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Summary

Diver counting coral reef fishes using the SPC method.

Short Citation
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2024: Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Reef Fish, including Benthic Estimate Data at Coral Reef Sites across the Pacific Ocean from 2007 to 2012, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/34515.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

The stationary point count (nSPC) method was used to conduct reef fish surveys in the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas as part of NOAA's Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) from 2008 to 2012. Stationary point count is a non-invasive underwater survey method that 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. Starting in 2010, visual estimates of benthic cover and topographic structural complexity were also recorded, with benthic organisms grouped into broad functional categories (e.g., 'Hard Coral', 'Macroalgae'). A stratified random sampling (StRS) design was employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems throughout the U.S.-Pacific regions. For all regions, the survey domain encompassed the majority of the mapped area of reef and hard bottom habitats and the stratification included island, reef zone, and depth, with the exception of the Main Hawaiian Islands that included habitat structure type as well. Sampling effort was allocated based on strata area and variability.

At each REA survey site, 1 or 2 nSPC fish surveys were conducted, with each survey being carried out by a pair of divers each recording the number, size and species of all fishes within adjacent 15-m diameter cylinders. Benthic estimates were recorded at the end of the fish surveys.

Reef fish and benthic estimate data provided in this data set were collected during stationary point count surveys as part of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) led Pacific RAMP cruises. Data collected as part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument funded research cruises in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2012 are also included as these data were funded separately from but are complementary to the Pacific RAMP data collected by ESD.

Distribution Information

  • PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format

    Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Fish Surveys. 2015 update (replaces SOP published in 2011).

  • CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted at various islands in the U.S. Pacific Islands Region from 2008 to 2012

  • CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2007 (HI0708), 2009 (HI0907), 2011 (HA1103), and 2012 (HA1204).

  • Darwin Core Archive

    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.

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

Please cite PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division when using the data.

Example:

Ecosystem Sciences Division; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2018). Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Reef Fish, including Benthic Estimate Data at Coral Reef Sites across the Pacific Ocean from 2007 to 2012. NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/34515.

Controlled Theme Keywords

biota

Child Items

Type Title
Entity View: V0_FISH_REA

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Ivor D Williams
ivor.williams@noaa.gov
(808)725-5427

Metadata Contact
Annette M DesRochers
annette.desrochers@noaa.gov
(808)725-5461

Extents

Geographic Area 1

144.6259167° W, 145.8529194° E, 20.5532° N, 13.22989° S

Mariana Archipelago

Time Frame 1
2009-04-05 - 2009-04-14

Mission HI0902 at Aguijan, Guam, Rota, Saipan, and Tinian.

Time Frame 2
2011-06-06 - 2011-06-17

Shore-based mission at Guam.

Time Frame 3
2009-04-18 - 2009-05-05

Mission HI0903 at Agrihan, Alamagan, Asuncion, Farallon de Pajaros, Guguan, Maug, Pagan, Saipan, and Sarigan.

Time Frame 4
2011-04-07 - 2011-05-09

Mission HA1101 at Agrihan, Aguijan, Alamagan, Asuncion, Farallon de Pajaros, Guam, Guguan, Maug, Pagan, Rota, Saipan, Sarigan, and Tinian.

Item Identification

Title: Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Reef Fish, including Benthic Estimate Data at Coral Reef Sites across the Pacific Ocean from 2007 to 2012
Short Name: RAMP: Fish Surveys (nSPC)
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2017-03
Revision Date: 2018-11
Publication Date: 2018
Abstract:

The stationary point count (nSPC) method was used to conduct reef fish surveys in the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas as part of NOAA's Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) from 2008 to 2012. Stationary point count is a non-invasive underwater survey method that 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. Starting in 2010, visual estimates of benthic cover and topographic structural complexity were also recorded, with benthic organisms grouped into broad functional categories (e.g., 'Hard Coral', 'Macroalgae'). A stratified random sampling (StRS) design was employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems throughout the U.S.-Pacific regions. For all regions, the survey domain encompassed the majority of the mapped area of reef and hard bottom habitats and the stratification included island, reef zone, and depth, with the exception of the Main Hawaiian Islands that included habitat structure type as well. Sampling effort was allocated based on strata area and variability.

