Fish, Benthic and Urchin Survey Data from Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (HFMA), Maui since 2008
Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area, Maui
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Quantifying Processes that Underpin Recovery at Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area
Scientific support for Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area, Maui
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Algal Cover
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Crustose Coralline Algae
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Fleshy Macroalgae
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Turf Algae
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Biological
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Photographic Analysis
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census > Belt Transect
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral Cover
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Hard Coral Cover
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Marine Protected Areas
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fish Assemblages
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates > Macroinvertebrates
BIOLOGICAL DATA
FISH BIOMASS
INVERTEBRATE SPECIES
REEF AND/OR BOTTOM REGIME - PERCENT COVER
biological
derived products
in situ
survey - swimmer/diver
Coral Reef Conservation Program
Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area
North Pacific Ocean
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division
Belt transect
CRED
CREP
Coral Reef
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
Coral Reef Ecosystem Program
DAR
Division of Aquatic Resources
ESD
Ecosystem Sciences Division
Fisheries Management Area
HDAR
Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources
Herbivory
Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area
Marine Ecosystem
Marine Protected Area
Monitoring
PIFSC
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Reef Fishes
Annual
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Maui Island (20N156W0004)
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Maui Island (20N156W0004)
Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area
Hawaii
Kahekili
Maui
Data are summary fish, benthic and urchin data from belt transect surveys conducted by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD; formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) within the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA) in West Maui.
Surveys were completed in 'rounds', each round being an intensive 4 day survey effort (occasionally with an additional day soon after) from 2009 to 2021. Also included are data gathered by Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (HDAR) in 2008 at the same locations and using the same survey design and methods.
Each row represents a single survey of a 25-m haphazardly located transect within the KHFMA. All transects are included. Habitat types are SAG (shallow aggregate reef); DAG (deep aggregate reef); MMX (mixed mid-depth reef); SSG (shallow spur and groove); DSG (deep spur and groove); and SPA (shallow pavement).
Benthic cover (%) is extracted from a photo-transect (25 photographs taken at 1-m intervals, 15+ points analyzed per photograph using image analysis softwares PhotoGrid or CoralNet). -9 values represent situations where images were either not gathered or not analyzed.
Fishes are surveyed by means of a diver swimming outward and return swims along the same transect. On the outward swims, the diver records all fishes >15 cm total length (TL) within a 4-m wide belt centered on the diver; on the return swim, divers record fishes <15 cm TL within a 2-m wide belt. Fish species and size observations are converted to biomass (grams per square meter, or g/m^2) using species-specific length-weight conversion parameters. Urchins are counted on a 1-m wide belt centered on the transect line. Urchin density is calculated by the number per square meter (#/m^2).
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30951
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/21559
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/64552
northlimit=20.9542;
eastlimit=-156.6867;
southlimit=20.9263;
westlimit=-156.6983;
name=Extent of Kahekili Marine Reserve;
start=2008;
end=2021-11;
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2022