A Cooperative Multi-Agency Reef Fish Monitoring Protocol for the Florida Keys Coral Reef Ecosystem
Brandt ME, Zurcher N, Acosta A, Ault JS, Bohnsack JA, Feeley MW, Harper DE, Hunt JH, Kellison T, Mcclellan DB, Patterson ME, Smith SG. 2009. A Cooperative Multi-Agency Reef Fish Monitoring Protocol for the Florida Keys Coral Reef Ecosystem. Natural Resource Report. NPS/SFCN/NRR—2009/150. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This document provides the background behind and descriptions of the protocols developed for a collaborative, multi-agency effort to monitor reef fish populations in the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas. Agencies involved include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA Fisheries), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM-RSMAS), and the National Park Service (NPS). This collaborative effort is the culmination of nearly three decades of independent Florida Keys monitoring programs aimed at fish populations in the region.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Brandt, Marilyn; Zurcher, Natalia; Acosta, Alejandro; Ault, Jerald; Bohnsack, James; Feeley, Michael; Harper, Douglas; Hunt, John; Kellison, Todd; Mcclellan, David; Patterson, Matt; Smith, Steven
- Date of Issue
- 2009-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- BISC , DRTO , IMDP , NRSS , SFCN
- Keywords
- Biscayne, Dry Tortugas, Fish, Fisheries, Fishery, Florida, Grouper, keys, Marine Fish Protocol, Monitoring, Multi-Agency, Protocol, Reef, Snapper
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Fishes