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Coral Reef Resilience and Social Vulnerability to Climate Change in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This dataset results from an analysis of exposure, resilience, and social vulnerability to climate change threats for the coral reefs of the U.S.-affiliated Pacific... -
Federal
Benthic Surveys in Faga'alu, American Samoa since 2012: benthic images collected during belt transect surveys in 2012, 2015, 2020 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The data described herein are part of a NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) funded project aimed establishing a baseline and assessing the status and trends... -
Federal
Cost Earnings Data 2001 - American Samoa Longline recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In 2001, 25 vessels > 50 feet in overall length joined the American Samoa longline fleet, which previously had consisted of local, small catamaran-style vessels... -
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Benthic Surveys in Faga'alu, American Samoa: benthic cover derived from analysis of benthic images collected during belt transect surveys of coral demography in 2015 and 2020 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The benthic cover data described herein were generated by the NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division (former Coral Reef Ecosystem Program, CREP) from the quantitative... -
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Shipboard Cetacean Surveys- Oceanographic- XBT recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Expendable Bathythermographs (XBTs) measure the temperature of the water column with depth. -
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Longline Observer Data System recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
LODS, the Hawaii Longline Observer Data System, is a complete suite of tools designed to collect, process, and manage quality fisheries data and information. Guided... -
Federal
Benthic Surveys in Vatia, American Samoa since 2015: benthic images collected during belt transect surveys in 2015 and 2020 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Jurisdictional managers have expressed concerns that nutrients from the village of Vatia, Tutuila, American Samoa, are having an adverse effect on the adjacent coral... -
Federal
American Samoa Shore-based Creel Survey recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The DMWR staff has also conducted shore-based creel surveys which also have 2 major sub-surveys; one to estimate participation (fishing effort), and one to provide... -
Federal
Benthic Surveys in Vatia, American Samoa: benthic cover derived from analysis of benthic images collected during belt transect surveys of coral demography in 2015 and 2020 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Jurisdictional managers have expressed concerns that nutrients from the village of Vatia, Tutuila, American Samoa, are having an adverse effect on the adjacent coral... -
Federal
Seafloor substrate (hard and soft bottom) maps at select islands and atolls in American Samoa, the Mariana Archipelago, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Seafloor substrate (i.e., hard vs. soft bottom) maps from 0 to up to 50 m depths around select islands and atolls in American Samoa, the Mariana Archipelago, and the... -
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Hard and Soft Bottom Seafloor Substrate Maps Derived from an Unsupervised Classification of Gridded Backscatter at Select U.S. Locations in the Pacific recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Substrate, Hard bottom vs. Soft bottom: This is a preliminary product. Cell values reflect whether the seafloor is hard bottom or soft bottom based on an unsupervised... -
Federal
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across American Samoa from 2010 to 2018 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The calcification rate data described here are derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) that were deployed and retrieved at long-term climate monitoring... -
Federal
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Shallow Water Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) Profiles for selected locations in the Pacific recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Near-shore shallow water Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) surveys provided vertical profiles of temperature, salinity, and turbidity providing indications for... -
Federal
Pacific Islands Region Fishing Permits recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Sustainable Fisheries Division Permits Program issues around 300 permits annually for pelagic longline and troll & handline, bottomfish, crustacean (lobster... -
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American Samoa Cannery (Length-Frequency) Sampling recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From 2001-2013, in coordination with Pacific Islands Regional Office's (PIRO) Tuna Treaty Monitoring Program, the Size Frequency Sampling Program at the cannery... -
Federal
NCRMP and related PIFSC surveys: Statistical Summary of Key Environmental Variables at Coral Reef Survey Sites across the Pacific Ocean from 2000 to 2020 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Environmental Data Summary (EDS) tool was developed by scientists of the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) at the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center... -
Federal
Cryptobiota metabarcoding using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure (ARMS) Deployed at Coral Reef Sites across American Samoa from 2012 to 2015 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The data described here includes cytochrome oxidase I (COI) DNA metabarcoding data collected from Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS). ARMS were deployed by... -
Federal
Benthic Surveys in Faga'alu, American Samoa: comprehensive assessment of coral demography (adult and juvenile corals) from belt transect surveys in 2013, 2015, and 2020 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The data described here result from benthic coral demographic surveys within belt transects of specified length and width for two life stages (juveniles and adults)... -
Federal
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across American Samoa and the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2010 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Calcification accretion units, or CAUs, are used to assess the current effects of changes in seawater carbonate chemistry on calcification and accretion rates of...