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Federal
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Benthic Habitat, Key Benthic Species, including Marine Debris Sightings, of the U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2000 to 2012
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The towed-diver method is used to conduct benthic surveys, assessing large-scale disturbances (e.g., bleaching) and quantifying benthic components such as habitat... -
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Benthic Habitat, Key Benthic Species, and Marine Debris Sightings of the Hawaiian Archipelago in 2016
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The towed-diver method is used to conduct benthic surveys, assessing large-scale disturbances (e.g., bleaching) and quantifying benthic components such as habitat... -
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Baseline assessment of benthic communities of the Flower Garden Banks (2010 - present): 2011
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The proposed work develop baseline information on fish and benthic communities within the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS). Surveys will employ... -
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La Parguera, Puerto Rico (2001 - Present) and Guanica, Puerto Rico (2012) benthic habitat assessment and monitoring data: 2012
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This fish and benthic composition database is the result of a multifaceted effort described below. The intent of this work is five fold: 1) To spatially characterize... -
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Environmental Monitoring of Coral Bleaching and Disease in the Hawaiian Islands: assessment of coral reef communities in Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu of the Main Hawaiian Islands from March 8, 2010 to November 8, 2011 using the Line-point Intercept (LPI) method
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This data package contains coral reef community composition data gathered during Line-Point-Intercept (LPI) surveys around the islands of Maui, Hawaii, and Oahu of... -
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver surveys of benthic habitats, key benthic species, and marine debris of American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The visual estimate data provided in this collection were gathered during towed-diver surveys around American Samoa. During towed-diver surveys, the diver records the... -
Federal
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver surveys of benthic habitat, key benthic species, and marine debris of the Pacific Remote Island Areas
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The visual estimate data provided in this collection were gathered during towed-diver surveys around the Pacific Remote Island Areas. During towed-diver surveys, the... -
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Benthic Community Characterization on Shallow (less than 30m) Hardbottom Shelf Habitats in St. Croix, USVI. A preliminary field survey to assess operational and logistical approaches to implement the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) in the USVI.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Reef fish populations are a conspicuous and essential component of USVI coral reef ecosystems. Yet despite their importance, striking population and community level... -
Federal
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic communities in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Data provided in this collection were gathered within the FGBNMS as part of NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)-led missions in collaboration with... -
Federal
St. Croix, USVI Benthic Composition Assessment and Monitoring Data (2002 - Present)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This fish and benthic composition database is the result of a multifaceted effort described below. The intent of this work is five fold: 1) To spatially characterize... -
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Puerto Rico Long-Term Coral Reef Monitoring Program database compilation: substrate cover percent, octocoral colony counts, macro invertebrate densities, fish densities, and fish biomass from 1999 to 2025 (NCEI Accession 0204647)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Puerto Rico Coral Reef Monitoring Program data files include all raw data (by transect) for 86 stations where substrate cover by sessile-benthic categories and... -
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver surveys of benthic habitats, key benthic species, and marine debris of the Hawaiian Archipelago
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The visual estimate data provided in this collection were gathered during towed-diver surveys around the Hawaiian Archipelago. During towed-diver surveys, the diver... -
Federal
Biogeographic Characterization of Benthic Composition within the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (2006 - 2007)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The overarching goal of this collaboration was to provide the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) staff with information on biogeographic patterns... -
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Characterization of benthic habitats within St. Thomas East End Reserve (STEER), USVI
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NCCOS' Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) is working closely with a number of divisions in the USVI DPNR (e.g., Divisions of Fish and Wildlife and... -
Federal
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic communities in Puerto Rico
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Benthic survey data provided in this collection of datasets were gathered around Puerto Rico as part of NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)-led... -
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Eastern Tropical Pacific Coral Reefs Resilience to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events from 2016-04-18 to 2018-08-17 (NCEI Accession 0191126)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Physical parameters and coral response data were used to assess coral reef resilience off the Eastern Pacific coast after the 2014-2015 El Niño Southern Oscillation... -
Federal
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic communities in the Florida Reef Tract
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Benthic survey data provided in this collection of datasets are from three (3) distinct regions along the Florida reef tract; 1) Dry Tortugas, 2) Florida Keys from... -
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Integrated ecosystem assessment of Vieques, Puerto Rico Benthic Composition Assessment and Monitoring Data
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This fish and benthic composition database is the result of a multifaceted effort described below.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA)... -
Federal
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic communities in the U.S. Virgin Islands
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Data provided in this dataset were collected around the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) as part of NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)-led missions in... -
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St. Croix, USVI Land-sea characterization of East End Marine Park to evaluate zones and support management plan review: 2011 benthic habitat assessment
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This fish and benthic composition database is the result of a multifaceted effort described below. The intent of this work is five fold: 1) To spatially characterize...