ATTRACTIONS

THREATS

LIFE IN MINIATURE

There are tiny species that live their entire lives on another species, like these shrimp that live on starfish.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
A BLUE MONARCH

The Angel Rey (Holacanthus passer) is abundant in the Gulf of California and is a common inhabitant in the reefs of Loreto.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
NATURAL PROTECTION

Mangroves are considered critical habitat for many fish and invertebrate species.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
A ROCKY PARADISE

LBNP’s rocky reefs are unique in that sea fans are very abundant.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
LIFE IN MINIATURE

There are tiny species that live their entire lives on another species, like these shrimp that live on starfish.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
A BLUE MONARCH

The Angel Rey (Holacanthus passer) is abundant in the Gulf of California and is a common inhabitant in the reefs of Loreto.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
NATURAL PROTECTION

Mangroves are considered critical habitat for many fish and invertebrate species.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
A ROCKY PARADISE

LBNP’s rocky reefs are unique in that sea fans are very abundant.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
LIFE IN MINIATURE

There are tiny species that live their entire lives on another species, like these shrimp that live on starfish.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
A BLUE MONARCH

The Angel Rey (Holacanthus passer) is abundant in the Gulf of California and is a common inhabitant in the reefs of Loreto.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
NATURAL PROTECTION

Mangroves are considered critical habitat for many fish and invertebrate species.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
A ROCKY PARADISE

LBNP’s rocky reefs are unique in that sea fans are very abundant.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
LIFE IN MINIATURE

There are tiny species that live their entire lives on another species, like these shrimp that live on starfish.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
A BLUE MONARCH

The Angel Rey (Holacanthus passer) is abundant in the Gulf of California and is a common inhabitant in the reefs of Loreto.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
NATURAL PROTECTION

Mangroves are considered critical habitat for many fish and invertebrate species.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
A ROCKY PARADISE

LBNP’s rocky reefs are unique in that sea fans are very abundant.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
LIFE IN MINIATURE

There are tiny species that live their entire lives on another species, like these shrimp that live on starfish.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
A BLUE MONARCH

The Angel Rey (Holacanthus passer) is abundant in the Gulf of California and is a common inhabitant in the reefs of Loreto.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
NATURAL PROTECTION

Mangroves are considered critical habitat for many fish and invertebrate species.

Photo: Octavio Aburto
A ROCKY PARADISE

LBNP’s rocky reefs are unique in that sea fans are very abundant.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

CLIMATE CHANGE

The increase of water temperature causes changes in fish and invertebrate community structure, it increases the probability of coral bleaching, and can cause oceanographic changes.
POLLUTION

If not managed properly, plastics, solid waste and contaminated water can damage marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
UNREGULATED TOURISM

Can cause irreversible damage from increased demand in infrastructure, public services and direct pressure on ecosystems through diving and/or other aquatic activities where carrying capacity is not considered.
ILLEGAL AND UNREGULATED FISHING

Healthy ecosystems sustain populations of valuable species like sharks, groupers, seabass, snappers, etc. When these species disappear, changes in the entire ecosystem begin to occur
CLIMATE CHANGE

The increase of water temperature causes changes in fish and invertebrate community structure, it increases the probability of coral bleaching, and can cause oceanographic changes.
POLLUTION

If not managed properly, plastics, solid waste and contaminated water can damage marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
UNREGULATED TOURISM

Can cause irreversible damage from increased demand in infrastructure, public services and direct pressure on ecosystems through diving and/or other aquatic activities where carrying capacity is not considered.
ILLEGAL AND UNREGULATED FISHING

Healthy ecosystems sustain populations of valuable species like sharks, groupers, seabass, snappers, etc. When these species disappear, changes in the entire ecosystem begin to occur
CLIMATE CHANGE

The increase of water temperature causes changes in fish and invertebrate community structure, it increases the probability of coral bleaching, and can cause oceanographic changes.
POLLUTION

If not managed properly, plastics, solid waste and contaminated water can damage marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
UNREGULATED TOURISM

Can cause irreversible damage from increased demand in infrastructure, public services and direct pressure on ecosystems through diving and/or other aquatic activities where carrying capacity is not considered.
ILLEGAL AND UNREGULATED FISHING

Healthy ecosystems sustain populations of valuable species like sharks, groupers, seabass, snappers, etc. When these species disappear, changes in the entire ecosystem begin to occur
CLIMATE CHANGE

The increase of water temperature causes changes in fish and invertebrate community structure, it increases the probability of coral bleaching, and can cause oceanographic changes.
POLLUTION

