Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015

Description

Here we provide one of the first systematic, “snapshot” surveys of the entire North Coast Study Region, from the Oregon border to the headland at Point Arena. Our attempt was to characterize these subtidal rocky reefs both inside of the newly created MPAs throughout the region and at comparable and representative reference areas outside of MPAs. We utilized small (19 and 22 ft) vessels for these surveys since representative reef habitats in this region are often remote and inaccessible from shore. These habitats are better represented in this study relative to those often reported on from the limited beach access surveys confined to small areas by other monitoring efforts. We used SCUBA surveys to measure the physical characteristics of rocky reefs and the relative abundance and sizes of many of the fishes, mobile and sessile invertebrates, and algae at each site. Species abundances were estimated along 30 m long swath surveys that count individuals within a 60 m² area or at predetermined points along a transect using uniform point contact (UPC) methods to estimate the percent cover of colonial and encrusting organisms covering the reefs.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
55 Data dictionary for Site Lookup Table https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/c3796ae2-b001-44ba-97c8-2a6971136e48/download/nckelpsrocksitelookuptable.csv.xml
55 Data dictionary for Urchin Sizing - Data Table https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/4f4b78a6-58c6-42da-a8a5-ab18997b185d/download/nckelpsrocksizefreqcommercialmetadata.csv.xml
55 Data dictionary for Fish Sizing - Data Table 2014 - 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/405022af-ac19-4a72-a023-e394162dc9c6/download/nckelpsrocksizefreqmetadata.csv.xml
33 Metadata for fish survey methods PDF https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/bb7fec69-463a-4ae0-bd09-a2095524ac3e/download/methodsandsamplingmetadatancsubtidalprotocols.pdf
55 Data dictionary for Fish Survey - Data Table 2014 - 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/45a8c295-a500-4b57-b047-6cdbbe9754b1/download/nckelpsrockfishmetadata.csv.xml
55 Data dictionary for Invertebrate Survey - Data Table 2014 - 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/32b0fb42-f3d7-41b5-a1d1-9a6ff4aeb255/download/nckelpsrockswath.csv.xml
55 EML metadata for the fish sizing component of Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/775f5cc0-b330-4f30-82f5-d56bd9b5b537/download/eml-node-3208.xml
8 Lookup table containing a list of North Coast (NC) Marine Protected Area (MPA) boundary coordinates. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/79647803-05b3-41ba-a8ac-08f897367a48/download/ncmpaboundaryinformationlookuptable.csv
8 This table contains the monitoring sites lookup information for Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 dataset https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/e380065f-462f-431d-ab7e-0bc722d4de41/download/nckelpsrocksitelookuptable.csv
8 Urchin size frequency data table. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/e505429f-4fd5-4c52-a4ab-efeb78a9186a/download/nckelpsrocksizefreqcommercial.csv
55 EML metadata for the invertebrate survey component of the Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/b27dd9b1-dc1b-4d13-9121-0db26ebaaf5e/download/eml-node-3207.xml
8 This table contains all species recorded in the Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 dataset https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/f1914764-8747-49d7-9d1b-718c1dde63f4/download/nckelpsrocktaxonlookuptable.csv
33 Metadata for fish sizing methods https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/612720ec-3d2d-409e-bb8a-77b1288ead68/download/methodsandsamplingmetadatancsubtidalprotocols.pdf
55 EML metadata for the Uniform Point Contact (UPC) survey component of the Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/f4168ce4-a529-4aeb-98ce-a9c425b35143/download/eml-node-3205.xml
33 Metadata for commercial urchin sizing methods. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/528aae1b-b934-4594-b946-c4fb29c8889d/download/methodsandsamplingmetadatancsubtidalprotocols.pdf
8 Data dictionary for MPA Boundary Details - North Coast https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/0804ee1b-6546-4c2f-92c9-10c051f38d98/download/ncmpaboundaryinformationlookuptablemetadata.csv
8 This table contains the Uniform Point Contact (UPC) survey data from Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/0a7dacaa-ce6d-4c21-a95d-13a5bd80b1ce/download/nckelpsrockupc.csv
33 Metadata for Uniform Point Contact (UPC) survey sampling methods https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/8558d99d-e8b4-4578-8ecb-2aa26f73b68e/download/methodsandsamplingmetadatancsubtidalprotocols.pdf
33 Metadata for invertebrate survey sampling methods https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/7ce4e409-3091-46f7-be10-ed769eb2e42a/download/methodsandsamplingmetadatancsubtidalprotocols.pdf
55 EML metadata for the urchin sizing component of the Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 dataset https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/fd8d6e92-e055-4b7b-8d92-fdd37ff53e03/download/eml-node-3217.xml
8 This table contains the fish survey data from Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/3f627c47-9ccc-49ff-b7ea-ebf944700731/download/nckelpsrockfish.csv
57 A Zip file of all resources for the Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 dataset https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/285a3e97-3510-46be-a27a-6550fb05d508/download/rockyreefkelphsu.zip
8 Lookup table containing a list of North Coast (NC) Marine Protected Area (MPA) baseline program projects and associated information. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/ce22eb5f-8637-43e1-8f41-16e273f2e409/download/ncmpabaselinemonitoringinformationlookuptable.csv
55 Data dictionary for Species Lookup Table https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/03cd30d6-147f-4abb-ba9e-581641ac8681/download/nckelpsrocktaxonlookuptablemetadata.csv.xml
55 Data dictionary for Uniform Point Contact - Data Table 2014 - 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/a3a84404-5ffb-4546-a78a-66dcfd59b53e/download/nckelpsrockupcmetadata.csv.xml
8 Data dictionary for MPA Baseline Program Information - North Coast https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/64f3ae21-3563-423a-a2e8-897bffc8fc97/download/ncmpabaselinemonitoringinformationlookuptablemetadata.csv
8 This table contains the invertebrate survey data from Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/70777c86-6919-4676-98c6-39cc7b06124e/download/nckelpsrockswath.csv
33 North coast baseline (phase I) marine protected area (MPA) final report for Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 dataset. This project and report were completed in fulfillment of CA Sea Grant R/MPA-32. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/44aeda0a-c031-40f7-9eff-d191109f4cc1/download/32-craig-final.pdf
8 This table contains the fish sizing data from Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/179e6613-2e88-4c76-8329-7f10c323635e/resource/ba43d141-faa0-4e51-8fd5-7294bbcd84c4/download/nckelpsrocksizefreq.csv

Tags

  • 2014
  • collaborative-fisheries
  • 2015
  • oceans
  • biota
  • baseline
  • fishes
  • environmental
  • kelp-forests
  • monitoring
  • california
  • mpa
  • north-coast
  • ecological-data
  • nearshore-rocky-reefs
  • invertebrates
  • marine-protected-area
  • california-ocean-protection-council

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