Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of the U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2000 to 2012
Data Set (DS) | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:34521 | Updated: October 3, 2024 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2024: Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of the U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2000 to 2012, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/34521.
Full Citation Examples
The towed-diver method is used to conduct surveys of large-bodied (> 50 cm) fishes 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). A suitable method for assessing relatively large areas of reef habitat, the method involves towing a pair of SCUBA divers—one benthic and one fish—behind a small boat for approximately 50 min following the ~15-m depth contour and covering about 2–3 km of habitat. Each diver is equipped with a towboard and attempts to maintain a constant elevation above the surface of the reef (~1 m) for the duration of the survey. A complete towed-diver survey is divided into 10 5-min segments, with visual observations recorded by 5-min segment.
The visual estimate data provided in this dataset were collected during towed-diver surveys in which the number, size, and species of all large-bodied fishes observed within a visually estimated 5-m transect on either side of the fish diver and 10 m in front were recorded. The data were collected at coral reefs across all U.S.-affiliated regions as part of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) led missions since 2000. These data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive.
Distribution Information
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CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Observations from towed-diver surveys of coral reef fishes by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted from 2000-2012
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PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
Richards BL, Williams ID, Nadon MO, Zgliczynski BJ
2011. A towed-diver survey method for mesoscale fishery-independent assessment of large-bodied reef fishes. Bulletin of Marine Science 87(1): 000-000. doi:10.5343/bms.2010.1019.
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Please cite NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) when using the data.
Suggested citation:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Program; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2016). Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of the U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2000 to 2012. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/34521.
Controlled Theme Keywords
biota
Child Items
Type | Title |
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Entity | View: VS_FISH_TDS |
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
142.43575067° W,
145.85367032° E,
20.55415502° N,
12.80619352° S
Mariana Archipelago including Guam, Rota, Tinian, Aguijan, Saipan, Sarigan, Guguan, Alamagan, Pagan, Agrihan, Asuncion, Maug, Farallon de Pajaros, Anatahan, Arakane, Pathfinder, Santa Rosa, Stingray, Supply, and Tatsumi.
2003-08-22 - 2003-09-28
2007-05-12 - 2007-05-22
2007-05-25 - 2007-06-08
2009-04-03 - 2009-04-14
2009-04-15 - 2009-05-05
2011-04-07 - 2011-05-09
2005-09-04 - 2005-09-30
2005-10-03 - 2005-10-08
Item Identification
Title: | Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of the U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2000 to 2012 |
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Short Name: | RAMP: Fish Towed-diver Surveys 2000-2012 |
Status: | In Work |
Publication Date: | 2016 |
Abstract: |
The towed-diver method is used to conduct surveys of large-bodied (> 50 cm) fishes 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). A suitable method for assessing relatively large areas of reef habitat, the method involves towing a pair of SCUBA divers—one benthic and one fish—behind a small boat for approximately 50 min following the ~15-m depth contour and covering about 2–3 km of habitat. Each diver is equipped with a towboard and attempts to maintain a constant elevation above the surface of the reef (~1 m) for the duration of the survey. A complete towed-diver survey is divided into 10 5-min segments, with visual observations recorded by 5-min segment. The visual estimate data provided in this dataset were collected during towed-diver surveys in which the number, size, and species of all large-bodied fishes observed within a visually estimated 5-m transect on either side of the fish diver and 10 m in front were recorded. The data were collected at coral reefs across all U.S.-affiliated regions as part of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) led missions since 2000. These data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive. |
Purpose: |
The Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP), established by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) and supported by NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), is tasked with documenting and understanding the status and trends of coral reef ecosystems in the U.S. Pacific. Pacific RAMP involves interdisciplinary monitoring of oceanographic conditions and biological surveys of organisms associated with hard-bottomed habitats in the 0 - 30 m depth range. Regions are surveyed on a biennial cycle and aims to support integrated, consistent and comparable monitoring of coral reefs across all U.S.-affiliated regions. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
biota
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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 > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Biological |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census > Linear Transect |
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 > Marine Biology > Fish |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fish Assemblages |
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 | DEPTH - SENSOR |
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 DATA TYPES THESAURUS | TEMPERATURE |
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | survey |
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | survey - biological |
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | survey - swimmer/diver |
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | tows |
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | visual estimate |
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS | HI'IALAKAI |
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS | OSCAR ELTON SETTE |
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS | TOWNSEND CROMWELL |
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 |
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS | US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division; Coral Reef Ecosystem Program |
None | Coral Reef Ecosystem Division |
None | Coral Reef Ecosystem Program |
None | CRED |
None | CREP |
None | Fish |
None | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center |
None | PIFSC |
None | RAMP |
None | Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program |
None | TDS |
None | towboard |
None | towed diver |
None | Towed-Diver Surveys |
