Research and Links To Reef Researchers
Note: This page is huge to allow for text searches. (Use Edit/Find in your
browser.) You'll be able to find much of the world's scientific knowledge
of artificial reefs on this page.
Reef Ball encourages all mold users to develop
relationships with researchers and to conduct monitoring or other types of
studies. It is our goal to assist science to learn as much about artificial
reefs and their use as a management tool so that our projects and other
artificial reef projects have a better chance of reaching the intended project
goals. Although non-Reef Ball specific artificial reef papers are too large to post on the Web, most
researchers will gladly share their research so an effort is being made to
offer e-mail links to major researchers. We ask that
researchers submit all Reef Ball specific studies for
inclusion on this site.
Over 500,000 Reef Balls have been deployed worldwide in over
3,200 projects. All
Reef Ball Foundation projects require monitoring and most include scientific investigation.
Overwhelmingly, the evidence is quite clear that Reef Balls create essential
fish, invertebrate and marine plant habitats. In most cases, the evidence
indicates that Reef Balls can easily reach the 80% or more of the natural
species diversity and population densities of nearby natural reef systems within
just a few years, however achieving the ultimate goal of 100% may take five or
more years and will nearly always require special treatments to match local
conditions. Some major treatments being studied and always in need of local
studies include:
-Use of various size mixes of Reef Balls
(i.e. ratio of small to medium to larger sized Reef Balls)
-Spacing and layout of the Reef Balls
-Addition of internal structure to create juvenile preferred habits
-Hole sizing and placement including surface texturing, bottom shape
features, etc.
Coral
Reef Transplant Notes
Identified
Hard Coral Diseases (The
Coral Disease Page) offline
Here are some of the Reef Ball Specific studies being conducted which relate to how Reef
Balls Mimic natural reef habitats: (not in any particular order of importance or
size)
Posters for Displays
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ScientificReports/reefball_voids.pdf
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ScientificReports/AR_atr_vs_prod.pdf
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ScientificReports/AR_BACI_ostenberg_stmary.pdf
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EVALUACIÓN
PRELIMINAR DE LA COLONIZACIÓN DE REFUGIOS ARTIFICIALES POR PECES EN PUNTA PALMAR, YUCATAN, MEXICO.
MAFALDA FERREIRA1.2, TERESA COLÁS-MARRUFO2,
ARMIN TUZ-SULUB2, ESPERANZA PEREZ2,
XIMENA RENAN2, y THIERRY BRULÉ2 1 Universidade do Algarve – FCMA, Portugal 2 Centro de
Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN
Unidad
Mérida, México Nov. 14, 2005
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Grand
Cayman Marriott Beach Resort Project Oct 2005, Scientific
Report by Dr. Lee Harris.pdf
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ScientificReports/03May Tamirand.pdf
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ScientificReports/2005Sept RB paper.pdf
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ScientificReports/portomarisurvey
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ScientificReports/BeachCommitteeReport-May2003[1].pdf.37861.3564699074.pdf
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ScientificReports/jan2201.pdf
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ScientificReports/HydromechanicsLab2002.pdf
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ScientificReports/reef_colonization.pdf
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ScientificReports/mt-2005-fl-speiler2-cr.pdf
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ScientificReports/4421.pdf
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ScientificReports/FR11900.pdf
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ScientificReports/FSMiami_May05.pdf
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ScientificReports/monitoringproceedings.pdf
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A. cervicornis restoration Presented at Coastal Zone 05 .pdf
by Austin Bowden Kirby
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Richard
Field Monitoring & News Report, Oman Reef Balls Sept.
2005. (Fantastic natural coral reef growth)
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Distribution
and Diversity of Fishes at Articicial Reef Balls Around
Talang-Talang Islands, Sematan: Implications on Commercial
Fisheries Researchers:Lee
Nyanti and Nazzatul Asyikin Mohd. Najib (Unimas) in
collaboration with the Sarawak Forestry Department and
Department of Marine Fisheries.
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- Bulck,
M. van den. 2004.
- Portomarea
Marine Monitoring, Coral and Fish/Invertebrate Survey,
January 2004. (PDF, 367 Kb). Internal Reports
Portomarie Foundation on Reef Ball project.
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Bulck,
M. van den. 2004.
Portomarea
Marine Monitoring, Coral and Fish/Invertebrate Survey,
July 2004. (PDF, 315 Kb). Internal Reports
Portomarie Foundation on Reef Ball project.
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- Bulck,
M. van den. 2003.
- Portomarea
Marine Monitoring, Coral and Fish/Invertebrate Survey,
January 2003. (PDF, 299 Kb). Internal Reports
Portomarie Foundation on Reef Ball project.
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Photos January 2003 (PDF, 402 Kb)
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- Bulck,
M. van den. 2003.
- Portomarea
Marine Monitoring, Coral and Fish/Invertebrate Survey,
July 2003. (PDF, 403 Kb). Internal Reports
Portomarie Foundation on Reef Ball project.
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- Bulck,
M. van den. 2002.
- Portomarea
Marine Monitoring, Coral and Fish/Invertebrate Survey,
July 2002. (PDF, 266 Kb). Internal Reports
Portomarie Foundation on Reef Ball project.
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Photos July 2002 (PDF, 417 Kb)
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Bulck,
M. van den, and P. Spiertz. 2002.
- Portomarie
Reef Ball project. Presentation at the Caribbean Coral
Reef Conference, October 2002. (PDF 615 Kb)
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Army Corp of Engineers Current
Status Reef Ball Breakwater Project for Miami.pdf
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Shore Stabilization for MacDill AFB; Phases II and III
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Curacao Scientific
Monitoring Report Fish and Coral jan 2004.pdf
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Memphis Project Annual Report- July 2000 – July 2001
(Nova Southeastern Coral Propagation / Plugging Experiments,
Coral Attractants, and Complexity Treatments on Reef Balls).
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ScientificReports/LeeHarris GCFI paper.pdf
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Curacao Scientific Reports
/Fish Coral July 2003.pdf
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Cayman
Island Marroitt Reef Ball Submerged Breakwater Project
Update, July 2003.pdf (August Update ScientificReports/GC Marriott 03Aug update.pdf)
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Reef Balls TM:
How Hotels, Tourism Associations, Cruise Lines and Others
Use Designed Artificial Reefs to enhance the environment,
create beaches and create tourist assets.
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URS Corp's 30% Design
Report for ACOE about the Miami Reef Ball Submerged
Breakwater Project (pdf format.) [Does not contain
drawings in Appendix C:]
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COLONIZATION
AND SUCCESSION OF SESSILE BIOTA AND FISHES IN A ARTIFICIAL
REEF IN THE NOTH COAST OF RIO DE JANEIRO - BRAZIL (2002 -
2004)
- Colonização e sucessão da biota séssil e de peixes em
um recife artificial no litoral norte do Estado do Rio de
Janeiro, Brasil.
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ScientificReports/CORAL
TRANSPLANTATION AND RESTOCKING TO ACCELERATE THE RECOVERY ...In
Puerto Rico Dr. Austin Kirby-Bowden.pdf
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Ortiz-Prosper, A.L. and Bowden-Kerby, W.A. 1999. Transformation of artificial concrete
"reef ball” structure into living coral heads through the use of implants of juvenile massive
corals. Abstract In: Proc. Int. Conf. on Scientific Aspects of Coral Reef Assessment,
Monitoring and Restoration, NCRI. April 14-16, 1999, Ft Lauderdale, Florida. pg. 148.
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Artificial Reefs for Submerged and Subaerial Habitat Protection, Mitigation and Restoration
by Dr. Lee Harris
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ARTIFICIAL REEF RESEARCH IN
BROWARD COUNTY 1993-2000: A SUMMARY ...
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Hypothesis-based Restoration Study For Mitigation of a Damaged SE Florida Coral Reef- A Work in Progress-May
2003 Update
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Environmental
Protection Agency's April 2003 - Issue 13.2 > Sarasota Bay NEP Restores Reef Habitat
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ScientificReports/Lee Harris_ASR_RBBW.pdf
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6
th International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering
in Developing Countries, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2003
Design of low-crested
(submerged) structures – an overview – Krystian
W. Pilarczyk, Rijkswaterstaat, Road and Hydraulic
Engineering Division
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COMPORTAMIENTO DEL DIQUE SUMERGIDO EN EL TRAMO PILOTO DE REHABILITACION DE PLAYAS UBICADO EN LA ZONA DEL REMATE DEL MALECON DE PROGRESO, YUCATAN
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Habitat Assessment Project.pdf
for Sarasota Bay March 2003. Full report (6 megs)
-(Microsoft) Word
Summary of Project
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Progresso Reef
Ball profile line results 1/2003 In Microsoft Excel Format
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Preliminary
Power Point Data on Porto Progresso Mexico Reef Ball
submerged breakwater project (en espanol)
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International Society for Reef Studies,
Abstracts from European 2002 Meeting (Html)
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PortoMaria Coral Propagation
& Reef Ball Report Nov. 2002 1 of 3; 2
of 3; 3 of 3 (All in
PDF Format)
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Abstracts-IXth
International Coral Reef Symposium in Bali (HTML FORMAT 300+ abstracts
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30-Oct-02:
Asexual Coral Propagation for the Aquarium Trade and for
Reef Restoration Using Reef Balls.
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Tanzania Marine Ecology Conservation Programme
(A proposed project with the Reef Ball Foundation and
Worldcare Tanzania)
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Executive
Summary Social and Economic Impacts of Artificial Reefs
(PDF Format)
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October Photos,
Poromari Reef Ball Monitoring Project, Curacao, PDF Format)
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Fish Counts for
Oct, Portomari Reef Ball Monitoring Project, Curacao (PDF)
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Final Report
on Social and Economic Impacts of Artificial Reefs (PDF
11 megs)
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INTERIM REPORT ON THE
REEFBALLS AT LONG BAY NEW ZEALAND, 11/22/2002
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Submerged
Reef Structures for Habitat Enhancement and Shoreline
Erosion Abatement by Lee E. Harris
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Reef
BallsTM: How Combining Designed Reefs with Oil
Superstructures used as Artificial Reefs can help the
overall reef system to better mimic natural reef systems
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INTERIM REPORT ON THE
REEFBALLS AT LONG BAY NEW ZEALAND JULY 2002
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A Hydrodynamic Study of Artificial Reefs
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Development of alternative strategies
(reef balls) for conservation and management of marine resources and wildlife in Cabo de la Vela, Col
(LF)
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Benefits of
Artificial Reefs (En Espanol)
- Science
and Technology Partnerships in Coastal Zone Management:A
Sidney, British Colombia Study K. Conley (Institute of Ocean
Sciences) and T. Curran (Canadian Hydrographic Service)
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Dr. Lee Harris of
Florida Institute of Technology's Report on Gran Dominicus
and Iberostar Resort Submerged Breakwater Reef Ball Projects
including 4 years of data and final conclusions in PDF
Format.
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The
Minahasa Marine Habitat Enhancement Program (A Reef Ball
Project by P.T. Newmount in Indonesia) is showcased in in
conjunction with the World Summit on Sustainable Development
in Johannesburg.
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Four Seasons Resort,
Maldives Monitoring Report Aug. 2002
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PADI
AWARE Foundation, Europe: Reef Ball_official_presentation
August, 2002 (Reef Balls in Europe)
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PortoMari
Reef Ball Pictures Coral Plugs July 2002.pdf
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PortoMari
Reef Ball Fish and Coral Survey July 2002.pdf
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July 2002 Report Gran Dominicus and
Iberostar Reef Ball Breakwater Project Memo by Dr. Lee
Harris
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Merida,
Mexico Environmental Impact Study (In Spanish/En Espanol)
(Centro de Investigación y de estudios Avanzados del IPN Unidad Mérida Departamento de Recursos del Mar
Manifestación
de Impacto Ambiental)
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[117c]
- Supercritical CO2 Carbonated Cements - Characterization
and Application as Artificial Coral Reefs
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Christopher
Kri U (2001) Colonisation and growth of marine animals on
artificial reefs at Batu Penyu, Talang-Satang National Park,
Malaysia. Hornbill 5:nn-nn
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A
North American Practitioners Workshop for Marine Reef
Research and Monitoring by Volunteer divers, 20 and 22nd of
June, Sidney, British Columbia (PDF Format)
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Reef Balls TM:
An advanced technique to mimic natural reef systems using designed
artificial reefs (Abstract
of above in Arabic)
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Artificial
Reef Research Project in Long Bay New Zealand, 2001.
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PortoMarea beach improvement nov
01
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Growth
and Survivorship of Stony Coral Meandrina meandrites and
Montastrea cavernosa Transplants to an Artificial Reef
Environment: A Work in Progress. (May 2002)
E.A. Glynn, T.P. Quinn, D.P. Fahy, R.E. Dodge, D.S. Gilliam,
and R.E. Spieler National Coral Reef Institute, Nova
Southeastern University Oceanographic Center
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Experimental
Oculina Marine Reserve
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Hypothesis-based Restoration Study For Mitigation of a Damaged SE Florida Coral Reef A Work in Progress
(May 2002), T.P. Quinn1,
E.A. Glynn1, R.E. Dodge1,
K. Banks2, L. Fisher2,
R.E. Spieler1National
Coral Reef Institute, Nova Southeastern University
Oceanographic Center
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Quick update
PortoMari, April, 2002, coral transplants
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Deep Water Oculina
Banks Report from The Slate, Jan. 2002 by John Reed, Senior
Research Scientist Specialist, Harbor Branch Oceanographic
Institution
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Aplicaciones Diversas de Arrecifes Artificiales a Base de Elementos de Concreto
(Espanol)
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Scientific
Monitoring Report from PortoMari, Curacao (PDF Format)
(Jan 2002)
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Scientific
Monitoring Report from PortoMari, Curacao (PDF Format)
(April 2002)
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Scientific
Monitoring Report from PortoMari, Curacao (PDF Format) (June 2002)
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River Reef
Design Project by Dr. Lee Harris (Draft)
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Environmental
Protection Agency Report on Reef Balls under Docks and along
seawalls
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Caribbean Island
Hotel Beach Restoration Design Project By Dr. Harris (Draft)
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INTERIM
REPORT ON THE ARTIFICIAL REEF:
CONSTRUCTED
IN THE LONG BAY-OKURA MARINE RESERVE, AUCKLAND
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Coraggio's
Thesis, A Study of Reef Balls in Sarasota Bay, New College,
Sarasota supported by a Reef Ball Foundation Grant
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Reef
Balls used in conjunction (and to enhance the biology) with
high vertical profile structures such as Ships or Oil
Platforms.
- German
Study Proves Microsilcia improves the fouling community on
Reef Balls (In German, PDF Format)
- Gran Dominicus
Hotel Beach Creation Project with Reef Balls
- Extra support
graphs for the above report
- Reef
Balls in the Baltic Sea, by Marilim
- SPARS Project, Sidney, BC, "Species Diversity on Reef Balls"
(Fish and Invertebrates)
- Wave Reduction Report By
Dr. Harris
- Artificial Reef Construction
as a Soft Bottom Habitat Restoration Tool, Mote Marine June
30, 1997 by Culter and Truitt
- Draft Army Corp Techical
Paper on Reef Balls as submerged breakwaters
- Stability Analysis
for Cancun Hotel to use Reef Balls as a submerged
breakwaterl
- Proposal for Reef Ball Submerged Breakwater-Name
of Project Confidential
- Observations on the impact of Segmentation and Open Connection of the Last Mangrove Habitat on Barbados
- HYPOTHESIS-BASED
RESTORATION STUDY FOR MITIGATION OF A
S.E. FLORIDA U.S.A. CORAL REEF DAMAGED BY THE GROUNDING OF A
NUCLEAR SUBMARINE
- Roberto De La Torre’s study in Cancun Mexico with
Atlantis Submarine, "Fish Species Diversity on Reef
Balls"
- Dr. Robin Sherman’s Report on Juvenile Fish Complexity
at NOVA Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale
- Monitoring studies by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission, Division of Marine Fisheries, Artificial Reef Program (Bill
Horn, John Dodril, Tom Maher)
- Charlotte Harbor Artificial Reef Association studies of Reef Balls as
under dock fish habitats
- Bill Figley of New Jersey’s Artificial Reef Program
published results of the fouling community
- Project Reef Creator did a paper on Coral Reef Restoration with Reef Balls
in Oman more...Page
1, Page
2 (German
Translation)
- Brazil’s Instituto Ecoplan paper on Reef Balls
- Students at Spanish River High School in Boca Raton have documented
monitoring of habitat development
- The Boy Scout’s High Adventure Sea Base in the Florida
Keys has an ongoing Reef Ball monitoring program
- Occidental Petroleum conducted studies on Reef Balls in Qatar and
documented success
- Seawall
Enhancement Features in Residential Canals Tampa Bay,
Florida
- The Island
School, Cape Eleuthera, Bahamas, Summer '00 Artificial Reef
Research
- Brazil Ecoplan Superinteressante,
Jan. 1999 "Condominio Para Os Peixes" (Condominums
for fish) in Portuguese with many color photos.
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- Ed
Adams, USNA, Jared Goodwin, USNA Student Research
- Puerto
Rico Department of Natural Resources, "Reef Ball
Artificial Reefs" (En En Espanol/ In Spanish
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- Comparison of Reef Balls to Other Materials, Manatee
County Monitoring Grant Program, by The Reef Ball Foundation
(being conducted over 2 years, 2002-2003)
- Nearly every Coastal US State artificial Reef Program has on-going
artificial reef monitoring and studies on Reef Balls including;
Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida
(30 of 36 coastal counties have Reef Balls), Alabama, Georgia, Texas,
California, Washington, and Puerto Rico
- Ongoing monitoring and study programs are associated with projects in
Indonesia, Turks and
Caicos, Island
Ecosystem Workshops, Bahamas,
Mandarin High
School in Jacksonville FL,CNMI's
coral reefs, American
Somoa, Florida
Keys, Sarasota,
Qatar
(Arabic),
and many others.
