Shallow-water benthic habitats of the Republic of Palau [electronic resource] / [authors, Tim Battista, Bryan Costa, Miles Anderson].
"This DVD provides a report, maps, and spatial data characterizing the shallow-water coral reef ecosystem of the Republic of Palau. An overview of the project, the complete text report, downloadable GIS and imagedata, printable benthic maps, and a list of...
Developing A Benthic Habitat Map for the South Eastern Puerto Rican Shelf
The purpose of this project is to develop a benthic habitat map for uncharacterized areas between 30-100 m in depth on the South Eastern Puerto Rican Shelf to support the improvement of fisheries, and the management of essential fish habitats, MPAs, and p...
Mapping Essential Fish Habitat in the US Caribbean to inform MPA management
The condition and extent of coral reef ecosystems and fish populations in the US Caribbean is still poorly understood in many locales. The collection of ship-based data by NCCOS has provided a critical informational source to drive management decisions in...
Mapping Seafloor Relative Reflectance and Assessing Coral Reef Morphology with EAARL-B Topobathymetric Lidar Waveforms
Topobathymetric lidar is becoming an increasingly valuable tool for benthic habitat mapping, enabling safe, efficient data acquisition over coral reefs and other fragile ecosystems. In 2014, a novel topobathymetric lidar system, the Experimental Advanced ...
Benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands were created by visual interpretation of remotely sensed imagery. The objective of this effort, conducted by NOAA's Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment - Bi...
Benthic Surveys for Ground Truthing of Coastal Benthic Mapping in the Main Eight Hawaiian Islands 2001-2002 (NODC Accession 0001329)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) initiated a coral reef research program in 1999 to map, assess, inventory, and monitor U.S. coral reef ecosystems. These activities were implemented in response to req...
High Resolution Aerial Photography of the Main Eight Hawaiian Islands, 2000
Aerial photographs were acquired for the Main Eight Hawaiian Islands Benthic Mapping Project in 2000 by NOAA Aircraft Operation Centers aircraft and National Geodetic Survey cameras and personnel. Approximately 1,500, color, 9 by 9 inch photos were taken ...
Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping and Exploration in the U.S. Caribbean
Spatial information about the seafloor is critical for decision-making by marine research and management organizations. These organizations are tasked with ensuring safe navigation, sustainable fisheries, smart renewable energy, and sound ecological stewa...
Coral Reef Conservation Program mapping achievements and unmet needs
This report distinguishes between the primary data (PD) that needs to be collected in order to provide a range of derivative products (DP). Primary data include satellite imagery from sensors such as IKONOS or WorldView; bathymetric (depth) and backscatte...
Cruise Report for NOAA Ship Nancy Foster NF-19-01: Mapping Essential Fish Habitat in the US Caribbean to Inform MPA Management (2019)
In 2019, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) undertook its fifteenth year of scientific operations in the US Caribbean aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster, funded by Coral Reef Conservation Program. The purpose of the work is to map and s...
Shallow-water benthic habitats of the Republic of Palau [electronic resource] / [authors, Tim Battista, Bryan Costa, Miles Anderson].
St. John Shallow Water Accuracy Assessment Sites