If not managed properly, plastics, solid waste and contaminated water can damage marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
UNREGULATED TOURISM

Can cause irreversible damage from increased demand in infrastructure, public services and direct pressure on ecosystems through diving and/or other aquatic activities where carrying capacity is not considered.
ILLEGAL AND UNREGULATED FISHING

Healthy ecosystems sustain populations of valuable species like sharks, groupers, seabass, snappers, etc. When these species disappear, changes in the entire ecosystem begin to occur
CLIMATE CHANGE

The increase of water temperature causes changes in fish and invertebrate community structure, it increases the probability of coral bleaching, and can cause oceanographic changes.
POLLUTION

If not managed properly, plastics, solid waste and contaminated water can damage marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
UNREGULATED TOURISM

Can cause irreversible damage from increased demand in infrastructure, public services and direct pressure on ecosystems through diving and/or other aquatic activities where carrying capacity is not considered.
ILLEGAL AND UNREGULATED FISHING

Healthy ecosystems sustain populations of valuable species like sharks, groupers, seabass, snappers, etc. When these species disappear, changes in the entire ecosystem begin to occur

6,219.30 ha – 3.4%

0%

PROTECTION

50%

PROTECTION

100%

PROTECTION

LORETO, SHARED VISION FOR 2050

It was a participatory visioning process to identify the key drivers of change affecting the Loreto region today and to find a shared vision for the next 25 years. The Loreto 2050 will provide a baseline review of key land use/development indicators identified in the 2005 study, with a comparison to the present day.

dataMares Metadatos
Última actualización:	04/01/2023
Título del Proyecto:	Monitoreo Ecológico en el Golfo de California y costa del Pacífico
Resumen:	Los datos ecológicos sobre peces e invertebrados se colectaron bajo el liderazgo del Centro para la Biodiversidad Marina y la Conservación A.C. (CBMC) como parte del programa de monitoreo ecológico de largo plazo del Programa Marino del Golfo de California. Este esfuerzo incluye a científicos y estudiantes de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur in La Paz, BCS. El programa de monitoreo se ha implementado desde 1998 y ha resultado en la serie de tiempo más larga con datos del Golfo de California. La base de datos incluye información colectada en: Bahía de los Ángeles (2008, 2009, 2010, 2016), Región de las Grandes Islas (2008, 2009, 2010 and 2016) en Baja California; Santa Rosalia (2009, 2010, 2016, 2021, 2022), San Basilio (2019, 2021-2022), Loreto (1998-2019, 2021-2022), El Corredor (2013-2019), La Paz (1998-2019,2022), La Ventana (2013-2018), Cabo Pulmo (1999, 2009-2022), y Cabo San Lucas (1998-2000, 2009-2019, 2021-2022) en Baja California Sur; Islas Marías (2010, 2018), Bahia Banderas (2013), Nayarit; Revillagigedo (2006, 2016, 2017,2021), Colima; Ixtapa Zihuatanejo (2017), Guerrero; Huatulco (2016), Oaxaca. Esta base de datos incluye información de 216 especies de peces y 244 especies de invertebrados.
Key words:	monitoreo, peces, invertebrados, transectos, arrecifes rocosos
Lead investigator:	Ismael Mascareñas
Contact information:	ismael.mascarenas@gocmarineprogram.org
Data Manager:	Santiago Dominguez-Sanchez
Usage Rights & Copyrights:	Ismael Mascareñas Osorio, Octavio Aburto Oropeza, Carlos Sanchez Ortiz
How to cite:	Mascareñas-Osorio, Ismael; Aburto-Oropeza, Octavio; Sanchez Ortiz, Carlos (2018). Monitoreo ecológico de arrecifes en el Golfo de California y océano Pacífico. En dataMares: Ecological Monitoring. UC San Diego Library Digital Collections. https://doi.org/10.6075/J0KH0KJ3
Geographic Area:	Golfo de California, Pacífico Mexicano
Collection dates:	1998-2022
Embargo:
Primary data sofware or service:	Excel
Dataset name:	em_gc_ecological_monitoring
Methods:	Los datos se generan empleando metodologías estandarizadas adaptadas para el programa de monitoreo de largo plazo del Programa Marino del Golfo de California. Los buzos utilizan transectos como guia (peces=50m x 5m; invertebrados=30m x 1m) durante el monitoreo. Peces: Los transectos se colocan a 20m y 5m de profundidad. Si el sitio de monitoreo no cuenta con fondos rocosos más allá de los 5m de profundidad, esta es la única profundidad que se monitorea. Los peces se cuentan sobre el transecto contando primero los peces demeersales y, en la segunda vuelta, se cuentan los peces bentónicos y crípticos. El área monitoreada total es de 250m cuadrados. Las tallas de los peces también se registra y, junto con información de bibliografía, se utiliza para calcular la biomasa.Invertebrados: Los transectos se colocan a 5m y 20 m de profundidad y se registran las especies sobre el transecto. El buzo cuenta macroinvertebrados epibentónicos (mayores a 2cm) y anota la talla estimada.
Coordinate system:	WGS 1984
Additional Notes:


