CRED REA Reef Fish Assessment Survey at Tutuila Island, American Samoa in 2008
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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)
- Publication_Date: 20100320
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CRED REA Reef Fish Assessment Survey at Tutuila Island, American Samoa in 2008
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https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific
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To support a long-term NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) for sustainable management and conservation of coral reef ecosystems, from 18 February - 19 March 2008, reef fish assessment surveys were conducted, as a part of Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA), during the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0802 in the American Samoa at biennial intervals by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) at the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC). During the cruise, 44 REA sites were surveyed at Tutuila Island in the American Samoa.
At the specific REA sites, fish biologists along with coral biologists, algal biologists and marine invertebrate zoologist entered the water and conducted a fine-scale (~300 m2) and high degree of taxonomic resolution REA survey to assess and monitor species composition, abundance, percent cover, size distribution, diversity, and general health of fish, corals, macro-invertebrates, and algae in shallow-water (< 35 m) habitats.
Reef fish assessment surveys were focused on cataloging the diversity (species richness), abundance (numeric density [# fish 100 m-2] and biomass density [kg 100 m-2]) of diurnally active reef fish assemblages. Three complementary noninvasive underwater survey methods were used, including belt-transect, stationary point count, and roving-diver surveys. For all methods, fish were identified at the species level, when possible, and assigned to a size bin ranging from 1 to 200 cm based on a visual estimate of total fish length.
Belt-transect (BLT) surveys were used to quantify the entire diurnal fish community (all size classes). In belt-transect surveys, two fish biologists swam side-by-side along three consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines. The BLT team swam each transect two times. During the initial swim-out, each fish diver recorded all fish larger than 20 cm observed within a 4-m wide belt perpendicular to their respective side of the transect (200 m2 area per line, 100 m2 per diver). On the return swim, each fish diver recorded all fish less than 20 cm observed within a 2-m wide belt (100 m2 area per line, 50 m2 per diver). The survey of large fish took approximately 5 min to complete while the survey of smaller fish took about 10 min to complete. All reef-associated fish, including those in the water column (including planktivores), were counted. Any coastal pelagic species (e.g., clupeids [sardines], belonids [beakfish], antherinids [silversides]) seen near the surface were not recorded.
The stationary point count (SPC) method were used to quantify larger, more mobile reef fish species that can be missed on belt-transect surveys. In stationary point count survey, a fish biologist swam approximately 15 m away from a transect line concurrently being surveyed by the other two BLT fish biologists. The SPC biologist then recorded all fish greater than 25 cm in length that passed within a visually estimated 20-m diameter cylinder centered on the diver's fixed position (10-m radius, total area = 314 m2). The survey time for each stationary point count survey was 5 min and a total of four stationary point count surveys were conducted at each REA site.
Roving-diver surveys were followed belt-transect and stationary point count surveys. As diver bottom time permitted, the fish assessment team conducted random swim surveys throughout the REA site area, recording, to the species level or the lowest recognizable taxon, the presence of reef fish not encountered during previous methods.
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Part of a long-term monitoring program at biennial intervals which documents the state of the reefs.
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Maximum depth was 24 meters.
