Steve Coles
Louise Giuseffi
Melanie Hutchinson
Hawaii Biological Survey
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
2007
Photographic Images of Benthic Coral, Algae, and Invertebrate Species in Marine Habitats and Subhabitats around Offshore Islets in the Main Hawaiian Islands 2007 (NODC Accession 0043046)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Bishop Museum
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0043046
The marine algae, invertebrate and fish communities were surveyed at ten islet
or offshore island sites in the Main Hawaiian Islands in the vicinity of
Lanai, (Puu Pehe and Poo Poo Islets), Maui (Kaemi and Hulu
Islets and the outer rim of Molokini), off Kaulapapa National Historic Park on
Molokai (Mokapu, Okala and Namoku Islets) and Oahu (Kaohikaipu
Islet and outside Kapapa Island) in 2007. Survey protocol at all sites
consisted of an initial reconnaissance survey on which all algae,
invertebrates and fishes that could be identified on site were listed and or
photographed and collections of algae and invertebrates were collected for
later laboratory identification. Following the reconnaissance surveys,
quantitative estimates of coral and algal coverage and size and biomass of
fishes along 25 m transects were conducted at each site and their locations
were recorded using GPS.
This dataset consists of the photographic images from this project. In
a separate NODC Accession, 0042684, quantitative results in spreadsheets
are provided. The images could serve useful as new software becomes
available for assessing coral and algae types and coverage via digital
photographs.
In order to address the need for coordinated, statewide program for islet
conservation, the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee (OIRC) was formed in
September 2002. The OIRC is a multi-agency group dedicated to conducting
biological surveys and restoration on selected offshore islets in Hawaii.
Members include the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division
of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S.
Coast Guard, the U.S. Geological Survey's Biological Resources Division,
Wildlife Services from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bishop Museum,
National Marine Fisheries Service, Pelea Pacifica, and the University of
Hawaii. The objectives of the OIRC are to:
* Complete baseline biological inventories on selected islets
* Collect and conserve genetic material from rare plant species
* Eradicate alien mammals
* Assess efficacy of experimental eradication techniques
* Eradicate or control invasive weeds
* Control soil erosion through re-vegetation
* Re-plant native vegetation, including rare species, on selected islets
* Monitor and scientifically document results of restoration actions
* Educate the public on islet biota and conservation needs
Much of the focus of the OIRC has been on assessing, maintaining or restoring
the terrestrial system and bird fauna of these offshore islets. Most offshore
islet reef areas in the main Hawaiian Islands have not yet been assessed for
the composition or abundance of the organisms that comprise their marine
communities. Therefore, the present project was conceived and conducted to
provide this information for selected offshore islets in the main Hawaiian
chain where such information has been lacking, and to evaluate the status of
these areas in terms of their assumed lack of anthropogenic disturbance and
isolation from introduced invasive species.
NOAASupplemental:Entry_ID: Unknown
Sensor_Name: SCUBA, digital camera
Source_Name: manual
Project_Campaign: Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative
Originating_Center: Bishop Museum
Storage_Medium: Excel, PDF, MS Word, JPEG
Online_size: 1048930 kilobytes
Resource Description: NODC Accession Number 0043046
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NCEI Geoportal FilterCoRIS_Metadata
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Visual Images > Biology
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Photographic Analysis
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates
None
Biological survey
coastal studies
photographs
images
coral reef
algae
invertebrate
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
007
biota
002
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North Pacific Ocean
Hawaiian Islands
Oahu
Molokai
Maui
Lanai
CoRIS Region
MHI
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Oahu (21N157W0003)
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu Island > Oahu (21N157W0003)
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Molokai Island > Molokai Island (21N157W0001)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Molokai Island (21N157W0001)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Lanai Island (20N156W0002)
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Lanai Island > Lanai Island (20N156W0002)
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Maui Island (20N156W0004)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Maui Island (20N156W0004)
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benthic
None
Dataset credit required
Steve L. Coles
Scientist
mailing address
Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St.
Honolulu
HI
96817
U.S.A.
(808) 847-8256
(808) 841-8968
slcoles@bishopmuseum.org
9:00 - 5:00PM, Pacific time
E-mail/phone/letter
Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative,Bishop Museum, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Excel spreadsheets, PDF, MS Word, JPEG
see Lineage, Process Step
the survey was 100% completed
details at
../data/0-data/HCRI NODC Files/HCRI Final Report.pdf
../data/1-data/HCRIFinalReport.txt (redundant copy as text)
INSTRUMENT TYPES:
SCUBA
Garmin 76 WAAF Global Positioning System (GPS)
Olympus 5060 digital camera
REFERENCES:
Coles, S.L., L.Giuseffi, and M.Hutchinson, 2008. ASSESSMENT OF SPECIES
COMPOSITION, DIVERSITY AND BIOMASS IN MARINE HABITATS
AND SUBHABITATS AROUND OFFSHORE ISLETS IN THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI., Hawaii Biological Survey Contribution No.
2008-001, Bishop Museum Technical Report No 39.
Unknown
Steve L. Coles
Scientist
mailing address
Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St.
Honolulu
HI
96817
U.S.A.
(808) 847-8256
(808) 841-8968
slcoles@bishopmuseum.org
9:00 - 5:00PM, Pacific time
E-mail/phone/letter
Directories:
data/0-data files and filenames as received from originator
/Coral Transects This directory has directories for each location,
and for each location, directories for each transect, within which
one will find the image files (JPEG).
/Images This directory gives files named by species found during the
initial reconnaissance surveys of each transect (as organized by directories
in /Coral Transects).
/GIS Maps and /SuppData provide metadata for locations and transects
data/1-data renamed or redundant ASCII (CSV) copies of originals
as prepared for the archive by NODC
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