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NCCOS Data
NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) conduct a variety of coastal environmental monitoring and research studies that generate invaluable data sets and reference information on coastal ecosystem and stressors. NCCOS data consists of digital imagery as well as chemical, biological and physical measurements and is used to describe ecosystems, forecast current and future ecological health, and evaluate management strategies. Currently available NCCOS data is accessible through the links below. As more data becomes digitally available, NCCOS will provide access as appropriate via this web-site. NCCOS is working toward providing a single portal for all NCCOS data and will serve it at this site.
- NOAA's
National Status and Trends Program (NS&T): NS&T is the longest
running national coastal monitoring program in the United States and
is the "go-to-place" for chemical, impacts data and information. The
program is part of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and
includes Mussel Watch, Bioeffect Assessments, Benthic Surveillance,
and a variety of special studies.
- National
Benthic Inventory: This
site provides access to NCCOS’ National Benthic Inventory
data. This includes information on benthic species distributions
and a corresponding taxonomic voucher collection of preserved benthic
specimens.
- Georgia
Coastal Analysis Partnership: This
links to the Georgia Coastal Analysis Partnership web-site where you
can access monitoring data collected along the coast of Georgia by
NOAA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Georgia Department
of Natural Resources and the Skidaway
- Finbase
website: FinBase is a customized Microsoft Access database that
stores and manages textual and numerical data from photo-identification
surveys of bottlenose dolphins. It also performs many of the tasks
associated with image management and analysis.
- ReefFish
database: The ReefFish database is a web-enabled Coral Reef Ecosystem
database housing coral, fish, and conch monitoring data, including
photographs, from 1999-present.
- NOS
Data Explorer: This site is a portal to NOS spatial data. In addition
to products, NCCOS Biogeography and National Status and Trends data
are available through this site.
Note: NOS Data Explorer uses pop-up windows. Please check your browser settings to make sure that this feature is enabled.