The monitoring projects in the following inventory take place in or around Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. Projects are conducted by either Sanctuary staff or by our partners. Summary information is presented for each.
For more information about the monitoring activities at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, please click here, and review the Sanctuary Condition Report.
Acoustically monitor fish to determine how long managed fish species (red snapper, gag grouper, and scamp grouper) are resident in the sanctuary.
Invertebrate Disturbance Assessment
Lead
Georgia Southern University
Objective
Monitor cleared plots of substrate for recruitment, colonization and succession of invertebrates; determine how long it will take recruits to re-establish on damaged areas of substrate.
Water Quality Monitoring
Lead
Dr. Marc E. Frischer (Skidaway Institute of Oceanography)
Objective
Monitor physical parameters of water quality, including conductivity, temperature, depth, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll and turbidity.
Coast Guard Overflight Monitoring
Lead
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
Objective
Monitor marine mammals, sea turtles and boat positions in the sanctuary.
Fish Monitoring
Lead
NOAA Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment
Objective
Monitoring of reef-associated fishes in different habitat types within the sanctuary; data used to couple biology to geological features.
Invertebrate Monitoring
Lead
NOAA Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment
Objective
Monitoring of invertebrates in different habitat types within the sanctuary; data used to couple biology to geological features.
