Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure--Long Island

ARMS is a systematic, consistent and comparable method to monitor cryptic reef diversity over space and time.This project has been done by NOAA in many places of the world. This is the first ARMS that deploy at the Northeastern coast of US.

Purposes:
-Provides a standard method for taxonomic and molecular analysis to assess invertebrate biodiversity
-Improves ability to measure/monitor diversity of cryptic organisms globally over time
-Enhances ecosystem-based management
-Increases ability to monitor/predict ecological impacts of global climate change, particularly ocean warming and acidification less ↑