Introduced Marine Species in Pago Pago Harbor, Fagatele Bay and the National Park Coast, American Samoa: Survey of October 2002 (NODC Accession 0002177)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: primary reporting author:
Originator: S.L. Coles
Originator: Hawaii Biological Survey
Originator: Bishop Museum
Originator: Honolulu, Hawaii
Originator: co-authors:
Originator: P. A. Skelton, International Ocean Institute (Australia),
Originator: P. R. Reath,
Originator: V. Bonito,
Originator: R. C. DeFelice,
Originator: L. Basch
Publication_Date: 200312
Title:
Introduced Marine Species in Pago Pago Harbor, Fagatele Bay and the National Park Coast, American Samoa: Survey of October 2002 (NODC Accession 0002177)
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Honolulu, Hawaii
Publisher: Bishop Museum
Online_Linkage: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0002177
Description:
Abstract:
The biological communities at ten sites around the Island of Tutuila, American Samoa were surveyed in October 2002 by a team of four investigators. Diving observations and collections of benthic observations using scuba and snorkel were made at six stations in Pago Pago Harbor, two stations in Fagatele Bay, and one station each in Vatia Bay and Fagasa Bay. These results were compared with all marine organism reports for these areas by previous investigators.
Purpose:
To determine the full complement of organisms greater than 0.5 mm in size, including benthic algae, macroinvertebrates and fishes, occurring at each site, and to evaluate the presence and potential impact of nonindigenous (introduced) marine species.
Supplemental_Information:
Entry_ID Unknown Sensor_Name SCUBA, visual census Source_Name manual Project_Campaign: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Project_Campaign: Fagetele Bay Marine Sanctuary Project_Campaign: National Park of American Samoa Project_Campaign: American Samoa Department of Marine and Natural Resources Originating_Center Bishop Museum Storage_Medium PDF, ASCII, JPEG Online_size: 1.624 megabytes
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20021012
Ending_Date: 20021017
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.7642
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.6648
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.2465
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.3660
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter
Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Biological survey,
Theme_Keyword: coastal studies,
Theme_Keyword: coral reef,
Theme_Keyword: taxa,
Theme_Keyword: marine organisms,
Theme_Keyword: coral species,
Theme_Keyword: reef fish species,
Theme_Keyword: algae species,
Theme_Keyword: total biota,
Theme_Keyword: nonindigenous and crytogenic marine species
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: 002
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: 007
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: South Pacific Ocean,
Place_Keyword: American Samoa,
Place_Keyword: Tutuila,
Place_Keyword: Ofu,
Place_Keyword: Pago Pago Harbor,
Place_Keyword: Fagatele Bay,
Place_Keyword: Vatia Bay,
Place_Keyword: Fagasa Bay
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ofu Island (14S169W0013)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > Tutuila Island > Pago Pago (14S170W0008)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > Tutuila Island > Fagatele Bay (14S170W0002)
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000)
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016)
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ofu Island (14S169W0013)
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Tutuila Island > Pago Pago (14S170W0008)
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Tutuila Island > Fagatele Bay (14S170W0002)
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
Place_Keyword: AmSam
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: benthic
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: Dataset credit required
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steve L. Coles
Contact_Position: Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St.
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96817
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808) 847-8256
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (808) 841-8968
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: slcoles@bishopmuseum.org
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 - 5:00PM, Pacific time
Contact_Instructions: E-mail/phone/letter
Data_Set_Credit:
Bishop Museum, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fagetele Bay Marine Sanctuary, National Park of American Samoa, and American Samoa Department of Marine and Natural Resources
Native_Data_Set_Environment: PDF format

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: see Lineage, Process Step
Completeness_Report: the survey was 100% completed
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Collections and observations were made by a team of four experienced investigators while snorkeling or using scuba at each station and sampling as many micro-habitats as possible on the forereef at reef sites. Working from shore and using snorkel, the phycologist (PAS) recorded algal taxa observed in the intertidal and subtidal zones and collected specimens for later identification. One scuba diver (VB) recorded the identities of abundant invertebrate and macrofauna and fishes swimming in the area and did some sampling of organisms, while the second (PAR) focused on collecting of invertebrates and macroalgae from hard surfaces and coral rubble. Macro-organisms were collected by hand, hard surfaces were scraped with a chisel, and coral rubble was placed in bags and transported back to a temporary laboratory at the DMWR for inspection and removal of cryptic organisms. A third diver (SLC) recorded general observations of the habitats and dominant organisms at each station, took underwater digital photographs of specimens and made additional collections of macrofauna that were added to the specimen collections. In addition to these more detailed samplings and observations on Tutuila, rapid assessments were made on the island of Ofu in two moats and on their reef crests offshore of the airstrip and the hurricane house.

