Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Dr. Dan Polhemus Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), Division of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR) of the State of Hawaii Originator: Dr. Ivor Williams Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), Division of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR) of the State of Hawaii Publication_Date: Unpublished material Title: Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), Division of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR) of the State of Hawaii Fish Stock Surveys from 41 sites on Oahu and Island of Hawaii from 1952-2000 (NODC Accession 0002754) Online_Linkage: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0002754 Description: Abstract: Data are from underwater visual surveys of fish stocks from 41 survey sites on the islands of Oahu and Hawaii, conducted by biologists and technicians of Hawaii's Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR). Survey data at Kealakekua Bay, Island of Hawaii, begin in 1952. Data begin in 1968 for all other sites. The datasets end in 2000, although updates are pending. Serious weaknesses of the data include that (1) transect dimensions were not consistent even within survey sites, and have not generally been recorded on datasheets; (2) survey locations are generally given as place names which are at least somewhat meaningful (e.g. the Monument site at Kealakekua Bay is in front of Cook's Monument), but lat/long of start and end points are not given, and even more fundamentally depth ranges are not given; and (3) some surveys were conducted on SCUBA and some on snorkel but, again, that has not been consistently recorded on datasheets. Additional DAR data from other locations and dates are planned for digitization. Purpose: Support restoration of sport fish and sustainability of ecosystem resources Supplemental_Information: NOAASupplemental:Entry_ID: Unknown Sensor_Name: SCUBA Source_Name: manual Project_Campaign: Dingle Johnson (DJ) Sport Fish Restoration and Operational DAR Function Originating_Center: Division of Aquatic Resources, Division of Lands and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii Storage_Medium: MS Access and MS Word Online_size: 30389 kbytes Resource Description: NODC Accession Number 0002754 Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19520911 Ending_Date: 20001228 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -158.043 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -155.849 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.675 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.479 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Coastal studies Theme_Keyword: biology Theme_Keyword: coral reef Theme_Keyword: fish stock Theme_Keyword: fish species, family, taxa Theme_Keyword: count Theme_Keyword: Size Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: biota Theme_Keyword: 002 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Fish Census Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fish Census Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean Place_Keyword: Hawaii Place_Keyword: Big Island Place_Keyword: Oahu Place_Keyword: Kona Place_Keyword: Kealakekua Bay Place_Keyword: Lapakahi Place_Keyword: Puako Place_Keyword: Hanauma Bay Place_Keyword: Waikiki Place_Keyword: Pupukea Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region Place_Keyword: MHI Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu Island > Oahu (21N157W0003) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Oahu (21N157W0003) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii Island > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003) Stratum: Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Stratum_Keyword: shallow coastal waters Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Dataset credit required Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Dr. Ivor Williams Contact_Organization: Division of Aquatic Resources, Division of Lands and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii Contact_Position: Marine biologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: physical Address: 74-380 B Kealakehe Pkwy City: Kailua-Kona State_or_Province: Hawaii Postal_Code: 96740 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808) 327 6231 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ivor@hawaii.edu Data_Set_Credit: Dingle Johnson (DJ) Sport Fish Restoration Grants, Division of Aquatic Resources, Division of Lands and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii Native_Data_Set_Environment: MS Access, MS Word Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: see lineage, process step Completeness_Report: none Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Serious weaknesses of the data include that (1) transect dimensions were not consistent even within survey sites, and have not generally been recorded on datasheets; (2) survey locations are generally given as place names which are at least somewhat meaningful (e.g. the Monument site at Kealakekua Bay is in front of Cook's Monument), but lat/long of start and end points are not given, and even more fundamentally depth ranges are not given; and (3) some surveys were conducted on SCUBA and some on snorkel, but, again, that has not been consistently recorded on datasheets. All surveys done by pairs of divers (or snorkellers) either following a transect or a known stretch of shoreline. Divers swam in parallel recording the