Temporal Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Biennial |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Agrihan Island > Agrihan Island (18N145E0002) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Aguihan > Aguihan Island (Aguijan) (14N145E0006) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Alamagan Island > Alamagan Island (17N145E0002) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Anatahan > Anatahan Island (16N145E0001) |
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) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Guguan > Guguan Island (17N145E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Maug > Maug Island (20N145E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Arakane Reef (15N141E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Pathfinder Reef (16N141E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Stingray Shoals (20N142E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Pagan > Pagan Island (18N145E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Rota > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Sarigan Island > Sarigan Island (16N145E0003) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Supply Reef (16N145E0004) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian > Tatsumi Reef (14N145E0011) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian > Tinian Island (14N145E0005) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Manu'a Islands (14S170W0038) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ofu Island (14S169W0013) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Olosega Island (14S169W0014) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Rose Island (Rose Atoll) (14S168W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Swains Atoll (11S171W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > South Bank (14S170W0067) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Santa Rosa Bank (12N144E0051) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Kauai Island (22N159W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Molokai Island (21N157W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > French Frigate Shoals (24N166W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Gardner Pinnacles (25N168W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Kure Atoll (28N178W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Laysan Island (25N171W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Lisianski Island (25N173W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Maro Reef (25N170W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Midway Atoll (28N177W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Necker Island (23N164W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Nihoa (23N161W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Oahu (21N157W0003) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Raita Bank (25N168W0002) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Kauai > Kaula Island (21N160W0003) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Kauai > Niihau Island (21N160W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Lanai Island (20N156W0002) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Maui Island (20N156W0004) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Baker Island (00N176W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Howland Island (00S176W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Manu'a Islands (14S170W0038) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > South Bank (14S170W0067) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Swains Atoll (11S171W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Baker Island > Baker Island (00N176W0001) |
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) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Lanai Island > Lanai Island (20N156W0002) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Maui Island (20N156W0004) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Molokai Island > Molokai Island (21N157W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Niihau Island > Kaula Island (21N160W0003) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Niihau Island > Niihau Island (21N160W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu Island > Oahu (21N157W0003) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Howland Island > Howland Island (00S176W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Johnston Atoll > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > French Frigate Shoals (24N166W0001) |
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) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Laysan Island (25N171W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Lisianski Island (25N173W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Maro Reef (25N170W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Midway Atoll (28N177W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Necker Island (23N164W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Nihoa (23N161W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Raita Bank (25N168W0002) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Wake Atoll > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ofu Island (14S169W0013) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Olosega Island (14S169W0014) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Rose Island > Rose Island (Rose Atoll) (14S168W0001) |
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) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Alamagan Island > Alamagan Island (17N145E0002) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Anatahan Island > Anatahan Island (16N145E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Arakane Reef > Arakane Reef (15N141E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Asuncion Island > Asuncion Island (19N145E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Farallon de Pajaros > Farallon de Pajaros (20N144E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Santa Rosa Bank (12N144E0051) |
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) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Islands > Stingray Shoals (20N142E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Maug Island > Maug Island (20N145E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Pagan Island > Pagan Island (18N145E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Pathfinder Reef > Pathfinder Reef (16N141E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Rota Island > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007) |
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 > Supply Reef (16N145E0004) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Tinian Island > Tatsumi Reef (14N145E0011) |
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 Islands |
None | Marianas |
None | MHI |
None | NWHI |
None | Pacific Remote Island Areas |
None | PRIA |
Physical Location
Organization: | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center |
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City: | Honolulu |
State/Province: | HI |
Country: | USA |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Data Set Type: | CSV Files |
Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Entity Attribute Overview: |
