This accession describes the imagery collected in 2022 of Aua Reef, American Samoa by the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) of NOAA, funded by the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), to study effects of land-based source pollution by establishing biol...

This data package includes benthic cover data of Aua Reef, American Samoa, produced from the analysis of benthic imagery performed by the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) of the Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), and funded by the Coral Ree...

The data described here is from near-shore shallow water Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) casts conducted in Aua Reef, American Samoa, by scientists of the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)....

"The overarching goals of this project were to establish a water quality and biological baseline for reefs in Aua, American Samoa, and provide managers with recommendations on how to reduce land-based sources of pollution (LBSP) in order to protect their ...

"In September of 2022, staff from NOAAs Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center's Ecosystems Science Division, conducted underwater surveys in Aua, American Samoa to determine coral cover and coral demographics at 18 sites along a range of water pollutio...