National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Biological Monitoring Summary – U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico: 2021

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• Personal Author:
  Grove, Laura Jay W. ; Blondeau, Jeremiah ; Cain, Erin ; Edwards, Kimberly F. ; Groves, Sarah H. ; Hile, Sarah D. ; Langwiser, Caitlin ; Siceloff, Laughlin ; Swanson, Dione W. ; Towle, Erica K. ; Viehman, T. Shay ; Williams, Bethany
• Corporate Authors:
  National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (U.S.). ; Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.). ; United States. Office for Coastal Management. ; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.). ; University of the Virgin Islands. ; University of Miami. ; CSS, Inc. ; Lynker, Inc.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NOS (National Ocean Service) ; NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) ; OCM (Office for Coastal Management) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
• Description:
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) conducts biological sampling for benthic communities (corals and algae) and fish populations in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and Puerto Rico every other year. In 2021, NCRMP dive surveys occurred from summer (June) to early winter (December) on shallow-water (0–30 m) coral reefs and collected data on many thousands of individual coral colonies and fishes. NCRMP data are used to inform coral and fish population management strategies, document the occurrence of endangered species and coral disease, and assist with local monitoring efforts.
• Keywords:
  Coral Reef Biology Monitoring Coral Reef Biology
• Series:
  NOAA Technical Memorandum CRCP   46
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/zj1v-z618
• Format:
  PDF
• CoRIS Project ID:
  CRCP Project ID ; 743
• Document Type:
  Technical Memorandum
• Funding:
  Contract no. EA133C17BA0062
• Place as Subject:
  United States Virgin Islands ; Puerto Rico ; North Atlantic Ocean ; Caribbean Sea
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
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