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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013

Data Set (DS)  |  Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36164  |  Updated: October 3, 2024  |  Published / External 
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Summary

Diver performing coral demographic survey

Short Citation
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2025: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36164.
Full Citation Examples

DOI: doi:10.7289/V5C24TRH

Abstract

The data described here result from benthic coral demographic surveys within belt transects of specified length and width for two life stages (juveniles and adults) across the Hawaiian archipelago since 2013. The data provide information on adult coral colony counts, morphology, size, partial mortality (old and recent dead), presence and causation of disease and other compromised health conditions, including bleaching. Juvenile colony surveys include morphology and size. Taxonomic identification of adult colonies is to the species level and genus level for juveniles.

A two-stage stratified random sampling (StRS) design was employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems of the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013, 2016, and 2017 and starting in 2019 a one-stage StRS design was employed. 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 (i.e., shallow: >0–6 m; mid-depth: >6–18 m; and deep: >18–30 m), habitat structure type, as well as reef zone (i.e., forereef, backreef, lagoon, and protected slope; the latter three only in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands). Sampling effort allocation was determined based on strata area and sites randomly located within strata. The StRS design effectively reduces estimate variance through stratification using environmental covariates and by sampling more sites rather than more transects per site. Therefore, site-level estimates and site-to-site comparisons should proceed with caution.

The data were collected as part of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) and Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD; formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) led National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) missions around the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2013, 2016 and 2019, and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2016. Data collected as part of the 2014 and 2015 Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument funded research cruises in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are also included. The latter are funded separately but are complementary to the ESD NCRMP-funded data.

Distribution Information

  • PIFSC_DR-17-005_2016_BenthicBrief_NWHI.pdf
    PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format

    Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Benthic REA monitoring summary : Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2016. PIFSC data report DR-17-005. http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-17-005

  • PIFSC_DR-17-008_2016_BenthicBrief_MHI.pdf
    PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format

    Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Benthic REA monitoring summary : main Hawaiian Islands, 2016. PIFSC data report DR-17-008. http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-17-008

  • PIFSC_NTM-PIFSC-71_2018_SOP_Benthic.pdf
    PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format

    Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-PIFSC-71, 63 p. https://doi.org/10.25923/39jh-8993

  • PIFSC_NTM-PIFSC-92_2018_SOP_Benthic.pdf
    PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format

    Winston M, Couch C, Ferguson M, Huntington B, Swanson D, Vargas-Ángel B. 2019. Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2018 Update. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-92, 66 p. doi:10.25923/w1k2-0y84

    https://doi.org/10.25923/w1k2-0y84

  • HAWAII2013_coralgenera.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    List of coral genera surveyed in the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013

  • HAWAII2013_coralspecies.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    List of coral species surveyed in the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013

  • V0_CORAL_OBS_E_ HAWAII 2013.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 (HA1304 / HA1305).

  • V0_CORAL_OBS_E_PRESENCE HAWAII 2013.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Presence / absence from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 (HA1304 / HA1305).

  • V0_CORAL_OBS_F HAWAII 2013.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 (HA1304 / HA1305).

  • HAWAII2016_coralgenera.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    List of coral genera surveyed in the Hawaiian archipelago in 201

  • HAWAII2016_coralspecies.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    List of coral species surveyed in the Hawaiian archipelago in 201

  • V0_CORAL_OBS_E_ HAWAII 2016.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 (HA1606).

  • V0_CORAL_OBS_E_PRESENCE HAWAII 2016.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Presence / absence from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 (HA1606).

  • V0_CORAL_OBS_F HAWAII 2016.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 (HA1606).

  • NWHI2014_coralgenera.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    List of coral genera surveyed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014

  • NWHI2014_coralspecies.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    List of coral species surveyed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014

  • V0_CORAL_OBS_E_NWHI_2014_PMNM.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014 (HA1404).

  • V0_CORAL_OBS_F_ NWHI 2014_PMNM.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014 (HA1404).

  • NWHI2015_coralgenera.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    List of coral genera surveyed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015

  • NWHI2015_coralspecies.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    List of coral species surveyed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015

  • V0_CORAL_OBS_E_NWHI_2015_PMNM.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015 (HA1505).

  • V0_CORAL_OBS_F_NWHI_2015_PMNM.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015 (HA1505).