- Stability Analysis By
Florida Institute of Technology
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THE FOLLOWING PAPERS ARE IN THE REEF BALL LIBRARY AT RBDG HEADQUARTERS IN
SARASOTA, FLORIDA. (Bolded papers indicate direct research on Reef Balls) SEVENTH
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL REEFS AND AQUATIC HABITATS PROCEEDINGS,
SAN REMO, ITALY, OCT 7, 1999
- Artificial Reef research in Europe:
Perspective and Future
- Unifying Trends and Opportunities in
Global Artificial Reef Research Including Evaluation
- Forecasting the benefits of no-take
artificial reefs using spatial ecosystem simulation
- Using "natural" reef
ecology in artificial reef research: Advancing artificial reef goals through
better understanding of ecological processes
- Distribution of fish assemblages at
an artificial reef: diet cycle and area of influence
- Temporal Dynamics of a
Mediterranean artificial reef fish assemblage and comparison with nearby
natural reefs
- Trophic relationships between
fishes and an artificial reef
- Red snapper demographics and
energetics on artificial reefs: the effects of nearest-neighbor dynamics
- Juvenile red snapper, Lutjanus
campechanus, habitat preferences and site fidelity
- Productivity on a mature artificial
reef: the ichthyoplankton off King Harbor, CA, USA, 1974-97
- Movement, growth and survival of
gray triggerfish, Balisties capriscus inhabiting artificial and
natural reefs in the north-central Gulf of Mexico
- Detection of fish assemblage
changes using no metric-multidimensional scaling multivariate analysis:
influence of artificial habitats on Posidonia oceanica L. Delile
Meadows
- Colonization pattern of fish
populations between a coastal artificial reef and an oceanic artificial reef
- Artificial reefs as
refugia: pre-
and post-hurricane visual census evidence
- An artificial reef program on the
northern coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- A study of fish and macro
crustaceans around the Torness artificial reef in the Firth of Forth (North
Sea)
- Structure and dynamics of
macroinvertebrate communities at Canarian artificial reefs (central east
Atlantic Ocean)
- Productivity of a temperate
artificial reef based upon the production of 'young of year' embiotocids
(Teleostei: Perciformes)
- Oxygen fluxes of enclosed reef
epibiota communities
- A pilot experiment on artificial
habitat on coastal and mid-shelf waters of Parana State - southern Brazil
- Benthic macrofauna
secondary productivity enhancement and mitigation success by an artificial
reef in Delaware Bay, USA.
- Fish colonisation of artificial
algae beds in the presence and absence of a seasonal bed of Sargassum
furcatum at Cabo Frio Island, Brasil
- Estimation
of food organism production on steel-made artificial reef
- Spawning of spear squids (Loligo
bleekkeri) on breakwaters and the survival of their eggs
- Comparative growth and mortality of
American oysters, Crassostrea virginica, on artificial reefs and
natural substrates in the Chesapeake Bay
- Effect of artificial shelters (Casitas)
on the abundance of juvenile spiny lobsters (Panulirus argus) in a
reef lagoon
- Quantitative evaluation of algal
community on an artificial reef in the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic
Sea)
- Microspatial Heterogeneity and the
persistence of macrophyte vegetation on concrete artificial reef modules
- Development of coral reef community
on artificial reefs in Eilat, Gulf of Aquaba, Red Sea: aggregates of
limestone rocks.
- The Hong Kong artificial
reef iniative - 3 papers on the recent developments in Hong Kong
- Restoration of fisheries through
deployment of artificial reefs in marine protected areas
- Selecting sites for large scale
deployment of artificial reefs in Hong Kong: constraint mapping &
prioratisation techniques
- Consultation with local fishers on
the Hong Kong artificial reefs iniative
- Planning, licensing and stakeholder
consultation in an artificial reef development: the Loch Linnhe reef, a case
study
- Integrated plan for the
construction of an artificial reef in the Thracean Sea, Greece
- Florida's artificial reef
program: a unique partnership between federal, state and local governments
- The importance of secure tenure for
private artificial creation and stewardship
- Interstate evaluation of a national
planning guide for man made fishing reefs
- A comparison of regulatory
processes and issues among five Gulf of Mexico state artificial reef
programs: smooth spots and rough spots
- Demographics, attitudes and reef
management preferences of SCUBA divers in offshore Texas waters
- Regulation of artificial reefs for
fishery management: the evolution of the cooperative State/Federal process
to designate artificial reefs as special management zones, essential fish
habitat, habitat areas of particular concern and artificial refugia in the southeastern
United States Exclusive Economic Zone
- Artificial reefs in Turkey
- The history and future of
artificial reefs and related aquatic habitats in Japan
- Study of mixed materials to
increase the stability of a rubble mound habitat
- Artificial reef design: void space,
complexity and attractants
- The effect of artificial reef
design on faunal richness
- Design considerations for an
artificial reef to grow giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, in southern
California
- The studies on artificial reef
design for Octopus vulgaris(Cuvier,1797) in Izmir Bay (Aegean Sea,
Turkey): Field and tank observations
- ARCON®: An innovative technology
for planning, conceptual design and installation of artificial reefs in the
sublittoral marine environment. Experiences from the Baltic Sea and tropical
marine lagoons.
- Effects of reef design
complexification on associated fish assemblages. Example of large artificial
reefs units (158 m3) used in France
- Functions of artificial reefs and
the creation of the shell nursery
- The use of coal flyash in marine
concrete for artificial reefs in the southeastern Mediterranean
- A long term monitoring of the
benthic community change in a steel slag casting site in the coastal waters
of Taiwan
- A summary of the fish assemblages
around seven oil and gas production platforms and around oil drilling debris
off central and southern California.
- Spatial and temporal patterns of
shallow water fish assemblages among nine oil and gas production platforms
and nine natural reefs in the Santa Barbara Channel region, USA
- Are southern California oil and gas
platforms essential fish habitat?
- The status of the California rigs
to reefs program and the need to limit consumptive fishing activities
- Oil activity and artificial reefs
programs in Campeche, Mexico
- An analysis of the North Sea 'rigs
to reefs' debate centering on the United Kingdom continental shelf
- Rigs to reefs in the North Sea:
Hydroacoustic quantification of fish in the vicinity of a 'semicold'
platform
- Residence of fish in the vicinity
of a decommissioned oil platform in the North Sea
- Spatio-temporal variations in
gillnet catch rates in the vicinity of oil platforms
- Evolution of the fish assemblage
around a gas platform in the northern Adriatic Sea
- Communities and assemblages
associated with an underwater pipeline as an artificial reef
- The wild fisheries enhancement
potential of fishfarms and artificial reefs: a case study in Madeira Island,
NE Atlantic
- The potential of artificial reefs
to reduce organic enrichment caused by commercial net cage fish farming in
the Gulf of Aqaba (Eilat)
- The present state and problems on
the improvement and development of coastal fishing ground in Japan
- Marine ranching in combination with
artificial reefs: a legal perspective
- Artificial reefs' versus
'underwater structures to enhance ecology and fisheries': an attempt to
clarification and future ways of research
- Evaluation of two submersible
platforms for abalone cultivation and artificial reef
- Development of large-scale,
high-rise reef and it's effect
- A
Study of Settlement Location of Fishery Grounds with Artificial Fish Reefs
by Internal Waves
- Fish community associated with FADs
in southern Thyrrhenian Sea and in northern Ionian Sea
- Simulation model of fish behavior
around artificial fish aggregation devices (FAD)
- Data gathering or data analysis?
The use of monitoring information to document performance of artificial
reefs
- The reefkeepers' guide: a
defensible science tool with a case study for monitoring reef biota by
non-professional divers in Canada's Pacific waters
- Field observation of velocity and
temperature fluctuations around a reef
- Assessment of the effectiveness of
an artificial reef as out-of-kind mitigation for loss of shallow water
habitat in the Delaware Bay (USA)
- An experimental evaluation of
different reef designs used to compensate for losses to a giant kelp forest
community
- Assessment of El Nino events on
natural kelp beds and artificial reefs in southern California
- Engineering perspectives of benthic
artificial reefs off the southwestern coast of Taiwan
- Formation of Environment for
Artificial Habitat Ecosystem: Sandy Beach Ecosystem
- Investigating terrain change around
artificial reefs by using multibeam echosounder
- Effects of an artificial reef on
the surrounding seabed community (central Adriatic sea)
- Effects of human-induced
disturbances on oysters and reef dwelling species: implications for reef
restoration
- Evaluation of the efficiency of an
antigrazing net placed on an artificial reef at Loano (Savona, Ligurian
Sea): algal biomass
- Methods for enhancing habitat value
of artificial structures by establishing surfgrass (Phyllospadix torreyi)
- A quantitative framework to
evaluate the attraction-production controversy, with application to marine
ornamental fisheries.
- Engineering Design of Artificial
Reefs
- Comparative study of the
marine biota before and after the deployment of an artificial reef in Gran
Canaria Island (Canary Islands, Spain)
- Spatial characterization of
seagrass (Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile) meadows in Mediterranean
artificial reefs (Murcia, SE of Spain).
- Evaluation of fish community during
ten years at Loano artificial reef
- Artificial reef systems: a tool for
the Algarve coast fisheries management plan
- Reef fish assemblage structure
affected by small-scale spatial variations of artificial patch reefs:
preliminary results
- A new project on artificial reefs
in Madeira Island
- Shipwrecks as artificial reefs in
the coast of Murcia (SE Spain)
- Influence of artificial reefs on
the surrounding infauna: analysis of meiofauna
- Phytobenthic colonisation on panels
with different slope in the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic Sea)
- Algal flora on artificial reefs at
Loano (Savona, Ligurian Sea)
- Artificial habitats for fishery
restocking in oligotrophic waters (Ponza Island, central Tyrrhenian Sea)
- Analysis of the benthic community
in two areas protected by stone reef barriers
- Fish assemblages and environmental
variables on an artificial reef - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Effects of substrata on the
artificial reef fish assemblage in Santa Eulalia bay (Ibiza Island, western
Mediterranean)
- New methods for using artificial
reefs for habitat protection, mitigation and restoration
- Artificial reefs in the Canarian
autonomous community: a decade of development
- Enhancement of Posidonia
oceanica bed recovery and reimplantation by artificial reefs
- Evaluating artificial reef
performance: approaches to pre-deployment research
- Small- scale systematic echosurveys
for estimating fish density in three artificial reef areas off Lanzarote and
Gran canaria (Canary Islands)
- An ecological comparison between
two artificial reef systems (south of Portugal): chemical evolution on water
column and sediment
- Assessing the effectiveness of the
experimental artificial reef of Tabarca (Alicante, Spain, SW Mediterranean):
comparison of the artificial structures with a natural rocky and seagrass
bottoms.
- Influence of the Alcamo Marina
artificial reef (N/W Sicily, Italy) on the adjacent soft bottom area
- Are artificial reefs related to
adjacent natural rocky areas? A Mollusc case study in the Gulf of
Castellammare (NW Sicily)
- Abundance and interactions of moray
eels (Gymnothorax moringa and G. vicinus) and spiny lobsters (Panulirus
argus) in artificial shelters
- Fish assemblage associated with an
alveolar artificial reef in the marine reserve of Tabarca: temporal dynamics
and successional trends
- Ecological effect of artificial
reef in Pomeranian Bay (Baltic Sea).
- Importance of artificial habitats
in the attraction of commercial species in deep waters
- Water quality management with the
help of artificial reefs
- The artificial reef debate: are we
asking the wrong questions?
- Application of marine ecosystem
modeling to artificial reef deployment studies ECOSPACE: a demonstration
- British Columbia's artificial
reef program: a study in alternative approaches to artificial reef
development and management
- The feasibility of Deploying PFA-concrete
Artificial Reef for Coral Reef Restoration: a Hong Kong case study
European Artificial Reef Research, Proceeding of the 1st EARRN Conference,
Ancona, Italy, March 1996 edited by A.C. Jensen anon2237@vt.edu..
- Protection of biological habitats by artificial reefs
- Physical protection of the seabed and coasts by artificial
reefs
- Biodiversity of European Artificial Reefs
- Biomass on artificial reefs
- Some prospects of nutrient removal with artificial reefs
- Finfish attraction and fisheries enhancement on artificial
reef
- The use of artificial reefs in crustacean fisheries
enhancement
- Molluscan aquaculture on reefs
- Algoculture and artificial reefs
- Artificial Reefs in Spain: The regulatory framework
- Cost benefit analysis of artificial reefs
- legal framework governing artificial reefs in EU
- Socio-economic aspects of artificial reefs in Japan
- Frontiers that increase unity:defining an agenda for
European Artificial Reef Research
- Monitoring epifaunal colonisation
- Tagging, tracking and telemetry in artificial reef research
- Assessment of biomass and production of artificial reef
communities
- Assessment of habitat selection behaviour in
macroorganisums on artificial reefs
- Underwater photographic techniques for field research in
shallow marine environments
- Monitoring techniques for zoobenthic communities influence
of the artificial reef on th surrounding infaunal community.
- Does the level of design influence success of an artificial
reef?
- Site selection and environmental criteria-a case study
- Quantifying complexity in rock reeds
Book of Abstracts, 52nd Gulf and Carribean Fisheries
Institute, Key West Florida USA Nov 5, 1999.
Online
Abstracts-GCFI
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Japanese Artificial Reef Technology, Translations of
Selected Japanese Literature and An Evaluation of Potential Applications in the
U.S. July 1982, Aquabio, Inc. Technical Report 604
- Fisheries Promotion and the Project to
Maintain and Develop Coastal Fishing Grounds, by Takashi Tanigawa
- Materials Traditionally Used in
Artificial Reef Design and Construction by the National Government,
Prefectural Governments, and Fishing Industry, by The Fishery Civil
Engineering Study Association
- The Present Status and Future Prospects
of Artificial Reefs: Developmental Trends of Artificial Reef Units, by
Yoshinori Ogawa
- Kinko Gyosho
,
Tsukiiso, and Marine Organisms, by Yoshinori Ogawa
- The Planning and Design of Artificial
Reefs and Tsukiiso, by Makoto Nakamura
- A Sample Calculation for the Design of a
Cube-Type Artificial Reef (Regular and Large), by Masao Kamikit
- Construction, Site Engineering, and Problem Areas of Artificial Reefs, by
Kahei Shomomura
- Introduction: Report from the Consolidated Reef Study Society, by Yasuo
Ohshima
- Basic Theory; Yoshinori Ogawa, Chairperson
- Discussion of Installation Planning; Nagao Yoshimuda, Chairperson
- Structures of Materials, and Designing/Installation; Makoto Nakamura,
Chairperson
- Artificial Reefs and Fish Attraction
- Habitat Selection Activities
- Fish-Gathering Mechanisms of Reefs
- Reefs and Food Organisms
- Current and Sound
- Effective Boundaries of Reefs
- Reef Configurations
- The Effect of Artificial Reefs on Propagation
Florida Artificial Reef
Development Plan, Sept. 1992
Environmental and Fishery Performance of Florida Artificial Reef Habitats,
Sept. 1992
Artificial Reef Evaluation Capabilities of Florida Counties, April 1993
A Study To Determine the Feasibility of Building Artificial Reefs In
Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, Jan. 1990
The effects of post settlement predation and resource limitation on reef fish
assemblages, Dec. 1996
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Project Reef Creator, Coral Reef Restoration with Reef Balls, July 1999
International Conference on Scientific Aspects of Coral Reef Assessment,
Monitoring, and Restoration, Ft. Lauderdale, April 16, 1999. Abstracts
a
Benthic
Substrate Characterization and Discrimination of Kane’ohe
Bay, O’ahu, Hawai’i
Restoration of a Deep-Water
Population of the Habitat-Structuring Coral Oculina varicosa in the Oculina
Research Reserve off Ft. Pierce, FL, USA
EPA Coral/Hardbottom Monitoring
Project, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Coral Reef Habitat Mapping: Using
Satellite Remote Sensing and Optical Spectra Data
Transplantation of Reef-Building
Corals on the Rosario Archipelago, Colombian Caribbean
Scleractinia Coral
Dynamics at Three Reefs in Dry Tortugas National Park,
Florida, USA, 1989–1997
Detection of Damaged Tropical
Coral from Spot Satellite Imagery and In Situ Observations
The "Johnny Coral
Seed" Approach to Coral Reef Restoration: New Methodologies Appropriate
for Lower Energy Reef Areas
Value-Added Data from the EPA
Coral Reef/Hardbottom Monitoring Project Video: Sponge Distribution in the
Florida Keys
The Use of a CASI as a
Near-Real Time Coral Reef Monitoring System
An Economical Method to Enhance
Sexual Recruitment for Restoration of Damaged Reef ?
Long Term Monitoring and
Assessment of the Flower Garden Banks Coral Ecosystem
A Database of 334 Reflectance
Spectra Enables Identification of Broad Categories of Coral Reef Features
Assessment of Vessel Grounding
Injury to Coral Reef and Seagrass Habitats in the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary, Florida: Protocol and Methods
Permanent Reef Community
Monitoring Sites Offshore of Broward County, Florida: Preliminary Comparative
Results
Ocean Hotspots and Unprecedented
Coral Reef Bleaching during 199 9
Reef Damage by Large Vessel Impact
and Its Mitigation by Site Cleanup: Methods and Results after One
Using Reef Check to Monitor Coral
Reefs
Experimental Assessment of Factors
Affecting the Settlement and Survival of Reseeded Coral Spat in the Field
Reef Restoration: Science or
Technology
Reef Monitoring for Management in
St. Lucia, West Indies
The Use of a Novel Chemo-Inductive
Substrate to Determine Species-Specific Factors that Influence Successful
Sexual Recruitment of Corals
The Socio-Economic Costs and
Benefits of Coral Reef Restoration
Monitoring Changes in Ecosystem
Structure and Function in No-Take Zones in the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary
Adventures in Aquaculture at
"Terra Sub Aqua"
Wetlands Mitigation in Florida:
Improvements in Science and Applications
Monitoring of Ecological and
Socioeconomic Indicators for Coral Reef Management in Colombia
Can Selfing Coral Species be Used
to Enhance Restoration of Damaged Reefs?
