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Kahekili, West Maui, Hawaii Fish and Benthic Data from Surveys in January and 2008-08 (NCEI Accession 0065597)

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Fish and benthos baseline surveys were made at 155 sites of the near shore region off Kahekili Beach Park, West Maui in January and August, 2008. Survey sites were grouped into six broad habitat categories, and herbivore biomass in a range of functional groups was calculated per habitat category.

Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resource (HDAR) is currently working to establish a Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (HFMA) [n.b. previously titled as Kahekili Ecosystem Recovery Area] encompassing reef areas adjacent to Kahekili Beach park in West Maui. The goal of the proposed HFMA is to increase the reef's capacity to resist a phase shift from coral to macroalgal domination by prohibiting the take of herbivorous fish and sea-urchins.

Fish surveys were performed by scientists of HDAR and the Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii (UH). Benthic surveys were conducted by scientists of the Department of Botany, UH.
  • Cite as: Williams, Ivor; Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (2010). Kahekili, West Maui, Hawaii Fish and Benthic Data from Surveys in January and 2008-08 (NCEI Accession 0065597). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0065597. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2008-01-22 to 2008-08-21
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -156.696
East: -156.693
South: 20.93593
North: 20.95164
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2010-07-08
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative Grant NA07NOS4000193
Purpose The aims of this project were to provide survey design, analytical, and other scientific support to staff of Hawaii DAR to: (1) assist with the design and implementation of a statistically- and scientifically-valid baseline of pre-HFMA establishment conditions on the Kahekili reef; and (2) utilize new and existing data generated by HDAR and partners, from survey programs in Maui and elsewhere, to draw broader conclusions about the relationships between local herbivore stocks and benthic algal communities (particularly in terms of reefs' vulnerability to macroalgal overgrowth).
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Williams, Ivor; Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (2010). Kahekili, West Maui, Hawaii Fish and Benthic Data from Surveys in January and 2008-08 (NCEI Accession 0065597). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0065597. Accessed [date].
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Acknowledgments
  • Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative Grant NA07NOS4000193
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Originator Keywords
  • Benthos:
  • Family
  • Fish:
  • Habitat
  • SpeciesCode
  • Taxa Size (cm)
  • biological data
  • coastal data
  • coral reef
  • depth
  • number
  • percent CCA (crustose coralline algae)
  • percent Porites Compressa
  • percent coral
  • percent macroalgae
  • percent rubble
  • percent sand and limestone
  • percent turf
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Originator Place Names
  • Hawaii
  • Kahekili
  • Maui
  • North Pacific
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
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  • Cite as: Williams, Ivor; Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (2010). Kahekili, West Maui, Hawaii Fish and Benthic Data from Surveys in January and 2008-08 (NCEI Accession 0065597). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0065597. Accessed [date].
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  • 2010-07-08T17:20:36Z - NCEI Accession 0065597 v1.1 was published.
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  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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Instrument
  • camera
  • swimmer/diver
  • visual estimate
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