5636
EOP CRITTERCAM Deployments on French Frigate Shoals monk seals
Data Set
Published / External
7131
EOP In Situ Observational Data
Project
Completed
CRITTERCAMs, were deployed on a 42 monk seals at French Frigate Shoals Hawaii. Sixty nine hours of video comprised of 3192 recording segments collected at standardized intervals. Dive depths of the seal were digitally logged every 10 seconds throughout the camera deployment. The video cameras were programmed to record images and sound for 6 min each daylight hour (1.5 min were recorded every 15 min or 3 min every 30 min). Assuming the seals remained at sea continuously the tape recorded a fixed sampling of their activities for the duration of the tape cartridge. A conductivity and depth switch (<1 m) was used to stop sampling when the seal was on the beach or at the surface resting to maximize collection of images of the seals foraging on the bottom. Five seals were fitted with night vision CRITTERCAMs and the sampling was limited to evening hours only. The night vision systems were able to ?see? the bottom area extending 3 meters in front of the seal. Most of the deployments were made on adult males but 9 deployments were made on juveniles including males and females.
Result of a collaborative project between PIFSC and National Geographic Mission Programs. The NG CRITTERCAMS were used on FFS monk seals to identify important foraging habitat, additional prey items and the degree of competition between seals and other apex predators.
Research Papers produced from this data include:
Parrish FP, Craig MP, Ragen TJ, Marshall GJ, Buhleier BM (2000) Identifying diurnal
Foraging habitat of the endangered Hawaiian monk seals using a seal-mounted video
camera. Mar Mamm Sci 16:392-412
Parrish FP, Abernathy K, Marshall GJ, Buhleier BM (2002) Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) foraging in deep-water coral beds. Mar Mamm Sci 18:244-258
Littnan CL, Baker JD, Parrish FA, Marshall GJ (2004) Effects of video camera attachment on the
foraging behavior of immature Hawaiian monk seals. Mar Mamm Sci 20:345-352.
Parrish FA, Marshall GJ, Littnan CL, Heithaus M, Canja S, Becker B, Braun R, Antonelis GA
(2005) Foraging of juvenile monk seals at French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii. Mar Mamm Sci 21:93-107
Division: Ecosystem and Sciences
Program: Ecosystems and Oceanography
Ownership: PIFSC owns the data, National Geographic Mission Programs owns the images - use of images has to be cleared with National Geographic Mission Programs
Study Area: French Frigate Shoals
Spatial Resolution: Habitat by depth range, atoll lagoon, atoll terrace, bank summit, subphotic
Temporal Resolution: Deployment duration between 1 and 7 days
Frequency of Collection: 1995 (8 adults instrumented), 1996 (7 adults ), 1997 (10 adults), 1998 (6 adults), 2002 (9 juveniles and 1 adult)
Time of Collection: 1995 (Oct/Nov-daytime), 1996 (Aug- daytime), 1997 (Aug-daytime), 1998 (July-night time), 2002(July/Aug-daytime)
Types of Data Collected: Video images from a forward facing camera mounted on a monk seal. Some Time depth temperature recordings. All the video images have been scored into a relational data base. Field include: time, depth m, habitat type, location (e.g. atoll ocean bank), activity of seal, time transiting along the bottom, number of bottom probes the seal make, no. prey captured, type of predators seen, no. predators, interaction of predatos, vocalizations by the seal.
Collection Method: Put the camera on the seal and then pull it off once it come back to the beach
Recording Media: Hi 8 video, Mini DV
Storage Location: Video and punched data stored at PIFSC. Video also stored at National Geographic, Punched data and code sheet is also on file in the PIFSC Data department.
Storage Media / Format: Video tape, digital files, paper logs
Update Schedule: As needed
Theme
PARR Exclusion
Legacy Data Set
Theme
CRITTERCAM
Theme
EOP
Theme
ESD
Theme
Hawaiian monk seal
Theme
Monachus schauinslandi
Theme
animal bourne instrumentation
Theme
apex predators
Theme
behavior
Theme
endangered species
Theme
foraging
Theme
habitat use
Theme
jacks. giant trevally
Theme
kelpto-parasitism
Theme
sharks
Temporal
Summer
Temporal
fall
Spatial
Brooks Bank
Spatial
FFS gold pinnacles coral bed
Spatial
French Frigate Shoals
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Honolulu
HI
USA
1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176
Data Set
Mixed
As Needed
Video (digital)
Video collected on a National Geographic "Crittercam" which provided a systematic video sampling of the animal it is attached to. Part of the instrument is the data package that records time, depth, and temperature. Sampling was primarily during the day but a few deployments had night vision cameras.
Video images from a forward facing camera mounted on a monk seal. Some Time depth temperature recordings. All the video images have been scored into a relational data base. Field include: time, depth m, habitat type, location (e.g. atoll ocean bank), activity of seal, time transiting along the bottom, number of bottom probes the seal make, no. prey captured, type of predators seen, no. predators, interaction of predators, vocalizations by the seal.
ID interval seconds in 24h clock.
There is a Read Me file that explains the data fields.
Crittercam
Hawaiian monk seal
National Geographic "Crittercam" Hi8 tape recording system
Author
2015
Person
Murakawa, Shawn KK
shawn.murakawa@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5731
6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. M - F
Data Steward
2007-04-05
Person
Parrish, Frank A
frank.parrish@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5701
Distributor
2015
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.
Metadata Contact
2015
Person
Parrish, Frank A
frank.parrish@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5701
Via email
Point of Contact
2007-04-05
Person
Parrish, Frank A
frank.parrish@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5701
Publisher
2007-10-18
Person
Domokos, Reka
reka.domokos@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5368
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. M-F
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-165.5
24.66666666667
23.33333333333
Central Pacific, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, French Frigate Shoals
Range
1995-10-25
2002-08-16
Deployment duration between 1 and 7 days
Restricted
Contact Frank Parrish (frank.parrish@noaa.gov)
Use of images has to be cleared with National Geographic Missions Program
Video was reviewed and scored with checks made by comparing the video images to the digital data files, the environment seen in the video, and VHF tag surveillance conducted across French Frigate Shoals.
No
Data was collected 1995-2002 with no data management funds
No
No
Legacy data set
Not a continuous data set so it ends in 2002. Predates PARR.
To Be Determined
Data were archived in March 2006 when the project was complete - 3 years after collection
Data on file in the Center's data storage library
PIFSC ITS performs scheduled back-ups
Video segments collected by duty cycle were viewed and scored, and when available, were compared with depth and time data loggers. From the video the Hawaiian monk seal's activity was recorded, prey and competitors identified, general location and habitat noted.
5641
Document
Effects of video camera attachment on the foraging behavior of immature Hawaiian monk seals
5642
Document
Foraging of juvenile monk seals at French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii
5640
Document
Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) foraging in deep-water coral beds
5638
Document
Identifying diurnal foraging habitat of the endangered Hawaiian monk seals using a seal-mounted video camera
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Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
PIFSC
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808-725-5300
http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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