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NCCOS Assessment: Biogeographic Surveys of Benthic and Fish Communities in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico from 2001-01-09 to 2012-11-02

Published by National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science | U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: May 06, 2026 at 09:53 AM | Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2019 at 12:00 AM
This data compilation includes benthic and fish survey data collected in St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI); La Parguera, Guanica, Jobos Bay, and Vieques, Puerto Rico; and Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) in the Gulf of Mexico. Data were collected on a biennial basis from 2001 through 2012 and in a consistent manner with established protocols by NOAA's NCCOS Biogeography Branch. In 2013, these long-term Caribbean and FGBNMS monitoring efforts merged with other monitoring programs funded by Coral Reef Conservation Program to form the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP), an ongoing program designed to monitor and assess changes in the composition of coral and reef fish communities.

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EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > CORAL REEF EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > PUERTO RICO OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > VIRGIN ISLANDS OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

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issued 2001-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > CORAL REEF",
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  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > VIRGIN ISLANDS",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA",
  "DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "NCCOS Research Data Type > Field Observation",
  "NCCOS Research Data Type > Long-term Monitoring",
  "NCCOS Research Priority > Marine Spatial Ecology",
  "NCCOS Research Topic > Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments",
  "NCCOS Research Location > Region > Caribbean Sea",
  "NCCOS Research Location > Region > Gulf of Mexico",
  "NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Puerto Rico",
  "NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > U.S. Virgin Islands",
  "M/V Manta",
  "NOAA Ship Nancy Foster",
  "Buck Island Reef National Monument (BIRNM)",
  "Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS)",
  "Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (JBNERR)",
  "St. Croix East End Marine Park (EEMP)",
  "St. Thomas East End Reserve (STEER)",
  "Virgin Islands National Coral Reef Monument (VICR)",
  "Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS)",
  "Caribbean Sea",
  "Coastal Ocean",
  "Gulf of Mexico",
  "DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
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temporal 2001-01-09T00:00:00+00:00/2012-11-02T00:00:00+00:00
title NCCOS Assessment: Biogeographic Surveys of Benthic and Fish Communities in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico from 2001-01-09 to 2012-11-02

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