Recovery of Queen Conch in the U. S. Virgin Islands

Description

The queen conch is an important cultural component and an extremely valuable coral reef fishery resource throughout the Caribbean, historically second only to the spiny lobster. Comparisons of past studies with current densities from these areas continue to show that queen conch populations are depleted although we may be seeing small signs of increase. This data set investigates the population status of queen conch around St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, through mark and recapture, habitat availability and utilization, acoustic tracking, and seasonal migration studies to provide needed information for improved management.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 Contains all child items of the dataset zipped into one file. https://grunt.sefsc.noaa.gov/parr/24265.zip
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24265
0 About SEFSC https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
33 2007 Stock Assessment Report on Caribbean Queen Conch http://sedarweb.org/docs/sar/S14SAR3%20Queen%20Conch%20Report.pdf
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/24265.pdf
22 locations_of_tagged_queen_conch.jpg https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nmfs/1873/locations_of_tagged_queen_conch.jpg
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
57 Contains all child items of the dataset zipped into one file. https://grunt.sefsc.noaa.gov/parr/24265.zip
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24265
0 About SEFSC https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
33 2007 Stock Assessment Report on Caribbean Queen Conch http://sedarweb.org/docs/sar/S14SAR3%20Queen%20Conch%20Report.pdf
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/24265.pdf
22 locations_of_tagged_queen_conch.jpg https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nmfs/1873/locations_of_tagged_queen_conch.jpg
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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  • st. john (18n064w0011)
  • united states of america
  • aquatic habitat
  • virgin islands
  • benthic habitat
  • biosphere
  • 2005-2010
  • oceans
  • algae
  • 1873
  • marine invertebrates
  • population density
  • galveston fisheries ecology projects
  • noaa
  • numeric data sets
  • southeast fisheries science center
  • algal cover
  • caribbean sea
  • st. john
  • macroinvertebrates
  • acoustic tags
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc
  • atlantic ocean
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • national marine fisheries service
  • vegetation
  • marine biology
  • recovery of conch populations in the u.s. virgin islands
  • ocean basin
  • census
  • u. s. virgin islands
  • fish census
  • country/territory
  • calipers
  • queen conch

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