Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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CRED REA Fish Team Belt Transect Surveys at Oahu Island, February 2005
spreadsheet
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/surveying-vast-ocean
Belt transects along 3 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were
surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 1 site at
Oahu Island in February 2005 from the NOAA vessel Oscar Elton Sette
(OES05-02). Raw survey data included species level abundance estimates.
Part of a long-term monitoring program at biennial intervals in which
corals, algae, fish, and other macroinvertebrates are co-sampled along the
same set of transect lines
The maximum observation depth was 20 meters.
Fish observed:
Common Name Scientific Name
Species Genus Family Order Class Phylum- Kingdom
Division
Bony Fishes Osteichthyes Vertebrata Animalia
Sharks and Rays Osteichthyes Vertebrata Animalia
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Ground condition
Annual
-158.280969
-157.648625
21.71246
21.254737
NCEI Geoportal FilterCoRIS_MetadataCRCP ProjectPacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the U.S. Pacific Islands and Atolls1221
None
Fishes
OES0502
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Numeric Data Sets > Biology
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census > Belt Transect
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
002
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Oahu (21N157W0003)
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu Island > Oahu (21N157W0003)
CoRIS Region
MHI
None.
Please cite CRED when using the data. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries
Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Ivor Williams
mailing and physical address
NOAA IRC
NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808 725-5360
808 725-5429
nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
e-mail preferred
Not applicable
Unclassified
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Oracle
Observations at each site were made by two divers both of whom are experts
in fish taxonomy. 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.
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.
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.
GPS unit
1
Instrument parameters
Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge
0.3
Instrument parameters
Data were collected by two divers swimming in tandem along the length of a
25m transect line. 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 = 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 = 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.
Unknown
0.0001
0.0001
Decimal Degrees
World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
Geodetic Reference System 80 (GRS80)
6378137
298.2572236
Local surface
1
meters
Explicit Depth Coordinate Included with Horizontal Coordinates
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
CRED Data Management Team
mailing and physical address
NOAA IRC
NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808 725-5360
808 725-5429
nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
e-mail preferred
Offline Data
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.
XLS (Microsoft Excel worksheet)
CDROM, or email
ISO 9660
None if receiving the data online
Contact CRED data management team for information
Contact CRED data management team for information
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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)
mailing and physical address
NOAA IRC
NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808 725-5360
808 725-5429
nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
e-mail preferred
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
20060412054340
None
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https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/cred_rea_fish_belt_transect_oahu_200502.html
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