Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Dr. Ivor Williams Originator: Division of Aquatic Resources Originator: Division of Lands and Natural Resources Originator: State of Hawaii Publication_Date: Unpublished material Title: Resource-Fish surveys using timed-swims at 14 coral reef ecosystem sites of West Hawaii in 2005, (NODC Accession 0002627) Description: Abstract: Effective management of coral reef ecosystems depends on adequate data on the status and trends of key ecosystem components. In spite of which, previous coral reef monitoring programs in the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) have been fragmentary and uncoordinated, with little or no overlap among programs in terms of survey site locations or habitat. The primary goal of this project was to develop and optimize an integrated reef-scale and ecosystem-scale monitoring approach for use by the state of Hawaii's aquatic resource management agency, the Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), within the MHI. A combination of methods already applied by DAR with new ones developed and trialed by this project now form the basis of a standard 'method toolkit' for use by DAR monitoring staff. The key output of this project, an integrated statewide coral reef monitoring scheme, has been adopted by DAR, who have committed to implementing it, beginning in 2006. Two new monitoring approaches: (i) 'Resource-Fish' surveys (targeting the large and mobile fishes which are primary targets of recreational and commercial food fisheries); and (ii) 'Benthic Characterization' (intended to be a medium-large scale survey approach capable of relatively easily generating benthic information suitable for improved understanding of fish distribution and community structure, and for detecting gross change in benthos) were developed and field trialed at sites in West Hawaii. Extended fish trials of an 'integrated monitoring' approach, comprising both existing small-scale and the newly developed medium-large scale approaches were conducted at 14 sites in West Hawaii (Big Island) (each site surveyed 4 times for fish, once for 'Benthic Characterization'). Additionally, 'Resource-Fish' surveys using the newly developed methodology were conducted at 39 sites in Maui, and data from those surveys compared with an alternative approach focusing on the same fish groups which had been previously utilized at Maui sites (but not elsewhere in the state). 'Benthic Characterization' surveys were conducted at 14 sites in West Hawaii. This dataset includes only the 'Resource-Fish' surveys. The 'Benthic Characterization' sets will be provided to the NOAA posterity archive at a later date. Purpose: The chief objective of the program was to develop a comprehensive and integrated coral reef monitoring program for the Main Hawaii Islands, based on a common toolkit of robust and efficient methods. Supplemental_Information: These sites were surveyed using SCUBA equipment. The project was launched by the Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative, Integrated Monitoring of Coral Reefs of West Hawaii: Developing a Whole-Reef and Ecosystem Approah for the Main Hawaiian Islands at the Division of Aquatic Resources, Division of Lands and Natural Resources, under the State of Hawaii. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20050421 Ending_Date: 20051130 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -156.056 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -155.849 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.160 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.167 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fish Census Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Coastal studies Theme_Keyword: biology Theme_Keyword: Fish species, family, taxa Theme_Keyword: Count Theme_Keyword: Size Theme_Keyword: Search Duration Theme_Keyword: HCRI Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: biota Theme_Keyword: 002 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 > Lapakahi > Lapakahi (20N155W0003) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Lapakahi (20N155W0003) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii > Puako (19N155W0001) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Puako (19N155W0001) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii > Keei (19N155W0006) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Kona > Keei (19N155W0006) Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean Place_Keyword: Big Island Place_Keyword: Waiakailio Bay Place_Keyword: Anaehoomalu Bay Place_Keyword: Makalawena Place_Keyword: Hoona/Unu Aloha Pt. Place_Keyword: Kaloko-Honokohau Place_Keyword: Old Kona Airport Place_Keyword: North Keauhou Place_Keyword: Red Hill Place_Keyword: Kealakekua Bay Place_Keyword: Milolii/Honomalino Place_Keyword: Okoe Bay Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region Place_Keyword: MHI Stratum: Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Stratum_Keyword: shallow coastal waters Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Dataset credit required Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Dr. Ivor Williams Contact_Organization: Division of Aquatic Resources, Division of Lands and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii Contact_Position: Marine biologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: physical Address: 74-380 B Kealakehe Pkwy City: Kailua-Kona State_or_Province: Hawaii Postal_Code: 96740 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-983-3727 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ivor@hawaii.edu Data_Set_Credit: Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative, Division of Aquatic Resources, Division of Lands