24447 NCRMP: Fish Surveys (nSPC) Hawaiian Archipelago Data Set Published / External 32954 Hawaiian Archipelago Project On Going 2016-12 2024-11 2024 The stationary point count (SPC) method is used to conduct reef fish surveys in the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas as part of the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). The SPC method catalogs the diversity (species richness), abundance (numeric density) and biomass (fish mass per unit area) of diurnally active reef fish assemblages in shallow-water (less than 30 m) hard-bottom habitats. Visual estimates of benthic cover and topographic complexity are also recorded, with benthic organisms grouped into broad functional categories (e.g., 'Hard Coral', 'Macroalgae'). A stratified random sampling (StRS) design is employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems throughout the U.S.-Pacific regions. For all regions, the survey domain encompasses the majority of the mapped area of reef and hard bottom habitats and the stratification includes island, reef zone, and depth, with the exception of the Main Hawaiian Islands that includes habitat structure type as well. Sampling effort is allocated based on strata area. Reef fish and benthic estimate data provided in this data set were collected during SPC surveys as part of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) led NCRMP missions around the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2013, 2016, and 2019, 2024 and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2016 & 2024. Data collected as part of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument funded research cruises in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014, 2015, and 2017 are also included as these data are funded separately from but are complementary to the NCRMP-funded data. Additionally, data collected as part of a PIFSC-funded Reef Fish Survey cruise in the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2015 are included as these data are funded separately from but are complementary to the NCRMP-funded data. During the 2015 and cruise, some sites were surveyed using both open-circuit SCUBA (OC) and closed-circuit rebreather (CCR), as part of an ongoing assessment of sources of bias in survey count relating to divers' presence. The CCR data is archived separately. The NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) details a long term approach to provide an ecosystem perspective via monitoring climate, fish, benthic, and socioeconomic variables in a consistent and integrated manner. The NCRMP coordinates various NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) biological, physical, and human dimensions activities into a cohesive NOAA-wide effort. Through the implementation of the NCRMP, NOAA is able to clearly and concisely communicate results of national-scale monitoring to national, state, and territorial policy makers, resource managers, and the public on a periodic basis. NCRMP is a framework for conducting sustained observations of biological, climate, and socioeconomic indicators at 10 priority coral reefs across the U.S. and its territories. This integrated approach consolidates monitoring of coral reefs under a uniform method in the Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico for the first time. NCRMP is funded by the CRCP and supported by NOAA Fisheries, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), and many other partners. The PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) at NOAA Fisheries is leading biological monitoring in the U.S. Pacific Islands Region. The biological component of NCRMP in the Pacific provides a triennial ecological characterization at a broad spatial scale of general reef condition for reef fishes, corals and benthic habitat (i.e., fish species composition/density/size, benthic cover, and coral density/size/condition). Innovative analysis techniques are then used to develop products that give fellow scientists, managers, decision makers and the public a better understanding of a region's resources and how they are changing over time. Ayotte P, McCoy K, Heenan A, Williams I, Zamzow J. 2015. Coral Reef Ecosystem Program standard operating procedures: data collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment fish surveys. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Administrative Report H-15-07, 33 p. In some circumstances, additional survey efforts using identical survey methods and design are conducted to supplement or otherwise complement NCRMP surveys. As methods, design and even sometimes personnel are consistent across those surveys and NCRMP; and where the supplementary surveys are expressly intended to be merged with NCRMP data, we include those surveys here. In the Main Hawaiian Islands, the Reef Fish Surveys complement the NCRMP surveys by surveying locations that weren't surveyed during a NCRMP cruise. NCRMP research cruises are typically conducted on a triennial basis in the Hawaiian Archipelago. In the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument complements NCRMP by surveying each of the years in between the triennial NCRMP surveys. The PIFSC-funded 2015 cruise included a comparison of counts on OC and CCR, in order to assess one source of disturbance on fish life (and ultimately counts) from with divers' presence - i.e. the bubbles produced by divers using standard SCUBA apparatus. Therefore, a subset of sites contain counts using both OC and CCR, conducted one after the other with order varying. doi:10.7289/V59C6VR5 NOAA Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC > Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > CORAL