Hapu'upu'u Reproductive Biology Data
Data Set (DS) | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:10838 | Updated: February 13, 2025 | Published / External
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Summary
Short Citation
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2025: Hapu'upu'u Reproductive Biology Data, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/10838.
Full Citation Examples
Unique specimen "IDNumber" for over 750 specimens of Hawaiian grouper (hapu'upu'u, Hyporthodus quernus; family Epinephelidae) are included in this dataset. Each specimen has the following information associated with it: standard body length, body weight, and gonad weight metrics, date of collection, and both macroscopic & microscopic sexual identities and sexual maturation states (the latter based on E. DeMartini's examination of histological slides prepared by several outside contractors (Pathology Labs of Queen's Hospital & John Burns Medical School). All specimens were collected by hydraulic handlines from either NOAA research vessels or commercial bottomfish boats.
Distribution Information
No Distributions available.
Access Constraints:None.
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Eva M Schemmel
eva.schemmel@noaa.gov
Extents
170° W,
-140° E,
45° N,
-15° S
Kauai in MHI; Niihau, Nihoa and reefs and banks farther upchain in NWHI
1978-01-01 - 2008-12-31
The specimens were collected during one of 3 periods (by source):
1978-1981 (Townsend Cromwell; archived data provided by Alan Everson, formerly NOAA Honolulu Lab, now PIRO);
1992-1993 (Townsend Cromwell; archived data of E. DeMartini, PIFSC); and
2005-2008 (primarily NWHI commercial fishing vessels; secondarily the NOAA vessel Oscar Elton Sette.
The data set is technically considered continuing, there will be another database on hapu'upu'u age-growth that includes many of the same specimen numbers. The 2 databases could always be merged by unique hapu'upu'u specimen number in the future if someone wished to do so.
Item Identification
| Title: | Hapu'upu'u Reproductive Biology Data |
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| Status: | In Work |
| Abstract: |
Unique specimen "IDNumber" for over 750 specimens of Hawaiian grouper (hapu'upu'u, Hyporthodus quernus; family Epinephelidae) are included in this dataset. Each specimen has the following information associated with it: standard body length, body weight, and gonad weight metrics, date of collection, and both macroscopic & microscopic sexual identities and sexual maturation states (the latter based on E. DeMartini's examination of histological slides prepared by several outside contractors (Pathology Labs of Queen's Hospital & John Burns Medical School). All specimens were collected by hydraulic handlines from either NOAA research vessels or commercial bottomfish boats. |
| Purpose: |
Research. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | FRMD |
| None | gonads |
| None | hapu |
| None | hapu'upu'u |
| None | kauai |
| None | LHP |
| None | oscar elton sette |
| None | PIFSC |
| None | reproduction |
| None | townsend cromwell |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Main Hawaiian Islands |
| None | Niihau |
| None | Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center |
|---|---|
| City: | Honolulu |
| State/Province: | HI |
| Country: | USA |
| Location Description: |
The Life History Program has relocated to the Honolulu IRC facility on Ford Island hence; most data sets are stored there. |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Data Set Type: | Files |
| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
| Entity Attribute Overview: |
Physical specimens (Histology Slides of sectioned gonads) stored in various labs at IRC, Excel spreadsheet created containing all information associated with each slide on Ed DeMartini's hard drive, G:drive at IRC, and copies given to Meagan Sundberg and Ryan Nichols. |
Support Roles
Distributor
| Date Effective From: | 2015 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) |
| Address: |
1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96818 USA |
| Email Address: | pifsc.info@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 808-725-5360 |
| URL: | https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov |
| Business Hours: | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2023-08 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Schemmel, Eva M |
| Email Address: | eva.schemmel@noaa.gov |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact via email. |
Extents
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | 170 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -140 | |
| N° Bound: | 45 | |
| S° Bound: | -15 | |
| Description |
Kauai in MHI; Niihau, Nihoa and reefs and banks farther upchain in NWHI |
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Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Range |
|---|---|
| Start: | 1978-01-01 |
| End: | 2008-12-31 |
| Alternate Start As Of Info: | D |
| Description: |
The specimens were collected during one of 3 periods (by source): 1978-1981 (Townsend Cromwell; archived data provided by Alan Everson, formerly NOAA Honolulu Lab, now PIRO); 1992-1993 (Townsend Cromwell; archived data of E. DeMartini, PIFSC); and 2005-2008 (primarily NWHI commercial fishing vessels; secondarily the NOAA vessel Oscar Elton Sette. The data set is technically considered continuing, there will be another database on hapu'upu'u age-growth that includes many of the same specimen numbers. The 2 databases could always be merged by unique hapu'upu'u specimen number in the future if someone wished to do so. |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Data Access Procedure: |
Send written request to PIFSC and get approval by the PIFSC data owner. |
| Data Access Constraints: |
None. |
Data Quality
| Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
QC review prior to data entry. Further QC after data entry. |
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Data Management
| Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | Yes |
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| Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | Unknown |
| Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | Yes |
| Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | Yes |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | 1 Year |
| Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | NCEI-MD |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | 1 year |
| How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
PIFSC ITS performs scheduled back-ups. |
Lineage
| Lineage Statement: |
Data was collected in the field by PIFSC staff, and entered in table format into electronic spreadsheets. |
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Related Items
| Item Type | Relationship Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Data Set (DS) | Cross Reference |
Hapu'upu'u Ageing Dataset Ageing dataset compliments the reproductive dataset and data from both were used in the following publication:Nichols RS, DeMartini EE. 2008. Preliminary estimates of age and growth for the endemic Hawaiian grouper (Hapu'upu'u, Epinephelus quernus, F. Serranidae). Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Administrative Report H-08-06, 19 p. |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 10838 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:10838 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Meagan A Sundberg |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2011-02-16 18:20+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Michael Chang |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2025-02-13 22:57+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2025-02-13 |
| Owner Org: | PIFSC |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2019-07-23 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2020-07-23 |