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Personal Author:
Kendall, Matthew S. ; Eschelbach, Katherine A.
Kendall, Matthew S. ; Eschelbach, Katherine A. Less -
Corporate Authors:
United States, National Ocean Service ; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.) ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.) ; National Marine Protected Areas Center (U.S.)
United States, National Ocean Service ; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.) ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.) ; National Marine Protected Areas Center (U.S.) Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
NOS (National Ocean Service) ; NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) ; MPA (Marine Protected Areas)
NOS (National Ocean Service) ; NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) ; MPA (Marine Protected Areas) Less -
Description:
Gray s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS) is exploring the concept of a research area (RA) within its boundaries. The idea of a research area was first suggested in public scoping meetings held prior to the review of the Gray s Reef Management Plan. An RA is a region specifically designed for conducting controlled scientific studies in the absence of confounding factors. As a result, a multidisciplinary group gathered by GRNMS was convened to consider the issue. This Research Area Working Group (RAWG) requested that a suite of analyses beconducted to evaluate the issue quantitatively. To meet this need, a novel selection procedure and geographic information system (GIS) was created to find the optimal location for an RA while balancing the needs of research and existing users. This report and its associated GIS files describe the results of the requested analyses and enable further quantitative investigation of this topic by the RAWG and GRNMS.
Keywords:
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Boundaries
Conservation
Coral Reef Conservation
Coral Reef Fishes
Geographic Information Systems
Marine Parks And Reserves
Research

Series:
NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 31
Document Type:
Technical Memorandum
Place as Subject:
Georgia ; Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (Ga.)
Georgia ; Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (Ga.) Less -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
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Library
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:e2007772f1d48503da02f300f97549ceafdc6546d71026c41c67b5072974bc34
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