cred_toad_map_guam_2003 eng; USA utf8 dataset CRED Data Management Team Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 808 725-5360 808 725-5429 NOAA IRC NMFS/PIFSC/CRED 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176 Honolulu HI 96818 nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov e-mail preferred pointOfContact 2024-12-15 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) CRED Cumulative Map of Percent Scleractinian Coral Cover at Guam, 2003 2006-06 publication Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) originator DIGITAL IMAGE This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry. To display locations of optical validation data collected and percent coverage of scleractinian coral at Guam. Benthic Habitat Mapping Group, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), NOAA completed John Rooney Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 808 725-5360 808 725-5429 NOAA IRC NMFS/PIFSC/CRED 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176 Honolulu HI 96818 nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov e-mail preferred pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/CNMI_images/gua_toad_445px.jpg This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry. JPEG CoRIS_Metadata theme NCEI Geoportal Filter Benthic Habitat Mapping and Characterization - CNMI and Guam 1398 project CRCP Project EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Mapping EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral Cover EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Map Images > Habitats theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Synthesis Map OES0308 theme None COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands and Guam place None Guam place CoRIS Region These data are not to be used for navigational purposes. NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Please acknowledge the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center as the source of this information. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None unclassified Not applicable Not applicable eng; USA environment biota 144.63 144.97 13.25 13.62 2003-01-01 2003-01-01 Guam, a U.S. territory located at 13.28 degrees North, 144.45 degrees East, is the southernmost island in the Mariana Archipelago. It is the largest island in Micronesia, with a land mass of 560 square km and a maximum elevation of approximately 405 m. It is also the most heavily populated island in Micronesia, with a population of about 164,000. The northern portion of the island is relatively flat and consists primarily of uplifted limestone. The southern half of the island is primarily volcanic, with more topographic relief and large areas of highly erodible lateritic soils. Those conditions have led to the creation of a number of watersheds throughout the southern areas which are drained by 96 rivers. The island possesses fringing reefs, patch reefs, submerged reefs, offshore banks, and barrier reefs surrounding Cocos Lagoon in the south and part of Apra Harbor. Guam's coral reefs are an important component of the island's tourism industry and make Guam a popular tourist destination for Asian travelers. Traditionally, coral reef fishery resources formed a substantial part of the local Chamorro community's diet and included finfish, invertebrates, and sea turtles. Today coral reef resources are both economically and culturally important, although somewhat displaced from the diet by westernization and declining stocks. Over 10 percent of Guam's coastline has been set aside in five marine preserves, established in 1997 as a response to decreasing reef fish stocks. While management practices are enforced in the marine preserves, there is currently limited management and enforcement in the other areas. The health of Guam's coral reefs varies considerably, depending on a variety of factors including geology, human population density, level of coastal development, level and types of uses of marine resources, oceanic circulation patterns, and frequency of natural disturbances, such as typhoons and earthquakes. Many of Guam's reefs have declined in health over the past 40 years, with the average live coral cover on forereef slopes dwindling from approximately 50 percent in the 1960s to less than 25 percent by the 1990s. Cruises CoRIS Metadata Record Names OES0308 cred_toad_guam_2003 Resource Description: Digital video images that are geo-referenced to navigation files. JPEG John Rooney Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 808 725-5360 808 725-5429 NOAA IRC NMFS/PIFSC/CRED 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176 Honolulu HI 96818 nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov e-mail preferred distributor None http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/pibhmc_cnmi_gua_optical.htm download ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/guam/gua_toad.jpg download otherRestrictions Metadata Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Metadata Use Constraints: None annually This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2016-01-11 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform. Translated from FGDC 2025-03-24T15:35:23.036Z Last Metadata Review Date: 2008-09-05 CRED Data Management Team Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 808 725-5360 808 725-5429 NOAA IRC NMFS/PIFSC/CRED 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176 Honolulu HI 96818 nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov e-mail preferred pointOfContact