LIDAR data is remotely sensed high-resolution elevation data collected by an airborne collection platform. Using a combination of laser rangefinding, GPS positioning and inertial measurement technologies; LIDAR instruments are able to make highly detailed...

The Nature Conservancy, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, and seven U.S. coral reef jurisdictions completed a $16.5 million, 12-year partnership to support the effective management and protection of coral reefs. Efforts focus on building the capacity ...

The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP)’s biological sampling provides a biennial ecological characterization of general reef condition for reef fishes, corals, and benthic habitat (i.e., fish species composition, density, and size; coral speci...

The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP)’s biological sampling provides a biennial ecological characterization of general reef condition for reef fishes, corals, and benthic habitat (i.e., fish species composition, density, and size; coral speci...

This data summary report presents quantitative data for human, biological and physical variables. Data are summarized at the island and within-island scale (‘georegions’) for the priority areas of the Pacific and at the habitat scale (‘strata’) for the pr...

LiDAR data was collected by Merrick & Company from September through December of 2007 for the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM). The project area is located in the southeastern part of Florida, in parts of the counties surrounding Lake Okeec...

U.S. commercial fisheries provide significant contributions to American Samoa island communities from economic, social, and cultural perspectives. U.S. fisheries—primarily the purse seine fishery, longline fishery, and small boat fishery—land their fish i...

Official protocol for 2024 NCRMP Coral Demographics Survey

Official protocol for 2024 NCRMP Benthic Community Assessment Survey