Description
The design of this field mission is three fold: (1) to spatially characterize the distribution, abundance and size of both reef fishes and macro invertebrates within and around the waters of the Flower Gardens National Marine Sanctuary, (2) to relate this information to in-situ data collected on associated habitat parameters and (3) to use hydroacoustics technologies for a comprehensive assessment of East and West Bank. This information collected will be used to evaluate the utility of an experimental fishing closure on one of the most pristine reefs under US jurisdiction in the tropical Western Atlantic. Data collected during this mission (pre-closure) will provide baseline information necessary to evaluate closure efficacy and assess whether the closure should become permanent.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citation URL | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=44 | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=44 | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource |
Tags
- 38khz
- acoustic attenuation/transmission
- aquatic habitat
- atlantic ocean
- bioacoustics
- biology
- biosphere
- coral
- country/territory
- doc/noaa/nos/nccos
- earth science
- east flower garden banks
- east flower garden banks (27n093w0001)
- environmental monitoring
- es60
- fgbnms
- fish
- fisheries acoustics
- fishes
- fish survey
- flower garden banks
- flower garden national marine sanctuary
- geographic information
- gulf of america
- gulf of mexico
- hydrographic acoustics
- marine biology
- national centers for coastal ocean science
- national ocean service
- noaa
- north atlantic ocean
- ocean
- ocean acoustics
- ocean basin
- oceans
- reef
- simard
- splitbeam sonar
- texas
- united states of america
- u.s. department of commerce
- water column habitat
- west flower garden banks
- west flower garden banks (27n093w0002)