The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) collaborated with EPA Region 4 Water Protection Division of Coastal and Marine Resources and Wetland Enforcement Section to assess Ocean Dredge Material Dump Sites (ODMDS) as essential fish habitat off the coast of Fernandina Beach, FL. The objectives of this project were to: (1) establish common monitoring protocols for assessing benthic biological habitats and fish communities comparable to surveys previously conducted in the southeast region; and (2) evaluate fishery acoustic surveys and metrics of remotely sensed fish density as measures of the habitat value and beneficial use of rocky dredge material disposed at the Fernandina Beach ODMDS.
DATA/REPORT DETAILS
Assessment of dredged material created habitat in the South Atlantic Bight – Fernandina Beach Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS)
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- Science Area(s): Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology
- Region(s) of Study: Atlantic Ocean, Florida, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
- Primary Contact(s): chris.taylor@noaa.gov
Citation:
Vander Pluym, J., J.C. Taylor, E. Ebert, S. Groves, M. Parsons, C. McArthur, and W. Lehmann
Vander Pluym, J., J.C. Taylor, E. Ebert, S. Groves, M. Parsons, C. McArthur, and W. Lehmann
Data/Report Type:
NOAA Technical Memorandum
NOAA Technical Memorandum
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