At each REA survey site, 1 or 2 nSPC fish surveys were conducted, with each survey being carried out by a pair of divers each recording the number, size and species of all fishes within adjacent 15-m diameter cylinders. Benthic estimates were recorded at the end of the fish surveys.

Reef fish and benthic estimate data provided in this data set were collected during stationary point count surveys as part of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) led Pacific RAMP cruises. Data collected as part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument funded research cruises in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2012 are also included as these data were funded separately from but are complementary to the Pacific RAMP data collected by ESD.

Purpose:

The Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP), established by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) and supported by NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), was tasked with documenting and understanding the status and trends of coral reef ecosystems in the U.S. Pacific. Pacific RAMP involved interdisciplinary monitoring of oceanographic conditions and biological surveys of organisms associated with hard-bottomed habitats in the 0-30 m depth range. Regions were surveyed on a biennial cycle and aimed to support integrated, consistent and comparable monitoring of coral reefs across all U.S.-affiliated regions.

Notes:

Updated 11/2018: Added data collected during monument-led cruises in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012.

Updated 4/20/2020: added OBIS data portal.

Other Citation Details:

Ayotte P, McCoy K, Williams I, Zamzow J. 2011. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division standard operating procedures: data collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment fish surveys. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Administrative Report H-11-08, 24 p.

Ayotte, P. , K. McCoy, A. Heenan, I. Williams, and J. Zamzow. 2015. Coral reef ecosystem program 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. doi:10.7289/V5SN06ZT

Supplemental Information:

The data described was collected as part of the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP), which pre-dates the establishment of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) in 2013, which 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 will consolidate 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 at NOAA Fisheries is leading biological monitoring of coral reefs in the U.S. Pacific Islands Region.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Numeric Data Sets > Fish Census
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Species Richness
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Rapid assessment studies
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Reef fish census
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Reef fish census > Stationary
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral reef ecology
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral Cover
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Rugosity
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fish Assemblages
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Macroinvertebrates
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates > Macroinvertebrates
CRCP Project 1221
CRCP Project 587
CRCP Project C204 Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the US Pacific Islands and Atolls
CRCP Project Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Monitoring coral reef ecosystems of the US Pacific Islands and Atolls
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS FISH - CORAL REEF
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS FISH BIOMASS
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS FISH SPECIES
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - ORGANISM LENGTH
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey - biological
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey - swimmer/diver
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS visual estimate
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS HI'IALAKAI
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS OSCAR ELTON SETTE
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Pacific Reef and Assessment Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP)
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division
None Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
None Coral Reef Ecosystem Program
None CRED
None CREP
None Ecosystem Sciences Division
None ESD
None Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
None PIFSC
None RAMP
None Rapid Ecological Assessment
None REA
None Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program
None Reef Fish
None SPC
None Stationary Point Count

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Biennial

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
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CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Aguihan > Aguihan Island (Aguijan) (14N145E0006)
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CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Asuncion Island > Asuncion Island (19N145E0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Farallon de Pajaros > Farallon de Pajaros (20N144E0001)
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CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Maug > Maug Island (20N145E0001)
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CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ofu Island (14S169W0013)
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CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > South Bank (14S170W0067)
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CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii Island > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Kauai Island > Kauai Island (22N159W0001)
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CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Maui Island (20N156W0004)
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CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Gardner Pinnacles (25N168W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Kure Atoll (28N178W0001)
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CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Agrihan Island > Agrihan Island (18N145E0002)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Aguihan Island Reefs > Aguihan Island (Aguijan) (14N145E0006)
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CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guguan Island > Guguan Island (17N145E0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000)
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CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Sarigan Island > Sarigan Island (16N145E0003)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Tinian Island Reefs > Tinian Island (14N145E0005)
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Equatorial Pacific Ocean
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS North Pacific Ocean
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS NW Pacific
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS South Pacific Ocean
None CNMI
None Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
None Main Hawaiian Islands
None Mariana Archipelago
None Mariana Islands
None Marianas
None MHI
None Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
None NWHI
None Pacific Remote Island Areas
None PRIA

Physical Location

Organization: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
City: Honolulu
State/Province: HI
Country: USA

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: CSV Files
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
Data Presentation Form: Table (digital)
Entity Attribute Overview:

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.

Entity Attribute Detail URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36871
Distribution Liability:

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.

