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Fish, invertebrate and benthic surveys along the West coast of Hawaii from 1999-03-09 to 2021-11-30 (NCEI Accession 0164965)

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Fish & Invertebrate surveys:
At each permanent monitoring site (26 total), fishes and urchins are recorded on 4 fixed 25m transects. Each transect is surveyed by a team of two divers who collectively record fishes within, entering or passing across the belt transect dimensions of 25m*4m. Fishes are counted by means of two passes – mid-water and roving species are recorded on the outward swim; urchins and all other fish species are recorded in the return swim, during which divers swim more slowly carefully looking for smaller site-attached and semi cryptic organisms that make up the bulk of abundance at most sites. Divers swim in parallel, each recording fishes and urchins within one half of the transect; an area of 25m*2m. Collectively the transect area is 100 m2. Divers take care not to count fishes moving across the transect line from the other diver’s portion of the transect.

Benthic surveys:
Benthic cover is assessed at all monitoring sites, typically during the spring every three years (or annually following an anticipated substantial change in benthic cover). Benthic images (0.30 m2) are taken at each meter along four 25 m transects at each site. Benthic taxa located below 20 stratified random points in each image are identified to the lowest possible taxonomic level using Coral Point Count with Excel extensions (CPCe) software during the years 2003-2017, and using CoralNet in 2020. Relative change in benthic cover by category is calculated for each transect, then averaged by site.

Coral bleaching/ health surveys:
In response to extensive coral bleaching in West Hawaii during the spring/summer of 2015, coral bleaching/ health surveys were conducted at 8 permanent monitoring sites from 9 October to 13 November 2015 using methods described in Couch et al. 2014. Three 10 m2 belt transects were surveyed per site, and all coral colonies (≥ 5cm diameter) within each belt were scored for bleaching/health condition and severity. During surveys, a progression of algal turf presence on bleached coral colonies was also scored (TF). The severity of each condition and algal turf presence was scored based on the percent of the colony affected. Additional coral bleaching/ health surveys will be conducted as needed.
  • Cite as: Walsh, William; Kramer, Katherine; Williams, Ivor (2018). Fish, invertebrate and benthic surveys along the West coast of Hawaii from 1999-03-09 to 2021-11-30 (NCEI Accession 0164965). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0164965. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period 1999-03-09 to 2021-11-30
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -156.056
East: -155.849
South: 19.0767
North: 20.16
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2018-01-19
  • revision: 2022-02-17
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
Submission Package ID: J1BB6B
Purpose The Fish and Habitat Monitoring and Assessment project involves monitoring and assessing fish communities, mobile invertebrates (e.g., urchins, COTs), reef benthos (including corals, coral disease, algae and other sessile invertebrates), and water temperature at fixed coral reef monitoring stations along the West Hawaii coast.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Walsh, William; Kramer, Katherine; Williams, Ivor (2018). Fish, invertebrate and benthic surveys along the West coast of Hawaii from 1999-03-09 to 2021-11-30 (NCEI Accession 0164965). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0164965. Accessed [date].
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  • Related Funding Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
  • Numeric Data Sets > Biology
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates > ECHINODERMS > SEA URCHINS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Diseases > Bleaching
  • 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 > Reef Fish Census
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
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 CoRIS Place Thesaurus
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii Island > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003)
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Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CRCP Grant
  • NA13NOS4820014
  • NA15NOS4820037
  • NA17NOS4820039
  • NA19NOS4820051
  • NOAA CRCP: State and Territorial Coral Reef Conservation Cooperative Agreement
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  • Cite as: Walsh, William; Kramer, Katherine; Williams, Ivor (2018). Fish, invertebrate and benthic surveys along the West coast of Hawaii from 1999-03-09 to 2021-11-30 (NCEI Accession 0164965). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0164965. Accessed [date].
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  • 2018-01-19T02:42:07Z - NCEI Accession 0164965 v1.1 was published.
  • 2018-09-13T21:29:52Z - NCEI Accession 0164965 was revised and v2.2 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
  • 2022-02-17T04:50:11Z - NCEI Accession 0164965 was revised and v3.3 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
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  • photograph
  • swimmer/diver
  • visual estimate
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