Ship Groundings in the Florida
Keys: Implications for Reef Ecology and Management
The Global Coral Reef Monitoring
Network Aims to Gather both Data and Raise Awareness
Using Cultured Coral to
Rehabilitate a Degraded Reef in the Central Philippines
Recovery of Fish Assemblages from
Ship Groundings on Coral Reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
The Assessment
"Toolbox": Community-Based Reef Evaluation Methods Coupled with
Geochemical Techniques to Identify Sources of Stress
The Importance of Algal-Grazer
Interactions in Early Growth and Survivorship of Sexual Recruits and
Transplanted Juvenile Cora l
Patterns in Reef Structure, Coral
and Fish Communities, and Their Degradation in the Red Sea: Implications for
Management and Restoration
Detecting Impacts on Reef Fish in
Kona: A Model for Community and Interagency Collaboration
Coral Recruitment Processes in the
Upper Florida Keys: How Much Variation in Time and Spac e
The Culture, Transplantation, and
Storage of Montastraea faveolata, Acropora cervicornis, and A.
palmata: What We Learned So Far
Scientific Implication of
Monitoring Coral Reefs for Sustainable Livelihood Development in Poor
Countries; Experiences from South Asia
Case Studies of Natural
Variability in Coral Recruitment from the Caribbean and the Pacific. Which
Reefs need Restoration Assistance?
Improving Decision Making in Coral
Reef Restoration
Scales, Hypotheses, and the Limits
of Detection in the Ecology and Management of Coral Reefs
Science Needs for Effective
Management of Reef Fishes
Introduction, including elements
of:
An Historical Review of Coral Reef
Restoration in Florida
Local Variability versus Landscape
Stability following Major Hurricane Impacts in a Protected Coral Reef Reserve
Connectivity and Replenishment of
Reef Fish Populations
Ten Years after the Crime: Lasting
Effects of Damage from a Cruise Ship Anchor on a Coral Reef in St. John, USVI
Variability of Coral Assemblages
on Multiple Scales: Implications for Reef Management
Design-Based Sampling that
Optimizes Multispecies Reef Fish Assessments
Emergency Stabilization of Acropora
palmata with Stainless Steel Wire and Nails: Impressions, Lessons Learned,
and Recommendations from Mona Island, Puerto Rico
Effects of a Hurricane on Coral
Reef Fishes: Importance of Long-Term Monitoring and Data Analyses
Interactions of Hawaiian Reef Fish
Assemblages with the Benthic Habitat of Reefs
Reef Restoration
and Monitoring: Soto’s Reef, George Town, Grand Cayman
Island, British West Indies
Spatio-Temporal Variation in the
Distribution of Juvenile Scleractinians along the South Coast of St. John,
U.S. Virgin Islands
Newly-Settled Snappers and Grunts
of Southeast Florida: Comparative Growth and Cross-Shelf Distributions
Coral Reef Emergency Response
Teams: A S.W.A.T. Team Approach towards Dealing with Short-Term Anthropogenic
Even t
Can Multivariate Analysis
Discriminate Community Influences within the Belize Barrier Reef Comple x
Rethinking Visual Monitoring
Methods for Reef Fishes: Is there an Excessive Preoccupation with Precision,
Accuracy, and Numbers?
Using GIS to Conduct Injury
Assessment, Restoration and Monitoring During the Contship Houston Grounding
Detection of Coral Bleaching and
Hurricane Damage on Coral Reefs in St. John, US Virgin Islands: A Comparison
of Results from the Chain Transect Method and Videography
Asking the Right Questions about
Assessment and Monitoring of Coral Reefs
Use of Artificial Reefs in
Shallow Depths to Protect Natural Reefs and Shorelines
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Rapid Assessment Methods for
Monitoring Marine Protected Areas in the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary: Program Design and Affects of Hurricane Georges of Reefs in the
Middle and Lower Key
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Applications of the Reef Fish
Survey Project for Monitoring Fishes in the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary
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Varying Responses of Herbivorous
and Invertebrate-Feeding Fishes to Macroalgal Reduction: A Restoration
Experiment
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Assessing Coral Reefs Based on
Long-Term Ecological Records
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Chemical Signatures in Otoliths:
Natural Tags of Structure and Connectivity of Reef Fish Populations
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Enhancement of Reef Regeneration
Processes: Supplementing Coral Recruitment Processes through Larval Seeding
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Marine Biodiversity and the Need
for Systematic Inventory
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Community-Based
Efforts for Protecting Palau’s Coral Reef Resources
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An Assessment of Juvenile Coral
Populations at Two Coral Reef Restoration Sites in the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary: Indicators of Success?
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Cost-Effective Assessment of
Biodiversity on Coral Reef
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Is Management of Reefs a
Rational Approach?
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An Analysis of the Efficacy of
Artificial Reef Structures for Coral Reef Restoration: A Case Study in the
Maldives
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Coral Reef Nonindigenous
Species, with Emphasis on the Value of Taxonomy in Species Determinations
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Coral Reef and Coastal Resource
Use in Micronesia
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Coral Reef Restoration:
Potential Uses of Artificial Reefs
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Coral Reef Bioindicators: Where
Are We and Where Do We Go From Here?
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The U. S. Coral Reef Initiative:
A Partnership in Transition
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Site Dependent Differences in
Artificial Reef Function: Implications for Coral Reef Restoration
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Cyanobacterial Chemical Ecology:
Assessing the Secondary Metabolism of Cyanobacterial Chemotypes as a Measure
of Bloom Biodiversity
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Successful Management Requires
Flexibility, Which has been a Cornerstone of Traditional rather than Western
Style Management Practices
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Reef Habitat Patchiness, Habitat
Selection, and the Functional Interplay between Food and Shelter for Reef
Fish
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Are Benthic Cyanobacteria
Indicators of Nutrient Enrichment?
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Economic, Political, and
Cultural Realities in the Scientific Management of Reef Resources in the
Pacific Islands
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Artificial Reefs may not Enhance
Larval Recruitment and Juvenile Abundance
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Foraminifera as Indicators of
Coral-Reef Vitality
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Who Protects the Reefs?
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Artificial Substrate and Coral
Reef Restoration: What Do We Need to Know to Know What We Need
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Diversity of Zooxanthellae at
the Margins of Coral Distributions
- Goodson, M.S.
;
Douglas, A.E.; Brown, B.E.
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Coral Cultivation and Its
Application to Reef Restoration, Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, and
the Aquarium Trade
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Symbiotic Zooxanthellae as
Indicators of Nutrient Exposure in Reef Corals
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Patterns of Distribution and
Spread of Coral Disease in the Florida Keys
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Science into Policy: Designing
Coral Reef Management and Restoration from the Benthos Up
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Underwater Video Analyses of
Spatio-Temporal Changes in Coral Community Structure: Detecting Cover
Changes vs. Substrate Heterogeneity Information
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Monitoring the 1995/1996 and
1998/1999 Bleaching Events on Patch Reefs around San Salvador Island,
Bahamas
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The Limits of Acceptable Change
Process as a Framework for Monitoring Recreational Impacts to a Coral Reef
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A Comparison of Growth Rate of
Two Color Morphotypes of the Scleractinian Coral Porites astreoides
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Coral Reef Diseases and
Bleaching; Applications for Monitoring and Sample Collection
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Can Differential Bleaching and
Mortality Among Coral Species Offer Useful Indicators for Assessment and
Management of Reefs Under Stress?
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Trophic Patterns as an
Ecological Tool for Assessing Coral Reef Ecosystems
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A Data-Driven Expert System for
Producing Coral Bleaching Alerts
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Methods for Estimating the
Economic Value of Coral Reef Restoration
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Application of the Atlantic and
Gulf Reef Assessment (AGRA) Protocols along Mexico's Caribbean Coast
1997-1999: Pre and Post Bleaching Impacts
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Impact of Plague Type II Disease
on Populations of Dichocoenia stokesii in Southeast Florida
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Development of a Systematic
Classification Scheme of Marine Habitats to Facilitate Regional Management
of Caribbean Coral Reefs
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Use of Skeletal Growth Rates for
the Monitoring of the Anthropogenic Impact on Reefs in the Florida Keys
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Temporal Shifts in Community
Structure on Little Africa Patch Reef, Dry Tortugas: Influence of Acropora
Mass Mortality
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A Marine
"Gap-Analysis" Framework for the Assessment and Monitoring of U.S.
Coral Reefs
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Rapid, Large-Scale Reef Surveys
for Monitoring and Management: Lessons from the Indian Ocean and the Bahamas
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An Upwelling Event in the Dry
Tortugas during May 1998
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Assessing Coral Stress Responses
at the Level of Gene Expression
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Methods for Marine Bioassessment:
Florida DEP Draft Methods for Assessing the Health of Coral Communities
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The Destructive Side of
Rhydopyhta, Corallinaceae: Pneophyllum conicum Killing Reef-Corals in
Mauritius
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Fluorescence Technologies for
Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring
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Determining Coral Reef Health
from Benthic Cover: Variables, Norms, Bounds, and Sampling
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Assessing the Effects of Sewage
on Coral Reefs: Developing Techniques with Predictive Value
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The Use of Chlorophyll
Fluorescence in the Physiological Assessment of Reef Corals
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Rapid Assessment of Corals,
Algae, and Fish on Reefs of the Western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico (AGRRA)
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Re-Evaluating Lipid as an
Indicator of Sediment and Thermal Stress in Montastrea annularis and M.
faveolata: Detecting Sublethal Effects on Short Time Scales
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Monitoring and Assessing Coral
Reef Sponges: Why and How
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Use of the AGRA-RAP Protocol for
Coral Reef Assessment: San Salvador Island, Bahamas and South-Central Belize
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Assessing Water Quality of Coral
Reefs with Marine Plant Nutrient Bioindicators: Examples from Australia
Coastal Ecosystems
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3-D Morphometric Modelling of
Corals
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How Much Change Can a Coral Reef
Monitoring Program Detect Reliably? Examples from the Great Barrier Reef
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Monitoring the Physiology of
Reef Corals: Tissue Biomass and Zooxanthellae
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The Line-Intercept Transect in
Reef Monitoring: Improvement And Limits
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Rapid Assessment at the Flower
Gardens: Remarkable Reefs Flourishing in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico
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Assessing Potential Water
Quality Impacts Using Coral Vitality Measurements in Nearshore Bahamian
Patch Reefs
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Caribbean Coral Reef Community
Characterization and Monitoring Using the Transect-Quadrat Method
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The Marine Rapid Assessment
Program (Marine RAP): Identifying Conservation "Hotspots" in the
Central Indo-Pacific
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Juvenile Corals: The Detection
of Population Response to Stress
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Ex situ
Cultivation of Reef-Building Corals: Biological, Biomedical, Ecological,
Educational, and Recreational Applications
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Natural and Anthropogenic
Disturbances on Intertidal Reefs of S.E. Phuket Thailand
Non-Paper Presentations
Determining Spatial Patterns in Reef Condition: Application
of AGRA-RAP to the Andros Island Reef System, Bahamas
Count Things or Measure Fluxes: Do Metrics of Emergent
Properties Portray Coral Reef Ecosystem Health?
A Novel Approach for Assessing Contaminant Impacts in the
Vicinity of Coral Reefs
CARICOMP Coral Reef Monitoring: A Comparison of Continuous
Intercept Chain and Video Techniques
The Need for Fast, Easy, and Accurate Methods for Coral
Cover Assessment: A Case Study in Abrolhos, Brazil
Assessment and Monitoring Applications for a
Community-Based Monitoring Program
The Caribbean Marine Research Center: Assessment and
Monitoring of Reef Health in the Bahamas and Caribbean Region
Evaluation of Benthic Sampling Methods Considered for the
Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (CRAMP) in Hawaii
The Hawaii Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program
(CRAMP)
The Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity (CARICOMP)
Program
Video Identification of Benthic Organisms: How Accurate Is
It?
Assessment of Coral Loss Post-Hurricane Georges at Selected
Florida Keys Reefs
Assessment and Monitoring of the Coral Reef Ecosystem of
the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Consequences of Marine Debris
The Characterization of Coral Reefs and Reef Associated
Sediments to Assess the Impact of Anthropogenic Pollution: West Coast
Barbados, W.I.
Assessment of Anthropogenic Impacts to Benthic Habitats in
the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Managing a Vessel Grounding
Database
Moving Vessels and Stationary Resources: Observations on
Causation and Minimization of Consequences of Time/Space Conflict
Positive and Negative Impacts of the Marine Aquarium Trade
on Coral Reefs
Water Quality in the Great Barrier Reef: What Do We Know,
Where Are We Going and Is Anybody Listening?
A Set of Benthic Bio-Indicators Currently Used for
Assessing the Ecological Status in Cuban Coral Reefs
The Line-Intercept Transect: Usage and Improvement
Utilization of Line Intercept Transit (LIT) in the
Monitoring of Corals of the Atol das Rocas
Quality Assurance Measures Associated with Coral Reef
Monitoring
Appraisal of Global Rapid Monitoring Approaches on Two
Western Indian Ocean Reefs
An International Cooperative Effort to
Provide Monitoring for the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve,
Quintana Roo, Mexico
SEAKEYS Monitors Severe Conditions in 1998
The Sea Stewards Program: Monitoring Protected Zones of the
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Participatory Fisheries Monitoring and Assessment by
Artisanal Fishers in Diani, Kenya
Monitoring Fish Recruitment on a Fringing Reef in Virgin
Islands National Park, St. John, US Virgin Islands
Monitoring the Effects of Land Development on Coral
Abundance and Coral Health
Does Coral Monitoring Increase Awareness and Improve
Science Education?
Techniques to Monitor and Assess Possible Reef Impacts Due
to Dredging Activities Associated with Beach Renourishment
Coral Reef Monitoring Plan for Hawaii
Monitoring Reef Fish Stocks in the Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands
Commercial Applications of Coral Reef Restoration
Coral Restoration and Water Quality Monitoring with
Cultured Larvae of Montastrea "annularis" and Acropora
palmata
Enhancing Coral Reef Recovery after Destructive Fishing
Practices in Indonesia
Miami-Dade County’s Sunny Isles Reef
Restoration: Habitat Restoration on Intermittently Impacted
Hardground Reef
Emergency Coral Reef Restoration at Mona Island, Puerto
Rico
A Restoration of Damaged Coastal Zone and Reef Flat in Bora
Bora Island (Society, French Polynesia)
Sea Urchin Reduction as a Restoration Technique in a New
Marine Park
Sediment Production is Critical to Reef Restoration
New Technique for Hard Coral Reattachment Field-Tested
Following Two Recent Ship Groundings
Grounding of the Nuclear Submarine, USS Memphis, on a
Southeast Florida Coral Reef: Impact Assessment and Proposed Restoration
Innovative Tools for Reef Restoration: The Contship Houston
Grounding
Recovery and Growth of the Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia
muta) Following Physical Injury from a Vessel Grounding in the Florida
Keys
Assessing and Restoring the Impacts of Ship-Groundings on
Coral Reefs
Questions Regarding the Biological Significance of Vessel
Groundings and Appropriateness of Restoration Effort
Advances in Captive Husbandry and Propagation: An Easily
Utilized Reef Replenishment Means from the Private Sector?
Coral Spawning Slicks Harnessed for Large-Scale Coral
Culture
Enhanced Formation of Protoreefs by Accretion Technology
and Coral Transplantation-Stepping Stones in Degraded Reefs
Transformation of Artificial Concrete "Reef Ball"
Structure into Living Coral Heads through the Use of Implants of Juveniles
Massive Corals
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C oral
Transplantation Following Repair of Outfall
Restoration of a Valuable Coral Reef Ecosystem: Reeffix
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Large-Scale Restoration of Eastern Pacific Reefs: The Need
for Understanding Regional Biological Processes
Fishes Trophic Groups Assessment at Northern Mexican
Caribbean Coral Reefs
A Data-Driven Expert System for Producing Coral Bleaching
Alerts for Myrmidon Reef, Great Barrier Reef
Monitoring of the Bleaching of Corals in the Brazilian
Coast
Monitoring of the Bleaching in Corals of the Atol das Rocas,
Brazil
The Extent of 1998 Coral Bleaching Catastrophe in the
Marginal Seas of the Indo-Pacific
Coral Bleaching in Philippine Reefs: Coincident Evidences
with Mesoscale Thermal Anomalies
El-Niño Related Coral Bleaching in Eastern Africa, March
to May 1998
Coral Bleaching Event along the Belize Barrier Reef
Rapid Assessment of Coral Reef Condition and Short-Term
Changes to Corals Affected by Disease in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Seasonal Variation of the Dark Spots Disease in the
Colombian Caribbean
Photosynthetic, Anoxygenic Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria in
Black-Band Disease on Boulder Coral, Andros Island, The Bahamas
The Distribution and Frequency of Coral Diseases in the
Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas
Fungal Pathogenesis of the Sea Fan Gorgonia ventalina:
Direct and Indirect Consequences
A New Disease Infecting Palythoa caribaeorum (Cnidaria,
Zoanthidea): Dynamics in Space and Time
Fisheries Zoning and Marine Protected Areas Management:
Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic
Sediment Re-Suspension and Its Effects on Fore Reef Slope
Communities in the Southeastern Dominican Republic
Continental Influence and Spatial Patterns in Community
Structure of the Florida Reef Tract
Cross-Shelf Patterns of Juvenile Coral Density and
Distribution in the Florida Keys
Comparison of Herbivorous Fish Assemblages on Patch Reefs
in the Exuma Cays Landing and Sea Park and Nassau, Bahamas
Community Structure and Diversity of Fringing Reefs at
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba
Grouper Populations in Fished and Protected Areas of the
Florida Keys, Bahamas, and Northern Caribbean
Reef and Hard-Bottom Habitat Distribution in the Central
Bahamas: Implications for Marine Reserve Design
Effects of a No-Take Marine Reserve on Grouper Populations
in the Central Bahamas
Measuring the Success of No-Take Marine Reserves: Exuma
Cays Land and Sea Park, Bahamas
Relationships between Coral Condition and Damselfish
Density and Predation on Bahamian Patch Reefs
Potential for Restoration of Coral Reef Ecosystems in South
Florida by Control of Coastal Eutrophication
A Decision Analysis Approach to Managing Effects of
Eutrophication on Coral Reefs in Barbados
Relative Influence of Terrigenous vs. Reef Carbonate Silt
on Turbidity and Coral Distribution at Bocas del Toro, Panama
Detection of Microsatellite Loci in a Fungiid Coral, Heliofungia
actiniformis
Estimating Molecular Biodiversity through Gene Flow
Analysis of Coral from the Florida Keys
Identification of an 18S Pseudogene in a Symbiotic Species
of Symbiodinium
Genetic Approaches to Rapid Species Identification of Reef
Fishes
Coral Reef Mapping in Diani, Kenya-Whose Reefs are They
Anyway?
