National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of fish communities in the Florida Keys during 2014

doi:10.15468/jbl2rv

National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of fish communities in the Florida Keys during 2014

Citation

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, National Park Service, University of Miami, Nova Southeastern University, Blondeau J, US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) (2023). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of fish communities in the Florida Keys during 2014. Version 1.7. United States Geological Survey. Samplingevent dataset. https://ipt-obis.gbif.us/resource?r=floridakeysreefvisualcensus2014&v=1.7 https://doi.org/10.15468/jbl2rv accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-09-29.

Description

This dataset includes observations of reef fish near the Florida Keys in 2014. Data were sourced from the SEFSC Data Portal and aligned to Darwin Core. This data is a subset of data from an ongoing project that includes data from other regions and years and is dependent on the sampling design. The stationary point count method (7.5m radius cylinder) is used to conduct fish surveys in Florida as part of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). This method collects and reports information on species composition, density, size structure, abundance and derived metrics (e.g., species richness, diversity). Data provided in this data set are from the Florida Keys. Data are collected using a 2-stage, stratified random survey design. 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).

Purpose

To provide continued reef fish and habitat monitoring in Florida’s coral reef tract to assess population and habitat trends, fish-habitat associations, and ecosystem responses to natural events (e.g., hurricanes), management measures and anthropogenic impacts. To examine the effectiveness of marine reserves and other management strategies in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS –Sanctuary Preservation Areas SPAs, Tortugas Ecological Reserves TERs and Dry Tortugas National Park – Research Natural Area RNA).

Sampling Description

Study Extent

National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) monitoring of coral reef ecosystems focuses on status and changes in the benthic community, with emphasis on the reef-building corals and on the assemblages of reef fishes that utilize the coral reef environment.

Sampling

For detailed Standard Operating Procedures, see: Brandt, Marilyn E., et al. 'A cooperative multi-agency reef fish monitoring protocol for the Florida Keys coral reef ecosystem.' (2009) https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/546

Quality Control

All field data undergo extensive QA/QC procedures. For detailed Standard Operating Procedures, see: Brandt, Marilyn E., et al. 'A cooperative multi-agency reef fish monitoring protocol for the Florida Keys coral reef ecosystem.' (2009) https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/546

Method steps

For detailed Standard Operating Procedures, see: Brandt, Marilyn E., et al. 'A cooperative multi-agency reef fish monitoring protocol for the Florida Keys coral reef ecosystem.' (2009) https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/546

Additional info

marine, harvest by iOBIS Documentation of codes and controlled vocabularies is included in the NCEI archive: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/156445

Taxonomic Coverages

Reef fish

Teleostei
rank: class
Elasmobranchii
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Bibliographic Citations

A Cooperative Multi-agency Reef Fish Monitoring Protocol for the Florida Keys Coral Reef Ecosystem. Brandt, M.E., N. Zurcher, A. Acosta, J.S. Ault, J.A. Bohnsack, M.W. Feeley, D.E. Harper, John Hunt, T. Kellison, D.B. McClellan , M.E. Patterson , S.G. Smith. Natural Resource Report NPS/SFCN/NRR-2009/150. National Park Service, Ft. Collins, CO. 107 pp. - https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/546
Multispecies survey design for assessing reef-fish stocks, spatially-explicit management performance, and ecosystem condition. Smith, S.G., J.S. Ault, J.A. Bohnsack, D.E. Harper, J. Luo, and D.B. McClellan. Journal of Fisheries Research 109(1): 25-41. - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2011.01.012
Miller, J., et al. 'Coral Reef Conservation Program mapping achievements and unmet needs. US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.' Coral Reef Conservation Program (2011). - https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/650
Towle, Erica K., et al. 'National coral reef monitoring plan.' (2021). - https://doi.org/10.25923/fqkq-w497

Contacts

originator
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
homepage: https://www.noaa.gov/

originator
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission
homepage: http://myfwc.com/

originator
National Park Service
homepage: https://www.nps.gov

originator
University of Miami
homepage: http://www.miami.edu/

originator
Nova Southeastern University
homepage: http://www.nova.edu/index.html

Jeremiah Blondeau
metadata author
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory
email: jeremiah.blondeau@noaa.gov

metadata author
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC)
homepage: https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov

author
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
homepage: https://www.noaa.gov/

author
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission
homepage: http://myfwc.com/

author
National Park Service
homepage: https://www.nps.gov

author
University of Miami
homepage: http://www.miami.edu/

author
Nova Southeastern University
homepage: http://www.nova.edu/index.html

administrative point of contact
Florida State Department of Environmental Protection (FLADEP)
homepage: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/

administrative point of contact
US DOC; NOAA; NOS; ONMS; Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS)
homepage: http://floridakeys.noaa.gov

administrative point of contact
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC)
homepage: https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov

administrative point of contact
US DOI; National Park Service (NPS)
homepage: https://www.nps.gov

administrative point of contact
University of Miami (UM)
homepage: http://www.miami.edu/

administrative point of contact
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI)
homepage: http://myfwc.com/research/

administrative point of contact
US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
email: coralreef@noaa.gov
homepage: https://coralreef.noaa.gov

administrative point of contact
Nova Southeastern University (NSU)
homepage: http://www.nova.edu/index.html

administrative point of contact
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS)
homepage: http://www.rsmas.miami.edu

Jeremiah Blondeau
content provider
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory
email: jeremiah.blondeau@noaa.gov

content provider
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC)
homepage: https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov

Stephen K. Formel
processor
position: Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
email: sformel@usgs.gov
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7418-1244

Stephen K. Formel
publisher
position: Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
email: sformel@usgs.gov
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7418-1244

Abby Benson
processor
position: Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
email: albenson@usgs.gov
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-107X

Abby Benson
publisher
position: Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
email: albenson@usgs.gov
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-107X

Erica Towle
point of contact
position: Coordinator
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP)
email: erica.towle@noaa.gov
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=erica-k-towle-ph-d-461598b1

Erica Towle
distributor
position: Coordinator
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP)
email: erica.towle@noaa.gov
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=erica-k-towle-ph-d-461598b1

Marion Stoessel
processor
position: Data manager
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System
email: mstoessel@ocean.tamu.edu

Mathew Biddle
distributor
position: Physical Scientist
United States Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (US MBON)
email: mathew.biddle@noaa.gov
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4897-1669

Jeremiah Blondeau
administrative point of contact
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory
email: jeremiah.blondeau@noaa.gov