NOAA Point Shapefile - 100m2 Fish Density of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, United States, R/V Manta, Shallow Dive Cruise, 2012, WGS84
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Center for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research (CCFHR)
- Publication_Date: Unpublished material
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NOAA Point Shapefile - 100m2 Fish Density of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, United States, R/V Manta, Shallow Dive Cruise, 2012, WGS84
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- Publication_Place: Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
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NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
- Online_Linkage: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
- Online_Linkage: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=44
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- Abstract:
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The design of this field mission is three fold: (1) to spatially characterize the distribution, abundance and size of both reef fishes and macro invertebrates within and around the waters of the Flower Gardens National Marine Sanctuary, (2) to relate this information to in-situ data collected on associated habitat parameters and (3) to use hydroacoustics technologies for a comprehensive assessment of East and West Bank. This information collected will be used to evaluate the utility of an experimental fishing closure on one of the most pristine reefs under US jurisdiction in the tropical Western Atlantic. Data collected during this mission (pre-closure) will provide baseline information necessary to evaluate closure efficacy and assess whether the closure should become permanent.
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1. To design and implement a mobile fisheries sonar survey in concert with multibeam echosounder hydrographic surveys to assess and map fish densities and biomass within and outside proposed management zones.2. To assess distribution of fish densities relative to management and ecological reserve boundaries and other differences that may be associated with management zones and habitat types, particularly as fish distributions relate to movements between habitat types.3. To assess the extent of fish density distributions in comparison with ROV surveys and fish community assessments.
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- Beginning_Date: 20120904
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- Ending_Date: 20120907
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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Baseline assessment of fish and benthic communities of the Flower Garden Banks
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- Theme_Keyword: Fisheries Acoustics
- Theme_Keyword: Hydrographic Acoustics
- Theme_Keyword: Fish Survey
- Theme_Keyword: Splitbeam Sonar
- Theme_Keyword: 38kHz
- Theme_Keyword: Simard
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- Theme_Keyword: Reef
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- Theme_Keyword: ES60
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Acoustics > Acoustic Attenuation/Transmission > Bioacoustics > Fishes
- Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Water Column Habitat
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- Theme_Keyword: Environmental Monitoring
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword: Flower Garden National Marine Sanctuary
- Place_Keyword: Flower Garden Banks
- Place_Keyword: East Flower Garden Banks
- Place_Keyword: West Flower Garden Banks
- Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Flower Garden Banks > East Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0001)
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Flower Garden Banks > West Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0002)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Texas > East Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0001)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Texas > West Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0002)
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Nation Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research (CCFHR), Applied Ecology and Restoration Research Branch
- Contact_Person: Chris Taylor
- Contact_Position: Ecologist
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 101 Pivers Island Road
- City: Beaufort
- State_or_Province: North Carolina
- Postal_Code: 28516
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 2527283595
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chris.taylor@noaa.gov
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The fish acoustic data is for the East and West Banks for the Flower Garden National Marine Sanctuary. Surveyed predefined areas of the sanctuary in a variety of habitats. The scientific echosounder was calibrated using standard calibrations techniques(FOOTE et. al. 1981). All data was scrutinized and edited for bad data returns. Applied a tracking algorithmic to detect fish in the water column. All data analyses were conducted using Echoview 5.1 software.
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Acoustic data was collected aboard the R/V Manta using ES120-7C splitbeam transducer. The Kongsberg ES120-7C transducer was pole mounted aboard the R/V Manta. Kongsberg ES transceivers and Simard ES60 software was used in the data acquisition.
- Process_Date: 2012
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Echoview 5.2 was used in this step of the data processing. The EK60 .raw file format was edited for erroneous ping returns and acoustic noise. Fish were track using a tracking algorithm and the fish tracks were export in a .csv format.
- Process_Date: 2012
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An acoustic processing script(V6.4) was used to calculate the density and size of fish through out the water column. Then projected(WGS84) in 100 square meter resolution ESRI shapefile.
- Process_Date: 2012
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Arc Catalog was used to merge the daily shapefiles into one cruise shapefile. Metadata was added using arc catalog.
- Process_Date: 2012
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- Entity_Type_Label: Shallow2012_merge
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Fish Distribution in the Flower Gardens Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Fish are in 100 square meter resolution and divided into three categories: Small Fish(<11cm), Medium Fish(between 11cm to 29cm), and Large Fish(>29cm).
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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The angular distance north or south of the earth's equator, measured in degrees. The center point of the 100 meter squared intervals.
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The angular distance East or West from the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees. The center point of the 100 meter squared intervals.
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Average Size of Medium Fish between 11cm and 29cm in a given interval
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Density of Medium Size Fish(between11cm and 29cm) in a given interval
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Average distance above the bottom of the fish within a given interval
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