Dataset

Dry Tortugas Reef Visual Census 1999

OBIS USA MeasurementOrFact Open in mapper Explore occurrences

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 17:28

URL: https://ipt-obis.gbif.us/resource?r=drytortugasreefvisualcensus1999

132,693
occurrence records
266,319
measurements and facts
209
taxa
190
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 132,693
100.0%
scientificNameID 328
0.2%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_MATCH 328
0.2%
WORMS_ANNOTATION_UNRESOLVABLE 328
0.2%

Measurement types

DNA derived data