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Summary

Short Citation
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2024: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Images Collected from Stratified Random Sites (StRS) across the Hawaiian Archipelago from 2013 to 2019, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36152.
Full Citation Examples

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7289/v5js9nr4

Abstract

The data described here are benthic habitat imagery (color-corrected photographs) from benthic photo-quadrat surveys conducted along transects at stratified random sites by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD)--formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division--as part of the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). The photo-quadrat surveys are part of Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) surveys for corals and fish conducted during ESD-led NCRMP missions across the Hawaiian Archipelago in 2013, 2016, 2015, and 2019. In 2015, there was also a NCRMP (formerly known as RAMP) mission led by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) (HA1505) to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI).

A stratified random sampling (StRS) design was employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems across the Hawaiian Archipelago. The survey domain encompassed the majority of the mapped area of reef and hard bottom habitats in the 0-30 m depth range. The stratification scheme included island, reef zone, and depth in all regions, as well as habitat structure type in the Main Hawaiian Islands. Allocation of sampling effort was proportional to strata area and variance in coral density. Sites were surveyed using photo-quadrats along transects to collect benthic imagery to ultimately produce estimates of relative abundance (percent cover), frequency of occurrence, benthic community taxonomic composition and relative generic richness.

The StRS design effectively reduces estimate variance through stratification using environmental covariates and by sampling more sites rather than sampling more transects at a site. Therefore, site-level estimates and site to site comparisons should be used with caution.

Distribution Information

  • JPEG, 36.0 GB

    Imagery collected during the 2015 MHI Reef Fish Cruise (HA1503) by the CRED, now known as Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) of the NOAA PIFSC.

  • CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    MHI site metadata (including site name, date, and location) for the photoquads conducted during 2015 during the MHI Reef Fish Cruise (HA1503) by the ESD.

  • JPEG, 16.8 GB

    Benthic imagery collected during the 2015 NWHI RAMP cruise (HA1505) conducted by PMNM. The file naming convention for each photo/image is [SITE]_[YEAR]_[TRANSECT]_[PHOTO_NUMBER].JPG (e.g., TUT-903_2012_A_01.JPG).

  • CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    NWHI site metadata (including site name, date, and location) for the photoquads conducted during 2015 during the NWHI RAMP (HA1505) by PMNM.

  • CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 by the NOAA Fisheries, Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD).

  • JPEG, 114 GB

    Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD).

  • CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP)

  • JPEG

    Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP)

  • CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP)

  • JPEG

    Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP)

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

Please cite NOAA Fisheries, Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) when using the data.

Example:

Ecosystem Sciences Division; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2020: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Images Collected from Stratified Random Sites (StRS) across the Hawaiian Archipelago from 2013 to 2019, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36152.

Controlled Theme Keywords

biota

Child Items

Type Title
Entity Benthic Image Site Info Data Dictionary

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Courtney S Couch
courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact
Lori H Luers
lori.luers@noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-160.251839° W, -154.804172° E, 22.218748° N, 18.91922507° S

Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), including Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, Oahu, Molokai, Niihau, Kahoolawe, and Lanai.

Geographic Area 2

-178.3843301° W, -166.053528° E, 28.457971° N, 23.6242° S

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), including French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Lisianki, and Pearl & Hermes.

Time Frame 1
2013-08-02 - 2013-08-22

MHI RAMP 2013

Time Frame 2
2013-09-18

NWHI RAMP 2013 (only one day of fish/benthic surveys conducted during this otherwise climate-focused mission)

Time Frame 3
2013-10-18 - 2013-10-31

Shore-based surveys around Oahu as part of MHI RAMP 2013

Time Frame 4
2016-08-31 - 2016-09-27

NWHI RAMP 2016

Time Frame 5
2016-07-13 - 2016-08-24

MHI RAMP 2016

Time Frame 6
2015-06-16 - 2015-07-02

Time frame of imagery collected during the 2015 Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Reef Fish Cruise (HA1503) conducted by the Coral Reef Ecosystems Division (CRED), now known as the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD).

