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    • 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)

    Metadata Updated: August 1, 2025

    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 datasets in the US Caribbean. Specifically, this archived dataset are the site level fish abundance and size observations collected simultaneously by one transect diver and a pair of stationary point count divers at survey sites in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These collection methods represent the pre- National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) belt-transect survey methodology and the currently used Reef Visual Census (RVC) survey methodology, respectively. More information about the methodologies can be found (Jeffrey 2019 & CRCP 2022). In the U.S. Caribbean, the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program began in 2012. Initially, the belt transect method was used for fish surveys, but then transitioned to the RVC method in all the U.S. Caribbean by 2016. This dataset is the field samples collected in order to properly calibrate belt transect data to RVC data.

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    Metadata Date 2025-07-28T14:01:41Z
    Metadata Created Date August 11, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date August 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) August 14, 2023 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2025-07-28T14:01:41Z
    Metadata Created Date August 11, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date August 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) August 14, 2023 (publication)
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    Access Constraints Cite as: Grove, Laura Jay; Blondeau, Jeremiah; NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (2023). 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). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0281207. Accessed [date]., Use 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.
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    Temporal Extent Begin 2018-06-08
    Temporal Extent End 2023-02-05

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