Dataset

Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2003

OBIS USA MeasurementOrFact Open in mapper

In 1998, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Fisheries Independent Monitoring (FIM) program began a long-term monitoring effort of key reef fish populations in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. This effort was aimed at evaluating the relative abundance, size structure, and habitat utilization of specific reef fish species that are targeted by commercial and recreational fisheries.

Citation: South Florida Reef Visual Census; https://grunt.sefsc.noaa.gov/rvc_analysis20/samples/index

Published: June 03, 2025 at 17:23

URL: https://ipt-obis.gbif.us/resource?r=floridakeysreefvisualcensus2003

187,670
occurrence records
376,161
measurements and facts
230
taxa
211
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 187,670
100.0%

Quality flags

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No quality flags.

Measurement types

DNA derived data