Time Frame 7
2019-10-30 - 2019-10-31

Shore-based fish surveys around Oahu as part of MHI RAMP 2019

Time Frame 8
2019-04-21 - 2019-08-06

MHI RAMP 2019

Time Frame 9
2015-07-31 - 2015-08-02

Timeframe of the imagery collection from the 2015 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) RAMP surveys (HA1505) conducted by The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM).

Item Identification

Title: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Images Collected from Stratified Random Sites (StRS) across the Hawaiian Archipelago from 2013 to 2019
Short Name: NCRMP: Benthic Images StR Hawaiian Archipelago
Status: On Going
Creation Date: 2017-01
Revision Date: 2020-06
Publication Date: 2020
Abstract:

The data described here are benthic habitat imagery (color-corrected photographs) from benthic photo-quadrat surveys conducted along transects at stratified random sites by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD)--formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division--as part of the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). The photo-quadrat surveys are part of Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) surveys for corals and fish conducted during ESD-led NCRMP missions across the Hawaiian Archipelago in 2013, 2016, 2015, and 2019. In 2015, there was also a NCRMP (formerly known as RAMP) mission led by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) (HA1505) to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI).

A stratified random sampling (StRS) design was employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems across the Hawaiian Archipelago. The survey domain encompassed the majority of the mapped area of reef and hard bottom habitats in the 0-30 m depth range. The stratification scheme included island, reef zone, and depth in all regions, as well as habitat structure type in the Main Hawaiian Islands. Allocation of sampling effort was proportional to strata area and variance in coral density. Sites were surveyed using photo-quadrats along transects to collect benthic imagery to ultimately produce estimates of relative abundance (percent cover), frequency of occurrence, benthic community taxonomic composition and relative generic richness.

The StRS design effectively reduces estimate variance through stratification using environmental covariates and by sampling more sites rather than sampling more transects at a site. Therefore, site-level estimates and site to site comparisons should be used with caution.

Purpose:

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 Coral Reef Conservation Coral Reef Program (CRCP) biological, physical, and human dimensions activities into a cohesive NOAA-wide effort. Through the implementation of 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 Ecosystem Sciences Division 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.

Supplemental Information:

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.

DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.7289/v5js9nr4
DOI Registration Authority: NOAA

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Visual Images > Habitats
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis > Transect Monitoring
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 > Rapid assessment studies
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 > Benthic biology
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral Communities
CRCP Project 743
CRCP Project National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS PHOTOQUADRAT IMAGES
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS imagery
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
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 PMNM
None RAMP
None Rapid Ecological Assessment
None REA
None Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Triennial

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Hawaii (21N160W0000)
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 > Kure Atoll (28N178W0001)
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 > 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 > Kalawao > Kahoolawe Island (20N156W0001)
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 OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii > Hawaii (21N160W0000)
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 > Kahoolawe Island > Kahoolawe Island (20N156W0001)
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 > 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 > 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 > Kure Atoll (28N178W0001)
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 > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001)
NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus Coastal Waters of Hawaii
NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus North Pacific Ocean
NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
None Main Hawaiian Islands
None MHI
None Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
None NWHI

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS camera

Platform Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS HI'IALAKAI
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS OSCAR ELTON SETTE

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: JPG Files
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Maintenance Note:

Updated 2022 to add imagery collected in 2015.

Updated June 2020 to add imagery collected in 2019.

Data Presentation Form: Image (digital)
Entity Attribute Overview:

Raw data include ~30 benthic photographs per survey site. Included in the archive package is a list of survey sites, including site, date, latitude (dd), longitude (dd) where photoquads were collected. The file naming convention for each photo/image is [SITE]_[YEAR]_[TRANSECT]_[PHOTO_NUMBER].JPG (e.g., TUT-903_2012_A_01.JPG).

