Isla Mar Research Expeditions 2016 | Page 6

Pr oj ec t s

with New & Past Partners

Island W ide

From July to December , we contributed to the bi-annual NOAA project designed to monitor coral reef health in the US and US Caribbean . Our first time participating in this project was in 2014 , but this year we engaged with our colleagues HJR Reefscaping to help plan and coordinate the project as well . We conducted surveys to assess fish assemblages and coral diversity in areas like Mona Island , Desecheo Island , Salinas , Ponce , La Parguera and Cabo Rojo . We look forward to continuing this effort in the future and are thankful for the opportunity to contribute to such an important initiative .

NOAA Nat ional Cor al Reef Monit or ing Pr ogr am