National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of fish communities in the Florida Keys during 2014 ...

• Main Author: C3ad790a-D426-4ac1-8e32-Da61f81f0117
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: United States Geological Survey 2023
• Subjects: Occurrence; Observation; Samplingevent; BENTHIC SPECIES; biological data; CORAL; FISH CENSUS; FISH SPECIES; HABITAT - BENTHIC; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT; DEPTH - OBSERVATION; HABITAT; FISH - CORAL REEF; Fish; BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; swimmer/diver; survey - swimmer/diver; benthic; biological; survey - coral reef; survey - biological; in situ; Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science; US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Fish and Wildlife Research Institute; US DOC; NOAA; NOS; ONMS; Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; Florida State Department of Environmental Protection; Nova Southeastern University; US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Coral Reef Conservation Program; US DOI; National Park Service; University of Miami; Coral Reef Conservation Program CRCP; CORAL REEF STUDIES; National Coral Reef Monitoring Program NCRMP; Coastal Waters of Florida; Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; Gulf of Mexico; North Atlantic Ocean; oceanography; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; SEFSC; U-MIAMI/RSMAS > Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami; DOI/NPS > National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior; DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; DOC/NOAA/NOS/NMS > National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; Numeric Data Sets > Biology; Numeric Data Sets > Fish Census; EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fish Census; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/jbl2rv; https://www.gbif.org/dataset/ccddb599-33cb-4206-bbb9-d8dc641c70cd

This dataset includes observations of reef fish near the Florida Keys in 2014. Data were sourced from the SEFSC Data Portal and aligned to Darwin Core. This data is a subset of data from an ongoing project that includes data from other regions and years and is dependent on the sampling design. The stationary point count method (7.5m radius cylinder) is used to conduct fish surveys in Florida as part of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). This method collects and reports information on species composition, density, size structure, abundance and derived metrics (e.g., species richness, diversity). Data provided in this data set are from the Florida Keys. Data are collected using a 2-stage, stratified random survey design. Lead agencies involved include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA Fisheries) and National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS). ...