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Project Status No. of Pubs. Digital Maps Satellite or Aerial Imagery Habitat Imagery Species Imagery Acoustic Imagery & Data Geo-spatial Data Other Data CD/DVD
CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS
Benthic Habitat Mapping of Palmyra Atoll New, FY10 1 checkmark checkmark checkmark     checkmark checkmark checkmark
National Inventory of Deep Coral Distribution and Development of GIS Ongoing 2 checkmark         checkmark checkmark  
GAP Analysis of Geospatial National Park Service Data Ongoing 1           checkmark    
Seafloor Characterization of the U.S. Caribbean Ongoing 15 checkmark   checkmark   checkmark checkmark checkmark  
National Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Program Ongoing 2 checkmark             checkmark
Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Project Ongoing 10 checkmark   checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark checkmark
Benthic Habitat Mapping of Florida Coral Reef Ecosystems Ongoing 2 checkmark checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark   checkmark
Summit to Sea Characterization of Coastal Watersheds Ongoing 4           checkmark   checkmark
An Ecological Characterization of the Marine Resources of Vieques, Puerto Rico Ongoing 2 checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark checkmark
Tortugas Integrated Biogeographic Assessment Ongoing 2 checkmark     checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark
Acoustic Tracking of Fish Movements in Coral Reef Ecosystems Ongoing 2 checkmark   checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark  
Comprehensive U.S. Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Project (C-CREMP) Ongoing 1 checkmark   checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark  
Dry Tortugas National Park Resource Condition Assessment Ongoing 1                
Benthic Habitat Mapping for the National Park Service, St. Croix, USVI Ongoing 1 checkmark   checkmark   checkmark checkmark checkmark  
Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP): Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico Special Emphasis Watershed Partnership Ongoing 1 checkmark checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark checkmark  
Benthic Habitat Mapping off St. John, USVI National Park and Virgin Islands Reef National Monument Done, 2009 2 checkmark checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark checkmark  
Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies (CRES) — U.S. Caribbean Component Done, 2008 13           checkmark    
Benthic Habitat Mapping of Palau Done, 2007 2 checkmark checkmark checkmark     checkmark checkmark checkmark
Benthic Habitat Mapping of Main Hawaiian Islands Done, 07 & 03 4 checkmark checkmark checkmark     checkmark checkmark checkmark
Benthic Habitat Mapping in American Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Done, 2005 4 checkmark checkmark checkmark     checkmark checkmark checkmark
Benthic Habitat Mapping in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Done, 2003 4 checkmark checkmark checkmark     checkmark checkmark checkmark
Benthic Habitat Mapping in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Done, 2002 4 checkmark checkmark checkmark     checkmark checkmark checkmark
MARINE PROTECTED AREA STUDIES
Biogeographic Assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Ongoing 2 checkmark   checkmark checkmark   checkmark   checkmark
Comparison of Reef Fish Habitat Utilization Patterns Within and Outside Hawaii Marine Protected Areas Ongoing 7 checkmark checkmark checkmark     checkmark    
Biogeographic Characterization of Fish Communities within the Flower Garden Banks NMS Ongoing 2 checkmark   checkmark checkmark   checkmark   checkmark
Biogeographic Assessment of the American Samoa Archipelago Ongoing 1 checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark
Assessment, Monitoring & Reduction of Causes & Impacts of Marine Debris in the South Atlantic Bight Ongoing 1 checkmark   checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark  
Remote Sensing Satellite Data for the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and West Coast Done, 2008 1 checkmark checkmark       checkmark   checkmark
Biogeographic Assessment of Central and Northern California National Marine Sanctuaries, Phase I & II Done, 08 & 04 1 checkmark   checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark checkmark
Ecological Characterization of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Done, 2007 1 checkmark         checkmark    
Boundary Options for a Research Area within Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary Done, 2007 2 checkmark         checkmark checkmark  
Characterization of Fish, Benthos, and Marine Debris at the Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary Done, 2006 4 checkmark   checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark  
Ecological Characterization of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve Done, 2005 1 checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark checkmark
Biogeographic Assessment of Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary to Support Boundary Alternative Assessments Done, 2005 1 checkmark         checkmark checkmark checkmark
COASTAL AND OCEAN ASSESSMENTS
National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP) Coastal Assessment: Developing a Spatial Framework and Indicator Dataset * New, FY10 1 checkmark         checkmark checkmark  
Strategies to Detect Aquatic Invasive Species in Deepwater Habitats of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Ongoing 1 checkmark   checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark  
Gulf of Mexico Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Characterization Ongoing 1         checkmark checkmark checkmark  
Assessment of Existing Information on Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitats Ongoing 1 checkmark         checkmark checkmark  
NMFS Caribbean Essential Fish Habitat Ongoing 1 checkmark         checkmark checkmark checkmark
U.S. Caribbean Coral Bleaching Done, 2008 1 checkmark   checkmark checkmark   checkmark    
Development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) as a Management Tool to Reduce Bycatch of Sea Turtles in U.S. Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Done, 2006 1 checkmark         checkmark    
Development of Reef Fish Monitoring Protocols to Support National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program Done, 2006 2                
Design and Implementation of EcoGIS to Support Fisheries Science and Management Done, 2007   checkmark              
Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) Done, 2000 8           checkmark checkmark  
SOFTWARE TOOLS AND DATABASES
BIOMapper Ongoing   checkmark checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark checkmark  
Benthic Habitat Viewer Ongoing     checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark checkmark  
Reef Fish Photo Browser Ongoing       checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark  
Coral Reef Ecosystem Assessment and Monitoring Database Report Module Ongoing             checkmark checkmark  
ArcGIS9.2 Sampling Design Analysis Tool (GIS) Done, 2008 1                
Habitat Digitizer Extension (GIS) Done, 2008                  
Aerial Photography Search (for USVI and HI) Done, 2000     checkmark       checkmark checkmark  
Notes
  1. A checkmark indicates product types that exist or are planned for the project.
  2. Some digital products (PDFs of maps, data tables, images) are contained in reports and can be downloaded from the publications.