FBSAD Recruit Reef Fish Belt Transect Survey at Hawaii Island (Big Island), Main Hawaiian Islands, 2005 (NODC Accession 0046935)

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information
• CoRIS

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Fishery Biology and Stock Assessment Division (FBSAD), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service

Publication_Date: 20080331

Title:

FBSAD Recruit Reef Fish Belt Transect Survey at Hawaii Island (Big Island), Main Hawaiian Islands, 2005 (NODC Accession 0046935)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Online_Linkage: https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/fbsab/

Online_Linkage: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0046935

Description:

Abstract:

Shore-based belt transects were conducted at 8-13 m depths at 3 longshore sites on the leeward coast (North and South Kohala districts) of the Big Island (Hawaii Island) in the MHI during spring 2005. From 8-10 randomly positioned transects were surveyed at each site; each transect was 25-m long x 2-m wide (50 m**2 area). Raw survey data consist of species-specific and size-specific (total length, TL, in cm) numerical counts of recruit (< 5 cm total length, TL) and larger (5-10 cm TL) juvenile reef fishes encountered within transect boundaries. The study was published in a peer-reviewed marine science journal in August 2007. The full citation is: "DeMartini EE, Anderson TW (2007) Habitat associations and aggregation of recruit fishes on Hawaiian coral reefs. Bulletin of Marine Science 81(1):139-152".

Purpose:

To provide reef fish density estimates as the first spring survey of a multi-year project using in situ diver observational data collected at sites of differing habitat structure, to descriptively test predictions relating to the use of specific habitats by various species of coral reef fishes in Hawaii.

Supplemental_Information:

The maximum observation depth was 13 meters. Fish observed DATAFILE NAME: RECRUIT-REEF-FISH_BELT_TRANSECTS_2005.xls File date: 12MAR08 Size: 451 records (69 kb)

This file consists of the following eight (8) variables. The permissible values of these variables, including names of categories if the variable is a classification variable, are noted [in brackets]:

DATE $ DDMMMYY [range: 23MAY05 to 10JUN05]

ISLAND $ [One (1) category: 'BIG']

SITE $ [Three (3) categories: 'PUK_END', 'HOLO', 'MAHU']

OBSERVER $ [One (1) category: 'EED']

TRANSECT [Transect number = 1, 2, 3 ... n, where n = 1-10 if SITE = 'HOLO' or if SITE = 'MAHU' but where n = 1-8 if SITE = 'PUK_END']

FISH_SP $ [Four-letter acronym based on 1st 2 letters of the genus name and 1st 2 letters of the specific epithet of each fish individual recorded; the acronyms used are identical to those used by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Fisheries Research Center, to code all of their central and western North Pacific reef fish records]

SIZ(TL,cm) [Visually estimated body length in centimeters of each fish individual tallied on transect count; TL is the abbreviation for "Total Length", the same metric is used to represent length on the CRED Fish Surveys]

NUMBER [Number of individuals of that size and species tallied on that transect]

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20050523

Ending_Date: 20050610

Currentness_Reference: Ground condition

Status:

Progress: In work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -155.901

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -155.859

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.184

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.955

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter

Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Marine Ecosystem

Theme_Keyword: Coral Reef Conservation Program, NOAA Fisheries

Theme_Keyword: Expanding necessary information on juvenile nursery habitats

Theme_Keyword: Coral Reef

Theme_Keyword: Reef Fishes

Theme_Keyword: Belt Transect Survey

Theme_Keyword: Main Hawaiian Islands

Theme_Keyword: Hawaii Island (Big Island), NORTH AND SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICTS

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census > Belt Transect

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census > Linear Transect

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 Assemblages

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: biota

Theme_Keyword: 002

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project

Theme_Keyword:

Expanding fish nursery habitat information necessary for effectively siting no-take MPAs

Theme_Keyword: 10367

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus

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)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii > Kohala Coast (21N155W0001)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Kohala Coast (21N155W0001)

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region

Place_Keyword: MHI

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Please cite FBSAD when using the data. Fishery Biology and Stock Assessment Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Fishery Biology and Stock Assessment Division (FBSAD), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service

Contact_Person: Dr. Edward E. DeMartini

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: NOAA IRC

Address: NMFS/PIFSC/FISHERIES BIOLOGY & STOCK ASSESSMENT BRANCH

Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176

City: Honolulu

State_or_Province: HI

Postal_Code: 96818

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-725-5376

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808-983-2902

Data_Set_Credit:

EED = Edward E. DeMartini, Fishery Biology and Stock Assessment Division (FBSAD), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Observations at each site were made by a single diver (EED) experienced in Hawaiian reef fish taxonomy and underwater survey techniques. Observations were periodically checked during the surveys for consistency in recording protocols. Logical_Consistency_Report: The same methods of data collection were used at each of the sites surveyed, and all data were recorded by EED. Periodic examination of the data through the duration of the surveys showed no signs of diver bias or other discrepancies.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The same methods of data collection were used at each of the sites surveyed, and all data were estimated and recorded by the same two scientists. Periodic examination of the data through the duration of the surveys showed no signs of diver bias or other discrepancies; this was further supported by the results of post hoc analyses evaluating diver comparability.

Completeness_Report:

The 3 survey sites were selected to be representative of wave-exposed (SITE = 'PUK_END', for "Point at End of the Road, Puako Beach Drive"); partially exposed (SITE = 'HOLO', for "Holoholokai Beach Park"), and wave-protected (SITE = 'MAHU', for "Mahukona") fringing reef habitats of the North and South Kohala districts coasts of leeward Hawaii Island. A completely balanced design (a constant 10 transects per each of 3 sites) was initially intended but the outcome was slightly unbalanced (only 8 transects at the 'PUK_END' Site) due to time constraints.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: GPS unit

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge

Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 0.3

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data were collected by a single diver (EED), who swam along the length of each 25-m x 2-m (50 m**2) transect line. All recruit (< 5 cm TL) and larger (5-10 cm TL) juvenile fishes were tallied during a single swim along the viewing path as the diver laid out the transect line. Fish were identified to species. Upon returning to shore, EED corrected the field sheets for legibility, and the data were subsequently entered by EED into Excel spreadsheets and error checked by computer for outliers and other discrepancies. This data set consists of raw data - fish count data have not been standardized to density. In order to do so, the counts of each transect must be divided by 50 to standardize the counts to density as N fish per m**2. (Unstandardized counts of course are identical to densities of N fish per 50 m**2.) The positions of individual transects were not recorded by GPS; the 8-10 transects at each site were scattered haphazardly throughout 1.0-1.5 ha areas centered on: SITE = 'PUK_END': 19.962 N lat, -155.859 W lon SITE = 'HOLO': 19.955 N lat, -155.864 W lon SITE = 'MAHU': 20.184 N lat, -155.901 W lon

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001

Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Degrees and decimal minutes

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 (GRS80)

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.2572236

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Depth_System_Definition:

Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface

Depth_Resolution: 1

Depth_Distance_Units: meters

Depth_Encoding_Method: Explicit depth coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Fishery Biology and Stock Assessment Division (FBSAD), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service

Contact_Person: Edward E. DeMartini

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: NOAA IRC

Address: NMFS/PIFSC/FISHERIES BIOLOGY & STOCK ASSESSMENT BRANCH

Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176

City: Honolulu

State_or_Province: HI

Postal_Code: 96818

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-725-5376

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808-983-2902

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: edward.demartini@noaa.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: XLS (Microsoft Excel worksheet)

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nmfs/pifsc/fbsad/reeffish/RECRUIT_REEF_FISH_BELT_TRANSECTS_2005.xls

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CDROM, or email

Recording_Format: ISO 9660

Fees: None if receiving the data online

Custom_Order_Process: Please contact Dr. Edward E. DeMartini for inquiries and data

Technical_Prerequisites: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20210106

Metadata_Review_Date: 20080923

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Edward E. DeMartini

Contact_Organization:

Fishery Biology and Stock Assessment Division (FBSAD), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: NOAA IRC

Address: NMFS/PIFSC/FISHERIES BIOLOGY & STOCK ASSESSMENT BRANCH

Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176

City: Honolulu

State_or_Province: HI

Postal_Code: 96818

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-725-5376

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808-983-2902

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: edward.demartini@noaa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

CoRIS:

CoRIS_ID: 20080923062732

CoRIS_Children: None

CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20050523

CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20050610

CoRIS_Metadata_Link:

https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/nmfs_fbsad_recruit_reef_fish_belt_transects_2005.html

CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2295