Entity Attribute Detail URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/60051
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: NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

Support Roles

Data Set Credit

CC ID: 910695
Date Effective From: 2013
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

Data Steward

CC ID: 1191461
Date Effective From: 2023
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Couch, Courtney S
Email Address: courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 369662
Date Effective From: 2016
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: 1191057
Date Effective From: 2019
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Luers, Lori H
Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address: lori.luers@noaa.gov

Originator

CC ID: 369659
Date Effective From: 2013
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address: pifsc.info@noaa.gov
Phone: 808-725-5360
URL: https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 369660
Date Effective From: 2013
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Couch, Courtney S
Email Address: courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov
View Historical Support Roles

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Description:

Hawaiian Archipelago including the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 369883
W° Bound: -160.251839
E° Bound: -154.804172
N° Bound: 22.218748
S° Bound: 18.91922507
Description

Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), including Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, Oahu, Molokai, Niihau, Kahoolawe, and Lanai.

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 2

CC ID: 573525
W° Bound: -178.3843301
E° Bound: -166.053528
N° Bound: 28.457971
S° Bound: 23.6242
Description

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), including French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Lisianki, and Pearl & Hermes.

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 369884
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2013-08-02
End: 2013-08-22
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1304
Description:

MHI RAMP 2013

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 2

CC ID: 369885
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2013-09-18
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1305
Description:

NWHI RAMP 2013 (only one day of fish/benthic surveys conducted during this otherwise climate-focused mission)

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 3

CC ID: 369886
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2013-10-18
End: 2013-10-31
Alternate Start As Of Info: SB1320
Description:

Shore-based surveys around Oahu as part of MHI RAMP 2013

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 4

CC ID: 573527
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2016-08-31
End: 2016-09-27
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1606
Description:

NWHI RAMP 2016

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 5

CC ID: 573523
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2016-07-13
End: 2016-08-24
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1606
Description:

MHI RAMP 2016

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 6

CC ID: 1191052
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2015-06-16
End: 2015-07-02
Description:

Time frame of imagery collected during the 2015 Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Reef Fish Cruise (HA1503) conducted by the Coral Reef Ecosystems Division (CRED), now known as the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD).

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 7

CC ID: 911528
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2019-10-30
End: 2019-10-31
Alternate Start As Of Info: SB1910
Description:

Shore-based fish surveys around Oahu as part of MHI RAMP 2019

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 8

CC ID: 911527
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2019-04-21
End: 2019-08-06
Alternate Start As Of Info: SE1902
Description:

MHI RAMP 2019

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 9

CC ID: 1191051
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2015-07-31
End: 2015-08-02
Description:

Timeframe of the imagery collection from the 2015 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) RAMP surveys (HA1505) conducted by The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM).

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Security Classification System:

Not applicable

Security Handling Description:

Not applicable

Data Access Policy:

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). 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 Fisheries, Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) when using the data.

Example:

Ecosystem Sciences Division; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2020: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Images Collected from Stratified Random Sites (StRS) across the Hawaiian Archipelago from 2013 to 2019, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36152.

Metadata Access Constraints:

None

Metadata Use Constraints:

None

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1191054
Start Date: 2022
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0268773
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2016 - Present)
File Name: MHI_RFS_PQ_images_2015
Description:

Imagery collected during the 2015 MHI Reef Fish Cruise (HA1503) by the CRED, now known as Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) of the NOAA PIFSC.

File Type (Deprecated): JPG
Distribution Format: JPEG
File Size: 36.0 GB

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1191055
Start Date: 2022
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0268773
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2016 - Present)
File Name: MHI_RFS_PQ_siteinfo_2015
Description:

MHI site metadata (including site name, date, and location) for the photoquads conducted during 2015 during the MHI Reef Fish Cruise (HA1503) by the ESD.

