Benthic habitat data of Wawaloi and Keei, Kona Coast, Island of Hawaii, August 2004 (NODC Accession 0070530)
Transects were made at two locations on the west side of the Island of Hawaii in August 2004 to study the structure and composition of the benthic habitat. Photoquadrants were established to quanitfy the percent of the benthic substrate occupied by coral...
Comprehensive ecosystem-based amendment 2 for the South Atlantic region : amendment 7 to the fishery management plan for coral, coral reefs, and live/hardbottom habitats of the South Atlantic region; amendment 23 to the fishery management plan for the snapper grouper fishery of the South Atlantic region; amendment 21 to the fishery management plan for the coastal migratory pelagic resources in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; amendment 1 to the fishery management plan for the pelagic Sargassum habitat of the South Atlantic Region
This Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 2 (CE-BA 2) consists of actions related to management of the octocoral fishery, modification of management of Special Management Zones (SMZs) off South Carolina, modification of sea turtle and smalltooth sawfis...
A Climate vulnerability assessment for fish and invertebrates in the United States South Atlantic large marine ecosystem
Here we conduct a climate vulnerability assessment on 71 species of commercially, recreationally, or ecologically important fish and invertebrate species found in riverine, estuarine, nearshore, and offshore waters of the southeast US Atlantic coast. Clim...
NOAA TIFF Image - 3m Backscatter Mosaic, Florida Deep Coral Areas (Miami) - Lost Coast Explorer - (2010), UTM 17N NAD83
This dataset contains a unified GeoTiff with 3x3 meter cell size representing the backscatter (intensity) of several deep coral priority areas off the Atlantic Coast of Florida, derived from data collected from the Lost Coast Explorer in October 2010. NOA...
NOAA TIFF Image - 3m Multibeam Bathymetry, Miami, South Atlantic Bight - Deep Coral Priority Areas - Lost Coast Explorer - (2010), UTM 17N NAD83
This dataset contains a unified GeoTiff with 3x3 meter cell size representing the bathymetry of the continental shelf off of Jacksonville, FL in the South Atlantic Bight, derived from data collected in 2010. NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch, in c...
Economics of the U.S. South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery - 2018
This technical memorandum provides summary information and estimated economic information for the commercial sector of the federally-managed snapper-grouper (SG) fishery in the South Atlantic (SAT) in calendar year 2018, including a comparison to earlier ...
Exploration of outer shelf and slope habitats off the coast of North Carolina, August 5-15, 2002 [electronic resource] : Mission two, summary / by Steve W. Ross, Chief Scientist, North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve, John McDonough, Mission Coordinator, NOAA, National Ocean Service ; NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration.
The two primary goals of this mission were to study two distinct and unique habitats: 1) the outer shelf hardgrounds in water depths of 80-200 m that are characterized by rocky outcrops, hard-bottom "pavement", pinnacles, and sand channels; and 2) reef ba...
Review of Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology for the South Atlantic and Joint Fishery Management Plans
A workgroup consisting of individuals from the NMFS Southeast Regional Office, NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center, and the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils, using the four criteria outlined in the final rule, has analyzed...
Oculina Banks habitat, fish populations, restoration, and enforcement
Relates the methodology and summary results of a survey to characterize the Oculina coral reef ecosystem off the central east coast of Florida to determine effects of the designation of the Experimental Oculina Research Reserve (EORR) as a marine protecte...
To conserve and manange for sustainable fisheries / South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
Benthic habitat data of Wawaloi and Keei, Kona Coast, Island of Hawaii, August 2004 (NODC Accession 0070530)