NOAA Publications (not in a series)
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2024-03-29T15:19:55ZDeepwater Exploration Mapping Procedures Manual.
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Deepwater Exploration Mapping Procedures Manual.
Hoy, Shannon; Lobecker, Elizabeth; Candio, Sam; Sowers, Derek; Froelich, Grant; Jerram, Kevin; Medley, Rachel; Malik, Mashkoor; Copeland, Adrienne; Cantwell, Kasey; Wilkins, Charlie; Maxon, Amanda
The purpose of this manual is to describe OER’s principles and procedures for deepwater ocean exploration acoustic mapping. It supports the National Strategy for Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the United States Exclusive Economic Zone (OPC, 2020), which was developed by the Ocean Policy Committee of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in coordination with NOAA. The national strategy calls for coordinating interagency mapping and exploration activities for the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), developing new and emerging science and mapping technologies, building public and private partnerships, and completing mapping of the deep water of the U.S. EEZ by 2030 and the near shore by 2040.
2020-01-01T00:00:00ZHydrographic Survey Specifications and Deliverables.
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Hydrographic Survey Specifications and Deliverables.
Detail the requirements for hydrographic surveys undertaken either by NOAA field units or by organizations under contract to the NOAA. These specifications are based in part on the International Hydrographic Organization’s Standards for Hydrographic Surveys, Special Publication 44. The 2019 edition includes new specifications and changes made since the 2018 version. Those who acquire hydrographic survey data in accordance with NOAA specifications should use the current version.
These specifications define standards and requirements on the following topics:
- Horizontal and vertical position uncertainty
- Tides and water levels requirements
- Coverage and resolution requirements for multibeam, singlebeam, side scan, and lidar data
Features
- Required field reporting
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZField Procedures Manual, February 2021.
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Field Procedures Manual, February 2021.
The goal of the Field Procedures Manual (FPM) is to provide NOAA field units with a set of standardized guidelines and best practices for conducting, processing, and generating final deliverables. This FPM has received a major revision from the one released in 2014 and will be adopting a new collaborative format before the 2021 field season to keep up with further changes. NOAA field units drive the changes to better enhance our products. Modernizations do not start with silence, and we are inviting the field units to contribute to future editions and continual development.
Future FPMs will require more than periodic maintenance. To ease this change, the document will be released on a digital interactive page. This will allow users to navigate between topics with a simple click. Additionally, a digital version will allow our field units to better contribute, edit, and share methods to the data collections standards outlined in this manual.
The benefits of hydrography can be seen daily in its contribution to the nation’s economy, maritime defense, marine and environmental science, tourism, and recreational activities. This list has grown since explorers started charting the coastline, and I imagine hydrography will continue to deserve greater attention than it has previously. Together, we can continue to develop the best practices to serve and contribute to national and worldwide needs.
Any mention of a commercial company or product within this manual does not constitute an endorsement by NOAA. The use for publicity or advertising purposes of information concerning proprietary products or software or the tests of such products is not authorized. Any new procedures put into effect will be implemented via a Hydrographic Surveys Technical Directive.
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZBenthic Assessment Protocols for the Atlantic Region: U.S. Caribbean, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico: 2021.
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Benthic Assessment Protocols for the Atlantic Region: U.S. Caribbean, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico: 2021.
The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) provides a biennial ecological
characterization at a broad spatial scale of general reef condition for reef fishes,corals and benthic
habitat (i.e., fish species composition/density/size, benthic cover, and coral
density/size/condition). Data collection occurs at stratified random sites where the sampling
domain for each region ( e.g., Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Flower Garden B anks
National Marine Sanctuary [FGBNMS]) is partitioned by habitat type and depth, sub-regional
location (e.g., along-shelf position) and management zone. NCRMP will provide broader
geographic context to supplement local monitoring efforts and studies of tropical reef ecosystems.
Line point-intercept (LPI) sampling, the main component of the Benthic Assessment protocols,
provides benthic cover estimates for ecologically important cover types/groups (e.g., macroalgae,
turf algae, crustose coralline algae, corals, sponges, sand/sediment, etc.). This method is
complementary to the NCRMP Coral Demographics sampling method that collects detailed
information on scleractinian corals, including density, size and condition (percent mortality and
bleaching) measurements (Refer to Coral Demographic Survey Protocol for the Atlantic Region:
U.S. Caribbean, Florida and Gulf of Mexico: 2021).
As a result of NCRMP standardization throughout the project’s regions (e.g. Florida and Pacific
regions), the protocols previously known as the ‘LPI Survey Protocols’ have been renamed to
Benthic Assessment Protocols. Most notably, changes to the document format and sections have
been re-formatted to identify the four main components of the Benthic Assessment protocols.
Specific differences in methodologies between regions, where applicable, are noted within the
protocols.
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