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General Information

File Identifier:	gov.noaa.nodc:0286093
Metadata Date Stamp:	2024-01
Organization:	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Organization Role:	custodian

Identification Information

Title:

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Division of Coastal Resource Management Long-term Marine Monitoring Program: Benthic, Coral, Fish, and Macro-Invertebrate surveys from 2019-03-05 to 2020-09-29 (NCEI Accession 0286093)

Abstract:

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’ Long-term Marine Monitoring Program (LTMMP) has extensively gathered monitoring data across the region. LTMMP divers have collected data from shallow fore reef habitats, seagrass areas, and back reefs. Using a range of survey techniques—such as quadrats, stationary point count (SPC), and belt transects—along three to five 50-meter transects. Quadrats were utilized to assess percent coral and benthic cover, while also enabling the calculation of coral size distribution and diversity. SPCs provided estimates for fish biomass and diversity. In parallel, belt transects were employed to determine macroinvertebrate density and diversity.

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Data Theme

Theme Topics:

Environment and Conservation, Oceans and Estuaries, Biology and Ecology

Spatial Domain

West Bounding Longitude:	145.131154
South Bounding Latitude:	14.11365784
East Bounding Longitude:	145.8147431
North Bounding Latitude:	16.71629268

Data Quality Information

Scope (quality information applies to):

Dataset

Contact Information

Email:	ncei.info@noaa.gov
Contact Website:	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact

Metadata Reference Information

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