Description
The goal of the cruise was to gather additional data on habitat and fish assemblages in six of the South Atlantic MPAs and OECA as part of a long-term sampling program to document changes in these areas before and after fishing restrictions are implemented. The southernmost boundary of our work areas was Port Canaveral, FL while the northern-most boundary was Cape Hatteras, NC. Efficacy testing of this management tool aids fishery managers in future use of area restrictions for the protection of valuable habitat and fishery resources. Specific objectives included:
â Daytime Operation: Conducted ROV transect surveys of habitat and fish assemblages and collections of corals and sponges during daylight hours.
â Daytime Operation: Conducted total water column CTD profiles
â Night Operation: Conducted multibeam mapping to find areas to dive on with the ROV the following day.
â Night Operation: Conducted XBT casts to collect sound velocity data for the mapping.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Sea Area ("Limits of Oceans and Seas" publication S-23) | Unknown | Publication of Sea Areas is maintained by IHO. | Open resource |
| AWS Cloud Storage Bucket | Unknown | AWS Cloud Storage to provide additional public access to water column sonar data through the NOAA Open Data Dissemination project (NODD) | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| Water Column Sonar Data Map Viewer | Unknown | Interactive map viewer to allow discovery and access to water column sonar data | Open resource |
| Water Column Sonar Data Archive Homepage | Unknown | Web page containing information on the water column sonar data archive. | Open resource |
Tags
- acoustic scattering
- acoustic sounders
- aquatic ecosystems
- aquatic sciences
- bathymetry
- bathymetry/seafloor topography
- benthic
- biosphere
- doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
- doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc
- earth science
- ecosystems
- fisheries
- in situ/laboratory instruments
- marine ecosystems
- national centers for environmental information
- national geophysical data center
- nesdis
- noaa
- ocean acoustics
- oceans
- pelagic
- profilers/sounders
- seafloor topography
- south atlantic ocean
- u.s. department of commerce
- vertical location
- water column
- water column mapping system
- wcms