Specimens were pre-processed at the DMWR laboratory to reduce volume of material to be shipped. Algal specimens were processed as described in Appendix A and identified by PAS at the International Ocean Institute in Townsville, Australia. Invertebrate taxa requiring relaxation, i.e. hydroids, anemones, ophiuroids, holothurians, and ascidians were held in a solution of saturated magnesium sulfate in seawater for at least 12 hours, transferred to 5% formalin-seawater, and then into 70% isopropyl alcohol. The remaining organisms were preserved directly in 70% isopropyl alcohol. Coral rubble was broken into small pieces of ca. 5-20 cm dimension and treated in 5% formalin for 12 hours, the residue was washed though a 0.5 mm screen to remove small invertebrates, and these were transferred to 70% isopropyl for shipment to Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Upon arrival all invertebrate specimens were transferred to 70% ethyl alcohol for storage until sorting and identification.

Invertebrate specimens were sorted under dissecting microscope magnification into major taxonomic groups and, where needed, sent to taxonomic experts for identification to species or the lowest practicable taxa (see Acknowledgments). Identified taxa on were compiled into spreadsheets and converted into a database for comparison with previous species reports for the sites and to evaluate the presence and impact of introduced marine species at each site.

Acknowledgements: Taxonomic expertise for identifying organisms was provided by the following individuals, and their generous efforts and contributions to this project are gratefully acknowledged. Porifera, Amphipoda and Brachyura: Mr. Ralph DeFelice, Los Angeles County Museum Hydrozoans: Dr. Dale Calder, Royal Ontario Museum Zoantharians: Dr. Daphne Fautin and Ms. Meg Daly, University of Kansas Molluscs: Dr. Gustav Paulay, Florida Museum of Natural History Polychaetes: Dr. Pat Hutchings, The Austalian Museum, Sydney Cirripedia: Dr. Alan Southward, Marine Biological Association, U. K. Ostracods: Dr. Louis Kornicker, U.S. National Museum of Natural History Isopods: Dr. Brian Kensley, U.S. National Museum of Natural History Pycnogonids: Dr. C. Allan Child, U.S. National Museum of Natural History Bryozoa: Ms. Chela Zabin, Department of Zoology, University of Hawai\346i Opihuroids: Dr. Gordon Hendler. Los Angeles County Museum Crinoidea: Dr. Charles Messing, Nova Southeastern University Ascidians: Mr. Scott Godwin, Bishop Museum

Coles, S.L., P.R. Reath, P.A. Skelton, V.Bonito, R.C.DeFelice, and L.Basch, 2003. Introduced Marine Species in Pago Pago Harbor, Fagatele Bay and the National Park Coast, American Samoa. Bishop Museum, Pacific Biological Survey, BM Tech. Report No. 26, Honolul, HI December 2003, 191 pp.

Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steve L. Coles
Contact_Position: Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St.
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96817
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808) 847-8256
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (808) 841-8968
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: slcoles@bishopmuseum.org
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 - 5:00PM, Pacific time
Contact_Instructions: E-mail/phone/letter

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The original file provided was PDF format, ../../data/pagopago.pdf.

From the original file, the following ASCII text files were derived to augment archival and access to the data:

FILE Comment pagopago.txt Full text ASCII version Figure_1.jpg JPEG plot of study area appendix_a.txt Algae Survey Report by Posa A. Skelton Introduced Marine Species Survey in Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa appendix_b.txt List of Marine Organisms Reported by the Present and Previous Studies or in Bishop Museum Collections from Pago Pago Harbor, Fagatele Bay, Vatia Bay, and Fagasa Bay. appendix_c.txt Taxa Observed or collected from 10 Stations in Pago Pago Harbor, Fagetele Bay, Vatia Bay, or Fagasa Bay, October 2002 *note, species identification by station has the format corrupted in this file. Refer to Appendix C in the PDF document for correct formatting. appendix_d.txt Corals and Fishes Observed in Moats and on Reef crest at Ofu Island, October 2002 table_1.txt Locations, dates, coordinates, and depths of stations table_4.txt Numbers of taxa for major taxonomic groups and total biota at sampling stations in present study. table_5.txt Nonindigenous and cryptogenic marine species collected or observed on Tutuila surveys, October, 2002.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: None

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Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC (National Coastal Data Development Center)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Coastal Data Development Center, Building 1100
City: Stennis Space Center
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Postal_Code: 39529
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20210106
Metadata_Review_Date: 20090421
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Mr. Patrick C. Caldwell
Contact_Organization: NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC
Contact_Position: Hawaii/US Pacific Liaison
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
Address: 1000 Pope Road, MSB 316
Address: Dept. of Oceanography
Address: University of Hawaii at Manoa
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: Hawaii
Postal_Code: 96822
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808)-956-4105
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (808) 956-2352
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: caldwell@hawaii.edu
Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM weekdays
Contact_Instructions: check services@nodc.noaa.gov if not available
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
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CoRIS:
CoRIS_ID: 20090421041437
CoRIS_Children: None
CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20021012
CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20021017
CoRIS_Metadata_Link:
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/nodc_pago_coles_fgdc_0002177.html
CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2685

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