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Deepwater Canyon Study Among Projects Given Prestigious DOI Partners in Conservation Award
The multiagency project “Atlantic Canyons – Pathways to the Abyss” is a recipient of the 2013 U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Partners in Conservation Award. The Atlantic Canyons study used the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason II and other cutting-edge tools to investigate the ecology of deepwater canyons off the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast. Little was previously known about these submarine canyons, which are pathways for nutrients, sediments, and pollutants from the continental shelf to the deep sea. (See related Sound Waves articles on “Life in the Abyss” and “Coral Gardens.”) Study participants come from 17 organizations, including the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), several universities, private firms, and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Principal USGS members are Colleen Charles (coordinator of the Terrestrial, Freshwater, and Marine Environments Program, Outer Continental Shelf), Amanda Demopoulos (USGS project chief), and Cheryl Morrison, Christina Kellogg, and Nancy Prouty (project scientists).
The Atlantic Canyons study was one of 20 partnerships recognized in 2013 from the nine bureaus of DOI. The awards recognize public-private partnerships that have achieved exemplary conservation results through cooperation and community engagement. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell presented the awards January 16, 2014, in Washington, D.C. “The Department of the Interior is proud to recognize the accomplishments of those who are innovating and collaborating in ways that address today’s complex conservation and stewardship challenges,” Secretary Jewell said at the awards ceremony. “These partnerships represent the gold standard for how Interior is doing business across the nation to power our future, strengthen tribal nations, conserve and enhance America’s great outdoors, and engage the next generation.” Additional award-winning projects that include the USGS as a partner are:
Read a complete list of award winners in the DOI press release.
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in this issue:
Using Scenarios to Improve Resilience to Major Storms USGS Deploys Oceanographic Gear Offshore of Fire Island
Deep-Sea Corals Record Human Impact on Mississippi River Basin Nitrate Levels in the Mississippi River, Illinois River USGS Scientist Examines Foraminifera Collected from Remote Clipperton Island
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