  • MHI2019_coralgenera.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    List of coral genera surveyed in the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2019

  • MHI2019_coralspecies.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    List of coral species surveyed in the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2019

  • V0_CORAL_OBS_E_2019_MHI.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 (SE1902).

  • V0_CORAL_OBS_F_2019_MHI.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 (SE1902).

  • PMNM_CORAL_OBS_E_ NWHI_2017.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2017 (HA1704_PMNM).

  • PMNM_CORAL_OBS_F_NWHI_2017.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

    Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2017 (HA1704_PMNM).

  • https://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Coral_Demographic_Survey_Adult_Hawaii.html
    ERDDAP Data Service

    NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) ERDDAP web service for coral demographic data of adult corals collected by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) during ESD-led NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program missions to the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013.

    ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. ERDDAP can also return a .png or .pdf image with a customized graph or map. ERDDAP also has web pages (for humans with browsers) and RESTful web services (for computer programs).

  • https://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Coral_Demographic_Survey_Juvenile_Hawaii.html
    ERDDAP Data Service

    NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) ERDDAP web service for coral demographic data of juvenile corals collected by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) during ESD-led NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program missions to the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013.

    ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. ERDDAP can also return a .png or .pdf image with a customized graph or map. ERDDAP also has web pages (for humans with browsers) and RESTful web services (for computer programs).

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

Please cite PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (for 2014, 2015, and 2017 surveys) when using the data.

Example:

Ecosystem Sciences Division; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2022). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013. NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36164

Controlled Theme Keywords

biota

Child Items

Type Title
Entity Adult Coral Belt Observations Data Dictionary
Entity Juvenile Coral Observations Data Dictionary
Entity View: V0_CORAL_OBS_E_PRESENCE

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

-160.2518° W, -154.8042° E, 22.207664° N, 18.92598792° S

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

Geographic Area 2

-178.380169° W, -166.063755° E, 28.457971° N, 23.625891° S

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), including French Frigate, Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Maro, Midway, and Pearl & Hermes.

Time Frame 1
2013-10-18 - 2013-10-29

MHI RAMP 2013, Shore-based surveys on Oahu

Time Frame 2
2016-08-31 - 2016-09-27

NWHI RAMP 2016

Time Frame 3
2016-07-13 - 2016-08-24

MHI RAMP 2016

Time Frame 4
2013-08-02 - 2013-08-23

MHI RAMP 2013

Time Frame 5
2013-09-18

One day of surveys in at Oahu following NWHI RAMP 2013

Time Frame 6
2017-09-09 - 2017-09-27

Coral demographic surveys conducted as part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2017, including French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Midway, and Pearl & Hermes Reef.

Time Frame 7
2015-07-30 - 2015-08-21

Coral demographic surveys conducted as part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015, including French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Maro, Midway, and Pearl & Hermes Reef.

Time Frame 8
2014-08-14 - 2014-08-26

Coral demographic surveys conducted as part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014, including French Frigate Shoals, Lisianski, and Midway.

Time Frame 9
2019-04-21 - 2019-08-06

MHI RAMP 2019

Item Identification

Title: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013
Short Name: NCRMP: Coral Demography Hawaiian Archipelago
Status: On Going
Creation Date: 2016-12
Revision Date: 2019-07
Publication Date: 2020
Abstract:

The data described here result from benthic coral demographic surveys within belt transects of specified length and width for two life stages (juveniles and adults) across the Hawaiian archipelago since 2013. The data provide information on adult coral colony counts, morphology, size, partial mortality (old and recent dead), presence and causation of disease and other compromised health conditions, including bleaching. Juvenile colony surveys include morphology and size. Taxonomic identification of adult colonies is to the species level and genus level for juveniles.

A two-stage stratified random sampling (StRS) design was employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems of the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013, 2016, and 2017 and starting in 2019 a one-stage StRS design was employed. 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 (i.e., shallow: >0–6 m; mid-depth: >6–18 m; and deep: >18–30 m), habitat structure type, as well as reef zone (i.e., forereef, backreef, lagoon, and protected slope; the latter three only in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands). Sampling effort allocation was determined based on strata area and sites randomly located within strata. The StRS design effectively reduces estimate variance through stratification using environmental covariates and by sampling more sites rather than more transects per site. Therefore, site-level estimates and site-to-site comparisons should proceed with caution.

The data were collected as part of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) and Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD; formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) led National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) missions around the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2013, 2016 and 2019, and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2016. Data collected as part of the 2014 and 2015 Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument funded research cruises in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are also included. The latter are funded separately but are complementary to the ESD NCRMP-funded data.
Purpose:

The 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 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.