Nombre de Pestaña:	base
Campo	Descripción
Etiqueta	Peces o Invertebrados
Año	Año de muestreo
Mes	Mes de muestreo
Día	Día de muestreo
IDArrecife	Identificador de arrecife asociado a la tabla Arrecifes Reef
IDEspecie	Identificador de Especie asociado a la tabla de especies
Profundidad	Profundidad del transecto
Transecto	Número del transecto
Area	Área cubierta con el transecto
Talla	Talla de la especie registrada
Cantidad	Número de individuos de la especie registrada por un buzo
Año.Real	Año real del muestreo. Se refiere a muestreos realizados con retraso por razones climáticas (por ejemplo, huracanes); solo apllica a datos de febrero y marzo del 2015.

Nombre de Pestaña:	Arrecifes
Campo	Descripción
IDArrecife	Identificador del arrecife
Región	Región en donde se localiza el arrecife
Isla	Isla o estado mexicano donde se localiza el arrecife
Arrecife	Nombre del arrecife
Habitat	Tipo de hábitat
Latitud	Latitud con 6 decimales with 6 decimals
Longitud	Longitud con 6 decimales
CONCAT	Etiqueta que integra al arrecife y el hábitat

Nombre de Pestaña:	Especies
Campo	Descripción
IDEspecie	Identificador de la especie
Etiqueta	Pez o invertebrado
Especie	Nombre de la especie
Phylum	Phylum
Taxa1	Especificación taxonómica
Taxa2	Especificación taxonómica
Taxa3	Especificación taxonómica
Familia	Familia
GrupoTrofico	Grupo trófico al cual pertenece la especie (herbívoro, zooplanktívoro, carnívoro, depredador tope).
A_ord	dato origen para calcular peso a partir de talla
B_pen	dato de pendiente para convertir talla en peso
NivelTrofico	Lugar que ocupa la especie en la cadena trófica expresada en número y de acuerdo al alimento y tomado de fishbase

Recursos adicionales:	Rodriguez, A.S, Báez, M, Aburto-Oropeza, O., Arango, G., Masacareñas-Osorio, I., Erisman, B. (2014). Protocolo de Monitoreo: Para Ambientes Marinos Costeros. UC San Diego: Aburto Lab. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/23f1404c
	Alfredo Giron-Nava, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Richness, density and biomass as measures of health. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M37P4Z
	Arturo Ramirez-Valdez, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Alfredo Giron-Nava (2014): Mexico’s reefs and underwater data. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M33W21
	Alfredo Giron-Nava, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Health Index. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3059H
	Alfredo Girón-Nava, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Riqueza específica, densidad y biomasa como indicadores de salud. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M38G6Z
	Arturo Ramírez-Valdez, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Alfredo Girón-Nava (2014): Arrecifes de México y los datos bajo el agua. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3201C
	Alfredo Girón-Nava, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Andrew F. Johnson (2014): Índice de Salud. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M35P4B
	José Cota-Nieto, Tomás Plomozo, Isaí Dominguez-Guerrero, Matthew Costa, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Snapper Habitat in Gulf of California Mangrove Forests. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3CC77
	José Cota-Nieto, Tomás Plomozo, Isaí Domínguez-Guerrero, Matthew Costa, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Hábitat de pargos en los bosques de manglar del Golfo de California. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M39G68
	Ismael Mascareñas Osorio, Alfredo Girón Nava, Amy Hudson Weaver, Benigno Guerrero, Carlos Sánchez y Octavio Aburto Oropeza (2015): Recovering fishery resources in the Gulf of California. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3D304
	Ismael Mascareñas Osorio, Alfredo Girón Nava, Amy Hudson Weaver, Benigno Guerrero, Carlos Sánchez y Octavio Aburto Oropeza (2015): Recuperando los recursos pesqueros del Golfo de California. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3S88


