Octocoral Species Richness for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from 1999-2009 (NODC Accession 0123059)
The dataset includes species richness of benthic branching and encrusting gorgonians collected from multiple habitat types across the south Florida shelf, inside and outside of the no-take management zones, and throughout the Florida Keys from south of Mi...
Scleractinian species richness for Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from 1996-2012 (NODC Accession 0123059)
This dataset contains records of scleractinian species richness compiled from multiple sources. These are: CREMP, SCREAM, AGRRA, and FRRP CREMP: Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project SCREAM: NOVA Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, Miller...
Predictive mapping of fish species richness across shallow-water seascapes in the Caribbean
"Effective management of coral reef ecosystems requires accurate, quantitative and spatially explicit information on patterns of species richness at spatial scales relevant to the management process. We combined empirical modelling techniques, remotely se...
Biodiversity of marine communities in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii with observations in 1996 on introduced exotic species (NODC Accession 0000330)
The marine and estuarine invertebrate and fish communities in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii were surveyed between January and October, 1996. Samples were taken and observations were made at fifteen stations throughout the harbor, in a variety of environments...
Benthic Sampling Adjacent to the Waianae Ocean Outfall, Oahu, Hawaii,
2001-2010 (NODC Accession 0084994)
Annual surveys are undertaken to sample bottom-sediment for biological and
geochemical analyses at six stations at a depth of approximately 34 m in the
vicinity of the Waianae Wastewater Treatment Plant outfall diffuser on the
leeward coast of Oahu, Haw...
Endangered Species and Wildlife Resources Inventory Kwajalein Atoll, U.S. Army , Republic of the Marshall Islands 1996 (NODC Accession 0000251)
This report summarizes the results of the first Environmental Standards and Procedures (UES) inventory of endangered species and wildlife resources at United States Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA), which was conducted in 1996. The primary objective of the in...
Final Report: 2020 South Atlantic Fishery-Independent Surveys Workshop
The 2020 South Atlantic Fishery-Independent Surveys Workshop was convened to evaluate and make recommendations related to regional-scale fishery-independent surveys. The workshop was focused on surveys targeting demersal teleost species in Federal waters ...
Assessing the Role of Spatial Management Areas and Coral Reef Associated Species Diversity between Selected Sites Across the Gulf of Mexico
"This study summarizes a Gulf of Mexico-wide review of existing literature, in collaboration with our federal and academic partners, to evaluate the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in the Gulf. We developed species hotspot maps of selected s...
Benthic data for corals, macroalgae, invertebrates, and non-living bottom types from 12 sites in American Samoa, 2005-2009. (NODC Accession 0068364)
Benthic transects were repeated at 12 sites around Tutuila at various depths on the reef slopes and flats. Benthic coverage categories include coral species, invertebrates, and non-living substrate type. Annual surveys took place during 2005-2009. The ...
Reef fish species, count, and abundance data collected during Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources fish and habitat utilization surveys in East Hawaii from 2022-12-15 to 2023-10-20 (NCEI Accession 0287383)
Dataset contains reef fish species, count, and abundance data from sites located throughout the Eastern coastline of Hawaii Island.
Fish data are derived from fish and habitat utilization surveys (FAHU) conducted by Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources d...
Octocoral Species Richness for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from 1999-2009 (NODC Accession 0123059)
Biodiversity of marine communities in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii with observations in 1996 on introduced exotic species (NODC Accession 0000330)