In some circumstances, additional survey efforts using identical survey methods and design are conducted to supplement or otherwise complement NCRMP surveys. As methods, design and sometimes personnel are consistent across those surveys and NCRMP; and where the supplementary surveys are expressly intended to be merged with NCRMP data, we include those surveys here. NCRMP research cruises are typically conducted on a triennial basis in the Hawaiian Archipelago. In the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument complements NCRMP by surveying each of the years in between the NCRMP survey years.
Notes:

From 2013-2017, a two-stage StRS design was used and in 2018, ESD transitioned to a one-stage design.

Other Citation Details:

Winston M, Couch C, Ferguson M, Huntington B, Swanson D, Vargas-Ángel B. 2019. Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2018 Update. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-92, 66 p. doi:10.25923/w1k2-0y84
Supplemental Information:

The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (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 will consolidate monitoring of coral reefs under a uniform method in the Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico for the first time. NCRMP is funded by the CRCP and supported by NOAA Fisheries, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), and many other partners. The PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division at NOAA Fisheries is leading biological monitoring 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): doi:10.7289/V5C24TRH
DOI Registration Authority: NOAA

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Numeric Data Sets > Biology
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Species Richness
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Coral Colony Size and Condition
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 > BioDiversity
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 CORAL
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS CORAL - COLONY SIZE
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey - biological
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey - swimmer/diver
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS HI'IALAKAI
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP)
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division
None belt transect
None Coral Belt Survey
None Coral Disease
None Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
None Coral Reef Ecosystem Program
None CRED
None CREP
None Ecosystem Sciences Division
None ESD
None Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
None PIFSC
None RAMP
None Rapid Ecological Assessment
None REA
None Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program

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 > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001)
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Central Pacific Ocean
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
None PMNM

Platform Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
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: CSV Files
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Maintenance Note:

Data from Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument led missions in 2014 and 2015 were added in February 2019 and coral species lists for 2013 and 2016 were also updated (corrected PANN to PANA). Data from 2017 was added in 2022.
Data Presentation Form: Table (digital)
Entity Attribute Overview:

Raw survey data includes metadata for each survey (where, when, who, area); site characteristics (depth, reef type, habitat); individual adult and juvenile coral observations identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible (usually species) including morphology, empirical size measurement, and all other recorded colony attributes including partial mortality and condition. The raw data also include individual observations of crustose coralline algae diseases and Alcyonarian disease recorded disease type and lesion size (does not apply to surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019). Finally, the third type of raw data include presence of other Anthozoans, such as other cnidarians including Alcyonareans, Zoantharians, Corallimorpharians, and Antipatharians (does not apply to PMNM surveys conducted in 2014 and 2015 or surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019).
Distribution Liability:

While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Data Set Credit: PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program; Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

Support Roles

Data Set Credit

CC ID: 370981
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: 810534
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Couch, Courtney S
Email Address: courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 370982
Date Effective From: 2016
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 1186955
Date Effective From: 2022
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: 370976
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: 986743
Date Effective From: 2020
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: 371182
W° Bound: -160.2518
E° Bound: -154.8042
N° Bound: 22.207664
S° Bound: 18.92598792
Description

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

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 2

CC ID: 371183
W° Bound: -178.380169
E° Bound: -166.063755
N° Bound: 28.457971
S° Bound: 23.625891
Description

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), including French Frigate, Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Maro, Midway, and Pearl & Hermes.

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 371186
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2013-10-18
End: 2013-10-29
Alternate Start As Of Info: SB1320
Description:

MHI RAMP 2013, Shore-based surveys on Oahu

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 2

CC ID: 371184
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 3

CC ID: 371185
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2016-07-13
End: 2016-08-24
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA16006
Description:

MHI RAMP 2016

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 4

CC ID: 371187
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2013-08-02
End: 2013-08-23
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1304
Description:

MHI RAMP 2013

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 5

CC ID: 371189
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2013-09-18
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1305
Description:

One day of surveys in at Oahu following NWHI RAMP 2013

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 6

CC ID: 1186956
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2017-09-09
End: 2017-09-27
Description:

Coral demographic surveys conducted as part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2017, including French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Midway, and Pearl & Hermes Reef.