dataMares Metadata
Date of last update:	04/01/2023
Project title:	Long Term Ecological Monitoring of Gulf of California and Pacific coast
Abstract:	The ecological data of fish and invertebrates were collected under the leadership of the Centro para la Biodiversidad Marina y la Conservación, A.C. (CBMC) as part of Gulf of California Marine Program's long-term ecological monitoring program. This effort includes researchers and students from the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur in La Paz, BCS. This monitoring program has been implemented since 1998, making it the longest-running monitoring effort in the Gulf of California. The data included in this data base was collected in the Bahía de los Ángeles (2008, 2009, 2010, 2016), the Región de las Grandes Islas (2008, 2009, 2010 and 2016) in Baja California; Santa Rosalia (2009, 2010, 2016, 2021, 2022), San Basilio (2019, 2021-2022), Loreto (1998-2019, 2021-2022), El Corredor (2013-2019), La Paz (1998-2019,2022), La Ventana (2013-2018), Cabo Pulmo (1999, 2009-2022), and Cabo San Lucas (1998-2000, 2009-2019, 2021-2022) in Baja California Sur; Islas Marías (2010, 2018), Bahia Banderas (2013), Nayarit; Revillagigedo (2006, 2016, 2017,2021), Colima; Ixtapa Zihuatanejo (2017), Guerrero; Huatulco (2016), Oaxaca. There are 216 species of fish and 244 species of invertebrates included in this inventory.
Key words:	monitoring , fish, invertebrate, transects, rocky reefs
Lead investigator:	Ismael Mascareñas
Contact information:	ismael.mascarenas@gocmarineprogram.org
Data Manager:	Santiago Dominguez-Sanchez
Usage Rights & Copyrights:	Ismael Mascareñas Osorio, Octavio Aburto Oropeza, Carlos Sanchez Ortiz
How to cite:	Mascareñas-Osorio, Ismael; Aburto-Oropeza, Octavio; Sanchez Ortiz, Carlos (2018). Ecological monitoring in reefs of the Gulf of California and Pacific Ocean. In dataMares: Ecological Monitoring. UC San Diego Library Digital Collections. https://doi.org/10.6075/J0KH0KJ3
Geographic Area:	Gulf of California, Mexican Pacific
Collection dates:	1998-2022
Embargo:
Primary data sofware or service:	Excel
Dataset name:	em_gc_ecological_monitoring
Methods:	Data are collected using transect belt methods, using the standardized methodology of the Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Program designed by the Gulf of California Marine Program. Divers use SCUBA diving in rocky reefs and use linear transects (fish = 50m x 5m; invertebrates = 30m x 1m) as a guide. Fish: Transects were placed at 20 and 5 meters depth. If the sites monitored does not have a rocky bottom at more than 5 meters, only one depth is surveyed. Fishes are visually counted over a belt transect with a reference area of 50m x 5m: first swim over transect, larger demersal fishes are prioritized, whereas on the second swim the focus is on cryptic species. Therefore, the final estimation area is of 250 m squared. Fish sizes are also visually estimated, this measures is then combined to bibliographic data to estimate biomass.Invertebrates: Transects were placed at 20 and 5 meters depth. Invertebrates are visually counted over a belt transect with a reference area of 30m x 1m: one swim over transect counting epibenthic macroinvertebrates (larger than 2 cm) and recording estimated size.
Coordinate system:	WGS 1984
Additional Notes:


Tab name:	base
Fields	Description
Label	Fish or invertebrates
Year	Year of sampling
Month	Month of sampling
Day	Day of sampling
IDReef	Reef Id associated to table Reefs
IDSpecies	Species Id associated to table Species
Depth	Depth of transect
Transect	Number of transect
Area	Area covered by transect
Size	Size of the species recorded
Quantity	Number of individuals of the species recorded by diver
Real.year	Real year of sampling. Refers to a delayed monitoring due to environmental conditions (hurricane Odile); only applies to data from February and March, 2015 data.

Tab name:	Reefs
Fields	Description
IDReef	Reef Id
Region	Region where reef is located
Island	Island of the reef or Mexican state if it is on the continent
Reef	Name of the reef
Habitat	Type of habitat
Latitude	Latitude with 6 decimals
Longitude	Longitude with 6 decimals
CONCAT	Label that integrates reef and habitat

Tab name:	Species
Fields	Description
IDSpecies	Species Id
Label	Fish or invertebrates
Species	Name of the species
Phylum	Phylum
Taxa1	Diverse taxonomic specifications
Taxa2	Diverse taxonomic specifications
Taxa3	Diverse taxonomic specifications
Family	Family
TrophicGroup	Trophic groups the species belongs to (hervibores, zooplanktivores, carnivores, top predator).
A_ord	origin data to convert length in weight
B_pen	slope data to convert length in weight
TrophicLevel	Position in trophic chain in number for each species according to food items from fishbase

