Data Resources

Credible data resources to identify habitats and species: 

1. Mapgeos: https://usvi.mapgeo.io/ - land ownership

2. Federal Critical Habitat: 

   1. NOAA: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/national-esa-critical-habitat-mapper 

   2. USFWS: sign into: https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/  

3. DFW Sea Turtle Density Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1XIASfBTk0hj1P8mhp-w-MWbXUWYWxYD3&usp=sharing  

4. DFW Wildmon Acoustic Data – find site and species list: https://dashboard.wildmon.ai/project/usvi-dfw-biodiversity-monitoring  

5. USFWS Wetlands: https://www.fws.gov/program/national-wetlands-inventory/wetlands-mapper  

6. NOAA Environmental Sensitivity Index and ERMA: skip login to use: https://erma.noaa.gov/   

7. https://itis.gov/ authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world

8. Search FishBase

9. Find a Species | NOAA Fisheries

10. Search SeaLifeBase

11. Explore - eBird

12. Silver Fish - Caribbean Fish Identification USVI

13. A Community for Naturalists · iNaturalist