69455 NCCOS Dataset: Shallow Coral Prioritization Hawaii Data Set Published / External 45869 NCCOS Habitat Mapping Team Project Completed 2023 2023-02-07 2023 NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) has identified a need for priority locations based on emerging management requirements in shallow coral reef areas (up to 40 meters) surrounding the main Hawaiian Islands. The priorities provided by participating agencies will inform research and monitoring activities, address current and future management needs, and maximize opportunities to leverage and complement existing regional efforts. To meet this need, NOAAs National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) developed a systematic, quantitative approach and online GIS application to gather seafloor mapping priorities from researchers and coral reef managers. Participants placed virtual coins into a grid overlaid on the project area to express the location of their mapping priorities. They also used pull-down menus to indicate specific mapping data needs and the rationale for their selections. Participants inputs were compiled and analyzed to identify high priority areas along with their justifications and requirements. A total of 17 participant groups entered their mapping priorities into the online tool. Identifying these high priority areas provide a critical spatial framework for prioritizing mapping efforts in shallow coral reef ecosystems in Hawaii. The overall goal of the project was to systematically gather and quantify suggestions for mapping needs to support management of shallow coral reef ecosystems along the coasts of the main Hawaiian Islands. This dataset supports these goals by compiling input from a diversity of regional experts on their recommended priorities for mapping data collection. Kraus, J., Buckel, C., Williams, B., Urqhart, K., Dorfman, D., Hile, S., Pagan, F., & Towle, E. (2023). NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Agency priorities for mapping coral reef ecosystems in Hawaii, 2022-07-08 to 2022-08-01 [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7615965 Collaborators: US DOC; National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) National Ocean Service (NOS) Office of Coastal Management (OCM); Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) OCM CRCP National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (OCM) US DOI; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Park Service (NPS) US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) USFWS Aquatic Ecosystems Conservation USFWS Refuges Program US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) University of Hawaii Oceanography Department (UH) Hawaii Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative (HIMARC) The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Ridge to Reef Conservation International Partners: NOAA; NMFS; NOS; BOEM; NPS; EPA; USFSW; USACE; HI DAR; HPU; UH; HIMARC; TNC; Ridge to Reef; Conservation International Funding: NOAA CRCP project #31322 - Mapping Gap Analysis for US Shallow Coral Reef Areas https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7615965 DOI Registration Authority 2023-02-07 Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > HAWAII Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Documents > Observational Report Theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Marine Managed Areas Theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Socioeconomic Theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Numeric Data Sets > Bathymetry Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping Theme NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Data Type > Derived Data Product Theme NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Data Type > Geospatial Theme NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Priority > Marine Spatial Ecology Theme NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Topic > Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments Theme NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Topic > Habitat Mapping Spatial CoRIS Place Country/Territory Keywords COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaiian Islands Spatial CoRIS Place Ocean/Seas Keywords OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands Spatial NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Location > Region > Pacific Ocean Spatial NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Hawaii Spatial Sea Areas, Water Bodies, Marine Protected Areas Hawaii Spatial Sea Areas, Water Bodies, Marine Protected Areas Pacific Ocean National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Silver Spring MD Data Set Map (digital) Online application None None Data Steward 2023 Position NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Distributor 2023 Organization Zenodo https://zenodo.org/ Zenodo Homepage general web page for Zenodo, and open science repository hosted by CERN Online Resource Distributor 2023 Organization NOAA GeoPlatform gis.community@noaa.gov https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html homepage main access page for the NOAA Geoplatform Online Resource Metadata Contact 2023 Position NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Point of Contact 2023 Person Kraus, Jennifer jennifer.kraus@noaa.gov Point of Contact LTJG Jennifer Kraus, Jennifer.kraus@noaa.gov, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) NCCOS Data Manager, nccos.data@noaa.gov, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Principal Investigator 2023 Person Kraus, Jennifer jennifer.kraus@noaa.gov Principal Investigator: LTJG Jennifer Kraus, Jennifer.kraus@noaa.gov, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Additional Principal Investigator: Tim Battista, Tim.battista@noaa.gov, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Publisher 2023-02-07 Position NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov -160.271 -154.798 22.266 18.89 Range 2022-07-08 2022-08-01 Geographic 2D EPSG:4326 WGS 84 World Geodetic System 1984 WGS 84 6378137 298.257223563 1 Geodetic Lattitude Lat degree north 2 Geodetic Longitude Lon degree east Unclassified Download from website None None https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7615965 2023 Organization Zenodo NCCOS_CRCP_Hawaii_ArchiveDataPackage.zip Kraus, Jennifer; Buckel, Christine; Williams, Bethany; Urqhart, Karina; Dorfman, Dan; Hile, Sarah; Pagan, Francisco; Towle, Erica. NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Agency priorities for mapping coral reef ecosystems in Hawaii, 2022-07-08 to 2022-08-01. 2023. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7615964 Zenodo Data Archive Accession 68 KB total; 4 files Zip https://us-shallow-coral-reef-mapping-priorities-noaa.hub.arcgis.com/ 2023 Organization NOAA GeoPlatform US Shallow Coral Reef Mapping Priorities US Shallow Coral Reef Mapping Priorities Data Viewer NOAA GeoPlatform Web Application Organization Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7615965 NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Agency priorities for mapping coral reef ecosystems in Hawaii, 2022-07-08 to 2022-08-01 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7615965 Kraus, J., Buckel, C., Williams, B., Urqhart, K., Dorfman, D., Hile, S., Pagan, F., & Towle, E. (2023). NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Agency priorities for mapping coral reef ecosystems in Hawaii, 2022-07-08 to 2022-08-01 [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7615965 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7615965 2023-02-07 D 2026-06-06T17:07:40 2026-06-06T18:20:11 https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/csmedia/2020/12/Hawaii-map.png Mapping Priorities: Hawaii Browse Graphic Example of the online tool used to identify seafloor mapping priorities in Hawaii. Each cell can be selected and populated with virtual coins based on the participants data needs. The tool also allows the participants to input a justification for why those cells were selected, as well as specific data product needs. Credit: NOAA NCCOS. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/defining-future-seafloor-mapping-priorities-to-inform-shallow-coral-reef-management/ NCCOS Project Webpage: Defining Future Seafloor Mapping Priorities to Inform Shallow Coral Reef Management Online Resource NCCOS Project Webpage: Defining Future Seafloor Mapping Priorities to Inform Shallow Coral Reef Management https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7615965 NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Agency priorities for mapping coral reef ecosystems in Hawaii, 2022-07-08 to 2022-08-01 Online Resource Shapefile Kraus, J., Buckel, C., Williams, B., Urqhart, K., Dorfman, D., Hile, S., Pagan, F., & Towle, E. (2023). NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Agency priorities for mapping coral reef ecosystems in Hawaii, 2022-07-08 to 2022-08-01 [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7615965 2026-06-06 Metadata Review Batts, Amber Reviewed/Updated Metadata, Edited URLs Total File Size: 68 KB total, 4 files in 1 folder (zipped), (68 KB zipped) Data Files: CRCP_GapAnalysis_Priorities_HI.SHP Documentation Files: NCCOS-CRCP-Prioritization_HI_ArchiveSubmission.PDF Data File Format(s): Shapefile .SHP (and ancillary files .DBF, .PRJ, .SHX) Data File Compression: zip Data File Resolution: 2.6 km2 GIS Projection: WGS 1984 (WKID 4326) For details of data completeness, see Lineage Sources. For details of data quality control methods, see Lineage Sources. All users should independently analyze the datasets according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability. No Unknown Yes No Three months Other Six months NCCOS IT Policy Agency Priorities for Mapping Coral Reef Ecosystems in the Main Hawaiian Islands Person LTJG Jennifer Kraus Publisher https://doi.org/10.25923/csw1-xw45 Publication - NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 311 Kraus, J., C.A. Buckel, B. Williams, K. Urqhart, D. Dorfman, F. Pagan, E.K. Towle, and S.D. Hile. 2022. Agency Priorities for Mapping Coral Reef Ecosystems in Hawaii. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 311. Silver Spring, MD. https://doi.org/10.25923/csw1-xw45 Associated Manuscript Buja, K., and Christensen, J. 2019. Spatial Prioritization Widget: A Tool to Identify Mapping Priorities. Available Online: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/spatial-prioritization-widget/ (Accessed 26 June, 2019). Person Ken Buja Publisher https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/spatial-prioritization-widget/ Webpage Spatial Prioritization Widget: A Tool to Identify Mapping Priorities 1 An advisory group was established which included individuals from NOAA CRCP and NOAA Fisheries. This advisory team customized the prioritization process specifically to meet the needs of CRCP and local coral reef manager priorities. In the online prioritization tool, the study area was divided into 1786 hexagonal grid cells 2.6 km2 in size. Existing relevant spatial datasets (e.g., bathymetry, protected areas, etc.) were provided as a digital atlas to help participants understand information and data gaps within the project area and to identify locations they wanted to prioritize for future data collections. Each participant was provided with 540 virtual coins to place into grid cells to denote their mapping needs. They were instructed to place more coins in grid cells that were higher priority. A maximum of 54 coins could be placed into an individual grid cell by each respondent. Participants also selected from a drop-down list of predefined management uses from the following list: endangered species management (e.g.,), habitat restoration, monitoring, coastal vulnerability planning, watershed management, fisheries management, consultations and permitting, emergency response, and spatial protection and management. Respondents also selected what map product requirements were needed in priority cells by selecting a minimum of one, to a maximum of two choices from the following list: delineations of large topographic features, delineations of hard vs. soft bottom, models of habitat suitability for key taxa or communities, delineations of substrate type (e.g. sand, mud, coral, rock), models of presence/absence or density of corals, identification of coral species and their local environments, documentation of individual specimen condition. Coin values were summarized and mapped to identify high priority areas, reasons for those priorities, and information needs. This ESRI shapefile contains the 2.6 km2 grid cells used in this prioritization and their associated coin values overall, as well as by management use and map product requirement. Other summary values include the number of participants, number of participating groups, number of management uses, and number of map product requirements. Additionally, coins for microscale (identification of coral species and their local environments and documentation of individual specimen condition), mesoscale (delineations of substrate type, models of presence/absence/density of corals), and regional (delineations of topographic features, delineations of hard vs. soft bottom, models of habitat suitability) requirements were summarized. Also included is a ranking of each grid cell based on the total number of coins, management uses, and participating groups allocating coins in the respective cell. For a complete description of the process and analysis see: Kraus et al. 2023, in prep. 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