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 7

CC ID: 799867
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2015-07-30
End: 2015-08-21
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1505
Description:

Coral demographic surveys conducted as part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015, including French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Maro, Midway, and Pearl & Hermes Reef.

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 8

CC ID: 799866
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2014-08-14
End: 2014-08-26
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1404
Description:

Coral demographic surveys conducted as part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014, including French Frigate Shoals, Lisianski, and Midway.

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 9

CC ID: 986417
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2019-04-21
End: 2019-08-06
Alternate Start As Of Info: SE1902_MHI_LEG1, SE1902_MHI_LEG2 and SE1902_MHI_LEG3
Description:

MHI RAMP 2019

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, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The analysis and interpretations presented here are solely that of the current authors."
Data Access Procedure:

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

None
Data Use Constraints:

Please cite PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (for 2014, 2015, and 2017 surveys) when using the data.

Example:

Ecosystem Sciences Division; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2022). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013. NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36164
Metadata Access Constraints:

None
Metadata Use Constraints:

None

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 812670
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: PIFSC_DR-17-005_2016_BenthicBrief_NWHI.pdf
Description:

Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Benthic REA monitoring summary : Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2016. PIFSC data report DR-17-005. http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-17-005
File Date/Time: 2017-03-08 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): PDF
Distribution Format: PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format

Distribution 2

CC ID: 812671
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: PIFSC_DR-17-008_2016_BenthicBrief_MHI.pdf
Description:

Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Benthic REA monitoring summary : main Hawaiian Islands, 2016. PIFSC data report DR-17-008. http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-17-008
File Date/Time: 2017-03-13 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): PDF
Distribution Format: PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format

Distribution 3

CC ID: 812672
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: PIFSC_NTM-PIFSC-71_2018_SOP_Benthic.pdf
Description:

Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-PIFSC-71, 63 p. https://doi.org/10.25923/39jh-8993
File Date/Time: 2018-08-01 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): PDF
Distribution Format: PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format

Distribution 4

CC ID: 886714
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: PIFSC_NTM-PIFSC-92_2018_SOP_Benthic.pdf
Description:

Winston M, Couch C, Ferguson M, Huntington B, Swanson D, Vargas-Ángel B. 2019. Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2018 Update. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-92, 66 p. doi:10.25923/w1k2-0y84

https://doi.org/10.25923/w1k2-0y84
File Date/Time: 2019-10-01 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): PDF
Distribution Format: PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format

Distribution 5

CC ID: 371175
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159147
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: HAWAII2013_coralgenera.csv
Description:

List of coral genera surveyed in the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013
File Date/Time: 2016-12-23 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 6

CC ID: 371176
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159147
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: HAWAII2013_coralspecies.csv
Description:

List of coral species surveyed in the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013
File Date/Time: 2019-01-03 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 7

CC ID: 370995
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159147
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: V0_CORAL_OBS_E_ HAWAII 2013.csv
Description:

Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 (HA1304 / HA1305).
File Date/Time: 2016-12-30 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 8

CC ID: 378827
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159147
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: V0_CORAL_OBS_E_PRESENCE HAWAII 2013.csv
Description:

Presence / absence from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 (HA1304 / HA1305).
File Date/Time: 2017-01-03 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 9

CC ID: 371159
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159147
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: V0_CORAL_OBS_F HAWAII 2013.csv
Description:

Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 (HA1304 / HA1305).
File Date/Time: 2016-12-30 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 10

CC ID: 811444
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159163
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: HAWAII2016_coralgenera.csv
Description:

List of coral genera surveyed in the Hawaiian archipelago in 201
File Date/Time: 2016-12-23 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 11

CC ID: 811443
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159163
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: HAWAII2016_coralspecies.csv
Description:

List of coral species surveyed in the Hawaiian archipelago in 201
File Date/Time: 2019-01-03 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 12

CC ID: 371160
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159163
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: V0_CORAL_OBS_E_ HAWAII 2016.csv
Description:

Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 (HA1606).
File Date/Time: 2016-12-30 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 13

CC ID: 378828
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159163
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: V0_CORAL_OBS_E_PRESENCE HAWAII 2016.csv
Description:

Presence / absence from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 (HA1606).
File Date/Time: 2017-09-06 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 14

CC ID: 371161
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159163
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: V0_CORAL_OBS_F HAWAII 2016.csv
Description:

Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 (HA1606).
File Date/Time: 2016-12-30 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 15

CC ID: 803240
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184908
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: NWHI2014_coralgenera.csv
Description:

List of coral genera surveyed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014
File Date/Time: 2016-12-23 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 16

CC ID: 803242
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184908
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: NWHI2014_coralspecies.csv
Description:

List of coral species surveyed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014
File Date/Time: 2019-01-03 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 17

CC ID: 803244
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184908
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: V0_CORAL_OBS_E_NWHI_2014_PMNM.csv
Description:

Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014 (HA1404).
File Date/Time: 2019-02-11 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 18

CC ID: 803248
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184908
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: V0_CORAL_OBS_F_ NWHI 2014_PMNM.csv
Description:

Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014 (HA1404).
File Date/Time: 2019-02-11 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 19

CC ID: 803241
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184909
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: NWHI2015_coralgenera.csv
Description:

List of coral genera surveyed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015
File Date/Time: 2016-12-23 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 20

CC ID: 803243
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184909
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: NWHI2015_coralspecies.csv
Description:

List of coral species surveyed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015
File Date/Time: 2019-01-03 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 21

CC ID: 803245
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184909
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: V0_CORAL_OBS_E_NWHI_2015_PMNM.csv
Description:

Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015 (HA1505).
File Date/Time: 2019-02-11 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 22

CC ID: 803249
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184909
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: V0_CORAL_OBS_F_NWHI_2015_PMNM.csv
Description:

Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015 (HA1505).
File Date/Time: 2019-02-11 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 23

CC ID: 986745
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0224177
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: MHI2019_coralgenera.csv
Description:

List of coral genera surveyed in the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2019
File Date/Time: 2020-08-03 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 24

CC ID: 986746
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0224177
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: MHI2019_coralspecies.csv
Description:

List of coral species surveyed in the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2019
File Date/Time: 2020-08-03 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 25

CC ID: 989057
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0224177
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: V0_CORAL_OBS_E_2019_MHI.csv
Description:

Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 (SE1902).
File Date/Time: 2020-08-10 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 26

CC ID: 989058
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0224177
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: V0_CORAL_OBS_F_2019_MHI.csv
Description:

Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 (SE1902).
File Date/Time: 2020-08-10 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 27

CC ID: 1186376
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0265501
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: PMNM_CORAL_OBS_E_ NWHI_2017.csv
Description:

Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2017 (HA1704_PMNM).
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 28

CC ID: 1186377
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0265501
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
File Name: PMNM_CORAL_OBS_F_NWHI_2017.csv
Description:

Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2017 (HA1704_PMNM).
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

Distribution 29

CC ID: 886723
Download URL: https://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Coral_Demographic_Survey_Adult_Hawaii.html
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
Description:

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) ERDDAP web service for coral demographic data of adult corals collected by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) during ESD-led NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program missions to the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013.

ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. ERDDAP can also return a .png or .pdf image with a customized graph or map. ERDDAP also has web pages (for humans with browsers) and RESTful web services (for computer programs).
File Type (Deprecated): ERDDAP Data Server
Distribution Format: ERDDAP Data Service

Distribution 30

CC ID: 886724
Download URL: https://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Coral_Demographic_Survey_Juvenile_Hawaii.html
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present)
Description:

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) ERDDAP web service for coral demographic data of juvenile corals collected by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) during ESD-led NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program missions to the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013.

ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. ERDDAP can also return a .png or .pdf image with a customized graph or map. ERDDAP also has web pages (for humans with browsers) and RESTful web services (for computer programs).
File Type (Deprecated): ERDDAP Data Server
Distribution Format: ERDDAP Data Service

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 370988
URL: https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/
Name: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website.

URL 2

CC ID: 803250
URL: https://origin-apps-pifsc.fisheries.noaa.gov/cred/img/diver_performing_belt_transect_survey_sm.jpg
Name: Diver performing coral demographic survey
URL Type:
Browse Graphic
Diver performing coral demographic survey
File Resource Format: JPG

URL 3

CC ID: 803251
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific#survey-methods
Name: Survey Methods
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: PHP
Description:

NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands website

URL 4

CC ID: 803252
URL: ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0101/0157633/
Name: Benthic Monitoring Briefs since 2016
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: PDF
Description:

NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) Benthic Monitoring Briefs available for FTP download for surveys starting in 2016. Monitoring briefs provide timely release of a summary overview of monitoring effort and preliminary data following a research expedition led by ESD, including Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program cruises and other missions. This type of report is intended as an initial and provisional summary of the data collected, and the information contained in these briefs is subject to change.

