Description
This shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and videos taken in shallow water (0-35m) benthic habitats surrounding Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island. The area includes the nearshore waters of Fajardo and Luqillo to the Former Roosevelt Roads Navy Base, the Vieques Sound, La Cordillera Reserve, the Luis Pena Reserve, and the waters around Culebra Island. The GV data contains GPS-positioned underwater photo/videos of selected benthic habitats that were used to enhance thematic maps created by the Biogeography Team. The observations from the videos are used to classify seafloor features and develop a benthic habitat map. The GV data was collected in July 8 - 24, 2013 and October 22- November 7, 2013. The field work was conducted by NOAA together with local DRNA and NOAA contractors.
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Tags
- 793
- acropora cervicornis
- acropora palmata
- aquatic habitat
- atlantic ocean
- bathymetry
- benthic habitat
- biosphere
- cabeza de san juan
- caribbean
- caribbean sea /north atlantic ocean
- coastal ocean science
- coastal processes
- coral reef
- coral reefs
- coris_metadata
- country/territory
- culebra
- culebra island (18n065w0011)
- description
- earth science
- fajardo
- fajardo (18n065w0004)
- geographic information
- gopro
- ground validation
- habitats
- la cordillera
- luquillo (18n065w0012)
- mapping shallow benthic habitats of the north east reserves mpa
- northeast ecological reserve
- ocean basin
- oceans
- puerto rico
- puerto rico (18n066w0000)
- reef habitat
- seagrass
- seaviewer
- snorkel
- trimble
- underwater video
- united states of america
- u.s. exclusive economic zone
- vieques sound