36152
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Images Collected from Stratified Random Sites (StRS) across the Hawaiian Archipelago from 2013 to 2019
NCRMP: Benthic Images StR Hawaiian Archipelago
Data Set
Published / External
32954
Hawaiian Archipelago
Project
On Going
2017-01
2020-06
2020
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 PapahÃÂnaumokuÃÂkea 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.
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.
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 regionâÂÂs resources and how they are changing over time.
https://doi.org/10.7289/v5js9nr4
NOAA
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
Theme
CRCP Project
743
Theme
CRCP Project
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
Theme
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Visual Images > Habitats
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis > Transect Monitoring
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Biological
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Rapid assessment studies
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Benthic biology
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral Communities
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
PHOTOQUADRAT IMAGES
Theme
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS
imagery
Theme
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
CORAL REEF STUDIES
Theme
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Coral Reef Conservation Program
Theme
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
Theme
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division
Theme
CRED
Theme
CREP
Theme
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
Theme
Coral Reef Ecosystem Program
Theme
ESD
Theme
Ecosystem Sciences Division
Theme
PIFSC
Theme
PMNM
Theme
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Theme
RAMP
Theme
REA
Theme
Rapid Ecological Assessment
Theme
Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program
Temporal
Triennial
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Hawaii (21N160W0000)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Kauai Island (22N159W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Molokai Island (21N157W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > French Frigate Shoals (24N166W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Kure Atoll (28N178W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Lisianski Island (25N173W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Oahu (21N157W0003)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Kalawao > Kahoolawe Island (20N156W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Kauai > Niihau Island (21N160W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Lanai Island (20N156W0002)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Maui Island (20N156W0004)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii > Hawaii (21N160W0000)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii Island > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Kahoolawe Island > Kahoolawe Island (20N156W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Kauai Island > Kauai Island (22N159W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Lanai Island > Lanai Island (20N156W0002)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Maui Island (20N156W0004)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Molokai Island > Molokai Island (21N157W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Niihau Island > Niihau Island (21N160W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu Island > Oahu (21N157W0003)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > French Frigate Shoals (24N166W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Kure Atoll (28N178W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Lisianski Island (25N173W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001)
Spatial
NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus
Coastal Waters of Hawaii
Spatial
NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus
North Pacific Ocean
Spatial
NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Spatial
MHI
Spatial
Main Hawaiian Islands
Spatial
NWHI
Spatial
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
camera
Platform
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS
HI'IALAKAI
Platform
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS
OSCAR ELTON SETTE
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Honolulu
HI
USA
Data Set
JPG Files
As Needed
Updated 2022 to add imagery collected in 2015.
Updated June 2020 to add imagery collected in 2019.
Image (digital)
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).
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/60051
While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
60051
Benthic Image Site Info Data Dictionary
Published / External
Data Table
Yes
Data dictionary for site information data provided with images. Images are named with site.
DATE_
DATETIME
No
No
Active
date (day, month, year) photograph was taken
LATITUDE
NUMERIC
No
No
Active
Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given SITE as recorded by divers on the datasheets where the images were collected
LONGITUDE
NUMERIC
No
No
Active
Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84 for the given SITE as recorded by divers on the datasheets where photoquads were collected.
1
SITE
TEXT
No
No
Active
The code for the site surveyed at the island or atoll. Combines a 3-letter island code with a 2-4 digit site number.
Data Set Credit
2013
Organization
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
CRCP
1305 East West Highway 10th Floor
Silver Spring
MD
20910-3281
(301) 713-3155
https://coralreef.noaa.gov
Link to the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program website
Online Resource
Data Steward
2023
Person
Couch, Courtney S
courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov
Data Steward
2013
2022-12
Person
Vargas-Angel, Bernardo
bernardo.vargasangel@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5423
Distributor
2016
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
NCEI-MD
NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20910-3282
(301) 713-3277
Distributor
2013
2016
Person
Kanemura, Troy T
troy.kanemura@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5422
Metadata Contact
2019
Person
Luers, Lori H
lori.luers@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
Metadata Contact
2013
2019
Person
DesRochers, Annette M
annette.desrochers@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5461
8 am - 5 pm
Originator
2013
Organization
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
PIFSC
pifsc.info@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808-725-5360
https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage
Online Resource
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Point of Contact
2013
Person
Couch, Courtney S
courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov
Ground Condition
Hawaiian Archipelago including the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
-160.251839
-154.804172
22.218748
18.91922507
Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), including Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, Oahu, Molokai, Niihau, Kahoolawe, and Lanai.
-178.3843301
-166.053528
28.457971
23.6242
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), including French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Lisianki, and Pearl & Hermes.
Range
2013-08-02
2013-08-22
HA1304
MHI RAMP 2013
Discrete
2013-09-18
HA1305
NWHI RAMP 2013 (only one day of fish/benthic surveys conducted during this otherwise climate-focused mission)
Range
2013-10-18
2013-10-31
SB1320
Shore-based surveys around Oahu as part of MHI RAMP 2013
Range
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).
Range
2015-07-31
2015-08-02
Timeframe of the imagery collection from the 2015 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) RAMP surveys (HA1505) conducted by The PapahÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂnaumokuÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂkea Marine National Monument (PMNM).