REEF Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category biota Theme CRCP Project 743 Theme CRCP Project National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Numeric Data Sets > Fish Census Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Species Richness Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Rapid assessment studies Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Reef fish census Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Reef fish census > Stationary Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral Cover Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Rugosity Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral reef ecology Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fish Assemblages Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Macroinvertebrates Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates > Macroinvertebrates Theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS FISH - CORAL REEF Theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS FISH CENSUS Theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS FISH SPECIES Theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS MACROINVERTEBRATE CENSUS Theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS REEF AND/OR BOTTOM REGIME - PERCENT COVER Theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION Theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT Theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - ORGANISM LENGTH Theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS in situ Theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey - biological Theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey - swimmer/diver Theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS visual estimate Theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS visual observation Theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES Theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program Theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division Theme CRED Theme CREP Theme Coral Reef Ecosystem Division Theme Coral Reef Ecosystem Program Theme ESD Theme Ecosystem Sciences Division Theme PIFSC Theme Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Theme RAMP Theme REA Theme Rapid Ecological Assessment Theme Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Theme Reef Fish Theme SPC Theme Stationary Point Count Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Kauai Island (22N159W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Molokai Island (21N157W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > French Frigate Shoals (24N166W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Kure Atoll (28N178W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Laysan Island (25N171W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Lisianski Island (25N173W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Maro Reef (25N170W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Midway Atoll (28N177W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Oahu (21N157W0003) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Kalawao > Kahoolawe Island (20N156W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Kauai > Niihau Island (21N160W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Lanai Island (20N156W0002) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Maui Island (20N156W0004) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > 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Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu Island > Oahu (21N157W0003) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > French Frigate Shoals (24N166W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Kure Atoll (28N178W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Laysan Island (25N171W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Lisianski Island (25N173W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Maro Reef (25N170W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Midway Atoll (28N177W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001) Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS North Pacific Ocean Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Spatial MHI Spatial Main Hawaiian Islands Spatial NWHI Spatial Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Spatial PMNM Platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS HI'IALAKAI Platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Oscar Elton Sette Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Honolulu HI USA Data Set CSV Files As Needed Dataset record updated as new data for the region are added to the collection. Table (digital) Raw survey data includes metadata for each survey (where, when, who, area); site characteristics (depth, reef type, habitat, benthic cover); individual reef fish observations identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible (usually species) including size, count, and observation type; and parameters needed to calculate biomass and density. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/35994 While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument 35994 ESD_FISH_REA_SPC_DataDict Published / External Completed Data dictionary for the NCRMP Fish REA SPC datasets Data Table Yes Data dictionary for NCRMP Fish REA SPC dataset. Starting in 2024, benthic estimate data such as substrate height, urchins, and benthic taxa are not collected during fish surveys, and instead are extracted from benthic imagery collected at the site. 1 OBJECTID NUMBER 22 Yes No 38 0 Active Unique identifier for fish REA observations. 2 ROUNDID NUMBER 22 Yes No 28 0 Active Unique Identifier for ROUND record. 