This dataset includes lakebed maps and associated geospatial data in Lake Michigan within the proposed Wisconsin - Lake Michigan National Marine Sanctuary. Associated data include spatial lakebed mapping priorities, remotely sensed lakebed imagery (LiDAR bathymetry, multibeam bathymetry, backscatter, and sidescan sonar), and underwater photos and videos. The dataset includes original data collections, data assessments, and modeled data. Original data collection spans the years 2017 to 2018, and assessments and modeled data were undertaken from 2017 to 2020. This dataset was the product of a partnership among the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, and the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. This dataset was prepared to support management by the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Wisconsin resource management agencies, as well as other managers, researchers and stakeholders.

This data compilation includes benthic and fish survey data collected in St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI); La Parguera, Guanica, Jobos Bay, and Vieques, Puerto Rico; and Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) in the Gulf of Mexico. Data were collected on a biennial basis from 2001 through 2012 and in a consistent manner with established protocols by NOAA's NCCOS Biogeography Branch. In 2013, these long-term Caribbean and FGBNMS monitoring efforts merged with other monitoring programs funded by Coral Reef Conservation Program to form the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP), an ongoing program designed to monitor and assess changes in the composition of coral and reef fish communities.

This tabular dataset provides all catch records for a fish trapping study conducted in Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). From May 2018 to June 2019 fish traps were deployed along the mangrove fringe on the east and west sides of Triton Bay and Sugar Bay within the Salt River Bay estuary. Catch was quantified and recorded in this data table for future use by researchers and managers. Records include taxonomic identification, abundance, and length.