The assessment of hull fouling as a mechanism for the introduction and dispersal of marine alien species in the main Hawaiian Islands through surveys at harbors on Oahu's southern and southwestern coasts during 2003 (NODC Accession 0001455)

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What does this data set describe?

1. How might this data set be cited?
   Godwin, Dr. Scott, and Museum, Bishop, Unpublished material, The assessment of hull fouling as a mechanism for the introduction and dispersal of marine alien species in the main Hawaiian Islands through surveys at harbors on Oahu's southern and southwestern coasts during 2003 (NODC Accession 0001455).

   Online Links:

   • http://www.nodc.noaa.gov

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -158.1233

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.8433

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.325

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.2833

3. What does it look like?
4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 10-Jan-2003

   Ending_Date: 06-Aug-2003

   Currentness_Reference: ground condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      
   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      
7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

   Data files placed in three directories: access/, doc/, excel/ 1) Directory: access/The original file received was Vessel_Data.mdb. Tables were saved in MS Excel (1997-2000) format, which inturn were saved as Comma Separated Versions (CSV) ASCII files.The tables are: Sample_Location, Sample_Method, Vessel_Data, andVessel_Type. The contents are self explanatory.2) Directory: doc/The original file received was NODC_Narrative.doc, which wasexported into an ASCII text file of the same name. It containsinformation about the dataset.3) Directory: excel/The original file received was National_Oceanic_Data_Center_File.xls.It contained two sheets, which were saved as Comma Separated Versions (CSV) ASCII files: field_data.csv and formal_species_list.csv. Theseare the inventory and analysis files.

   Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Dr. Scott Godwin
   • Bishop Museum
2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative; Bishop Museum

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   Scott Godwin

   Bishop Museum

   Marine Biologist

   1525 Bernice Street

   Honolulu, HI
   

   USA

   808-848-4156 (voice)

   sgodwin@bishopmuseum.org

Why was the data set created?

Better understand hull fouling as a mechanism for the introduction and dispersal of marine alien species in the main Hawaiian Islands.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: Unknown (process 1 of 1)

   Sampling: Port Arrivals 1) Identify vessel for survey A) Commercial vessel - consult vessel arrival schedules maintained by State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, Harbors Division B) Personal Craft - consult with harbor master of public or privately owned marinas to provide arrivals information. Public marinas: State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Boating and Ocean Resources. Private marinas: consult marinas listing in Hawaii Ocean Industry and Shipping News publication 2) Contact vessel owner/operator to obtain particulars (ie. Last port, vessel maintenance records...) and permission to conduct hull survey A) Commercial vessel - either directly or through the shipping agent B) Personal Craft - speak directly to owner/operator 3) Survey entire hull from bow to stern on port and starboard sides with SCUBA and collect a representative sample of all taxonomic groups present. 4) Record the overall percent cover of fouling in each of the following sections of the vessel: A) Bow B) Midship C) Stern D) Prop and rudder E) Above the water line Compilation of arrival patterns and vessel operation dynamics 1. Introduction: The objective of this aspect of the field component was to create a profile for the last port of call for specific overseas arrivals. The specific vessels for which information was gathered were overseas cargo barges, foreign fishing boats and overseas personal craft. 2. Methodology: There were three separate data sources for these vessel types. The overseas cargo barges and foreign fishing boat arrivals information was obtained through the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, Harbors Division. Overseas personal craft arrivals had to be further divided into those arriving from domestic ports and those arriving from foreign ports. Data for domestic port arrivals exists with the State of Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Plant and Animal Quarantine and Inspection Division. The U.S. Customs Service collects information on the arrival of overseas personal craft from foreign ports. The information for both agencies existed in hand-written logs, and permission was secured to allow access. The logs from May 2001 through June 2003 for both types of arrivals were entered into a spreadsheet format for analysis. The arrivals information for a two year period of time was analyzed for all the target vessel types. The overseas barges and foreign fishing boat arrivals data was from a data set obtained for the two year period of time from January 1997 through December 1998. This data set was from the daily arrivals logs for Honolulu Harbor and Kalaeloa Barber's Point Harbor for this period and was entered prior to this project. An analysis of recent data revealed that the arrivals data for this period was still characteristic of both harbors, so this data set was used instead of re-entering a new set. The data for overseas arrivals of personal craft was separated by domestic and foreign arrivals for the purpose of presentation and analysis of temporal trends. A temporal trend analysis was not done for the overseas barges or foreign fishing boats since they are on more regular commercial schedules. Last port of call information for the overseas barges and foreign fishing boats was non-specific in some case so the presentation scheme to categorize this information was the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ocean regions. All but a few of the records of personal craft included specifics on last port of call, which allowed more specific data to be presented on last port of call. Finally, a brief narrative of the spectrum of the operational dynamics of each vessel type was developed. This narrative will examine the activities of each vessel type to qualitatively determine if there are additional concerns that relate the marine AIS. Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Scott Godwin

   Bishop Museum

   Marine Biologist

   1525 Bernice Street

   Honolulu, HI
   

   USA

   808-848-4156 (voice)

   sgodwin@bishopmuseum.org

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?
   
2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
   
3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
   
4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
   none
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   see Lineage - Process Step

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

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.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   
   NOAA/NESDIS/National Oceanographic Data Center

   Attn: Data Access Group, User Services Team

   SSMC-3 Fourth Floor

   Silver Spring, MD
   

   USA

   301-713-3277 (voice)

   301-713-3302 (FAX)

   services@nodc.noaa.gov

   Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? Downloadable Data
3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NODC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.

4. How can I download or order the data?
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     Data format:	MS Excel, MS Access, MS Word
     Network links:	https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/1455

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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 29-Mar-2020
Last Reviewed: 01-Aug-2005
To be reviewed: 01-Aug-2006

Metadata author:

Mr. Patrick C. Caldwell

NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC

Hawaii/US Pacific Liaison

1000 Pope Road, MSB 316

Honolulu, Hawaii

USA

(808)-956-4105 (voice)

(808) 956-2352 (FAX)

caldwell@hawaii.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM weekdays

Contact_Instructions: check services@nodc.noaa.gov if not available

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)