3 MISSIONID VARCHAR2 30 Yes No Active Mission Identifier. 4 REGION_NAME VARCHAR2 30 No No Active The Pacific Island region surveyed: American Samoa, Pacific Remote Island Areas, Mariana Archipelago, main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. 5 ISLAND NVARCHAR2 150 No No Active Island or Atoll surveyed in the Pacific Island region (REGION_NAME). 6 SITE NVARCHAR2 150 Yes No Active The code for the site surveyed at the island or atoll (ISLAND). Combines a 3-letter island code with a 2-4 digit site number. 7 LATITUDE NUMBER 22 No No 38 Active Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given SITE as recorded by divers on the datasheets. 8 LONGITUDE NUMBER 22 No No Active Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84 for the given SITE as recorded by divers on the datasheets. 9 REEF_ZONE NVARCHAR2 150 No No Active The zone for the given SITE (Forereef, Backreef, Protected Slope, Lagoon). 10 DEPTH_BIN NVARCHAR2 60 No No Active Classification of depth (shallow, mid, deep) based on midpoint between minimum and maximum depths of replicates at this site. Shallow: >0-6 m, Mid: >6-18 m, Deep: >18-30 m. 11 SITEVISITID NUMBER 22 Yes No 38 Active Unique identifier created each time a SITE is surveyed on a DATE_. 12 DATE_ DATE 7 Yes No Active Local date the survey was conducted. 13 OBS_YEAR NUMBER 22 No No 38 Active 4-digit year the survey was conducted (DATE_). 14 DIVER NVARCHAR2 150 Yes No Active Initials of diver that conducted the survey. 15 REPLICATEID NUMBER 22 Yes No 38 0 Active Unique identifier for the replicate sample within a Fish REA survey. 16 REP NVARCHAR2 150 No No Active Letter associated to replicate (A, B, C, or D). 17 METHOD NVARCHAR2 150 Yes No Active Fish method employed: stationary point count (nSPC). 18 PHOTOGRAPHER NUMBER 22 No No 5 0 Active Flag to indicate photographer of benthic photos. Two divers simultaneously conduct a survey at a site (indicated by the initials of the observer in the DIVER field), only one of which captures the benthic photos. Value -1 indicates the photographer. 19 TRAINING_YN NUMBER 22 No No Active Flag to signify whether replicate was for training purposes. Value -1 indicates the replicate was for training. 20 DEPTH NUMBER 22 No No 38 Active Depth of survey area in meters. Depths usually within 0-30 m. 21 SURVEY_RADIUS_M NUMBER 22 No No Active Radius of survey area in meters, usually 7.5 m (15-m SPC survey 'cylinder'). 22 HARD_CORAL NUMBER 22 No No Active Hard coral cover (0-100%). Sum of benthic composition categories equals 100. Starting 2024 this is null as this value was calculated from benthic imagery rather than during fish surveys. 23 SOFT_CORAL NUMBER 22 No No 38 Active Soft coral cover (0-100%). Sum of benthic composition categories equals 100. No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER. 24 MA NUMBER 22 No No Active Macroalgae cover (0-100%). Sum of benthic composition categories equals 100. Starting 2024 this is null as this value was calculated from benthic imagery rather than during fish surveys. 25 CCA NUMBER 22 No No 38 Active Crustose coralline algae (CCA) cover (0-100%). Sum of benthic composition categories equals 100. Starting 2024 this is null as this value was calculated from benthic imagery rather than during fish surveys. 26 TA NUMBER 22 No No 38 Active Turf algae cover (0-100%). Sum of benthic composition categories equals 100. No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER. 27 SAND NUMBER 22 No No 38 Active Sand cover (0-100%). Sum of benthic composition categories equals 100. Starting 2024 this is null as this value was calculated from benthic imagery rather than during fish surveys. 28 TUNICATE NUMBER 22 No No 38 Active Tunicate cover (0-100%). Sum of benthic composition categories equals 100. No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER. 29 ZOANTHID NUMBER 22 No No 38 Active Zoanthid cover (0-100%). Sum of benthic composition categories equals 100. No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER. 30 CORALLIMORPH NUMBER 22 No No 38 Active Corallimorph cover (0-100%). Sum of benthic composition categories equals 100. No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER. 31 CLAM NUMBER 22 No No 38 Active Clam cover (0-100%). Sum of benthic composition categories equals 100. No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER. 32 CYANO NUMBER 22 No No 38 Active Cyanobacteria cover (0-100%). Sum of benthic composition categories equals 100. No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER. 33 SPONGE NUMBER 22 No No 38 Active Sponge cover (0-100%). Sum of benthic composition categories equals 100. No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER. 34 OTHER NUMBER 22 No No Active Other benthic composition value (0-100%). Sum of benthic composition categories equals 100. Turf algae, tunicates, zoanthids, corallimorphs, clams, cyanobacteria, soft coral, and sponges are pooled into this category as of 2016 surveys. Starting 2024 this is null as this value was calculated from benthic imagery rather than during fish surveys. 35 OTHER_TYPE VARCHAR2 20 No No Active Other benthic composition type. No longer collected as of 2016 surveys. 36 HABITAT_CODE VARCHAR2 50 No No Active Code for HABITAT_TYPE. 37 HABITAT_TYPE VARCHAR2 50 No No Active Description of the habitat type (e.g., Aggregate Patch Reef, Pavement, Spur and Groove, Rock/Boulder). 38 CURRENT_STRENGTH VARCHAR2 20 No No Active Current Strength (None, Slight, Moderate, High). 39 VISIBILITY NUMBER 22 No No 38 8 Active Visibility measured in meters. 40 MIN_DEPTH NUMBER 22 No No Active Minimum depth of the diver’s survey cylinder in meters. 