Deep Sea Coral National Observation Database, Northeast Region
The national database of deep sea coral observations. Northeast version 1.0. ***** This database was developed by the NOAA NOS NCCOS CCMA Biogeography office as part of a New York Offshore Spatial Planning project.
Socioeconomic study of reefs in southeast Florida (revised)
Investment in and maintenance of public resources is a prime function of government. Artificial and natural reefs are public resources that provide recreational benefits to reef users and income to local economies. This study determined, in a comprehensiv...
South Florida Sportfishing Geodatabase Charter and Private Vessels from 1991 to 2003
Number of boats per grid,year and month.
Source data for the calculations: Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey (MRFSS), Head boat data (HB) and Aerial Survey data (AE).
Year:1991 - 2003
Variable: Number of boats
Calculations: Total amount o...
The lack of information on sportfishing locations is an impediment to effective socioeconomic analysis of fishery management policies such as marine protected areas and marine reserves. Additionally, without information on the spatial distribution of fish...
A Mathematical Programming and Simulation-Based Approach to Determining Critical Factors in the Design of Effective Marine Reserve Plans for Coral Reef Fishes
Describes research into advanced techniques from the fields of spatial modeling, operations research, and fisheries management to determine critical factors for design of effective marine reserve plans for providing for sustainable reef fish stocks. Discu...
Geodatabase of fish assemblages for the Florida Coral Reef Tract from 1980-01-01 to 2010-12-31 (NODC Accession 0125569)
This dataset is a point shapefile showing the distribution of species richness, Shannon's Diversity (H), and Shannon's Evennes (J) along the Florida Keys (Key Biscayne to Key West based on data collected from 1980 through 2010. Point estimates of species ...
Genotype and attachment technique influence the growth and survival of line nursery corals
The Caribbean staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis, was once a dominant habitat creating coral, but its populations have declined dramatically in recent decades. Numerous restoration efforts now utilize coral gardening techniques to cultivate this species...
Observations of Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Occurrences from the NOAA National Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Database, 1842-Present, version 20230620-0 (NCEI Accession 0145037)
NOAA’s Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) compiles a national database of the known locations of deep-sea corals and sponges in U.S. territorial waters and beyond. Demersal and benthic fish occurrences that were recorded along with co...
Regulatory Amendment to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan to Set 1999 GAG/Black Grouper Management Measures (Revised)
The reasons why changes are being proposed are discussed in the section titled "Purpose and Need for Action". Proposed Alternatives are summarized under "Proposed Actions". A brief overview of the current stock assessment and findings of the Reef Fish Sto...
NOAA National Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Database 1842-Present
NOAA's Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSC-RTP) is compiling a national geodatabase of the known locations of deep-sea corals and sponges in U.S. territorial waters and beyond. The database will be comprehensive, standardized, quality cont...
Deep Sea Coral National Observation Database, Northeast Region
Socioeconomic study of reefs in southeast Florida (revised)