Range
2016-07-13
2016-08-24
HA1606
MHI RAMP 2016
Range
2016-08-31
2016-09-27
HA1606
NWHI RAMP 2016
Range
2019-04-21
2019-08-06
SE1902
MHI RAMP 2019
Range
2019-10-30
2019-10-31
SB1910
Shore-based fish surveys around Oahu as part of MHI RAMP 2019
Unclassified
Not applicable
Not applicable
NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) Data Sharing Recommendations, version 9.0 updated August 12, 2015:
ESD welcomes the opportunity to collaborate on research issues contributing to the scientific basis for better management of marine ecosystems. ESD has a very diverse set of field activities that generates large volumes of data using an array of data collection protocols.
The following recommendations are for your consideration as you use this data:
1) Data analyses should take all field exigencies into account. The most effective way to do this would be active collaboration with ESD principal investigators.
2) In all presentations, product releases, or publications using data generated by ESD, proper acknowledgement of both ESD and the individuals responsible for data collection is expected. Citing the DOI (if available) is preferred, a non-DOI example is listed below.
3) If you collect or generate data for the same study areas, ESD requests that you share relevant information on complimentary data collections.
4) Those receiving data are strongly urged to inform the ESD Data Management Team of any errors and discrepancies that are discovered during the course of using these data. They are further urged to bring to the attention of the Team all problems and difficulties encountered in using these data. This information is necessary in order to improve the collections and to facilitate more efficient and economical data processing and retrieval. The users are asked to supply copies of any missing data that may be located, and to provide information as to significant subsets and special aggregations of data that are developed in using the material provided.
Example citation:
"This publication makes use of data products provided by the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with funding support from the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). The analysis and interpretations presented here are solely that of the current authors.”
Data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive.
None
Please cite NOAA Fisheries, Ecosystem Sciences Division (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.
None
None
2017-02-10
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159144
2016
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
StR Images HAWAII 2013
Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP)
2016-12-30T00:00:00
JPEG
JPEG
2017-02-10
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159144
2016
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Site Info HAWAII 2013.csv
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)
2017-01-30T00:00:00
csv (comma-separated values)
CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
2017-08-31
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0164293
2016
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
StR Images HAWAII 2016
Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP)
2017-07-12T00:00:00
JPEG
JPEG
2017-08-31
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0164293
2016
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Site Info HAWAII 2016.csv
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)
2017-07-11T00:00:00
csv (comma-separated values)
CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
2020-07-09
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0211063
2016
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
StR Images HAWAII 2019
Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD).
2020-06-24T00:00:00
JPEG
JPEG
114 GB
2020-07-09
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0211063
2016
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Site Info HAWAII 2019.csv
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).
2020-06-23T00:00:00
csv (comma-separated values)
CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
2022
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0268773
2016
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
MHI_RFS_PQ_siteinfo_2015
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.
csv (comma-separated values)
CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
2022
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0268773
2016
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
MHI_RFS_PQ_images_2015
Imagery collected during the 2015 MHI Reef Fish Cruise (HA1503) by the CRED, now known as Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) of the NOAA PIFSC.
JPG
JPEG
36.0 GB
2022
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0276273
2016
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
NWHI_PMNM_PQ_siteinfo_2015
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)
CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
2022
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0276273
2016
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
NWHI_PMNM_PQ_images_2015
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).
JPG
JPEG
16.8 GB
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
Online Resource
HTML
NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website.
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific
Coral Reefs in the Pacific
Online Resource
HTML
NOAA Fisheries website
PIFSC network/file system:
\\picQueenFish\optical\OPTICAL\
\\picGoldFish\general\Cruise\CruiseData
Handheld GPS units were used to locate random sites and mark site locations.
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.
Only shallow water (0 to 30 meter depth range) hard-bottom habitats are surveyed. The survey sites were randomly selected using a systematic process based on available habitat and bathymetric data. Although efforts are made to include broad spatial coverage of surveys at each island, weather conditions and other environmental constraints may have prevented the team from surveying exposed reef areas.
The same methods of data collection were used at each surveyed site.
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.
Yes
Unknown
Yes
No
Unknown
NCEI-MD
Unknown
The images reside on a file server maintained and regularly backed up by PIFSC ITS.
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.
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.
Organization
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Originator
2015-12-15
https://doi.org/10.7289/v5sn06zt
NOAA Institutional Repository
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.
Organization
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC
Originator
2020-02-01
https://doi.org/10.25923/ws5s-km69
NOAA Institutional Repository
The SOP describes the method to collect benthic images during benthic surveys.
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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).
Person
Couch, Courtney S
courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov
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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.
Person
Vargas-Angel, Bernardo
bernardo.vargasangel@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5423
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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).
Person
Vargas-Angel, Bernardo
bernardo.vargasangel@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5423
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
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Entity
Benthic Image Site Info Data Dictionary
36155
Data Set
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Cover Derived from Analysis of Benthic Images Collected during Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) across the Hawaiian Archipelago from 2013 to 2019
Cross Reference
25247
Data Set
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Images Collected from Stratified Random Sites (StRS) across American Samoa since 2015
Cross Reference
36153
Data Set
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Images Collected from Stratified Random Sites (StRS) across the Mariana Archipelago since 2014
Cross Reference
36154
Data Set
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Images Collected from Stratified Random Sites (StRS) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas since 2014
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2016-12-30T16:29:43
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2023-01-17
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
PIFSC
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Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
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