gov.noaa.nodc:0127072 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-01-17T17:01:25Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico, August 2003 (NCEI Accession 0127072) 2016-04-12 publication 2015-04-02 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0127072 NCEI Archive Management System 0127072 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Leslie D. Manzello Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc. (PBS&J) ldmanzello@pbsj.com http://www.pbsj.com HTTP Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc. (PBS&J) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc. (PBS&J) http://www.pbsj.com HTTP Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc. (PBS&J) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Leslie D. Manzello Atkins Global Leslie.Manzello@atkinsglobal.com pointOfContact Michelle Johnston Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) michelle.a.johnston@noaa.gov https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/ HTTPS Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Precht, William F. PBS&J http://www.pbsj.com HTTP Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc. (PBS&J) website Institution web page information author Aronson, Richard B. Dauphin Island Sea Lab https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information author Deslarzes, Kenneth J.P. 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(PBS&J) website Institution web page information author Zimmer, Beth PBS&J http://www.pbsj.com HTTP Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc. (PBS&J) website Institution web page information author Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc. (PBS&J) http://www.pbsj.com HTTP Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc. (PBS&J) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital The Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary 2002-2006 data include biological and oceanographic measurements collected to satisfy the MMS and NOAA contracts 1435-01-02-CT-85088 and 1435-01-04-CT-33137 through the monitoring year 2006. The Flower Garden Banks are located in the northwest Gulf of Mexico and are unique within the region. The Flower Garden Banks are coral reefs with biological assemblages typical of Caribbean coral reefs, including approximately 23 Caribbean scleractinian coral species, a low abundance and diversity of sponges, and reef fishes. These data are the result of yearly monitoring events and are used for comparison purposes required to complete technical reports and presentations. On the East and West Flower Garden Banks there are 100 m by 100m study sites within which monitoring is conducted every year. The data included in this submission are from these study sites and include the following: (1) random transect benthic cover data obtained using videography (2002-2006), still photographs (2002-2003) and linear point intercept observer data (2002-2003). Random transect data include the proportional cover of benthic components including coral species, sponges, algae, and other groups. (2) Sclerochronology data are taken during odd years to look at short-term (10 years) change in coral growth rates. (3) Photographs of marked Diploria strigosa colony margins are taken annually to track lateral growth or recession of colony margins over time. Data within this dataset start with comparisons between 2001 and 2002. (4) Repetitive 8m2 quadrat planimetry data follow specific coral colonies over time. Coral colonies are traced each year to measure lateral growth, loss, and/or replacement within a continuously monitored 8m2 area. Physical oceanographic data collected in association with this imagery is filed under NODC Accession Number 0012632. These image data are in .TIF and .JPG format with video data in either .VOB or .AVI format with associated files. The Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary 2002-2006 data include biological and oceanographic data collected to satisfy the MMS and NOAA contracts 1435-01-02-CT-85088 and 1435-01-04-CT-33137 through the year 2006. The purpose of these biological and oceanographic data is to serve as a long-term record of the conditions of the coral reef communities within the East and West Flower Garden Banks study sites. MMS and NOAA continue environmental monitoring for continuity of data and for generating information needed for resource management and regulatory decision-making. In addition, the monitoring data are needed to validate and sustain the present understanding of MMS lease stipulations for providing effective mitigation of impacts to the offshore environment. Funding Agency: US DOC; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Funding Agency: US DOI; Minerals Management Service - Anchorage completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0127072 Preview graphic PNG 0127072 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2015-04-02 publication BENTHIC COMMUNITIES BENTHIC SPECIES biological data CORAL CORAL - BLEACHING CORAL - CENSUS CORAL - COLONY SIZE CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION growth rate HABITAT - BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE SPECIES MACROFAUNA REEF AND/OR BOTTOM REGIME - PERCENT COVER theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS camera photograph swimmer/diver video camera visual observation instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS benthic biological in situ survey survey - biological survey - coral reef survey - swimmer/diver visual observation theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS MV Fling platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc. dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc. dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) CORAL REEF STUDIES project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication Long Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks project Provider Project Names EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > CORAL REEF EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > CORAL REEFS > CORAL BLEACHING EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Fling (call sign: WDA7435, ICES code: 336N) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian DHCM72 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Precht, William F.; Aronson, Richard B.; Deslarzes, Kenneth J.P.; Robbart, Martha L.; Murdoch, Thaddeus T.J.; Gelber, Adam; Evans, David J.; Gearheart, Robert L.; Zimmer, Beth (2016). Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico, August 2003 (NCEI Accession 0127072). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0127072. Accessed [date]. 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. otherRestrictions Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. Precht, W.F., R.B. Aronson, K.J.P. Deslarzes, M.L. Robbart, T.J.T. Murdoch, A. Gelber, D.J. Evans, B. Gearheart, B. Zimmer. 2006. Long-term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 2002-2003: Final Report OCS Study MMS 2006-035 2006 publication MMS 2006-035 https://espis.boem.gov/final%20reports/3879.pdf HTTPS https://espis.boem.gov/final%20reports/3879.pdf related report information Minerals Management Service publisher documentDigital MMS 2006-035 crossReference project eng; USA utf8 environment oceans biota -93.596706 -93.815819 27.874581 27.909236 2002-10-27 2002-11-01 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0127072 v1.1 was published. 2016-04-12T22:06:33Z NCEI Accession 0127072 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0127072/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0127072 v1.1 published 2016-04-12T22:06:33Z download dataset Data Type: REEF AND/OR BOTTOM REGIME - PERCENT COVER (measured); Units: centimeter; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: camera; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Videography: A Sony DCR-VX 2000 digital video camera housed in an Ikelite underwater housing affixed with an aluminum bar protruding 40 cm towards the benthos (ensures correct distance from the substratum) with a depth gauge. Random transect still photography: Nikonos V camera with 28mm lens and dual strobes set up on an aluminum framer that allows the camera to be one meter above the benthos. Repetitive quadrat photography: Nikonos V camera with a 15mm lens and a 2.0 m long T-bar camera frame, with bubble level and compass. Lateral growth (Diploria strigosa) photography: Nikonos V camera with a Nikonos close-up kit and strobe asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian camera camera An instrument for recording images. photograph photograph still images used as the basis for making parameter determinations swimmer/diver swimmer/diver not an instrument - use as observation type video camera video camera a camera which makes moving or still images used as the basis for making parameter determinations visual observation visual observation not an instrument - maybe an observation type MV Fling Updated information from ICES for the vessel Fling from UNITED STATES(US). Proposed Code : 336N Name : Fling Country(s) : UNITED STATES(US) (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 36 Fishing vessel Call Sign : WDA7435 MMSI: 366843280 Title : MV Current Length : 30.5 Notes : The M/V Fling is a 100 foot, 34 passenger dive vessel operating out of Freeport, Texas. She runs regularly scheduled multi-day trips to the Flower Gardens and Stetson Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Sister vessel to the M/V Spree. Information Sources: - http://flingcharters.com/ - http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2392227 Confirmed by NOAA on 2015-09-28. Submitted to ICES on 2015-08-05.