Historic Inventory of Acropora Around Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
Atlantic acroporid corals were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 on May 9, 2006, and a 4(d) rule was final on October 29, 2008, applying all Section 9 prohibitions of the ESA for the protection of elkhorn and staghorn cor...
Larval fish data collected during shipboard surveys (NF1001 and NF1002) in 2010 in Vieques Sound, Virgin Passage and surrounding regions.
In conjunction with the Vieques Sound and Virgin Passage Transport Study,
the USVI larval distribution and supply study completed its fourth research
cruise during February 16 - March 15, 2010. Ichthyoplankton sampling yielded 330 samples
(231 MOCNESS an...
Multibeam Mapping of Pulley Ridge, Gulf of Mexico, Key West, Florida
XYZ ASCII format high-resolution bathymetry data generated from the 2003, 2007, and 2009 combined multibeam sonar survey of Pulley Ridge, Gulf of Mexico, Key West, Florida.
Multibeam Mapping of the West Florida Shelf-The Edges, Gulf of Mexico, Appalachicola, Florida.
XYZ ASCII format high-resolution bathymetry data generated from the 2010 multibeam sonar survey of the West Florida Shelf-The Edges, Gulf of Mexico, Appalachicola, Florida.
Ichthyoplankton (biological) data collected aboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter during cruise 0701
Ichthyoplankton (biological) data from cruise 0701 from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Belize, and South Florida. Data is housed in a spreadsheet database (Excel) format for use of members of the Early Life History (ELH) group.
Recovery of Queen Conch in the U. S. Virgin Islands
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...
PIRO Fishery Biologist with local agency partners from Guam Environmental Protection Agency and University of Guam Marine Laboratory gathered photographic and GPS data to document impacts to the reef and evaluate removal methods.
Fouha Bay Moving Window Analysis,
Benthic Quadrat Surveys at Guam in 2014
PIRO Fishery Biologist gathered benthic cover data using a 1m2 quadrat with 25 intersecting points every five meters along a transect running from the inner bay to the outer bay. Biotic cover classes were identified to lowest possible taxon. Data is suppo...
Guam Long-term Coral Reef Monitoring Program Reef Fish Surveys FY2014
The Government of Guam's Long-term Coral Reef Monitoring Program, coordinated by the University of Guam Marine Lab, involves the collection of data for a suite of coral reef ecosystem health parameters at several high priority reef sites around the island...
Assessment of Take Maru Grounding, Cocos Lagoon, Guam. 2014.
PIRO Fishery Biologist with local agency partners from Guam Environmental Protection Agency and Guam Department of Agriculture gathered photographic and GPS data to document impacts to the reef and evaluate removal methods.
Historic Inventory of Acropora Around Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
Larval fish data collected during shipboard surveys (NF1001 and NF1002) in 2010 in Vieques Sound, Virgin Passage and surrounding regions.
Recovery of Queen Conch in the U. S. Virgin Islands
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...