Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Publication_Date: 20100215 Title: CRED REA Fish Team Stationary Point Count Surveys at Baker, Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2008 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific Description: Abstract: Stationary Point Counts at 4 stations at each survey site were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA) conducted at 4 sites around Baker in the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIAs) from 24 January to 14 February 2008, aboard the NOAA ship Hi'ialakai, duirng the Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0801. Raw survey data included species level abundance estimates. Purpose: Part of a long-term monitoring program at biennial intervals in which corals, algae, fish, and other macro invertebrates are co-sampled along the same set of transect lines. Supplemental_Information: The maximum observation depth was 22 meters. Fish observed: Year Region Island Family TaxonName 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Acanthurus leucocheilus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Acanthurus lineatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Acanthurus nigricans 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Acanthurus thompsoni 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Acanthurus xanthopterus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Ctenochaetus flavicauda 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Ctenochaetus marginatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Ctenochaetus sp 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Ctenochaetus striatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Naso hexacanthus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Naso lituratus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Naso unicornis 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Naso vlamingii 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Paracanthurus hepatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Zebrasoma scopas 2008 PRIAs Baker Anthias (Serranid) Luzonichthys whitleyi 2008 PRIAs Baker Anthias (Serranid) Pseudanthias bartlettorum 2008 PRIAs Baker Anthias (Serranid) Pseudanthias olivaceus 2008 PRIAs Baker Aulostomid Aulostomus chinensis 2008 PRIAs Baker Balistid Balistapus undulatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Balistid Melichthys niger 2008 PRIAs Baker Balistid Melichthys vidua 2008 PRIAs Baker Balistid Odonus niger 2008 PRIAs Baker Balistid Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Blenniid Blenniid sp 2008 PRIAs Baker Blenniid Cirripectes vanderbilti 2008 PRIAs Baker Blenniid Ecsenius midas 2008 PRIAs Baker Blenniid Plagiotremus rhynorhynchos 2008 PRIAs Baker Caesionid Caesio teres 2008 PRIAs Baker Carangid Carangoides orthogrammus 2008 PRIAs Baker Carangid Caranx lugubris 2008 PRIAs Baker Carangid Caranx melampygus 2008 PRIAs Baker Carcharhinid Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 2008 PRIAs Baker Carcharhinid Carcharhinus melanopterus 2008 PRIAs Baker Carcharhinid Triaenodon obesus 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Chaetodon auriga 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Chaetodon lunula 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Chaetodon meyeri 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Chaetodon quadrimaculatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Chaetodon trifascialis 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Chaetodon vagabundus 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Forcipiger flavissimus 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Heniochus monoceros 2008 PRIAs Baker Cirrhitid Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus 2008 PRIAs Baker Cirrhitid Paracirrhites arcatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Cirrhitid Paracirrhites forsteri 2008 PRIAs Baker Cirrhitid Paracirrhites hemistictus 2008 PRIAs Baker Holocentrid Myripristis amaena 2008 PRIAs Baker Holocentrid Myripristis berndti 2008 PRIAs Baker Holocentrid Sargocentron caudimaculatum 2008 PRIAs Baker Holocentrid Sargocentron tiere 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Anampses caeruleopunctatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Anampses meleagrides 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Bodianus diana 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Bodianus mesothorax 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Cirrhilabrus exquisitus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Coris centralis 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Coris gaimard 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Gomphosus varius 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Halichoeres hortulanus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Halichoeres ornatissimus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Hemigymnus fasciatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Labroides bicolor 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Labroides dimidiatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Labroides rubrolabiatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Pseudocheilinus hexataenia 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Pseudocheilinus octotaenia 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Pseudodax moluccanus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Stethojulis bandanensis 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Thalassoma amblycephalum 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Thalassoma quinquevittatum 2008 PRIAs Baker Lethrinid Gnathodentex aureolineatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Lethrinid Monotaxis grandoculis 2008 PRIAs Baker Lutjanid Aphareus furca 2008 PRIAs Baker Lutjanid Lutjanus bohar 2008 PRIAs Baker Lutjanid Lutjanus fulvus 2008 PRIAs Baker Lutjanid Lutjanus kasmira 2008 PRIAs Baker Lutjanid Lutjanus monostigma 2008 PRIAs Baker Lutjanid Macolor niger 2008 PRIAs Baker Monacanthid Cantherhines dumerilii 2008 PRIAs Baker Monacanthid Cantherhines