Fish species observed:
Year Region Island Species TaxonName
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ABSX Abudefduf sexfasciatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ABSO Abudefduf sordidus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ABVA Abudefduf vaigiensis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ACAC Acanthurus achilles
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ACBL Acanthurus blochii
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ACGU Acanthurus guttatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ACLU Acanthurus leucocheilus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ACLI Acanthurus lineatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ACNC Acanthurus nigricans
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ACNI Acanthurus nigricauda
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ACNF Acanthurus nigrofuscus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ACNR Acanthurus nigroris
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ACOL Acanthurus olivaceus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ACPY Acanthurus pyroferus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ACSP Acanthurus sp
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ACTH Acanthurus thompsoni
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ACTR Acanthurus triostegus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ACXA Acanthurus xanthopterus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila AMSC Amanses scopas
2008 SAMOA Tutuila AMFA Amblyeleotris fasciata
2008 SAMOA Tutuila AMGU Amblyeleotris guttata
2008 SAMOA Tutuila AMCH Amphiprion chrysopterus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila AMPE Amphiprion perideraion
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ANME Anampses melanurus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ANMG Anampses meleagrides
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ANTW Anampses twistii
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ANLE Anyperodon leucogrammicus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila APFU Aphareus furca
2008 SAMOA Tutuila APNO Apogon novemfasciatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ARME Arothron meleagris
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ARNI Arothron nigropunctatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila AUCH Aulostomus chinensis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila BAUN Balistapus undulatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila BAVI Balistoides viridescens
2008 SAMOA Tutuila BLCH Blenniella chrysospilos
2008 SAMOA Tutuila BLEN Blenniidae sp
2008 SAMOA Tutuila BOAX Bodianus axillaris
2008 SAMOA Tutuila BOLO Bodianus loxozonus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila BOMA Bothus mancus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CACE Caesio caerulaurea
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CATE Caesio teres
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CACA Calotomus carolinus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CADU Cantherhines dumerilii
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CAPA Cantherhines pardalis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CAMA Canthidermis maculata
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CAAM Canthigaster amboinensis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CAJN Canthigaster janthinoptera
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CASO Canthigaster solandri
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CAMC Caracanthus maculatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CAME Caranx melampygus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CEBC Centropyge bicolor
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CEBI Centropyge bispinosa
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CEFL Centropyge flavissima
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CEHE Centropyge heraldi
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CELO Centropyge loricula
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CEAR Cephalopholis argus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CELE Cephalopholis leopardus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CESP Cephalopholis spiloparaea
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CEUR Cephalopholis urodeta
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CEOC Cetoscarus ocellatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHBE Chaetodon bennetti
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHCI Chaetodon citrinellus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHEP Chaetodon ephippium
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHLU Chaetodon lunula
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHLT Chaetodon lunulatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHML Chaetodon melannotus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHME Chaetodon meyeri
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHOR Chaetodon ornatissimus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHPW Chaetodon pelewensis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHQU Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHRA Chaetodon rafflesii
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHRE Chaetodon reticulatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHSE Chaetodon semeion
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHTR Chaetodon trifascialis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHUL Chaetodon ulietensis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHUN Chaetodon unimaculatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHVG Chaetodon vagabundus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHCL Cheilinus chlorourus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHOX Cheilinus oxycephalus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHTL Cheilinus trilobatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHUD Cheilinus undulatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHAR Cheilodipterus artus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHMD Cheilodipterus macrodon
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHFN Chlorurus frontalis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHJA Chlorurus japanensis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHMC Chlorurus microrhinos
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHSO Chlorurus sordidus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHAC Chromis acares
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHAG Chromis agilis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHAM Chromis amboinensis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHFU Chromis fumea
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHIO Chromis iomelas
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHMA Chromis margaritifer
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHTE Chromis ternatensis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHVA Chromis vanderbilti
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHWE Chromis weberi
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHXA Chromis xanthura
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHBR Chrysiptera brownriggii
