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<resTitle>St. ThomasSt. John Total Fish Abundance</resTitle>
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<idAbs>This dataset represents total fish abundance summarized by site and survey date observed during National Coral Reef Monitoring Program surveys from 2001 - 2017.
From 2001 to 2015, the method for counting fish abundance was a single diver observing a 25m x 4m belt transect. After 2015, the method for observation was a stationary point count with a radius of 7.5m. Two divers are used and results are averaged.</idAbs>
<idCredit>National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)</idCredit>
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