Download or read book Final Programmatic Report Prepared for NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program written by Jennifer Bloeser and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ecotrust received a one-year grant of $75,810 through NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program for a project through our Marine Consulting Initiative to develop, deploy, and fieldtest an integrated technical design solution for trip ticket forms. In the fall of 2013, Ecotrust’s Marine Consulting Initiative was launched as a separate but wholly-owned subsidiary entity, Point 97, driven by the same mission: to deliver technology solutions and engagement strategies for coastal and marine planning that better connect people with place, bridge differing perspectives, and implement management decisions in an inclusive and transparent way. Point 97 works towards this mission in regions around the world through consulting, contracted services, and high-tech product development. All existing grant-funded projects will be accomplished as planned, and Point 97 will continue to partner with Ecotrust and other collaborators in future grant-funded work. With the support of this one-year NOAA CRCP award, the project team accomplished a needs assessment for an electronic catch reporting system in the Caribbean, designed the initial product, implemented three major updates to the product, and received feedback from partners to consider through the stages of development and implementation. The number of participating fishers and their submitted reports demonstrated the success of the electronic reporting system; we collected over 600 electronic catch reports from 27 fishers in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and Puerto Rico (PR) over a period of nine months. The final Digital Deck electronic catch report system included a catch report application (mobile and desktop) and dashboards for both the fishers (mobile and desktop dashboards) and the agency fisheries managers (desktop dashboards). Throughout the project we coordinated with fishers, agency fisheries managers, and regional data managers via in-person meetings and phone conferences. Initial onsite visits enabled the project team to recruit and train cooperating fishers in collaboration with agency partners. The project team continued training and support for fishers through later site visits and regular remote communication, and worked with both fishers and agency partners to ensure that the final product fit technology preferences and data requirements. This final report details the progress made during the grant period towards approved objectives and the project results. Final grant financials have been submitted separately through the NOAA Grants Online portal, according to reporting guidelines"--Executive Summary.
Download or read book NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Final Progress Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document provides a concise summary of the final outcomes of a NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program project intended to mitigate fire hazard and reduce soil erosion in Hawaii's West Maui watershed.
Download or read book NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Project Progress Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brief report summarizes the progress of NOAA CRCP's Maki Watch Ka'anapali, a project intended to train local volunteers to engage in coral reef monitoring and conservation activities in Hawaii.
Download or read book Coral Reef Conservation Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NOAA Technical Report CRCP written by Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NOAA Strategic Plan for Deep Sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems written by Commerce Dept., NOAA, Coral Reef Conservation Program and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOAA Technical Memorandum CRCP 11. Identifies goals, objectives, and approaches to guide NOAA's research, management, and international cooperation activities on deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems for fiscal years 2010 through 2019. Integrates research and conservation needs and is intended to be a flexible, evolving document that allows NOAA and its partners to address new management challenges and priorities as appropriate. The primary goal of this Strategic Plan is to improve the understanding, conservation, and management of deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems.
Download or read book Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First biennial report to Congress prepared by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, under the auspices of NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program, and in collaboration with other NOAA offices, to report on steps taken to identify, monitor, and protect deep sea coral areas. Includes summaries of the results of mapping, research, and data collection performed under the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program, and presents key findings, NOAA activities and recommendations. Discusses marine protected areas designed or recommended to protect deep sea corals.
