http://www.coris.noaa.gov/searchCoRIS Geoportal GeoRSS.Geoportal2024-03-28T07:56:11Z17125Bathymetry (2011) for Fish Bay, St. Johnurn:uuid:{77E470FD-D417-413C-B5FD-C37EA8A7E127{77E470FD-D417-413C-B5FD-C37EA8A7E127}2020-02-19T14:05:41ZThis image represents a LiDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) 0.3x0.3 meter resolution depth surface for Fish Bay, St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). The image's horizontal coordinate system is NAD83 UTM 20 North. Fugro LADS, funded by the Nation...18.297296 -64.783455 18.32454 -64.74433718.297296 -64.783455 18.32454 -64.744337STEER/Fish Bay/Coral Bay test BIOMapperurn:uuid:{C6F66967-F81E-45EC-8117-B1CD5DA3DC92{C6F66967-F81E-45EC-8117-B1CD5DA3DC92}2020-05-03T14:48:05ZWelcome to the STEER/Fish Bay/Coral Bay BIOMapper, a fully interactive, online feature designed to let users explore benthic habitat mapping data. This portal contains a comprehensive collection of data, including aerial imagery, LiDAR imagery, benthic ha...17.54393 -65.20518 18.5333 -64.4350217.54393 -65.20518 18.5333 -64.43502Principal Component Surface (2011) for Fish Bay, St. Johnurn:uuid:{9FA79917-53E5-439A-9CBA-5835F8FCA9E0{9FA79917-53E5-439A-9CBA-5835F8FCA9E0}2020-02-19T14:05:50ZThis image represents a 0.3x0.3 meter principal component analysis (PCA) surface for areas inside Fish Bay, St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). It was created by integrating eight topographic complexity surfaces (mean depth, standard deviation of ...18.281614 -64.742406 18.368585 -64.63472518.281614 -64.742406 18.368585 -64.634725LiDAR Relative Reflectivity Surface (2011) for Fish Bay, St. Johnurn:uuid:{28AF2FE9-AB9B-4465-B8AF-F30C589A6BB5{28AF2FE9-AB9B-4465-B8AF-F30C589A6BB5}2020-02-19T14:06:22ZThis image represents a LiDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) 0.3x0.3 meter resolution relative seafloor reflectivity surface for Fish Bay, St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). The image's horizontal coordinate system is NAD83 UTM 20 North. Fugro L...18.297296 -64.783455 18.32454 -64.74433718.297296 -64.783455 18.32454 -64.744337NOAA ARRA USVI Watershed Stabilization Project. Fish Bay, St. John drainage improvementsurn:uuid:{2C4D7DEA-5483-4625-95A9-C2FEEDE5981B{2C4D7DEA-5483-4625-95A9-C2FEEDE5981B}2023-01-20T13:36:04ZThe Fish Bay Watershed has experienced significant development within the last 30 - 40 years, and this has induced a growth of the road network within the watershed. Previous research on St. John has shown that unpaved roads can erode at rates that are up...17.54393 -65.20518 18.5333 -64.4350217.54393 -65.20518 18.5333 -64.43502Fish Bay management plan for Fish Bay watershed, St. John, United States Virgin Islands Department of Planning & Natural Resources 2001urn:uuid:{1FE96909-D82F-468F-8332-A40E35138462{1FE96909-D82F-468F-8332-A40E35138462}2023-01-20T13:35:58ZFish Bay watershed has many features that make it a special place. It is still relatively unpolluted, it has concerned citizen groups that wish to improve its environment and quality-of-life, and there is general widespread awareness of the environmental ...17.54393 -65.20518 18.5333 -64.4350217.54393 -65.20518 18.5333 -64.43502Orthophoto Mosaic (2012) for Fish Bay, St. Johnurn:uuid:{0C6056C6-75C2-451F-AB52-F6EE7B3F2482{0C6056C6-75C2-451F-AB52-F6EE7B3F2482}2020-02-19T14:05:49ZThis 0.3x0.3 meter imagery mosaic of Fish Bay, St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands was created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) using a collection of orthophotos collected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2012. This coll...18.297689 -64.738675 18.380585 -64.64620818.297689 -64.738675 18.380585 -64.646208Benthic habitats of Fish Bay, Coral Bay and the St. Thomas East End Reserveurn:uuid:{E53BD03E-D14D-4276-BA6A-E0F3A5CACACA{E53BD03E-D14D-4276-BA6A-E0F3A5CACACA}2023-01-20T13:36:03ZThis report describes the development and assessment of shallow (0 d40 m) benthic habitat maps for Fish Bay, Coral Bay and the St. Thomas East End Reserve (STEER) in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The objective of this effort, conducted by NOAA's National Cente...17.54393 -65.20518 18.5333 -64.4350217.54393 -65.20518 18.5333 -64.43502Ground Validation Locations (2012) in the U.S. Virgin Islandsurn:uuid:{BBEA493C-EC65-4DFB-91BE-E2D21FC18FEB{BBEA493C-EC65-4DFB-91BE-E2D21FC18FEB}2020-02-19T14:05:45ZThis shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and