gov.noaa.nodc:0253469 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-04-29T13:11:02Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Radial survey data of queen conch population counts, shell length, and lip thickness measurements in Buck Island and Salt River Bay, St. Croix, USVI, from 2014-08-25 to 2018-08-10 (NCEI Accession 0253469) 2022-07-13 publication 2022-05-12 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0253469 NCEI Archive Management System 0253469 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Jennifer Doerr NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SWFSC) jennifer.doerr@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southwest-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SWFSC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory website Institution web page information resourceProvider Jennifer Doerr NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory jennifer.doerr@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Doerr, Jennifer NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SWFSC) jennifer.doerr@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southwest-fisheries-science-center HTTPS website Institution web page information author Hill, Ronald NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Galveston, TX Laboratory ron.hill@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory website Institution web page information author NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This dataset contains shell lengths and lip thicknesses of queen conch individuals located and measured while conducting radial surveys of the conch populations on the northern shelf of St. Croix. The date, location, water depth, and general benthic habitat description were measured and described at each radial survey site (see InPort record number 30680 for specific project metadata). These data were collected as part of a large-scale queen conch population survey and tracking project. Radial survey data will be used to calculate conch densities in each area surveyed. These densities will be used as part of a larger study to analyze general patterns of queen conch movement within the St. Croix marine protected area networks. Funding Agency: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0253469 Preview graphic PNG 0253469 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2022-05-05 publication HABITAT - BENTHIC LATITUDE LONGITUDE shell parameters (length or weight) water depth theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS calipers GPS swimmer/diver instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS in situ theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Galveston Laboratory dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CORAL REEF STUDIES project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian 1100 Assessing performance and connectivity of St. Croix MPAs project CRCP Project Numeric Data Sets > Biology theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Macroinvertebrate Communities EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Macroinvertebrates EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates > Census > Population Density theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian shell parameters (length or lip thickness) theme Provider Keywords GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Croix > Buck Island (17N064W0006) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Croix > Salt River Bay (17N064W0022) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Croix > St. Croix (17N064W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > St. Croix > Buck Island Reef (17N064W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > St. Croix > Salt River Bay (17N064W0022) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea place CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian 72WAX3 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Doerr, Jennifer; Hill, Ronald (2022). Radial survey data of queen conch population counts, shell length, and lip thickness measurements in Buck Island and Salt River Bay, St. Croix, USVI, from 2014-08-25 to 2018-08-10 (NCEI Accession 0253469). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0253469. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. 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Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2021: CRCP St. Croix Queen Conch Acoustic Tracking Project, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30680. 2021-10-21 publication gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30680 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30680 HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30680 InPort Metadata Record information NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Institution web page information publisher tableDigital crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans biota -64.7579 -64.5703 17.7417 17.8248 2014-08-25 2018-08-10 The conch density data referenced in the "Purpose" section as part of a large-scale queen conch population survey and tracking study was not submitted as part of this archival information package. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0253469 v1.1 was published. 2022-07-13T17:31:35Z NCEI Accession 0253469 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0253469/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0253469 v1.1 published 2022-07-13T17:31:35Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: LATITUDE (measured); Units: decimal degrees; Observation Category: satellite; Sampling Instrument: GPS Parameter or Variable: LONGITUDE (measured); Units: decimal degrees; Observation Category: satellite; Sampling Instrument: GPS Parameter or Variable: water depth (measured); Units: feet; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: swimmer/diver Parameter or Variable: shell parameters (length or lip thickness) (measured); Units: centimeter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: calipers Parameter or Variable: HABITAT - BENTHIC (measured); Units: habitat category; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: swimmer/diver asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian calipers calipers An instrument for measuring distance. GPS GPS Global Positioning System receiver satellite-based instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation swimmer/diver swimmer/diver not an instrument - use as observation type