gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:32995 eng UTF8 dataset GIS Files 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 Harter, Stacey 850-234-6541 850.235.3559 3500 Delwood Beach Road Panama City FL 32408 Stacey.Harter@noaa.govs pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:17 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Oculina Habitat Area of Concern Assessment 2002-12-31 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 32995 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/32995 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information http://oceanica.cofc.edu/Oculina2003/home.htm WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link project description 2003 project description and its data download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/GIS/oculina/index.htm WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Oculina Habitat Area of Particular Concern An Interactive GIS Allows Data Download download http://ocean.floridamarine.org/efh_coral/metadata/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link FMRI (State of Florida Website with oculina metadata Some of the same information on the NCEI archive may be found in the ocolina files accessible from this page. download Scientists and students will be exploring the deepwater coral reefs of the Oculina Banks, which stretch 30 miles offshore from Ft. Pierce to Cape Canaveral. This remote area includes the East Coast's first Marine Protected Area (MPA) which is a model for efforts underway to create new MPAs throughout southeast U.S. waters and the Gulf of Mexico. The team will use a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to study the current health of coral on the banks, which has been decimated in places by commercial trawling. They will also test an acoustic monitoring system that could one day be used to not only monitor fish behavior but also to detect illegal fishing activity on the reefsscientists and students will be exploring the deepwater coral reefs of the Oculina Banks, which stretch 30 miles offshore from Ft. Pierce to Cape Canaveral. This remote area includes the East Coast's first Marine Protected Area (MPA) which is a model for efforts underway to create new MPAs throughout southeast U.S. waters and the Gulf of Mexico. The team will use a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to study the current health of coral on the banks, which has been decimated in places by commercial trawling. They will also test an acoustic monitoring system that could one day be used to not only monitor fish behavior but also to detect illegal fishing activity on the reefs Scientists on the Oculina cruise will also be deploying a Passive Acoustic Monitoring System (PAMS) developed by NASA to monitor the impacts of rocket launches on wildlife refuge lagoons at the Kennedy Space Center. Led by Dr. Grant Gilmore, Dynamac Corporation, they will test the system's suitability for detecting offshore fish populations and vessel traffic. PAMS uses technology similar to that which allows the Navy to detect ships and submarines. Scientists from NASA Kennedy Space Center and NOAA Fisheries will join Dr. Gilmore specifically to see if the unit can be used to detect the presence of specific fish species and behaviors such as courtship and spawning aggregation. If so, the system could dramatically increase monitoring capabilities at the remote reefs. To understand the condition of the Oculina habitat and fish populations and to establish a baseline from which to gauge the success of the Oculina MPA in restoring them. Data collected will be integrated with past work into a Geographic Information System. Originator University of North Carolina at Wilmington . Publisher NOAA Undersea Research Center at UNCW completed Harter, Stacey 850-234-6541 850.235.3559 3500 Delwood Beach Road Panama City FL 32408 Stacey.Harter@noaa.govs pointOfContact Harter, Stacey 850-234-6541 850.235.3559 3500 Delwood Beach Road Panama City FL 32408 Stacey.Harter@noaa.govs custodian asNeeded OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 species stratum NOAA Fisheries Glossary Grouper Reef Fish abundance coral reef distribution finss snapper theme 2001-2004 temporal Atlantic Ocean Oculina Banks 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 Oculina Habitat Area of Concern Assessment project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Oculina Habitat Area of Concern Assessment [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/32995. 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: NOAA Data Quality Act Documentation and Pre-Dissemination guidelines otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by inaccuracies in these data, or as a result of these data being used on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does distribution constitute any such warranty otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: None unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 32995 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/32995.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 in ncei archive Oculina Banks, which stretch 30 miles offshore from Ft. Pierce to Cape Canaveral. 2001 2005 The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC), the governing body that establishes fishing regulations, is currently considering establishing new MPAs throughout the southeast U.S and the Gulf of Mexico to help sustain declining reef fisheries, particularly snapper and grouper. Research at the Oculina Banks will provide crucial information to aid managers in making decisions about the new MPAs, including whether to extend the closure of the Oculina MPA beyond its current end date in 2004. false eng false Other Dive Video images directory 2021-10-21 publication Project meta directory 2021-10-21 publication GIS Geo-Reference Files 2021-10-21 publication GIS Uncompressed zip Zip PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format Uncompressed zip Zip GeoTIFF Uncompressed 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://ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/GIS/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/GIS/ Url Landing Page to get Data Files from archive You then navigate down to download files download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/bathymetry/XYZ/south_oculina.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link south_oculina.zip bathymetry files for southern part of oculina area download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/clelia_dive_narratives/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/clelia_dive_narratives/ Landing Page For Dive Narratives (.pdf format) download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/bathymetry/XYZ/north_oculina.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link north_oculina.zip bathymetry files for northern part of geographical area download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/bathymetry/geoTIFF/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/bathymetry/geoTIFF/ Landing page forbathymetric geotiff files download dataset Accuracy The multi-beam and sidescan surveys performed in October 2002 provide a 1 meter resolution image of the bathymetry in the EORR. 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