41 MAX_DEPTH NUMBER 22 No No 38 Active Maximum depth of the diver’s survey cylinder in meters. 42 SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_0 NUMBER 22 No No 38 8 Active Proportion of survey area between 0-20 cm elevation (0-100%). Sum of SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT fields equals 100. Starting 2024 this is null as this value was calculated from benthic imagery rather than during fish surveys. 43 SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_20 NUMBER 22 No No 38 8 Active Proportion of survey area between 20-50 cm elevation (0-100%). Sum of SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT fields equals 100. Starting 2024 this is null as this value was calculated from benthic imagery rather than during fish surveys. 44 SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_50 NUMBER 22 No No 38 8 Active Proportion of survey area between 50-100 cm elevation (0-100%). Sum of SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT fields equals 100. Starting 2024 this is null as this value was calculated from benthic imagery rather than during fish surveys. 45 SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_100 NUMBER 22 No No 38 8 Active Proportion of survey area between 100-150 cm elevation (0-100%). Sum of SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT fields equals 100. Starting 2024 this is null as this value was calculated from benthic imagery rather than during fish surveys. 46 SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_150 NUMBER 22 No No 38 8 Active Proportion of survey area over 150 cm elevation (0-100%). Sum of SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT fields equals 100. Starting 2024 this is null as this value was calculated from benthic imagery rather than during fish surveys. 47 MAX_HEIGHT NUMBER 22 No No Active Highest elevation point in SPC cylinder measured in meters. 48 URCHIN_DACOR VARCHAR2 1 No No Active Free urchin abundance, estimated by DACOR, an abundance code based on visual estimation (Dominant, Abundant, Common, Occasional, and Rare). Starting 2024 this is null as this value was calculated from benthic imagery rather than during fish surveys. 49 BORING_URCHIN_DACOR VARCHAR2 1 No No Active Boring urchin abundance, estimated by DACOR, an abundance code based on visual estimation (Dominant, Abundant, Common, Occasional, and Rare). Starting 2024 this is null as this value was calculated from benthic imagery rather than during fish surveys. 50 SPECIES NVARCHAR2 150 Yes No Active 4-letter code for TAXONNAME. Required. 51 TAXONNAME NVARCHAR2 765 Yes No Active Scientific name of observed organism to the finest taxonomic resolution that divers can identify a fish to, usually to species (see RANK). Required. 52 COMMONNAME NVARCHAR2 150 No No Active Common name (from FishBase). 53 COMMONFAMILYALL NVARCHAR2 150 No No Active Common name of all families. 54 FAMILY NVARCHAR2 150 No No Active Taxonomic classification: Family of observed organism (TAXONNAME). 55 SCIENTIFIC_NAME VARCHAR2 255 No No Active Taxonomic classification: the true scientific name (genus and species) of the observed organism (TAXONNAME). If NULL, organism not identified to species taxonomic level (see RANK). 56 RANK VARCHAR2 20 No No Active Lowest defined rank in taxonomic hierarchy. 57 TROPHIC NVARCHAR2 150 No No Active Trophic level: APEX (apex predator), Cor (corallivore), H (herbivore), MI (mobile invertivore), Om (Omnivore), Par (parasite), Pisc (piscivore), Pk (planktivore), SI (sessile invertivore), X (if unidentified fish), Z (zooplantivore). 58 TROPHIC_MONREP NVARCHAR2 150 No No Active Trophic level scheme used (Primary Consumer, Secondary Consumer, Planktivore, Piscivore). 59 LW_A NUMBER 22 No No 38 8 Active Parameter "a" used in length-weight calculations. 60 LW_B NUMBER 22 No No 28 8 Active Parameter "b" used in length-weight calculations. 61 LMAX NUMBER 22 No No 28 8 Active Maximum length of the fish published in literature. 62 LENGTH_CONVERSION_FACTOR NUMBER 22 No No 28 8 Active Factor to convert length as TOTAL LENGTH to get it to right form (standard [SL], fork [FL], or total length [TL]) for available length weight A and B parameters for this species. 63 COUNT NUMBER 22 No No 5 0 Active Number of fish observed during survey. 64 SIZE_ NUMBER 22 No No 38 8 Active Total length of fish, measured from the tip of the snout to the tip of the longer lobe of the caudal fin, reported in centimeters. Total length for rays (Myliobatidae) is measured from pectoral fin tip to pectoral fin tip. 65 OBS_TYPE VARCHAR2 1 No No Active Code for OBS_DESC. 66 OBS_DESC VARCHAR2 20 Yes No Active The type of observation made during the fish survey (Instantaneous, non-instantaneous, after 5 minutes, after 10 minutes, presence). See the Reef Fish Survey Protocol for an explanation of the observation types. Data Set Credit 2015 2015 Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC pifsc.info@noaa.gov https://ror.org/02apffz65 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5360 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage Online Resource 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Funded 2016 Reef Fish Surveys Data Set Credit 2014 2017 Organization Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Funded monument-led missions in the NWHI Data Set Credit 2013 Organization NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program CRCP 1305 East West Highway 10th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910-3281 (301) 713-3155 https://coralreef.noaa.gov Link to the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program website Online Resource Funded NCRMP missions in 2013, 2016, and 2019 Data Steward 2021 Person McCoy, Kaylyn S kaylyn.mccoy@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4875-9863 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5471 Data Steward 2020-01 2021 Person Gray, Andrew E andrew.e.gray@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6261-8824 Email preferred Data Steward 2013 2019 Person McCoy, Kaylyn S kaylyn.mccoy@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4875-9863 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5471 Distributor 2020-01-08 Organization Ocean Biogeographic Information System OBIS https://obis.org OBIS provides a portal or gateway to many datasets containing information on where and when marine species have been recorded. 