An integrated environmental assessment of the St. Thomas East End Reserves (STEER) / editors: Anthony S. Pait, S. Ian Hartwell, Laurie J. Bauer, Dennis A. Apeti, Andrew L. Mason ; prepared by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pait, Anthony S., editor.

Hartwell, S. Ian, editor.

Bauer, Laurie J., editor.

Apeti, Dennis A., editor.

Mason, Andrew L., editor.

Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (U.S.), issuing body.

United States. National Ocean Service, publisher.

Series:

NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 202.

NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 202

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine parks and reserves--United States Virgin Islands--Saint Thomas (Island)--Management.

Marine parks and reserves.

Environmental impact analysis--United States Virgin Islands--Saint Thomas (Island).

Environmental impact analysis.

Watershed management--United States Virgin Islands--Saint Thomas (Island).

Watershed management.

Watersheds--Effect of pollution on--United States Virgin Islands--Saint Thomas (Island).

Watersheds.

Coral reef management--United States Virgin Islands--Saint Thomas (Island).

Coral reef management.

Coral reef conservation--United States Virgin Islands--Saint Thomas (Island).

Coral reef conservation.

Marine parks and reserves--Management.

United States Virgin Islands--Saint Thomas (Island).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 219 pages) : PDF file, color illustrations, color maps ; 14 MB

Place of Publication:

Silver Spring, Md. : U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, [2016]

Summary:

"The St. Thomas East End Reserves, or STEER, is a collection of Marine Reserves and Wildlife Sanctuaries (MRWS) located on the southeastern end of the island of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. With an area of approximately 9.6 km2, the STEER contains extensive mangroves and seagrass beds, along with coral reefs, lagoons and cays. Within the surrounding watershed are numerous marinas and hotels/resorts, a landfill serving both St. Thomas and St. John, an EPA Superfund site, residential areas with individual sewage treatment systems, and in the nearshore environment live-aboard and derelict boats, all of which can be sources of pollution to the STEER. Discussions with environmental managers from the USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) at a meeting in 2009 highlighted the STEER as a priority area. It was noted during these discussions that the input of pollutants to the STEER, many from land-based sources of pollution (LBSP) were thought to be impacting the health of the natural resources living there. DPNR managers also noted there were significant data and information gaps, particularly in terms of the chemical contaminants present, their concentrations, effects, along with the overall health of the biological communities within the STEER. To address these needs, NOAA/NCCOS' Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) worked with DPNR and other local partners to design a project that was subsequently funded by NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), to develop an integrated chemical and biological characterization of the STEER. Partners in the project included the USVI DPNR Divisions of Coastal Zone Management, Fish and Wildlife, and Environmental Protection, along with the University of the Virgin Islands, and The Nature Conservancy"--Executive Summary. [doi:10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-202 (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-202)]

Notes:

"October 2016."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from online resource (viewed on January 23, 2017).

Other Format:

Print version: Integrated environmental assessment of the St. Thomas East End Reserves (STEER)

OCLC:

969905098

Publisher Number:

doi:10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-202