Raw survey data includes metadata for each survey (where, when, who, length, duration, depth, reef type, temperature); individual reef fish observations identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible (usually species) including size (cm) and count; and parameters needed to calculate biomass and density. |
Entity Attribute Detail URL: | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36872 |
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 Coral Reef Ecosystem Program and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2010 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Lino, Kevin |
Address: |
1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96818 USA |
Email Address: | kevin.lino@noaa.gov |
Phone: | (808)725-5425 |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2016 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) |
Email Address: | ncei.info@noaa.gov |
URL: | NCEI Contact Information |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2010 |
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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 |
Originator
Date Effective From: | 2000 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) |
Address: |
1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96818 USA |
Email Address: | pifsc.info@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 808-725-5360 |
URL: | https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov |
Business Hours: | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Originator
Date Effective From: | 2000 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) |
Address: |
1305 East West Highway 10th Floor Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281 |
Phone: | (301) 713-3155 |
URL: | https://coralreef.noaa.gov |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2010 |
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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 |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Description: |
Mariana Archipelago |
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Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | 142.43575067 | |
---|---|---|
E° Bound: | 145.85367032 | |
N° Bound: | 20.55415502 | |
S° Bound: | 12.80619352 | |
Description |
Mariana Archipelago including Guam, Rota, Tinian, Aguijan, Saipan, Sarigan, Guguan, Alamagan, Pagan, Agrihan, Asuncion, Maug, Farallon de Pajaros, Anatahan, Arakane, Pathfinder, Santa Rosa, Stingray, Supply, and Tatsumi. |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2003-08-22 |
End: | 2003-09-28 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | OES0307 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 2
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2007-05-12 |
End: | 2007-05-22 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0702 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 3
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2007-05-25 |
End: | 2007-06-08 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0703 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 4
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2009-04-03 |
End: | 2009-04-14 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0902 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 5
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2009-04-15 |
End: | 2009-05-05 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 6
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2011-04-07 |
End: | 2011-05-09 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HA1101 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 7
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2005-09-04 |
End: | 2005-09-30 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | OES0511 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 8
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2005-10-03 |
End: | 2005-10-08 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | OES0512 |
Extent Group 2
Extent Description: |
Hawaiian Archipelago including the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. |
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Extent Group 2 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -160.54516804 | |
---|---|---|
E° Bound: | -154.83979027 | |
N° Bound: | 22.23705898 | |
S° Bound: | 18.90836853 | |
Description |
Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), including Hawaii, Kauai, Kaula, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, Niihau, and Oahu |
Extent Group 2 / Geographic Area 2
W° Bound: | -178.38542228 | |
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E° Bound: | -161.91509543 | |
N° Bound: | 28.45872797 | |
S° Bound: | 23.05548364 | |
Description |
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), including French Frigate, Gardner, Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Maro, Midway, Necker, Nihoa, Pearl & Hermes, and Raita |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2005-07-14 |
End: | 2005-08-06 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0505 |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 2
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2006-07-27 |
End: | 2006-08-19 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0610 |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 3
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2008-10-17 |
End: | 2008-11-13 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | OES0810 |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 4
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2000-09-09 |
End: | 2000-10-05 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | TC0011 |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 5
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2008-12-09 |
End: | 2008-12-10 |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 6
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2010-10-08 |
End: | 2010-11-04 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HA1008 |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 7
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2001-09-13 |
End: | 2001-09-25 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | TC0110 |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 8
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2002-12-03 |
End: | 2002-12-06 |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 9
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2002-09-11 |
End: | 2002-10-04 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | TC0207 |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 10
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2003-07-14 |
End: | 2003-08-08 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | OES0306 |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 11
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2004-09-16 |
End: | 2004-10-11 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0401 |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 12
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2006-09-03 |
End: | 2006-10-01 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0611 |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 13
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2008-09-14 |
End: | 2008-10-09 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0809 |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 14
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2010-09-07 |
