Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
20100215
CRED REA Fish Team Stationary Point Count Surveys at Johnston Atoll, Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2008
spreadsheet
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific
Stationary Point Counts at 12 stations at each survey site were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA) conducted at 12 sites around Johnston Atoll 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.
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.
The maximum observation depth was 16 meters.
Fish observed:
Year Region Island Family TaxonName
2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Acanthurus achilles
2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Acanthurus dussumieri
2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Acanthurus nigricans
2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Acanthurus nigroris
2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Acanthurus olivaceus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Acanthurus thompsoni
2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Acanthurus triostegus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Ctenochaetus strigosus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Naso lituratus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Zebrasoma flavescens
2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Zebrasoma veliferum
2008 PRIAs Johnston Apogonid Apogon kallopterus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Aulostomid Aulostomus chinensis
2008 PRIAs Johnston Balistid Melichthys niger
2008 PRIAs Johnston Balistid Melichthys vidua
2008 PRIAs Johnston Balistid Rhinecanthus aculeatus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Balistid Sufflamen bursa
2008 PRIAs Johnston Balistid Sufflamen fraenatus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Carangid Carangoides ferdau
2008 PRIAs Johnston Carangid Carangoides orthogrammus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Carangid Caranx melampygus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Carangid Scomberoides lysan
2008 PRIAs Johnston Carcharhinid Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon auriga
2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon citrinellus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon ephippium
2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon lunulatus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon multicinctus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon ornatissimus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon trifascialis
2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon unimaculatus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Forcipiger flavissimus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Hemitaurichthys thompsoni
2008 PRIAs Johnston Cirrhitid Paracirrhites arcatus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Cirrhitid Paracirrhites forsteri
2008 PRIAs Johnston Fistulariid Fistularia commersonii
2008 PRIAs Johnston Gobiid Amblyeleotris sp
2008 PRIAs Johnston Gobiid Gobiid sp
2008 PRIAs Johnston Holocentrid Myripristis berndti
2008 PRIAs Johnston Holocentrid Myripristis kuntee
2008 PRIAs Johnston Holocentrid Neoniphon sammara
2008 PRIAs Johnston Holocentrid Sargocentron spiniferum
2008 PRIAs Johnston Kyphosid Kyphosus bigibbus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Kyphosid Kyphosus sp
2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Bodianus bilunulatus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Cheilio inermis
2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Coris gaimard
2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Epibulus insidiator
2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Gomphosus varius
2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Halichoeres ornatissimus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Labroides phthirophagus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Oxycheilinus unifasciatus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia
2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Stethojulis balteata
2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Thalassoma duperrey
2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Thalassoma lutescens
2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Thalassoma quinquevittatum
2008 PRIAs Johnston Labridae Thalassoma duperrey/lutescens hybrid
2008 PRIAs Johnston Lutjanid Aphareus furca
2008 PRIAs Johnston Lutjanid Aprion virescens
2008 PRIAs Johnston Microdesmid Nemateleotris magnifica
2008 PRIAs Johnston Monacanthid Aluterus scriptus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Monacanthid Cantherhines dumerilii
2008 PRIAs Johnston Monacanthid Cantherhines sandwichiensis
2008 PRIAs Johnston Monacanthid Pervagor aspricaudus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Monacanthid Pervagor spilosoma
2008 PRIAs Johnston Mullid Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Mullid Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
2008 PRIAs Johnston Mullid Parupeneus cyclostomus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Mullid Parupeneus insularis
2008 PRIAs Johnston Mullid Parupeneus multifasciatus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Mullid Parupeneus pleurostigma
2008 PRIAs Johnston Muraenid Gymnothorax javanicus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Muraenid Gymnothorax sp
2008 PRIAs Johnston Myliobatid Aetobatus narinari
2008 PRIAs Johnston Ostraciid Ostracion meleagris
2008 PRIAs Johnston Ostraciid Ostracion whitleyi
2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacanthid Centropyge loricula
2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacanthid Centropyge potteri
2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacentrid Abudefduf sordidus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacentrid Chromis acares
2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacentrid Chromis agilis
2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacentrid Chromis ovalis
2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacentrid Chromis verater
2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacentrid Dascyllus albisella
2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacentrid Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Scarid Calotomus carolinus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Scarid Chlorurus perspicillatus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Scarid Chlorurus sordidus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Scarid Scarus dubius
2008 PRIAs Johnston Scarid Scarus psittacus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Scarid Scarus rubroviolaceus
2008 PRIAs Johnston Scarid Scarus sp
2008 PRIAs Johnston Sphyraenid Sphyraena barracuda
2008 PRIAs Johnston Synodontid Synodus sp
2008 PRIAs Johnston Tetraodontid Arothron meleagris
2008 PRIAs Johnston Tetraodontid Canthigaster jactator
2008 PRIAs Johnston Zanclid Zanclus cornutus
20080127
20080201
Ground condition
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NCEI Geoportal FilterCoRIS_MetadataCRCP ProjectPacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the U.S. Pacific Islands and Atolls1221
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
002
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Numeric Data Sets > Biology
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Rapid Assessment Studies
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census > Stationary
None
Marine Ecosystem
Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP)
Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA)
Coral Reef
Reef Fishes
Stationary Point Count (SPC) Surveys
Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIAs)
Johnston Atoll
HI0801
None
Johnston Atoll
Central Pacific
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Johnston Atoll > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001)
CoRIS Region
PRIA
Data are available two years following data collection date
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
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Ivor Williams
mailing and physical address
NOAA IRC
NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808 725-5360
808 725-5429
nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
e-mail preferred
Marc Nadon, Kevin O'Brien, Paula Ayotte, Kara Osada, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
Not applicable
Unclassified
Not applicable
Oracle
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.
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.
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.
GPS unit
1
Instrument parameters
Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge
0.3
Instrument parameters
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.
Unknown
0.0001
0.0001
Decimal Degrees
World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
Geodetic Reference System 80 (GRS80)
6378137
298.2572236
Local surface
1
meters
Explicit Depth Coordinate Included with Horizontal Coordinates
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
CRED Data Management Team
mailing and physical address
NOAA IRC
NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808 725-5360
808 725-5429
nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
e-mail preferred
Offline Data
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.
XLS (Microsoft Excel worksheet)
CDROM, or email
ISO 9660
None if receiving the data online
Contact CRED data management team for information
Contact CRED data management team for information
20190526
20081201
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
mailing and physical address
NOAA IRC
NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808 725-5360
808 725-5429
nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
e-mail preferred
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
20081201032107
None
20080127
20080201
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/cred_rea_fish_spc_johnston_atoll_2008.html
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