ROV Surveys of the Mid-depth and Deep Subtidal Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015

Description

Marine Applied Research and Exploration (MARE) preformed quantitative baseline surveys within the NCSR in 2014 and 2015 with the overall goal to describe the condition of three distinctive priority ecosystem features within four MPAs and their adjacent reference study areas: a) mid-depth rock ecosystems, b) softbottom subtidal ecosystems, and c) deep ecosystems (including canyons). Long-term monitoring trends within these habitats will be compared to baseline conditions, assisting in evaluating MPA effectiveness. The four MPAs chosen for evaluation include: Point St. George Reef Offshore SMCA, Reading Rock State Marine Reserve, Mattole Canyon State Marine Reserve and Ten Mile State Marine Reserve. Outside reference areas with similar habitats and depths were also surveyed for comparison. During the first two years following implementation, benthic visual surveys were conducted using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to assess initial changes in fishes, macro-invertebrates and associated seafloor habitats. The ROV collected video and still imagery while moving along a fixed path (transect) along the sea floor. Video imagery collected was analyzed to characterize substrate, habitat types, habitat complexity (rugosity), and estimate finfish and macro-invertebrate distribution, relative abundance and density. In total, 60 ROV dives were completed surveying more than 106 km (19 ha) between 13 and 421 m deep. In addition, over 16,500 still photos were taken.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
8 Fish observation data including all fishes seen in all transects, each observation indicated by time code, species code, common name, count and size. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/59effff0-0734-4d02-967e-22f9e67a2303/download/ncrovfish20142015.csv
8 Lookup table containing a list of North Coast (NC) Marine Protected Area (MPA) baseline program projects and associated information. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/799afe9e-d6be-463b-a38b-da4977e579da/download/ncmpabaselinemonitoringinformationlookuptable.csv
8 Data dictionary for Biological Data - Fish Observations 2014 - 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/f53a2442-e712-40db-85ee-79923f5d5571/download/ncrovfish20142015metadata.csv
8 Data dictionary for Biological Data - Invertebrate Observations 2014 - 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/fef27e26-1c79-473f-891e-6e4c38a6ff87/download/ncrovinvertebrate20142015metadata.csv
8 Data dictionary for Biological Data - Invertebrate Patches 2014 - 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/d0eb485b-f187-4981-964f-90ddcc8621a5/download/ncrovinvertebratepatch20142015metadata.csv
8 Data dictionary for Biological Data - Invertebrate Species Lookup Table https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/8d19313c-adcb-497e-af31-0c3cc68b7bd0/download/ncrovinvertspcodelookuptable20142015metadata.csv
33 Metadata for ROV tracking and sensor systems https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/a3f39f9d-271e-4793-b069-a0025c6db54d/download/methodsandsamplingrovtrackingandsensordata.pdf
8 Data dictionary for Tracking and Sensor Data - ROV Transect Lookup Table 2014 -2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/5652424f-b835-47ab-9f52-66ded47850ae/download/ncmparovtransectlookuptable20142015metadata.csv
8 1 sec ROV positions with dive number, transect number and time codes https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/80532d82-f42d-4348-ac71-6ba457ee9ca1/download/ncmparovtracking20142015.csv
55 EML metadata for the biological component of the ROV Surveys of the Mid-depth and Deep Subtidal Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/5e928f0d-49d7-4422-baeb-b2910c29512c/download/eml-node-3223.xml
8 Select invertebrate patches from all the transects. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/74f25f58-b50e-4b18-8eef-192e5e7a4a01/download/ncrovinvertebratepatch20142015.csv
8 Fish stereo sizing data including site ID, dive and transect, time code, species code, and common name. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/dcb13662-b5e7-4234-9b4a-4abc8b504d02/download/ncrovstereofishsize2014.csv
8 Lookup table containing a list of North Coast (NC) Marine Protected Area (MPA) boundary coordinates. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/2335a84a-c383-4950-963a-7d5735da42a4/download/ncmpaboundaryinformationlookuptable.csv