End: | 2010-09-24 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HA1007 |
Extent Group 3
Extent Description: |
American Samoa |
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Extent Group 3 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -171.09273053 | |
---|---|---|
E° Bound: | -168.13673589 | |
N° Bound: | -11.04527083 | |
S° Bound: | -14.91052889 | |
Description |
American Samoa including Tutuila, Manu'a (Ofo, Olosega, and Ta'u), Rose Atoll, South Bank, and Swains. |
Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2010-02-23 |
End: | 2010-03-20 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HA1001 |
Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 2
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2012-03-21 |
End: | 2012-04-25 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HA1201 |
Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 3
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2002-02-09 |
End: | 2002-03-03 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | TC0201 |
Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 4
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2004-02-04 |
End: | 2004-02-25 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | OES0402 |
Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 5
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2006-02-11 |
End: | 2006-03-09 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0602 |
Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 6
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2008-02-18 |
End: | 2008-03-18 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0802 |
Extent Group 4
Extent Description: |
Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) |
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Extent Group 4 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | 166.59345657 | |
---|---|---|
E° Bound: | 166.66057 | |
N° Bound: | 19.32606047 | |
S° Bound: | 19.26696409 | |
Description |
Wake Island, one of the seven PRIA, is routinely surveyed as part of the Mariana Archipelago RAMP (MARAMP) missions. |
Extent Group 4 / Geographic Area 2
W° Bound: | -176.6269294 | |
---|---|---|
E° Bound: | -159.97143455 | |
N° Bound: | 16.78843124 | |
S° Bound: | -0.38304574 | |
Description |
Phoenix (Baker and Howland) and Line Islands (Jarvis, Kingman, and Palmyra), and Johnston Atoll. These six of the seven PRIA are routinely surveyed as part of the American Samoa RAMP (ASRAMP) missions (Johnston, Baker and Howland during the first leg of ASRAMP, and Jarvis, Kingman, and Palmyra during the last leg of ASRAMP). |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2005-10-18 |
End: | 2005-10-21 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | OES0513 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 2
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2007-04-30 |
End: | 2007-05-03 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0701 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 3
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2009-03-22 |
End: | 2009-03-26 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0901 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 4
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2011-03-23 |
End: | 2011-03-27 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HA1101 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 5
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2012-05-03 |
End: | 2012-05-19 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HA1201 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 6
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2001-02-07 |
End: | 2001-02-23 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | TC0101 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 7
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2002-01-29 |
End: | 2002-02-01 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | TC0201 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 8
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2004-01-12 |
End: | 2004-01-24 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | OES0401 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 9
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2004-03-26 |
End: | 2004-04-04 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | OES0404 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 10
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2006-01-18 |
End: | 2006-02-01 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0601 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 11
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2006-03-20 |
End: | 2006-04-02 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0604 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 12
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2008-01-27 |
End: | 2008-02-09 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0801 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 13
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2008-03-26 |
End: | 2008-04-07 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HI0803 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 14
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2002-03-10 |
End: | 2002-03-19 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | TC0201 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 15
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2010-01-24 |
End: | 2010-02-08 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HA1001 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 16
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2010-04-01 |
End: | 2010-04-17 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HA1001 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 17
Time Frame Type: | Range |
---|---|
Start: | 2012-03-02 |
End: | 2012-03-16 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HA1201 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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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 Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP), 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 NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) when using the data. Suggested citation: Coral Reef Ecosystem Program; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2016). Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of the U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2000 to 2012. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/34521. |
Metadata Access Constraints: |
None |
Metadata Use Constraints: |
None |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0163744 |
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Distributor: | |
File Name: | VS_FISH_TDS.csv |
Description: |
Observations from towed-diver surveys of coral reef fishes by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted from 2000-2012 |
File Type (Deprecated): | csv (comma-separated values) |
Distribution Format: | CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) |
Distribution 2
Download URL: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5343/bms.2010.1019 |
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Distributor: | |
File Name: | TDS_method_fish-indep_assess_lrg_fish.PDF |
Description: |
