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    • Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Consisting Of Biologic Data, LADCP, SADCP, and Flowthrough Data from Nancy Foster in Caribbean Sea from 2007-03-30 to 2011-05-07 (NCEI Accession 0273560)

    Metadata Updated: June 1, 2025

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists from the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) and Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), working with scientists from the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) in St. Thomas conducted a multi-year interdisciplinary research project using the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster to conduct biological and physical oceanographic surveys of the Virgin Island's (VI) bank ecosystems and surrounding regional waters. The long-term sustainability of fisheries in the VI and surrounding regions is dependent on a comprehensive understanding of regional spawning aggregations, larval transport, and overall larval recruitment in the study area.

    This survey sampled water properties, currents, and dispersal and transport of settlement-stage larvae in the VI and neighboring regions. Data in this archival package includes: processed larval fish data collected from the various net tows (BONGO, MOCNESS, etc.) , processed data from all conductivity, temperature, depth (CTD) casts, processed data from all lowered acoustic Doppler profiler (LADCP) casts, processed hull-mounted acoustic Doppler current profiler (SADCP), processed sea surface, flow-through data collected with the ship's thermosalinograph (TSG) and fluorometer collected aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster during cruises NF-0705, NF-0805, NF-0903 NF-1001,NF-1002 and NF-1102 from 2007-04-07 to 2011-05-07.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date January 20, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date June 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) 2022 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS SEFSC

    Other Data Resources

    Graphic Preview

    NF0705 - AREA OF OPERATION shown below in Figures 1 West of Puerto Rico and Figure 2 East Of Puerto Rico

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date January 20, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date June 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) 2022 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:68639
    Access Constraints Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Consisting Of Biologic Data, LADCP, SADCP, and Flowthrough Data from Nancy Foster in Caribbean Sea from 2007-03-30 to 2011-05-07 (NCEI Accession 0273560) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/68639., Access Constraints: None, Distribution Liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose
    Bbox East Long -63.5
    Bbox North Lat 18.5
    Bbox South Lat 16.5
    Bbox West Long -68.2
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description NF0705 - AREA OF OPERATION shown below in Figures 1 West of Puerto Rico and Figure 2 East Of Puerto Rico
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0273560/1.1/data/0-data/NF0705_State_Dept_CD/NF0705_final_cruise_track.pdf
    Harvest Object Id dbedcb20-5734-43ab-ac6c-8f29cfb7a67e
    Harvest Source Id ca759a40-507d-4d0c-8f8c-64b3c5e05066
    Harvest Source Title NMFS SEFSC
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-68.2, 16.5], [-63.5, 16.5], [-63.5, 18.5], [-68.2, 18.5], [-68.2, 16.5]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2007-03-30
    Temporal Extent End 2011-05-07

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