NOAA Point Shapefile - 100m2 Fish Density of Flower Gardens National Marine Sanctuary, United States,NF-11-08-FGBNMS, Technical Dive Cruise, August 2011, WGS84
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 using, (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
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Tags
acoustics
united states of america
flower garden national marine sanctuary
20464
east flower garden banks (27n093w0001)
fish survey
acoustic attenuation/transmission
ek60
oceans
20666
east flower garden banks
fgb
120khz
noaa
f058 baseline assessment of fish and benthic communities of the flower garden banks