and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii Native_Data_Set_Environment: MS Excel, MS Word Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: see lineage, process step Completeness_Report: none Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Pairs of divers conduct 5 or 7 minute timed swims recording the number of all medium-large (>15cm TL) 'resource fishes'. Divers aim to cover moderate to large areas while looking as far ahead as possible so that diver-observers can focus on the large, mobile and sometimes skittish fishes which are the principal targets of commercial and recreational food fisheries. Divers work in pairs, starting from a fixed central point in the survey site (e.g. central pins of WHAP H formation). Divers swim outward from the starting point following the depth contour and remaining where possible within a contiguous stretch of habitat. Divers should aim to move steadily, and adjust their own speeds to prevailing currents so that total distance covered is around 120-150m per 5-minute survey. In West Hawaii, most survey sites are aligned roughly N-S, so one pair of divers swim approximately north and one pair south. Each diver records the size and number of 'resource fishes'with total length larger than 15cm within a 5m-wide swathe centered on themselves. One diver in each pair will either tow a surface float with a tracking GPS, or deploy a buoy at the end of the swim, so that distance covered per survey can also be calculated (and therefore counts can be analyzed on a per-time or per-distance basis). Data from a pair of divers will always be pooled prior to analysis and therefore, divers should strive not to double count fishes (e.g. a fish moving across the field of vision of both divers should only be counted one of the pair, normally the diver from which side the fish started). Fish sizes are to be recorded in 5cm-slot size categories: D equals 15-20 cm; E equals 20-25 cm; and fishes larger than 25cm recorded to nearest 5 cm. In West Hawaii, transects are laid out in an H pattern and are labeled from A to D: transects A and C run parallel, approximately 10m apart and heading northwards from the central pin following the depth contour. B and D transects are also 10m apart and parallel, but run southwards. Mid-depth of each site is around 40ft. Process_Date: Unknown Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Dr. Ivor Williams Contact_Organization: Division of Aquatic Resources, Division of Lands and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii Contact_Position: Marine biologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: physical Address: 74-380 B Kealakehe Pkwy City: Kailua-Kona State_or_Province: Hawaii Postal_Code: 96740 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-983-3727 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ivor@hawaii.edu Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC (National Coastal Data Development Center) Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address Address: National Coastal Data Development Center, Building 1100 City: Stennis Space Center State_or_Province: MS Postal_Code: 39529 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 866-732-2382 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 228-688-2968 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ncddcgetdata@noaa.gov Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data,expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA, NESDIS, NODC and NCDDC 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. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: MS Excel and MS Word Transfer_Size: 1469 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0002627 Access_Instructions: Select "Details" then "Download" and "Current" to obtain a zipped copy of the most recent version. Original data file received in MS Excel, WilliamsTimedSwimData2005.xls, was dumped into a redundant Comma-Separated Version (CSV) ASCII file, WilliamsTimedSwimData2005.csv. The file is self-descriptive. Documentation was provided in MS Word file TimedSwimMethods.doc and was subsequently dumped into plain text ASCII, TimedSwimMethods.txt. Various files were exported from this document: Filename comments SiteMap.jpg Survey Locations Resource_Fish_monitoring_sites.htm Location coordinates ResourceFishList.htm Species list The following report was downloaded off the Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative website (http://www.hawaii.edu/ssri/hcri/): ivor_noaa_final_2005.pdf Fees: None Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20200329 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Mr. Patrick C. Caldwell Contact_Organization: NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC Contact_Position: Hawaii/US Pacific Liaison Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing Address: 1000 Pope Road, MSB 316 Address: Dept. of Oceanography Address: University of Hawaii at Manoa City: Honolulu State_or_Province: Hawaii Postal_Code: 96822 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808)-956-4105 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (808) 956-2352 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: caldwell@hawaii.edu Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM weekdays Contact_Instructions: check services@nodc.noaa.gov if not available Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 CoRIS: CoRIS_ID: 20060815041033 CoRIS_Children: None CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20050421 CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20051130 CoRIS_Metadata_Link: https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/hcri_nodc_0002627_resource_fish_surveys_hawaii_2005.html CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 1424