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Online Resource Distributor 2013 2016 Person Kanemura, Troy T troy.kanemura@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5422 Email preferred Metadata Contact 2021 Person Luers, Lori H lori.luers@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA Metadata Contact 2013 2021 Person DesRochers, Annette M annette.desrochers@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5461 8 am - 5 pm Email preferred Originator 2014 2017 Organization Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Originator 2013 Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC pifsc.info@noaa.gov https://ror.org/02apffz65 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5360 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage Online Resource 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Point of Contact 2025-11-11 Person Shantz, Andrew andrew.shantz@noaa.gov Point of Contact 2020-02 Person Kindinger, Tye tye.kindinger@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4946-790X Point of Contact 2013 2020-01 Person Williams, Ivor D ivor.williams@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9444-1020 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5427 Email preferred Ground Condition Hawaiian Archipelago including the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. -160.251 -154.806 22.219 18.919 Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), including Hawaii, Kahoolawe, Kauai, Maui, Oahu, Molokai, Niihau, and Lanai. -178.38433008 -166.0507559 28.459465 23.624255 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), including French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Maro, Midway, and Pearl & Hermes Reef. Range 2013-08-02 2013-08-23 HA1304 MHI RAMP 2013 Discrete 2013-09-18 HA1305 One day of surveys in at Oahu following NWHI RAMP 2013 Range 2013-10-01 2013-10-31 SB1320 MHI RAMP 2013, Shore-based surveys on Oahu Range 2014-08-14 2014-08-26 HA1404 Reef fish surveys conducted as part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014, including French Frigate Shoals, Lisianski, and Midway. Range 2015-06-15 2015-07-03 HA1503 MHI Reef Fish 2015 mission Range 2015-07-28 2015-08-13 MP1514 MHI Reef Fish 2015 shore-based extension Range 2015-07-30 2015-08-21 HA1505 Reef fish surveys conducted as part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015, including French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Maro, Midway, and Pearl & Hermes Reef. Range 2016-07-13 2016-08-23 HA16006 MHI RAMP 2016 Range 2016-09-01 2016-09-27 HA1606 NWHI RAMP 2016 Range 2017-09-09 2017-09-27 HA1704 Reef fish surveys conducted as part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2017, including French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Midway, and Pearl & Hermes Reef. Range 2019-04-21 2019-10-31 MHI RAMP 2019 (SE1902), Shore-based surveys on Oahu (SB1910) Range 2024-05-13 2024-08-27 SE-24-06 Region: MHI & NWHI. Reef fish surveys conducted 2024-05-13 to 2024-07-28 around Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai, Kahoolawe, and Hawaii. Includes shore-based surveys around Oahu. NWHI fish surveys were conducted 2024-08-08 - 2024-08-27 around French Frigate Shoals, Pearl and Hermes Reef, Lisianski Island, and Kure Atoll Custom Unclassified Not applicable Not applicable NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) Data Sharing Recommendations, version 9.0 updated August 12, 2015: ESD welcomes the opportunity to collaborate on research issues contributing to the scientific basis for better management of marine ecosystems. ESD has a very diverse set of field activities that generates large volumes of data using an array of data collection protocols. The following recommendations are for your consideration as you use this data: 1) Data analyses should take all field exigencies into account. The most effective way to do this would be active collaboration with ESD principal investigators. 2) In all presentations, product releases, or publications using data generated by ESD, proper acknowledgement of both ESD and the individuals responsible for data collection is expected. Citing the DOI (if available) is preferred, a non-DOI example is listed below. 3) If you collect or generate data for the same study areas, ESD requests that you share relevant information on complimentary data collections. 