| GenBank accessions for 18S rRNA gene amplicons from swab specimens collected in the Caribbean and Réunion (France) from May 2022 to Dec 2024 | Swab specimens were collected by snorkelers at depths of ~1–4 m.
| Snorkeler |
| Kelp and urchin mean densities from Aleutian habitat surveys 2008-2010 (Kelp Forest Apex Predator Collapse project) | These are from scuba diver surveys.
| scuba diver surveys |
| Examing the abundance of alive and recently consumed vermetids in the presence and absence of muricid, Mancinella armigera from September to October 2013 (Vermetids_Corals project) | Researchers snorkeled to the reef crest.
| snorkel |
| Retention of Fluorescein dye over corals in the presence and absence of vermetids in Moorea, French Polynesia from June to July 2017 (Vermetids_Corals project) | | |
| Concentration of Fluorescein dye after release over corals in the Moorea, French Polynesia (Vermetids_Corals project) | | |
| Oxygen concentrations measured at increasing distances over coral-algal interactions at Moorea, French Polynesia (Vermetids_Corals project) | | |
| Mass mortality of the vermetid gastropod Ceraesignum maximum | Researchers snorkeled to the reef crest.
| snorkel |
| Counts of vermetids at reefs before, during and after the die off in Moorea, French Polynesia (Vermetids_Corals project) | Researchers snorkeled to the reef crest.
| snorkel |
| Size comparisons of vermetids between 2008 and 2015 at Moorea, French Polynesia (Vermetids_Corals project) | Researchers snorkeled to the reef crest.
| snorkel |
| Coral associated microbes on coral, sediment, and water sampled from coral reefs in Mo'orea, French Polynesia from 2017 to 2020 | Samples were collected by free diving
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| Impacts of submarine groundwater discharge on benthic community composition and functional diversity on coral reefs in Mo'orea, French Polynesia from Aug 2021 to Jun 2022 | Benthic communities were surveyed via snorkeling at each survey location and at the SGD seepage point in June–July 2022.
| snorkeling |
| Frequency of coral species richness in 36 cm × 36 cm quadrats from field surveys on a fringing reef in Fiji | These data were collected near shore via snorkel.
| snorkel |
| Transcriptome and viral metagenome data from Diadema antillarum collected at St. Thomas (USVI) and Saba (Caribbean Netherlands) in Apr 2022 | Specimens were collected by snorkel and transported to the lab in seawater buckets.
| Snorkel |
| Coral physiological and biological data collected during diel sampling in outdoor mesocosms in Hawaii from January 2022 to March 2024 | Use: Hand-collection of coral colonies at 1 m depth surrounding HIMB.
Notes: Standard snorkeling gear (mask, snorkel, fins) and hand tools (bone cutters, chisels) were used; no specialized electronic instrumentation.
| Snorkel-based Coral Collection Gear |
| Effects of vermetids on Pocillopora growth and survival | dive gear
| dive gear |
| Fish species counts in 3, 20x40 m transects, Panama, 1980-2010 (EPac Corals projects I-VII) | | |
| Percent growth of corals in experimental plots for month 4 and month 16 | These data were collected near shore via snorkel.
| snorkel |
| Coral physiological and biological data collected during acute exposures in static incubation chambers in Hawaii from June 2023 to January 2025 | Snorkel-based Coral Collection Gear
Use: Hand-collection of coral colonies at 1 m depth surrounding HIMB.
Notes: Standard snorkeling gear (mask, snorkel, fins) and hand tools (bone cutters, chisels) were used; no specialized electronic instrumentation.
