[Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
Liz Mitchell
emitch at efn.org
Thu Sep 29 12:10:47 EDT 2011
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
>
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