Pacific Region RCSD Projects & Activities (PAWS) Worksheet
Form used for a entering PAWS into Piko (Worsheet Version April 27 2012)
Acronym
Name/Title
Surveying Reefs for Resilience
Capability Area: Understanding Climate Variability and Change
Understanding Climate Variability and Change
Observing Systems, Data Stewardship, Data Services
Operational Products and Services
Research/Development
Historical Observations (hindcasts/climatologies)
Projections (modeling and downscaling)
Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach
Best Practices/Guidance
Decision Support Tools
Essential Climate Variable/Parameter
Atmospheric:
Surface (e.g., temp, precip, wind)
Upper-Air
Composition
Oceanic:
Surface (e.g., SST, SSH, salinity, ocean color)
Sub-surface (e.g., temp, salinity, nutrients, carbon, phytoplankton)
Terrestrial:
(e.g., surface water, glaciers and ice caps, land cover, biomass)
Time Frame
Seasonal (outlook)
Intra-annual to Decadal
Multi-decadal (scenarios)
Capability Area: Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation
Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation
Climate Impacts
Observing Systems, Data Stewardship, Data Services
Research/Development
Historical Observations (hindcasts/climatologies)
Projections (modeling and downscaling)
Climate Adaptation
Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach
Best Practices/Guidance
Decision Support Tools
Policies and Legislation
Assessment and Evaluation
Sector
Public Health and Safety
Fresh Water Resources
Energy
Transportation/Communication and Commerce
Community Planning and Development
Social and Cultural Resources
Agriculture and Fisheries
Recreation and Tourism
Ecosystems
Other
Status
Completed
Ongoing
Planned
Proposed
Focus Area
Fresh Water Resources and Drought
Coastal Inundation/Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Community Resilience
Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems
Region/Locale
Central North Pacific
State of Hawaii
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Remote Islands
Western North Pacific
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
Guam
Republic of Palau
Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI)
Other Western North Pacific
South Pacific
American Samoa
Australia
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Kiribati
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Other South Pacific
Pacific Basin
Global
Description
Using various data collection tools, examining the impacts of various factors affecting the resistance and resilience of coral reefs to mass bleaching.
Objectives/Outcomes
The goals of this project are to: 1) Measure shading of reefs by nearby cliffs; 2) Record reef slope depth profiles for a sample of reefs; 3) Measure currents in backreef pools, on reef flats, and in avas where safe; 4) Examine the effect of solar heating on shallow water and the implication on coral bleaching; and 5) Understand the correlations and effect of temperature on coral reef bleaching. The information will be provided to the DMWR no-take MPA program, and will be included in their process of determining which areas are to be chosen as highest priorities for new no-take MPAs.
Lead Agencies, Institutions and Organizations
Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources
Contacts(names, emails)
Doug Fenner, douglasfennertassi@gmail.com
Partnering Agencies, Institutions, and Organizations
Coral Reef Advisory Group (project coordination and interns), American Samoa Community College (coordination and interns), Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (research coordination and mentorship)
Required Resources
Technical and logistical: measuring supplies, transportation, and time to perform project.
Projected Timelines
First round of measurements performed in summer of 2012, project expected to continue in summer of 2013.
Feedback Mechanisms and Evaluation Measures
Url
Worksheet
PnA_ASSRR.doc
Keywords
Understanding Climate Variability and Change Observing Systems, Data Stewardship, Data Services Surface (e.g., SST, SSH, salinity, ocean color) Seasonal (outlook) Ongoing Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems American Samoa South Pacific