"This monitoring work plan is a key component of Culebra's Land-based Sources of Pollution (LBSP) Ridge to Reef Monitoring Program aimed at providing standardized guidelines and methods to monitor changes in land-based pollutant loads, nearshore land-base...
Culebra Cabra Watershed Water Quality Monitoring Work Plan
"This monitoring work plan is a key component of Culebra's Land-based Sources of Pollution (LBSP) Ridge to Reef Monitoring Program aimed at providing standardized guidelines and methods to monitor changes in land-based pollutant loads, nearshore land-base...
Sediment volume accumulated at unpaved dirt road stabilization projects on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico from 2023-09-05 to 2024-05-28 (NCEI Accession 0302262)
These data provide estimates of sediment accumulation at a number dirt road stabilization projects where Best Management Practices (i.e. sediment retention ponds, check dams, and crossdrains) were implemented to reduce terrigenous runoff and other land-ba...
"This monitoring work plan is a key component of Culebra's Land-based Sources of Pollution (LBSP) Ridge to Reef Monitoring Program aimed at providing standardized guidelines and methods to monitor changes in land-based pollutant loads, nearshore land-base...
Water quality surveys in Culebra: human dietary tracers—caffeine and sucralose—concentrations from 2023-05-03 to 2024-05-21 (NCEI Accession 0309236)
This record describes water quality human dietary tracer concentration metrics collected monthly between May 2023 to May 2024 to provide reference data of nearshore water quality on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico. The water quality monitoring was cond...
Culebra Nearshore Water Quality Monitoring Program Work Plan
"This monitoring work plan is a key component of Culebra's Land-based Sources of Pollution (LBSP) Ridge to Reef Monitoring Program aimed at providing standardized guidelines and methods to monitor changes in land-based pollutant loads, nearshore land-base...
"This document provides coastal resource managers and practitioners with a suite of recommended metrics and techniques to support the collection of robust monitoring data of land-based sources of pollution (LBSP) stressors, exposure, and habitat responses...
Comprehensive seagrass community structure and demography from transect surveys conducted in 2014 and 2022 in Culebra Island, Caribbean Sea (NCEI Accession 0301897)
This dataset provides seagrass habitat metrics collected in 2014 and 2022 at 13 monitoring stations in Ensenada Honda and Puerto Manglar in the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico, as part of Culebra's Ridge-to-Reef Monitoring and Evaluation Framework to asses...
Quantification of epiphyte biomass accumulation on artificial seagrass leaves in Culebra, Puerto Rico, from surveys conducted from 2023-08-07 to 2024-02-05 (NCEI Accession 0306699)
This record provides estimates of epiphyte biomass accumulation (mg/cm2/day) on artificial seagrass leaves at 13 monitoring stations in Ensenada Honda and Puerto Manglar in the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
Appendix 1. Culebra LBSP Ridge-to-reef monitoring; instrument, equipment, and supplies budget list
"This is an appendix document for the 'Culebra LBSP Ridge to Reef Monitoring Program' document and the associated work plans within it. It contains a budget list outlining the instruments, equipment, and supplies needed for each project in the LBSP Monito...
Water quality surveys in Culebra: comprehensive assessment of inorganic nutrient concentrations 2023-05-03 to 2024-05-21 (NCEI Accession 0306499)
This record describes water quality inorganic nutrient concentration metrics collected monthly between May 2023 to May 2024 to provide reference data of nearshore and watershed water quality on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico. The water quality monitor...
Culebra is a small island off the northeast coast of Puerto Rico. It is home to 1,900 residents and is 11.6 square miles in area including the small adjacent uninhabited islands of Culebrita, Cayo Norte and Luis Peña. Culebra is a destination for tourism...
Culebra LBSP Best Management Practices Implementation Inventory and Condition Monitoring Work Plan
"This monitoring work plan is a key component of Culebra's Land-based Sources of Pollution (LBSP) Ridge to Reef Monitoring Program aimed at providing standardized guidelines and methods to monitor changes in land-based pollutant loads, nearshore land-base...