Related resources:	Rodriguez, A.S, Báez, M, Aburto-Oropeza, O., Arango, G., Masacareñas-Osorio, I., Erisman, B. (2014). Protocolo de Monitoreo: Para Ambientes Marinos Costeros. UC San Diego: Aburto Lab. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/23f1404c
	Alfredo Giron-Nava, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Richness, density and biomass as measures of health. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M37P4Z
	Arturo Ramirez-Valdez, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Alfredo Giron-Nava (2014): Mexico’s reefs and underwater data. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M33W21
	Alfredo Giron-Nava, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Health Index. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3059H
	Alfredo Girón-Nava, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Riqueza específica, densidad y biomasa como indicadores de salud. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M38G6Z
	Arturo Ramírez-Valdez, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Alfredo Girón-Nava (2014): Arrecifes de México y los datos bajo el agua. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3201C
	Alfredo Girón-Nava, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Andrew F. Johnson (2014): Índice de Salud. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M35P4B
	José Cota-Nieto, Tomás Plomozo, Isaí Dominguez-Guerrero, Matthew Costa, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Snapper Habitat in Gulf of California Mangrove Forests. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3CC77
	José Cota-Nieto, Tomás Plomozo, Isaí Domínguez-Guerrero, Matthew Costa, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Hábitat de pargos en los bosques de manglar del Golfo de California. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M39G68
	Ismael Mascareñas Osorio, Alfredo Girón Nava, Amy Hudson Weaver, Benigno Guerrero, Carlos Sánchez y Octavio Aburto Oropeza (2015): Recovering fishery resources in the Gulf of California. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3D304
	Ismael Mascareñas Osorio, Alfredo Girón Nava, Amy Hudson Weaver, Benigno Guerrero, Carlos Sánchez y Octavio Aburto Oropeza (2015): Recuperando los recursos pesqueros del Golfo de California. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3S88

dataMares Metadatos

Última actualización:

04/01/2023

Título del Proyecto:

Monitoreo Ecológico en el Golfo de California y costa del Pacífico

Resumen:

Los datos ecológicos sobre peces e invertebrados se colectaron bajo el liderazgo del Centro para la Biodiversidad Marina y la Conservación A.C. (CBMC) como parte del programa de monitoreo ecológico de largo plazo del Programa Marino del Golfo de California. Este esfuerzo incluye a científicos y estudiantes de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur in La Paz, BCS. El programa de monitoreo se ha implementado desde 1998 y ha resultado en la serie de tiempo más larga con datos del Golfo de California. La base de datos incluye información colectada en: Bahía de los Ángeles (2008, 2009, 2010, 2016), Región de las Grandes Islas (2008, 2009, 2010 and 2016) en Baja California; Santa Rosalia (2009, 2010, 2016, 2021, 2022), San Basilio (2019, 2021-2022), Loreto (1998-2019, 2021-2022), El Corredor (2013-2019), La Paz (1998-2019,2022), La Ventana (2013-2018), Cabo Pulmo (1999, 2009-2022), y Cabo San Lucas (1998-2000, 2009-2019, 2021-2022) en Baja California Sur; Islas Marías (2010, 2018), Bahia Banderas (2013), Nayarit; Revillagigedo (2006, 2016, 2017,2021), Colima; Ixtapa Zihuatanejo (2017), Guerrero; Huatulco (2016), Oaxaca. Esta base de datos incluye información de 216 especies de peces y 244 especies de invertebrados.

Key words:

monitoreo, peces, invertebrados, transectos, arrecifes rocosos

Lead investigator:

Ismael Mascareñas

Contact information:

ismael.mascarenas@gocmarineprogram.org

Data Manager:

Santiago Dominguez-Sanchez

Usage Rights & Copyrights:

Ismael Mascareñas Osorio, Octavio Aburto Oropeza, Carlos Sanchez Ortiz

How to cite:

Mascareñas-Osorio, Ismael; Aburto-Oropeza, Octavio; Sanchez Ortiz, Carlos (2018). Monitoreo ecológico de arrecifes en el Golfo de California y océano Pacífico. En dataMares: Ecological Monitoring. UC San Diego Library Digital Collections. https://doi.org/10.6075/J0KH0KJ3

Geographic Area:

Golfo de California, Pacífico Mexicano

Collection dates:

1998-2022

Embargo:

Primary data sofware or service:

Excel

Dataset name:

em_gc_ecological_monitoring

Methods:

