gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39222 eng UTF8 dataset National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science resourceProvider NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2025-05-15T19:16:11 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) point 11781 NOAA Point Shapefile - 100m2 Fish Density for Virgin Passage, United States Virgin Islands, Project NF-10-03-USVI, 2010, WGS84 VP_2010 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 39222 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39222 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Taylor, Chris chris.taylor@noaa.gov principalInvestigator https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=53 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download This data contains densities of fishes detected using mobile fisheries sonar on board the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster. The data were acquired in concert with a multibeam bathymetry survey of Virgin Passage, off the coast of United States Virgin Islands in 2010. Fish densities are presented by size classes, corresponding to individual lengths inferred from the intensity of acoustic target return, in units of fish per 100 square meters. To design and implement a mobile fisheries sonar survey in concert with multibeam echosounder hydrographic surveys to assess and map fish densities and biomass within management priority areas.2. To assess distribution of fish densities relative to management areas and habitat types. 3. To assess location and size of purported reef fish spawning aggregations. completed NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded Geographic Information > Biology theme CoRIS Dicovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Acoustics > Acoustic Attenuation/Transmission > Bioacoustics > Fishes theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > U. S. Virgin Islands > U. S. Virgin Islands (17N064W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Lesser Antilles > U. S. Virgin Islands (17N064W0000) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus 120kHz Coral ES60 Fish Survey Fisheries Acoustics Hydrographic Acoustics NOAA Reef Simard Splitbeam Sonar theme Caribbean USVI United State Virgin Islands Virgin Passage place DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean 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 VP_2010 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [Date of Access]: NOAA Point Shapefile - 100m2 Fish Density for Virgin Passage, United States Virgin Islands, Project NF-10-03-USVI, 2010, WGS84 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39222. 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: Please cite any use of this data. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Not for Navigation otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. 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NOAA can not assume liability for and damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 39222 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/39222.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference vector eng; US environment oceans Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770 -65.250371 -65.086657 18.178161 18.244338 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2010-03-19 2010-03-26 false eng false Virgin_Passage_2010 2017-04-11 publication NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov distributor https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=53 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=53 Online Resource download dataset Completeness Report These data consist of fish densities in St. Johns Shelf, United States Virgin Islands. The data was collected during corresponding multibeam operations. Conceptual Consistency Not applicable Acoustic data was collected aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster using ES120-7C and ES38-B splitbeam transducers. The transducers was deployed via a hull mounting bracket. Kongsberg ES transceiver and Simard ES60 software was used in the data acquisition. Data was collected during all shifts of multibeam survey. 2010-01-01T00:00:00 Echoview 4 was used in this step of the data processing. The EK60 .raw file format was edited for erroneous ping returns and acoustic noise. Fish were track using a tracking algorithm and the fish tracks were export in a .csv format. 2010-01-01T00:00:00 A R script was used to calculate the density and size of fish through out the water column. Then projected in 100 square meter resolution ArcGIS shapefile. 2010-01-01T00:00:00 Arc Catalog was used to merge the daily shapefiles into one cruise shapefile. 2010-01-01T00:00:00