Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Ralph DeFelice Originator: Hawaii Biological Survey Originator: Bishop Museum Originator: Dr. Steve Coles Originator: Dr. David Muir Originator: Dr. Lu Eldredge Publication_Date: 199806 Title: Investigation of the marine communities of Midway Harbor and adjacent lagoon, Midway Atoll, Northwest Hawaiian Islands in 1998 (NODC Accession 0001098) Series_Information: Series_name: None Issue_Identification: None Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Honolulu, Hawaii Publisher: Bishop Museum Online_Linkage: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/1098 Description: Abstract: A survey of the marine communities of Midway Atoll harbor and surrounding lagoon was conducted at 12 sites from September 5 to 9, 1998. The primary focus of these surveys was the invertebrates of the fouling communities present on artificial substrates. Occurrence of reef fishes at each site was also recorded, and algae was collected and identified from four stations. A total of 444 taxa were identified (47 algae, 316 invertebrates, and 81 fishes) from all stations. Approximately 250 invertebrate and 35 algae species are considered new records for Midway Atoll. All fishes observed were previously recorded from the atoll. Only three invertebrates identified in this survey are considered to be nonindigenous species in the Hawaiian Islands. One introduced bryozoan, Amathia distans, dominated the fouling communities at most stations where artificial substrates were available. Another introduced bryozoan, Schizoporella errata, was also common at the same stations. A non indigenous barnacle, Chthamalus proteus, recently introduced from the Caribbean, was common on pier pilings inside Midway harbor. No introduced invertebrates were present in natural habitats. The introduced snapper, Lutjanus kasmira, was also present along the reef outside the lagoon. The threat to the native reef community by established non-indigenous species is considered minimal. The presence of these introduced species at Midway, especially Chthamalus proteus, suggests that vectors of future, potentially more deleterious introductions exist. Transport of these introductions was most likely as fouling on ship bottoms, but other sources of introductions, such as ballast water carried in ships, should be guarded against to protect the relatively pristine reefs of Midway Atoll. Purpose: To define the characteristics of the marine biota and detect the occurrence of nonindigenous marine invertebrates. Supplemental_Information: NOAASupplemental:Entry_ID: Unknown Sensor_Name: SCUBA, visual census Project_Campaign: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Originating_Center: Bishop MuseumStorage_Medium: MS EXCEL, ASCII, JPG Online_size: 169 kilabytes Resource Description: NODC Accession Number 0001098 Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19980905 Beginning_Time: 0800 Ending_Date: 19980909 Ending_Time: 1700 Currentness_Reference: Ground conditions Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: funding dependent Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -177.3950 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -177.3233 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.2667 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.1967 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: coastal Theme_Keyword: coral reef ecosystem Theme_Keyword: marine species Theme_Keyword: nonindigenous species Theme_Keyword: shallow-water marine invertebrates Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fish Census Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Invasive/introduced Species Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: biota Theme_Keyword: 002 Theme_Keyword: environment Theme_Keyword: 007 Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: 014 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Midway Atoll (28N177W0001) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Midway Atoll (28N177W0001) Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: North Pacific Place_Keyword: Northwest Hawaiian Islands Place_Keyword: Midway Atoll Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region Place_Keyword: NWHI Stratum: Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Stratum_Keyword: benthic Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: NOAA and NODC would appreciate recognition as the resource from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Dr. Steve Coles, Ralph C. Felice, and Dr. Lu Eldredge Contact_Organization: Bernice P. Bishop Museum Department of Natural Sciences Contact_Position: Scientist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 1525 Bernice Street City: Honolulu State_or_Province: HI Postal_Code: 96817 Country: U.S.A. Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-847-3511 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808-841-8968 Hours_of_Service: Standard office hours (9-5PB local time) Contact_Instructions: Phone/mail to Bishop Museum Data_Set_Credit: Bishop Museum and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Native_Data_Set_Environment: MS Excel Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: see Lineage - Process Step Completeness_Report: the survey was 100% completed Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: R. C. DeFelice Originator: S. L. Coles Originator: D. Muir Originator: L.G. Eldredge Publication_Date: 1998 Title: Investigation of the Marine Communities of Midway Harbor and Adjacent Lagoon, Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Other_Citation_Details: Report prepared for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Area Office, Honolulu. Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1998 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DeFelice and others, 1998 Source_Contribution: marine communities study Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: J. E. Randall Originator: J. L. Earle, Originator: Richard L. Pyle, Originator: J. D. Parrish Originator: T. Hayes Publication_Date: 1993 Title: Annotated checklist of the fishes of Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Series_Information: Series_name: Pacific Science Issue_Identification: 47(4): 356-400 Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1993 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Randal and others, 1993 Source_Contribution: checklist of fishes Process_Step: Process_Description: Sampling was conducted at 12 stations around and within the atoll. Benthic organisms were collected from a variety of substrata using standard collecting techniques while using snorkel or SCUBA. Sampling locations were chosen to assure that a wide range of environmental conditions were assessed. The primary focus was placed upon fouling organisms which adhere to hard artificial surfaces such as cement dock pilings, but other natural substrates were investigated as well. The infaunal and epibenthic fauna of the sediments at some stations were also sampled using a hand held coring device. Visual observations of large benthic invertebrates and fishes were also recorded at each station. Organisms collected were preserved in 70% EtOH and returned to the Bishop Museum laboratory where they were sorted and identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible. Some individuals will be sent to specialists for verification of the identifications reported here. Given the difficulty of identifying some organisms and the instability of taxonomy in general, several of the species names in this report will undoubtedly need revision. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DeFelice and others, 1998 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Randall and others, 1993 Process_Date: Unknown Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Ralph Defelice Contact_Organization: Bishop Museum Contact_Address: Address_Type: physical and mailing Address: 1525 Bernice St. City: Honolulu State_or_Province: Hawaii Postal_Code: 96817 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808)848-4139 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: defelice@bishopmuseum.org Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Data received as MS Excel. 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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 Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 CoRIS: CoRIS_ID: 20081028025901 CoRIS_Children: None CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 19980905 CoRIS_Ending_Date: 19980909 CoRIS_Metadata_Link: https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/nodc_0001098.html CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 1415