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

Distribution 3

CC ID: 1191053
Start Date: 2022
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0276273
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2016 - Present)
File Name: NWHI_PMNM_PQ_images_2015
Description:

Benthic imagery collected during the 2015 NWHI RAMP cruise (HA1505) conducted by PMNM. The file naming convention for each photo/image is [SITE]_[YEAR]_[TRANSECT]_[PHOTO_NUMBER].JPG (e.g., TUT-903_2012_A_01.JPG).

File Type (Deprecated): JPG
Distribution Format: JPEG
File Size: 16.8 GB

Distribution 4

CC ID: 1191445
Start Date: 2022
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0276273
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2016 - Present)
File Name: NWHI_PMNM_PQ_siteinfo_2015
Description:

NWHI site metadata (including site name, date, and location) for the photoquads conducted during 2015 during the NWHI RAMP (HA1505) by PMNM.

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Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 5

CC ID: 912270
Start Date: 2020-07-09
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0211063
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2016 - Present)
File Name: Site Info HAWAII 2019.csv
Description:

Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 by the NOAA Fisheries, Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD).

File Date/Time: 2020-06-23 00:00:00
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Distribution 6

CC ID: 911529
Start Date: 2020-07-09
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0211063
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2016 - Present)
File Name: StR Images HAWAII 2019
Description:

Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD).

File Date/Time: 2020-06-24 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): JPEG
Distribution Format: JPEG
File Size: 114 GB

Distribution 7

CC ID: 912272
Start Date: 2017-08-31
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0164293
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2016 - Present)
File Name: Site Info HAWAII 2016.csv
Description:

Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP)

File Date/Time: 2017-07-11 00:00:00
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Distribution 8

CC ID: 573530
Start Date: 2017-08-31
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0164293
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2016 - Present)
File Name: StR Images HAWAII 2016
Description:

Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP)

File Date/Time: 2017-07-12 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): JPEG
Distribution Format: JPEG

Distribution 9

CC ID: 912271
Start Date: 2017-02-10
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159144
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2016 - Present)
File Name: Site Info HAWAII 2013.csv
Description:

Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP)

File Date/Time: 2017-01-30 00:00:00
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Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 10

CC ID: 369674
Start Date: 2017-02-10
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159144
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2016 - Present)
File Name: StR Images HAWAII 2013
Description:

Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP)

File Date/Time: 2016-12-30 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): JPEG
Distribution Format: JPEG

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 369667
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific
Name: Coral Reefs in the Pacific
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: HTML
Description:

NOAA Fisheries website

URL 2

CC ID: 369668
URL: https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/
Name: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: HTML
Description:

NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website.

Technical Environment

Description:

PIFSC network/file system:

\\picQueenFish\optical\OPTICAL\

\\picGoldFish\general\Cruise\CruiseData

Data Quality

Accuracy:

Handheld GPS units were used to locate random sites and mark site locations.

Analytical Accuracy:

Image data include ~30 benthic photographs per survey site from both the fish and benthic team surveys. The fish team conducts the photoquadrat surveys along one 30-m transect, as does the benthic team since 2018. Prior to 2018, the benthic team conducted surveys along 2 independent 18-m transects. Therefore, the site level image data prior to 2018 contains one transect (A) for fish team surveys and two transects (A and B) for benthic team surveys. Appropriate site level image grouping should include all 30 images.

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 were used at each surveyed site.

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

The photos are reviewed by the diver for accuracy and usability. To ensure consistency, images were color corrected using Adobe Lightroom if it appeared that the camera they were taken from was not properly white balanced in the field. The data management team also uses a optical validation script to re-name photos and enforce several validation checks.

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?:

The images reside on a file server maintained and regularly backed up by PIFSC ITS.

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

The stratified random sampling (StRS) design and benthic photoquadrat survey methodology, employed by the NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) from 2013 to 2019. Benthic imagery is collected at stratified random sites. These photos are color-corrected (if necessary) prior to analysis. The data management team also uses an optical validation script to re-name photos and enforce several validation checks.

