gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30703 eng UTF8 gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:68639 dataset Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA www.sefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST resourceProvider Gerard, Trika 305-361-4493 305-365-4103 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA trika.gerard@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. pointOfContact Smith, Ryan H (305) 361-4328 (305) 361-4392 4301 Rickenbacker Cswy Miami FL 33149-1026 United States ryan.smith@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:22 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) 2011 USVI Larval Reef Fish Distribution and Supply Study NF-11-02 Data 2011 creation publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 30703 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30703 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information tableDigital Contains the final, processed data from the joint Coral Reef Ecosystem Research (CRER) and Reef Fish Resource cruise conducted aboard the NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER between 19 April 2011 and 7 May 2011 (NF-10-01 and NF-10-02). NOAA CRUISE ID:NF-11-02 US STATE DEPARTMENT CRUISE ID:DOS F2010-122 SHIP NAME: NOAA Ship Nancy Foster OPERATING AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) PROJECT TITLE: Coral Reef Ecosystem Research CRUISE DATES: 19 April 2011 through 7 May 2011 The data includes: CTD: processed data from all conductivity, temperature, depth (CTD) casts LADCP: processed data from all lowered acoustic Doppler profiler (LADCP) casts SADCP: processed hull-mounted acoustic Doppler current profiler (SADCP) data from the completed cruise ship track TSG: processed sea surface, flow-through data collected with the ship's thermosalinograph (TSG) and fluorometer, covering the completed cruise ship track FISH: processed larval fish data collected from the various net tows (BONGO, MOCNESS, etc.) conducted during the cruise. To gain the information necessary to develop more specific hypotheses, the fifth research cruise of this project was conducted between April 19, 2011 and May 7, 2011 aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster. This survey sampled water properties, currents, and dispersal and transport of settlement-stage larvae in the VI and neighboring regions. It helped to provide an understanding of regional spatial variation in the supply of settlement-stage fishes, and also insights into the relative importance of Grammanik Bank and its MPAs as a source of juvenile fishes recruiting to the waters of the VI. Specifically, the cruise provided a data collection platform to help us address the following questions: (1) How do the abundance and composition of ichthyoplankton around Grammanik Bank and other similar banks change with space and time? (2) How much of this variation in abundance and composition can be explained by the oceanographic setting? (3) How do the oceanography and ichthyoplankton assemblages interface with the boundary areas of seasonally or permanently closed MPAs? Additional sampling took place between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic and at selected sites in the Bahamas. Plankton sampling in these areas was designed to focus on tuna and billfish larvae. Previous surveys of gonadosomatic indices in adult fish captured from longline vessels in the eastern Caribbean have suggested that the region may be an important spawning ground for these species, especially swordfish (Xiphias gladius). Larval sampling in the region has been historically extremely sparse, but scattered catches of the larvae of swordfish, marlin and several tunas have been recorded previously in the northeastern Caribbean and Bahamas. In addition, we investigated the possibility of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) spawning outside of the documented Gulf of Mexico spawning ground. Although adult bluefin tuna have been captured on longline vessels between the Bahamas and Puerto Rico, there is no evidence thus far that they are spawning in the Caribbean, even though water temperatures are theoretically suitable. By completing plankton sampling concurrent with physical oceanographic sampling, we aim to better define the environmental conditions associated with tuna and billfish spawning in the Caribbean and tropical Atlantic. This will improve understanding of the biology of highly migratory and commercially important fish species, and contribute to the development of informed management practices. completed Gerard, Trika 305-361-4493 305-365-4103 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA trika.gerard@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. custodian https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0273560/1.1/data/0-data/NF1102_State_Dept_DVD/NF1102_cruise_track.jpg jpg DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/OAR/AOML > Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 17.0 EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > ANGUILLA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > DOMINICAN REPUBLIC OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > PUERTO RICO OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > SABA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > ST EUSTATIUS OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > ST KITTS AND NEVIS OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > ST MAARTEN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > VIRGIN ISLANDS place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth MOCNESS > MOCNESS Plankton Net NETS > NETS THERMOSALINOGRAPHS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 17.2 SEINE NETS > Beach seines instrument International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear (ISSCFG) 1 Nancy Foster > NOAA Ship Nancy Foster Ships platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords 17.2 0273560 273560 theme NCEI Accession US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory theme NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS ANIMALS - GROUP - NUMBER IN GROUP WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS in situ laboratory analyses theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS ADCP CTD Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) net visual observation instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS NOAA Ship Nancy Foster platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS 2011 temporal British Virgin Islands Puerto Rico U. S Virgin Islands place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. 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 Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Consisting Of Biologic Data, LADCP, SADCP, and Flowthrough Data from Nancy Foster in Caribbean Sea from 2007-03-30 to 2011-05-07 (NCEI Accession 0273560) project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: 2011 USVI Larval Reef Fish Distribution and Supply Study [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30703. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 30703 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/30703.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans -76.51783333333 -63.45 17.22333333333 25.63383333333 Caribbean Sea 2011-04-19 2011-05-07 false eng false Other NF1102_Fish_Data.xls 2023-01-12 publication NF1102_TSG.xls 2023-01-12 publication nf1102_ladcp_data.zip 2023-01-12 publication NF1102_OS150_surface_vels.asc 2023-01-12 publication CTD Data 2011 2023-01-12 publication Multiple formats mixed NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0273560/1.1/data/0-data/zipped_files_for_download/NF1102_State_Dept_CD/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0273560/1.1/data/0-data/zipped_files_for_download/NF1102_State_Dept_CD/ Directory of zipped CTD Files, Zipped LADCP files, and Zipped CTD Plots download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0273560/1.1/data/0-data/NF1102_State_Dept_DVD/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0273560/1.1/data/0-data/NF1102_State_Dept_DVD/ All files in this folder/directory download dataset Data from some gear types are recorded on paper forms in the field, then entered into Excel sheets and finally an Access database. Those gear which are run by computer programs generate data directly into computer files. These data sometimes must be extracted into Excel form, then uploaded to Access database. Identifications are directly entered into Excel spreadsheets.