Los datos se generan empleando metodologías estandarizadas adaptadas para el programa de monitoreo de largo plazo del Programa Marino del Golfo de California. Los buzos utilizan transectos como guia (peces=50m x 5m; invertebrados=30m x 1m) durante el monitoreo. Peces: Los transectos se colocan a 20m y 5m de profundidad. Si el sitio de monitoreo no cuenta con fondos rocosos más allá de los 5m de profundidad, esta es la única profundidad que se monitorea. Los peces se cuentan sobre el transecto contando primero los peces demeersales y, en la segunda vuelta, se cuentan los peces bentónicos y crípticos. El área monitoreada total es de 250m cuadrados. Las tallas de los peces también se registra y, junto con información de bibliografía, se utiliza para calcular la biomasa.Invertebrados: Los transectos se colocan a 5m y 20 m de profundidad y se registran las especies sobre el transecto. El buzo cuenta macroinvertebrados epibentónicos (mayores a 2cm) y anota la talla estimada.

Coordinate system:

WGS 1984

Additional Notes:

Nombre de Pestaña:

base

Campo

Descripción

Etiqueta

Peces o Invertebrados

Año

Año de muestreo

Mes

Mes de muestreo

Día

Día de muestreo

IDArrecife

Identificador de arrecife asociado a la tabla Arrecifes Reef

IDEspecie

Identificador de Especie asociado a la tabla de especies

Profundidad

Profundidad del transecto

Transecto

Número del transecto

Area

Área cubierta con el transecto

Talla

Talla de la especie registrada

Cantidad

Número de individuos de la especie registrada por un buzo

Año.Real

Año real del muestreo. Se refiere a muestreos realizados con retraso por razones climáticas (por ejemplo, huracanes); solo apllica a datos de febrero y marzo del 2015.

Nombre de Pestaña:

Arrecifes

Campo

Descripción

IDArrecife

Identificador del arrecife

Región

Región en donde se localiza el arrecife

Isla

Isla o estado mexicano donde se localiza el arrecife

Arrecife

Nombre del arrecife

Habitat

Tipo de hábitat

Latitud

Latitud con 6 decimales with 6 decimals

Longitud

Longitud con 6 decimales

CONCAT

Etiqueta que integra al arrecife y el hábitat

Nombre de Pestaña:

Especies

Campo

Descripción

IDEspecie

Identificador de la especie

Etiqueta

Pez o invertebrado

Especie

Nombre de la especie

Phylum

Taxa1

Especificación taxonómica

Taxa2

Especificación taxonómica

Taxa3

Especificación taxonómica

Familia

GrupoTrofico

Grupo trófico al cual pertenece la especie (herbívoro, zooplanktívoro, carnívoro, depredador tope).

A_ord

dato origen para calcular peso a partir de talla

B_pen

dato de pendiente para convertir talla en peso

NivelTrofico

Lugar que ocupa la especie en la cadena trófica expresada en número y de acuerdo al alimento y tomado de fishbase

Recursos adicionales:

Rodriguez, A.S, Báez, M, Aburto-Oropeza, O., Arango, G., Masacareñas-Osorio, I., Erisman, B. (2014). Protocolo de Monitoreo: Para Ambientes Marinos Costeros. UC San Diego: Aburto Lab. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/23f1404c

Alfredo Giron-Nava, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Richness, density and biomass as measures of health. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M37P4Z

Arturo Ramirez-Valdez, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Alfredo Giron-Nava (2014): Mexico’s reefs and underwater data. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M33W21

Alfredo Giron-Nava, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Health Index. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3059H

Alfredo Girón-Nava, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Riqueza específica, densidad y biomasa como indicadores de salud. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M38G6Z

Arturo Ramírez-Valdez, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Alfredo Girón-Nava (2014): Arrecifes de México y los datos bajo el agua. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3201C

Alfredo Girón-Nava, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Andrew F. Johnson (2014): Índice de Salud. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M35P4B

José Cota-Nieto, Tomás Plomozo, Isaí Dominguez-Guerrero, Matthew Costa, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Snapper Habitat in Gulf of California Mangrove Forests. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3CC77

José Cota-Nieto, Tomás Plomozo, Isaí Domínguez-Guerrero, Matthew Costa, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Hábitat de pargos en los bosques de manglar del Golfo de California. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M39G68

Ismael Mascareñas Osorio, Alfredo Girón Nava, Amy Hudson Weaver, Benigno Guerrero, Carlos Sánchez y Octavio Aburto Oropeza (2015): Recovering fishery resources in the Gulf of California. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3D304

