Data Management Plan
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Data Management Plan
DMP Template v2.0.1 (2015-01-01)
Please provide the following information, and submit to the NOAA DM Plan Repository.Reference to Master DM Plan (if applicable)
As stated in Section IV, Requirement 1.3, DM Plans may be hierarchical. If this DM Plan inherits provisions from a higher-level DM Plan already submitted to the Repository, then this more-specific Plan only needs to provide information that differs from what was provided in the Master DM Plan.
1. General Description of Data to be Managed
We supply abundance information of fish species along multiple randomly oriented transects at the lowest possible taxonomic level. This information is collected from multiple stations on an annual or biennial basis.
Notes: Only a maximum of 4000 characters will be included.
Notes: Data collection is considered ongoing if a time frame of type "Continuous" exists.
Notes: All time frames from all extent groups are included.
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary - Tortugas Ecological Reserves
Notes: All geographic areas from all extent groups are included.
(e.g., digital numeric data, imagery, photographs, video, audio, database, tabular data, etc.)
(e.g., satellite, airplane, unmanned aerial system, radar, weather station, moored buoy, research vessel, autonomous underwater vehicle, animal tagging, manual surveys, enforcement activities, numerical model, etc.)
2. Point of Contact for this Data Management Plan (author or maintainer)
Notes: The name of the Person of the most recent Support Role of type "Metadata Contact" is used. The support role must be in effect.
Notes: The name of the Organization of the most recent Support Role of type "Metadata Contact" is used. This field is required if applicable.
3. Responsible Party for Data Management
Program Managers, or their designee, shall be responsible for assuring the proper management of the data produced by their Program. Please indicate the responsible party below.
Notes: The name of the Person of the most recent Support Role of type "Data Steward" is used. The support role must be in effect.
4. Resources
Programs must identify resources within their own budget for managing the data they produce.
5. Data Lineage and Quality
NOAA has issued Information Quality Guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information which it disseminates.
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Process Steps:
- South Reserve: Once in the field, the boat captain navigates to previously selected station locations using a vessel-mounted GPS unit. On-site, divers are deployed on the exact station GPS numbers and maintain contact with each other throughout the entire census. One diver is responsible for collecting data on the fish communities utilizing the belt-transect visual census technique over an area of 30m length X limit of visibility width. The belt-transect diver obtains a random compass heading from his data sheet upon arrival at the bottom, swims that heading for a random number of fin kicks written on his pre-printed data sheet, and then swims out his 30 m transect tape along a second random compass heading course, identifying and counting all snappers, groupers, and other major predator species he sees to the limit of visibility. Visibility is measured as the tape is reeled in so that a density calculation can be made later. Once the transect is finished and the diver is back at his starting point, he consults his data sheet for the next random compass heading and random number of fin kicks for the next transect and repeats the process. Up to four transects can be done at each station, depending on time and air supply. Visibility at each site must be sufficient to allow for identification of fish at a minimum of 3m away or the transect counts will be aborted. The second diver accompanies the primary counter, staying behind and off to the side of him, so as not to disturb the count. He may be tasked to do other data collection, such as species diversity, gross habitat characterizations, etc.
- North Reserve: Once in the field, the boat captain navigates to previously selected station locations using a vessel-mounted GPS unit. On-site, divers are deployed on the exact station GPS numbers and maintain contact with each other throughout the entire census. One diver is responsible for collecting data on the fish communities utilizing the belt-transect visual census technique over an area of 30m length X limit of visibility width. North Reserve habitat is configured differently, in a more spur and groove style of reef alignment, and thus the transects are conducted differently from the way they are in the South Reserve. Upon arrival on the bottom, divers swim to the ledge-sand interface. The data collector will swim one transect to the left (270 degrees while facing the reef), the next transect to the right (90 degrees while facing the reef), one transect to the diagonal left up the reef slope (315 degrees) and one transect to the diagonal right up the reef slope (45 degrees). All other data collection strategies employed in the South Reserve dives are used here. The habitat is never altered in any manner by lifting or moving structure, as the observer is recording only fish he sees out in the open. The diver is instructed to look forward toward to the end of the transect and to his sides, but not behind him. On-site, no attempt to avoid structural features within a habitat such as a sand patch, coral head, an anchor or a derelict fish trap should be made as these features affect fish communities and are "real" component of the habitats. The only instances when the transect should deviate from the designated path is to stay above 130 ft (limitations imposed by diving). The typical transect should take only about 5 minutes regardless of habitat type or number of animals present, as we are counting only the larger more visible species.
(describe or provide URL of description):
Visually proof data sheets as they are key-entered into computer database.
6. Data Documentation
The EDMC Data Documentation Procedural Directive requires that NOAA data be well documented, specifies the use of ISO 19115 and related standards for documentation of new data, and provides links to resources and tools for metadata creation and validation.
Missing/invalid information:
- 1.7. Data collection method(s)
- 7.2. Name of organization of facility providing data access
(describe or provide URL of description):
7. Data Access
NAO 212-15 states that access to environmental data may only be restricted when distribution is explicitly limited by law, regulation, policy (such as those applicable to personally identifiable information or protected critical infrastructure information or proprietary trade information) or by security requirements. The EDMC Data Access Procedural Directive contains specific guidance, recommends the use of open-standard, interoperable, non-proprietary web services, provides information about resources and tools to enable data access, and includes a Waiver to be submitted to justify any approach other than full, unrestricted public access.
None
Notes: The name of the Organization of the most recent Support Role of type "Distributor" is used. The support role must be in effect. This information is not required if an approved access waiver exists for this data.
Notes: This field is required if a Distributor has not been specified.
Notes: All URLs listed in the Distribution Info section will be included. This field is required if applicable.
Access is through the URL provided in the metadata.
N/A
Notes: This field is required if applicable.
8. Data Preservation and Protection
The NOAA Procedure for Scientific Records Appraisal and Archive Approval describes how to identify, appraise and decide what scientific records are to be preserved in a NOAA archive.
(Specify NCEI-MD, NCEI-CO, NCEI-NC, NCEI-MS, World Data Center (WDC) facility, Other, To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended)
Notes: This field is required if archive location is World Data Center or Other.
Notes: This field is required if archive location is To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended.
Notes: Physical Location Organization, City and State are required, or a Location Description is required.
Discuss data back-up, disaster recovery/contingency planning, and off-site data storage relevant to the data collection
The data resides on a secure government network requiring multi factor authentication for network access.
9. Additional Line Office or Staff Office Questions
Line and Staff Offices may extend this template by inserting additional questions in this section.