Integrated Video Mapping System (IVMS): A Tool for Coral
Reef Injury Assessment
Substrate-Community Mapping of the Bermuda Platform Using
Color Aerial Photographs, GIS, and Adobe Photoshop
Use of Remote Sensing and GIS for Mapping and Assessing
Bermuda's Benthic Resources
The Use of the NOAA/NESDIS Interactive Coral Reef "Hot
Spot" Web Page to Monitor Coral Bleaching during the 1997/98 El Niño and
the 1998/99 La Niña Events
Airborne Multispectral Imagery and Field Surveys of the
Impact of the 1998 ENSO on Coral Communities in French Polynesia
Monitoring and Assessment of Selected Coral Reefs in Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Using Aircraft Remote Sensing
Development of Toxicity Testing Methods Using Tropical
Marine Species
Wave Set-Up on Coral Reefs: Design of a Numerical Model
Long-Term Natural Changes on Coral Reefs at the Flower
Gardens (Northwest Gulf of Mexico)
Changes in Reef Community Structure on Lime Cay, Jamaica,
1989-1999: The Story Before Protection
Coral Communities of La Paguera, Puerto Rico: Current
Condition and Thirty Years of Change
Short Time Scale (1989-1997) Changes of the Coral Coverages
along Fringing Reef Outer Fronts in the Mayotte Lagoon (SW Indian Ocean)
Associated with Island Development
Image Analysis of Changes in Percent Cover at Stetson Bank,
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS)
Environmental Impacts on Coral Growth Rates in Three
Heavily Disturbed Reefs
Impact of Tourism on Coral Reef and Suggested Management
Plans
Cnidarian Community Structure of Coastal Reefs from
Northern Bahia, Brazil
Reefs of the Coast of Pernambuco-Brazil
Environmental Characteristics of Chinchorro Bank Reef
Lagoon and Their Relationship with Hermatypic Coral Fauna
Competition for Space between Corals and Microalgae in
Florida : from Conceptual to Simulation Models
Fish-Coral Associations in Shallow Reefs Around Puerto Rico
Changes in the Fish Community after the Mass Mortality of
Corals During the 1998 El Niño Event
Relationships between Benthic Community Parameters and the
Ichthyological Community in Southeast Asian Reefs: Implication for Management
Distribution and Abundance of the Bluechin Parrotfish (Scarus
ghobban) in a Tropical Eastern Pacific Coral Reef
Development of a Knowledge Base for the Corals of the
Mascarene Archipelago and Applications to Coral Reef Management
Biogeo-Areographic Approach of the Coralline Fauna and
Flora in the Reefs Off Southeastern Mexico
Sponges: An Essential Component of Caribbean Coral Reefs
Coralliophilla abbreviata
(Gastropoda: Coralliphilidae) Populations in the Florida National Marine
Sanctuary and Preliminary Data on the Feeding Ecology
There’s No Such Thing as Dead Coral:
"Cryptic" Algal Diversity and Abundance in Coral
Reef Communities
Compositional Changes in Reef Sediments Related to Changes
in Coral Reef Community Structure
Interactions between Small Scleractinian Corals and Algal
Turf: Consequences for Coral Physiology
Changes in Optical Spectra and Pigmentation of the Coral Montastrea
faveolata in Response to Elevated Temperature and Ultraviolet-B Radiation
Skeletal Architecture and Density Band Analysis Techniques
for Diploria strigosa
Reef Coral Reproduction in the Abrolhos Reef Complex,
Brazil: The Endemic Genus Mussismilia
Tissue Regeneration of the Reef-Building Coral Montastrea
annularis, in Two Coralline Patches at Dos Mosquises Key, Los Roques
National Park, Venezuela
Response of a Reef Dwelling Foraminfer, Amphistegina
gibbosa, to Ultraviolet Radiation-Possible Implications for Host-Symbiont
Interactions
Effect on Artificial Substratum Material and Resident
Adults on Coral Larval Settlement Behavior at Danjugan Island, Philippines
A Preliminary Study of the Effects of Two-Stroke Engine
Exhaust and Coolant Effluent on the Skeletal Growth of the Scleractinian, Madracis
mirabilis
A New Imaging Sensor for Investigating Fluorescent
Coralline Pigments
Brazilian Reefs: What We Already Know and What Is Still
Missing
Long Term Monitoring Programme for Suva Reef, Fiji
The Community Coral Reef Initiative: Coral Reef Restoration
in Rural Pacific Island Settings
Is Coral Reef Decline Just a Blip in the Geologic
Record?;
Mapping
U.S. Coral Reefs: New Partnerships and Technologies
Mona Island Coral Reef Restoration
Quantitative Measures of Coral Bleaching
Artificial
reefs in Korea, by Chang Gil Kim, cgkim@haema.nfrda.re.kr
The Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program: Fisheries Research and Development
Report, 1996
RAM Program of Artificial Reefs in Parana, Brazil, Ecoplan, August, 1999
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Here's more links and information, some less Reef Ball specific. We have
not verified yet if all of these are in our library. Some of this is from
our old researcher pages and needs updating....ALSO, YOU WILL FIND INFORMATION
ON SPECIFIC RESEARCHERS, E-MAILS ECT.
Atlantis Submarine's Cancun Mexico Project
Research. . The reef in Cancun is being studied by two marine biologists
and preliminary results are available. Contact M.Sc. Roberto De la
Torre Alegria, Ecological Advisor for Atlantis Submarine, Cancun. Species
diversity reports were completed and several video monitorings have documented
the fantastic success of the transformation of Reef Balls into a living coral
reef.
Dr. Richard Spieler
of Nova Southeastern University has also built a control array
near the Atlantis site for his study "A Preliminary Study of Fish Recruitment
To "Reef Ball" Artificial Reefs in Shallow and Deep Water"
NOVA Southeastern University. Since the fall of
1994, Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida has been conducting
a study about Reef Balls and has deployed several arrays for testing fish
recruitment to shallow and deep water reefs in Ft. Lauderdale. The study
is entitled, "A Preliminary Study of Fish Recruitment To "Reef Ball" Artificial
Reefs in Shallow and Deep Water",
Dr. Richard Spieler
is a partner in the the research conducted by Dr. Robin Sherman.
Also At Nova Southeastern,
Dr. Joshua S. Feingold.
Dr. Feingold is a visiting professor at Nova Southeastern University. His
research is focused upon the ecology of coral reefs and coral communities.
His field experience has been in Aruba, Bahamas, Florida Keys (Caribbean)
and the Galapagos Islands and Panama (Eastern Pacific). He is supervising
a graduate student, Susan Teel, who will be investigating the differences
in coral recruitment and cover between natural and artificial substrates.
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Stability and Video Transect Study is being conducted by Mel Bell
of the DNR.
Port Canaveral
NAUI Project. FIT,
under direction from Prof.
Lee Harris, P.E. is continuing a monitoring program.
Prof. Lee Harris, P.E.
is also conducting a stability analysis and wave tank testing for RBDG.
Dr. Harris has also written papers relating to Reef Balls used as Submerged
Breakwaters.
The Sarasota Bay National Estuary Program in conjunction with Mote Aquarium
has conducted research on seawall and inshore applications for artificial
reefs and has available a paper entitled "Sarasota Bay Artificial Habitat
Initiative" in which Reef Balls are being used. A grant for $5,000 has been
given to the Reef Ball Foundation to work with students from New College to
study the factors which influence ideal site selection for using Reef Balls at
the base of channel markers. The study is due to be completed by the
fall of 2000.
Prof. Lee Harris
(Homepage) at Florida
Institue of Technology presented "Engineering Design of Artificial Reefs,"
by Lee E. Harris, Proceedings of the Ocean's 95 Conference in San Diego,
CA, November 1995. Reef Ball artificial reefs were reviewed in this
paper.
Dr. Bill Lindberg, at the
University of Florida is conducting several artificial reef research projects.
His research is particularly useful to understand deployment pattern
effects on fish populations and composition.
Dr. Steven Bortone, at the University
of West Florida is conducting several artificial reef research projects and
has applied for grants using Reef Balls.
Bortone,-S.A.; Shipp,-R.L.; Davis,-W.P.; Nester,-R.D.
Artificial
reef development along Guatemala's Atlantic coast. BULL.-MAR.-SCI. 1989.
vol. 44, no. 2, p. 1065.
Bortone,-S.A.; Shipp,-R.L.; Davis,-W.P.; Nester,-R.D.
Artificial
reef development along the Atlantic coast of Guatemala. NORTHEAST-GULF-SCI.
1988. vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 45-48.
Dr. Bill Alevozon, at the University of California is conducting several
artificial reef research projects.
Gorham,-J.C.;
Alevizon,-W.S.
Habitat complexity and the abundance of juvenile fishes residing on small
scale artificial reefs. BULL.-MAR.-SCI. 1989. vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 662-665.
Dr. Alasdair
Edwards, at the University of
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Centre For Tropical Coastal Management has conducted
research on several artificial reef designs.
Dr Michael P. Crosby at
NOAA's Coastal and Restoration Management , is in charge of the Global Effort
To Save Coral Reefs.
Dr. Alina Szmant
at the University of Miami is conducting artificial reef research projects.
Dr. Marjorie Reaka-Kudla at the University of Maryland at College Park is
doing studies on concerning animals that bore into coral. Also works
on erosion of coral reefs and on stress related problems of reefs.
Dr. Yehuda Benayahu- Tel Aviv Univ. Israel, currently on sabbatical at the
Univ. of Maryland, College Park (Soft corals and artificial coral reefs)
Dr. Denis Goulet-Buffalo, NY (reproduction and settlement of fish)
Nadav Shashar, Nadav Shashar, Ph.D.
, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543, Tel (508) 289
7680, Fax (508) 289 7900 (Benthic marine ecologist)
Dr. James Porter is doing studies on coral reefs at the University of Georgia..
Dr. Heyward Mathews does work with artificial reefs at St. Petersburg Junior
College. (Resume)
Dr. M. L. (Jake) Patton - Research on artificial reefs for giant kelp and
fisheries enhancement. Conducted studies on artificial reef in California.
Main thrust of the studies is cost-efficiency. Results indicate that
with careful siting and design studies, cost may often be decreased by up
to an order of magnitude without harming fishery enhancement.
Scott,-P.J.B.; Risk,-M.J.; Carriquiry,-J.D.
El
Nino, bioerosion and the survival of East Pacific reefs
PROCEEDINGS-OF-THE-SIXTH-INTERNATIONAL-CORAL-REEF-
SYMPOSIUM,-TOWNSVILLE,-AUSTRALIA,-8th-12th-AUGUST-1988.-
VOLUME-2:-CONTRIBUTED-PAPERS-MINI-SYMPOSIUM-1-TO-10-14.
Choat,-J.H.;Barnes,-D.;Borowitzka,-M.A.;Coll,-J.C.;Davies,-P.J.;Flood,-P.;et-al.-eds..
1988. pp. 517- 520.
Mote Marine Research Labs
an independent, non-profit, marine and estuarine research and education facility.
Abstract: 8th International
Coral Reef Symposium Coral Culture for Science and ReefManagement 8th
International Coral Reef Symposium 24-29 June, 1996 Panama City, Panama.
Organizers of the Coral Culture for Science and Reef Management symposium
are seeking statements of interests and proposed presentation titles. The
symposium will occur during the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS)
and conform to its format. Talks will be 20 minutes in length including a
question period. The symposium will last 1/2 day or a full day if interest
warrants.
Abstract:
Wave-Forced Porewater
Mixing and Nutrient Flux in a Coral Reef Framework. Haberstroh, P.R.
1994 University of Hawaii at Manoa, 249 pp. Convective water flow, rather
than molecular diffusion, is thought to dominate the exchange of dissolved
material between interstitial water of coral reefs and the overlying water.
Surface waves passing over coral reef flats should induce an oscillatory
motion of framework interstitial waters and, in the presence of a downward
increase in porewater nutrient concentrations, may enhance through dispersion
the flux of interstitial nutrients to the overlying waters and marine organisms
at the reef surface.
Abstract: Ogden, J. C. Ogden,-J.C.
The
influence of adjacent systems on the structure and function of coral reefs.
Abstract: Guzman, H. M. Guzman,-H.M.
Restoration
of coral reefs in Pacific Costa Rica. CONSERV.-BIOL. 1991. vol. 5, no.
2, pp. 189-195. Loss and degradation of coral reef habitats are increasing
in the eastern Pacific ...
Abstract: Meier, O. W. Meier,-O.W.; Porter,-J.W.
Detecting
change in coral reef communities: A comparison of survey methods. AM.-ZOOL.
1991 vol. 31, no. 5, p. 47A. The accurate survey of coral reef communities
poses unique ...
Dr. Marin R. Speight at the
University of Oxford has two graduate students doing studies on artificial
reefs. Dr. Speight is also an avid diver and is interested in Artificial
Reefs.
Dr. Andrew Fooggo at the
University of Oxford is moving to the University of Plymouth in Feb. '96
and hopes to find funding to conduct research on how various materials affect
the fouling comminites on artificial reefs.
Coral
Reef Meeting, UK 1995
Gorham,-J.C.; Alevizon,-W.S.
Habitat
complexity and the abundance of juvenile fishes residing on small scale
artificial reefs. BULL.-MAR.-SCI. 1989. vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 662-665.
Unraveled lengths of 0.5-in diameter polypropylene rope were evaluated
as a means of increasing the abundance of juvenile fishes on man-made reefs.
Dr David Booth Summary:
Booth, D.J. and D.M. Brosnan (1995)
The Role of
recruitment dynamics in rocky shore and coral reef fish communities.
Ecology 76: 91-106 Booth, D.J. and G.A. Beretta (1994) Seasonal recruitment,
habitat associations, and survival ofpomacentrid reef fish in the US
Virgin Islands.
Wasilun.
Study
on artificial coral reef in Pari Island, Thousand Islands, Indonesia.
REPORT-OF-THE-WORKSHOP-ON-ARTIFICIAL-REEFS-DEVELOPMENT
-AND-MANAGEMENT.-PENANG,-MALAYSIA,-13-18-SEPTEMBER-1988. 1988. pp. 97-101.
Hadisubroto,-I.
A
trial improvement on coral reef in Jepara.
REPORT-OF-THE-WORKSHOP-ON-ARTIFICIAL-REEFS-DEVELOPMENT-
AND-MANAGEMENT.-PENANG,-MALAYSIA,-13-18-SEPTEMBER-1988. pp. 93-96.
Clarke,-R.D.
Effects
of microhabitat and metabolic rate on food intake, growth and fecundity of
two competing coral reef fishes. CORAL-REEFS. 1992. vol. 11, no. 4, pp.
199-205.
UMass Dartmouth faculty are continuing to work with area legislators and
scientists in pushing for
future
construction of an artificial reef, seen as a way to replenish stock
of some species of fish. Political Science Prof. Rob Wilder is coordinating
the university's participation in the project, through the Center for Policy
Analysis. The research is being overseen by highly-regarded scientists Dr.
Alan Kuzirian of the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, and Dr.
Philip Lobel of Boston University's Marine Program.
Evaluation
of Tawas Artificial Reef As Fish Spawning Habitiat Neal R. Foster or
Gregory W. Kennedy National Biological Service, Great Lakes Science
Center (NBS-GLSC), 1451 Green Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA Tel.: (313) 994-3331,
ext. 264 (NRF) or ext. 215 (GWK); FAX: (313) 994-8780; E-mail: (cc-mail)
R8 NFRC.GL or nealfost@umich.edu
Dr. Bruce Saul; Augusta College Biology
Dept; 2500 Walton Way; Augusta, GA 30904-2200; voice 706-7371539; freshwater
reefs in Clarks Hill/Thurmond Lake, GA
Dr. Heyward Mathews
109 Maplewood Ave.
Clearwater, FL 34625
Education:
B.S. Zoology, University of Georgia 1963 M.S. Oceanography, Florida
State University 1966 Ed.D. Education Nova University 1975
Professional Experience:
1966 Pollution Biologist, Orange County Water Conservation Dept.. 1966-67
Fishery Biologist, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1967-present Professor of
Oceanography, S.P.J.C.,Clearwater Campus
Miscellaneous:
Have prepared over 75 environmental impact reports for upland, aquatic, and
marine construction and development projects in Florida. Was the originator
of the Pinellas County Artificial Reef Program. Served as a consultant to
numerous artificial reef projects around the state as part of a grant from
Florida Sea Grant. As the head of the Artificial Reef Resource Team traveled
around the state from 1975 to 1988 providing assistance to local and municipal
artificial reef building projects. Published 15 scientific papers, mostly on
artificial reef site selection and evaluation. Served on numerous local
environmental committees and have been called as an expert witness at Florida
DNR administrative hearings and before the U.S. House Fisheries Committee in
Washington D.C. Served on the committee to draft federal guidelines on an
artificial reef plan for the U.S. Congress Served on one Masters Committee and
one Doctoral Committee at the University of South Florida. Have done large
amount of consulting on channel dredging and marina construction, including
the following: Dr. Mathews has been a scuba diver for 40 years and a scuba instructor for 20
years and has certified over 1,000 divers in Pinellas County. Presently teaching
oceanography and scuba at St. Petersburg Junior College Dr. Mathews has a U.S.
