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NCCOS Assessment: Benthic Habitat Map for the Insular Shelf South of St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands (NCEI Accession 0170098)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The dataset describes the spatial distribution of benthic habitats on the insular shelf south of St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. These benthic habitats... -
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Bathymetry, acoustic backscatter, and LiDAR data collected in Long Island Sound for the Phase II Long Island Sound Seafloor Mapping Project (NCEI Accession 0167531)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This dataset contains multibeam bathymetry, backscatter, and LiDAR bathymetry and reflectance. These GeoTIFFs represent water depth and acoustic intensity of the... -
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Fish, invertebrate and benthic surveys along the West coast of Hawaii from 1999-03-09 to 2024-07-30 (NCEI Accession 0164965)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Fish & Invertebrate surveys: At each permanent monitoring site (26 total), fishes and urchins are recorded on 4 fixed 25m transects. Each transect is surveyed by... -
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1970's Seagrass and Mangrove Habitats of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Habitat maps were created as part of a larger ecological assessment conducted by NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS), Biogeography Branch, for Salt River Bay National... -
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CRED Cumulative Map of Percent Scleractinian Coral Cover at Molokai, 2005
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry. -
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Hard and Soft Bottom Seafloor Substrate Maps Derived from an Unsupervised Classification of Gridded Backscatter at Select U.S. Locations in the Pacific
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Substrate, Hard bottom vs. Soft bottom: This is a preliminary product. Cell values reflect whether the seafloor is hard bottom or soft bottom based on an unsupervised... -
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CRED Cumulative Map of Percent Scleractinian Coral Cover at Oahu, 2005
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry. -
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CRED Cumulative Map of Percent Scleractinian Coral Cover at Raita Bank, 2001
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry. -
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NCCOS Mapping: Characterizing Submerged Lands Around Naval Base Guam, Mariana Islands, 2016-01-11 to 2022-05-13 (NCEI Accession 0292018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This data package contains information and maps showing the geology and biology of select submerged lands (0 to 50 meters deep) around Navy Base Guam (NBG) and Haputo... -
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic cover derived from analysis of images collected from climate stations across the Hawaiian Archipelago
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The benthic cover data in this collection result from the analysis of images produced during benthic photo-quadrat surveys conducted along transects at climate... -
Federal
AtlanticCanyons2011: Exploration and Research of Mid-Atlantic Deepwater hard Bottom Habitats and Shipwrecks with Emphasis on Canyons and Coral Communities between 20110604 and 20110617
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This is an interagency study that focuses on the exploration and investigation of deepwater hard bottom biological communities located in the northwest Atlantic Ocean... -
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EM300 Multibeam Sonar Data collected from January 26 to April 22 from NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai cruise HA-15-01 to the Pacific Remote Island Areas and American Samoa in 2015
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Multibeam data were collected using a Simrad EM300 30-kHz sonar aboard NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai, a 68-m (218') NOAA research vessel, from January 26 to April 22, 2015... -
Federal
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Complexity and Urchin Abundance at Climate Stations in American Samoa from 2015 to 2018
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Benthic complexity and urchin abundance data were collected as part of NOAA's ongoing National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). These data were gathered around... -
Federal
Benthic surveys along a water quality gradient in Aua, American Samoa: benthic cover derived from analysis of benthic images collected in 2022
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This metadata record describes the benthic cover data of Aua Reef, American Samoa, produced from the benthic imagery analysis performed by the Ecosystem Sciences... -
Federal
Hard and Soft Bottom Seafloor Substrate Map Derived from an Unsupervised Classification of Gridded Bathymetry Derivatives for the NOAA Habitat Blueprint West Hawaii Focus Area
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Hard and soft bottom seafloor substrate data and maps for the NOAA Habitat Blueprint West Hawaii Focus Area (WHFA) in the Main Hawaiian Islands. Cell values in the... -
Federal
Reefs for the future: Resilience of coral reefs in the main Hawaiian Islands
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Declining health of coral reef ecosystems led scientists to search for factors that support reef resilience: the ability of reefs to resist and recover from... -
Federal
Benthic photoquadrat imagery and benthic cover data collected in Nu'uuli Pala Lagoon and Backreef in American Samoa from 2024-11-11 to 2024-11-21
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This metadata record describes the benthic imagery, raw benthic cover, mean benthic cover, and mean macroalgae cover data of Nu'uuli Pala Lagoon and Backreef in... -
Federal
EM300 Multibeam Sonar Data collected from May 7 to May 22 from NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai cruise HA-17-01 to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam in 2017
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Multibeam data were collected using a Simrad EM300 30-kHz sonar aboard NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai, a 68-m (218') NOAA research vessel, from May 7 to May 22, 2017 during... -
Federal
Deepwater Canyons 2012: Pathways to the Abyss on NOAA Ship Nancy Foster between 20120815 and 20121001
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Mid-Atlantic Deep-Water Canyons project is co-funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and NOAAâs Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (which... -
Federal
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic complexity and urchin abundance at climate stations of the Pacific Remote Island Areas
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The datasets within this collection contain benthic complexity and urchin abundance data gathered as part of NOAA's ongoing National Coral Reef Monitoring Program...