Sources

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.

CC ID: 913397
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Publish Date: 2015-12-15
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.7289/v5sn06zt
Citation URL Name: NOAA Institutional Repository
Source Contribution:

Fish survey standard operating procedures

Winston W, Couch C, Huntingon B, Vargas-Ángel B. 2020. Ecosystem Sciences Division standard operating procedures: data collection for rapid ecological assessment benthic surveys, 2019 update. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-PIFSC-96, 56 p.

CC ID: 369672
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC
Publish Date: 2020-02-01
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.25923/ws5s-km69
Citation URL Name: NOAA Institutional Repository
Source Contribution:

The SOP describes the method to collect benthic images during benthic surveys.

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 369673
Description:

A stratified random sampling (StRS) design was employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems through the U.S. Pacific regions. The survey domain encompassed the majority of the mapped area of reef and hard bottom habitats. The stratification scheme included island, reef zone, and depth in all regions, as well as habitat structure type in the Main Hawaiian Islands. The habitat structure types included simple, complex, and coral-rich. Depth categories of shallow (0-6 m), mid (> 6-18m) and deep (>18-30 m) were also incorporated into the stratification scheme. Allocation of sampling effort was proportional to strata area and variance in coral density . Sites were randomly selected within each stratum.

A geographic information system (GIS) and digital spatial databases of benthic habitats (NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NCCOS), reef zones (IKONOS satellite imagery, NDGC 1998) bathymetry (NDGC 1998, CREP benthic mapping data), and marine reserve boundaries (NOAA) were used to facilitate spatial delineation of the sampling survey domain, strata, and sample units. Map resolution was such that the survey domain could be overlain by a grid using a GIS with individual cells of size 50 m by 50 m in area. A one-stage sampling scheme following Cochran (1977) was employed. Grid cells containing hard-bottom reef habitats were designated as primary sample units (referred to as sites).

Process Contact: Couch, Courtney S
Email Address: courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov

Process Step 2

CC ID: 372125
Description:

Photoquadrat surveys were conducted by both the fish and benthic teams. Still photographs were collected to record the benthic community composition at predetermined points along the transect line with a high-resolution digital camera mounted on a pole. Overall, 30 photoquadrat images are collected at each site. The fish team conducts these surveys along one 30 meter transect that spans the length of two stationary point count (SPC) cylinders used to assess fish abundance (30 images total, Transect A). As of 2018, the benthic team conducts the photoquadrat surveys along one 30m transect, where one photo is taken every meter for a total of 30 photographs.

Process Contact: Vargas-Angel, Bernardo
Phone (Voice): (808)725-5423
Email Address: bernardo.vargasangel@noaa.gov

Process Step 3

CC ID: 372126
Description:

To ensure consistency, images were color corrected using Adobe Lightroom if it appeared that the camera they were taken from was not properly white balanced in the field. Raw data include 30 benthic photographs per survey site. Included in the archive package is a list of survey sites, including region, island, site, date (day, month, year), latitude (dd), longitude (dd), minimum depth (ft), and maximum depth where photoquads were collected and unique image name. The file naming convention for each photo/image is [SITE]_[YEAR]_[TRANSECT]_[PHOTO_NUMBER].JPG (for example: TUT-903_2012_A_01.JPG).

Process Contact: Vargas-Angel, Bernardo
Phone (Voice): (808)725-5423
Email Address: bernardo.vargasangel@noaa.gov

Acquisition Information

Instruments

Instrument Unavailable Reason: Not Applicable

Platforms

Platform Unavailable Reason: Not Applicable

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

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Entity Benthic Image Site Info Data Dictionary

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 36152
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36152
Metadata Record Created By: Troy T Kanemura
Metadata Record Created: 2016-12-30 16:29+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2023-01-17
Owner Org: PIFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2020-07-06
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2021-07-06