Coast Guard Captains License (6 passengers for hire) and has been running dive
charters for 20 years.
Dr. Mathews is currently involved in a 2 year study for the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers to determine the effectiveness of a number of surplus M 60 tanks
that were used around the country as artificial reefs back in 1996-97, that
project in conjunction with Dr. Dan Sheehy of Aquabio. Dr. Mathews is also
working as a consultant with the Pinellas County Artificial Reef Project on
the design and evaluation of the new North County Artificial Reef off Dunedin.
List of Publications:
1. Primary Production Measurements on an Artificial Reef.
Unpublished Masters Thesis, Florida State University, 1966.
2. Benefit-Cost Study of Pinellas County Artificial Reefs. Co-
author with Eila Hanni. Florida Sea Grant Technical Paper #1.
May 2,1977.
3. Comparative Efficacy of Artificial and Natural Gulf of Mexico
Reefs as Fish Attractors. Co-author with Gregory B. Smith & Dannie A. Hensley.
Florida Marine Research Publications #35
June 1979.
4. Artificial Reef Site Selection and Evaluation. Florida
Cooperative Extension Service (Sea Grant) #SGEB-4. Oct. 1984.
5. Artificial Fishing Reefs- Materials and Construction. Florida
Cooperative Extension Marine Advisory Bulletin # MAP-29.
Sept 1983.
6. Reefs From Rigs: The Nuts and Bolts of Conversion.
Proceedings, Fifth Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting. 1984.
Dept. of Interior-Minerals Management Service.
7. Artificial Reefs: Permit Application Guidelines. Florida
Cooperative Extension Service (Sea Grant) #SGEB-4. Oct. 1984.
8. Artificial Reefs, Marine and Freshwater Applications.
Edited by Frank M. D'Itri. Chapter 4 Physical and Geological Aspects of
Artificial Reef Site Selection. 198
9. Rigs-to-Reefs: Obsolete Oil Platforms Find New Life as Artificial
Reefs. Skin Diver, Nov. 1985 Vol 34 # 11.
10. Artificial Reef Research Diver's Handbook, Edited by Joseph G.
Halusky. Chapter 5 Site Selection and Evaluation by Divers. 1991
Dr Mark Baine
Orkney Islands Campus, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland
PhD completed in 1998 on "An analysis of the North Sea rigs-to-reefs
debate, centring on the UK continental shelf"
Has been involved with fish distribution studies around offshore
platforms in the North Sea.
Currently undertaking a review of individual reef performance (from
publications) in terms of meeting objectives, taking into account
management and design features.
Publications:
Baine M and Heaps L 1993. An introduction to artificial reef
technology. In: 'Artificial Reefs and Restocking', proceedings of a
conference held on September 12, 1992, Stromness, Orkney Islands,
Scotland, p1-6.
Baine M (editor) 1993. Artificial Reefs and Restocking, proceedings of
a conference held on September 12, 1992, Stromness, Orkney Islands,
Scotland, 66p.
Side J, Baine M and Hayes K 1993. Current controls for the
abandonment and disposal of offshore installations at sea. Marine
Policy, September 1993, p354 - 362.
Kjeilen G, Aabel, J P, Hoyvangli V, Baine M, Picken G and Heaps, L
1995. Odin - an artificial reef study. Research report prepared for
Esso Norge AS No. RF-138/94, 97pp.
Baine M 1995. Rigs to reefs in the North Sea. Proceedings of the
International Conference on Ecological Systems Enhancement Technology
for Aquatic Environments, Tokyo, October 1995, Volume 2, p 507-512.
Picken G, Baine M, Heaps L and Side J 1999. Rigs to reefs in the North
Sea. In: Artificial Reefs, ed. A Jensen, K Collins and A Lockwood,
(accepted for publication).
Baine M 1997. Rigs to reefs, the North Sea perspective. In: "The
responses of marine organisms to their environment", proceedings of the
30th European Marine Biology Symposium (edited by L.E. Hawkins and S.
Hutchinson, with A.C. Jensen, A. Williams and M. Sheader, University of
Southampton, p 275-280. ISBN 0-904175-31-61.
This is a summary of ECOSET '95-The International Artificial Reef Meeting
in Japan as reported by Stephen A. Bortone, Insititue for Coastal and
Estuarine Research, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514. This
paper was inputed by scanner, please do not attribute the occasional scanning
error to that of the author. (usually left out periods or perhaps a Z rather
than an S)
Since the readership is probably more interested in the papers pertaining
strictly to artificial reefs, below are the papers as listed in the Proceedings
under Artificial Reefs:
The role of a FAD in the variation of fish assemblages on the Loano artificial
reef (Ligurian sea NW-Mediterranean) by M Relini, G Torchia, G Relini
Traditional FADs as substrates for food organisms by 5. Ibrahim, M A. Ambak,
M Z Samsudin
Fish abundance and diversity in response to variable dispersion of artificial
reef units. by W Seaman, W J Lindberg, TT. K. Frazerp K. M Portier
Distribution of fish assem bling around 54 large-scaled artificial reef clusters
settled in an area by K. Uchida, H Maeda, K Tabuchi A Hamano K. Kubota
Life expectancy and effectiveness of fish aggregation devices in Taiwan by
J C Lin, W CT. Su
The development of the large artificial floating reef buoyT. by K. Sekita,
H Ohkubo, T Torii, T UenoT.
Coal ash tests in Loano artificial reef by G Relini, MT. Relini, GT. Torchia,
F Tixi, C Nigri
Stabilized harbour muds for artificial reef blocks, by G, Relini, Trentalance,
M Relini, G Torchia, F Tixi.
Biological development of a stabilized coal ash artificial reef Poole Bayp
UK by K Collins, A Jensenp J Mallinson.
Trends in the sessile epibiotic biomass of an artificial reef by A M Hatcter
The development of an experimental artificial reef in Hong Kong: objectives
and initial results by A, W Y Leung, K F Leung K Y Lam, B Morton
Application of high-volume fly ash concrete to marine structures by T Suzuki.
Comparison of natural reef and artificial reef fish assemblages in Algarve
waters (South Portugal). by M N Santos, C C Monteiro, K Erzini
Food habits and forage limits of artificial reef fishes in the Northern Gulf
of Mexico by S A. Bortone, B. D Nelson.
Fish assemblage analysis by means of a visual census survey on an artificial
reef and on natural areas in the Gulf of Castellammare (NW Sicily) by G D'Anna,
F. Badalamentip R Lipari, A Cuttitta, C Pipitone
The effect of artificial reef and seaweed bed on survival of prey fish by
H Kakimoto, M. Ohgai, K Tsumura, M Noda
Invertebrate biomass on an artificial reef in the southern-Tyrrhenian sea
by M L Tumbiolo, F Badalamenti, G D'Anna, B Patti
Three years study of benthic communities on an artificial reef in Canary
Islands by R Herrera, T Moreno,A Casanas, E Soler p H Larsen, R Haroun
Epibenthic communities at three temperate reef sites: Measures of species
association, abundance and substrate preference by S Chang, J B, Pearce.
Forming of species composition of the ichthioplankton in zone of Artificial
reefs by D V. Svetlane
Evaluation of a novel material for artificial reef construction by D S Gilliam,
K Banks, R E Spieler
Preliminary test of man-made spawning beds for fishes dwelling in a dam reservoir
by S lshikawa, M lwamizu.
Influence of habitat enhancement on yield and biomass renewal of seaweeds
ii eutrophic coastal water of the Black sea by V P Parchevsky, M A Rabinovich.
A kelp artificial reef adjacent to a nuclear generating station by K F Zabloudilp
R S Grove, L E Deysher
The growth and survival of Sargassum patens on andesite and granite substrata
used on the formation of seaweed beds by M Ohgai, N Murase, H Kakimoto, M
Noda
The relationship between algal vegetation found on concrete blocks and the
month when those substrata were installed in the sea, by M Noda, M Ohgai,
H Kakimoto, A Yamashita
Study on a new method for kelp foundation creation by H Hasegawa, Y Kawasaki,
T Terawaki
Technology for creating an artificial seaweed community using ferrous sulfate
by K Hotta, T Suzuki, M. Ohno.
Artisanal artificial reefs in Kerala, 5. India by K Collins, A Jensen, P
Robert, J B Rajan
Wooden artificial reef by K Yabe
Acadja-enclos: A new improved aquaculture system for a sustainable development
in developing world by J B L F. Avit, 5 Hemp A M Kouassi
Impact of artificial fish habitats on artisanal fishing communities in Kerala,
India by T D'Cruz, V Vivekanadan
Artificial reefs in Canary Islands: An overview of their present situation
by R. Haroun, R Herrera
Artificial fish habitats in traditional fisheries of south-west coast of
India. by 5. Lazarus.
Lake Havasu fisheries improvement program. by L A Forbis D L. LaMorte
Artificial reef research in the European union: a review. by A. Jensenp K
Collins
Artificial reefs and mariculture: The Italian experiences. by G Bombace,
G Fabi, L Fiorentini.
Artificial reefs in the Philippines: Issues on its role as an intervention
measure for resource enhancement relative to coastal resource management
by V. D Albaladejo, C V Botones
Fishpen development in Laguna de Bay A boon or bane to the social, economic
and environmental concerns of the area by M N Delmendo
Artificial reef research in Puerto Rico by J M Berrios, J H. Timber
Sustainable development of aquaculture in Bangladesh by the year 2010 and
beyond by A K M NuruZZaman
A noted difference in the overall presentations between this conference and
previous such international ventures was the increasing degree of sophistication
in the data analyses Moreover there has been a noted shift toward using
artificial reefs in experimental designs to address specific questions regarding
the function of artificial reefs The Europeans were especially obvious in
this regard with their rigorous testing of materials such as coal ash and
disposal muds The question of tires as artificial reefs and the possibility
of their causing pollution was a topic of concern, as in the past It was
offered that some of the potential pollution problem may be attenuated by
embedding the tires in concrete to avoid contact of the tire with the environment
Controversy still seems to pervade the idea of the trophic relationships
among the organisms on reefs Several studies indicated that organisms attached
to the reefs were major sources of energy for preferred-target fishes while
other studies indicated that reefs served as a home base from which foraging
activities took place The answer may depend upon the species that are targeted,
as well as the biotic province in which the reef is deployed There was avid
interest and reports of artificial reefs becoming an integral part of mariculture
activities Along with this trend were several presentations that used artificial
reefs to aid in the formation of viable grass kelp, and algae communities.
The meeting was clearly a success not just because of the number and quality
of papers presented, but in the fact that investigators of artificial reef
problems were afforded an opportunity to share their professional and personal
experiences. Plans were tentatively made for the next international artificial
reef conference to be held some three or four years hence, probably in Europe
and more specifically in Italy. If the trends in artificial research continue
the next meeting will likely have a higher degree of sophistication and continue
to indicate even broader applications of artificial reef technology. Sayonara
for now and Buon Giorno next time!
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Shonagh Withey 2, Fair View, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Gwynedd, N. Wales,
LL59 5ER Tel: 012483 716401 Fax: 01869 340650 e-mail:
osp149@sos.bangor.ac.uk
Shonagh is graduate student reading MSc Marine Environmental Protection at
the University of North Wales, Bangor. She has spent some time over the last
4 years working as a research assistant and scientific officer throughout
the Caribbean, primarily based in Barbados and Belize.
Shonagh is interested in a range of aspects concerning artificial reefs,
in particular Reef Balls. She is due to start a 4 month research project
in June 1996 and hope to focus it on artificial reefs. She also has
some ideas on which to base this project, but is also interested in working
with someone who has already established a programme and would like
an assistant for the summer.
In addition to his work in the summer, She is currently preparing an
Environmental Imapct Statement of placing an series of 6' Reef Balls on Constable
Bank, here in North Wales.
She would be very interested in hearing from anyone that may have a research
opportunity opening and would like to discuss it further, or if anyone has
conducted an EIS for placing a Reef Ball in other locations.
Dr. Altan Lok.
He has completed his Ph.D. about 1,5 years ago and his research was about
artificial reefs. It was the FIRST such research in Turkey. Now he is looking
for a post doc position in US.
Dr. Altan LOK
Ege Universitesi
Su Urunleri Fakultesi
Iskele/ Urla
Izmir - Turkey
- Conference Chair, Prof. Giulio Relini, SIBM and University of Genoa, Italy
(Tel. and Fax: +39 010 2477537; E-mail: sibmzool@unige.it)
- Conference Vice-Chair, Dr. Antony Jensen, EARRN Co-ordinator, University
of Southampton, U.K. (Tel. +44 1703 593428, Fax: +44
1703 596642, E-mail: a.jensen@soc.soton.ac.uk)
- Prof. Giovanni Bombace, President of ISMARE (National Institute for Marine
Sciences Coordination, Italian Research Council), Italy (Tel. +39
071 207881, Fax: +39 071 55313, E-mail: ismare@irpem.an.cnr.it)
- Prof. Stefano Cataudella, Chairman of Aquaculture Committee of FAO-GFCM,
University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy (Tel. +39
06 72595954, Fax: +39 06 2026189, E-mail: cataudel@uniroma2.it)
- Dr. Ken Collins, University of Southampton, U.K. (Tel. +44
1703 596010, Fax: +44 1703 596642, E-mail: k.collins@soc.soton.ac.uk)
- Prof. François Doumenge, Director of Oceanographic Institute in Monaco,
ICSEM General Secretary (Tel. +377 93153600, Fax: +377
93505297)
- Mrs. Cristina Siccardi & Paola Mattioni, Sanremo Congressi Turismo,
Corso Garibaldi, 98 - 18038 Sanremo (IM), Italy (Tel.+39
0184 503142, Fax: +39 0184 531133, E-mail: s.congr@sistel.it).
- Dr. Giuseppe Notarbartolo Di Sciara, President of ICRAM, Rome. (Tel. +33
06 61570412, fax +33 06 61550581. Email: disciara@tin.it)
- Prof. William Seaman, Florida Sea Grant Program, University of Florida,
USA (Tel. +1 352 392 5870 ext 228, Fax: + 1 352 392 5113, E-mail: seaman@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu)
- Dr. Josianne Stottrup, ICES Representative, Danish Institute for Fisheries
and Marine Research, Denmark (Tel. +45 98 94 45 00, Fax: +45 33963200,
E-mail: jgs@dfu.min.dk)
- Prof. Ehud Spanier, Centre for Maritime Studies, University of Haifa,
Israel (Tel. +972 4 8240782, Fax: +972 4 824 0493, E-mail: spanier@research.haifa.ac.il)
- Rob Leewis, RIVM, Holland (Tel. +31 302 742695, Fax: + 31 302744433,
E-mail: rob.leewis@rivm.nl)
- Dr. Stephen A. Bortone, Director of Environmental Science,The Conservancy
of Southwest Florida, 1450 Merrihue Drive, Naples, Florida 34102, USA.
(Tel.: 941-403-4232, Fax: , E-mail941-262-5872: sbortone@conservancy.org)
www.conservancy.org
- Dr. Chokei Itosu, Department of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo
University, Japan (Tel. +81 3 5463 0472, Fax: +81 3 5463 0517, E-mail: itosu@tokyo-u-fish.ac.jp)
- Dr. Charles A. Wilson, Coastal Fisheries Institute, Louisiana State
University, USA (Tel. 904 392 5870, E-mail: wilsonLSU@aol.com).
- Mr. Robert Grove, Southern California Edison, USA (Tel. 626 302 9735, Fax
626 302 9730, E-mail: grovers@sce.com).
- Dr Carlos Costa Monteiro, IPIMAR - CRIPS, Avendida 5 de Outubro, Olhao,
Portugal (Tel +351 8970 05 00, Fax +352 89 70 05 35, E-mail: cmonteir@ipimar.pt).
- Prof Isabel Moreno, Marine Biology, Biology Department, Universitat de les
Illes Balears, 07071, Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Tel +34 971173154, Fax +34
971173184, E-mail: dbaimc0@clust.uib.es).
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Tamir Caras<divething@yahoo.com>
is an animal biology student in London that conducted a library research project
on artificial reefs. Here is a collection of resources assembled by Tamir and
sent to the Reef Ball group. Reef Ball has added some notes in bold concerning
the applicablity of the research to Reef Ball project.
THANKS TAMIR!
Newer List
(1) TI: THE GENUS THALASSIOSIRA (BACILLARIOPHYTA) - T-CEDARKEYENSIS,
A NEW MARINE BENTHIC DIATOM FROM THE FLORIDA COAST OF THE GULF- OF-MEXICO AU:
PRASAD_AKSK, FRYXELL_GA, LIVINGSTON_RJ NA: FLORIDA STATE UNIV,DEPT BIOL SCI,CTR
AQUAT RES & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT,B-142,TALLAHASSEE,FL,32306 TEXAS A&M
UNIV SYST,DEPT OCEANOG,COLL STN,TX,77843 JN: PHYCOLOGIA, 1993, Vol.32, No.3,
pp.204-212 IS: 0031-8884 AB: A new diatom species, Thalassiosira cedarkeyensis,
is described associated with artificial reef substrate from Cedar Key waters off
the Florida coast in the north-eastern Gulf of Mexico. T. cedarkeyensis can be
differentiated by its extremely small cells (7.5-9.5 mum in diameter),
tangentially undulated valves, restriction of occluded processes and the distal
end of the rimoportula to the convex part of the valve, the presence of a
marginal ring of fultoportulae and a single subcentral fultoportula, each
process with four satellite pores and four struts. The epicingulum is composed
of 5-6 open, perforated bands, whose openings are offset to the right (dextral
symmetry). The valve mantle is bordered by a hyaline vertical rim and is 3
areolae high. The new species is compared with morphologically similar forms.
