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#1 Federal

Cetacean, sea turtle, and seabird visual observations using line-transect survey methods from ships and aircraft during the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GOMMAPPS) surveys from 2017 to 2020

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: August 01, 2022 at 12:00 AM

As part of the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GOMMAPPS), the NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) conducted...

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#2 Federal

Faunal tissue collections (fishes) for DNA barcoding collected by NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service and Tulane University Biodiversity Research Center from NOAA Ship Oregon II, NOAA Ship Pisces and NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico from 2010-02-01 to 2021-07-19 (NCEI Accession 0255350)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: July 30, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Tissue samples for species DNA barcoding and associated whole voucher specimens and their photographs were collected during NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science...

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#3 Federal

Marine biological occurrence data managed by Ocean Biodiversity Information System USA (OBIS-USA) Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT) updated on 2026-06-25 (NCEI Accession 0250940)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: July 04, 2026 at 12:00 AM

This dataset includes marine biological occurrence data managed by the Ocean Biodiversity Information System USA (OBIS-USA). The data were observed between 1833 and 2025-10-20. These data were...

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#4 Federal

Marine animal satellite telemetry location and profile data from the U.S. Animal Telemetry Network (ATN)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: December 02, 2025 at 12:00 AM

This dataset contains satellite telemetry location and profile data collected from satellite-linked tags deployed on marine animals and contributed by organizations that are part of the U.S....

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#5 Federal

National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic communities in Puerto Rico

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: April 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Benthic survey data provided in this collection of datasets were gathered around Puerto Rico as part of NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)-led missions in collaboration with...

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#6 Federal

Stomach content analysis of Atlantic sharpnose shark in the Atlantic Ocean from 2001-08-06 to 2005-09-24 (NCEI Accession 0164343)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: July 26, 2017 at 12:00 AM

This data contains morphology measurements of the Atlantic Sharpnose shark and stomach content analysis.

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#7 Federal

Sea turtle ecology data in the North Atlantic Ocean

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: April 02, 2026 at 12:00 AM

This collection contains datasets from a collaborative team of federal and non-governmental researchers studying leatherback (Dermochelys coriacia) and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles in...

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#8 Federal

Nekton densities along Spartina alterniflora marsh-edge and adjacent shallow non-vegetated bottom in Carancahua Cove, Texas from 1982-03-03 to 1993-06-24 (NCEI Accession 0161172)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: March 08, 2017 at 12:00 AM

This dataset contains nekton counts used to quantify and compare densities along Spartina alterniflora marsh-edge and adjacent shallow non-vegetated bottom in Carancahua Cove, Galveston Bay...

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#9 Federal

Gulf of Mexico Kemps ridley sea turtle age and growth from 1988 to 2010 (NCEI Accession 0160329)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: February 15, 2017 at 12:00 AM

This dataset involves analysis of skeletal growth marks in humerus bones of 333 Kemps ridley sea turtles stranded dead along the Gulf of Mexico US coast (hatchling to adult) and provides age,...

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#10 Federal

Shipboard data and data products collected from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) Restoration Projects

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM

This dataset collection contains raw shipboard data collected during seagoing expeditions conducted by the Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) restoration projects (hereafter MDBC...

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#11 Federal

Atlantic Ocean Red Snapper Multi-gear CRP Project 2012 (NCEI Accession 0157033)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: November 23, 2016 at 12:00 AM

This data set contains information useful for red snapper stock assessment. The data set provided has count, weight, length, and location available of caught red snapper, red grouper, and other...

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#12 Federal

Habitat availability and utilization by nektonic and benthic organisms in Halls Lake, West Galveston Bay, Texas: May 17-18, 1990 (NCEI Accession 0156970)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: November 15, 2016 at 12:00 AM

This data set contains Penaeid shrimp counts and measurements. Water parameter measurements such as salinity, dissolved oxygen, temperature, and turbidity were also measured. General habitat notes...

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#13 Federal

National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef fish communities in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: April 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM

This collection contains data on species composition, density, size, abundance and derived metrics (e.g., species richness, diversity) gathered from fish surveys at Flower Garden Banks National...

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#14 Federal

Monthly morphometric data on captive Kemps ridley sea turtles from 1998-2014 (NCEI Accession 0156880)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: November 29, 2016 at 12:00 AM

This data contains monthly morphometric measurements on captive reared sea turtles at the Galveston, TX NOAA lab. Morphometric measurements are taken to track growth and health. The NOAA Galveston...

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#15 Federal

Water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other measurements from CTD taken in the northern Gulf of Mexico during the summers as part of the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) from 1992 to present

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: August 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM

These datasets consist of profile data collected by CTD casts in the northern Gulf of Mexico that are collected as part of the annual summer groundfish survey supported by the Southeast Area...

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#16 Federal

Geodatabase of fish assemblages for the Florida Coral Reef Tract from 1980-01-01 to 2010-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0125569)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: March 10, 2015 at 12:00 AM

This dataset is a point shapefile showing the distribution of species richness, Shannon's Diversity (H), and Shannon's Evenness (J) along the Florida Keys (Key Biscayne to Key West based on data...

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#17 Federal

Reef fish abundance and size data collected by transect and stationary point count methods: a calibration to enable the use of long-term, fishery-independent data by fisheries and regional managers in the US Caribbean (NCEI Accession 0281207)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: August 14, 2023 at 12:00 AM

This project ensures that the existing data from previous fishery independent surveys can be combined with data collected under new methodology, ensuring preservation of long-time series reef fish...

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#18 Federal

Telemetry data and movement patterns for sea turtles tagged near Cape Lookout, North Carolina from 2007-05-11 to 2015-05-15 (NCEI Accession 0162439)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: April 28, 2017 at 12:00 AM

This data contains patterns of catch rates, species and size composition. Acoustic and satellite telemetry were used to evaluate residency, movements, and dive behavior. AUV-borne sidescan sonar...

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#19 Federal

National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic communities in the Florida Reef Tract

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: September 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Benthic survey data provided in this collection of datasets are from three (3) distinct regions along the Florida reef tract; 1) Dry Tortugas, 2) Florida Keys from Key West north to Miami, and 3)...