Richards BL, Williams ID, Nadon MO, Zgliczynski BJ 2011. A towed-diver survey method for mesoscale fishery-independent assessment of large-bodied reef fishes. Bulletin of Marine Science 87(1): 000-000. doi:10.5343/bms.2010.1019. |
File Date/Time: | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
File Type (Deprecated): | |
Distribution Format: | PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/fish.php |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
|
File Resource Format: | PHP |
Description: |
Coral Reef Ecosystem Program website, Fish Ecology and Monitoring |
URL 2
URL: | http://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/ |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
|
File Resource Format: | HTML |
Description: |
Information about the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) on the NOAA Coral Reef Information System website. |
URL 3
URL: | https://pifsc-www.irc.noaa.gov/cred/img/diver_using_towboard_sm.jpg |
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URL Type: |
Browse Graphic
|
File Resource Format: | JPG |
Description: |
Diver counting coral reef fishes using the towed diver method. |
URL 4
URL: | http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/survey_methods.php |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
|
File Resource Format: | PHP |
Description: |
NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program website, survey methods page, which includes a brief description of the fish towed-diver survey method used since 2000 to survey large-bodied fishes. |
URL 5
URL: | https://pifsc-www.irc.noaa.gov/cred/monitoring_status_reports.php |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
|
File Resource Format: | PHP |
Description: |
NOAA PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) website, Monitoring Status Reports page. Monitoring status reports provide a periodic review of the coral reef monitoring surveys and research conducted by CREP each year in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands region. |
Technical Environment
Description: |
PIFSC Oracle database view: VS_FISH_TDS The latitude and longitude coordinates of the survey track are recorded using a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver on-board the tow boat. The survey track is georeferenced and a layback model is applied (python script in ESRI ArcGIS for Desktop) that more accurately maps the positions of the recorded observations. |
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Data Quality
Accuracy: |
Observations during each tow 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. The visual variation throughout the tow may change drastically as well as current and surface conditions for the support vessel impacting the preferred depth contour and accompanying track lines. |
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Quantitation Limits: |
These data can be used to see large differences but can not be processed to a fine scale. |
Completeness Report: |
The towed-diver surveys are completed in forereef, backreef, and lagoon habitats. |
Conceptual Consistency: |
The same methods of data collection are used during each tow. Regular examination and comparisons of the data are conducted throughout each mission to check for diver bias or other discrepancies. |
Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
The data is recorded by the diver on a physical data sheet, then transferred to a MS Access database on-board the ship. After the data is entered in the MS Access database, the diver verifies the data against the physical data sheet to ensure accuracy. Following the conclusion of a mission, the data is migrated to an Oracle database by NOAA CREP data management. There are several queries in both the MS Access and Oracle database to flag errors based on pre-defined criteria. |
Data Management
Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | Yes |
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Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | Unknown |
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | Yes |
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | 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?: |
The data is captured in several locations: physical data sheets, MS Access cruise database, and PIFSC Oracle database. The physical data sheets are housed at PIFSC. The MS Access cruise database is regularly backed up by the cruise data manager while at sea. The PIFSC Oracle database is regularly backed up by PIFSC ITS. |
Lineage
Lineage Statement: |
Fish towed-diver survey method of large-bodied (>50 cm) reef fishes |
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Sources
Richards BL, Williams ID, Nadon MO, Zgliczynski BJ 2011. A towed-diver survey method for mesoscale fishery-independent assessment of large-bodied reef fishes. Bulletin of Marine Science 87(1): 000-000. doi:10.5343/bms.2010.1019.
Contact Type: | Person |
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Contact Name: | Richards, Benjamin L |
Citation URL: | http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/2011/00000087/00000001/art00005 |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
A towed survey is typically 50 min long and covers about 2 km of habitat. Each survey is divided into 5-min segments, with data recorded separately per segment to allow for georeferencing of observations within the ~200 m covered during each segment. Throughout a survey, the latitude and longitude of its survey track are recorded at 5-s intervals on the small boat with a global positioning system (GPS). Following a survey, diver tracks are generated using this GPS data and a layback algorithm to account for position of the diver relative to the small boat. |
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Process Contact: | Lino, Kevin |
Phone (Voice): | (808)725-5425 |
Email Address: | kevin.lino@noaa.gov |
Source: | Richards BL, Williams ID, Nadon MO, Zgliczynski BJ 2011. A towed-diver survey method for mesoscale fishery-independent assessment of large-bodied reef fishes. Bulletin of Marine Science 87(1): 000-000. doi:10.5343/bms.2010.1019. |
Child Items
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Type | Title | |
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Entity | View: VS_FISH_TDS |
Related Items
Item Type | Relationship Type | Title |
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Data Set (DS) | Cross Reference |
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of American Samoa in 2015 |
Data Set (DS) | Cross Reference |
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago in 2016 |
Data Set (DS) | Cross Reference |
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of the Marianas since 2014 |
Data Set (DS) | Cross Reference |
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of the Pacific Remote Island Areas since 2014 |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 34521 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:34521 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Annette M DesRochers |
Metadata Record Created: | 2016-08-29 22:02+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-10-03 18:16+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2017-06-27 |
Owner Org: | PIFSC |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2017-06-27 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2018-06-27 |