Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2016

Jerald Ault; Jim Bohnsack

doi:10.15468/nzvpq2

Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2016

Citation

Ault J, Bohnsack J, Benson A (2019). Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2016. Version 1.1. United States Geological Survey. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/nzvpq2 accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-06-16. accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-06-13.

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.

Additional info

marine, harvest by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Florida

Bibliographic Citations

Smith, S.G., et al. 2011, Multispecies survey design for assessing reef-fish stocks, spatially explicit management performance, and ecosystem condition. Fisheries Research 109(2011)25-41 -
Brandt, M. E., et. al. 2009, A Cooperative Multi-agency Reef Fish Monitoring Protocol for the Florida Keys Coral Reef Ecosystem. Retrieve from http://www.coris.noaa.gov/activities/fish_monitoring_protocol/ -

Contacts

Jerald Ault
originator
position: Project Lead
University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science
email: jault@rsmas.miami.edu

Jim Bohnsack
originator
position: Project Lead
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southeast Fisheries Science Center
email: Jim.Bohnsack@noaa.gov

Abigail Benson
metadata author
position: Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
email: albenson@usgs.gov

Abigail Benson
user
email: albenson@usgs.gov

Jerald Ault
administrative point of contact
position: Project Lead
University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science
email: jault@rsmas.miami.edu

Jim Bohnsack
administrative point of contact
position: Project Lead
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southeast Fisheries Science Center
email: Jim.Bohnsack@noaa.gov