Research and Monitoring Workshop

Ecosystem Management in the South Atlantic Region

November 16-18, 2005

Town and Country Inn and Conference Center
2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, South Carolina 29407
(800) 334-6660 or (843) 571-1000 / Fax (843) 766-9444

List of Participants

Development of Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the South Atlantic Region

• Evolution to Ecosystem Management in the South Atlantic Region -- Roger Pugliese, SAFMC download pdf
• Support tools: Habitat and Ecosystem Homepage and IMS -- Tina Udouj, FWRI download pdf
  • Visit the Council's Internet Mapping System 
• Ecosystem-based Approach to Fisheries Management: Getting Beyond the Conceptual Phase -- Chad Hanson, FWC download pdf

Calculate and characterize landings, effort, catch location, discards, and bycatch:

Stock Assessment and Research  on SAFMC Managed Species

• SEDAR -- John Carmichael, SAFMC download pdf
  • Data, Research and Monitoring Needs for Stock Assessment in the South Atlantic Region 
• Discard Rates and Release Outcomes for Size-regulated Species in the North Carolina Commercial Reef Fishery -- Paul Rudershausen, NC State University download pdf
• Characterization of Commercial Reef Fish Catch and Bycatch off the SE coast of the U.S. -- Jessica Stephen, SCDNR download pdf
• ACCSP -- Shannon Bettridge, ACCSP download pdf
  • Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program

Describe habitat needs of different life history stages for all managed species:

Fishery-Independent Regional Research 

• SCDNR Research and Monitoring: Habitat Needs of Different Life History Stages of Managed Reef Species -- George Sedberry and Patrick Harris, SCDNR download pdf
  • Status of the Stocks Report 2004   
• SEAMAP-SA (SouthEast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program - South Atlantic) Shallow Water Trawl Survey -- Jeanne Boylan, SCDNR download pdf
  • SEAMAP 5-year plan

Fishery-Independent State Research

• Fishery Independent Surveys for Finfish and Shrimp - North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries Division of Marine Fisheries -- Katy West, NCDMF download pdf
• South Carolina Fishery-Independent Research: An Ecosystem View -- Dale Theiling, SCDNR download pdf
• Georgia Fishery Independent Surveys - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Resources Division -- Patrick Geer, GDNR download pdf

Habitat and Ecosystem Research 

• Fishing Impacts on EFH -- David Dale, NOAA Fisheries download pdf
  • Review of Fishing Gear and Potential Impacts on EFH (Barnette 2001)   
• Non-Fishing Impacts to EFH -- Kay Davy, NOAA Fisheries download pdf
• Inter-jurisdictional Habitat Research Needs - Julie Nygard, ASMFC download pdf
  • ASMFC Habitat Page
• Coral Reef Conservation Program -- Liz Fairey, NOAA Fisheries download pdf
  • Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program 
• Southeast Florida Coral Reef Local Action Strategy -  Kay Davy, NOAA Fisheries download pdf
  • SE Florida Coral Reef Initative 
  • Southeast Florida Local Action Strategy
  • Southeast Florida Local Action Strategy Factsheet
  • SEFSC Coral Reef Research page
  • SEFSC Coral Reef Research Plan FY01-05

Protected Species Research 

• The Council's Role in Protected Species' Conservation -- Margaret Murphy, SAFMC download pdf 
• Southeast Fisheries Science Center Protected Resources and Biodiversity Research -- Joan Browder, SAFMC download pdf
  • SEFSC Protected Species and Biodiversity page
• Update: Ogeechee River Sturgeon Population Assessment and Restoration Efforts-2004 -- Ellie Sukkestad et al., Fort Stewart Fish and Wildlife download pdf
• South Atlantic Migratory Bird Initiative -- Craig Watson, USFWS
  

Develop a conceptual model of the food web:

Food Web Modeling in the South Atlantic Region

• Using Ecosystem Modeling for Fisheries Management: Where are We? -- Villy Christensen, University of British Columbia download pfd
  • Ecopath with Ecosim Homepage
  • South Atlantic Strawman Model
  • Incorporating the Ecopath Modeling Approach into United States Fisheries Management
       

