2011 USVI Larval Reef Fish Distribution and Supply Study
Data Set (DS) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30703 | Updated: March 27, 2024 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2024: 2011 USVI Larval Reef Fish Distribution and Supply Study, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30703.
Full Citation Examples
Contains the final, processed data from the joint Coral Reef Ecosystem Research (CRER) and Reef Fish Resource cruise conducted aboard the NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER between 19 April 2011 and 7 May 2011 (NF-10-01 and NF-10-02).
NOAA CRUISE ID:NF-11-02
US STATE DEPARTMENT CRUISE ID:DOS F2010-122
SHIP NAME: NOAA Ship Nancy Foster
OPERATING AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
PROJECT TITLE: Coral Reef Ecosystem Research
CRUISE DATES:
19 April 2011 through 7 May 2011
The data includes:
CTD: processed data from all conductivity, temperature, depth (CTD) casts
LADCP: processed data from all lowered acoustic Doppler profiler (LADCP) casts
SADCP: processed hull-mounted acoustic Doppler current profiler (SADCP) data from the completed cruise ship track
TSG: processed sea surface, flow-through data collected with the ship's thermosalinograph (TSG) and fluorometer, covering the completed cruise ship track
FISH: processed larval fish data collected from the various net tows
(BONGO, MOCNESS, etc.) conducted during the cruise.
Distribution Information
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All files in this folder/directory
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Directory of zipped CTD Files, Zipped LADCP files, and Zipped CTD Plots
None
Controlled Theme Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC, DOC/NOAA/OAR/AOML, WATER TEMPERATURE
Child Items
Type | Title |
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Entity | CTD Data 2011 |
Document | CTD Data 2011 Graphs |
Document | Cruise Report for 2011 -- nf1102 - DOS F2010-122 |
Document | LADCP Profiles 2011 |
Document | NF-11-02 cruise track Map with Gear Shown |
Document | NF1102_Fish_Data.readme |
Entity | NF1102_Fish_Data.xls |
Entity | NF1102_OS150_surface_vels.asc |
Entity | NF1102_TSG.xls |
Entity | nf1102_ladcp_data.zip |
Document | readme_NF-1102.pdf |
Contact Information
Metadata Contact
Ryan H Smith
ryan.smith@noaa.gov
(305) 361-4328
Metadata Contact
Trika Gerard
trika.gerard@noaa.gov
305-361-4493
Extents
-76.51783333333° W,
-63.45° E,
25.63383333333° N,
17.22333333333° S
Caribbean Sea
2011-04-19 - 2011-05-07
Item Identification
Title: | 2011 USVI Larval Reef Fish Distribution and Supply Study |
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Short Name: | NF-11-02 Data |
Status: | Completed |
Creation Date: | 2011 |
Abstract: |
Contains the final, processed data from the joint Coral Reef Ecosystem Research (CRER) and Reef Fish Resource cruise conducted aboard the NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER between 19 April 2011 and 7 May 2011 (NF-10-01 and NF-10-02). NOAA CRUISE ID:NF-11-02 US STATE DEPARTMENT CRUISE ID:DOS F2010-122 SHIP NAME: NOAA Ship Nancy Foster OPERATING AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) PROJECT TITLE: Coral Reef Ecosystem Research CRUISE DATES: 19 April 2011 through 7 May 2011 The data includes: CTD: processed data from all conductivity, temperature, depth (CTD) casts LADCP: processed data from all lowered acoustic Doppler profiler (LADCP) casts SADCP: processed hull-mounted acoustic Doppler current profiler (SADCP) data from the completed cruise ship track TSG: processed sea surface, flow-through data collected with the ship's thermosalinograph (TSG) and fluorometer, covering the completed cruise ship track FISH: processed larval fish data collected from the various net tows (BONGO, MOCNESS, etc.) conducted during the cruise. |
Purpose: |
To gain the information necessary to develop more specific hypotheses, the fifth research cruise of this project was conducted between April 19, 2011 and May 7, 2011 aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster. This survey sampled water properties, currents, and dispersal and transport of settlement-stage larvae in the VI and neighboring regions. It helped to provide an understanding of regional spatial variation in the supply of settlement-stage fishes, and also insights into the relative importance of Grammanik Bank and its MPAs as a source of juvenile fishes recruiting to the waters of the VI. Specifically, the cruise provided a data collection platform to help us address the following questions: (1) How do the abundance and composition of ichthyoplankton around Grammanik Bank and other similar banks change with space and time? (2) How much of this variation in abundance and composition can be explained by the oceanographic setting? (3) How do the oceanography and ichthyoplankton assemblages interface with the boundary areas of seasonally or permanently closed MPAs? Additional sampling took place between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic and at selected sites in the Bahamas. Plankton sampling in these areas was designed to focus on tuna and billfish larvae. Previous surveys of gonadosomatic indices in adult fish captured from longline vessels in the eastern Caribbean have suggested that the region may be an important spawning ground for these species, especially swordfish (Xiphias gladius). Larval sampling in the region has been historically extremely sparse, but scattered catches of the larvae of swordfish, marlin and several tunas have been recorded previously in the northeastern Caribbean and Bahamas. In addition, we investigated the possibility of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) spawning outside of the documented Gulf of Mexico spawning ground. Although adult bluefin tuna have been captured on longline vessels between the Bahamas and Puerto Rico, there is no evidence thus far that they are spawning in the Caribbean, even though water temperatures are theoretically suitable. By completing plankton sampling concurrent with physical oceanographic sampling, we aim to better define the environmental conditions associated with tuna and billfish spawning in the Caribbean and tropical Atlantic. This will improve understanding of the biology of highly migratory and commercially important fish species, and contribute to the development of informed management practices. |
Notes: |
Project was a collaborative effort Between Early Life History SEFSC and the Physical Oceanography department at AOML |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords |
DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords |
DOC/NOAA/OAR/AOML > Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE
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UNCONTROLLED | |
NCEI Accession | 0273560 |
NCEI Accession | 273560 |
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS | US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center |
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS | US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS | ANIMALS - GROUP - NUMBER IN GROUP |
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS | WATER TEMPERATURE |
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | in situ |
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | laboratory analyses |
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS | Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) |
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS | CORAL REEF STUDIES |
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS | US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center |
