About Michael Berumen Michael Berumen Professor, Marine Science Education Profile Ph.D. Marine Biology, James Cook University, Australia, 2007 B.S. (summa cum laude), Zoology, University of Arkansas, 2001 Research Interests Larval connectivity and dispersal of reef fishes Movement ecology of reef organisms Biodiversity and evolutionary biology of Red Sea fauna Selected Publications Berumen, M & M Pratchett. Recovery without resilience: Persistent disturbance and long-term shifts in the structure of fish and coral communities at Tiahura Reef, Moorea. Coral Reefs 25: 647-653, 2006. Almany, G, M Berumen, S Thorrold, S Planes, & G Jones. Local Events Presented Events May 7 - May 13, 2023 The future of coral reef monitoring Michael Berumen, Professor, Marine Science May 8, 09:45 - 10:15 B18 Fellowship Hall Featured Sessions Marine Robotics Mapping SLAM Computer Vision for Automation Distributed Robot Systems Abstract Saudi Arabia is undertaking an unprecedented development along its Red Sea coast, including launching multiple "GigaProjects", with ambitions to be a major ecotourism destination. At the same time, the country has committed to the highest levels of protection for the natural environment and 'regenerative tourism' approaches that will improve the quality of the targeted habitats. Of particular focus are the Kingdom's numerous coral reefs, renowned for their biodiversity. Traditional approaches for monitoring the health of coral reefs are difficult to scale up sufficiently to meet the
The future of coral reef monitoring Michael Berumen, Professor, Marine Science May 8, 09:45 - 10:15 B18 Fellowship Hall Featured Sessions Marine Robotics Mapping SLAM Computer Vision for Automation Distributed Robot Systems Abstract Saudi Arabia is undertaking an unprecedented development along its Red Sea coast, including launching multiple "GigaProjects", with ambitions to be a major ecotourism destination. At the same time, the country has committed to the highest levels of protection for the natural environment and 'regenerative tourism' approaches that will improve the quality of the targeted habitats. Of particular focus are the Kingdom's numerous coral reefs, renowned for their biodiversity. Traditional approaches for monitoring the health of coral reefs are difficult to scale up sufficiently to meet the