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| Fish community surveys at artificial reefs in Kāneʻohe Bay, Oʻahu conducted in 2022 and 2023 as part of a reef halo dynamics study | | |
| LTR - Percent Cover Point Contact | | Mask and snorkel |
| LTR - Percent Visual Cover | | Mask and snorkel |
| LTR - Physical Characteristics | | Mask and snorkel |
| LTR - Pomacentrids | | Mask and snorkel |
| LTR - Thalassoma Surveys | | Mask and snorkel |
| LTR - Vermetid Counts | | Mask and snorkel |
| Survey of fish on reefs where vermetids were removed in Moorea, French Polynesia from 2012-2017 | | Mask and snorkel |
| Reef composition surveys on reefs in Moorea, French Polynesia from 2003-2017 | | Mask and snorkel |
| Coral, algae, and invertebrate percent visual cover in Moorea, French Polynesia from 2012-2016 | | Mask and snorkel |
| Physical characteristics of long-term vermetid removal reefs in Moorea, French Polynesia from 2012-2016 | | Mask and snorkel |
| Pomacentrids survey data from long-term vermetid removal reefs in Moorea, French Polynesia from 2013-2015 | | Mask and snorkel |
| Thalassoma survey data from long-term vermetid removal reefs in Moorea, French Polynesia from 2012-2015 | | Mask and snorkel |
| Vermetid counts from long-term vermetid removal reefs in Moorea, French Polynesia from 2012-2016 | | Mask and snorkel |
| Counts of vermetids removed from long-term vermetid removal reefs in Moorea, French Polynesia from 2012-2015 | | Mask and snorkel |
| Vermetid sizes from quadrats sampled in Moorea, French Polynesia from 2012-2017 | | Mask and snorkel |
| Buoyant weight data collected during acute and chronic stress exposures in outdoor mesocosms in Hawaii from January 2022 to March 2024 | Snorkel-based Coral Collection Gear
Use: Hand-collection of coral colonies at 1 m depth surrounding HIMB.
Notes: Standard snorkeling gear (mask, snorkel, fins) and hand tools (bone cutters, chisels) were used; no specialized electronic instrumentation.
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| Coral biological data collected during acute and chronic stress exposures in outdoor mesocosms in Hawaii from January 2022 to March 2024 | Snorkel-based Coral Collection Gear
Use: Hand-collection of coral colonies at 1 m depth surrounding HIMB.
Notes: Standard snorkeling gear (mask, snorkel, fins) and hand tools (bone cutters, chisels) were used; no specialized electronic instrumentation.
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| Underwater field photos of Acropora hyacinthus sampled in Moorea, French Polynesia in 2019 | | |
| Data on how nutrient and sediment loading affect coral functionality in a tropical branching coral | | snorkel |
| Densities of corallivorous gastropods in 36 cm × 36 cm plots on a fringing reef in Fiji | These data were collected near shore via snorkel.
| snorkel |
| Macroalgal biomass at month 16 in experimental plots on a fringing reef in Fiji. | These data were collected near shore via snorkel.
| snorkel |
| Macroalgal cover at month 4 in experimental plots on a fringing reef in Fiji. | These data were collected near shore via snorkel.
| snorkel |
| Pocillopora coral spawning times and species identifications in Moorea French Polynesia 2022 - 2024 | All observations were made while snorkeling.
| snorkel |
| Sea urchin (Eucidaris) quadrat counts at twelve sites in the Galápagos Islands in 2016-2017 | The sampling was achieved by a diver swimming along the transect tape and taking photos
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| Settlement events and survivorship of six bar wrasse cohorts in the lagoons surrounding the island of Moorea, French Polynesia from 1996-1997 (CDD_in_Reef_Fish project) | Dive Gear
| Dive Gear |
| Dissolved iron and iron isotopes for SGD well, river, and estuary samples collected between November 2022 and March 2024 along the West Florida Shelf | Divers, using acid-cleaned teflon tubing attached to a trace metal clean diaphragm pump.
| Diver |
| Size and abundance data for fish communities across the Thalassia Experimental Network (TEN) sites in the Western Atlantic from 2018-2019 | | snorkel |
| Percent tissue mortality of corals in experimental plots at month 4 and 16 on a fringing reef in Fiji. | These data were collected near shore via snorkel.
| snorkel |
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