Sediment accumulation rates and constituents in Culebra, Puerto Rico from sediment trap monitoring surveys conducted from 2022-08-30 to 2024-02-06 (NCEI Accession 0306180)
This record provides sediment trap monitoring data collected periodically between 30 August 2023 and 6 February 2024 at 13 nearshore monitoring stations on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico, as part of Culebra's Ridge-to-Reef Monitoring and Evaluation Fr...
Assessing the impacts of the invasive seagrass, Halophila stipulacea, and two major hurricanes on the distribution of native seagrass communities of Culebra Island, Puerto Rico
"This study was funded by the Coral Reef Conservation Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to better understand the distribution of the invasive seagrass, Halophila stipulacea, in Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. A total of 200 sites...
Project: Monitoring and Adaptive LBSP Management on Culebra, PR: Install LBSP Management Corrective Actions PO 357 Cerro Balcon Paved Road Segment
"Combining several funding sources, Protectores de Cuencas (PDC) set out to pave a 0.25-mile segment on Cerro Balcon Road in Culebra, Puerto Rico. This segment has all the characteristics of a high-maintenance segment, including a slope of over 20 percent...
Monitoring and Evaluation of Land-Based Sources of Pollution Management on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico: Outcomes and Recommendations
"This document summarizes the outcomes of an Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Framework to assess the effectiveness of NOAA's management of land-based sources of pollution (LBSP) on Culebra Island. Within this Framework, the cumulative progress of sit...
Velocity Data collected from moored Hull-Mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers positioned in Vieques Sound and Virgin Passage in the US Caribbean
Velocity data were collected from Hull-Mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers moored across Virgin Passage between Culebra, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, USVI, and across Vieques Sound, between Culebra, Puerto Rico and Vieques, Puerto Rico (US Caribbean...
"Culebra is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico located approximately 17 miles (27 km) east of the Puerto Rican mainland and 12 miles (19 km) west of St. Thomas with a total area of 7,000 acres (including the cays). Much of the island and its surroundin...
Water quality surveys in Culebra: comprehensive assessment of physical and chemical water characteristics from 2023-02-08 to 2025-01-13 (NCEI Accession 0305617)
This record provides physical, chemical, and pathogenic bacteria water quality metrics collected between February 2023 to January 2025 to provide reference data of nearshore and watershed water quality on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico. The water qual...
Unpaved Road Assessment and Prioritization of NOAA Investments on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico
"Culebras Integrated Watershed Management Plan (2013) identified unpaved roads as a primary contributor to sediment loadings in the nearshore coastal waters, which are threatening coral reef habitats in the region. Since then, NOAA has invested over $800,...
Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island Accuracy Assessment Points - 2015
This shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and videos taken in shallow water (0-35m) benthic habitats surrounding Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island. The area includes the nearshore waters of Fajardo and Luqillo to the Former Roosevelt...
Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island Ground Validation Points 2015
This shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and videos taken in shallow water (0-35m) benthic habitats surrounding Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island. The area includes the nearshore waters of Fajardo and Luqillo to the Former Roosevelt...
Reducing LBSP threats from unpaved roads on Culebra Island
The coral reef ecosystems of Culebra are some of the more pristine habitats within the northeastern Caribbean marine biodiversity (Hernández-Delgado et al., 2000). However, long-term monitoring has shown an alarming 5-11% annual decline in coral cover in ...
Stabilizing three miles of unpaved road on Culebra Island: Final Report for PO 275
"The successful implementation of this project has led to the stabilization of three miles of previously unpaved roads on the island of Culebra. Protectores de Cuencas (PDC), in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...
Culebra Seagrass Monitoring Work Plan
Sediment volume accumulated at unpaved dirt road stabilization projects on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico from 2023-09-05 to 2024-05-28 (NCEI Accession 0302262)