NOAA Point Shapefile-Fish Densities from offshore St. Croix, USVI, Project:NF-14-01, WGS84

Scientists collected acoustic fisheries data in mid-water depths approximately 30 to 1000 meters. Fishery acoustics data will

be used to characterize broad-scale fish abundance, biomass, and utilization patterns,

as well as to locate and document fish spawning aggregations.

1. To design and implement a mobile fisheries sonar survey in concert with multibeam echosounder hydrographic surveys to assess and map fish densities and biomass within management priority areas. 2. To assess distribution of fish densities relative to management areas and habitat types. 3. To assess location and size of purported reef fish spawning aggregations.

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These data consist of fish densities within and around St. Croix, USVI. The data was collected during corresponding multibeam operations aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster. The scientific echosounders were calibrated using standard calibrations techniques(FOOTE et. al. 1981).

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