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Summary

Short Citation
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2024: Oculina Habitat Area of Concern Assessment, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/32995.
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Abstract

Scientists and students will be exploring the deepwater coral reefs of the Oculina Banks, which stretch 30 miles offshore from Ft. Pierce to Cape Canaveral. This remote area includes the East Coast's first Marine Protected Area (MPA) which is a model for efforts underway to create new MPAs throughout southeast U.S. waters and the Gulf of Mexico. The team will use a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to study the current health of coral on the banks, which has been decimated in places by commercial trawling. They will also test an acoustic monitoring system that could one day be used to not only monitor fish behavior but also to detect illegal fishing activity on the reefsscientists and students will be exploring the deepwater coral reefs of the Oculina Banks, which stretch 30 miles offshore from Ft. Pierce to Cape Canaveral. This remote area includes the East Coast's first Marine Protected Area (MPA) which is a model for efforts underway to create new MPAs throughout southeast U.S. waters and the Gulf of Mexico. The team will use a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to study the current health of coral on the banks, which has been decimated in places by commercial trawling. They will also test an acoustic monitoring system that could one day be used to not only monitor fish behavior but also to detect illegal fishing activity on the reefs

Scientists on the Oculina cruise will also be deploying a Passive Acoustic Monitoring System (PAMS) developed by NASA to monitor the impacts of rocket launches on wildlife refuge lagoons at the Kennedy Space Center. Led by Dr. Grant Gilmore, Dynamac Corporation, they will test the system's suitability for detecting offshore fish populations and vessel traffic. PAMS uses technology similar to that which allows the Navy to detect ships and submarines. Scientists from NASA Kennedy Space Center and NOAA Fisheries will join Dr. Gilmore specifically to see if the unit can be used to detect the presence of specific fish species and behaviors such as courtship and spawning aggregation. If so, the system could dramatically increase monitoring capabilities at the remote reefs.

Distribution Information

Access Constraints:

NOAA Data Quality Act Documentation and Pre-Dissemination guidelines

Use Constraints:

Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by inaccuracies in these data, or as a result of these data being used on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does distribution constitute any such warranty

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Stacey Harter
Stacey.Harter@noaa.govs
850-234-6541

Metadata Contact
Stacey Harter
Stacey.Harter@noaa.govs
850-234-6541

Extents

Geographic Area 1

Oculina Banks, which stretch 30 miles offshore from Ft. Pierce to Cape Canaveral.

Time Frame 1
2001 - 2005

Item Identification

Title: Oculina Habitat Area of Concern Assessment
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2002-12-31
Abstract:

Scientists and students will be exploring the deepwater coral reefs of the Oculina Banks, which stretch 30 miles offshore from Ft. Pierce to Cape Canaveral. This remote area includes the East Coast's first Marine Protected Area (MPA) which is a model for efforts underway to create new MPAs throughout southeast U.S. waters and the Gulf of Mexico. The team will use a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to study the current health of coral on the banks, which has been decimated in places by commercial trawling. They will also test an acoustic monitoring system that could one day be used to not only monitor fish behavior but also to detect illegal fishing activity on the reefsscientists and students will be exploring the deepwater coral reefs of the Oculina Banks, which stretch 30 miles offshore from Ft. Pierce to Cape Canaveral. This remote area includes the East Coast's first Marine Protected Area (MPA) which is a model for efforts underway to create new MPAs throughout southeast U.S. waters and the Gulf of Mexico. The team will use a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to study the current health of coral on the banks, which has been decimated in places by commercial trawling. They will also test an acoustic monitoring system that could one day be used to not only monitor fish behavior but also to detect illegal fishing activity on the reefs

Scientists on the Oculina cruise will also be deploying a Passive Acoustic Monitoring System (PAMS) developed by NASA to monitor the impacts of rocket launches on wildlife refuge lagoons at the Kennedy Space Center. Led by Dr. Grant Gilmore, Dynamac Corporation, they will test the system's suitability for detecting offshore fish populations and vessel traffic. PAMS uses technology similar to that which allows the Navy to detect ships and submarines. Scientists from NASA Kennedy Space Center and NOAA Fisheries will join Dr. Gilmore specifically to see if the unit can be used to detect the presence of specific fish species and behaviors such as courtship and spawning aggregation. If so, the system could dramatically increase monitoring capabilities at the remote reefs.

Purpose:

To understand the condition of the Oculina habitat and fish populations and to establish a baseline from which to gauge the success of the Oculina MPA in restoring them. Data collected will be integrated with past work into a Geographic Information System.