Data Set Credit: PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program; Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 346033
Date Effective From: 2007
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Ayotte, Paula M
Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address: paula.ayotte@noaa.gov
Phone: (808)725-5403
Contact Instructions:

Email preferred

Distributor

CC ID: 904335
Date Effective From: 2020-01-08
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
URL: https://obis.org

Distributor

CC ID: 346030
Date Effective From: 2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301) 713-3277

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 346031
Date Effective From: 2010
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): DesRochers, Annette M
Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address: annette.desrochers@noaa.gov
Phone: (808)725-5461
Business Hours: 8 am - 5 pm
Contact Instructions:

Email preferred

Point of Contact

CC ID: 346032
Date Effective From: 2009
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Williams, Ivor D
Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address: ivor.williams@noaa.gov
Phone: (808)725-5427
Contact Instructions:

Email preferred

View Historical Support Roles

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Description:

Mariana Archipelago

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 346041
W° Bound: 144.6259167
E° Bound: 145.8529194
N° Bound: 20.5532
S° Bound: 13.22989
Description

Mariana Archipelago

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 383868
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2009-04-05
End: 2009-04-14
Alternate Start As Of Info: HI0902
Description:

Mission HI0902 at Aguijan, Guam, Rota, Saipan, and Tinian.

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 2

CC ID: 383870
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2011-06-06
End: 2011-06-17
Description:

Shore-based mission at Guam.

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 3

CC ID: 383867
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2009-04-18
End: 2009-05-05
Alternate Start As Of Info: HI0903
Description:

Mission HI0903 at Agrihan, Alamagan, Asuncion, Farallon de Pajaros, Guguan, Maug, Pagan, Saipan, and Sarigan.

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 4

CC ID: 383869
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2011-04-07
End: 2011-05-09
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1101
Description:

Mission HA1101 at Agrihan, Aguijan, Alamagan, Asuncion, Farallon de Pajaros, Guam, Guguan, Maug, Pagan, Rota, Saipan, Sarigan, and Tinian.

Extent Group 2

Extent Description:

American Samoa

Extent Group 2 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 346047
W° Bound: -171.09241
E° Bound: -168.1377728
N° Bound: -11.04524
S° Bound: -14.88716
Description

American Samoa

Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 383871
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2010-02-17
End: 2010-03-21
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1001
Description:

Mission HA1001 at Ofu, Olosega, Rose, South Bank, Swains, Ta'u, and Tutuila.

Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 2

CC ID: 383872
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2012-03-21
End: 2012-04-26
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1201
Description:

Mission HA1201 at Ofu, Olosega, Rose, Swains, Ta'u, and Tutuila.

Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 3

CC ID: 383873
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2008-02-18
End: 2008-03-18
Alternate Start As Of Info: HI0802
Description:

Mission HI0802 at Ofu, Olosega, Rose, Swains, Ta'u, and Tutuila.

Extent Group 3

Extent Description:

Hawaiian Archipelago

Extent Group 3 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 346056
W° Bound: -160.2094899
E° Bound: -154.8527585
N° Bound: 22.24683668
S° Bound: 18.96924701
Description

Main Hawaiian Islands

Extent Group 3 / Geographic Area 2

CC ID: 383883
W° Bound: -178.382783
E° Bound: -161.91402
N° Bound: 28.45708849
S° Bound: 23.0533
Description

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 383884
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2010-10-08
End: 2010-11-04
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1008
Description:

Mission HA1008 at Hawaii, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, Niihau, and Oahu.

Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 2

CC ID: 383886
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2012-09-01
End: 2012-09-13
Alternate Start As Of Info: SE1207
Description:

Mission SE1207 at Lanai, Maui, Molokai, and Oahu.

Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 3

CC ID: 383887
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2010-11-17
End: 2010-12-08
Description:

Shore-based mission at Oahu.

Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 4

CC ID: 383888
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2010-09-07
End: 2010-09-24
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1007
Description:

Mission HA1007 at French Frigate, Kure, Lisianski, and Pearl & Hermes.

Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 5

CC ID: 798518
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2007-09-21
End: 2007-10-08
Alternate Start As Of Info: HI0708
Description:

Monument-led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2007, including French Frigate Shoals, Lisianski, and Pearl and Hermes

Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 6

CC ID: 798519
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2009-09-19
End: 2009-10-16
Alternate Start As Of Info: HI0907
Description:

Monument-led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2009, including Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Maro, Midway, and Necker.

Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 7

CC ID: 798520
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2011-07-25
End: 2011-08-18
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1103
Description:

Monument-led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2011, including French Frigate Shoals, Gardner, Laysan, Lisianski, Maro, Midway, Necker, Nihoa, and Pearl and Hermes

Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 8

CC ID: 798521
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2012-08-04
End: 2012-08-19
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1204
Description:

Monument-led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2012, including French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Lisianski, and Pearl and Hermes

Extent Group 4

Extent Description:

Pacific Remote Island Areas

Extent Group 4 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 388447
W° Bound: 166.59378
E° Bound: 166.6604718
N° Bound: 19.32548669
S° Bound: 19.26797074
Description

Wake Atoll

Extent Group 4 / Geographic Area 2

CC ID: 346070
W° Bound: -176.6267073
E° Bound: -159.9714753
N° Bound: 16.782
S° Bound: -0.38256
Description

Pacific Remote Island Areas (excluding Wake Atoll)

Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 346058
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2010-04-01
End: 2010-04-19
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1001
Description:

ASRAMP 2010 Leg III - Jarvis, Kingman, and Palmyra

Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 2

CC ID: 346059
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2012-03-02
End: 2012-03-17
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1201
Description:

ASRAMP 2012 Leg I - Baker, Howland, and Johnston

Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 3

CC ID: 346060
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2012-05-03
End: 2012-05-19
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1201
Description:

ASRAMP 2012 Leg IV - Jarvis, Kingman, and Palmyra

Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 4

CC ID: 346061
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2011-03-23
End: 2011-03-27
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1101
Description:

MARAMP 2011 Leg I - Wake Atoll

Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 5

CC ID: 346063
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2009-03-22
End: 2009-03-26
Alternate Start As Of Info: HI0901
Description:

MARAMP 2009 Leg I - Wake Atoll

Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 6

CC ID: 346064
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2010-01-24
End: 2010-02-08
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1001
Description:

ASRAMP 2010 Leg I - Baker, Howland, and Johnston

Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 7

CC ID: 346067
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2008-01-27
End: 2008-02-09
Alternate Start As Of Info: HI0801
Description:

ASRAMP 2008 Leg I - Baker, Howland, and Johnston

Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 8

CC ID: 346068
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2008-03-26
End: 2008-04-07
Alternate Start As Of Info: HI0803
Description:

ASRAMP 2008 Leg III - Jarvis, Kingman, and Palmyra

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Security Classification System:

Not applicable

Security Handling Description:

Not applicable

Data Access Policy:

NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) Data Sharing Recommendations, version 9.0 updated August 12, 2015:

CREP welcomes the opportunity to collaborate on research issues contributing to the scientific basis for better management of marine ecosystems. CREP 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 CREP principal investigators.

2) In all presentations, product releases, or publications using data generated by CREP, proper acknowledgement of both CREP 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, CREP requests that you share relevant information on complimentary data collections.

4) Those receiving data are strongly urged to inform the CREP 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, 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). The analysis and interpretations presented here are solely that of the current authors.”

Data Access Procedure:

Data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive.

Data Access Constraints:

None

Data Use Constraints:

Please cite PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division when using the data.

Example:

Ecosystem Sciences Division; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2018). Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Reef Fish, including Benthic Estimate Data at Coral Reef Sites across the Pacific Ocean from 2007 to 2012. NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/34515.

Metadata Access Constraints:

None

Metadata Use Constraints:

None

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 798522
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: PIFSC_H-15-07_2015_SOP_Fish.pdf
Description:

Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Fish Surveys. 2015 update (replaces SOP published in 2011).

File Date/Time: 2015-12-15 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): PDF
Distribution Format: PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format

Distribution 2

CC ID: 346085
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0162472
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: V0_FISH_REA nSPC.csv
Description:

Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted at various islands in the U.S. Pacific Islands Region from 2008 to 2012

File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 3

CC ID: 798523
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0178974
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: V0_FISH_REA nSPC_PMNM.csv
Description:

Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2007 (HI0708), 2009 (HI0907), 2011 (HA1103), and 2012 (HA1204).

