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NCCOS Assessment: Biogeographic Surveys of Benthic and Fish Communities in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico from 2001-01-09 to 2012-11-02 (NCEI Accession 0206670)

Published on: 11/25/2019
Science Area(s): Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology
Region(s) of Study: Caribbean Sea, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies
Primary Contact(s): chris.jeffrey@noaa.gov, jessica.morgan@noaa.gov, mark.monaco@noaa.gov, matt.kendall@noaa.gov, randy.clark@noaa.gov, sarah.hile@noaa.gov

Citation:
Jeffrey, C., S. Hile, J. Christensen, M. Monaco, C. Caldow, K. Roberson, R. Clark, L. Bauer, S. Pittman, M. Kendall, A. Friedlander, and J. Morgan

Data/Report Type:
NCEI Data Archive Accession

Related Project(s):

Biogeographic Surveys of Benthic and Fish Communities in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico from 2001-2012

Description

This data compilation includes benthic and fish survey data collected in St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI); La Parguera, Guanica, Jobos Bay, and Vieques, Puerto Rico; and Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) in the Gulf of Mexico. Data were collected on a biennial basis from 2001 through 2012 and in a consistent manner with established protocols by NOAA’s NCCOS Biogeography Branch. In 2013, these long-term Caribbean and FGBNMS monitoring efforts merged with other monitoring programs funded by Coral Reef Conservation Program to form the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP), an ongoing program designed to monitor and assess changes in the composition of coral and reef fish communities.

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