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Layer: Relative Reef Fish Density (ID: 120)

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Description: This file is a compilation of the 2012 and 2013 data collection from all partner agencies, and includes the survey locations, coordinates, habitat strata, fish density, and fish richness for each primary survey unit (PSU). Reef fishes are an important biologic, ecologic, and economic resource of the marine ecosystem which must be managed for sustainability. However, until recently there was no long-term monitoring program in place to assess the state of the fish resources of the northern FRT (northern Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin counties). An assessment/monitoring plan for the northern Florida reef tract was designed through a joint cooperative effort by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, NOAA-Southeast Fisheries Science Center and Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center. This effort was originally funded for three years (2012, 2013, and 2014). This file is a compilation of the 2012 and 2013 data collection from all partner agencies, and includes the survey locations, coordinates, habitat strata, fish density, and fish richness for each Primary survey unit (PSU). The majority of the field work was accomplished through funding granted to NSUOC. However, a significant amount of data was also collected by multiple partner agencies that were able to dedicate their time and resources to the cause. In 2012 funding for the first year of data collection was awarded by FDEP to NSUOC on July 1st, 2012. Funding for a second year of sampling was awarded by NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) to NSUOC through the National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) Cooperative Agreement. Field sampling for each year began in May and ran through October. The dataset, in its entirety, provides the opportunity for further mining to examine specific species and assemblage correlations with a host of abiotic and biotic variables. Thus, from both management and ecological-sciences perspectives it is a valuable resource. It is already clear there are significant differences in the current geographic distribution of the regional and local reef fishes. There are interacting strata and latitudinal differences in total abundance, species, sizes, and assemblage structure. The combination of data from all three years will provide a complete regional baseline fishery-independent assessment. Sites south of Government Cut were supplied by NOAA NMFS as part of the 2012 FL Keys RVC monitoring efforts.

Copyright Text: The dataset was compiled and quality checked by a team of people including Kirk Kilfoyle, Brian Walker, Steve Smith and Jeremiah Blondeau. NOAA NMFS provided data for sites south of Government Cut. GIS data were created by Brian Walker.

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