Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 1994

Sampling event
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Description

These data are reef fish observations from surveys conducted in the Florida Keys in 1994. These surveys were part of the developmental years of what became the Reef Visual Census, described in the project metadata, Bohnsack et al. 1999 and Smith et al. 2011

Data Records

The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 303 records.

2 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Event (core)
303
ExtendedMeasurementOrFact 
111601
Occurrence 
55649

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

South Florida Reef Visual Census; https://grunt.sefsc.noaa.gov/rvc_analysis20/samples/index

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GBIF Registration

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Keywords

Samplingevent; Occurrence; CORAL REEF; FISH; FLORIDA KEYS; IOOS; National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration; Observation

Contacts

Jerald Ault
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Project Lead
University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science
Jim Bohnsack
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Project Lead
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Abigail Benson
  • User
  • Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
Abigail Benson
  • User
Mathew Biddle
  • Distributor
  • Physical Scientist
United States Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (US MBON)
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20910 Silver Spring
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Geographic Coverage

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Florida

Bounding Coordinates South West [24.443, -81.977], North East [25.693, -80.089]

Taxonomic Coverage

Reef fish, i.e. limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins and living wholly in water and near coral reefs.

Class Teleostei (Teleosts)
Subclass Elasmobranchii (Elasmobranchs)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1994-04-18 / 1994-10-21

Project Data

The Southeast Fisheries Science Center, along with other governmental, academic, and private partners, has been conducting a visual survey of reef fish species in the Florida Keys since 1978. This survey has since been expanded to include the Dry Tortugas and Southeast Florida Region. To learn more about the history, sampling design, and statistical design of the survey, please read Bohnsack et al. 1999 and Smith et al. 2011.

Title South Florida National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
Funding National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Study Area Description Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas and Southeast Florida

The personnel involved in the project:

Jeremiah Blondeau
  • Originator

Bibliographic Citations

  1. 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 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2011.01.012
  2. 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/
  3. Bohnsack, J.A., McClellan, D.B., Harper, D.E., Davenport, G.S., Konoval, G.J., Eklund, A.M., Contillo, J.P., Bolden, S.K., Fischel, P.C., Sandorf, G.S., Javech, J.C., White, M.W., Pickett, M.H., Hulsbeck, M.W., Tobias, J.L., Ault, J.S., Meester, G.A., Smith, S.G., Luo., J., 1999. Baseline data for evaluating reef fish populations in the Florida Keys. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-427. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/30889

Additional Metadata

marine, harvest by iOBIS

Purpose

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.
Alternative Identifiers 54ecad6c-0ffe-436b-948b-fbd922c338c7
https://ipt-obis.gbif.us/resource?r=floridakeysreefvisualcensus1994