Research at the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab
Research projects are listed below, with funders.
Mapping and Visualization
(Sloan Foundation, National Science Foundation) Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations- geospatial archive of marine mammals,seabirds and sea turtles, part of the Ocean Biogeographic Information System Project
Census of Marine Life Mapping & Scientific Visualization (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation)
ESRI Marine Data Model
Marine Ecosystem-based Management
the David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Marine Ecosystem-based Management Tool Innovation Fund A grants program to develop software tools for coastal and marine management
Marine Geospatial Ecology Tools An open source programming library designed for researchers and GIS analysts who work with spatially-explicit ecological and oceanographic data.
Conservation Planning
TNC Marine Ecoregional Planning
State of the World's Turtles (SWOT) with Conservation International
Fisheries
Bycatch, the unintended capture of species in fishing gear, is a global problem. Project GloBAL is a research initiative designed to assess the impact of fisheries bycatch on marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles worldwide, working toward the larger goal of reducing fisheries bycatch of these vulnerable species and promoting sustainable fisheries.