A multi-site comparison on mesophotic reefs from Mona Island, PR to St. Croix, USVI Sponsor: Caribbean Coral Reef Institute, University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Collaboration: NOAA/NCCOS Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Funding: NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Vessel: M/V Spree, a 100-ft commercial dive vessel The Players Richard Appeldoorn- ROV operations and project PI, shallow diver…
A multi-site comparison on mesophotic reefs from Mona Island, PR to St. Croix, USVI Sponsor: Caribbean Coral Reef Institute, University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Collaboration: Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research and Technology and the University of North Carolina – Wilmington Funding: NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Vessel: M/V Spree, a 100-ft commercial…
A multi-site comparison on mesophotic reefs from Mona Island, PR to St. Croix, USVI by Orian Tzadik Jan 9th 2010 – We EmbarkLocation: Mayaguez The project we are starting today opens a new page in the exploration of mesophotic coral reef ecosystems. These are systems that exist on the limit of the conventional photosynthetic zone…