8 Survey site lookup table with the site position and its associated MPA https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/7571dfba-7dc4-4085-9e05-4807de390971/download/ncrovsitelookuptable20142015.csv
8 Data dictionary for Site Lookup Table https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/948ef43f-ef27-45e3-9f93-5124a911e9a7/download/ncrovsitelookuptable20142015metadata.csv
33 Metadata for the biological sampling methods https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/d27f546a-138f-4c48-a1c3-9215264ea1eb/download/methodsandsamplingmetadatarovbiologicaldata.pdf
8 Data dictionary for Biological Data - Stereo Camera Fish Sizing 2014 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/c632fb12-5853-4f37-ad5a-ae8178cdd6d6/download/ncrovstereofishsize2014metadata.csv
8 Data dictionary for Tracking and Sensor Data - ROV Tracking 2014 -2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/4afb26a0-c28f-426c-a811-15270c48228e/download/ncmparovtracking20142015metadata.csv
8 Invertebrate observation data including all invertebrates seen in all the transects, each observation indicated by time code, species code, common name and count. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/1f8be13c-c6e3-464b-98fa-6e33864d4861/download/ncrovinvertebrate20142015.csv
8 Data dictionary for Tracking and Sensor Data - CTD 2014 -2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/dd53a28c-9356-4515-8af2-ba7c61d8562a/download/ncmparovctd20142015metadata.csv
8 Transect information table including site name, dive number, transect number, beginning and ending time codes for each transect https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/a2582351-50ea-4911-a901-b1f65d7b65ed/download/ncmparovtransectlookuptable20142015.csv
8 Data dictionary for Tracking and Sensor Data - ROV Sensors 2014 - 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/49269722-f2b4-4b45-8d6e-0f5e20d2c8aa/download/ncmparovsensor20142015metadata.csv
33 North coast baseline (phase I) marine protected area (MPA) final report forROV Surveys of the Mid-depth and Deep Subtidal Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015. This project and report were completed in fulfillment of CA Sea Grant R/MPA-41. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/3c4ae7d2-3ad6-41a0-ab26-e5837df29b98/download/41-lauermann-final.pdf
8 Data dictionary for MPA Baseline Program Information - North Coast https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/9f510413-69e6-4ede-a3c4-7321a9ceec74/download/ncmpabaselinemonitoringinformationlookuptablemetadata.csv
8 Data dictionary for MPA Boundary Details - North Coast https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/95c4f0c5-55fe-414e-b33b-8282811f5c1a/download/ncmpaboundaryinformationlookuptablemetadata.csv
8 Lookup table for fish species. Data includes the species code, common name, scientific name and the taxonomy https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/e2488718-8ed1-40b7-851d-99613d678bda/download/ncrovfishspcodelookuptable20142015.csv
8 Data dictionary for Biological Data - Fish Species Lookup Table https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/2b159638-bdd8-4f85-bd48-4aeb1a8a6ecc/download/ncrovfishspcodelookuptable20142015metadata.csv
8 Lookup table for invertebrate species. Data includes the species code, common name, scientific name and the taxonomy https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/2ae59dd0-d731-4d0c-907c-41a649135be3/download/ncrovinvertspcodelookuptable20142015.csv
8 1 sec CTD data including Temperature, Conductivity, Pressure, Depth, Oxygen, Oxygen Saturation, Oxygen Percent and Salinity. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/77f9d40e-826f-4c7d-a5ff-24a3957f8bdb/download/ncmparovctd20142015.csv
8 1 sec ROV sensor data including ROV depth, ROV heading, down range, forward range, ROV pitch and water temperature https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/79d15336-ee05-4db6-87ff-ec5c72ab1f04/download/ncmparovsensor20142015.csv
57 A Zip file of all resources for the ROV Surveys of the Mid-depth and Deep Subtidal Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 dataset https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/602ae2ea-cbf7-419c-b428-5bc2bbeacf78/resource/aaf98dc0-7b20-4af5-bb89-90e184757217/download/rov.zip

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  • 2014
  • remotely-operated-vehicle
  • 2015
  • oceans
  • biota
  • baseline
  • environmental
  • mid-depth
  • deep
  • monitoring
  • california
  • mpa
  • north-coast
  • subtidal-ecosystem
  • ecological-data
  • marine-protected-area
  • rov
  • california-ocean-protection-council

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