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The NOAA NCEI Global Marine Microplastics Data Collection (1972-present)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Microplastics (i.e., plastics measuring less than 5mm) pollution is a growing problem affecting coastal communities, marine ecosystems, aquatic life, and human... -
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Identifying coral reef resilience potential in Tutuila, American Samoa based on NOAA coral reef monitoring data from 2010 to 2016 (NCEI Accession 0169632)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Declines in the health of coral reef ecosystems lead scientists to search for factors that support reef resilience: the ability of reefs to resist environmental... -
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Reef Fish, including Benthic Estimate Data of the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The stationary point count (SPC) method is used to conduct reef fish surveys in the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island... -
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Reef fish species, count, and abundance data collected during Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources fish and habitat utilization surveys in East Hawaii from 2022-12-15 to 2023-10-20 (NCEI Accession 0287383)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Dataset contains reef fish species, count, and abundance data from sites located throughout the Eastern coastline of Hawaii Island. Fish data are derived from fish... -
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Deepwater Horizon MC252 GIS data from the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) collected and/or used during the DWH response between 1989-11-15 and 2015-11-30 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This collection contains Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) GIS layers used as part of the Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan... -
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Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Data Viewer and Data Services for Atlases NGDA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife based on sensitivity to spilled oil. There are three main components: shoreline habitats,... -
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Benthic Habitat Database
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center has, through the years, accumulated an extensive data base of qualitative and quantitative (wet weight and number per... -
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Monitoring Locations
Department of the Interior —
These data depict the locations (only) of all Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Monitoring Locations study sites in the park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)... -
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Mississippi_Oysters_2011
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
1985 Gulf of Mexico Atlas abstract American oyster Crassostrea virginica Ostión americano Description Range: The American oyster, a bivalve mollusc of the family... -
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Sevengill shark data - Movement and habitat use patterns of top predators and keystone species in the benthic food web
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
We have been using and continue to use acoustic telemetry methods to monitor the movement behavior and define habitat use of groundfish species in and out of Puget... -
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Mosaic of 5 m gridded multibeam bathymetry and bathymetry derived from multispectral IKONOS satellite imagery of Asuncion Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, USA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Gridded multibeam bathymetry is integrated with bathymetry derived from multpectral IKONOS satellite data. Gridded (5 m cell size) multibeam bathymetry collected... -
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Kelp distribution off California
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This data set delineates kelp beds (Nereocystis leutkeana and Macrocystis spp.) along the Pacific Coast of California. Multiple years of kelp mapping data for the... -
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of fish communities in the Florida Reef Tract from 2020-06-29 to 2021-10-27 (NCEI Accession 0253454)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
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).... -
Federal
Delta-15 Nitrogen values from all shores of Maui and benthic, algae, and urchin data from Kahekili, West Maui, 2007-2009 (NCEI Accession 0068665)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) established an Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (HFMA) in front of Kahekili Beach Park in West Maui that was... -
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IKONOS Imagery for the Republic of Palau
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) is tasked with the coral mapping element of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force... -
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NCCOS Assessment: Assessment of Puerto Rico's coral reefs following Hurricanes Irma and Maria from 2017-09-16 to 2018-07-02 (NCEI Accession 0221189)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This dataset contains coral colony level damage assessment data collected during both stratified random transect surveys and opportunistically selected roving diver... -
Federal
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Threatened and Endangered Species GIS Services
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife based on sensitivity to spilled oil. Coastal species that are... -
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Delta-15 Nitrogen from All Shores of Maui and Benthic, Algae, and Urchin Data from Kahekili, West Maui, 2007-2009 (NODC Accession 0068665)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) established an Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (HFMA) in front of Kahekili Beach Park in West Maui that was... -
Federal
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Reef Fish at Wake Atoll in the Pacific Remote Island Areas from 2025-04-03 to 2025-04-08 (NCEI Accession 0308952)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The stationary point count (SPC) method is used by the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD, formerly the Coral... -
Federal
Coral bleaching data from BleachWatch in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from 2023-06-01 to 2023-11-02 (NCEI Accession 0289530)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
As the occurrence and severity of coral bleaching has increased in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) since the 1980s, The U.S. National Oceanic and...