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OAS accession Detail for 0253454, meta_version: 9. Current meta_version is: 10
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Title: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of fish communities in the Florida Reef Tract from 2020-06-29 to 2021-10-27 (NCEI Accession 0253454)
Abstract: The stationary point count method (7.5m radius cylinder) is used to conduct fish surveys in Florida as part of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). This method collects and reports information on species composition, density, size structure, abundance and derived metrics (e.g., species richness, diversity). Data provided in this data set are from two (2) distinct regions along the Florida reef tract; 1) Dry Tortugas, and 2) Miami north to Martin County. Data are collected using a 2-stage, stratified random survey design. Lead agencies involved include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA Fisheries) and National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS).
Date received: 20220506
Start date: 20200629
End date: 20211027
Seanames: Coastal Waters of Florida, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean
West boundary: -83.1
East boundary: -80
North boundary: 27.2
South boundary: 24.4
Observation types: biological, in situ, survey, survey - biological, survey - swimmer/diver, visual estimate, visual observation
Instrument types: swimmer/diver, visual observation
Datatypes: biological data, FISH CENSUS, FISH - CORAL REEF, FISH SPECIES, HABITAT, REEF AND/OR BOTTOM REGIME - PERCENT COVER, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - ORGANISM LENGTH
Submitter: Blondeau, Jeremiah
Submitting institution: US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Collecting institutions: US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Contributing projects: CORAL REEF STUDIES, CRCP, NCRMP
Platforms:
Number of observations:
Supplementary information: Submission Package ID: T3CWL7

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, NCRMP sampling could not occur to its regular extent during the 2020 season. The data in this accession represent what NCRMP was able to collect during that period and supplement in 2021. Florida Keys data was not able to be collected as it normally is.
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Metadata version: 9
Keydate: 2022-05-09 19:30:31+00
Editdate: 2022-05-16 18:02:03+00