68416 Fish Belt Data Dictionary Entity Published / External 67804 Benthic, urchin, and fish observation data collected utilizing multiple methodologies for coral reef carbonate budget assessments in 2021 in O'ahu, in the Mariana Archipelago in 2022, and in American Samoa in 2023 Data Set Completed Raw data that are used to calculate density (abundance per hectare), biomass (kilograms per hectare), bioerosion (kilograms per meters squared per year). Data Table Yes Column definitions for parrotfish belt survey data Updated Date format in 2023 to follow convention YYYY-MM-DD 1 REGION VARCHAR2 No No Active The name of the region where the carbonate budget assessment was conducted in the Pacific Islands region: American Samoa, Pacific Remote Island Areas, Mariana Archipelago, main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. 2 REGIONCODE VARCHAR2 No No Active Code for the Pacific Islands region (REGION) surveyed: American Samoa (SAMOA), Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA), Mariana Archipelago (MARIAN), main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). 3 YEAR NUMERIC No No Active 4-digit year the survey was conducted. 4 CRUISE_ID VARCHAR2 No No Active Mission identifier. 5 LOCATION VARCHAR2 No No Active Name of island or atoll where the sample was collected in the Pacific Islands region (REGION). 6 LOCATIONCODE VARCHAR2 No No Active 3-Letter unique code for LOCATION. 7 OCC_SITEID VARCHAR2 No No Active An identifier for the fixed NCRMP climate site surveyed. An OCC_SITEID is a 3-dimensional identifier that describes a location (LATITUDE and LONGITUDE) and depth of a fixed climate site and includes "OCC" prefix, a 3-letter location code (derived from LOCATIONCODE), and a 3-digit site number. 8 OCC_SITENAME VARCHAR2 No No Active Descriptive name for the fixed NCRMP climate site (OCC_SITEID) surveyed. 9 LATITUDE NUMERIC No No Active Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given OCC_SITEID. 10 LONGITUDE NUMERIC No No Active Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given OCC_SITEID. 11 LOCALDATE DATE No No Active Local date the survey was conducted YYYY-MM-DD 12 CB_METHOD VARCHAR2 No No Active Methodology used for collection of benthic data. Indo-Pacific Reef Budget (IPRB): in-water data collected along 5 x 30m transects following the Indo-Pacific ReefBudget approach (Perry et al. 2018). 13 DIVER VARCHAR2 No No Active Three letter initials of the diver that conducted the survey. 14 BUDDY VARCHAR2 No No Active Three letter initials of the diver buddy. 15 REP VARCHAR2 No No Active A letter associated to each replicate (A or B). The replicate letters are assigned to each diver in the pair. 16 VISIBILITY_M NUMERIC No No Active Visibility at each transect measured in meters at the beginning of each transect survey. 17 TRANSECT_LENGTH_M NUMERIC No No Active Transect length surveyed in meters (30m maximum). Can vary based on ledge or depth related constraints. 18 TRANSECT_WIDTH_M NUMERIC No No Active Fixed transect width surveyed in meters (5m total width). 19 AREA_M2 NUMERIC No No Active Total transect area calculated from mulitplying length and width in meters squared. 20 TRANSECT NUMERIC No No Active Transect identifier numbered from 1 through 10 (10 maximum transects per site). Diver assigned to replicate A surveys transects 1 through 5 and the diver assigned to replicate B surveys transects 6 through 10. 21 BEARING NUMERIC No No Active Compass bearing in the direction of each transect surveyed. Bearings are recorded at the beginning of each fish belt survey and all run perpendicular to the fixed site. 22 START_TIME TIME No No Active Survey start time recorded in local time (hhmm). 23 START_DEPTH_FT NUMERIC No No Active Survey start depth in meters. Depths usually within 0-30m. 24 END_TIME TIME No No Active Survey end time recorded in local time (hhmm). 25 END DEPTH_FT NUMERIC No No Active Survey end depth in meters. Depths usually within 0-30m. 26 HABITAT_CODE VARCHAR2 No No Active Code for HABITAT_TYPE. 27 HABITAT_TYPE VARCHAR2 No No Active Description of the habitat type (e.g., Aggregate Patch Reef, Pavement, Spur and Groove, Rock/Boulder). 28 TAXON_CODE VARCHAR2 No No Active A 4-letter code for TAXONNAME. 29 TAXON_NAME VARCHAR2 No No Active The genus and species of the observed organism from TAXON_CODE. 30 SIZE_BIN_0_10_CM NUMERIC No No Active The raw count of individuals observed between 0 to 10 cm in total length during the survey. 31 SIZE_BIN_11_20_CM NUMERIC No No Active The raw count of individuals observed between 11 to 20 cm in total length during the survey. 32 SIZE_BIN_21_30_CM NUMERIC No No Active The raw count of individuals observed between 21 to 30 cm in total length during the survey. 33 SIZE_BIN_31_40_CM NUMERIC No No Active The raw count of individuals observed between 31 to 40 cm in total length during the survey. 34 SIZE_BIN_41_50_CM NUMERIC No No Active The raw count of individuals observed between 41 to 50 cm in total length during the survey. 35 SIZE_BIN_51_60_CM NUMERIC No No Active The raw count of individuals observed between 51 to 60 cm in total length during the survey. 36 PHASE VARCHAR2 No No Active The single letter code for the general life stage phase that the observed organism is in. Organisms are classified into Juvenile (J), Initial (I), and Terminal (T) phases. All observed organisms in the 0 - 10 cm size range are automatically assigned to the juvenile phase. 37 NOTES VARCHAR2 No No Active Notes and descriptions that were worth recording of the site or organisms surveyed. gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:68416 Lori Luers 2022-11-15T02:55:44 Lori Luers 2025-03-24T22:37:45 2025-03-24 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5300 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1001 Public No 1 Year