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHTA Chrysiptera taupou
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CIPU Cirrhilabrus punctatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CISC Cirrhilabrus scottorum
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CIFL Cirrhitichthys falco
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CIPI Cirrhitus pinnulatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CIPO Cirripectes polyzona
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CIST Cirripectes stigmaticus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CIVA Cirripectes vanderbilti
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CIVR Cirripectes variolosus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila COGA Coris gaimard
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CTBI Ctenochaetus binotatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CTCY Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CTMA Ctenochaetus marginatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CTSP Ctenochaetus sp
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CTSR Ctenochaetus striatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila DARE Dascyllus reticulatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila DATR Dascyllus trimaculatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ECBC Ecsenius bicolor
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ECMO Ecsenius monoculus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ENSP Enneapterygius sp
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ENTU Enneapterygius tutuilae
2008 SAMOA Tutuila EPIN Epibulus insidiator
2008 SAMOA Tutuila EPFA Epinephelus fasciatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila EPML Epinephelus melanostigma
2008 SAMOA Tutuila EPME Epinephelus merra
2008 SAMOA Tutuila EVAL Eviota albolineata
2008 SAMOA Tutuila EVGU Eviota guttata
2008 SAMOA Tutuila FOFL Forcipiger flavissimus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila FOLO Forcipiger longirostris
2008 SAMOA Tutuila FUDU Fusigobius duospilus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila FUNE Fusigobius neophytus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila GNAU Gnathodentex aureolineatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila GOBI Gobiidae sp
2008 SAMOA Tutuila GOCI Gobiodon citrinus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila GORI Gobiodon rivulatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila GOVA Gomphosus varius
2008 SAMOA Tutuila GYFL Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila GYSP Gymnothorax sp
2008 SAMOA Tutuila HABI Halichoeres biocellatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila HAHO Halichoeres hortulanus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila HAMT Halichoeres margaritaceus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila HAMA Halichoeres marginatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila HAML Halichoeres melanurus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila HAOR Halichoeres ornatissimus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila HAPR Halichoeres prosopeion
2008 SAMOA Tutuila HEFA Hemigymnus fasciatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila HEPO Hemitaurichthys polylepis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila HETH Hemitaurichthys thompsoni
2008 SAMOA Tutuila HEAC Heniochus acuminatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila HECH Heniochus chrysostomus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila HEMO Heniochus monoceros
2008 SAMOA Tutuila HEVA Heniochus varius
2008 SAMOA Tutuila HILO Hipposcarus longiceps
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ISDE Istigobius decoratus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila CHUB Kyphosidae sp
2008 SAMOA Tutuila KYCI Kyphosus cinerascens
2008 SAMOA Tutuila LAUN Labrichthys unilineatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila WRAS Labridae sp
2008 SAMOA Tutuila LABI Labroides bicolor
2008 SAMOA Tutuila LADI Labroides dimidiatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila LARU Labroides rubrolabiatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila LAXA Labropsis xanthonota
2008 SAMOA Tutuila LERU Lethrinus rubrioperculatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila LUBI Lutjanus biguttatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila LUBO Lutjanus bohar
2008 SAMOA Tutuila LUFU Lutjanus fulvus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila LUGI Lutjanus gibbus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila LUMO Lutjanus monostigma
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MAMA Macolor macularis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MANI Macolor niger
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MAGE Macropharyngodon geoffroy
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MAME Macropharyngodon meleagris
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MABR Malacanthus brevirostris
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MALA Malacanthus latovittatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MEAT Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MENI Melichthys niger
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MEVI Melichthys vidua
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MOGR Monotaxis grandoculis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila GOAT Mullidae sp
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MUFL Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MUVA Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MYAD Myripristis adusta
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MYBE Myripristis berndti
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MYKU Myripristis kuntee
2008 SAMOA Tutuila MYVI Myripristis vittata
2008 SAMOA Tutuila NACA Naso caesius
2008 SAMOA Tutuila NALI Naso lituratus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila NEMA Nemateleotris magnifica
2008 SAMOA Tutuila NESA Neoniphon sammara
2008 SAMOA Tutuila NONE no individuals seen
2008 SAMOA Tutuila NOTA Novaculichthys taeniourus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ODNI Odonus niger
2008 SAMOA Tutuila OSCU Ostracion cubicus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila OSME Ostracion meleagris
2008 SAMOA Tutuila OXDI Oxycheilinus digramma
2008 SAMOA Tutuila OXRH Oxycheilinus rhodochrous
2008 SAMOA Tutuila OXUN Oxycheilinus unifasciatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila OXLO Oxymonacanthus longirostris
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PAAR Paracirrhites arcatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PAFO Paracirrhites forsteri
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PAHE Paracirrhites hemistictus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PAEN Paragobiodon echinocephalus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PACL Parapercis clathrata
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PAMI Parapercis millepunctata
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PACR Parupeneus crassilabris
