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File Identifier:
gov.noaa.nodc.cor:0162462
Metadata Date Stamp:
2018-09
Organization:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Organization Role:
custodian
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Identification Information
Title:
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Rapid Ecological Assessments of Fish Belt Transect Surveys (BLT) in the Pacific Ocean from 2000-09-09 to 2009-05-05 (NCEI Accession 0162462)
Abstract:
Belt transects (BLT) are a non-invasive underwater-survey method that enumerates the diverse components of diurnally active shallow-water reef fish assemblages. At each Rapid Ecological Assessment survey site, BLT fish surveys are conducted along 3 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines to quantify relatively small-bodied and abundant fishes. A pair of scuba diver-observers conducts parallel swims along the transect lines, recording size-class specific counts of all fishes encountered, to species-level where possible, within visually estimated but defined belt widths: 4 m wide for fishes > 20 cm TL (100 m2 area) on the initial swim-out, and 2 m wide for fishes < 20 cm TL (50 m2 area) on the subsequent swim back. Transect lines are typically set at depths of 10-15 m. Reef ledges and holes are visually searched. Stations are completed on all sides of the island/atoll, weather and sea conditions permitting. Raw survey data includes species level abundance estimates.
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Data Theme
Theme Topics:
Environment and Conservation, Biology and Ecology
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Spatial Domain
West Bounding Longitude:
142.759
South Bounding Latitude:
-14.56
East Bounding Longitude:
-154.818
North Bounding Latitude:
28.4567
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Data Quality Information
Scope (quality information applies to):
Dataset
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Contact Information
Organization:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Address:
Federal Building 151 Patton Avenue
City:
Asheville
State:
NC
Postal Code:
28801-5001
Country:
USA
Email:
NCEI.Info@noaa.gov
Contact Website:
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/
Telephone:
301-713-3277
Fax:
301-713-3300
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Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Standard Name:
ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
Metadata Standard Version:
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
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