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MISSION RESOURCES TEACHER RESOURCE Dive Data Oct.13 [ Excel Spreadsheet ] Dive Data Oct.15 [ Excel Spreadsheet ] EDUCATION AND OUTREACH Treasures of the Deep - Deep Water Corals of the South Atlantic and Oculina Bank A Local Resource Workshop for Teachers On Saturday, September 17, 2005, at Dixie Crossroads Seafood Restaurant in Titusville, Florida, twenty-one secondary school educators from three counties along the central eastern coast of Florida participated in a one-day workshop entitled "Treasures of the Deep - Deep Water Corals of the South Atlantic and Oculina Bank: A Local Resource Workshop for Teachers". The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), along with the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC) and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI), presented information about deep water coral ecosystems, the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC), research and monitoring efforts, and educational materials for classroom use. Additionally, workshop participants provided input on various deep water coral outreach and education activities, including the Port Day on October 12, 2005 following this expedition to the Oculina Bank. Participants received new curriculum and educational resources, conducted activities related to oceanographic exploration, and gained further understanding of the importance of this unique deep water habitat. Treasures of the Deep Lesson Plans (Adobe PDF file format - download Acrobat Reader)
OCULINA BANKS VIDEO FOOTAGE Florida's Oculina Coral Reefs: A National Treasure in Peril [running time 10:30]  Quicktime
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Oculina Overview Video Clip [running time 00:50] Quicktime
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WEBSITES - Oculina Deep-sea Coral Reefs and Related Coral Information @Sea - Exploring Our Ocean Frontiers Restoring the Oculina Bank...Continues, March, 2001 - Oculina Video Footage Florida Today - Scientists brainstorm reef safety Article by Jim Waymer, Florida Today, June 30, 2005 Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution - Oculina Feature Story Marine Protected Areas of the United States What Is an MPA? - Oculina Experimental Closed Area - Experimental Oculina Research Reserve Slide Show National Undersea Research Center- University of NC, Wilmington NOAA - CoRIS - Coral Reef Information System Coral Reef Conservation Program State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2005 National Undersea Research Program A Particular Concern: Protecting Deep-Sea Corals NOAA's Aquarius Teachers and Students Lesson Plans Office of Ocean Exploration Islands in the Stream 2002-Explorign Underwater Oases Ocean News Television Stories seen on Fast Focus on PBS Oculina Gallery - Images from NURC-UNCW Oculina Coral Reefs off East Florida Project Oceanica, College of Charleston - 2002 Oculina Mission - 2003 Oculina Mission Smithsonian Marine Station at Ft. Pierce - Species Inventory South Atlantic Fishery Management Council - Internet Map Server - Ten-year Strategic Plan for the Oculina Bank University of North Carolina, Wilmington Oculina Habitat Area of Particular Concern- An Interactive GIS U.S. Coral Reef Task Force USGS - Oculina Bank - Geology of a Deep-Water Coral Reef Habitat off Florida |
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