Biological assessment of marine resources for the Republic of the Maldives, Indian Ocean, August, 2001 (NCEI Accession 0000670)

In August 2001, biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service were asked to conduct an assessment of the national government's capability to respond to major threats (e.g. anthropogenic and natural) to the marine habitat of the Republic of the Maldives. A marine survey was conducted at selected locations to assess impacts to the marine environment. Biologists documented reef fishes, corals, other macroinvertebrates, and algae, and provided general descriptions of the benthic community at each of four primary survey sites.

Data and Resources

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access_constraints ["Cite as: Foster, Kevin; US DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service > Pacific Islands Ecoregion (2010). Biological assessment of marine resources for the Republic of the Maldives, Indian Ocean, August, 2001 (NCEI Accession 0000670). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000670. Accessed [date].", "Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose."]
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  • benthic-habitat
  • biological-survey
  • ckan
  • coastal-studies
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  • macro-invertebrate-species
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  • north-america
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  • united-states
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metadata_created 2025-11-21T21:48:04.647631
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T21:48:04.647635
notes In August 2001, biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service were asked to conduct an assessment of the national government's capability to respond to major threats (e.g. anthropogenic and natural) to the marine habitat of the Republic of the Maldives. A marine survey was conducted at selected locations to assess impacts to the marine environment. Biologists documented reef fishes, corals, other macroinvertebrates, and algae, and provided general descriptions of the benthic community at each of four primary survey sites.
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title Biological assessment of marine resources for the Republic of the Maldives, Indian Ocean, August, 2001 (NCEI Accession 0000670)