The present report is the first record of a plicated species of Thalassiosira
from the Gulf of Mexico. KP: SP-NOV, HIGH LATITUDES, NORTH PACIFIC, SOUTH, ZONE
(2) TI: GEOLOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF ARTIFICIAL
REEF SITES, LOUISIANA OUTER CONTINENTAL-SHELF AU: POPE_DL, MOSLOW_TF, WAGNER_JB
NA: LOUISIANA STATE UNIV,LOUISIANA GEOL SURVEY,BATON ROUGE,LA,70803 JN: OCEAN
& COASTAL MANAGEMENT, 1993, Vol.20, No.2, pp.121-145 IS: 0964-5691 AB: This
paper describes the general procedures used to select sites for obsolete oil and
gas platforms as artificial reefs on the Louisiana outer continental shelf (OCS).
The methods employed incorporate six basic steps designed to resolve
multiple-use conflicts that might otherwise arise with daily industry and
commercial fishery operations, and to identify and assess both geological and
technological constraints that could affect placement of the structures. These
steps include: (1) exclusion mapping, (2) establishment of artificial reef
planning areas; (3) database compilation; (4) assessment and interpretation of
database; (5) mapping of geological and man-made features within each proposed
reef site; and (6) site selection. Nautical charts, bathymetric maps, and
offshore oil and gas maps were used for exclusion mapping, and to select nine
regional planning areas. Pipeline maps were acquired from federal agencies and
private industry to determine their general locations within each planning area,
and to establish exclusion fairways along each pipeline route. Approximately
1600 line kilometers of high-resolution geophysical data collected by federal
agencies and private industry was acquired for the nine planning areas. These
data were interpreted to determine the nature and extent of near- surface
geologic features that could affect placement of the structures. Seismic
reflection patterns were also characterized to evaluate near-bottom
sedimentation processes in the vicinity of each reef site. Geotechnical borings
were used to determine the lithological and physical properties of the sediment,
and for correlation with the geophysical data. Since 1987, five sites containing
10 obsolete production platforms have been selected on the Louisiana OCS using
these procedures. Industry participants have realized a total savings of
approximately US $1 500 000 in salvaging costs by converting these structures
into artificial reefs.
NOTE: THE REEF BALL DEVELOPMENT ONLY ENDORSES THE USE OF
STEEL OR IRON STRUCTURES WHEN DEPLOYED IN NON-CORALED WATERS.
(3) TI: FLOWER GARDENS OCEAN RESEARCH-PROJECT - USING OFFSHORE
PLATFORMS AS RESEARCH STATIONS AU: DOKKEN_Q NA: CORPUS CHRISTI STATE UNIV,CTR
COASTAL STUDIES,CORPUS CHRISTI,TX JN: MARINE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY JOURNAL, 1993,
Vol.27, No.2, pp.45-50 IS: 0025-3324 AB: The Flower Gardens Ocean Research
Project (FGORP) is a cooperative program between Mobil Exploration and Producing
U.S. Inc. (MEPUS) and British Petroleum Inc. (BP), and a consortium of marine
research and resource management professionals. MEPUS and BP allow researchers
working in the northwest Gulf of Mexico to use oil and gas production platforms
as research stations, providing transportation to and from the platforms and
room and board for research personnel. To date, studies of larval recruitment,
artificial reef productivity, coral reproduction, audio/video survey technology,
and continuous real-time monitoring of sea level have been conducted at Mobil
platform HI-A389A (27-degrees- 54'30''N, 93-degrees-35'06'' W). In addition,
Mobil HI-A389A has been used as a base station from which to train field
technicians in advanced diving and underwater visual survey techniques.
Currently, the feasibility of converting Mobil HI-A389A to a full-time research
and training station when its gas production function is completed is being
investigated. Surveys of Gulf Coast research and resource management
professionals indicate that there is a need for year-round direct access to the
marine environments of the outer continental shelf, such as could possibly be
provided by a full-time offshore research station.
(4) TI: TOPPLED PLATFORM TO BECOME ARTIFICIAL REEF IN
GULF-OF-MEXICO JN: OIL & GAS JOURNAL, 1994, Vol.92, No.9, p.49 IS: 0030-1388
(5) TI: THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL REEFS IN ENHANCING FISH
COMMUNITIES IN SINGAPORE AU: CHUA_CYY, CHOU_LM NA: NATL UNIV INGAPORE,DEPT
ZOOL,10 KENT RIDGE CRESCENT,SINGAPORE 0511,SINGAPORE JN: HYDROBIOLOGIA, 1994,
Vol.285, No.1-3, pp.177-187 IS: 0018-8158 AB: Intense development of the coastal
zone in Singapore has resulted in the degradation of much of the marine
ecosystem. In order to restore and enhance fish communities of denuded areas, an
artificial reef consisting of a tyre reef and a concrete reef, was established
in the vicinity of the southern islands of Singapore. Results from fish visual
censuses after the establishment of the artificial reef indicated an increase in
numbers of juveniles and adults. A total of 37 and 32 fish species were recorded
over a period of 1 1/2 years at the concrete and tyre reefs respectively. The
dominant fish families were Pomacentridae, Labridae, Chaetodontidae, Apogonidae,
Gobiidae and Nemipteridae. The artificial reefs also serve as a nursery ground
for some species (e.g. Neopomacentrus sp.) which are important primary consumers
of algae on natural reefs. Greater numbers of 'target' (food- important) fishes
were observed at the concrete reef while the tyre reef harboured more juveniles
and smallersized adults. The results indicate that the concrete modules were
more effective than the tyre reef in terms of fish abundance per unit volume.
Such structures can enhance the biological resources of relatively unproductive
areas. WA: ARTIFICIAL REEFS, FISH COMMUNITIES, RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT
NOTE: THE REEF BALL DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT CONDONE THE USE OF
TIRES (TYRES) FOR USE AS ARTIFICIAL REEFS.
(6) TI: BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHWESTERN
LAKE- ONTARIO FOLLOWING INVASION OF DREISSENA AU: STEWART_TW, HAYNES_JM NA: SUNY
COLL BROCKPORT,DEPT BIOL SCI,CTR APPL AQUAT SCI &
AQUACULTURE,BROCKPORT,NY,14420 SUNY COLL ROCKPORT,DEPT BIOL SCI,CTR APPL AQUAT
SCI & AQUACULTURE,BROCKPORT,NY,14420 JN: JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH,
1994, Vol.20, No.2, pp.479-493 IS: 0380-1330 AB: Changes in benthic
macroinvertebrate communities inhabiting natural cobble and artificial reef
substrates in southwestern Lake Ontario were quantified following invasion of
zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and ''quagga'' mussels (Dreissena sp.).
-Dreissena invasion data (1991-1992) were compared with pre-invasion data (1983)
from the same sites. In 1991-1992, Dreissena comprised 79% and 93% of
macroinvertebrates collected at cobble and artificial reef sites, respectively,
replacing the amphipod Gammarus fasciatus
as the numerically dominant taxon at both sites. Total
abundance of non-Dreissena macroinvertebrates was significantly greater at both
sites in 1991-1992 than in 1983. Taxa showing the greatest increases in
abundance at the cobble site included the annelids Manayunkia speciosa,
Spirosperma ferox, and unidentified tubificids; the gastropods Helisoma anceps,
Physa heterostropha, Stagnicola catascopium, Valvata tricarinata, Goniobasis
livescens, and Amnicola limosa; the amphipod Gammarus fasciatus; and the decapod
Orconectes propinquis. At the artificial reef site, significant population
increases of Physa heterostropha, Valvata tricarinata, Goniobasis livescens,
Amnicola limosa, Gammarus fasciatus and the trichopteran Polycentropus were
observed. No taxon was less abundant in 1991-1992 than 1983. Comparisons of
macroinvertebrate community similarity in 1983 and 1991-1992 by Morisita's
Index, excluding Dreissena, indicated that previously established taxa did not
change substantially between 1983 and 1991-1992 at either site. Although many
factors may have contributed to the changes observed, our results support
theories that Dreissena is facilitating energy transfer to the benthos through
pseudofecal/fecal deposition, and that mussel colonies are providing additional
habitat for other invertebrate taxa. KP: ZEBRA MUSSELS, GREAT-LAKES,
POPULATION-DYNAMICS, POLYMORPHA, ZOOPLANKTON, GASTROPODA, BIVALVES, MOLLUSK,
IMPACTS WA: ARTIFICIAL REEFS, BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES, DREISSENA- POLYMORPHA,
LAKE ONTARIO, ZEBRA MUSSEL, ENERGY TRANSFER, FOOD WEB
(7) TI: EFFECTS OF PROXIMITY TO AN OFFSHORE HARD-BOTTOM REEF
ON INFAUNAL ABUNDANCES AU: POSEY_MH, AMBROSE_WG NA: UNIV N CAROLINA,DEPT BIOL
SCI,WILMINGTON,NC,28403 E CAROLINA UNIV,DEPT BIOL,GREENVILLE,NC,27834 JN: MARINE
BIOLOGY, 1994, Vol.118, No.4, PP.745-753 IS: 0025-3162 AB: Rock outcrops
represent an extensive, commercially important habitat along the southeast coast
of North America, supporting large abundances of algae, invertebrates and fish.
These rock outcrops have often been viewed as largely self-supporting systems,
but some studies have suggested that the fish and invertebrate predators that
use the ledges for shelter are strongly dependent on food from adjacent,
soft-bottom habitats. We examined benthic macrofaunal abundances along two 75-m
transects away from a rock ledge near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina (depth
ca. 30 m) in July 1990 and April 1991. The July 1990 samples indicated
significantly higher abundances of total infauna, and of polychaetes, bivalves,
isopods, and scaphopods, at a distance of 75 m from the rock ledge. In April
1991, when macrofaunal abundances were generally higher than in the previous
summer, distributions of major taxa with distance from the rock ledge were more
variable. Caging studies on macrofaunal abundances 10 m from the ledge, and
video observations of fish abundances at 10 and 75 m from the ledge, provide
support for a trophic link between the rock ledge and the adjacent soft-bottom
communities. Our studies suggest that there are potentially important indirect
effects of predator - prey interactions among the rock ledge-associated
predators and soft-bottom prey. KP: SOUTH-ATLANTIC BIGHT, BENTHIC COMMUNITIES,
CONTINENTAL-SHELF, FISH COMMUNITIES, ARTIFICIAL REEF, NORTH-CAROLINA, PREDATION
RISK, INVERTEBRATE, COMPETITION, PATTERNS
(8) TI: LOBSTER (HOMARUS-GAMMARUS) MOVEMENT ON AN ARTIFICIAL
REEF - THE POTENTIAL USE OF ARTIFICIAL REEFS FOR STOCK ENHANCEMENT AU:
JENSEN_AC, COLLINS_KJ, FREE_EK, BANNISTER_RCA NA: UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,DEPT
OCEANOG,SOUTHAMPTON SO9 5NH,HANTS,ENGLAND MAFF,FISHERIES LAB,LOWESTOFT NR33
0HT,SUFFOLK,ENGLAND JN: CRUSTACEANA, 1994, Vol.67, No.Pt2, pp.198-211 IS:
0011-216X AB: In 1989 an experimental artificial reef, constructed with blocks
made from stabilized coal-fired power station waste materials, was deployed in
Poole Bay on the English south coast. A site was chosen on flat sandy seabed at
a depth approximately 10 m below chart datum. Within a few weeks, research
divers had observed lobsters on the reef, even though the reef blocks had been
deposited on flat sand some distance (3 km) from the nearest natural reefs.
Conventional tags were used in studies to investigate lobster movement around
the reef structure between 1989 and 1992: 48% of the 114 individuals tagged have
been recaptured at least once on the reef. Although a number of lobsters appear
to have moved away from the reef altogether (16 of the reef-tagged lobsters have
now been recaptured at a maximum of 15.7 km away from the artificial reef), one
individual has now been observed on the reef for over 800 days. Lobsters
colonized the new man-made structures quickly and many individuals have
exhibited considerable long-term site loyalty. Artificial reefs may provide a
method for long term lobster stock enhancement at specific sites, assuming
habitat to be a major limiting factor on population size and structure.
NOTE: IN MOST PROJECTS, STABILIZED COAL ASH MAY BE USED IN
REEF BALLS NOT TO EXCEED 30% OF THE CEMENTOUS PORTION OF THE CONCRETE MIX.
(9) TI: WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD ARTIFICIAL REEF
FOR LOBSTERS AU: SPANIER_E NA: UNIV HAIFA,RECANATI CTR MARITIME STUDIES,MT
CARMEL,IL-31905 HAIFA,ISRAEL UNIV HAIFA,DEPT MARITIME CIVILIZAT,IL-31905
HAIFA,ISRAEL JN: CRUSTACEANA, 1994, Vol.67, No.Pt2, pp.173-186 IS: 0011-216X AB:
Artificial reefs have been used to concentrate fish. In order to characterize
good artificial reefs for lobsters, information on the behaviour and ecology of
lobsters on natural substrates is needed. Habitat and microhabitat selection,
predator-prey and intraspecific interactions, and related facets are reviewed
for late juvenile and adult clawed, spiny, and slipper lobsters. These data,
together with the results of several experiments with man-made habitats,
indicate the behavioural- ecological processes associated with shelter
selection. Horizontal shelters with opaque cover and multiple den openings were
preferred by most species studied. These characteristics are considered
anti-predator adaptations. Yet, a survey of artificial reefs established in the
recent decade has revealed that lobsters were reported in only a small
proportion of the projects. It is suggested that the majority of these reefs has
not been designed and constructed to fit the behavioural- ecological preferences
of the target lobster species for shelter. KP: MEDITERRANEAN SLIPPER LOBSTER,
WESTERN ROCK LOBSTERS, HOMARUS- AMERICANUS, PANULIRUS-ARGUS, SPINY LOBSTERS,
NEW-ZEALAND, POPULATION-STRUCTURE, PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES, SHELTER USE, BODY- SIZE
NOTE: REEF BALL HAS TECHNIQUES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO
ATTRACT AND RETAIN SPINY LOBSTERS. SEE TRAINING MANUAL FOR DETAILS.
(10) TI: IMPACTS OF HURRICANE-ANDREW ON THE OFFSHORE REEF
SYSTEMS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA AU: BLAIR_SM, MCINTOSH_TL,
MOSTKOFF_BJ NA: DADE CTY DEPT ENVIRONM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,DIV NAT RESOURCES
RESTORAT,33 SW 2ND AVE,MIAMI,FL,33130 DADE CTY DEPT ENVIRONM RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT,ENHANCEMENT SECT,MIAMI,FL,33130 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1994,
Vol.54, No.3, pp.961-973 IS: 0007-4977 AB: On 24 August 1992, Hurricane Andrew
passed in close proximity to eight natural reef biological monitoring stations
and eleven artificial reef sites offshore of Dade County. Eight qualitative
visual surveys and eight quantitative photogrammetric surveys were used to
estimate the impact of the hurricane on the natural reefs. The forereef slope of
the offshore (5 km offshore) reef, between 17 and 29 m, was most heavily
affected with lessor levels of damage occurring on the middle (4 km offshore)
reef and least loss of organisms noted on the inner (2.5 km offshore) reef. The
impact to the hard coral, soft coral, sponge and algal components varied on a
given reef tract. The algal community consistently showed the greatest loss (40
to >90%) of benthic cover. The sponge community was slightly (0-25%) to
heavily (50-75%) impacted, showing the greatest loss on the offshore reef and
least on the inshore reef. Soft corals showed a similar trend with 25-50% loss
and 0-25% on the offshore and inshore reef, respectively. Hard corals were least
affected with a moderate loss of benthic cover (38%) on the offshore reef and
slight loss (<23%) on the other inner two reefs. The effect of the storm on
artificial reefs (i.e., steel vessels, prefabricated modules, concrete
structures) varied greatly. Impacts ranged from no impact, to movement, to
partial or total structural modification. No pattern of damage relative to
location, orientation or depth of the reef material was discernable. KP: STATES
VIRGIN-ISLANDS, CORAL REEFS, STORM DAMAGE, ST-JOHN, COMMUNITIES, HUGO
NOTE: REEF BALLS ARE DESIGNED TO BE STABLE PREVENTING
DAMAGE TO ADJACENT NATURAL REEFS.
(11) TI: A COMPARISON OF THE FOULING COMMUNITY-DEVELOPMENT ON
STABILIZED OIL-ASH AND CONCRETE REEFS AU: NELSON_WG, SAVERCOOL_DM, NETH_TE,
RODDA_JR NA: FLORIDA INST TECHNOL,DEPT OCEANOG OCEAN ENGN & ENVIRONM
SCI,MELBOURNE,FL,32901 LEWIS ENVIRONM SERV,TAMPA,FL,33622 AQUARIUM AMER,DEPT
HUSB,NEW ORLEANS,LA,70130 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1994, Vol.55, No.2-3,
pp.1303-1315 IS: 0007-4977 AB: An experimental reef an ay was installed in April
1987 at a site located off the coast of Vero Beach, Florida to evaluate the
suitability of using oil-ash concrete as a material for the construction of
artificial reefs. Development of the fouling community was compared on
experimental oil-ash and concrete control bricks over a 2.5-yr period. The total
number of species and the composition of the species recruiting to the est
bricks were extremely similar for the two materials. The number of species was
not significantly different between mix types. Few significant differences in
the percent coverage by individual species were found. There was a significant
difference in percent unoccupied space with oil-ash bricks possessing a greater
percentage of unoccupied space than concrete bricks during the first year of the
study. This difference was associated with a greater tendency of barnacles to
slough off from the surface of the oil-ash bricks during this period, presumably
due to a less stable brick surface. This effect was not observed during the
second year of the study. There were no statistically significant trends for
abundance of live barnacles, mean percentage of dead barnacles, or mean barnacle
size between the two reef materials. Stabilized oil-ash material developed
fouling communities comparable to those of concrete substrates in most respects.
