Raw benthic data. from Assessing mesophotic coral ecosystems inside and outside a Caribbean marine protected area

‘Cover’ indicates specific benthic cover, while ‘Category’ indicates broad benthic category. ‘Cover’ and ‘Category’ codes are defined in ESM 6. ‘Site’, ‘Transect’, ‘Depth’, and ‘Quad’ indicates survey site, transect number at that site, depth (m) and quadrat number respectively. Sites were: CO – Colombia, HE – Herradura, PJ – Palancar Jardines, PT – Punta Tunich, PU – Purgatorio, SR – Santa Rosa, TT – Transito Transbordador, VB – Villa Blanca.