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 depletd 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, sonic tracking, and seasonal migration studies to provide needed information for improved management.
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Tags
- 1873
- algae
- algal cover
- aquatic habitat
- atlantic ocean
- benthic habitat
- biosphere
- caribbean sea
- census
- coris_metadata
- country/territory
- earth science
- fish census
- macroinvertebrates
- marine biology
- marine invertebrates
- numeric data sets
- ocean basin
- oceans
- population density
- recovery of conch populations in the u.s. virgin islands
- st. john
- st. john (18n064w0011)
- united states of america
- usvi
- u. s. virgin islands
- vegetation
- virgin islands