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Linking habitat to recruitment: evaluating the importance of pelagic Sargassum to fisheries management in the Gulf of Mexico

Implementing Organization

University of Southern Mississippi

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$1,770,853

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Funding Program

The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 4: NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program

Details

Project Category

Science

Project Actions

Monitoring and Observations

Targeted Resources

Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

Project Description

Sargassum is thought to serve as nursery habitat for recreationally and commercially important fishes in the Gulf of Mexico, such as gray triggerfish and mahi mahi. However, information about the nursery function of Sargassum for juvenile life stages of

Contact

Frank Hernandez
228-818-8800
frank.hernandez@usm.edu
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Project Partners

NOAA

Affiliated Institutions

None

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