Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Coastal Resources Management Office Publication_Date: 20090505 Title: BioSearch Marinelife Observer Program for the Northern Mariana Islands Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet Online_Linkage: http://www.cnmicoralreef.net/biosearch/biosearch.htm Description: Abstract: BioSearch is a volunteer monitoring program targeting recreational divers and boaters and designed to gather information about occurrences of large or rare vertebrates and unusual environmental events. Purpose: To improve understanding of occurrences of rare species such as cetacean, sea turtles, sharks and rays in the waters of the CNMI. Supplemental_Information: Original program included focus on diver statistics, which has been dropped in the current program. The program includes observations collected by divers during dives and records from boat captains collected from diver descriptions or from surface based sightings. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19950223 Ending_Date: present Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: In Work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Monthly Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Saipan, Rota, Tinian Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.118153 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.854964 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 15.309908 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 14.062272 Bounding_Altitudes: Altitude_Minimum: -40 Altitude_Maximum: 0 Altitude_Distance_Units: meters Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: cetaceans Theme_Keyword: bleaching Theme_Keyword: sea turtles Theme_Keyword: sharks Theme_Keyword: bleaching Theme_Keyword: Acanthaster Theme_Keyword: divers Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: biota Theme_Keyword: 002 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Vertebrates Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Saipan Place_Keyword: Rota Place_Keyword: Tinian Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Rota Island > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Rota > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian > Tinian Island (14N145E0005) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Tinian Island Reefs > Tinian Island (14N145E0005) Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region Place_Keyword: CNMI Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Data set is not for us in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, CRMO cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. CRMO makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Coastal Resources Management Office Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: PO Box 10007 City: Saipan State_or_Province: MP Postal_Code: 96950 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 670-664-8303 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 670-664-8315 Hours_of_Service: 7:30-16:30, GMT+10 Data_Set_Credit: This work was funded in part by NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program. Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Observations have been subjected to initial checks during data entry and have been proofed for consistency between usage species and place names. Logical_Consistency_Report: The quantity of data filled out by boat log sitings versus divelogs differs. Completeness_Report: Not all fields are filled in by all observers. The quantity of data filled out by boat log sitings versus divelogs differs. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Geographical positions determined by site names Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 300 Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Estimated based on most dive sites having specific entry points and 300 m being a conservative estimate of divers' ranges. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Depths determined by Depth gauges Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1 Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Assumed accuracy of commercial depth gauges. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Volunteer observers provided filled out forms and submitted them to the program Data were entered into a spreadsheet and original entries were verified with observers in cases where observations were called into question by data managers. Process_Date: Not Complete Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Coastal Resources Management Office Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: PO Box 10007 City: Saipan State_or_Province: MP Postal_Code: 96950 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 670-664-8300 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 670-664-8315 Hours_of_Service: 7:30-16:30, GMT+10 Resource_Description: Other Documents Distribution_Liability: Data set is not for us in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, CRMO cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. CRMO makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: XLS (Microsoft Excel worksheet) Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://www.cnmicoralreef.net/rp/biosearch.xls Fees: None Custom_Order_Process: Upon request, data can be provided in alternative digital formats or hard copy. Technical_Prerequisites: Users need a program that can read Microsoft Excel files. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20200329 Metadata_Review_Date: 20090603 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Coastal Resources Management Office Contact_Person: John Starmer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: PO Box 10007 City: Saipan State_or_Province: MP Postal_Code: 96950 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 670-664-8300 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 670-664-8315 Hours_of_Service: 7:30-16:30, GMT+10 Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999 CoRIS: CoRIS_ID: 20090603031936 CoRIS_Children: None CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 19950223 CoRIS_Ending_Date: 99991231 CoRIS_Metadata_Link: https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/biosearch_metadata_v2.html CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2740