Ismael Mascareñas Osorio, Alfredo Girón Nava, Amy Hudson Weaver, Benigno Guerrero, Carlos Sánchez y Octavio Aburto Oropeza (2015): Recuperando los recursos pesqueros del Golfo de California. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3S88

dataMares Metadata

Date of last update:

04/01/2023

Project title:

Long Term Ecological Monitoring of Gulf of California and Pacific coast

Abstract:

The ecological data of fish and invertebrates were collected under the leadership of the Centro para la Biodiversidad Marina y la Conservación, A.C. (CBMC) as part of Gulf of California Marine Program's long-term ecological monitoring program. This effort includes researchers and students from the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur in La Paz, BCS. This monitoring program has been implemented since 1998, making it the longest-running monitoring effort in the Gulf of California. The data included in this data base was collected in the Bahía de los Ángeles (2008, 2009, 2010, 2016), the Región de las Grandes Islas (2008, 2009, 2010 and 2016) in Baja California; Santa Rosalia (2009, 2010, 2016, 2021, 2022), San Basilio (2019, 2021-2022), Loreto (1998-2019, 2021-2022), El Corredor (2013-2019), La Paz (1998-2019,2022), La Ventana (2013-2018), Cabo Pulmo (1999, 2009-2022), and Cabo San Lucas (1998-2000, 2009-2019, 2021-2022) in Baja California Sur; Islas Marías (2010, 2018), Bahia Banderas (2013), Nayarit; Revillagigedo (2006, 2016, 2017,2021), Colima; Ixtapa Zihuatanejo (2017), Guerrero; Huatulco (2016), Oaxaca. There are 216 species of fish and 244 species of invertebrates included in this inventory.

Key words:

monitoring , fish, invertebrate, transects, rocky reefs

Lead investigator:

Ismael Mascareñas

Contact information:

ismael.mascarenas@gocmarineprogram.org

Data Manager:

Santiago Dominguez-Sanchez

Usage Rights & Copyrights:

Ismael Mascareñas Osorio, Octavio Aburto Oropeza, Carlos Sanchez Ortiz

How to cite:

Mascareñas-Osorio, Ismael; Aburto-Oropeza, Octavio; Sanchez Ortiz, Carlos (2018). Ecological monitoring in reefs of the Gulf of California and Pacific Ocean. In dataMares: Ecological Monitoring. UC San Diego Library Digital Collections. https://doi.org/10.6075/J0KH0KJ3

Geographic Area:

Gulf of California, Mexican Pacific

Collection dates:

1998-2022

Embargo:

Primary data sofware or service:

Excel

Dataset name:

em_gc_ecological_monitoring

Methods:

Data are collected using transect belt methods, using the standardized methodology of the Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Program designed by the Gulf of California Marine Program. Divers use SCUBA diving in rocky reefs and use linear transects (fish = 50m x 5m; invertebrates = 30m x 1m) as a guide. Fish: Transects were placed at 20 and 5 meters depth. If the sites monitored does not have a rocky bottom at more than 5 meters, only one depth is surveyed. Fishes are visually counted over a belt transect with a reference area of 50m x 5m: first swim over transect, larger demersal fishes are prioritized, whereas on the second swim the focus is on cryptic species. Therefore, the final estimation area is of 250 m squared. Fish sizes are also visually estimated, this measures is then combined to bibliographic data to estimate biomass.Invertebrates: Transects were placed at 20 and 5 meters depth. Invertebrates are visually counted over a belt transect with a reference area of 30m x 1m: one swim over transect counting epibenthic macroinvertebrates (larger than 2 cm) and recording estimated size.

Coordinate system:

WGS 1984

Additional Notes:

Tab name:

base

Fields

Description

Label

Fish or invertebrates

Year

Year of sampling

Month

Month of sampling

Day

Day of sampling

IDReef

Reef Id associated to table Reefs

IDSpecies

Species Id associated to table Species

Depth

Depth of transect

Transect

Number of transect

Area

Area covered by transect

Size

Size of the species recorded

Quantity

Number of individuals of the species recorded by diver

Real.year

Real year of sampling. Refers to a delayed monitoring due to environmental conditions (hurricane Odile); only applies to data from February and March, 2015 data.

