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    • PacIOOS Water Quality Sensor Partnership Program 009: Nomilo Fishpond, Kauai, Hawaii

    Metadata Updated: October 6, 2023

    The nearshore sensors are part of the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) and are designed to measure a variety of ocean parameters at fixed point locations. The PacIOOS Water Quality Sensor Partnership Program (WQSPP) supports scientists and natural resource managers to collect water quality data in order to inform research, conservation, planning, and resource management projects in the U.S. Insular Pacific region. Comprised of a network of "roving" water quality nearshore sensors, the WQSPP provides participating partners with sensors, data management, and technical capacity-building to allow for robust data collection. As part of the WQSPP, Kauai Sea Farm deployed a nearshore sensor at Nomilo Fishpond along the south shore of Kauai. The fishpond is a naturally-formed resource within an ancient volcanic caldera located in Kalaheo and has a centuries-long history of food production. However, it has been underutilized in the past 100 years and is undergoing a renaissance. To reduce excessive phytoplankton and prevent oxygen depletion events, the seawater channel between the pond and ocean has been restored and shellfish farming has been introduced. A research project is also expected to introduce native sea cucumber aquaculture to better cycle nutrients along the pond bottom. The PacIOOS water quality sensor has been utilized to measure changes in four areas of the pond throughout the 10-month deployment to assist with spatial planning and optimization of aquaculture activities and to determine potential impacts of these activities on the aquatic environment of the fishpond. The instrument is a Sea-Bird Scientific SBE 16plus V2 SeaCAT CTD coupled with a Sea-Bird Scientific ECO FLNTU optical sensor.

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    Metadata Date November 21, 2022
    Metadata Created Date October 6, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date October 6, 2023
    Reference Date(s) September 22, 2021 (creation), November 21, 2022 (issued), November 21, 2022 (revision)
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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date November 21, 2022
    Metadata Created Date October 6, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date October 6, 2023
    Reference Date(s) September 22, 2021 (creation), November 21, 2022 (issued), November 21, 2022 (revision)
    Responsible Party University of Hawaii at Manoa (Point of Contact)
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    Lineage 2021-09-22T22:01:27Z Deployed at site nss_wqspp_009_001 near the southwest edge of the fishpond. 2021-09-27T22:01:27Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_002 near the center of the fishpond. 2021-10-04T22:01:27Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_003 near the north edge of the fishpond. 2021-10-11T22:01:27Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_001. 2021-10-18T22:01:27Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_002. 2021-10-25T20:38:03Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_003. 2021-11-01T22:08:03Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_001. 2021-11-15T22:08:03Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_002. 2021-11-22T22:08:03Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_003. 2021-11-29T23:53:03Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_004 at the dock near the southeast edge of the fishpond. 2021-12-02T22:50:55Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_001. 2021-12-16T22:05:55Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_002. 2021-12-20T22:05:55Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_003. 2021-12-27T22:05:55Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_001. 2022-01-04T23:05:55Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_003. 2022-01-10T22:10:35Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_001. 2022-01-24T22:10:35Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_002. 2022-01-31T22:10:35Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_003. 2022-02-07T22:10:35Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_001. 2022-02-14T22:25:35Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_002. 2022-02-21T22:10:35Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_003. 2022-02-28T22:10:35Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_001. 2022-03-07T21:03:59Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_002. 2022-03-14T22:03:59Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_003. 2022-03-21T22:03:59Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_001. 2022-03-28T22:03:59Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_002. 2022-04-04T22:03:59Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_003. 2022-04-11T21:19:00Z Data gap. Sensor not in operation. 2022-05-02T23:43:09Z Data resume at site nss_wqspp_009_003. 2022-05-10T22:13:09Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_002. 2022-05-16T22:13:09Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_003. 2022-05-23T22:13:09Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_001. 2022-05-30T22:13:09Z Moved to site nss_wqspp_009_002. 2022-06-07T21:43:10Z Data gap. Sensor not in operation. 2022-06-17T23:35:30Z Data resume at site nss_wqspp_009_004. 2022-07-12T20:20:30Z Decommissioned.
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    Temporal Extent Begin 2021-09-22T22:00:30Z
    Temporal Extent End 2022-07-12T20:20:20Z

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