Characterization |
Ongoing |
| U.S. Caribbean Coral Bleaching Assessment |
Completed, 2008 |
| Design and Implementation of EcoGIS to Support Fisheries Science and Management |
Completed, 2008 |
| Development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) as a
Management Tool to Reduce Bycatch of Sea Turtles in U.S. Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Fisheries |
Completed, 2006 |
| Development of Reef Fish Monitoring Protocols to Support National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program |
Completed, 2006 |
| Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) |
Completed, 2000 |
* Projects with an asterisk do not yet have a detailed project description page;
the information provided is from the NCCOS Project Explorer (NPE).