Tab name:

Reefs

Fields

Description

IDReef

Reef Id

Region

Region where reef is located

Island

Island of the reef or Mexican state if it is on the continent

Reef

Name of the reef

Habitat

Type of habitat

Latitude

Latitude with 6 decimals

Longitude

Longitude with 6 decimals

CONCAT

Label that integrates reef and habitat

Tab name:

Species

Fields

Description

IDSpecies

Species Id

Label

Fish or invertebrates

Species

Name of the species

Phylum

Taxa1

Diverse taxonomic specifications

Taxa2

Diverse taxonomic specifications

Taxa3

Diverse taxonomic specifications

Family

TrophicGroup

Trophic groups the species belongs to (hervibores, zooplanktivores, carnivores, top predator).

A_ord

origin data to convert length in weight

B_pen

slope data to convert length in weight

TrophicLevel

Position in trophic chain in number for each species according to food items from fishbase

Related resources:

Alfredo Giron-Nava, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Richness, density and biomass as measures of health. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M37P4Z

Arturo Ramirez-Valdez, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Alfredo Giron-Nava (2014): Mexico’s reefs and underwater data. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M33W21

Alfredo Giron-Nava, Andrew F. Johnson, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza (2014): Health Index. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M3059H

Alfredo Girón-Nava, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Andrew F. Johnson (2014): Índice de Salud. DataMares. InteractiveResource. http://dx.doi.org/10.13022/M35P4B

DATE ESTABLISHED: July 19, 1996

MANAGEMENT CATEGORY: NATIONAL PARK

TOTAL AREA: 206,580.75 HECTARES

184,888.67

HECTARES INMARINE AREA

21,692.08

HECTARES INTERRESTRIAL AREA

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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR

According to CONABIO’s National Biodiversity Information System, Loreto Bay NP is home to more than 1,300 animal and plant species, 80 of which are under some type of protection category in Mexico’s protected specie list, NOM-059, and 18 are introduced species.

26.02 °C

MEAN ANNUAL TEMPERATURE

167.5 mm

AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL

ATTRACTIONS

THREATS

LIFE IN MINIATURE

There are tiny species that live their entire lives on another species, like these shrimp that live on starfish.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

A BLUE MONARCH

The Angel Rey (Holacanthus passer) is abundant in the Gulf of California and is a common inhabitant in the reefs of Loreto.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

NATURAL PROTECTION

Mangroves are considered critical habitat for many fish and invertebrate species.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

A ROCKY PARADISE

LBNP’s rocky reefs are unique in that sea fans are very abundant.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

LIFE IN MINIATURE

There are tiny species that live their entire lives on another species, like these shrimp that live on starfish.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

A BLUE MONARCH

The Angel Rey (Holacanthus passer) is abundant in the Gulf of California and is a common inhabitant in the reefs of Loreto.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

NATURAL PROTECTION

Mangroves are considered critical habitat for many fish and invertebrate species.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

A ROCKY PARADISE

LBNP’s rocky reefs are unique in that sea fans are very abundant.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

LIFE IN MINIATURE

There are tiny species that live their entire lives on another species, like these shrimp that live on starfish.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

A BLUE MONARCH

The Angel Rey (Holacanthus passer) is abundant in the Gulf of California and is a common inhabitant in the reefs of Loreto.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

NATURAL PROTECTION

Mangroves are considered critical habitat for many fish and invertebrate species.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

A ROCKY PARADISE

LBNP’s rocky reefs are unique in that sea fans are very abundant.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

LIFE IN MINIATURE

There are tiny species that live their entire lives on another species, like these shrimp that live on starfish.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

A BLUE MONARCH

The Angel Rey (Holacanthus passer) is abundant in the Gulf of California and is a common inhabitant in the reefs of Loreto.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

NATURAL PROTECTION

Mangroves are considered critical habitat for many fish and invertebrate species.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

A ROCKY PARADISE

LBNP’s rocky reefs are unique in that sea fans are very abundant.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

LIFE IN MINIATURE

There are tiny species that live their entire lives on another species, like these shrimp that live on starfish.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

A BLUE MONARCH

The Angel Rey (Holacanthus passer) is abundant in the Gulf of California and is a common inhabitant in the reefs of Loreto.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

NATURAL PROTECTION

Mangroves are considered critical habitat for many fish and invertebrate species.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

A ROCKY PARADISE

LBNP’s rocky reefs are unique in that sea fans are very abundant.

Photo: Octavio Aburto

CLIMATE CHANGE

The increase of water temperature causes changes in fish and invertebrate community structure, it increases the probability of coral bleaching, and can cause oceanographic changes.

POLLUTION

If not managed properly, plastics, solid waste and contaminated water can damage marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

TOTAL AREA:
206,580.75 HECTARES

HECTARES IN
MARINE AREA

HECTARES IN
TERRESTRIAL AREA

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION:
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR

INVERTEBRATES
AND FISHES