San Juan Bay
Side-Scan Sonar
Type: Extent
of habitat (i.e., area of habitat and whether there has been a decline).
Category: Submerged
Cost: $150,000
Description: The spatial distribution of benthic communities,
the area extent, the species composition and density within the
San Juan Bay Estuary was obtained from data collected by the use
of a side-scan sonar. Ground truthing was used to check the accuracy
of the interpretation. A benthic community map of the system will
be developed from the benthic community spatial distribution data.
Outcome: Software bugs of all sorts in the various programs
used to navigate, acquire and process the sonar data significantly
impact the project's productivity. These problems were eventually
solved. A final report is expected by late July 2001.
Contact: Mr. José A. Rivera, NOAA-NMFS, Puerto Rico, jarivera@msn.com
Citation: Rivera, J. A., 2000. San Juan Bay Estuary Preliminary
Findings; Benthic Assessment with Side Scan Sonar. NOAA/National
Marine Fisheries Service, Miami Laboratory-Biodiversity and Protected
Resource Division, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.
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