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PACY Parupeneus cyclostomus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PAIN Parupeneus insularis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PAMU Parupeneus multifasciatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PEOU Pempheris oualensis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SAND Pinguipedidae sp
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PLLD Plagiotremus laudandus laudandus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PLTA Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PLOR Platax orbicularis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PLVI Plectorhinchus vittatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PLDI Plectroglyphidodon dickii
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PLJO Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PLLA Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PLLV Plectropomus laevis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila POIM Pomacanthus imperator
2008 SAMOA Tutuila DAMS Pomacentridae sp
2008 SAMOA Tutuila POBR Pomacentrus brachialis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila POCO Pomacentrus coelestis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila POPA Pomacentrus pavo
2008 SAMOA Tutuila POSA Pomacentrus samoa
2008 SAMOA Tutuila POVA Pomacentrus vaiuli
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PORI Pomachromis richardsoni
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PSOL Pseudanthias olivaceus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PSFL Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PSEV Pseudocheilinus evanidus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PSHE Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PSOC Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PSTE Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PSJA Pseudochromis jamesi
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PSMO Pseudodax moluccanus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PSCE Pseudojuloides cerasinus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PTCR Pteragogus cryptus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PTEV Ptereleotris evides
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PTZE Ptereleotris zebra
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PTMA Pterocaesio marri
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PTTI Pterocaesio tile
2008 SAMOA Tutuila PYDI Pygoplites diacanthus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila RHLU Rhinecanthus lunula
2008 SAMOA Tutuila RHRE Rhinecanthus rectangulus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SACA Sargocentron caudimaculatum
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SADI Sargocentron diadema
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SAMI Sargocentron microstoma
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SATI Sargocentron tiere
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SCAL Scarus altipinnis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SCFO Scarus forsteni
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SCFR Scarus frenatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SCGL Scarus globiceps
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SCNI Scarus niger
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SCOV Scarus oviceps
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SCPS Scarus psittacus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SCRU Scarus rubroviolaceus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SCSC Scarus schlegeli
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SCSP Scarus sp
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SCSI Scarus spinus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SCTR Scarus tricolor
2008 SAMOA Tutuila STFA Stegastes fasciolatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila STSP Stegastes sp
2008 SAMOA Tutuila STBA Stethojulis balteata
2008 SAMOA Tutuila STBN Stethojulis bandanensis
2008 SAMOA Tutuila STST Stethojulis strigiventer
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SUBU Sufflamen bursa
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SUCH Sufflamen chrysopterum
2008 SAMOA Tutuila LIZA Synodontidae sp
2008 SAMOA Tutuila SYVA Synodus variegatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila THAM Thalassoma amblycephalum
2008 SAMOA Tutuila THHA Thalassoma hardwicke
2008 SAMOA Tutuila THLU Thalassoma lutescens
2008 SAMOA Tutuila THNI Thalassoma nigrofasciatum
2008 SAMOA Tutuila THQU Thalassoma quinquevittatum
2008 SAMOA Tutuila THTR Thalassoma trilobatum
2008 SAMOA Tutuila TROB Triaenodon obesus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila TRCA Trimma caesiura
2008 SAMOA Tutuila FISH Un-id fish sp
2008 SAMOA Tutuila VAST Valenciennea strigata
2008 SAMOA Tutuila VALO Variola louti
2008 SAMOA Tutuila XAAU Xanthichthys auromarginatus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ZACO Zanclus cornutus
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ZERO Zebrasoma rostratum
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ZESC Zebrasoma scopas
2008 SAMOA Tutuila ZEVE Zebrasoma veliferum
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- Beginning_Date: 20080218
- Ending_Date: 20080225
- Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
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- Progress: In Work
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: asNeeded
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.8612764
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.5045149
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.22005532
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.38281981
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project
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Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the U.S. Pacific Islands and Atolls
- Theme_Keyword: 1221
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: Marine Ecosystem
- Theme_Keyword: Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP)
- Theme_Keyword: Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA)
- Theme_Keyword: Coral Reef
- Theme_Keyword: Reef Fishes
- Theme_Keyword: Belt Transect (BLT) Survey
- Theme_Keyword: Stationary Point Count (SPC )Surveys
- Theme_Keyword: Roving-diver surveys
- Theme_Keyword: American Samoa
- Theme_Keyword: Tutuila Island
- Theme_Keyword: HI0802
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- Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
- Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral reef ecology
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Rapid assessment studies
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Reef fish census
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Reef fish census > Stationary
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Reef fish census > Random swimming
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Reef fish census > Belt transect
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword: biota
- Theme_Keyword: 002
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Place_Keyword: American Samoa
- Place_Keyword: Tutuila Island
- Place:
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OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016)
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
- Place_Keyword: AmSam
- Access_Constraints: Data are available two years following data collection date.
