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Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2024: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef fish communities in Puerto Rico from 2014-05-19 to 2014-12-03 and from 2016-06-07 to 2017-09-15 (NCEI Accession 0224477), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/70448.

Item Identification

Title: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef fish communities in Puerto Rico from 2014-05-19 to 2014-12-03 and from 2016-06-07 to 2017-09-15 (NCEI Accession 0224477)
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2014
Publication Date: 2021
Abstract:

The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) assessed coral reef communities in in Puerto Rico using the 25m Fish Transect method and stationary point count (Reef Visual Census, RVC) method (7.5m radius cylinder). These methods collects and reports information on species composition, density, size structure, abundance and derived metrics (e.g., species richness, diversity). Data are collected using a random survey design in hardbottom and coral reef habitats less than 30m in depth. All datasets contain data fields on general station information (e.g., survey strata, depth, rugosity). Each of these data tables contain additional survey-specific data fields. For complete information and descriptions of attributes and data fields for all data tables, refer to the data dictionaries. Three datasets are provided under the stationary point count fish protocols and are distributed as one compiled package: (1) Analysis Ready dataset, (2) Boatlog/Station dataset, and (3) raw QAQC'd sample data file. The methodology used for this survey can be found in the point count fish protocols. All three datasets contain data fields on general station information (survey strata, depth, rugosity). Each of these data tables contain additional survey-specific data fields. For complete information and descriptions of attributes and data fields for all data tables, refer to the data dictionaries.

Purpose:

The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) details a long-term approach to provide an ecosystem perspective via monitoring climate, fish, benthic, and socioeconomic variables in a consistent and integrated manner. The NCRMP is intended to coordinate various Coral Reef Conservation Coral Reef Program (CRCP) biological, physical, and human dimensions activities into a cohesive NOAA-wide effort. Through the implementation of the NCRMP, NOAA will be able to clearly and concisely communicate results of national-scale monitoring to national, state, and territorial policy makers, resource managers, and the public on a periodic basis. NCRMP is a framework for conducting sustained observations of biological, climate, and socioeconomic indicators at 10 priority coral reefs across the U.S. and its territories. This integrated approach will consolidate monitoring of coral reefs under a uniform method in the Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico for the first time. NCRMP is funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) and supported by NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and many other partners. NCCOS is co-leading biological monitoring missions with NOAA's Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) to gather data on fish populations and coral reef communities in the U.S. Caribbean, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico. Each year, our scientists work closely with CRCP and local partners to collect biological data from thousands of strategically selected sites. We then use innovative analysis techniques to develop products that give fellow scientists, managers, decision makers and the public a better understanding of a region's resources and how they are changing over time. The biological component of NCRMP provides a biennial ecological characterization at a broad spatial scale of general reef condition for reef fishes, corals and benthic habitat (i.e., fish species composition/density/size, benthic cover, and coral density/size/condition). Data collection occurs at stratified random sites where the sampling domain for each region is partitioned by habitat type and depth, sub-regional location (e.g., along-shelf position) and management zone. Data provided in this dataset are from around Puerto Rico, including the islands of Vieques, Culebra, Mona and Desecheo. Lead agencies NOAA NCCOS and SEFSC, and partners HJR Reefscaping, Inc., CSS, the University of Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.

Notes:

In 2017, NCRMP developed a new data template and structure for data delivery/archiving. All prior year packages have been updated to reflect these changes. Any future data packages will follow this new structure for consistency across years.

In 2015, the fish species Pterois volitans (red lionfish) was added to the list of key species requiring actual size measurements.