4) Those receiving data are strongly urged to inform the ESD Data Management Team of any errors and discrepancies that are discovered during the course of using these data. They are further urged to bring to the attention of the Team all problems and difficulties encountered in using these data. This information is necessary in order to improve the collections and to facilitate more efficient and economical data processing and retrieval. The users are asked to supply copies of any missing data that may be located, and to provide information as to significant subsets and special aggregations of data that are developed in using the material provided. Example citation: "This publication makes use of data products provided by the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with funding support from the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), and the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC). The analysis and interpretations presented here are solely that of the current authors.” Data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive. None Please cite NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division when using the data. Suggested citation: Ecosystem Sciences Division; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2024: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Reef Fish, including Benthic Estimate Data of the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24447. None None https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157589 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 V0_FISH_REA HAWAII 2013.csv Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted around the Main Hawaiian Islands (HA1304, HA1305, SB1320) in 2013. 2016-12-14T00:00:00 csv (comma-separated values) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) 7 MB Uncompressed https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157590 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 V0_FISH_REA HAWAII 2016.csv Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted around the main Hawaiian Islands and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (HA1606) in 2016. 2016-12-14T00:00:00 csv (comma-separated values) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) 13.2 MB Uncompressed https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157591 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 V0_FISH_REA HAWAII 2015.csv Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes conducted on open circuit by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) around the Main Hawaiian Islands (HA1503 and MP1514) in 2015. 2016-12-14T00:00:00 csv (comma-separated values) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) 8.51 MB Uncompressed https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 PIFSC_H-15-07_2015_SOP_Fish.pdf NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program standard operating procedures: collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment fish surveys. PIFSC Administrative Report H-15-07, https://doi.org/10.7289/v5sn06zt 2015-12-15T00:00:00 PDF PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 PIFSC_DR-14-003_2012-2013_DataReport_Fish.pdf Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Data Report: Ecological monitoring 2012-2013---reef fishes and benthic habitats of the main Hawaiian Islands, American Samoa, and Pacific Remote Island Areas. PIFSC Data Report DR-14-003, https://doi.org/10.7289/v55h7d81 2014-04-01T00:00:00 PDF PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 PIFSC_DR-16-002_2015_DataReport_Fish.pdf Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Data Report: Ecological monitoring 2015---reef fishes and benthic habitats of the main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Remote Island Areas, and American Samoa. PIFSC Data Report DR-16-002. doi:10.7289/V5G73BQJ 2016-03-04T00:00:00 PDF PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 PIFSC_DR-19-039_2019_DataReport_Fish.pdf McCoy K, Asher J, Ayotte P, Gray A, Kindinger T, Williams I. 2019. Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Data Report Ecological monitoring 2019---Reef fishes and benthic habitats of the main Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Data Report, DR-19-039, 41 p. https://doi.org/10.25923/he4m-6n68. 2019-11-05T00:00:00 PDF PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 PIFSC_DR-17-001_2016_DataReport_Fish.pdf Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Data Report. Ecological monitoring 2016-----reef fishes and benthic habitats of the main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Remote Island Areas, and American Samoa. PIFSC Data Report DR-17-001. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5/dr-pifsc-17-001 2017-01-13T00:00:00 PDF PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 PIFSC_DR-13-016_2013_FishBrief_MHI.pdf Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Fish Monitoring Brief: main Hawaiian Islands 2013. PIFSC Data Report DR-13-016. http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5MW2F4K 2013-08-28T00:00:00 PDF PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 PIFSC_DR-15-017_2015_FishBrief_MHI.pdf Reef fish surveys Main Hawaiian Islands 2015. PIFSC Data Report DR-15-017. http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V59P2ZM6 2015-07-16T00:00:00 PDF PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 PIFSC_DR-16-053_2016_FishBrief_MHI.pdf Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Fish Monitoring Brief: main Hawaiian Islands, 2016. PIFSC Data Report DR-16-053. http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-16-053 2016-11-21T00:00:00 PDF PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 PIFSC_DR-17-030_2016_FishBrief_NWHI.pdf Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Fish Monitoring Brief: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2016. PIFSC Data Report DR-17-030. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-17-030 2017-07-21T00:00:00 PDF PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 PIFSC_DR-15-001_2014_DataReport_Fish.pdf Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Data report : ecological monitoring 2014 : stationary point count surveys of reef fishes and benthic habitats of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Mariana Islands, and Wake Atoll. PIFSC Data Report 15-001. doi:10.7289/V5GT5K6B 2015-02-13T00:00:00 PDF PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 PIFSC_DR-18-008_2017_DataReport_Fish.pdf Pacific Reef Assessment Monitoring Program data report. Ecological monitoring 2017--reef fishes and benthic habitats of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Remote Islands, Marine National Monument, and the Mariana archipelago. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Data Report, DR-18-008, 74 p. doi:10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-18-008. 2018-04-24T00:00:00 PDF PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0181481 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 V0_FISH_REA HAWAII 2014_PMNM.csv Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (HA1404) in 2014. 2018-11-08T00:00:00 csv (comma-separated values) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) 3.24 MB Uncompressed https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0181482 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 V0_FISH_REA HAWAII 2015_PMNM.csv Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (HA1505) in 2015. 2018-11-08T00:00:00 csv (comma-separated values) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) 4.47 MB Uncompressed https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0181483 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 V0_FISH_REA HAWAII 2017_PMNM.csv Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (HA1704) in 2017. 2018-11-09T00:00:00 csv (comma-separated values) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) 4.64 MB Uncompressed https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0210958 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 V0_FISH_REA HAWAII 2019.csv Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the NOAA Fisheries, Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) conducted around the main Hawaiian Islands (SE1902 and SB1910) in 2019. 2020-06-09T00:00:00 csv (comma-separated values) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) 8.57 MB Uncompressed https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0300659 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 NCRMP_FISH_SPC_HAWAII_2024.csv Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the NOAA PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division conducted at various islands in the Main Hawaiian Islands and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands during mission SE-24-06 in 2024. 2024-11-08T00:00:00 CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) https://doi.org/10.25923/fsst-mm37 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 NCRMP in the Pacific Reef Fish Brief Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument National Coral Reef Monitoring Program in the Pacific Reef Fish Brief Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. https://doi.org/10.25923/fsst-mm37. NOAA Special Publication: SP-24-05 2024-11-05T00:00:00 PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format https://doi.org/10.25923/r5y4-1w71 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Fish Monitoring Brief: Hawaii, 2024 Pacific National Coral Reef Monitoring Program. Fish Monitoring Brief: main Hawaiian Islands 2024. PIFSC Special Publication: SP-24-02. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/61902 https://doi.org/10.25923/r5y4-1w71 2024-08-14T00:00:00 PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format https://mapper.obis.org/?datasetid=2ae2a2bd-8412-405b-8a9f-b71adc41d4c5 2020-01-08 Organization Ocean Biogeographic Information System ncrmp_nspc_fish_pacific Data have been translated by a third party to Darwin Core format and served via the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) Data Access portal: OBIS Dataset Title: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division, National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified random surveys (StRS) of reef fish in the U.S. Pacific Islands. Years: 2007-2019 DOI: 10.15468/tk1hwm OBIS Dataset ID: 2ae2a2bd-8412-405b-8a9f-b71adc41d4c5 OBIS provides a portal or gateway to many datasets containing information on where and when marine species have been recorded. The datasets are integrated so you can search them all seamlessly by species name, higher taxonomic level, geographic area, depth, and time; and then map and find environmental data related to the locations. There are several ways to access OBIS data: (1) Mapper, (2) API, and (3) R package. The mapper allows you to visualize and inspect subsets of OBIS data. A variety of filters (taxonomic, geographic, time, data quality) is available and multiple layers can be combined in a single view. Layers can be downloaded as CSV files. Developers can access data through the OBIS API or the R package. 2019-10-15T00:00:00 Darwin Core Archive Darwin Core Archive https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Reef_Fish_Surveys_Hawaii.html 2016 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 CRCP_Reef_Fish_Surveys_Hawaii.html NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) ERDDAP web service for reef fish data from stratified random surveys conducted by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) during ESD-led NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program missions to the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013. ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. ERDDAP can also return a .png or .pdf image with a customized graph or map. ERDDAP also has web pages (for humans with browsers) and RESTful web services (for computer programs). ERDDAP Data Server ERDDAP Data Service https://media.fisheries.noaa.gov/dam-migration/4000x3000-rea-survey-caranx-sexfasciatus-paulaayotte.jpg Diver counting coral reef fishes using the SPC method. Browse Graphic JPG https://doi.org/10.25923/fsst-mm37 Reef Fish Brief: Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, August 8 - August 27, 2024 Online Resource pdf PIFSC special publication ; SP-24-05 Review with figures of data collected in the NWHI in 2024 https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/66433 https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/ National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Online Resource NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific Coral Reefs in the Pacific Online Resource NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands website. https://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/ Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Online Resource Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument website PIFSC Oracle database view: V0_FISH_REA, V_NCEI_FISH_REA Observations at each site were made by divers who have been trained, and met minimum standards in identifying species present at the survey locations and in estimating size of fishes in survey counts. However, all species identifications are made visually, sometimes in situations where a fish is only briefly seen. Visual estimates of benthic cover are useful as broad indication of the reef benthic assemblages present at each survey site, but there is considerable scope for error in rapid diver estimates of this kind. Only shallow water (0 to 30 meter depth range) hard-bottom habitats are surveyed. The survey sites were randomly selected using a systematic process based on available habitat and bathymetric data. Although efforts are made to include broad spatial coverage of surveys at each island, weather conditions and other environmental constraints may have prevented the team from surveying exposed reef areas. The same methods of data collection are used at each surveyed site, and periodic examination of the data is conducted throughout each mission to check for diver bias or other discrepancies. Observations, including species identification and sizing, are periodically checked during expeditions for consistency between divers. Data entry is usually conducted on the same day as the surveys using a data entry interface with several data controls employed, and are quality controlled by the divers using a two-person system. Following a mission, the data is then run through rigorous quality control checks by the data management team before the data are migrated to the Oracle database. Given the size of the data set, there remains some possibility of typographical or other errors. Yes Unknown Yes No Unknown NCEI-MD Unknown NOAA IRC and NOAA Fisheries ITS resources and assets. Stationary Point Count survey of coral reef fish methodology, employed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument since 2007. Ayotte, P., K. McCoy, A. Heenan, I. Williams, and J. Zamzow. 2015. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division standard operating procedures: data collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment fish surveys. Pacific Islands Fish. Sci. Cent., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., NOAA, Honolulu, HI 96818-5007. Pacific Islands Fish. Sci. Cent. Admin. Rep. H-15-07, 33 p. Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Publisher 2015-12-21 https://doi.org/10.7289/v5sn06zt NOAA Institutional Repository Survey protocol 1 For the current NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument stationary point count (SPC) method, pairs of divers record the number, size, and species of all fishes observed within visually estimated cylinders 15 meters (m) in diameter. At the start of a survey dive, a pair of divers first lay down a 30-m transect line along a predetermined depth contour, and then the two divers move to the 7.5- and 22.5-m marks on that line; these marks serve as the centers of two adjacent SPC cylinders. During the first 5 minutes of a survey, the divers create a list of the fish species observed in or passing through their cylinder. After the first 5 minutes, divers systematically proceed down their species lists, counting and estimating the size (total length, or TL) of each fish present to the nearest centimeter. Species seen after the 5 minutes or outside of the survey area are recorded as present. On completing the fish count, divers make rapid visual estimates of benthic cover and structural complexity of the substrate within their survey cylinder. Benthic cover is estimated for broad functional groups (e.g., hard coral, sand, macroalgae). Structural complexity is determined by estimating the amount of the cylinder within 5 substrate-height bins (<20 cm, 20-50 cm; 50-100 cm; 100-150 cm, and >150 cm). Upon completion of the fish survey, photographs of the benthos are captured at 1-m intervals along the 30-m transect line (30 photographs per site) using a 1-m PVC stick to position the camera directly above the substrate. Person Gray, Andrew E andrew.e.gray@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6261-8824 Ayotte, P., K. McCoy, A. Heenan, I. Williams, and J. Zamzow. 2015. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division standard operating procedures: data collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment fish surveys. Pacific Islands Fish. Sci. Cent., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., NOAA, Honolulu, HI 96818-5007. Pacific Islands Fish. Sci. Cent. Admin. Rep. H-15-07, 33 p. 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