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Federal
Water depth, acoustic backscatter, and other data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster and Fugro LADS Mark II Airborne System in Caribbean Sea and US Virgin Islands - Shoals from 2011-03-29 to 2011-04-16 (NCEI Accession 0131858)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) completed its eighth year of an ongoing scientific research mission on board NOAA Ship Nancy Foster from March... -
Federal
Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island Bathymetry Model - NOAA TIFF Image
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This GeoTiff is a bathymetry model of the seafloor of Northeast Puerto Rico that contains the shallow water area (0-35m deep) of the Northeast Ecological Reserve:... -
Federal
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... -
Federal
Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Photomosaic of Puerto Rico (Isla de Culebra), 1999
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Habitat maps of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were created by visual interpretation of aerial photographs using the Habitat Digitizer Extension. Aerial... -
Federal
Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Photomosaic of Puerto Rico (East Culebra), 1999
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Habitat maps of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were created by visual interpretation of aerial photographs using the Habitat Digitizer Extension. Aerial... -
Federal
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef fish communities in Puerto Rico
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Data provided in this collection were gathered around Puerto Rico as part of NCCOS-led missions in collaboration with partners at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,... -
Federal
Sediment accumulation rates and constituents in Culebra, Puerto Rico from sediment trap monitoring surveys conducted from 2022-08-30 to 2024-02-06 (NCEI Accession 0306180)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This record provides sediment trap monitoring data collected periodically between 30 August 2023 and 6 February 2024 at 13 nearshore monitoring stations on the island... -
Federal
Larval fish data collected during shipboard surveys (NF1001 and NF1002) in 2010 in Vieques Sound, Virgin Passage and surrounding regions.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In conjunction with the Vieques Sound and Virgin Passage Transport Study, the USVI larval distribution and supply study completed its fourth research cruise during... -
Federal
Time-averaged currents in the Northeast Corridor Reserve during November 2013.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A 2D numerical model, CMS-Flow, was implemented for the Northeast Corridor Reserve (NECR) using a telescoping grid. Tide and wind forcing was provided to the model... -
Federal
Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island - Benthic Habitat Map 2015
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This benthic habitat map was created from a semi-automated habitat mapping process, using a combination of bathymetry, satellite imagery, aerial imagery and... -
Federal
Quantification of epiphyte biomass accumulation on artificial seagrass leaves in Culebra, Puerto Rico, from surveys conducted from 2023-08-07 to 2024-02-05 (NCEI Accession 0306699)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This record provides estimates of epiphyte biomass accumulation (mg/cm2/day) on artificial seagrass leaves at 13 monitoring stations in Ensenada Honda and Puerto... -
Federal
Sediment volume accumulated at unpaved dirt road stabilization projects on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico from 2023-09-05 to 2024-05-28 (NCEI Accession 0302262)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
These data provide estimates of sediment accumulation at a number dirt road stabilization projects where Best Management Practices (i.e. sediment retention ponds,... -
Federal
Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island Accuracy Assessment Points - 2015
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and videos taken in shallow water (0-35m) benthic habitats surrounding Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra... -
Federal
Historic Inventory of Acropora Around Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Atlantic acroporid corals were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 on May 9, 2006, and a 4(d) rule was final on October 29, 2008,... -
Federal
Seawater Temperature and Salinity Moored Time-Series Records, Collected During 2010 and 2011 in Vieques Sound and Virgin Passage (NODC Accession 0088063)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Sea-Bird SBE37SM MicroCat Conductivity/Temperature (CT) recorders were deployed between March 2010 and April 2011 on shallow water moorings located in Vieques Sound,... -
Federal
Water quality surveys in Culebra: comprehensive assessment of inorganic nutrient concentrations 2023-05-03 to 2024-05-21 (NCEI Accession 0306499)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This record describes water quality inorganic nutrient concentration metrics collected monthly between May 2023 to May 2024 to provide reference data of nearshore and... -
Federal
Water quality surveys in Culebra: comprehensive assessment of physical and chemical water characteristics from 2023-02-08 to 2025-01-13 (NCEI Accession 0305617)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This record provides physical, chemical, and pathogenic bacteria water quality metrics collected between February 2023 to January 2025 to provide reference data of... -
Federal
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Socioeconomic Secondary Data (human population, economic impacts of fishing and tourism, community well being, physical infrastructure and governance) in Puerto Rico from 1995 to 2018 (NCEI Accession 0191512)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This dataset is a compilation and synthesis of secondary data in Puerto Rico corresponding to the following topics: Human population changes near coral reefs,... -
Federal
Comprehensive seagrass community structure and demography from transect surveys conducted in 2014 and 2022 in Culebra Island, Caribbean Sea (NCEI Accession 0301897)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This dataset provides seagrass habitat metrics collected in 2014 and 2022 at 13 monitoring stations in Ensenada Honda and Puerto Manglar in the island of Culebra,... -
Federal
NCCOS Assessment: Underwater Video for Ground Validation and Accuracy Assessment of Benthic Habitat Maps of the Insular Shelf South of St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, 2010-03-20 to 2017-02-10
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The presence and absence of the four substrate and four biological cover types were documented at 1,353 locations on the insular shelf south of St. Thomas and St....