SCIENCE PROJECTS

Current and Recent Science at FGBNMS
Updated January 11, 2011

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Below the Coral Cap

Geology

Monitoring

Oceanography

On the Coral Cap
* Coral
* Critters
* Algae

Additional links are provided directly from each entry when more information is available about that project.

Links from researcher's names will take you to their own websites, papers, or presentations.

A listing of government acronyms used in these descriptions is available at the bottom of the page.

Please visit our Research Bibliography web page for a chronologic listing of scientific publications and articles associated with sanctuary research from 1937 to present.

ON THE CORAL CAP

CORAL:

Coral recruitment - Sarah Davies, University of Calgary

Fossil reef studies - FGBNMS; Bill Precht, FKNMS

Occurrence and characterization of invasive orange cup coral (Tubastraea sp.) – Tonya Shearer, Georgia Institute of Technology

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CRITTERS:

Occurrence of Elasmobranchs at FGBNMS – FGBNMS (continuation of work by Jeff Childs)

Manta ray census and individual identification – FGBNMS (continuation of work by Jeff Childs); Rachel Graham, Wildlife Conservation Society; Marissa Nuttall, FGBNMS

Whale sharks – occurrence of individuals using spot patterns – Rachel Graham, Wildlife Conservation Society

Satellite tagging of whale sharks – Rachel Graham, Wildlife Conservation Society; FGBNMS

Acoustic tagging of elasmobranchs – Rachel Graham, Wildlife Conservation Society; FGBNMS

Fish cleaning behavior – Mary Wicksten, Texas A&M University

Crustaceans of FGBNMS –  Mary Wicksten, Texas A&M University

SEAMAP – Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program: Assessment of fish populations on reefs and banks in the Gulf of Mexico – Kevin Rademacher, NMFS Pascagoula

Genetics of the spiny lobster, Panulirus argus – John Hunt, Florida Wildlife and Fisheries Service

Fish recruits on the reefs at the FGBNMS - Lynn Wetmore and Jay Rooker, Texas A&M University Galveston

Spawning aggregations in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico - FGBNMS/NCCOS

Population Structure of the Bearded Fireworm (Hermodice carunculata) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico – Anja Schulze, Texas A&M University Galveston

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ALGAE:

Examination of Flower Garden reef for toxic benthic dinoflagellates – Tracy Villareal, University of Texas Marine Science Institute

Ecology of Ciguatera Dinoflagellates – Steve Kibler, NCCOS

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MONITORING

Stetson Bank Long Term Monitoring – FGBNMS

East and West Bank Long Term Monitoring – FGBNMS; BOEM; Texas A&M University Galveston

Fish and Benthic Habitat characterization of the FGBNMS – NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment; FGBNMS

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BELOW THE CORAL CAP

Characterization and assessment of deepwater habitat of FGBNMS – FGBNMS

Characterization and assessment of topographic features of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico – FGBNMS

Gorgonians and antipatharians of FGBNMS and the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico – FGBNMS

Characterization of Antipatharians of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico – Marissa Nuttall, FGBNMS and Texas A&M University Galveston; Dennis Opresko, Smithsonian Institute

Characterization of the deepwater sponges of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico – Christi Savarese, FGBNMS; Klaus Ruetzler, Smithsonian Institute

Deepwater coral reef communities of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico - FGBNMS

Genetics of select Antipatharians – Carlos Umana and Juan Sanchez, Universidad de los Andes; Mercer Brugler, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Mesophotic coral health and genetic connectivity assessment in the Tropical Western Atlantic – Joshua Voss, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

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GEOLOGY

High resolution multibeam bathymetry of FGBNMS and the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico – FGBNMS; Jim Gardner, USGS/University of New Hampshire; NOAA

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OCEANOGRAPHY

Dead Zone - Steve DiMarco, Texas A&M University

Current-Topography Interaction and its Influence on Water Quality and Contaminant Transport over Shelf-Edge Banks – William Teague, Naval Research Laboratory 

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Government Acronyms:
BOEM - Bureau of Offshore Energy Management
FGBNMS – Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
FKNMS – Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
NCCOS – National Centers for Coastal and Ocean Science
NOAA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
USGS – U.S. Geological Survey
NMFS – National Marine Fisheries Service
MMS – Minerals Management Service

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View a listing of Past Science Projects at FGBNMS.

For more information contact Emma Hickerson – Emma.Hickerson@noaa.gov