Changes in marine biodiversity — the variety and variability of life in the ocean — can be an early indicator of change, provided it’s noticed. Read more here.
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BioTrack Telemetry Portal
Interactive map of satellite and acoustic marine animal tracks that identifies biodiversity hotspots and their overlap with human-use areas.
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Indicators & Data Management
Raw observations become decision-relevant information through synthesis into Essential Ocean Variables, open data pipelines, and indicators that managers and policymakers can act on.
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FWRI FK Water Quality Story Map
ArcGIS Story Map for water quality in the Florida Keys, developed by FWRI.
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SanctSound
Sanctuary Soundscape Monitoring Project — explore underwater sound across U.S. national marine sanctuaries through illustrated question-and-answer panels.
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ecoidx
R package implementing NOAA Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) indicator standards — workflows and visualizations for marine ecological indicators.
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obisindicators
R package for generating biodiversity indicators — including ES(50) estimated species richness — from OBIS occurrence data.
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