URL 5

CC ID: 803253
URL: https://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/
Name: Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument website

URL 6

CC ID: 886717
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific
Name: Coral Reefs in the Pacific
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands website

Technical Environment

Description:

Datasets are accessible in PIFSC Oracle database views: V_NCEI_CORAL_OBS_E and V_NCEI_CORAL_OBS_F

Data Quality

Accuracy:

Observations were made by experienced benthic survey personnel who have been trained, undergone a series of calibration surveys and coral taxon identification testing, and have met a set of minimum standards for colony assessment and taxon identification in each region. The accuracy of species and genus level identification was high. The lowest taxonomic level of coral identification was species in the Main Hawaiian Islands and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The number of species may change for each survey year depending on the experience and training of the benthic divers. The list of coral species is included for each survey year. The individual records within each data set may include many more species than encompassed by the lists; however, these were not consistently identified across all surveys so these records should be assessed at the genus level.

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

The taxon code AAAA is included where the segment was surveyed and no individual colonies were found in both the juvenile and adult colony records. These are true zeros.

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.

The value -9 has been used a placeholder for missing values for several fields. See the entities and attributes under 'child items'.
Conceptual Consistency:

The same methods of data collection are used at each surveyed site. Periodic examination of the data is conducted throughout each mission to check for diver bias or other discrepancies.
Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Quality control of the data occurred at a few stages from data entry to data ingestion into the Oracle database. Observations, including species identification, are periodically checked during expeditions for consistency between and among divers. Data entry is usually conducted on the same day as the surveys using a data entry interface with several data controls employed, and are quality controlled by individual divers checking entry errors at a separate time. Following a mission, the data is then run through rigorous quality control checks by the data management team before the data are migrated to the Oracle database. The data is quality controlled against the physical data sheets following data entry. There are also several queries in the MS Access / Oracle database to flag errors based on predefined criteria. Given the size of the data set, there remains some possibility of typographical or other errors.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: Yes
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: Yes
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: Unknown
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: NCEI-MD
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: Unknown
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

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:

The stratified random sampling (StRS) design and belt transect methodology for adult and juvenile corals, employed by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division since 2013 and by Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in 2014 and 2015. A two-stage StRS design was used between 2013 and 2017. ESD transitioned to a one-stage design in 2018.

Sources

Swanson D, Bailey H, Schumacher B, Ferguson M, Vargas-Angel B. 2018. Ecosystem Sciences Division standard operating procedures: data collection for rapid ecological assessment benthic surveys. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-71, 63 p. doi:10.25923/39jh-8993.

CC ID: 803254
Publish Date: 2018-08-01
Citation URL: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/18267
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Source Contribution:

Survey protocol

Winston M, Couch C, Ferguson M, Huntington B, Swanson D, Vargas-Ángel B. 2019. Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2018 Update. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-92, 66 p. doi:10.25923/w1k2-0y84

CC ID: 989259
Publish Date: 2019-10-01
Citation URL: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/22060
Citation URL Name: NOAA Institutional Repository
Source Contribution:

Survey protocol

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 370992
Description:

A stratified random sampling (StRS) design was employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems in the Hawaiian Archipelago. A two-stage StRS design was used between 2013 and 2017. ESD transitioned to a one-stage design in 2018. 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, as well as habitat structure type in the Hawaiian Archipelago. 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. 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, ESD 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. Sampling scheme following Cochran (1977) were employed to control for spatial variation in population parameters at scales smaller than the grid cell minimum mapping unit (2,500 sq meters). Grid cells containing at least 10% hard-bottom reef habitats were designated as primary sample units (referred to as sites). In two-stage StRS design surveys, the second-stage sample unit was defined as a diver visual belt transect of fixed area (10 sq meters or less).
Process Contact: Couch, Courtney S
Email Address: courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov
Source: Winston M, Couch C, Ferguson M, Huntington B, Swanson D, Vargas-Ángel B. 2019. Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2018 Update. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-92, 66 p. doi:10.25923/w1k2-0y84

Process Step 2

CC ID: 370994
Description:

