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PIR Marine Turtle Nesting and Basking
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Effective management of marine turtle data is essential to maximize their research value and enable timely population assessments and recovery monitoring. To provide... -
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Rebreather Fish Surveys in American Samoa from 2016-04-15 to 2016-05-05
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Surveys were conducted in the course of a reef fish survey cruise conducted by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) at the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries... -
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Rugosity Grid Derived from Gridded Bathymetry for Select U.S. Coral Reef Locations across the Pacific Ocean
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Rugosity is derived for islands and banks across the U.S. Pacific Islands Region primarily from gridded multibeam bathymetry collected aboard NOAA Ships Hi'ialakai... -
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Coral reef ecosystem marine protected area monitoring in Fagamalo, American Samoa: comprehensive assessment of coral demography (adult and juvenile corals) from belt transect surveys in 2015
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In 2010 the village of Fagamalo, Tutuila, American Samoa, designated a no-take Marine Protected Area that sees the protection of 2.25 square kilometers of ocean.... -
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Electronic Monitoring in the Pacific Islands Longline Fisheries Data
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Electronic monitoring (EM) data are collected aboard Hawaii longline vessels (shallow- and deep-set) participating in a pre-implementation voluntary program. These... -
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American Samoa: coral reef monitoring interactive map and information layers primarily from 2010 surveys
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This interactive map displays American Samoa data collected by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) during the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program... -
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American Samoa Longline Logbook
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This data system contains the logbook data of vessels unloading in American Samoa. In 1992, the logbooks of three longline trips conducting an experiment to test the... -
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Handline Fishing Log data collected by NOAA Research Vessel Townsend Cromwell from 1982 to 1994 in the Central and Western Pacific Ocean and NOAA Research Vessel Oscar E Sette in 2007 and 2009 in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Bottomfish handline operations were conducted by NOAA research vessel Townsend Cromwell from 1982 to 1994 in the Central and Western Pacific Ocean to determine... -
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Handline Fishing Data Collected in the Central and Western Pacific by NOAA R/V Charles H Gilbert in 1970 and NOAA R/V Townsend Cromwell from 1972 to 1981
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Catch and effort handline fishing data were collected by NOAA research vessel Townsend Cromwell (TC) in 1972 and from 1975 to 1981 in American Samoa, the Commonwealth... -
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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
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... -
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Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Sightings of Marine Species of Interest during Towed-diver Surveys of the U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2000 to 2017
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The presence data described here include "off transect" sightings of marine species of interest observed during fish towed-diver surveys conducted by the Pacific... -
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Benthic Surveys in Vatia, American Samoa: comprehensive assessment of coral demography (adult and juvenile corals) from belt transect surveys in 2015 and 2020
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... -
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Benthic Habitat, Key Benthic Species, and Marine Debris Sightings of American Samoa in 2015
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The towed-diver method is used to conduct benthic surveys, assessing large-scale disturbances (e.g., bleaching) and quantifying benthic components such as habitat... -
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Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Belt Transect Surveys of Corals at U.S. Pacific Reefs in 2008 (even size-class bins)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The coral demographic data described here result from belt transect surveys conducted by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences... -
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American Samoa Small Boat and Spear Cost-Earnings Data: 2015
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
These data represent a cost-earnings study of the American Samoa small boat and spear fishery in 2015. Data collected include fisher classification, vessel... -
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Bathymetric Position Index (BPI) Structures Grid Derived from Gridded Bathymetry for Select U.S. Coral Reef Locations across the Pacific Ocean
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Bathymetric Position Index (BPI) Structures are derived for islands and banks across the U.S. Pacific Islands Region from a focal mean analysis on bathymetry and... -
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Eco-spatial data layers of coral reef ecosystem drivers in American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Understanding the spatial distribution, intensity, overlap, and cumulative impact of human activities and environmental stressors is essential for effective... -
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American Samoa Longline Fishery Trip Expenditure (2006 to present)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This is a time-series dataset for trip expenditure data for the American Samoa-based longline fleet from August 2006 to present. The dataset includes 10 variable cost... -
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Bottomfish Fishing Locations
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Bottomfish Sampling data collected on research cruises aboard the Oscar Elton Sette (OES/SE). Additional information about physical specimens collected during OES/SE... -
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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
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)...