[Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs

Steve.Gittings Steve.Gittings at noaa.gov
Thu Sep 29 13:56:49 EDT 2011


Yes, you can find the "NOAA Strategic Plan for Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge 
Ecosystems" at:

http://coris.noaa.gov/activities/deepsea_coral/

sg

On 9/29/2011 12:10 PM, Liz Mitchell wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is there a similar effort to prioritize research needs for deep sea
> corals?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Liz Mitchell
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 28, 2011, at 12:01 PM, Christopher Hawkins wrote:
>
>> Aloha Julian and Listers:
>>
>> As part of a wider NOAA-driven effort, the University of Hawaii Sea
>> Grant College Program has spent the past two years developing a
>> report that prioritizes coral reef research needs in the U.S.
>> Pacific (including some affiliated states).  This effort included a
>> great deal of input from a broad swath of people (federal/state/
>> territorial agency staff, academics, municipal employees, laypeople,
>> industry, and more).  In Hawaii, we augmented interviews and desk
>> research with a quantitative survey that resulted in a completion
>> rate in the several hundreds.
>>
>> Our findings indicate diverse information needs, including those in
>> the social and economic domains.  We are currently finalizing the
>> report and it will be available for wide distribution soon.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> Christopher Hawkins, Ph.D.
>> Affiliate Faculty
>> University of Hawaii Sea Grant Program
>> 2525 Correa Rd., Honolulu, HI 96822
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Wed, 9/28/11, Julian @ Reefcheck Malaysia<julian at reefcheck.org.my
>>> wrote:
>>
>> From: Julian @ Reefcheck Malaysia<julian at reefcheck.org.my>
>> Subject: [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
>> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
>> Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 7:57 AM
>>
>>
>> Hi listers
>>
>>
>>
>> If I were to put together a list of the most important research
>> needs in
>> coral reef science and management, what should be on the list? What
>> are the
>> most pressing or important areas that need to be looked at? In my
>> ignorance,
>> some areas that stand out are:
>>
>>
>>
>> -          Resilience
>>
>> -          Connectivity
>>
>> -          Economics
>>
>> -          Rehabilitation
>>
>> -          Climate change/acidification.
>>
>>
>>
>> But I am sure listers can improve greatly on this list. I would
>> appreciate
>> your thoughts.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Julian Hyde
>>
>> General Manager
>>
>> Reef Check Malaysia Bhd
>>
>> 03 2161 5948
>>
>> www.reefcheck.org.my
>>
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>>
>>
>> "The bottom line of the Millenium Asessment findings is that human
>> actions
>> are depleting Earth's natural capital, putting such strain on the
>> environment that the ability of the planet's ecosystems to sustain
>> future
>> generations can no longer be taken for granted."
>>
>>
>>
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