P: ARTIFICIAL REEF(12) TI: CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR OF STABILIZED OIL ASH ARTIFICIAL
REEF AT SEA AU: SHIEH_CS, DUEDALL_IW NA: FLORIDA INST TECHNOL,DIV MARINE &
ENVIRONM SYST,150 W UNIV BLVD,MELBOURNE,FL,32901
NOTE: OIL-ASH IN NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN REEF BALL PROJECTS
SINCE THE FOULING COMMUNITY HAS NOT BEEN SHOW TO RESEMBLE NATURAL MATERIALS
CONCLUSIVELY.
JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1994, Vol.55, No.2-3,
pp.1295-1302 IS: 0007-4977 AB: The chemical behavior of stabilized oil ash reef
blocks placed in the Atlantic Ocean on 7 April 1987 was investigated by studying
the variation in concentration of selected elements in the reef blocks taken
from the site after different periods of submersion. The overall objective of
this study was to determine the effectiveness of the stabilization process for
retaining trace metals of environmental concern in the stabilized oil ash reef
blocks. Duplicate reef block samples were retrieved from the reef site for
evaluation after 2, 5, 8, 12, 18, 24, and 30 months. Samples collected from the
surface layer (less than 1 cm), mid- depth (about 5 cm from the top), and
central parts of the block were ground to fine powder and then digested using
HF-H3BO3 technique. An atomic absorption spectrophotometer equipped with Zeeman
background correction was used for the analysis of Al, Ca, Cu, Mg, Pb, Si, V,
and Zn. The overall results of chemical monitoring demonstrated that chemical
interaction of the stabilized oil ash blocks with seawater over a
2.5-year-period of time was confined mainly to the surface layer (1 cm) of the
block. Trace metals analyzed were found to be retained in the stabilized oil ash
reef blocks after their emplacement al sea. KP: FLY-ASH, WASTE, COAL, SEAWATER
(13) TI: COAL ASH FOR ARTIFICIAL HABITATS IN ITALY AU:
SAMPAOLO_A, RELINI_G NA: ENEL SPA,DSR,CRC,VIA DALMAZIA 21-C,I-72100
BRINIDISI,ITALY UNIV GENOA,IST ZOOL,I-16126 GENOA,ITALY JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE
SCIENCE, 1994, Vol.55, No.2-3, pp.1277-1294 IS: 0007-4977 AB: Experiments were
carried out on ash derived from an ENEL coal combustion power plant for use as a
component in artificial reef blocks. After preliminary laboratory tests to
establish the optimum block hydrated lime-coal ash ratio and to determine their
leaching capability in sea water, systematic physical, chemical and biological
tests were carried out on reef models in an experimental plant Ash and concrete
cubic blocks (20 x 20 x 20 cm), the latter used as reference, were arranged in
pyramid shaped reef models inside two trial tanks supplied with flowing sea
water. After one year of tests encouraging results have been obtained. No
weathering, volume variation or swelling were found; on the other hand, marked
compressive strength and sonic velocity increases were recorded. In the tank
(water and blocks) chemical tests showed no significant leaching phenomena for
chemical elements of environmental concern while laboratory tests showed the
blocks' limited leaching capability (ppm) for macracomponents such as Al, Si, Ca
and to a lesser extent (ppb) for hazardous elements like As, Cr, Se, Tl. Studies
on biocolonization clearly showed that benthonic settlement on ash blocks was
more evident than on concrete ones and that there was a greater number of
species and biomass quantity. Chemical tests also showed no bioaccumulation
phenomena.
NOTE: WITHOUT ADHERANCE TO THE 30% OF CEMENTOUS MATERIAL
REQUIREMENT, BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE ELEMENTS WILL CHANGE THE NATURAL SETTLEMENT OF
MARINE LIFE. EVEN WHEN THIS APPEARS TO MAKE MORE LIFE, IT IS NOT
"BETTER" AS IT IS NOT NATURAL.
(14) TI: COLONIZATION AND FISHERY POTENTIAL OF A COAL-ASH
ARTIFICIAL REEF, POOLE-BAY, UNITED-KINGDOM AU: JENSEN_AC, COLLINS_KJ,
LOCKWOOD_APM, MALLINSON_JJ, TURNPENNY_WH NA: UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,DEPT
OCEANOG,SOUTHAMPTON SO17 1BJ,HANTS,ENGLAND FAWLEY AQUAT RES LABS LTD,MARINE
& FRESHWATER BIOL UNIT,SOUTHAMPTON SO4 1TW,HANTS,ENGLAND JN: BULLETIN OF
MARINE SCIENCE, 1994, Vol.55, No.2-3, pp.1263-1276 IS: 0007-4977 AB: The
colonization of an experimental reef composed of blocks of stabilized coal-fired
power station waste (pulverized fuel ash (PFA) and gypsum), which was installed
in Poole Bay in June 1989 is described. The reef consists of 50 tons of blocks
(each 40 x 20 x 20 cm) formed into eight conical units, each 1 m high by 4 m
across on an area of seabed 30 m x 10 m. The reef lies on a fiat sandy seabed
(10 m below chart datum) 3 km distant from natural rocky outcrops. The eight
units represent three different PFA/gypsum mixes, each replicated, and two
concrete controls. Colonization by epibiota was monitored using direct
observation and photographic recording of block surfaces. Analysis of the
results using CLUSTAN 3/PC clustering software did not reveal any differences in
the biota colonizing the three PFA/gypsum mixes or between the colonizers of the
PFA/gypsum mixes and the concrete controls. Epibiota showed seasonal variations
in abundance throughout the year overlain with a progression in the numbers of
species present and a maturation of the population towards the epibiotic
populations seen on local natural reefs. Adult lobsters (Homarus gammarus) and
crabs (Cancer pagurus) from the local natural reefs were recruited to the reef
within 3 weeks. Acoustic and conventional tagging studies revealed that some
lobsters showed considerable site loyalty, with recorded residence time of 368
days. The most numerous shoaling fish congregating around the reef units has
been the pouting, Trisopterus luscus, a small gadoid. Shoal size was commonly
estimated at around 200 individuals per reef unit. Summer biomass estimates of
pouting wet weight, using published weight to length conversions, were 207-1572
kg.ha(-1) in the vicinity of any one of the eight reef units. Several species
using the reef were observed to be reproducing there. These include corkwing
wrasse (Crenilabrus melops), lobster (Homarus gammarus), spiny spider crabs
(Maja squinado), velvet swimming crab (Liocarcinus puber), hermit crabs (Pagurus
bernhardus), whelks (Buccinum undatum) and the nudibranch (Archidoris
pseudoargus). Assessment of infauna suggests that the infaunal population in the
vicinity of the reef was not overtly affected by the presence of the reef.
Sediment granulometry did not alter significantly between May 1989 and July
1991.
NOTE: IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE CONCRETE CONTROLS USED pH
STABALIZED CONCRETE SO RESULTS ARE NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO REEF BALLS.
(15) TI: EVALUATION OF STABILIZED COAL-FIRED POWER-STATION
WASTE FOR ARTIFICIAL REEF CONSTRUCTION AU: COLLINS_KJ, JENSEN_AC, LOCKWOOD_APM,
TURNPENNY_AWH NA: UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,DEPT OCEANOG,SOUTHAMPTON SO17
1BJ,HANTS,ENGLAND FAWLEY AQUAT RES LABS LTD,MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOL
UNIT,NATL POWER,SOUTHAMPTON SO4 2AA,HANTS,ENGLAND JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE
SCIENCE, 1994, Vol.55, No.2-3, pp.1251-1262 IS: 0007-4977 AB: An experimental
artificial reef was installed in Poole Bay in June 1989 to test the feasibility
of using U.K. coal-fired power station waste products to produce a structure
with fishery enhancement potential. Three different mixtures of the materials
used, pulverized fuel ash (PFA), flue gas desulfurization (FGD) gypsum and FGD
slurry, were stabilized with cement. Fifty tons of 40 X 20 X 20 cm blocks were
formed into eight conical reef units, 1 m high, replicating three different
PFA/gypsum mixtures and concrete controls. A concern arising from the use of
such materials is that the heavy metals concentrated by the combustion of coal,
and remaining in the ash, may leach out. The heavy metal content (Cd, Cr, Cu,
Pb, Mn, Ni, Zn) of the blocks has been monitored from both surface samples and
sectioned cores to determine leaching rates. There have been no significant
changes in heavy metal Concentrations to date, any temporal or spatial variation
being within limits attributable to material heterogeneity. However there is
some indication of a trend in block depth profiles suggesting either.
NOTE: TOXIC MATERIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN REEF BALLS UNLESS
COMPLETELY ENCASED BY LOW PERABILITY CONCRETE. EVEN THEN, USES ARE LIMITED TO
EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS.
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(1) TI: STUDY ON ARTIFICIAL REEF FROM THE VIEW POINT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING LA: Japanese AU: KATOH_J, ITOSU_C NA: TOKYO
UNIV FISHERIES,MINATO KU,TOKYO 108,JAPAN JN: BULLETIN OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF
SCIENTIFIC FISHERIES, 1980, Vol.46, No.12, pp.1445-1456
(2) TI: SCALE AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF CORAL-REEF FISHES - A
LONG- TERM STUDY OF A LARGE ARTIFICIAL REEF AU: OGDEN_JC, EBERSOLE_JP NA:
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIV,W INDIES AB,CHRISTIANSTED,VI,00820 UNIV
MASSACHUSETTS,DEPT BIOL,BOSTON,MA,02125 JN: MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES,
1981, Vol.4, No.1, pp.97-103
(3) TI: ICHTHYOFAUNAL COLONIZATION OF A NEW ARTIFICIAL REEF IN
THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AU: LUKENS_RRNA: GULF COAST RES LAB,FISHERIES RES
& DEV SECT,OCEAN SPRINGS,MS,39564 JN: GULF RESEARCH REPORTS, 1981, Vol.7,
No.1, pp.41-46
(4) TI: PATTERNS OF ABUNDANCE VARIATION IN REEF FISHES NEAR AN
ARTIFICIAL REEF AT GUAM AU: KOCK_RL NA: DIV AQUAT & WILDLIFE RESOURCES,POB
23367 GMF,AGANA,GU,96921 JN: ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES, 1982, Vol.7, No.2,
pp.121-136
(5) TI: EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF PENDLETON ARTIFICIAL REEF AU:
GRANT_JJ, WILSON_KC, GROVER_A, TOGSTAD_HA NA: CALIF DEPT FISH & GAME,350
GOLDEN SHORE,LONG BEACH,CA,90802 JN: MARINE FISHERIES REVIEW, 1982, Vol.44,
No.6-7, pp.53-60
(6) TI: THE EFFECTS OF AN ARTIFICIAL REEF ON RESIDENT FLATFISH
POPULATIONS AU: WALTON_JM NA: PENINSULA COLL,PORT INGELES,WA,98362 JN: MARINE
FISHERIES REVIEW, 1982, Vol.44, No.6-7, pp.45-48
(7) TI: FISH FORAGING ON AN ARTIFICIAL REEF IN PUGET SOUND,
WASHINGTON AU: HUECKEL_GJ, STAYTON_RL NA: WASHINGTON DEPT FISHERIES,115 GEN ADM
BLDG,OLYMPIA,WA,98504 JN: MARINE FISHERIES REVIEW, 1982, Vol.44, No.6-7,
pp.38-44
(8) TI: THE COAL-WASTE ARTIFICIAL REEF PROGRAM (C-WARP) - A
NEW RESOURCE POTENTIAL FOR FISHING REEF CONSTRUCTION AU: WOODHEAD_PMJ,
PARKER_JH, DUEDALL_IW NA: SUNY STONY BROOK,MARINE SCI RES CTR,STONY
BROOK,NY,11794 JN: MARINE FISHERIES REVIEW, 1982, Vol.44, No.6-7, pp.16-23
(9) TI: GROWTH OF SOME CORALS IN AN ARTIFICIAL REEF OFF
DUMAGUETE, CENTRAL VISAYAS, PHILIPPINES AU: GOMEZ_ED, ALCALA_AC, ALCALA_LC NA:
UNIV PHILIPPINES,CTR MARINE SCI,QUEZON CITY 3004,PHILIPPINES JN: KALIKASAN-THE
PHILIPPINE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY, 1982, Vol.11, No.1, pp.148-157
(10) TI: CORAL REEFS - ARTIFICIAL REEF MODELS PROVIDE AN
INITIAL INSIGHT INTO REEF DEVELOPMENT LA: German AU: SCHUHMACHER_H NA: UNIV
ESSEN GESAMTHSCH,FACHBEREICH HYDROBIOL 9,D-4300 ESSEN 1,FED REP GER JN: UMSCHAU
DAS WISSENSCHAFTSMAGAZIN, 1983, Vol.83, No.2, pp.48-52
(11) TI: FLORIDA RECEIVES ARTIFICIAL REEF JN: FISHERIES, 1983,
Vol.8, No.2, pp.2-3
(12) TI: EARLY COLONIZATION BY FISH OF AN ARTIFICIAL REEF IN
FALSE BAY, SOUTH-AFRICA AU: CLIFF_G NA: UNIV CAPE TOWN,DEPT OOL,RONDEBOSCH
7700,SOUTH AFRICA JN: TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1983,
Vol.45, No.P1, pp.63-71
(13) TI: INTERNATIONAL ARTIFICIAL REEF CONFERENCE HELD JN:
MARINE FISHERIES REVIEW, 1983, Vol.45, No.7-9, p.80 DT: Editorial
(14) TI: PATTERNS OF FISH HABITATION IN A NEW ARTIFICIAL REEF,
QUANTITATIVE STUDIES AU: WOODHEAD_PMJ, ALEXANDER_MS NA: SUNY STONY BROOK,MARINE
SCI RES CTR,STONY BROOK,NY,11794 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1985, Vol.37,
No.1, p.402 DT: Meeting Abstract
(15) TI: COMPUTER-BASED POLICY ANALYSIS OF ARTIFICIAL REEF
SITING AU: SMITH_RJ IN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1985, Vol.37, No.1, p.401
DT: Meeting Abstract
(16) TI: REVIEW OF UNITED-STATES PATENTS RELATING TO
ARTIFICIAL REEF TECHNOLOGY AU: SHELDON_JG JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1985,
Vol.37, No.1, p.401 DT: Meeting Abstract
(17) TI: THE ARTIFICIAL REEF DEVELOPMENT CENTER AU:
RADONSKI_GC, DUBOSE_WP NA: SPORT FISHING INST,WASHINGTON,DC,20005 JN: BULLETIN
OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1985, Vol.37, No.1, p.400 DT: Meeting Abstract
(18) TI: DOCUMENTING A 5-YEAR STUDY OF BUILDING AN ARTIFICIAL
REEF WITH COAL WASTE BLOCKS AU: PARKER_JH NA: SUNY STONY BROOK,STONY
BROOK,NY,11794 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1985, Vol.37, No.1, p.399 DT:
Meeting Abstract
(19) TI: THE SITING, DESIGN AND BIOMASS PRODUCTION OF AN
ARTIFICIAL REEF PLANTED WITH KELP AU: NEUSHUL_M, HARGER_BWW, CARLSEN_DL,
LEWIS_RJ, BROSSEAU_GA NA: UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,INST MARINE SCI,SANTA
BARBARA,CA,93106 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1985, Vol.37, No.1, p.399 DT:
Meeting Abstract
(20) TI: EPIFAUNAL SETTLEMENT, THE PROCESSES OF
COMMUNITY-DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESSION OVER 2 YEARS ON AN ARTIFICIAL REEF IN THE
NEW- YORK-BIGHT U: WOODHEAD_PMJ, JACOBSON_ME NA: SUNY STONY BROOK,MARINE SCI RES
CTR,STONY BROOK,NY,11794 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1985, Vol.37, No.1,
pp.364-376
(21) TI: FISH COLONIZATION AND MATERIALS COMPARISONS ON A
PUGET SOUND ARTIFICIAL REEF AU: LAUFLE_JC, PAULEY_GB NA: USA ENGN DIST
PORTLAND,FISH & WILDLIFE BRANCH,POB 2946,PORTLAND,OR,97208 UNIV
WASHINGTON,WASHINGTON COOPERAT FISHERY RES UNIT,SEATTLE,WA,98195 JN: BULLETIN OF
MARINE SCIENCE, 1985, Vol.37, No.1, pp.227-243
(22) TI: DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS AND DENSITY ESTIMATES OF FISHES
ON A SOUTHERN-CALIFORNIA ARTIFICIAL REEF WITH COMPARISONS TO NATURAL KELP REEF
HABITATS AU: JESSEE_WN, CARPENTER_AL, CARTER_JW NA: LOCKHEED MISSILES &
SPACE CO INC,1111 LOCKHEED WAY,0-53-30,B- 580,N SUNNYVALE,CA,94086
ALOXY,OCEANSIDE,CA,92056 LOCKHEED GEORGIA CO,MARIETTA,GA,30063 JN: BULLETIN OF
MARINE SCIENCE, 1985, Vol.37, No.1, pp.214-226
(23) TI: VIRGINIAS ARTIFICIAL REEF STUDY - DESCRIPTION AND
