Octocoral Density for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from 1999-2009. (NODC Accession 0123059)
Using data collected from 1999 to 2009, the dataset includes species density of benthic octocorals collected from multiple habitat types across the south Florida shelf, inside and outside of the no-take management zones, and throughout the Florida Keys fr...
Scleratinian percent cover for Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, from 1999-2009 (NODC Accession 0123059)
This dataset contains records of scleractinian coral cover compiled from multiple sources. These are: CREMP, SCREAM, and CCFHR. CREMP: Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project, NOAA. SCREAM: NOVA Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, Miller La...
Agency Priorities for Mapping Coral Reef Ecosystems in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) utilizes benthic mapping data on coral reef ecosystems to support a diversity of science-based management decisions. To efficiently allocate limited mapping resources, CRCP identified the need for current prio...
Agency priorities for mapping South Florida’s coral reef ecosystems
NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) utilizes benthic mapping data on coral reef ecosystems to support a diversity of science-based management decisions. To efficiently allocate limited mapping resources, CRCP identified the need for current prio...
Priority Areas Suggested by Stakeholders for Restoration and Protection of Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities Injured by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
A vast area of the Gulf of Mexico’s Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) was affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Efficiently implementing restoration and protection for the oil spill as described in the 2016 Deepwater Horizon Oil S...
Agency Priorities for Mapping Coral Reef Ecosystems in the Main Hawaiian Islands
This report and interactive online maps provide a critical spatial framework for understanding shallow coral reef mapping priorities and data needs of the Main Hawaiian Islands. Results from this mapping-needs assessment are summarized in this report, and...
Technical and mapping support for Washington State marine spatial planning
This report identifies and evaluates seafloor, seabird, and deep-sea coral and sponge datasets needed to support a range of marine spatial planning issues by the state of Washington. The physical and ecological targets of this report were chosen by the Wa...
Agency Priorities for Mapping Coral Reef Ecosystems in Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) utilizes benthic mapping data on coral reef ecosystems to support a diversity of science-based management decisions. To efficiently allocate limited mapping resources, CRCP recognized a need to identify priori...
An introduction to NOAA's National Database for Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges
NOAA's Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) is compiling a national database of the locations of deep-sea corals and sponges, beginning in U.S. waters. The DSCRTP will make this information accessible to resource managers, the scientifi...
Octocoral Density for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from 1999-2009. (NODC Accession 0123059)