Map FilesRecovery of Queen Conch in the U. S. Virgin Islands
Metadata Thumbnail The queen conch is an important cultural component and an extremely valuable coral reef fishery resource throughout the Caribbean, historically second only to the spiny lobster. Comparisons of past studies with current densities from these areas continue...
Downloadable DataUS Environmental Protection Agency National Coastal Assessment for Hawaii 2002: Water Quality, Fish Taxon, Sediment Chemistry Data (NODC Accession 0061250)
In 2002, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) National Coastal Assessment (NCA), in conjunction with state agencies, Region 9, and the University of Hawaii, conducted the first comprehensive surv...
ResourceNCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment: Biogeography Branch
"The Biogeography Branch conducts research, monitoring, mapping and assessments of the Nation's marine ecosystems as a part of NOAAs National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), the Center for Coastal Monitoring and As...
Downloadable DataNOAA Polyline Shapefile - ROV transects, US Caribbean - south of Vieques and in and around the Grand Reserve northeast of Puerto Rico (2013)
This polyline shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and/or video that were collected by NOAA scientists using a Spectrum Phantom S2 ROV (remotely operated vehicle). Photos and/or video were collected between 03/06/2013 to 03/29/2013 along 56...
Downloadable DataNOAA Point Shapefile - ROV transects - Locations of underwater photos and/or video collected in the US Caribbean - south of Vieques and in and around the Grand Reserve northeast of Puerto Rico (2013)
This point shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and/or video that were collected by NOAA scientists using a Spectrum Phantom S2 ROV (remotely operated vehicle). Photos and/or video were collected between 03/06/2013 to 03/29/2013 along 56 tr...
Downloadable DataRemotely operated vehicle (ROV) transects collected in 2014 (Polyline Shapefile) southwest and northeast of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (NODC Accession 0128255)
This polyline shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and/or video that were collected by NOAA scientists using a Mohawk ROV (remotely operated vehicle). Photos and/or video were collected between 03/04/2014 to 04/08/2014 along 44 transects so...
Downloadable DataShallow-water Benthic Habitats in Jobos Bay
Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico were mapped and characterized using visual interpretation of optical and acoustic remotely sensed imagery. The objective of this effort, conducted by N...
ResourcePreliminary results from the Caribbean Acoustic Tracking Network (CATn) a data sharing partnership for acoustic tracking and movement ecology of marine animals in the Caribbean Sea
A multi-institutional network of collaborators sharing and integrating expertise, equipment and data on marine animal movements from a network of acoustic arrays in the U.S. Caribbean and neighboring regions"--P. 1.
ResourceNOAA Point Shapefile - Drop Camera transects, US Caribbean - Western Puerto Rico - Project NF-07-06-USVI-HAB - (2007), UTM 19N NAD83 (NCEI Accession 0131853)
This shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and/or video that were collected by NOAA scientists using a drop camera system. Photos and/or video were collected between 04/14/2007 and 04/24/2007 at 84 locations around Isla de Mona in Puerto Ric...
ResourceNOAA Polyline Shapefile - Drop Camera transects, US Caribbean - Western Puerto Rico - Project NF-07-06-USVI-HAB - (2007), UTM 19N NAD83 (NCEI Accession 0131853)
This shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and/or video that were collected by NOAA scientists using a drop camera system. Photos and/or video were collected between 04/14/2007 and 04/24/2007 at 84 locations around Isla de Mona in Puerto Ric...