videos taken in Fish Bay and Coral Bay, St. John and the St. Thomas East End Reserve (STEER) in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). These locations were explored using an underwater camera because t...18.282762 -64.882669 18.364526 -64.64140818.282762 -64.882669 18.364526 -64.641408Ground Validation Transects (2012) in the U.S. Virgin Islandsurn:uuid:{AE6131CE-DD01-4325-B022-F51810428824{AE6131CE-DD01-4325-B022-F51810428824}2020-02-19T14:05:45ZThis shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and video transects taken between 10/23-10/31/12 in Fish Bay and Coral Bay, St. John and the St. Thomas East End Reserve (STEER) in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). These locations were explored usin...18.282673 -64.882721 18.364413 -64.6412118.282673 -64.882721 18.364413 -64.64121Accuracy Assessment Locations (2013) in the U.S. Virgin Islandsurn:uuid:{4F74C742-10E8-4390-8E23-B8EB38E3C748{4F74C742-10E8-4390-8E23-B8EB38E3C748}2020-02-19T14:05:39ZThis shapefile denotes the location of 399 underwater videos and photos taken between 3/18 - 3/28/2013 in Fish Bay and Coral Bay, St. John and the St. Thomas East End Reserve (STEER) in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). These locations were used to assess t...18.282897 -64.881736 18.366542 -64.63903218.282897 -64.881736 18.366542 -64.639032Accuracy Assessment Transects (2013) in the U.S. Virgin Islandsurn:uuid:{F1E317FD-B97E-41C9-89CB-E0152D2434E8{F1E317FD-B97E-41C9-89CB-E0152D2434E8}2020-02-19T14:05:39ZThis shapefile denotes the location of 399 underwater photos and video transects taken between 3/18 - 3/28/2013 in Fish Bay and Coral Bay, St. John and the St. Thomas East End Reserve (STEER) in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). Points along these transects...18.282846 -64.881067 18.366884 -64.63881718.282846 -64.881067 18.366884 -64.638817A baseline assessment of coral and fish bays (St. John, USVI) in support of ARRA watershed restoration activitiesurn:uuid:{103EAC93-13B5-496B-8199-CF08709246E0{103EAC93-13B5-496B-8199-CF08709246E0}2023-01-20T13:36:03ZThis report provides a baseline environmental assessment of Coral Bay and Fish Bay in St. John, USVI in support of watershed restoration activities on the island. This project was funded by the Caribbean Coral Reef Institute (CCRI), NOAA's Coral Reef Cons...17.54393 -160.37145 30.476 -64.4350217.54393 -160.37145 30.476 -64.43502A comparative study of fringing reefs below developed v. undeveloped watersheds, U.S.Virgin Islandsurn:uuid:{03D15DA6-4C23-4EB6-932A-F0B3D85BFB95{03D15DA6-4C23-4EB6-932A-F0B3D85BFB95}2020-09-04T16:01:33ZIn the US Virgin Islands, sediment constitutes the largest pollutant of coastal waters by volume and is thought to be the primary cause of coral reef degradation. The factors governing the quantity, duration and type of sedimentat that may potentially aff...17.54393 -65.20518 18.5333 -64.4350217.54393 -65.20518 18.5333 -64.43502Development of Water Quality Monitoring Plan for USVIurn:uuid:{BEB887DA-1D49-452E-BFC3-011EF60D1652{BEB887DA-1D49-452E-BFC3-011EF60D1652}2024-03-12T21:25:25ZThis project was specifically request by the jurisdiction in the priorities document ("Develop a water quality sampling plan for major ghuts in the USVI with recommendations on how to incorporate or add this sampling plan to existing Division of Environme...17.54393 -65.20518 18.5333 -64.4350217.54393 -65.20518 18.5333 -64.43502Recovery of Queen Conch in the U. S. Virgin Islandsurn:uuid:{CC644055-2713-4EE5-ADB3-1AC866C59DEC{CC644055-2713-4EE5-ADB3-1AC866C59DEC}2020-03-29T14:46:41ZThe queen conch is an important cultural component and an extremely valuable coral reef fishery resource throughout the Caribbean, historically second only to the spiny lobster. Comparisons of past studies with current densities from these areas continue...18.286 -64.794 18.388 -64.66118.286 -64.794 18.388 -64.661Operationalizing the coral reef prioritization framework for marine managers in the U.S. Virgin Islandsurn:uuid:{4A7E2367-8C82-4D0B-8EB8-D7B2594CA30A{4A7E2367-8C82-4D0B-8EB8-D7B2594CA30A}2024-03-12T20:10:38ZLocal resource managers, operating with limited funds, require reliable spatially-explicit and easily interpretable data to help prioritize coral reef sites for risk assessments and conservation actions. In the past decade, NOAA and other agencies have ma...17.54393 -65.20518 18.5333 -64.4350217.54393 -65.20518 18.5333 -64.43502