pardalis 2008 PRIAs Baker Mullid Mulloidichthys vanicolensis 2008 PRIAs Baker Mullid Parupeneus insularis 2008 PRIAs Baker Myliobatid Manta birostris 2008 PRIAs Baker Pempherid Pempheris oualensis 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacanthid Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacanthid Centropyge flavissima 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacanthid Centropyge loricula 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacanthid Pomacanthus imperator 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacanthid Pygoplites diacanthus 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Amphiprion chrysopterus 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Chromis acares 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Chromis margaritifer 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Chromis vanderbilti 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Chromis xanthura 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Dascyllus auripinnis 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Lepidozygus tapeinosoma 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Plectroglyphidodon dickii 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Stegastes aureus 2008 PRIAs Baker Scarid Chlorurus microrhinos 2008 PRIAs Baker Scarid Scarus frenatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Scarid Scarus oviceps 2008 PRIAs Baker Scarid Scarus rubroviolaceus 2008 PRIAs Baker Scarid Scarus sp 2008 PRIAs Baker Scarid Scarus tricolor 2008 PRIAs Baker Serranid Cephalopholis argus 2008 PRIAs Baker Serranid Cephalopholis leopardus 2008 PRIAs Baker Serranid Cephalopholis miniata 2008 PRIAs Baker Serranid Cephalopholis urodeta 2008 PRIAs Baker Serranid Epinephelus fasciatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Serranid Epinephelus tauvina 2008 PRIAs Baker Serranid Variola louti 2008 PRIAs Baker Tetraodontid Arothron meleagris 2008 PRIAs Baker Zanclid Zanclus cornutus Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20080208 Ending_Date: 20080209 Currentness_Reference: Ground condition Status: Progress: In Work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: asNeeded Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -176.50677 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -176.431261 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 0.225379 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 0.158901 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project Theme_Keyword: Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the U.S. Pacific Islands and Atolls Theme_Keyword: 1221 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: biota Theme_Keyword: 002 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 > Fish Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Rapid Assessment Studies Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census > Stationary Theme: 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: Stationary Point Count (SPC) Surveys Theme_Keyword: Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIAs) Theme_Keyword: Baker Theme_Keyword: HI0801 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Baker Island Place_Keyword: Phoenix Islands Place_Keyword: Equatorial Islands Place_Keyword: USA Minor Outlying Islands Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Baker Island > Baker Island (00N176W0001) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Baker Island (00N176W0001) Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region Place_Keyword: PRIA Access_Constraints: Data are available two years following data collection date Use_Constraints: Please cite CRED when using the data. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: 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: 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: Marc Nadon, Kevin O'Brien, Paula Ayotte, Kara Osada, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA Security_Information: Security_Classification_System: Not applicable Security_Classification: Unclassified Security_Handling_Description: Not applicable Native_Data_Set_Environment: Oracle Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: 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. Logical_Consistency_Report: 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: 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: 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 who remained motionless while slowly turning in a circle for a duration of 5 minutes recording the abundance and size of all fishes greater than 25cm TL observed within a 10m radius. At each survey site, 4 replicate counts were conducted. 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 four SPC replicates at each site, the diver spent his 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. Process_Date: Unknown Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees 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: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Contact_Person: CRED Data Management Team Contact_Address: 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 Resource_Description: Offline 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: Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CDROM, or email Recording_Format: ISO 9660 Fees: None if receiving the data online Custom_Order_Process: Contact CRED data management team for information Technical_Prerequisites: Contact CRED data management team for information Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20190526 Metadata_Review_Date: 20081201 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Contact_Address: 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 Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 CoRIS: CoRIS_ID: 20081201032834 CoRIS_Children: None CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20080208 CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20080209 CoRIS_Metadata_Link: https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/cred_rea_fish_spc_baker_2008.html CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2443