number, size (in inches) and taxa of all fishes within non-overlapping transects (i.e. each diver maintained a separate count-- the data were later pooled). Transect widths were generally 40ft (20ft on either side of each observer) for divers on snorkel and 20ft (10ft on each side of each observer) for snorkel surveys. At Waikiki , surveys started and ended at known shoreline reference points, but mostly had lengths of around 300 to 400yds. For that location only, survey area estimates in the database are likely to be reliable. At all other locations, survey lengths were generally (but apparently not always) 250yds. The survey transect was demarcated by laying out a weighted line from a boat starting from a standard triangulated position (location of which was known to existing staff) and in a standard direction. After a full 250 yd line has been laid out, the boat would return to the starting point and 2 divers or snorkellers would enter the water and follow the laid out line (hence considerable variability among the exact areas covered each time). The attached database includes a record for each survey, with location and date (and when know, observers), and with information on whether surveys were done by snorkel and survey. For each record, survey area (m2) is given based on a variety of existing DAR records. It is probably reasonable to assume that survey areas of Waikiki transects are accurate, but all others are potentially wildly inaccurate. Default assumption for non-Waikiki should be that surveys were 250 yds long by 80ft wide for SCUBA surveys (each diver doing 250yds*40ft) and half that for snorkel surveys. However, as should be very apparent, it would be wise to rely too heavily on those assumptions. Data were not centrally stored in electronic form, but copies of data sheets can still be unearthed at various storage areas in the DAR Oahu office. Starting in late 2003, DAR staff have gradually entered some of the data into an MS Access database, ie., the data included here. Considerably more data exists on data sheets for a variety of locations on Hawaii and Maui, and from Hanauma Bay on Oahu, and will be added to this database over the coming years. Process_Date: Unknown Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Dr. Ivor Williams Contact_Organization: Division of Aquatic Resources, Division of Lands and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii Contact_Position: Marine biologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: physical Address: 74-380 B Kealakehe Pkwy City: Kailua-Kona State_or_Province: Hawaii Postal_Code: 96740 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808) 327 6231 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ivor@hawaii.edu Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: I. Original files Directory: ../../data/original filename comment DAR DJ Fish Survey.mdb MS Access database of surveys DAR DJ Fish Surveys Notes.doc documentation II. NODC Archive Files Directory: ../../data/nodc filename comment DJ_Notes.doc rename of DAR DJ Fish Survey.doc DJ_Notes.txt ASCII copy of DJ_Notes.doc DJ_Survey.mdb rename of DAR DJ Fish Survey.mdb The following files are TABLES from this database as MS Excel spreadsheets (*.xls) and redundant ASCII comma separated versions (*.csv). 1. Location.xls and Location.csv Field Name Comment SiteID The code is usually generated using the first letter of the island and two letters of the site name, (ie., Oahu, Hanauma Bay = O_HA) SiteName common name for the survey location Area general description of the area and DAR management status Island the island where the survey is located DARVariants Other variations of site codes that are used within DAR for data entry 2. Round.xls and Round.csv Field Name Comment RoundID Code by year Start Date beginning date of surveys for given year End Date ending date of surveys for given year MethodCode RES.FISH refers to Resource Fish method Mid Date middle of survey period 3. Species_List.xls and Species_List.csv Field Name Comment TaxonID standardized taxa ID SpeciesCode internal DAR code Common Name name commonly used Family specimen family DAR Code internal DAR code Hawaiian Name Hawaiian language name Synonym other names for the same species 4. Surveys.xls and Surveys.csv Field Name Comment SiteforRoundID internal DAR code RoundID see table Round SiteID see table Location Date Date of survey Comments DJ Sheet Found? yes or no Original DAR file filename Notes Survey Area (ft) feet squared Survey Area (m2) meters squared Snorkle/Scuba which type File Survey Area (ft2) feet squared Sheet Survey Area (ft2) feet squared Visibility (ft) distance of sight (feet) DJ Survey Code internal DAR code Observer1 Observer name Observer2 Observer name Observer3 Observer name 5. Transect.xls and Transect.csv Field Name Comment TransectRunID DAR internal use SiteforRoundID see table Surveys ObserverID DAR internal use Date date of transect Time time of transect Transect DAR internal use DJ Survey Code DAR internal use ValidData yes/no 6. TransectObservations1.xls and TransectObservations1.csv Field Name Comment ObservationID DAR internal use TransectRunID DAR internal use, see Table Transect SpeciesCode see Table Species Number count of given species Size (cm) size of species Variant unused Notes Valid Data yes/no 7. TransectObservations2.xls and TransectObservations2.csv (see TransectObservations1, the original table had to be broken into two speadsheets during export from MS Access). 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