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Coral data from belt transect surveys in Fagaʻalu, American Samoa from 2012-03-28 to 2012-03-30 and from 2012-08-12 to 2012-08-16 (NCEI Accession 0169729)
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Bernardo Vargas-Ángel
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The data described here were collected in Fagaʻalu, American Samoa in March and August 2012 via belt transect surveys of corals by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP). At a survey site, divers deployed two 25-m transects to gather information on the coral communities present there, including diversity and health status, and within each transect three 5-m segments were surveyed (beginning at 0m, 10m, and 20m). Within each segment, all coral colonies whose center fell within 0.5m of either side of the transect were identified to genus. Cases of disease and impaired health were also recorded and the type of affliction was documented.
Additionally, coral demographic surveys were conducted in 2013 and 2015, photoquadrat benthic images were collected in 2012 and 2015, and the 2015 images were analyzed for benthic cover composition (all documented and archived separately).
These data are part of a NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) funded project aimed at establishing baseline data for coral demographics and benthic cover and composition via Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) surveys conducted by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) at Faga'alu Bay, Tutuila, American Samoa between 2012 and 2015.
In August 2012 Faga’alu watershed in American Samoa was adopted by the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Watershed Partnership Initiative as a priority site, with the objective to reduce inputs of land-based sources of pollution to nearby coastal areas and coral reefs within the watershed. As a result, the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) invested in 1) the collection of baseline data for corals in Faga’alu Bay (REA surveys conducted by NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program [CREP]), and 2) the monitoring of sediment loads in Faga’alu Stream to document pre- and post-mitigation levels of sedimentation in the stream and the receiving waters below.
Led by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management, the overall goal of this capacity-building CRCP-funded project is to establish and eventually turn over the long-term monitoring to the local partners in the jurisdiction, thereby meeting the goals of the Watershed Partnership Initiative.
Related Funding Agency: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
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CORAL - BLEACHING
CORAL - CENSUS
CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION
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Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
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2012-09-15
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Comprehensive baseline assessment and pilot test of outcome performance measures in Faga'alu Bay, American Samoa
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > Tutuila Island > Faga'alu (14S170W0005)
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Pago Pago Harbor > Faga'alu (14S170W0005)
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Cite as: Coral Reef Ecosystem Program; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2018). Coral data from belt transect surveys in Fagaʻalu, American Samoa from 2012-03-28 to 2012-03-30 and from 2012-08-12 to 2012-08-16 (NCEI Accession 0169729). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0169729. Accessed [date].
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Baseline Assessment of Faga'alu Watershed: A Ridge to Reef Assessment in Support of Sediment Reduction Activities and Future Evaluation of their Success
2016
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Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2017: Benthic Surveys in Faga'alu, American Samoa: belt transect surveys of corals in March and August of 2012, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25283.
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Parameter or Variable: CORAL (measured);
Units: unitless;
Observation Category: in situ;
Sampling Instrument: swimmer/diver;
Sampling and Analyzing Method: At a survey site, divers deployed two 25-m transects to gather information on the coral communities present there, including diversity and health status, and within each transect three 5-m segments were surveyed (beginning at 0m, 10m, and 20m). Within each segment, all coral colonies whose center fell within 0.5m of either side of the transect were identified to genus. Cases of disease and impaired health were also recorded and the type of affliction was documented..
Parameter or Variable: CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION (measured);
Units: unitless;
Observation Category: in situ;
Sampling Instrument: swimmer/diver.
Parameter or Variable: CORAL - BLEACHING (measured);
Units: unitless;
Observation Category: in situ;
Sampling Instrument: swimmer/diver.
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