At each site, benthic Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) surveys were conducted within 10 sq. meter belt transects, 18 meters in length. The two-stage StRS design used from 2013-2017 surveyed along two belt transects, whereas the one-stage StRS design used from 2018 to present surveyes along one belt transect. Adult coral colonies (>=5 cm) were surveyed within four (1.0 x 2.5 m) segments at 5 meter increments along the 18 meter transect in the following manner: 0-2.5 m (segment 1 in 2013-2016, segment 0 in 2019); 5.0-7.5 m (segment 3 in 2013-2016, segment 5 in 2019); 10-12.5 m (segment 5 in 2013-2016, segment 10 in 2019); and 15-17.5 m (segment 7 in 2013-2016, segment 15 in 2019). All colonies whose center fell within 0.5 m on either side of each transect line were identified to lowest taxonomic level possible (species or genus), measured for size (maximum diameter to nearest cm), and morphology was noted. In addition, partial mortality and condition of each adult coral colony was assessed. Partial mortality was estimated as percent of the colony in terms of old dead and recent dead. The cause of recent mortality was identified if possible. The condition of each colony including disease (not attributed to recent tissue loss) and bleaching was noted along with the extent (percent of living colony area affected) and level of severity. From 2013-2017, severity ranged from moderate to acute. In 2018-present, severity ranges from 1 to 3; 1 = just starting to lose pigmentation, 2 = significant pigmentation loss and 3 = full loss of pigmentation. The number of unique species may change between survey years depending on the experience and training of the benthic divers conducting the surveys. The list of coral species and genera that all divers were comfortable identifying is included for each survey year.

Two-stage StRS surveys from 2013-2017 also included surveys of crustose coralline algae (CCA) diseases and Alcyonarian disease within the same transect segments as the adult coral surveys. In each segment, each occurrence of a specific disease was identified and the lesion was measured (maximum diameter). The presence of other Anthozoans (other cnidarians including Alcyonareans, Zoantharians, corallimorphs and Antipatharians) are also noted. These data exist as individual records coded for each group. This portion of the survey was not conducted by PMNM in 2014 and 2015 or surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019.

Juvenile coral colonies (<5 cm) were surveyed within three (1.0 x 1.0 m) segments along the same two transects: 0-1.0 m (segment 1 in 2013-2016, segment 0 in 2019); 5.0-6.0 m (segment 3 in 2013-2016, segment 5 in 2019); and 10.0-11.0 m (segment 5 in 2013-2016, segment 10 in 2019). Juvenile colonies were distinguished in the field by a distinct tissue and skeletal boundary (not a fragment of larger colony). Each juvenile colony was identified to lowest taxonomic level (genus or species) and measured for size by recording both the maximum diameter (and perpendicular diameter in surveys from 2013-2017) to the nearest 2 mm.
Process Contact: Couch, Courtney S
Email Address: courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov
Source: Winston M, Couch C, Ferguson M, Huntington B, Swanson D, Vargas-Ángel B. 2019. Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2018 Update. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-92, 66 p. doi:10.25923/w1k2-0y84

Process Step 3

CC ID: 370993
Description:

Raw data include individual colony records with the corresponding physical data which reflect the description of the site. An individual colony record for adult corals includes colony species/genus identification, morphology, maximum diameter (cm), percent old dead, percent recent dead, cause of recent dead general category, cause of recent dead specific category, condition, extent and severity.

Juvenile coral colony records include colony species/genus identification, morphology, maximum diameter (cm). Records from 2013-2017 also include perpendicular diameter (cm).

For species level identification of adult and juvenile corals, check the species list for each year to ensure species identification across all divers conducting the surveys.

Individual records for crustose coralline algae diseases use the taxon code CALG and the Alcyonarian disease uses the taxon code for the octocoral genus. The colony length measurement is the maximum diameter of the lesion for both disease types.

The raw presence/absence data for other Anthozoans include the general identification code and 0 or -1 to represent absence or presence, respectively.

The physical data for all records includes the following: region, island, site, date (day, month, year), latitude (dd), longitude (dd), transect, segment, segment length, segment width, minimum depth (ft), and maximum depth.
Process Contact: Couch, Courtney S
Email Address: courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov
Source: Winston M, Couch C, Ferguson M, Huntington B, Swanson D, Vargas-Ángel B. 2019. Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2018 Update. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-92, 66 p. doi:10.25923/w1k2-0y84

Acquisition Information

Instruments

Instrument Unavailable Reason: Not Applicable

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity Adult Coral Belt Observations Data Dictionary
Entity Juvenile Coral Observations Data Dictionary
Entity View: V0_CORAL_OBS_E_PRESENCE

Catalog Details

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