Other Citation Details:

Cite as: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS); Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) (2021). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef fish communities in Puerto Rico from 2014-05-19 to 2014-12-03 and from 2016-06-07 to 2017-09-15 (NCEI Accession 0224477). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0224477

Supplemental Information:

Funding:

US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > CORAL REEF
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Numeric Data Sets > Biology
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Numeric Data Sets > Fish Census
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Reef fish census > Belt transect
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fish Census
CRCP Project National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan (NCRMP) Implementation
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0131260
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0174525
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0218548
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0224477
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Coral Reef Conservation Program
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS BIOLOGICAL DATA
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS DEPTH - OBSERVATION
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS Fish
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS FISH - CORAL REEF
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS FISH CENSUS
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS FISH SPECIES
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS HABITAT
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - ORGANISM LENGTH
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS biological
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS in situ
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey - biological
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey - coral reef
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey - swimmer/diver
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP)
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 2014
None 2016
None 2017

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Culebra Island (18N065W0011)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Isla de Desecheo (18N067W0007)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Isla de Mona (18N067W0002)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Vieques > Vieques Island (18N065W0002)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Culebra Island (18N065W0011)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS North Atlantic Ocean

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
UNCONTROLLED
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS swimmer/diver
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS visual observation

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Data Presentation Form: tabular data , GIS Files and text files. May be delivered as a zip file
Entity Attribute Detail URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0224477/1.1/data/0-data/NCRMP_PR2014-2016_Fish_Updated_Submission/NCCOS_Archive_Submission_NCRMP_PR2014-2016_Fish.pdf
Distribution Liability:

NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 1264809
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Grove, Laura
Address: 75 VA Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
Email Address: jay.grove@noaa.gov
Phone: (305) 361-4479
Fax: (305) 365-4103

Distributor

CC ID: 1264810
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information

Originator

CC ID: 1264811
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
Phone: (305)361-5761
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST

Originator

CC ID: 1264812
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
Address: 1305 East West Highway 10th Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281
Phone: (301) 713-3155
URL: https://coralreef.noaa.gov

Originator

CC ID: 1264815
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NCCOS Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research (CCFHR)
Address: 1305 East West Highway -- Room 810
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301-713-3020
URL: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/about/centers/ccfhr

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1264825
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NCCOS Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research (CCFHR)
Address: 1305 East West Highway -- Room 810
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301-713-3020
URL: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/about/centers/ccfhr

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1264813
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Hile, Sarah
Address: 1305 East-West Hwy
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Email Address: sarah.hile@noaa.gov
Phone: 240-533-0370
Fax: 301-713-4384

Principal Investigator

CC ID: 1264814
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Edwards, Kimberly
Address: 101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort, NC 28516-9722
Email Address: kimberly.edwards@noaa.gov
Phone: (252) 838-0811
Fax: (252) 728-8728

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1264887
W° Bound: -67.9494
E° Bound: -64.2289
N° Bound: 18.51909
S° Bound: 17.86705

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1264888
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2014-05-19
End: 2014-12-03

Extent Group 2

Extent Group 2 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1264890
W° Bound: -67.946
E° Bound: -65.1936
N° Bound: 18.46334
S° Bound: 17.86206

Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1264891
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2016-06-07
End: 2017-09-15

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

Download From Provided Links

Data Access Constraints:

None

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1267674
Start Date: 2020
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/0224477
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2021 - Present)
File Name: 0224477.1.1.tar.gz
File Type (Deprecated): NCEI Archived Data Accession
File Size: ~ (470.052 MB)
Compression: GTAR
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 1264816
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0224477
Name: NCEI 0224477 Landing Page
URL Type:
Online Resource

Data Quality

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Quality control procedures are implemented in four main stages:

(1) ongoing routine training of observers (initial detailed training, annual refresher training);

(2) data check following data collection, where divers trade datasheets immediately upon returning to Data Documentation

(3) independent reviewers compare datasheets with database entries; and

(4) statistical analyses are conducted as the final check before distribution.

Before implementation the sampling design was reviewed and agreed upon by

representatives from program partners, as well as NCCOS scientists

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 70448
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:70448
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2023-08-13 02:51+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2024-10-03 18:16+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2023-08-14
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year