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Training Program Teaches How to Identify Indo-Pacific Corals

NOAA Fisheries’ Coral Species Identification Training Program provides free workshops and resources on how to identify Indo-Pacific corals.
July 24, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Pink white large-polyped with light tentacle tips. Euphyllia paradivisa coral at Tutuila, American Samoa. Credit: Douglas Fenner

Seafloor Mapping and Coral Reef Assessments Complete in the Mariana Archipelago

Scientists return from a 5-month research mission.
September 29, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
NOAA ship Rainier floats with an island in the background. The NOAA Ship Rainier operating in the Mariana Islands. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Coral Recovery After Bleaching Event in the Central Pacific

Scientists find signs of recovery 3 years after a mass coral mortality event at Jarvis Island.
June 08, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Coral recruit A tiny coral has settled on crustose coralline algae after a mass mortality event. This is a great sign for reef recovery! Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Brittany Huntington

“A Better Chance for Resilience”: Using Hungry Fish to Conserve Coral Reefs

NOAA Fisheries scientist Tye Kindinger explains how identifying the best algae-grazing fish in the Pacific region can help fight against algae overgrowth and promote recovery of distressed coral reefs.
April 17, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A school of large parrotfish (Chlorurus frontalis) observed during fish surveys on a coral reef. A school of large parrotfish (Chlorurus frontalis) observed during fish surveys on a coral reef. These fish use their bird-like beaks to scrape away seaweed, or algae, on reefs. Larger parrotfish remove small amounts of underlying substrate, which creates new spaces for corals to grow. Credit: Kevin Lino/NOAA Fisheries

Coral Bleaching in 2019: Survey Update from O‘ahu

Notes from the field on the bleaching severity recorded around O‘ahu
November 13, 2019 - Survey ,
Pacific Islands
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Literature Cited in Pocillopora Meandrina Coral 90-Day Finding

Alphabetical listing of all documents cited in 90-day finding.
October 29, 2018 - Other Reports ,
Pacific Islands

Pocillopora meandrina Coral

Pocillopora meandrina (sometimes called cauliflower coral) is found in coral communities at depths of 1 to 27 meters, commonly on shallow reefs exposed to strong wave action. It is found on most coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific and eastern Pacific, with…

12-Month Finding on Petition to List Pocillopora Meandrina Under the Endangered Species Act

Comparison of P. meandrina (left) and P. eydouxi (right), Philippines. Photo courtesy of Doug Fenner. Today, NOAA Fisheries published a Not Warranted 12-month finding for the Indo-Pacific reef-building coral Pocillopora meandrina in…
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Pacific Islands
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06/30/2024