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Dry Tortugas Reef Visual Census 1999
Citation
South Florida Reef Visual Census; http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/rvc_analysis20/samples/index. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/5558
Contact: Ault, Jerald ; Bohnsack, James ; Stoessel, Marion
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Description
In 1998, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Fisheries Independent Monitoring (FIM) program began a long-term monitoring effort of key reef fish populations in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. This effort was aimed at evaluating the relative abundance, size structure, and habitat utilization of specific reef fish species that are targeted by commercial and recreational fisheries.
Scope
Themes:
Biology
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, ASW, USA, Florida, Florida Keys
Geographical coverage
ASW, USA, Florida, Florida Keys [Marine Regions]
Temporal coverage
1999
Parameter
Occurrence of biota
Contributors
University of Miami; Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, more, data creator
Ault, Jerald
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), more, data creator
Bohnsack, James
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS), more
Stoessel, Marion
Related datasets
Published in:
OBIS-USA: US Ocean Biodiversity Informaton System, more
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2017-01-17
Information last updated: 2017-01-24
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