- Use_Constraints:
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Please cite CRED when using the data. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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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)
- Contact_Person: Ivor Williams
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: NOAA IRC
- Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
- Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
- City: Honolulu
- State_or_Province: HI
- Postal_Code: 96818
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
- Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
- Data_Set_Credit:
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"Marc Nadon, Paul Brown, Kevin O'Brien, Paula Ayotte", Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
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- Security_Classification_System: Not applicable
- Security_Classification: Unclassified
- Security_Handling_Description: Not applicable
- Native_Data_Set_Environment: Oracle
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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Observations at each site were made by three divers who are experts in fish taxonomy. The team of three REA fish divers rotated roles with two divers performing belt-transect surveys and one diver performing stationary point counts at each survey site. 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.
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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.
- Completeness_Report:
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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.
- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: GPS unit
- Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge
- Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 0.3
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters
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- Process_Description:
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REA surveys are investigations that provide a high degree of taxonomic resolution for coral, algae, other macroinvertebrate, and reef fish communities. The surveys were conducted using a combination of dive teams which generally included a two to three person fish team, a two person coral/coral disease team, and a combined team of two algae biologists and one macroinvertebrate biologist. The majority of REA surveys were conducted along the forereef slopes of individual islands at depths between 10 and 20 m. However, additional surveyed habitats included a lagoonal-type patch reef and offshore oceanic banks.
During REA surveys, biological assessment teams follow highly structured protocols that are repeated at each REA site. Upon arrival at an REA site, three teams of divers enter the water over spaced time intervals. The fish team firstly enters the water and deploys a 25-m transect line. Two of the fish divers begin to survey along that transect while the remaining fish diver begins stationary point count assessments in the general vicinity. After approximately 20 min, the coral team enters the water and begins to work along the first transect line. By this time the fish team has deployed and begun surveys along a second 25-m transect. About 10 min later, the algal/invertebrate team enters the water and begins surveying the first transect. In total, the fish team surveys three transects at each site (transects 1, 2, and 3), and the coral and algal/invertebrate teams survey transects 1 and 2. The sampling effort takes between 60 and 80 min to complete.
The selection of REA sites was made in close consultation with Coral Reef Advisory Group (CRAG) and local agencies. Factors considered during REA site selection included: (1) ensuring a range of sample sites representative of the benthic and reef fish habitats around each island; (2) selecting a mixture of sites within and outside of marine protected areas; (3) selecting a mixture of both 'impacted' and 'least impacted' sites; (4) selecting some sites adjacent to local villages, and (5) selecting a number of sites that could be compared to and complement previous assessment and monitoring work as well as future coral reef monitoring proposed by CRAG and local agencies. It is important to note that access to REA sites can be limited by wave exposure, weather conditions, and other environmental factors such as currents, which can affect the ability to resurvey sites between years.
Transect placement was guided by: (1) a focus on hard-bottom communities; (2) deploying lines along an isobath to the extent possible at each site, and (3) laying the transect lines into the prevailing current.
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