Temporal Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | 2011 |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > ANGUILLA
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > PUERTO RICO
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > SABA
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > ST EUSTATIUS
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > ST KITTS AND NEVIS
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > ST MAARTEN
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > VIRGIN ISLANDS
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UNCONTROLLED | |
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS | Caribbean Sea |
None | British Virgin Islands |
None | Puerto Rico |
None | U. S Virgin Islands |
Instrument Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords |
ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords |
CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords |
MOCNESS > MOCNESS Plankton Net
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords |
NETS > NETS
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords |
THERMOSALINOGRAPHS
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords |
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
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International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear (ISSCFG) |
SEINE NETS > Beach seines
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UNCONTROLLED | |
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS | ADCP |
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS | CTD |
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS | Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) |
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS | net |
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS | visual observation |
Platform Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords |
Nancy Foster > NOAA Ship Nancy Foster
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords |
Ships
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UNCONTROLLED | |
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS | NOAA Ship Nancy Foster |
Physical Location
Organization: | National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland |
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City: | Silver Spring |
State/Province: | MD |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2011 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Gerard, Trika |
Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 USA |
Email Address: | trika.gerard@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 305-361-4493 |
Fax: | 305-365-4103 |
Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2022 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) |
Address: |
NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 |
Phone: | (301) 713-3277 |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2011 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Smith, Ryan H |
Address: |
4301 Rickenbacker Cswy Miami, FL 33149-1026 United States |
Email Address: | ryan.smith@noaa.gov |
Phone: | (305) 361-4328 |
Fax: | (305) 361-4392 |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2011 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Gerard, Trika |
Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 USA |
Email Address: | trika.gerard@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 305-361-4493 |
Fax: | 305-365-4103 |
Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Extents
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -76.51783333333 | |
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E° Bound: | -63.45 | |
N° Bound: | 25.63383333333 | |
S° Bound: | 17.22333333333 | |
Description |
Caribbean Sea |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 2011-04-19 |
End: | 2011-05-07 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Procedure: |
Download From Provided links |
Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Start Date: | 2022 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0273560/1.1/data/0-data/NF1102_State_Dept_DVD/ |
Distributor: | National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2022 - Present) |
Description: |
All files in this folder/directory |
File Type (Deprecated): | mixed |
Distribution 2
Start Date: | 2022 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0273560/1.1/data/0-data/zipped_files_for_download/NF1102_State_Dept_CD/ |
Distributor: | National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2022 - Present) |
Description: |
Directory of zipped CTD Files, Zipped LADCP files, and Zipped CTD Plots |
File Type (Deprecated): | Multiple formats |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0273560/1.1/data/0-data/NF1102_State_Dept_DVD/NF1102_cruise_track.jpg |
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Name: | Cruise Track With Gear For Cruise NF-11-02 |
URL Type: |
Browse Graphic
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File Resource Format: | jpg |
Data Quality
Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
Larvae are identified using dichotomous keys and published literature, and colleagues in the field are consulted for confirmation and accuracy. |
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Data Management
Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | No |
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Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | 0 |
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | Yes |
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | No |
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: | No |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | 365 |
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | World Data Center (WDC) Facility |
If World Data Center or Other, Specify: | NCEI Archive and reports in NOAA Repository |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | 365 |
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
The data resides on a secure government network requiring multi-factor authentication for network access. |
Lineage
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
Data from some gear types are recorded on paper forms in the field, then entered into Excel sheets and finally an Access database. Those gear which are run by computer programs generate data directly into computer files. These data sometimes must be extracted into Excel form, then uploaded to Access database. Identifications are directly entered into Excel spreadsheets. |
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Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
Type | Title | |
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Entity | CTD Data 2011 | |
Document | CTD Data 2011 Graphs | |
Document | Cruise Report for 2011 -- nf1102 - DOS F2010-122 | |
Document | LADCP Profiles 2011 | |
Document | NF-11-02 cruise track Map with Gear Shown | |
Document | NF1102_Fish_Data.readme | |
Entity | NF1102_Fish_Data.xls | |
Entity | NF1102_OS150_surface_vels.asc | |
Entity | NF1102_TSG.xls | |
Entity | nf1102_ladcp_data.zip | |
Document | readme_NF-1102.pdf |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 30703 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30703 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Carlos Rivero |
Metadata Record Created: | 2016-02-11 06:54+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-03-27 22:28+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2023-01-12 |
Owner Org: | SEFSC |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |