National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef fish communities in the U.S. Virgin Islands from 2019-06-08 to 2019-08-09 (NCEI Accession 0216069)

Description

The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) assessed coral reef fish communities in St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) using the stationary point count method (7.5m radius cylinder). This method collects and reports information on species composition, density, size structure, abundance and derived metrics (e.g., species richness, diversity). Data are collected using a 2-stage, stratified random survey design in hardbottom and coral reef habitats less than 30m in depth. All datasets contain data fields on general station information (e.g., survey strata, depth, rugosity). Each of these data tables contain additional survey-specific data fields. For complete information and descriptions of attributes and data fields for all data tables, refer to the data dictionaries. Three datasets are provided under the stationary point count fish protocols and are distributed as one compiled package: (1) Analysis Ready dataset, (2) Boatlog/Station dataset, and (3) raw QAQC'd sample data file. The methodology used for this survey can be found in the point count fish protocols. All three datasets contain data fields on general station information (survey strata, depth, rugosity). Each of these data tables contain additional survey-specific data fields. For complete information and descriptions of attributes and data fields for all data tables, refer to the data dictionaries.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Website listed for NCCOS Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/about/centers/ccfhr
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/71483
0 About SEFSC https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
0 Online Resource https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0216069
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/71483.pdf
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/0216069
0 Website listed for NCCOS Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/about/centers/ccfhr
0 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. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/0216069
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/71483
0 About SEFSC https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/71483.pdf
0 Online Resource https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0216069
33 Online Resource https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0270582/1.1/data/0-data/NCRMP_USVI_2021_Fish/Documentation/NCRMP_SampleFrame_Protocols_2018.pdf
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 Online Resource https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0270582/1.1/data/0-data/NCRMP_USVI_2021_Fish/Documentation/NCRMP_SampleFrame_Protocols_2018.pdf
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/0216069
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/71483
0 About SEFSC https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
0 Website listed for NCCOS Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/about/centers/ccfhr
0 Online Resource https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0216069
33 Online Resource https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0270582/1.1/data/0-data/NCRMP_USVI_2021_Fish/Documentation/NCRMP_SampleFrame_Protocols_2018.pdf
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/71483.pdf
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords

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  • fish species
  • nccos research topics
  • nccos research data types
  • st. john (18n064w0011)
  • nccos research locations
  • united states of america
  • species identification - organism length
  • visual observation
  • coral reef conservation program (crcp)
  • ecological and biological characterization
  • reef monitoring and assessment
  • virgin islands
  • coral reef
  • corals
  • benthic
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • st. thomas (18n064w0033)
  • fish - coral reef
  • southeast fisheries science center (nmfs/sefsc)
  • national centers for coastal ocean science
  • biosphere
  • visual observations
  • biological data
  • species identification
  • survey
  • oceans
  • leeward islands
  • 2019
  • national park service (nps)
  • reef and/or bottom regime - percent cover
  • survey - biological
  • noaa
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  • university of miami
  • university of the virgin islands
  • southeast fisheries science center
  • caribbean sea
  • lesser antilles
  • biological classification
  • st. john
  • marine ecosystems
  • southeast fisheries science center us doc
  • st. thomas
  • us doc
  • long-term monitoring
  • u. s. virgin islands (17n064w0000)
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc
  • fish
  • national coral reef monitoring program (ncrmp)
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  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
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  • the nature conservancy
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  • national centers for coastal ocean science us doc
  • geomorphic landforms/processes
  • reef fish census
  • doc/noaa/nos/nccos
  • us environmental protection agency (epa)
  • marine biology
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  • 0216069
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  • u.s. states and territories
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  • marine spatial ecology
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  • fish census
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  • north atlantic ocean
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  • caribbean
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  • country/territory
  • st. croix (17n064w0003)
  • belt transect
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