Example data

RAPID project studying sponge communities after hurricanes Irma and Maria

Data Collection

• Surveys conducted in December 2017
• Used the US Virgin Islands Territorial Coral Reef Monitoring Program (TCRMP) methodology
• Methodology details available at: TCRMP Website
• Gochfeld et al., 2020

Benthic Assessments

• Conducted annually at each site
• Six 10 m long permanent transects
• Transects marked with steel or brass rods
• Video sampling of benthic cover
• Used high definition digital video recorder
• One diver traversed each transect for videotaping