The purpose for which these data were collected was to help find areas of high fish density within a coral reef environment. Other reasons to collect the data was to help locate reef fish spawning aggregation sites, obtain target strength values for different reef fish species and determine size frequency distribution of some of these species.
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
- Access_Constraints: None.
- Use_Constraints: Please cite contributors when using this data.
These hydroacoustic data are water column echo data and have not been screened for absolute accuracy. NOAA cannot be held liable for use of these data in a manner other than for perusal of preliminary hydroacoustic data for scientific research on coral reefs ecosystems. Disclaimer - NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.
Please contact the distributor .Data Format Name: *.RAW,*.ECH,*.FSH,*.SUM,*.INT,*.BOT also *.MDB and *.XML. DAT tape data is being converted to *.SMP files but task is not complete. Fees None