CRED REA Fish Team Belt Transect Survey at Tutuila, American Samoa, 2006
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- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Publication_Date: 20080310
- Title:
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CRED REA Fish Team Belt Transect Survey at Tutuila, American Samoa, 2006
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet
- Online_Linkage:
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https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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Belt transects along 3 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological
Assessments conducted at 22 sites at Tutuila in the American Samoa (AS) during "February 9 - March 10, 2006" in
the NOAA Hi'ialakai (HI0602) Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise. Raw survey data included
species level abundance estimates.
- Purpose:
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Part of a long-term monitoring program at biennial intervals in which corals, algae, fish, and other
macro invertebrates are co-sampled along the same set of transect lines.
- Supplemental_Information:
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The maximum observation depth was 22 meters.
Fish observed: see an additional EXCEL sheet CRED_REA_FISH_Tutuila_2006.xls
- Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 20060218
- Ending_Date: 20060225
- Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
- Status:
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- Progress: In Work
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: asNeeded
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.8612764
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.5045149
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.22005532
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.38281981
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter
- Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata
- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project
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Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the U.S. Pacific Islands and Atolls
- Theme_Keyword: 1221
- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
- Theme_Keyword:
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census > Belt Transect
- Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
- Theme_Keyword:
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Rapid Assessment Studies
- Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: Marine Ecosystem
- Theme_Keyword: Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP)
- Theme_Keyword: Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA)
- Theme_Keyword: Reef Fishes
- Theme_Keyword: HI0602
- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
- Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword: biota
- Theme_Keyword: 002
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
- Place_Keyword:
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OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016)
- Place_Keyword:
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016)
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
- Place_Keyword: AmSam
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints:
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Please cite CRED when using the data. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries
Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Contact_Person: Ivor Williams
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: NOAA IRC
- Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
- Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
- City: Honolulu
- State_or_Province: HI
- Postal_Code: 96818
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
- Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
- Security_Information:
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- Security_Classification_System: Not applicable
- Security_Classification: Unclassified
- Security_Handling_Description: Not applicable
- Native_Data_Set_Environment: Oracle
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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Observations at each site were made by three divers who are experts in fish taxonomy. The
team of three REA fish divers rotated roles with two divers performing belt-transect surveys and one diver
performing stationary point counts at each survey site. Observations were periodically checked during the
expedition for consistency between divers, and little discrepancy was ever noted between divers. It should be
noted, however, that this data set is quite large, and probably includes typographical or other errors that might
be discovered at a future date.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
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The same methods of data collection were used at each of the sites surveyed at this
location, and were conducted by the same scientists. Periodic examination of the data through the duration of the
trip showed no signs of diver bias or other discrepancies.
- Completeness_Report:
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The survey sites were selected to be representative of the coral reef habitats at this reef
system. Efforts were made to include broad spatial coverage of the reef area, but weather conditions or other
environmental constraints may have precluded the team from surveying windward or exposed sites.
- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: GPS unit
- Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge
- Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 0.3
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters
- Lineage:
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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Data were collected by two divers swimming in tandem along the length of three 25m transect
lines. The team swam each transect two times. During the initial swim-out, each diver recorded the abundance
and size of all fish observed over 20cm TL within 4m of their side of the transect line. On the return swim,
each diver recorded the abundance and size of all fish less than 20cm TL within 2m of their side of the transect
line. Fish were identified to the lowest possible taxon which in most cases was the species level. This data is
recorded in the spreadsheet as DataTyp equals QUAN. Following the completion of three transect replicates at
each site, the divers spent their remaining bottom time roving the general area near the site recording the
presence of all fish species observed at the site. This data is recorded in the spreadsheet as DataTyp equals
PRES. Upon returning to the ship and Honolulu offices, data were error checked, and data from the three fish
surveyors were consolidated into one spreadsheet. Data have not been modified, and this data set includes raw
data.
- Process_Date: 20060225
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Geographic:
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- Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001
- Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001
- Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
- Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 (GRS80)
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.2572236
- Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Depth_System_Definition:
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- Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
- Depth_Resolution: 1
- Depth_Distance_Units: meters
- Depth_Encoding_Method: Explicit Depth Coordinate Included with Horizontal Coordinates
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Contact_Person: CRED Data Management Team
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: NOAA IRC
- Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
- Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
- City: Honolulu
- State_or_Province: HI
- Postal_Code: 96818
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
- Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
- Resource_Description: Offline Data
- Distribution_Liability:
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While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within
the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or
omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no
warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
- Standard_Order_Process:
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- Digital_Form:
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- Digital_Transfer_Information:
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- Format_Name: XLS (Microsoft Excel worksheet)
- Digital_Transfer_Option:
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- Online_Option:
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- Computer_Contact_Information:
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- Network_Address:
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- Network_Resource_Name:
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https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nmfs/pifsc/cred/REAFish/AmSamoa_2006/CRED_REA_FISH_TUTUILA_2006.xls
- Offline_Option:
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- Offline_Media: CDROM, or email
- Recording_Format: ISO 9660
- Fees: None if receiving the data online
- Custom_Order_Process: Contact CRED data management team for information
- Technical_Prerequisites: Contact CRED data management team for information
- Metadata_Reference_Information:
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- Metadata_Date: 20200329
- Metadata_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: NOAA IRC
- Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
- Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
- City: Honolulu
- State_or_Province: HI
- Postal_Code: 96818
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
- Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
- Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
- CoRIS:
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- CoRIS_ID: 20080325032710
- CoRIS_Children: None
- CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20060218
- CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20060225
- CoRIS_Metadata_Link:
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https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/cred_rea_fish_blt_tutuila_2006.html
- CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2034
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