• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2015-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

This project was funded for two years by CRCP (FY13-14) and built upon one year of pilot work conducted in FY12 funded by NMFS-SEFSC and SERO as an NRC postdoctoral research fellowship...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000+00:00

This collection includes only documentation for NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) data archived at NCEI. This documentation includes...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2017-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

The snail, Coralliophila abbreviata, is a common generalist corallivore and can be a major contributor to Caribbean acroporid tissue mortality. Considering the imperiled status of Acropora...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2001-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

Episodic cruises ( every 2 years) were conducted to perform assessments of Navassa Island coral reef resources including reeffish visual census, benthic reef community characterization, and...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2017-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

Corallivorous snail feeding scars are a common source of tissue loss for the threatened coral Acropora palmata, accounting for roughly one quarter of tissue loss in monitored study plots averaged...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000+00:00

This data set is derived from complementary projects operated in western and southwestern Puerto Rico. The research was designed 1) to compare the prevalence and impact of coral diseases on reefs...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-05-15T19:16:03.000+00:00

ROVs were used to survey this area for the presence of hard corals and reef fish. This is the deepest area in the continental US where these reef building corals are known to live.

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000+00:00

This is a long term data set collecting visual census transect data on reef fishes at staions located at Rileys Hump, Tortugas South Ecological Reservee.

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2004-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

The numbers of seven grouper and tilefish species were counted annually to evaluate the use of closed areas as a management tool to increase reef fish populations.

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-05-15T19:16:05.000+00:00

The numbers and species of grouper and snapper were counted annually during the grouper spawning season to evaluate the use of closed areas as a management tool to increase reef fish populations.

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2017-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

The threatened status (both ecologically and legally) of Caribbean staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis, has prompted rapidly expanding efforts in culture and restocking, although tissue loss...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2024-03-27T22:28:22.000+00:00

Reef fish populations are part of one of the most complex ecosystems in the marine environment. They are also the most heavily exploited part of the ecosystem and have been pushed to extremely low...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2017-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

Field notes related to on-water acoustic and diver surveys for reef fish spawning aggregations in the FL Keys, 2009-2014

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-11-03T19:10:12.000+00:00

This dataset contains information on fishing practices and variable and fixed costs and revenue generated line, traps and scuba gear in USVI St. Croix

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-11-03T20:58:04.000+00:00

Data contains information on demographics, fishing practices and vessel gear characteristics of Puerto Rican commercial fishermen

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-11-03T18:08:25.000+00:00

This dataset contains demographic, fishing practices, crew information about Crucian fishermen as well as their perceptions about the performance of local MPAs and seasonal closures.

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000+00:00

This dataset is derived from a Coral Reef Conservation Program-funded project to access effects of trap fishing on coral reefs and associated habitats in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2016-12-19T00:00:00.000+00:00

This data set contains data from visual surveys by snorkelers using handheld GPS units to map extant live colonies of the threatened corals Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis in the upper Florida...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2014-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

Marine protected areas (MPAs) can be highly effective tools for conserving habitats, populations, and sustainable fisheries. The National Park Service (NPS) is hosting a collaboration of...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

We are conducting surveys of trap distributions, targeted habitats, trap damage to coral reefs and associated habitats, and spatial/temporal distribution of catches. Field work was conducted with...

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