gov.noaa.nodc:0065597 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-03-30T13:40:34Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Kahekili, West Maui, Hawaii Fish and Benthic Data from Surveys in January and 2008-08 (NCEI Accession 0065597) 2010-07-08 publication 2010-07-08 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0065597 NCEI Archive Management System 0065597 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Ivor D. Williams NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division ivor.williams@noaa.gov https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/ecosystem_sciences/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website Institution web page information resourceProvider Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred HTTP Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred HTTP Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) website Institution web page information contributor University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) https://manoa.hawaii.edu/ HTTPS University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) website Institution web page information contributor Williams, Ivor D. NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division ivor.williams@noaa.gov https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/ecosystem_sciences/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website Institution web page information author Coral Reef Ecosystem Program http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred HTTP Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) website Institution web page information author tableDigital Fish and benthos baseline surveys were made at 155 sites of the near shore region off Kahekili Beach Park, West Maui in January and August, 2008. Survey sites were grouped into six broad habitat categories, and herbivore biomass in a range of functional groups was calculated per habitat category. Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resource (HDAR) is currently working to establish a Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (HFMA) [n.b. previously titled as Kahekili Ecosystem Recovery Area] encompassing reef areas adjacent to Kahekili Beach park in West Maui. The goal of the proposed HFMA is to increase the reef's capacity to resist a phase shift from coral to macroalgal domination by prohibiting the take of herbivorous fish and sea-urchins. Fish surveys were performed by scientists of HDAR and the Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii (UH). Benthic surveys were conducted by scientists of the Department of Botany, UH. The aims of this project were to provide survey design, analytical, and other scientific support to staff of Hawaii DAR to: (1) assist with the design and implementation of a statistically- and scientifically-valid baseline of pre-HFMA establishment conditions on the Kahekili reef; and (2) utilize new and existing data generated by HDAR and partners, from survey programs in Maui and elsewhere, to draw broader conclusions about the relationships between local herbivore stocks and benthic algal communities (particularly in terms of reefs' vulnerability to macroalgal overgrowth). 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Benthos: Family Fish: Habitat SpeciesCode Taxa Size (cm) biological data coastal data coral reef depth number percent CCA (crustose coralline algae) percent Porites Compressa percent coral percent macroalgae percent rubble percent sand and limestone percent turf theme Originator Keywords CAMERA > CAMERA VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Hawaii Kahekili Maui North Pacific place Originator Place Names accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Williams, Ivor D.; Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (2010). Kahekili, West Maui, Hawaii Fish and Benthic Data from Surveys in January and 2008-08 (NCEI Accession 0065597). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0065597. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0065597 v1.1 was published. 2010-07-08T17:20:36Z NCEI Accession 0065597 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0065597/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0065597 v1.1 published 2010-07-08T17:20:36Z download repository NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015. 2015-04-22T00:00:00 asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian camera camera An instrument for recording images. swimmer/diver swimmer/diver not an instrument - use as observation type visual estimate visual estimate not an instrument - maybe an observation type