BREAM - FY2009 Research Summary
Staff: Chief Scientist: Thaddeus J. T. Murdoch, PhD Laboratory Manager: Jessie Hallett, BSc Dive Safety Officer: Robert Fisher, BFA, PADI dive instructor Volunteers: Ian Murdoch; Judie Clee; Jamie Rosser; Peter Hopkin Interns 2009: ACP: Brittany Huntington (RSMAS); Anke Moesinger (DISL) OTEP: Katherine Yates (York) GSEP: Claire Grenfell Visiting Scientists Matt Ajemian, Dauphin Island Sea Lab (BZS: Clee fellowship) Brief Summary Headed by Bermudian Dr. Thaddeus Murdoch, the BREAM: (Bermuda Reef Ecosystem Assessment and Mapping) Programme exists to produce and support multidisciplinary studies of Bermuda’s marine environment and to promote its care. Key to these endeavors is the use of rigorous assessment methodologies, data management, statistical analysis, and habitat mapping using geographic information systems (GIS). BREAM projects in 2009 to date include: · OTEP-funded assessment of most Buoyed Dive Site MPAs · Coral transplantation from wreck near Heritage Wharf, Dockyard · Basel...