FEMAR
Fisheries Ecosystem Modeling and Assesment Research
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Your generous contribution comes to support our work in assessing the resource status (occurrence, abundance, and spatial distribution), and marine protected area performance for the reef fish communities of the world.
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Dr. Jerald Ault
University of Miami
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida
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Welcome!
Welcome to the website of the Fisheries Ecosystem Modeling and Assessment Research (FEMAR) group at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS).
We offer the necessary tools to fully understand coral reef ecosystems to support policy made by federal, state, and local entities with sound scientific investigations.
Our Fishery Systems Science framework more fully accounts for the dynamic range of cumulative stressors that affect spatial productivity and sustainability of reef fishes, and provides a wider range of management control options for achieving sustainability and optimizing socioeconomic value of the reef fishery.
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In the News
June 1st at 7:30pm on channel 2/WPBT2 the series Changing Seas presents: "No Fish Left Uncounted". An extraordinary look at the coral reef visual census conducted in the Dry Tortugas by Dr. Jerry Ault's team in association with NOAA, FWC and NPS scientists.
On Sunday March 28, Dr. Jerry Ault received the 2010 Capt. Bob Lewis Memorial Award at Miami Billfish Tournament for his body of work in fisheries conservation and sport fishing. Congratulations!
Dr. Ault in the New York Times:
In Florida, the seafood becomes less local
anglers face a double whammy: stricter federal limits and greater restaurant reliance on imported fish.
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Dr. Ault in the Miami Herald:
Barracuda tourney nears, By SUE COCKING
The announcement of a barracuda fishing tournament in July comes at the same time some are worrying about the fish's declining population.
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Research Partners
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