Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA)

• Description

  • The online Benthic Habitat Viewer (BHV) database, developed and managed by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), provides easy access to a large database of underwater imagery characterizing coral reef organisms and habitats.
    
    

• Directions

  • The imagery database and this website are organized in a hierarchical manner by geographic location.
    
    

• Data

  • Benthic habitat maps around the US Virgin Islands and southwest of Puerto Rico are being produced by the National Ocean Service’s (NOS) Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA).
    
    

• Benthic Habitat Classification Scheme