ResourceHidden Depths: Atlas of the Oceans
Atlas developed by NOAA and the Smithsonian Institution devoted to ocean education and literacy, a product of a partnership to develop the Ocean Hall in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. The atlas covers a comprehensive range of subjects...
Downloadable DataMonitoring of reef ecosystems (QUEST project), HI, (NODC Accession 0000264)
In an effort to detect spatial and temporal changes in the structure of the coral reef community, coral coverage and reef fish density and diversity were documented at selected sites along the coastline of the Big Island of Hawaii using standard transec...
ResourceFishLife. Part 4: Why there are so many native Hawaiian names for moi
Metadata Thumbnail FishLife is a 12-part series project of the Hawaii Fisheries Local Action Strategy. The articles are about inshore fish of Hawaii, covering topics ranging from the food web, spawning, and the Native Hawaiian moon calendar to profiles of fish including moi...
Downloadable DataCoral Reef Ecosystem Data from the 2010-2011 Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area, West Maui, Herbivore Enhancement as a Tool for Reef Restoration Project (NODC Accession 0082869)
This research targets the Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative (HCRI) Priority Area A: Kahekili, Maui: Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA). The project goal was to evaluate the efficacy of this new management action by developing a detailed algal produc...
Downloadable DataWest Hawaii Aquarium Project 1999-2002 Fish and Substrate Data (NODC Accession 0000938)
In response to declines in reef fishes, the Hawaii state legislature created the West Hawaii Regional Fishery Management Area in 1998 to improve fishery resources (Act 306). The West Hawaii Aquarium Project (WHAP) was funded by the Hawaii Coral Reef Init...
ResourceFinal Report: NOAA Ocean Exploration NOFO NA18OAR0110352, Exploration and Characterization of Fine-scale Physical-biogeochemical Environment over Deep Coral Reefs on the West Florida Slope using Integrated ROV-lander-sensor Systems
This study has revealed significant and until now, unobserved variations in seafloor carbonate chemistry at fine spatial and temporal scales along with physical parameters across regions inhabited by deep coral mounds. This final report presents a compila...
ResourceAquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System : ASFIS list of species for fishery statistics purposes / compiled by Luca Garibaldi and Sara Busilacchi = Systeme d'information sur les sciences aquatiques et la peche : liste ASFIS especes pour les besoins des statistiques des peches / preparee par Luca Garibaldi et Sara Busilacchi = Sistema de informacion sobre las ciencias acuaticas y la pesca : lista ASFIS de especies para los fines de estadisticas de pesca / preparada por Luca Garibaldi y Sara Busilacchi.
Downloadable DataReef community structure, Sand Island, Oahu HI, (NODC Accession 0000177)
These reports provide the results of nine years (1990-98) of an annual quantitative monitoring of shallow marine communities inshore of the Sand Island Ocean Outfall, Oahu, Hawaii. This monitoring effort focuses on benthic and fish community structure and...
ResourceUnified methods in collecting, preserving, and archiving coral bleaching and restoration specimens to increase sample utility and interdisciplinary collaboration
Coral reefs are declining worldwide primarily because of bleaching and subsequent mortality resulting from thermal stress. Currently, extensive efforts to engage in more holistic research and restoration endeavors have considerably expanded the techniques...
ResourceObservations on Florida reef corals treated with fish-collecting chemicals / Walter C. Jaap and Jennifer Wheaton.