National Oceanographic Data Centre

1. Name of Institution : Shoals Rodrigues

2. Type of Data ( e.g: Physical, Biological, Chemical ): Biological

3. Parameters Observed ( e.g: Sea Level, Current, Salinity ) : Counts of indicator fish and invertebrate species, percentage cover of sessile organisms

4. Location where data is collected ( place or geographic co-ordinate or boundary co-ordinates ) : Riviere Banane, Passe Cabri, Passe Armand, Passe Ile aux Fou, Grande Bassin, Passe Demi, Passe aux Sables

5. Is the data collected in the lagoon or at open seas? Lagoon and reef front

6. Distance of observing site from the shore : : Various km

7. Data frequency ( hourly, daily, etc.) : Biannually

8. Equipment used :

9. Beginning date of data set :February 2002 End date : Ongoing

10. No of observations : Varies with site

11. Purpose for which data was collected : Coral reef monitoring project

12. Format of data storage : Microsoft Excel files

13. Access constraints ( e.g: freely available etc ) :Not available prior to inclusion of data in reports/papers by Shoals Rodrigues and outside agencies involved in the project, freely available when these documents are in the public domain

14. Data accuracy :

15. Contact person :

Ms Tara Lynch
Field Centre Manager
Marine Research, Training and Education Centre Pointe Monier, Rodrigues
Phone : 831 1225 Fax : 831 0287
e-mail address :shoals.rod@intent.mu