gov.noaa.nodc:0000501 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 2026-08-12T13:51:32Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) A unified, long-term, Caribbean-wide initiative to identity the factors responsible for sustaining mangrove wetland, seagrass meadow, and coral reef productivity, February 1993 - October 1998 (NCEI Accession 0000501) 2001-07-12 publication 2013-03-16 revision 2001-07-12 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0000501 NCEI Archive Management System 0000501 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 Dulcie Linton University of the West Indies https://www.uwi.edu/ HTTPS University of the West Indies website Institution web page information resourceProvider Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) http://www.bios.edu HTTP Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Cayman Islands Department of the Environment collaborator Bonaire Marine Park collaborator McGill University, Bellairs Research Institute collaborator Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo collaborator University College of Belize, Marine Research Centre collaborator Smithsonian Institution http://www.si.edu/ HTTP Smithsonian Institution website Institution web page information collaborator Instituto de Oceanología, Institute of Ecology and Systematics collaborator Simon Bolivar University http://www.usb.ve/ HTTP Simon Bolivar University website Institution web page information collaborator Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras collaborator University of the West Indies https://www.uwi.edu/ HTTPS 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Institute of Cuba (IDO) http://www.cuba.cu/ciencia/citma/ama/oceanologia/Default.html HTTP Oceanology Institute of Cuba (IDO) website Institution web page information contributor McGill University, Bellairs Research Institute contributor tableDigital The Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity (CARICOMP) Program is a Caribbean-wide research and monitoring network of 27 marine laboratories, parks, and reserves in 17 countries. This data set includes data collected from 42 stations at 29 sites in the Caribbean from 1993 to 1998. Line transects were used to determine the abundance of hard and soft corals, algae, sponges, urchins, and biotic material such as substrate type. CARICOMP is a unified, long-term, Caribbean-wide initiative to identify the factors responsible for sustaining mangrove wetland, seagrass meadow, and coral reef productivity, to examine the interaction between these systems, and to determine the role of terrestrial and oceanic influences on them. The principal goals of the program are to determine the dominant influences on coastal productivity, to monitor for ecosystem change, and ultimately to discriminate human disturbance from long-term natural variation in coastal systems over the range of their distribution. This information is needed for management, for setting priorities, and for defining optimum solutions where competing human activities impact the coastal zone, thereby providing feedback from science to management. 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 NCEI Accession 0000501 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0000501 Preview graphic PNG 0000501 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2001-07-11 publication CORAL CORAL - CENSUS CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION INVERTEBRATE SPECIES theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS swimmer/diver instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS survey - biological survey - coral reef theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Bermuda Biological Station for Research Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute Estacion de Investigaciones Marinas de Margarita Marine and Coastal Research Institute, José Benito Vives de Andréis McGill University, Bellairs Research Institute National Autonomous University of Mexico Oceanology Institute of Cuba Simon Bolivar University Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute University of Costa Rica University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez University of the West Indies dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Program (CARICOMP) Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication BBSR > Bermuda Biological Station for Research CO/MINAMBIENTE/INVEMAR > Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, 'Jose Benito Vives de Andreis', Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda Y Desarrollo Territorial DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, 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. 