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#1 Federal

Observations of Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Occurrences from the NOAA National Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Database, 1842-Present, version 20250903-0 (NCEI Accession 0145037)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: October 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM

NOAA’s Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) compiles a national database of the known locations of deep-sea corals and sponges in U.S. territorial waters and beyond. Demersal...

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#2 Federal

Parrotfish surveys and paired coral and parrotfish coral predation surveys conducted in the Caribbean Sea and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from 2013-07-02 to 2019-09-11 (NCEI Accession 0293333)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: June 06, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Data associated with the publication 'Ecological drivers of parrotfish coral predation vary across spatial scales', comparing parrotfish coral predation intensity as it relates to parrotfish...

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#3 Federal

Elkhorn coral demographic monitoring from 2004-03-30 to 2024-08-15 (NCEI Accession 0142175)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: February 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM

The overall objectives of this project are to document the dynamics of the remaining elkhorn populations in the upper Florida Keys and to compare its performance to other Caribbean locations. This...

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#4 Federal

Benthic data, fish surveys and still images from Hawaii Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (CRAMP) starting 1999-01-05 to present

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM

This collection consists of Hawaii Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (CRAMP) surveys and include quantitative estimates of substrate type, rugosity, species type, and percent coverage....

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#5 Federal

Abundance and behavior of parrotfishes (Labridae, Scarinae) in the upper Florida Keys from 2013-06-19 to 2013-07-30 (NCEI Accession 0127525)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: May 06, 2015 at 12:00 AM

To better understand the functional roles of parrotfishes on Caribbean coral reefs we documented abundance, habitat preferences, and diets of nine species of parrotfishes (Scarus coelestinus,...

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#6 Federal

Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Belt Transect Surveys of Corals at U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2002 to 2007 (uneven size-class bins)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2019 at 12:00 AM

The coral demographic data described here result from belt transect surveys conducted by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD)---formerly the...

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#7 Federal

National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic cover derived from analysis of images collected from climate stations across American Samoa

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: April 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The benthic cover data in this collection result from the analysis of images produced during benthic photo-quadrat surveys conducted along transects at climate stations and permanent sites across...

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#8 Federal

2023 Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Long-Term Monitoring of the Coral Reef Caps of East Flower Garden Bank and West Flower Garden Bank (NCEI Accession 0306920)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: September 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM

This dataset contains raw and processed data from an annual long-term monitoring program documenting fish and benthic community observations, along with water quality measurements, at East Flower...

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#9 Federal

Algal Species and other data collected from photographs in Southeast Atlantic Ocean from 1991-06-11 to 1993-03-22 (NCEI Accession 9300196)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: November 19, 2002 at 12:00 AM

Algal species and other data were collected using photographs from swimmers/divers in Southeast Atlantic Ocean. Data were collected from 11 June 1991 to 22 March 1993 by the Coral Cay Conservation.

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#10 Federal

Assessment of coral reef benthic communities and reef fish survey data from locations in the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands from 2014-10-01 to 2018-09-30 (NCEI Accession 0225446)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: March 10, 2021 at 12:00 AM

Overview Currently, the LTMMP has 52 long-term monitoring sites across Saipan, Tinian, and Rota that are surveyed on a rotating biennial basis. Three main habitat types are covered: Fore reef,...

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#11 Federal

Benthic Surveys in Nu'uuli Pala Lagoon and Backreef in American Samoa: comprehensive assessment of coral demography (adult and juvenile corals) from belt transect surveys from 2024-11-11 to 2024-11-21

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2025 at 12:00 AM

This metadata record describes the coral demographic data of Nu'uuli Pala Lagoon and Backreef, American Samoa. Surveys were conducted by snorkelers from the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) of...

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#12 Federal

Belt transect surveys of coral populations and disease assessments in Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu from 2010-03-08 to 2011-11-08 (NCEI Accession 0168912)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: February 16, 2018 at 12:00 AM

Coral belt transect surveys, focused at quantifying the relative abundance, density, and size-class distribution of the anthozoan and hydrozoan corals, as well as the condition and health state of...

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#13 Federal

Benthic cover derived from line-point intercept (LPI) surveys in Faga'alu, American Samoa from 2012-08-14 to 2012-08-16 (NCEI Accession 0169728)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 27, 2018 at 12:00 AM

The data described here were collected in Faga'alu, American Samoa in August 2012 via line-point intercept (LPI) surveys by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP). At each survey site, a...

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#14 Federal

2024 Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Long-Term Monitoring of the Coral Reef Caps of East Flower Garden Bank and West Flower Garden Bank (NCEI Accession 0308032)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: October 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM

This dataset contains raw and processed data from an annual long-term monitoring program documenting fish and benthic community observations, along with water quality measurements, at East Flower...

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#15 Federal

National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic cover derived from analysis of images collected from climate stations across the Mariana Archipelago

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: June 30, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The benthic cover data in this collection result from the analysis of images produced during benthic photo-quadrat surveys conducted along transects at climate stations and permanent sites across...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 9 | Catalog Last Checked: May 29, 2026 at 11:01 PM

#16 Federal

National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver surveys of benthic habitat, key benthic species, and marine debris of the Pacific Remote Island Areas

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: March 07, 2018 at 12:00 AM

The visual estimate data provided in this collection were gathered during towed-diver surveys around the Pacific Remote Island Areas. During towed-diver surveys, the diver records the percentage...

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#17 Federal

West Hawaii Aquarium Project (WHAP): fish and substrate data, 1999-2003 (NCEI Accession 0001467)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 03, 2022 at 12:00 AM

In response to declines in reef fishes, the Hawaii state legislature created the West Hawaii Regional Fishery Management Area in 1998 to improve fishery resources (Act 306). The West Hawaii...

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#18 Federal

Bahia Las Minas, Panama Oil Spill Assessment, 1986-1991 (NCEI Accession 9400033)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: November 19, 2002 at 12:00 AM

In April 1986 a major oil spill from a ruptured storage tank at a local refinery just east of the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal polluted an area of coral reefs, mangrove forests, and...

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#19 Federal

Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico, November 2004 (NCEI Accession 0127073)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: August 31, 2016 at 12:00 AM

The Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary 2002-2006 data include biological and oceanographic measurements collected to satisfy the MMS and NOAA...

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#20 Federal

Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Belt transect surveys of corals at U.S. Pacific reefs from 2008-01-27 to 2008-04-27 (even size-class bins) (NCEI Accession 0189728)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: June 20, 2019 at 12:00 AM