gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66437 eng UTF8 dataset CSV and Excel 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 Blondeau, Jeremiah 305-361-4252 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA jeremiah.blondeau@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:18 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NCRMP: Assessment of coral communities in the Florida Reef Tract from 2018-06-05 to 2018-12-17 (NCEI Accession 0208322) 2020 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 66437 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66437 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (301) 713-3155 1305 East West Highway 10th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910-3281 https://coralreef.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Website Link to the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program website information originator Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Southeast Fisheries Science Center Website About SEFSC information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST originator https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Coral_Demographic_Survey_Florida.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link CRCP ERDDAP Page Coral Demographic Survey Florida ERDDAP > tabledap > Data Access Form Dataset Title: CRCP_Coral_Demographic_Survey_Florida RSS Institution: Coral Reef Conservation Program (Dataset ID: CRCP_Coral_Demographic_Survey_Florida download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Invertebrates_ESACorals_Florida.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link CRCP ERDDAP Page Invertebrates_ESACorals Survey Florida ERDDAP > tabledap > Data Access Form Dataset Title: CRCP_Invertebrates_ESACorals_Florida RSS Institution: Coral Reef Conservation Program (Dataset ID: CRCP_Invertebrates_ESACorals_Florida) download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Benthic_Cover_Florida.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link CRCP ERDDAP Page - Benthic_Cover_Florida ERDDAP > tabledap > Data Access Form Dataset Title: CRCP_Benthic_Cover_Florida RSS Institution: Coral Reef Conservation Program (Dataset ID: CRCP_Benthic_Cover_Florida) Dataset Title: CRCP_Reef_Fish_Surveys_Florida RSS Institution: Coral Reef Conservation Program (Dataset ID: CRCP_Reef_Fish_Surveys_Florida) download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0208322 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Landing Page NCEI Accession 0208322 Online Resource download tableDigital Cite as: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (2020). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral communities in the Florida Reef Tract from 2018-06-05 to 2018-12-17 (NCEI Accession 0208322). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0208322. Accessed [date]. The Benthic Assessment (BA) is the first of two benthic surveys conducted in Florida as part of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). Benthic Assessment provides benthic cover estimates for ecologically important cover types/groups (e.g., macroalgae, turf algae, crustose coralline algae, corals, sponges, sand/sediment, etc.) using a 1-stage stratified random survey design in hardbottom and coral reef habitats less than 30m in depth The Coral Demographic method is the second of two benthic surveys conducted along the Florida reef tract as part of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). The goal of the coral demographic surveys is to collect and report information on species composition, density, size, abundance, and specific parameters of condition (% live vs. dead, bleaching, disease) of non-juvenile scleractinian corals (>4 cm maximum diameter), and of overall species diversity (all corals) using 10m x 1m belt transects in a stratified random sampling design in hardbottom and coral reef habitats less than 30m in depth. Surveys are concurrent with and along the same transect of the Benthic Assessment surveys, including the Line Point-Intercept (LPI) survey. Data provided in these data sets are from three (3) distinct regions along the Florida reef tract; 1) Dry Tortugas, 2) Florida Keys from Key West north to Miami, and 3) Miami north to Martin County. 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). The goals of benthic surveys are to provide: (1) a quantification of percent cover of biotic and abiotic benthic components using a linear point intercept (LPI) method; (2) information on topographic complexity (substratum rugosity) of the survey locations (3) quantitative information on local commercially and ecologically-important macroinvertebrates (Caribbean spiny lobster [Panulirus argus], queen conch [Strombus gigas], long-spined sea urchin [Diadema antillarum]); and (4) presence-absence information for ESA-listed Threatened corals. Surveys are concurrent with and along the same transect with Coral Demographic surveys. The goal of the coral demographic surveys is to collect and report information on species composition, density, size, abundance, and specific parameters of condition (% live vs. dead, bleaching, disease) of non-juvenile scleractinian corals (>4 cm maximum diameter), and of overall species diversity (all corals) using 10m x 1m belt transects in a stratified random sampling design in hardbottom and coral reef habitats less than 30m in depth National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission; National Park Service; University of Miami; Nova Southeastern University completed Blondeau, Jeremiah 305-361-4252 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA jeremiah.blondeau@noaa.gov pointOfContact Blondeau, Jeremiah 305-361-4252 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA jeremiah.blondeau@noaa.gov custodian notPlanned DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/NMS > National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOI/NPS > National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior U-MIAMI/RSMAS > Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 17.0 EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan (NCRMP) Implementation theme CRCP Project Numeric Data Sets > Biology Numeric Data Sets > Fish Census theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Reef fish census > Belt transect EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fish Census theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus 0208322 208322 theme NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Florida State Department of Environmental Protection Nova Southeastern University Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Coral Reef Conservation Program US DOC; NOAA; NOS; ONMS; Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary US DOI; National Park Service theme NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS BENTHIC COMMUNITIES BENTHIC SPECIES BIOLOGICAL DATA CORAL DEPTH - OBSERVATION FISH - CORAL REEF FISH CENSUS FISH SPECIES Fish HABITAT HABITAT - BENTHIC SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS benthic biological in situ survey - biological survey - coral reef survey - swimmer/diver theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Florida Florida Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean theme NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Florida Reef Tract (26N080W0007) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract (26N080W0007) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus swimmer/diver instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Diver Visual Survey theme 2018 temporal 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 Florida project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: NCRMP: Assessment of coral communities in the Florida Reef Tract from 2018-06-05 to 2018-12-17 (NCEI Accession 0208322) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66437. 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. 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NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. unclassified Not applicable Not applicable GIS GRID 2018 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 66575 partOfSeamlessDatabase NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 66437 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/66437.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 -83.103 -79.9978 24.4361 27.1786 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2018-06-05 2018-12-17 The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) is a framework for conducting sustained observations of biological, climate, and socioeconomic indicators at 10 priority coral reefs across the U.S. and its territories. This integrated approach will consolidate monitoring of coral reefs under a uniform method in the Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico for the first time. NCRMP is funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) and supported by NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and many other partners. NCCOS is co-leading biological monitoring missions with NOAA's Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) to gather data on fish populations and coral reef communities in the U.S. Caribbean, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico. Each year, our scientists work closely with CRCP and local partners to collect biological data from thousands of strategically selected sites. We then use innovative analysis techniques to develop products that give fellow scientists, managers, decision makers and the public a better understanding of a region's resources and how they are changing over time. The biological component of NCRMP provides a biennial ecological characterization at a broad spatial scale of general reef condition for reef fishes, corals and benthic habitat (i.e., fish species composition/density/size, benthic cover, and coral density/size/condition). Data collection occurs at stratified random sites where the sampling domain for each region is partitioned by habitat type and depth, sub-regional location (e.g., along-shelf position) and management zone. Data provided in this data set were collected along the Florida reef tract from Dry Tortugas to Martin County false eng false Data Table Other Analysis Ready Data Benthic Data Benthic Cover Dry Tortugas 2023-08-28 publication Data Dictionary Structure Of Benthic Cover Tables 2023-08-28 publication Analysis Ready Data Benthic Data Benthic Cover Florida Keys 2023-08-28 publication Analysis Ready Data Benthic Data Benthic Cover SEFCRI 2023-08-28 publication Analysis Ready Data Benthic Data Coral Demographics Dry Tortugas 2023-08-28 publication Data Dictionary Structure Of Coral Demographic Tables 2023-08-28 publication Analysis Ready Data Benthic Data Coral Demographics Florida Keys 2023-08-28 publication Analysis Ready Data Benthic Data Coral Demographics SEFCRI 2023-08-28 publication Data Dictionary Structure Of Invertebrate ESA Coral Files 2023-08-28 publication Analysis Ready Data Invertebrate ESA Corals Dry Tortugas 2023-08-28 publication Analysis Ready Data Invertebrate ESA Corals Florida Keys 2023-08-28 publication Analysis Ready Data Invertebrate ESA Corals SEFCRI 2023-08-28 publication Data Dictionary Structure Of Invertebrate NTOT Files 2023-08-28 publication Analysis Ready Data Benthic Data Grid Cell Information Dry Tortugas 2023-08-28 publication Analysis Ready Data Benthic Data Grid Cell Information Florida Keys 2023-08-28 publication Analysis Ready Data Benthic Data Grid Cell Information SECFRI 2023-08-28 publication Data Dictionary Lists Of Valid Codes 2023-08-28 publication NCEI Archived Data Accession GTAR 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/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/0208322 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 0208322.1.1.tar.gz download dataset Data sets and protocols are year specific. Data sets are based on year-specific protocols utilized for data collection. A Cooperative Multi-agency Reef Fish Monitoring Protocol for the Florida Keys Coral Reef Ecosystem 2009-09-01 publication National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) - Coral Reef Conservation Program