Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
200706
CRED Cumulative Map of Percent Scleractinian Coral Cover at Maug
digital image
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/cms/data-by-location/cnmi-guam/maug-island/maug-island-optical-validation/
ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/maug/mau_toad.jpg
This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry.
To display locations of optical validation data collected and percent coverage of scleractinian coral at Maug.
Maug includes three small islands (Higashi, Kita, and Nishi), with a total land area of 2.1 square km. They compose the subaerially exposed portion of the rim surrounding a flooded caldera that is considered to be a dormant volcano. The presence of countless seabirds on the three pinnacles provides a steady source of nutrients and organic matter into the caldera waters. Maug is uninhabited and is protected from development by the CNMI Constitution. It has been declared a wildlife conservation area. Fisheries resources are currently harvested, although there has been some interest within the CNMI government to extend conservation to the coastal areas. Results from the 2003 and 2004 NOAA surveys (MARAMP and Ring of Fire) show that Maug, with 73 species recorded, is the most coral-rich island in the northern islands.
Cruises CoRIS Metadata Record Names
OES0307 cred_toad_maug_oes0307_2003
Resource Description: Digital video images that are geo-referenced to navigation files.
2003
2003
ground condition
As needed
145.18
145.24
20.03
20.02
NCEI Geoportal FilterCoRIS_Metadata
CRCP Project
Benthic Habitat Mapping and Characterization - CNMI and Guam
1398
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Mapping
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Map Images > Habitats
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
007
biota
002
None
Synthesis Map
OES0307
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Maug Island > Maug Island (20N145E0001)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Maug > Maug Island (20N145E0001)
None
Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands and Guam
CoRIS Region
CNMI
None
Please acknowledge the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
as the source of this information.
Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), 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
808 725-5360
808 725-5429
nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
e-mail preferred
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/CNMI_images/mau_toad_445.jpg
This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry.
JPEG
Benthic Habitat Mapping Group, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
Center (PIFSC), NOAA
Not applicable
Unclassified
Not applicable
Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), 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
808 725-5360
808 725-5429
nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
e-mail preferred
Downloadable Data
These data are not to be used for navigational purposes. NOAA makes no warranty regarding
these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA 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.
JPEG
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/cms/data-by-location/cnmi-guam/maug-island/maug-island-optical-validation/
ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/maug/mau_toad.jpg
None
20200329
20091201
Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), 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
808 725-5360
808 725-5429
nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
e-mail preferred
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time
None
None
20091201040726
None
20030101
20031231
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/mau_toad_map_met.html
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