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 EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Algae abundance Assessment Caribbean monitoring Caribbean research Census Coastal studies Coral Coral reef Coral reef monitoring and assessment Coral species abundance Distribution Gorgonian Gorgonian species abundance Urchin Urchin species abundance theme Originator Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Bahia de Chengue, Parque Nacional Tayrona, Colombia - Chengue Bay C1 and C2 Barbados - Bellairs North and South Reef Bermuda - Hog Breaker Reef Bermuda - Twin Breaker Reef Bonaire, N.A. - Barcadera Reef 1 and 2 Carrie Bow Cay, Belize - Carrie Bow Cay 1 and 2 Curacao, N.A. - Spaanse Water Reef 1 and 2 Discovery Bay, Jamaica - Discovery Bay Fore Reef 1 and 2 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - Andes Reef Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - Pinnacle Reef Great Corn Island, Nicaragua Isla de Margarita, Venezuela - Punta Ballena 1 and 2 Isla de Providencia Y San Andres, Colombia - La Iguana 2B Isla de Providencia Y San Andres, Colombia - Wild Life 1B La Parguera, Puerto Rico - Media Luna Reef La Parguera, Puerto Rico - Turrumote Reef Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic - Boca Chica Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic - El Peñon Parque Nacional, Morrocoy, Venezuela - Cayo Sombrero 1 and 2 Parque Nacional, Morrocoy, Venezuela - Playa Caimán 1 and 2 Puerto Morelos, Mexico - Puerto Morelos Reef Saba, N.A. - Ladder Labyrinth 1 and 2 Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago, Cuba - Cayo Coco A and B San Salvador, Bahamas - Fernandez Bay 1 and 2 Tobago - Eastern Buccoo Reef 1 and 2 Tobago - Lighthouse Reef Tobago - Outer Buccoo Reef Turneffe Islands Atoll, Belize - Calabash Cay 1 and 2 place Originator Place Names accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: CARICOMP Network (2001). A unified, long-term, Caribbean-wide initiative to identity the factors responsible for sustaining mangrove wetland, seagrass meadow, and coral reef productivity, February 1993 - October 1998 (NCEI Accession 0000501). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000501. 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. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions 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. Kjerfve, B. (Ed.) (1998). CARICOMP: Caribbean coral reef, seagrass and mangrove sites. Coastal Region and Small Island Papers, 3. UNESCO: Paris. xiv, 345 pp. 1998 publication https://vliz.be/nl/imis?module=ref&refid=245893 HTTPS https://vliz.be/nl/imis?module=ref&refid=245893 related report information Kjerfve, Björn UNESCO author UNESCO publisher documentDigital Coastal Region and Small Island Papers 3 crossReference project eng; USA utf8 environment oceans biota -90.583333 -59.633333 9.583333 24.05 1993-02-12 1998-10-15 The publication listed below is related to the data collection and is available from the NOAA Central Library: Caribbean coral reef, seagrass and mangrove sites. Paris, France : UNESCO, CARICOMP ; [St. Petersburg, FL : Florida Institute of Oceanography, distributor], 1998. The sites and stations contributing to this data set are: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - Andes Reef Bonaire, N.A. - Barcadera Reef 1 and 2 Barbados - Bellairs North and South Reef Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic - Boca Chica Turneffe Islands Atoll, Belize - Calabash Cay 1 and 2 Carrie Bow Cay, Belize - Carrie Bow Cay 1 and 2 Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago, Cuba - Cayo Coco A and B Parque Nacional, Morrocoy, Venezuela - Cayo Sombrero 1 and 2 Bahia de Chengue, Parque Nacional Tayrona, Colombia - Chengue Bay C1 and C2 Discovery Bay, Jamaica - Discovery Bay Fore Reef 1 and 2 Tobago - Eastern Buccoo Reef 1 and 2 Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic - El Peñon San Salvador, Bahamas - Fernandez Bay 1 and 2 Great Corn Island, Nicaragua Bermuda - Hog Breaker Reef Isla de Providencia Y San Andres, Colombia - La Iguana 2B Saba, N.A. - Ladder Labyrinth 1 and 2 Tobago - Lighthouse Reef La Parguera, Puerto Rico - Media Luna Reef Tobago - Outer Buccoo Reef Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - Pinnacle Reef Parque Nacional, Morrocoy, Venezuela - Playa Caimán 1 and 2 Puerto Morelos, Mexico - Puerto Morelos Reef Isla de Margarita, Venezuela - Punta Ballena 1 and 2 Curacao, N.A. - Spaanse Water Reef 1 and 2 La Parguera, Puerto Rico - Turrumote Reef Bermuda - Twin Breaker Reef Isla de Providencia Y San Andres, Colombia - Wild Life 1B NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. 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