RESULTS OF YEAR-I AU: FEIGENBAUM_D, BLAIR_CH, BELL_M, MARTIN_JR, KELLY_MG NA:
OLD DOMINION UNIV,DEPT OCEANOG,NORFOLK,VA,23508 S CAROLINA WILDLIFE & MARINE
RESOURCES DEPT,DIV RECREAT FISHERIES,CHARLESTON,SC,29412 VIRGINIA MARINE
RESOURCES COMMISS,NEWPORT NEWS,VA,23607 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1985,
Vol.37, No.1, pp.179-188
(24) TI: EFFECTS OF 3 SUBSTRATE VARIABLES ON 2 ARTIFICIAL REEF
FISH COMMUNITIES AU: CHANDLER_CR, SANDERS_RM, LANDRY_AM NA: LGL ECOL RES
ASSOCIATES,1410 CAVITT,BRYAN,TX,77801 KANSAS FISH & GAME
COMMISS,LAWRENCE,KS,66044 TEXAS A&M UNIV,DEPT MARINE BIOL,GALVASTON,TX,77550
JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1985, Vol.37, No.1, pp.129-142
(25) TI: BENTHIC SUCCESSION ON AN ARTIFICIAL REEF DESIGNED TO
SUPPORT A KELP-REEF COMMUNITY AU: CARTER_JW, CARPENTER_AL, FOSTER_MS, JESSEE_WN
NA: LOCKHEED GEORGIA CO,DEPT 72-83,ZONE 418,86 S COBB DR,MARIETTA,GA,30060 MOSS
LANDING MARINE LABS,MOSS LANDING,CA,95039 CALIF OCCIDENTAL
CONSULTANTS,OCEANSIDE,CA,92056 LOCKHEED MISSILES & SPACE CO
INC,SUNNYVALE,CA,94086 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1985, Vol.37, No.1,
pp.86-113
(26) TI: BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND ECOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT ON AN
ARTIFICIAL REEF IN PUGET-SOUND, WASHINGTON AU: BUCKLEY_RM,
HUECKEL_GJ NA: WASHINGTON STATE DEPT FISHERIES,MARINE FISH PROGRAM,ROOM 115,GEN
ADM BLDG,OLYMPIA,WA,98504 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1985, Vol.37, No.1,
pp.50-69
(27) TI: ARTIFICIAL REEF RESEARCH - A REVIEW WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE PRIORITIES AU: BOHNSACK_JA, SUTHERLAND_DL NA:
COOPERAT INST MARINE & ATMOSPHER STUDIES,MIAMI,FL,33149 JN: BULLETIN OF
MARINE SCIENCE, 1985, Vol.37, No.1, pp.11-39 DT: Review
(28) TI: 3RD INTERNATIONAL ARTIFICIAL REEF CONFERENCE 3-5
NOVEMBER 1983, NEWPORT-BEACH, CALIFORNIA - FOREWORD AU: BUCKLEY_R, GRANT_J,
STEPHENS_J NA: WASHINGTON STATE DEPT FISHERIES,MARINE FISH PROGRAM,ROOM 15,GEN
ADM BLDG,OLYMPIA,WA,98504 CALIF DEPT FISH & GAME,MARINE RESOURCES REG,LONG
BEACH,CA,90802 OCCIDENTAL COLL,DEPT BIOL,LOS ANGELES,CA,90041 JN: BULLETIN OF
MARINE SCIENCE, 1985, Vol.37, No.1, pp.1-2 DT: Editorial
(29) TI: AN ANALYSIS OF ROCKY COASTAL EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
FISH ASSEMBLAGES AND A COMPARISON WITH AN ADJACENT SMALL ARTIFICIAL REEF AU:
DIAMANT_A, BENTUVIA_A, BARANES_A, GOLANI_D NA: HEBREW UNIV JERUSALEM,DEPT
ZOOL,JERUSALEM,ISRAEL H STEINITZ MARINE BIOL LAB,INTERUNIV INST ELAT,POB
469,ELAT,ISRAEL JN: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, 1986,
Vol.97, No.3, pp.269-285
(30) TI: ARTIFICIAL REEF DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT AU:
MCGURRIN_JM, REEFF_MJ NA: ARTIFICIAL REEF DEV TR,WASHINGTON,DC JN: MARINE
TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY JOURNAL, 1986, Vol.20, No.3, pp.3-9
(31) TI: COLONIZATION OF MARINE FISHES OF A DESIGNED
ARTIFICIAL REEF AU: BROCK_RE, NORRIS_JE NA: UNIV HAWAII,INST MARINE
IOL,KANEOHE,HI,96744 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1987, Vol.41, No.2, p.634
DT: Meeting Abstract
(32) TI: EPIFAUNAL COLONIZATION AND COMMUNITY-DEVELOPMENT ON
AN ARTIFICIAL REEF IN HAWAIIAN WATERS AU: BAILEYBROCK_JH NA: UNIV HAWAII
MANOA,DEPT ZOOL,HONOLULU,HI,96822 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1987, Vol.41,
No.2, p.633 DT: Meeting Abstract
(33) TI: USE OF HIGH-RESOLUTION GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOTECHNICAL
TECHNIQUES FOR ARTIFICIAL REEF SITE SELECTION, WEST CAMERON PLANNING AREA,
OFFSHORE LOUISIANA AU: POPE_DL, WAGNER_JB NA: LOUISIANA GEOL SURVEY,BATON
ROUGE,LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIV,BATON ROUGE,LA,70803 JN: AAPG BULLETIN-AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS, 1988, Vol.72, No.9, p.1120 DT: Meeting
Abstract
(34) TI: POLYCHAETES OF AN ARTIFICIAL REEF IN THE CENTRAL
MEDITERRANEAN- SEA AU: GRAVINA_MF, ARDIZZONE_GD, BELLUSCIO_A NA: UNIV ROME LA
SAPIENZA,DEPT ANIM & HUMAN BIOL,VIALE NIV,I-00185 ROME,ITALY JN: ESTUARINE
COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE, 1989, Vol.28, No.2, pp.161-172
(35) TI: HYDROACOUSTIC OBSERVATIONS OF FISH ABUNDANCE AND
BEHAVIOR AROUND AN ARTIFICIAL REEF IN COSTA-RICA AU: THORNE_RE, HEDGEPETH_JB,
CAMPOS_J NA: UNIV WASHINGTON,FISHERIES RES INST,SEATTLE,WA,98195 UNIV COSTA
RICA,CTR INVEST CIENCIAS MAR & LIMNOL,SAN JOSE,COSTA RICA JN: BULLETIN OF
MARINE SCIENCE, 1989, Vol.44, No.2, pp.1058-1064
(36) TI: A DEBATE ON RESPONSIBLE ARTIFICIAL REEF DEVELOPMENT
AU: MEIER_MH, BUCKLEY_R, POLOVINA_JJ NA: VIRGINIA MARINE RESOURCES COMM,NEWPORT
NEWS,VA,23607 WASHINGTON STATE DEPT FISHERIES,MARINE FISH PROGRAM HABITAT
INVEST,OLYMPIA,WA,98504 NATL MARINE FISHERIES SERV,SW FISHERIES CTR,HONOLULU
LAB,NOAH,2570 DOLE ST,HONOLULU,HI,96822 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1989,
Vol.44, No.2, pp.1051-1057
(37) TI: ARTIFICIAL REEF OBSERVATIONS FROM A MANNED
SUBMERSIBLE OFF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA AU: SHINN_EA, WICKLUND_RI NA: US GEOL
SURV,FISHER ISL STN,MIAMI BEACH,FL,33139 PERRY FDN BLDG,LEE STOCKING ISL,RIVIERA
BEACH,FL,33404 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1989, Vol.44, No.2, pp.1041-1050
(38) TI: STATUS AND FUTURE-PLANS OF ARTIFICIAL REEF PROJECTS
IN JAPAN AU: YAMANE_T NA: ALL JAPAN COASTAL FISHERIES PROMOT & DEV
ASSOC,KAMAKURA KASHI BLDG,2-2-1 UCHIKANDO,CHIYODA KU,TOKYO 101,JAPAN JN:
BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1989, Vol.44, No.2, pp.1038-1040
(39) TI: PROFILING UNITED-STATES ARTIFICIAL REEF DEVELOPMENT
AU: MCGURRIN_JM, STONE_RB, SOUSA_RJ NA: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES
COMM,SUITE 703,1717 MASSACHUSETTS AVE W,WASHINGTON,DC,20036 NATL MARINE
FISHERIES SERV,DIV RECREAT & JURIS FISHERIES,WASHINGTON,DC,20235 US FISH
& WILDLIFE SERV,DIV FED AID,WASHINGTON,DC,20240 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE
SCIENCE, 1989, Vol.44, No.2, pp.1004-1013
(40) TI: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICACY OF 4 ARTIFICIAL REEF
DESIGNS IN TROPICAL WATERS AU: BROCK_RE, NORRIS_JE NA: UNIV HAWAII,HAWAII INST
MARINE BIOL,1000 POPE RD,HONOLULU,HI,96822 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1989,
Vol.44, No.2, pp.934-941
(41) TI: EXPERIMENTAL SHELLFISH CULTURE ON AN ARTIFICIAL REEF
IN THE ADRIATIC SEA AU: FABI_G, FIORENTINI_L, GIANNINI_S NA: IST RIC PESCA
MARITTIMA,CNR,MOLO MANDRACCHIO,I-60100 ANCONA,ITALY JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE
SCIENCE, 1989, Vol.44, No.2, pp.923-933
(42) TI: UTILIZATION OF MANUFACTURED REEF STRUCTURES IN
SOUTH-CAROLINAS MARINE ARTIFICIAL REEF PROGRAM AU: BELL_M, MOORE_CJ, MURPHEY_SW
NA: S CAROLINA MARINE RESOURCES DIV,RECREAT FISHERIES PROGRAM,POB
12559,CHARLESTON,SC,29412 N CAROLINA DIV MARINE FISHERIES,MOREHEAD CITY,NC,28557
JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1989, Vol.44, No.2, pp.818-830
(43) TI: TENNECO-II ARTIFICIAL REEF PROJECT - AN EVALUATION OF
RIGS-TO- REEFS FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AU: MCGURRIN_JM, FEDLER_AJ NA: ATLANTIC
STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISS,SUITE 310,1400 16TH ST,WASHINGTON,DC,20036 UNIV
MARYLAND,DEPT RECREAT,COLLEGE PK,MD,20742 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1989,
Vol.44, No.2, pp.777-781
(44) TI: AN ARTIFICIAL TIRE-REEF IN A TROPICAL MARINE SYSTEM -
A MANAGEMENT TOOL AU: CAMPOS_JA, GAMBOA_C NA: UNIV COSTA RICA,CIMAR,SAN
PEDRO,COSTA RICA UNIV COSTA RICA,ESCUELA BIOL,SAN PEDRO,COSTA RICA JN: BULLETIN
OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1989, Vol.44, No.2, pp.757-766
(45) TI: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HABITAT STRUCTURE, BODY SIZE
AND DISTRIBUTION OF FISHES AT A TEMPERATURE ARTIFICIAL REEF AU: ANDERSON_TW,
DEMARTINI_EE, ROBERTS_DA NA: UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,INST MARINE SCI,SANTA
BARBARA,CA,93106 MARINE REVIEW COMM RES CTR,ENCINITAS,CA,92024 JN: BULLETIN OF
MARINE SCIENCE, 1989, Vol.44, No.2, pp.681-697
(46) TI: EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL REEF DEPLOYMENT ON NEARBY
RESIDENT FISHES AU: ALEVIZON_WS, GORHAM_JC NA: FLORIDA INST TECHNOL,DEPT BIOL
SCI,150 W UNIV BLVD,MELBOURNE,FL,32901 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1989,
Vol.44, No.2, pp.646-661
(47) TI: FOULING COMMUNITY-DEVELOPMENT ON AN ARTIFICIAL REEF
IN HAWAIIAN WATERS AU: BAILEYBROCK_JH NA: UNIV HAWAII,ZOOL,2538 THE
MALL,HONOLULU,HI,96822 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1989, Vol.44, No.2,
pp.580-591
(48) TI: COLONIZATION OF ARTIFICIAL REEF MATERIALS BY CORALS
AND OTHER SESSILE ORGANISMS AU: FITZHARDINGE_RC, BAILEYBROCK_JH NA: UNIV
HAWAII,DEPT ZOOL,2538 THE MALL,HONOLULU,HI,96822 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE,
1989, Vol.44, No.2, pp.567-579
(49) TI: EFFECT OF CURRENT ON THE SESSILE BENTHIC COMMUNITY
STRUCTURE OF AN ARTIFICIAL REEF AU: BAYNES_TW, SZMANT_AM NA: UNIV CALIF SAN
DIEGO,SCRIPPS INST OCEANOG,A-008,LA JOLLA,CA,92093 UNIV MIAMI,ROSENSTIEL SCH
MARINE & ATMOSPHER SCI,MIAMI,FL,33149 JN: BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 1989,
Vol.44, No.2, pp.545-566
(50) TI: AN ASSESSMENT OF ATLANTIC ARTIFICIAL REEF DEVELOPMENT
AU: MCGURRIN_J NA: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISS,INTERSTATE FISHERY
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS,WASHINGTON,DC,20036 JN: FISHERIES, 1989, Vol.14, No.4,
pp.19-25
(51) TI: ENERGY WASTE STABILIZATION TECHNOLOGY FOR USE IN
ARTIFICIAL REEF CONSTRUCTION AU: SHIEH_CS, DUEDALL_IW, KALAJIAN_EH, ROETHAL_FJ
NA: FLORIDA INST TECHNOL,DEPT CHEM & ENVIRONM ENGN,MELBOURNE,FL,32901
FLORIDA INST TECHNOL,DEPT CIVIL ENGN,MELBOURNE,FL,32901 SUNY STONY BROOK,MARINE
SCI RES CTR,INST WASTE MANAGEMENT,STONY BROOK,NY,11794 JN: ACS SYMPOSIUM SERIES,
1990, Vol.422, pp.328-344 DT: Review
(52) TI: BEHAVIOR OF PAH ASSOCIATED WITH AN ARTIFICIAL REEF
CONSTRUCTED OF COAL AND OIL ASH WASTES AU: FREASE_RA, WINDSOR_JG NA: FLORIDA
INST TECHNOL,DEPT OCEANOG,MELBOURNE,FL,32901 JN: ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 1990, Vol.199, No.APR, pp.119-ENVR DT: Meeting
Abstract
(53) TI: INFLUENCE OF AN ARTIFICIAL REEF ON THE SURROUNDING
INFAUNAL COMMUNITY AU: AMBROSE_RF, ANDERSON_TW NA: UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,INST
MARINE SCI,SANTA BARBARA,CA,93106 JN: MARINE BIOLOGY, 1990, Vol.107, No.1,
pp.41-52
(54) TI: BEHAVIOR OF SELECTED POLYCYCLIC ROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS
ASSOCIATED WITH STABILIZED OIL AND COAL ASH ARTIFICIAL REEF AU: FREASE_RA,
WINDSOR_JG NA: FLORIDA INST TECHNOL,DEPT OCEANOG & OCEAN ENGN,150 W UNIV
BLVD,MELBOURNE,FL,32901 JN: MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, 1991, Vol.22, No.1,
pp.15-19 AB: An experimental artificial reef consisting of oil and coal fly ash
stabilized with cement and lime has been placed in the Atlantic Ocean off the
east central coast of Florida. The oil and fly ash were found to contain levels
of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) similar to a moderately contaminated
sediment. Detectable concentrations of individual PAH ranged from highs in the
oil ash of 1200 and 270 ng g-1 to lows of 250 and 49 ng g-1 in stabilized bricks
for fluoranthane and naphthalene, respectively. The stabilization process used
in the construction of the reef bricks reduced the extractability of PAH from
reef bricks by hot organic solvents. Because of the toxicity of some PAH, there
is concern for leaching of the PAH by seawater from the waste ash used for
construction of the reef. Leaching studies of the reef materials with seawater,
however, indicated PAH are retained within the reef materials and that seawater
is not an effective medium for removing PAH from reef bricks or the ash.
Furthermore, the reef materials were found to adsorb PAH from the seawater
phase. These results indicate that the stabilization of oil ash is an efficient
tool for isolating PAH from environmental circulation. KP: POWER-PLANTS,
SEDIMENTS, ADSORPTION, MARINE, WATER
(55) TI: DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS OF THE RELATIVE NEED FOR
ARTIFICIAL REEFS IN FLORIDA AU: HOLLAND_SM NA: UNIV FLORIDA,DEPT RECREAT PK
& TOURISM,GAINESVILLE,FL,32611 JN: COASTAL MANAGEMENT, 1991, Vol.19, No.2,
pp.219-238 AB: Artificial reef development involves planning from a number of
perspectives including biological, oceanographic, engineering, and social. This
article reviews previous studies and identifies demographic variables that
affect the use of artificial reefs by recreational anglers. An index of relative
demand was created employing eight components: number of coastal country
resident boat anglers, nonresident boat anglers, tourist boat anglers, nonboat
anglers, number of fishing clubs, number of charter/party boats, number of
registered pleasure boats, and the rate of county population growth. By
comparing the magnitude of the index to the number of existing artificial reefs
off of Florida's 35 coastal counties, an estimate of relative need was
graphically portrayed on a state map. Indian River county on the Atlantic coast
and Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Citrus, Levy, Lee, and Charlotte counties on
the central Gulf coast are the areas with the greatest demand relative to
existing reef supply. WA: ARTIFICIAL REEFS, RECREATIONAL DEMAND, RECREATIONAL
FISHING, DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES, FLORIDA
(56) TI: THE ROLE OF MOLLUSKS IN THE FORMATION OF FOULING
COMMUNITY ON SUPPORTS OF OIL PLATFORMS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA LA: Russian AU:
SELIN_NI NA: ACAD SCI USSR,INST MARINE BIOL,INVERTEBRATES ECOL & CULTIVAT
LAB,VLADIVOSTOK 690032,USSR JN: BIOLOGIYA MORYA-MARINE BIOLOGY, 1991, No.4,
pp.90-94 IS: 0134-3475 DT: Note AB: The fouling of oil platforms deployed in the
South China Sea in 1984 and 1986-1988 was investigated in September-October
1988. The structure and distribution of aquatic organisms depend on the time of
exposure of substratum. Unlike the temperate waters of the World Ocean where
bivalves serve as an indicator of a climax state of fouling community (Zevina,
1972), in the tropics an abundant development of molluscs is characteristic of
an intermediate phase preceding the formation of a powerful framework of
artificial reef from shells of dead molluscs and scleractinians.
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