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Summary

Description

The Reef Fish Visual Census (RVC) provides data on frequency of occurrence, fish lengths, abundance of reef fish and community composition taken from underwater divers.

Item Identification

Title: Fish Data / Reef Fish Visual Census
Short Name: Fish Data /Reef Fish Visual Census
Status: In Work
Abstract:

The Reef Fish Visual Census (RVC) provides data on frequency of occurrence, fish lengths, abundance of reef fish and community composition taken from underwater divers.

Purpose:

The main objective of this system is to:

1) compare fish populations between reefs and other habitats, and

2) quantitatively monitor reef fish composition and relative or absolute abundance over time

Notes:

Data from the earlier years is available from sciencebase.gov

Data From the later years is available from NCEI

Supplemental Information:

More information about the basic sampling methodology can be found in NOAA Technical Report NMFS 41, dated July 1986, titled, A Stationary Visual Census Technique for Quantitatively Assessing Community Structure of Coral Reef Fishes by James A. Bohnsack and Scott P. Bannerot

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None abundance
None distribution
None Environmental Data
None FINSS
None fisheries-independent data
None habitats
None Reef Fish
None reeffish
None Reefs
None survey data

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 1979-present

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Atlantic Ocean
None Florida

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 43118
Date Effective From: 2010-10-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Blondeau, Jeremiah
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
Email Address: jeremiah.blondeau@noaa.gov
Phone: 305-361-4252
View Historical Support Roles

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 7596
W° Bound: -87
E° Bound: -67
N° Bound: 25
S° Bound: 12
Description

RVC identifies the reef where observations occur. The reefs are located from 12 to 25 degrees North and 67 to 87 degrees West

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 7595
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 1979-01-01

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Policy:

Open to everyone

Data Access Procedure:

Download from provided links

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 1131870
URL: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/974
Name: Southeast Florida coral reef fishery-independent baseline assessment, 2012-2014 summary report
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Title : Southeast Florida coral reef fishery-independent baseline assessment, 2012-2014 summary report

Personal Author(s) : Kilfoyle, Kirk;Walker, Brian K;Fisco, Dana P.;Smith, Steven G. (Steven Glen), 1963-;Spieler, RIchard E.;

Corporate Authors(s) : United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,;Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.);Florida, Department of Environmental Protection;

Published Date : 2015

URL 2

CC ID: 1131871
URL: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/914
Name: Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Local Action Strategy (LAS) Project 3B 'Southeast Florida Coral Reef Fishery-Independent Baseline Assessment' : 2012-2013 interim report
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Title : Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Local Action Strategy (LAS) Project 3B 'Southeast Florida Coral Reef Fishery-Independent Baseline Assessment' : 2012-2013 interim report

Personal Author(s) : Kilfoyle, Kirk;Walker, Brian K.;Smith, Steven G. (Steven Glen), 1963-;Spieler, Richard E.;Gregg, Kurtis L.;

Corporate Authors(s) : United States, National Marine Fisheries Service;United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,;Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.);Florida, Department of Environmental Protection;

Published Date : 2014

URL 3

CC ID: 1266494
URL: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/national-coral-reef-monitoring-program-biological-socioeconomic/
Name: NCCOS Page On National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Implementation: Biological and Socioeconomic Monitoring
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Provides Links to Data, Reports, Data Collection Protocols Etc

Acronyms

ERDDAP Environmental Research Division Data Access Program
NCRMP National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
RVC Reef Fish Visual Census
SEFCRI Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative region
ar analysis ready
drto Dry Tortugas

FAQs

FAQ 1

CC ID: 1124852
Date: 2018-10-25 00:00:00
Author: Brian Beck
Question:

What is ERDDAP ?

Answer:

ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml.

FAQ 2

CC ID: 1171606
Date: 2013-08-20 00:00:00
Author: Jennifer Schull
Question:

What are CRCP and NCRMP ?

Answer:

The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) is a matrix program administered by NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) and operating across four NOAA line offices: NOS, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), and Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR). The program supports coral reef regions of the United States (U.S.), has an international component, and is integrated with other federal agencies, states, territories and commonwealths, and local governments. In September 2007, CRCP conducted an external program review for an assessment of the CRCP's effectiveness in achieving its mandates and to provide recommendations for improving its impact and performance. Recommendations from this review, along with the subsequent planning process (the roadmap) shaped the recent history of the CRCP. In 2011, CRCP welcomed a new program manager, John Christensen, to lead the program forward. 2012 ushered in the first activities under the new National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan (NCRMP).

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 3803
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:3803
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2007-03-26 08:00+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-09-21 13:19+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-02-28
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-02-28
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-02-28