Dataset

Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2009

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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 16:55

URL: https://ipt-obis.gbif.us/resource?r=2009floridakeysrvc

451,581
occurrence records
905,704
measurements and facts
275
taxa
243
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 451,581
100.0%

Quality flags

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Measurement types

DNA derived data