File Date/Time: 2018-11-08 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 4

CC ID: 904336
Start Date: 2020-01-08
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://mapper.obis.org/?datasetid=2ae2a2bd-8412-405b-8a9f-b71adc41d4c5
Distributor: Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) (2020-01-08 - Present)
File Name: ncrmp_nspc_fish_pacific
Description:

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.

File Date/Time: 2019-10-15 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): Darwin Core Archive
Distribution Format: Darwin Core Archive

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 346072
URL: https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/reef_fish_survey_methods_and_data.pdf
Name: Overview of reef fish survey methods and data
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: PDF
Description:

Overview of PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division reef fish survey methods and data.

URL 2

CC ID: 346074
URL: https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/pacific_ramp.php
Name: Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) project page
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: PHP
Description:

PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division website.

URL 3

CC ID: 346076
URL: https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/fish.php
Name: Fish Ecology and Monitoring
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: PHP
Description:

Coral Reef Ecosystem Program website, Fish Ecology and Monitoring

URL 4

CC ID: 346077
URL: https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/img/diver_counting_fish_using_spc_sm.jpg
Name: Diver counting coral reef fishes using the SPC method.
URL Type:
Browse Graphic
Diver counting coral reef fishes using the SPC method.
File Resource Format: JPG
Description:

Pearl and Hermes Reef

URL 5

CC ID: 346078
URL: https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/survey_methods.php#new_stationary_point_count
Name: Stationary Point Count (nSPC) Method used to survey coral reef fishes
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: PHP
Description:

PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division website, description of Stationary Point Count (nSPC) Method used to survey coral reef fishes (2007-Present).

URL 6

CC ID: 363224
URL: https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/survey_methods/fish_surveys/rapid_ecological_assessment_of_fish-survey_method_training.php
Name: Fish survey methods training page
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: PHP
Description:

PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division website, fish survey methods training page

URL 7

CC ID: 799040
URL: https://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/
Name: Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument website

URL 8

CC ID: 811374
URL: https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/library/pubs/admin/PIFSC_Admin_Rep_11-08.pdf
Name: NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Fish Surveys.
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: PDF
Description:

NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Fish Surveys. PIFSC Admin Report 11-08 published December 2011.

Technical Environment

Description:

PIFSC Oracle database view: V0_FISH_REA

Data Quality

Accuracy:

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.

Quantitation Limits:

The rep is the basic survey unit; however, the data are pooled to site level. Site level is the quantification limit.

Completeness Report:

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.

Conceptual Consistency:

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.

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

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.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: Yes
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?: No
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: Unknown
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: NCEI-MD
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: Unknown
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

NOAA IRC and NOAA Fisheries ITS resources and assets.

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

Stationary Point Count survey of coral reef fish methodology, employed by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument since 2007.

Sources

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.

CC ID: 346082
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC
Publish Date: 2015-12-21
Citation URL: https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/library/pubs/admin/PIFSC_Admin_Rep_15-07.pdf
Citation URL Name: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center - Library
Citation URL Description:

Coral Reef Ecosystem Division standard operating procedures: data collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment fish surveys

Source Contribution:

Survey protocol

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 346083
Description:

For the current NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) 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 estimates for broad functional group leg Hard Coral, Sand, Macroalgae) and structural complexity is made by estimating amount of the cylinder within 5 substrate-height bins (<20cm, 20-50; 50-100; 100-150, >150cm).

Process Contact: Ayotte, Paula M
Phone (Voice): (808)725-5403
Email Address: paula.ayotte@noaa.gov
Source: 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.

Process Step 2

CC ID: 362416
Description:

2010: Benthic estimates and collection of benthic photos both began during ASRAMP.

2010: divers begin recording instantaneous and non-instantaneous data for fish counts

2012: divers begin recording urchin abundance

2012: divers change benthic substrate complexity measurements from 5-point scale to proportion of substrate in various height bins.

mid-2012: divers add fish observations to include fish entering the survey area either 5 or 10 min after beginning of species enumeration period.

Process Contact: Ayotte, Paula M
Phone (Voice): (808)725-5403
Email Address: paula.ayotte@noaa.gov

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 34515
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:34515
Metadata Record Created By: Annette M DesRochers
Metadata Record Created: 2016-08-29 16:53+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2017-04-28
Owner Org: PIFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2017-04-28
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2018-04-28