Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2008
Citation
Ault J, Bohnsack J, Benson A (2017). Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2008. Version 1.2. United States Geological Survey. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/7zofww accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-22.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 iOBISTaxonomic 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 Aultoriginator
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
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
Stoessel
administrative point of contact
position: Data manager
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System
email: mstoessel@ocean.tamu.edu