Download or read book NOAA Technical Memorandum written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NOAA CRCP DAR Coral Reef Cooperative Agreement Final Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To evaluate coastal activities and increase compliance with natural resource regulations, two trained coastal naturalists, or Kilo Kapakai, hiked the entire South Kohala coastline for a twelve-month period (August 2015-August 2016) to engage the public, record use information, and document violations. Kilo Kapakai translates to one who observes the shoreline and will be used preferentially to designate coastal naturalists for this report. Kilo Kapakai completed 16,635 surveys by repeatedly surveying 34 sites along approximately 22 miles of shoreline based on randomly stratified schedule. At each site, they obtained use 'snapshots' based upon a standard observational protocol. The entire district was surveyed approximately once per week, so the 105,360 individuals observed engaging in coastal activities in South Kohala represent a small fraction of the total number of ocean users. Over 12 months, a total of five natural resource violations were confirmed indicative of a 99.99% total compliance rate with regulations. Observed violations declined throughout the course of the project, although data based on a sample size this small should not be considered definitive. Members of the public were supportive participants in conversations about this survey and management efforts in West Hawai'i, as were local businesses, organizations, clubs, and school groups. Based on these findings, coastal natural resource managers may be encouraged by the high level of compliance with fishing rules and should find the information in this assessment useful in determining locations for interpretive signage and educational programs in South Kohala, and in considering when and where illegal activity may still be occurring. We are particularly grateful to the Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) for matching private financial support to enable successful completion of this project and to the South Kohala Coastal Partnership (SKCP), Makai Watch Program, Fairmont Orchid, KUPU Hawai'i, the Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement (DOCARE), The Kohala Center (TKC), West Hawai'i Explorations Academy (WHEA), University of Hawai'i at Hilo (UHH) Pacific Internships Program for Exploring Science (PIPES), Marine Option Program (MOP), and Marine Science Program, Fairmont Orchid, Kohala Coast Resort Association (KCRA), and the National Parks Service (NPS) Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail (ALKA) for providing on the ground and in the water support and helping to share what was learned through the Kilo Kapakai program"--Executive Summary.
Download or read book The National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs written by United States Coral Reef Task Force and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Final Report NOAA International Coral Reef Conservation Program Grant No NA03NOS4630223 Testing Indicators of MPA Management Effectiveness in Kosrae FSM written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The island of Kosrae in the Federated States of Micronesia is among the least developed of the U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States. Approximately 7700 people live on Kosrae, which is 42 square miles in area. Many Kosraeans are reliant on the ocean for their livelihood. The island is surrounding by coastal mangrove forest and extensive fringing reefs. Kosrae's reefs and mangroves are considered some of the healthiest in Micronesia and support a small but growing diving and ecotourism industry (currently about 1000 visitors per year). However, recent coastal development and upland land use patterns have resulted in coastal erosion and degradation of the coastal mangrove ecosystem, placing the health of Kosrae's reefs at risk. Unfortunately, the Kosraean government does not possess extensive finances, manpower, or technical expertise. Thus, it is important that both institutional and community capacity be strengthened and integrated to ensure sound management of Kosrae's coastal resources. Over the past several years, Kosrae has begun to develop an MPA program that involves comanagement of coastal resources by local communities working in concert with state resource management agencies"--Introduction.
Download or read book NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Plan for Fiscal Years 2007 to 2011 written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Integrated Observing System CREIOS Workshops Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) conducted two regional workshops in Hawai'i (November 2008) and Puerto Rico (May 2009) to address its national-level mapping and monitoring activities under the Coral Reef Ecosystem Integrated Observing System (CREIOS). NOAA scientists with technical expertise in mapping and monitoring coral reef ecosystems met with resource managers and local scientists from all U.S. coral reef jurisdictions, as well as representatives from Federal agencies and Fishery Management Councils. The facilitated workshops were successful in eliciting priority information needs from managers, and highlighting important issues of concern. This document presents a summary of the discussions held during both workshops, major outcomes, and next steps"--Executive summary.
Download or read book NOAA Strategic Plan for Deep sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems written by Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Programmatic Supplemental EIS for Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Implemented Under the Authority of the Fishery Management Plans for the Groundfish Fishery of the Gulf of Alaska and the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 1352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies and describes specific government assistance opportunities such as loans, grants, counseling, and procurement contracts available under many agencies and programs.
Download or read book NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Roadmap for the Future written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This document is a roadmap for the future direction of the CRCP. This roadmap builds upon the foundations established in the National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs (2000), the National Coral Reef Action Strategy (2002), and the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Plan, as well as information stemming from triennial reports on The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States. The purpose of this roadmap is to lead the CRCP toward a more focused set of priorities than those set forth in previous guiding documents, as recommended by the external review. The roadmap builds upon the principles and priorities originally proposed by the new Program Manager in her January 4, 2008 memo as a guide in responding to the recommendations of the external review panel"--Introduction.