Trophic Characterization of EFH-HAPCs

• Trophic Characterization of the Charleston Bump -- Sarah Goldman, College of Charleston, and George Sedberry, SCDNR download pdf
• Towards Elucidating the Role of Larval Fish in the Planktonic Food Web -- Joel Llopiz and Robert Cowen, University of Miami download pdf

Approaches to Ecosystem Modeling in the South Atlantic Region

• Habitat Suitability Modeling: Linking Fish and Invertebrate Data to Estuarine and Marine Habitats In Florida -- Peter Rubec and Jesse Lewis, FWRI download pdf
• Applications of Optimization Algorithms and Habitat Models for Marine Ecoregional and Marine Ecosystem-based Management -- Pat Halpin and Michael Coyne, Duke University download pdf   
• Practical Approaches to Ecosystem-based Management -- Joshua Sladek Nowlis, NOAA SEFSC and Kristin Kleisner, University of Miami dowlnoad pdf
• The Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Ecosystem Model in support of an Ecosystem-based Approach to Fisheries Management -- Howard Townsend, NOAA Cheseapeake bay Office download pdf
• A Biophysical Lagrangian Model of Larval Dispersal Kernels from Spawning Aggregations in the Caribbean -- Claire Paris, University of Miami download pdf

Define the geographical boundaries of the ecosystem, including characterization of its biological, chemical and physical dynamics:

Mapping and Habitat Characterization

• Habitat Characterization and Mapping -- Andrew Shepard, NURC-UNCW download pdf
  • NOAA Ocean Exploration, NURC-UNCW

 Research in National Marine Sanctuaries

• Mapping the Benthic Habitats of Gray's Reef -- Greg McFall et al, GRNMS download pdf
• Benthic and Contaminant Studies at GRNMS and Nearby Shelf Waters of the SAB -- Jeff Hyland and Cynthia Cooksey, NOAA/CCEHBR download pdf

Artificial Reef Research

• South Carolina Marine Artificial Reef Program -- Mel Bell, SCDNR download pdf

Establish long-term monitoring:

Ocean Observing Systems and Fisheries Oceanography in South Atlantic Region 

• SEACOOS and Fisheries Oceanography -- Karen Edwards, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill download pdf
  • SEACOOS -- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• The Carolinas Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction System (CARO-COOPS) -- Rebecca Shuford et al., University of South Carolina download pdf
  • Caro-COOPS --USC Baruch Institute
• Physics to Fish: Using Coastal Observations to Identify Ecosystem Conditions, Responses and Linkages - Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program -- Lynn Leonard et al. University of North Carolina at Wilmington download pdf
  • CORMP -- University of North Carolina at Wilmington
• SABSOON – Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
• Using High Resolution Coastal Ocean Simulations in Relation to Ecosystem-based Management -- Jerome Fiechter et al., University of Miami download pdf
  •  EFSIS - RSMAS
• Institute for Marine Remote Sensing, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida: Contributions to COOS -- Carrie Wall, University of South Florida download pdf

Develop indices of ecosystem health:

Indicators of Ecosystem Health

• South Carolina’s Approach for Assessing Estuarine Ecosystem Health Using Integrated Indices of Condition -- Bob Van Dolah, SCDNR download pdf
  •  SCECAP - SCDNR 
• EPA Southeast Coastal Condition Report - EPA
• Carolinian Marine Ecoregional Assessment -- Dan Dorfman, The Nature Conservancy download pdf

Restoration Research

• South Florida Ecosystem Restoration: Development of Ecological Indicators and Performance Measures -- Joan Browder, NOAA SEFSC download pdf

Existing Research and Monitoring Plans in the South Atlantic download pdf

• Oculina Research and Monitoring (In Oculina Evaluation Plan) 
• Deepwater Coral Research and Monitoring Plan (under development)
• Sargassum Research and Monitoring Plan (under development)
• Ocean Observing Systems to Support Fisheries Oceanography Research (under development)
• Habitat Characterization and Mapping Strategy to Support the Coral, Coral Reef and Live/Hard Bottom Fishery Management Plan (under development)