Downloadable DataBathymetry (2011) for Fish Bay, St. John
This 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...
ResourceSTEER/Fish Bay/Coral Bay test BIOMapper
Welcome 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...
Downloadable DataPrincipal Component Surface (2011) for Fish Bay, St. John
This 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 ...
Downloadable DataLiDAR Relative Reflectivity Surface (2011) for Fish Bay, St. John
This 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...
ResourceNOAA ARRA USVI Watershed Stabilization Project. Fish Bay, St. John drainage improvements
The 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...
ResourceFish Bay management plan for Fish Bay watershed, St. John, United States Virgin Islands Department of Planning & Natural Resources 2001
Fish 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 ...
Downloadable DataOrthophoto Mosaic (2012) for Fish Bay, St. John
This 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...
ResourceBenthic habitats of Fish Bay, Coral Bay and the St. Thomas East End Reserve
This 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...
Downloadable DataGround Validation Locations (2012) in the U.S. Virgin Islands
This 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...
Downloadable DataGround Validation Transects (2012) in the U.S. Virgin Islands
This 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...
Downloadable DataAccuracy Assessment Locations (2013) in the U.S. Virgin Islands
This 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...
Downloadable DataAccuracy Assessment Transects (2013) in the U.S. Virgin Islands
This 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...
ResourceA baseline assessment of coral and fish bays (St. John, USVI) in support of ARRA watershed restoration activities
This 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...
ResourceA comparative study of fringing reefs below developed v. undeveloped watersheds, U.S.Virgin Islands
In 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...
ResourceDevelopment of Water Quality Monitoring Plan for USVI
This 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...
Map FilesRecovery of Queen Conch in the U. S. Virgin Islands
Metadata Thumbnail The 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...
ResourceOperationalizing the coral reef prioritization framework for marine managers in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Local 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...