Notes:

This meta data on this data set should be edited

Supplemental Information:

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC), the governing body that establishes fishing regulations, is currently considering establishing new MPAs throughout the southeast U.S and the Gulf of Mexico to help sustain declining reef fisheries, particularly snapper and grouper. Research at the Oculina Banks will provide crucial information to aid managers in making decisions about the new MPAs, including whether to extend the closure of the Oculina MPA beyond its current end date in 2004.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None abundance
None coral reef
None distribution
None finss
None Grouper
None Reef Fish
None snapper

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 2001-2004

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
UNCONTROLLED
None Atlantic Ocean
None Oculina Banks

Stratum Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
NOAA Fisheries Glossary species

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: GIS Files
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Data Presentation Form: GIS Files
Distribution Liability:

None

Data Set Credit: Originator University of North Carolina at Wilmington . Publisher NOAA Undersea Research Center at UNCW

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 326913
Date Effective From: 2015
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Harter, Stacey
Address: 3500 Delwood Beach Road
Panama City, FL 32408
Email Address: Stacey.Harter@noaa.govs
Phone: 850-234-6541
Fax: 850.235.3559

Distributor

CC ID: 326899
Date Effective From: 2008
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301) 713-3277

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 326912
Date Effective From: 2015
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Harter, Stacey
Address: 3500 Delwood Beach Road
Panama City, FL 32408
Email Address: Stacey.Harter@noaa.govs
Phone: 850-234-6541
Fax: 850.235.3559

Point of Contact

CC ID: 326892
Date Effective From: 2005-01-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Harter, Stacey
Address: 3500 Delwood Beach Road
Panama City, FL 32408
Email Address: Stacey.Harter@noaa.govs
Phone: 850-234-6541
Fax: 850.235.3559

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 326895
Description

Oculina Banks, which stretch 30 miles offshore from Ft. Pierce to Cape Canaveral.

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 326894
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2001
End: 2005

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Policy:

Open to everyone

Data Access Procedure:

Go to specified url to download the data

Data Access Constraints:

NOAA Data Quality Act Documentation and Pre-Dissemination guidelines

Data Use Constraints:

Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by inaccuracies in these data, or as a result of these data being used on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does distribution constitute any such warranty

Metadata Access Constraints:

Open to everyone

Metadata Use Constraints:

Please cite appropriately

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 326916
Start Date: 2008
End Date: Present
Download URL: http://ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/GIS/
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2008 - Present)
Description:

Url Landing Page to get Data Files from archive

You then navigate down to download files

File Type (Deprecated): GIS
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Not Chked

Distribution 2

CC ID: 569003
Start Date: 2005
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/bathymetry/XYZ/north_oculina.zip
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2008 - Present)
File Name: north_oculina.zip
Description:

bathymetry files for northern part of geographical area

File Type (Deprecated): zip
Compression: Zip
Review Status: Not Chked

Distribution 3

CC ID: 569004
Start Date: 2005
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/bathymetry/XYZ/south_oculina.zip
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2008 - Present)
File Name: south_oculina.zip
Description:

bathymetry files for southern part of oculina area

File Type (Deprecated): zip
Compression: Zip
Review Status: Not Chked

Distribution 4

CC ID: 569006
Start Date: 2005
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/bathymetry/geoTIFF/
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2008 - Present)
Description:

Landing page forbathymetric geotiff files

File Type (Deprecated): GeoTIFF
Distribution Format: GeoTIFF
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Not Chked

Distribution 5

CC ID: 569024
Start Date: 2005
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/clelia_dive_narratives/
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2008 - Present)
Description:

Landing Page For Dive Narratives (.pdf format)

File Type (Deprecated): PDF
Distribution Format: PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 326897
URL: http://oceanica.cofc.edu/Oculina2003/home.htm
Name: project description
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: html
Description:

2003 project description and its data

URL 2

CC ID: 326900
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/GIS/oculina/index.htm
Name: Oculina Habitat Area of Particular Concern An Interactive GIS
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Allows Data Download

URL 3

CC ID: 827985
URL: http://ocean.floridamarine.org/efh_coral/metadata/
Name: FMRI (State of Florida Website with oculina metadata
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Some of the same information on the NCEI archive may be found in the ocolina files accessible from this page.

Technical Environment

Description:

in ncei archive

Data Quality

Accuracy:

The multi-beam and sidescan surveys performed in October 2002 provide a 1 meter resolution image of the bathymetry in the EORR.

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Data is checked as it is entered

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: No
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: Yes
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: Already Provided at NCEI
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: N/A
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: NCEI-MD
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: Already Archived
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

Data Already archived

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

The data is collected and then verified

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 32995
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:32995
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2016-06-22 10:11+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-10-21
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-10-21
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-10-21