gov.noaa.nodc:0239041 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 2025-05-16T15:50:34Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Saipan coral nursery fragment growth and parent colony fragmentation through the Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project (SCNPP) in the Northern Mariana Islands from 2019-06-06 to 2020-12-02 (NCEI Accession 0239041) 2021-08-02 publication 2021-07-08 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0239041 NCEI Archive Management System 0239041 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 Steven McKagan Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) steven.mckagan@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/pacific-islands-regional-office HTTPS Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/pacific-islands-regional-office HTTPS Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Steven McKagan NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) steven.mckagan@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project, Habitat Conservation Program, Pacific Islands Regional Office author Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/pacific-islands-regional-office HTTPS Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital The data described here result from parent colony fragmentation collection and the monitoring of the fragment growth in the coral nursery through the Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project (SCNPP). Parent colony survey data includes genus and species identification, collection site information including: latitude, longitude, reef name, reef zone, depth, and tag number. Fragment growth data from the nursery includes: the nursery identifier, parent colony identifier, fragment code, genus and species name, presence/absence, and growth data. Parent colonies were collected from sites around Saipan in both Forereef and Lagoon reef types. Fragments were collected using an appropriate cutting tool from parent colonies of eight coral species including: Acropora. pulchra, A. globiceps, A. aspera, A. abrotanoides, and A. muricata. Wild abundance and nursery capacity determined the number of parent colonies collected for each species. Coral fragments were monitored for growth, survival and health status through measurement utilizing a three-dimensional survey design and visual surveys. This project represents the first effort to develop a coral culturing and restoration program in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Funding has been provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) Habitat Conservation Division (HCD), and NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), and contracted to Johnston Applied Marine Sciences (JAMS). The primary local stakeholder included the CNMI Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality Division of Coastal Resources Management (BECQ-DCRM), the Department of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR), and the Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW). The overarching goals of this project over the long-term are to maintain and enhance coral populations, including threatened species, through cultivation and propagation, restore coral reef ecosystem function, and improve reef resilience. The objectives of this contract were to support the scoping, construction, deployment, and monitoring of the first ocean-based coral nursery in the CNMI and the first coral nursery in the Pacific to work with a listed coral species (Acropora globiceps). Funding Agency: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Funding Agency: NOAA Fisheries completed historicalArchive 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 pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0239041 Preview graphic PNG 0239041 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2021-05-22 publication biological data CORAL CORAL - CENSUS CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - ORGANISM LENGTH theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS swimmer/diver instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS in situ survey - biological survey - coral reef survey - swimmer/diver theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Pacific Islands Regional Office dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Pacific Islands Regional Office dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CORAL REEF STUDIES project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Northwest Pacific Ocean (limit-180) Philippine Sea place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication JAMS Johnston Applied Marine Sciences dataCentre Provider Keywords 31279 Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project Trees-2 & Table-1 project CRCP Project Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) Habitat Conservation Division (HCD) Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project project Provider Project Names Numeric Data Sets > Biology theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Condition EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Growth EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Growth > Linear Growth Rate EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral biodiversity EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Photic Zone Corals EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Acropora abrotanoides Acropora globiceps Acropora muricata Acropora pulchra Acropora surculosa Acropora tenuis CORAL - GROWTH RATE CORAL - HEALTH CONDITION Coral Nursery Coral culturing Coral fragment Coral restoration Pocillopora grandis Pocillopora woodjonesi SCNPP Stylophora pistillata theme Provider Keywords COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Laulau Bay ( Bahia Laulau ) (15N145E0009) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Obyan Point ( Unai Obyan ) (15N145E0010) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Tanapag Lagoon (15N145E0006) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Wing Beach (15N145E0021) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Laulau Bay ( Bahia Laulau ) (15N145E0009) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Obyan Point ( Unai Obyan ) (15N145E0010) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Tanapag Lagoon (15N145E0006) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Wing Beach (15N145E0021) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location 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. 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 Managaha Marine Conservation Area Mariana Archipelago Mariana Islands Marianas place Provider Keywords 0JAM6N Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project, Habitat Conservation Program, Pacific Islands Regional Office (2021). Saipan coral nursery fragment growth and parent colony fragmentation through the Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project (SCNPP) in the Northern Mariana Islands from 2019-06-06 to 2020-12-02 (NCEI Accession 0239041). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0239041. Accessed [date]. 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Coral fragments were, and continue to be measured by following a three-dimensional survey design, tagged with a unique identifier, and transported immediately to the nursery site where they are attached to the nursery structures using monofilament fishing line. Each nursery tree has a PVC backbone with 10 fiberglass arms, each containing 10 holes, holding a total of 100 corals per tree with monofilament line. The trees are secured to the sea floor by duckbill anchors. All nursery fragments are monitored for growth, survival and health status through measurement utilizing athree-dimensional survey design and visual surveys. All parent colonies are surveyed at least once after fragment collection to assess the healing process. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. 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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 0239041 v1.1 was published. 2021-08-02T13:18:12Z NCEI Accession 0239041 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0239041/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0239041 v1.1 published 2021-08-02T13:18:12Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION (measured); Units: unitless; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: survey - swimmer/diver; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Identification of all parent colonies to the genus or species level.; Data Quality Method: Information Parameter or Variable: CORAL - HEALTH CONDITION (measured); Units: unitless; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: survey - swimmer/diver; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Determining the health condition and potential resilience of each parent colony and fragment by conducting a visual survey for the percent alive and percent recently dead.; Data Quality Method: Information Parameter or Variable: CORAL - GROWTH RATE (measured); Units: cm; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: survey - swimmer/diver; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Fragments are measured by three colony dimensions: length, width, and height. All measurements are recorded to the nearest 0.1 cm.; Data Quality Method: Information Parameter or Variable: CORAL - CENSUS (measured); Units: counts; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: survey - swimmer/diver; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Number of coral colonies and fragments of a specific species per survey area; Data Quality Method: Information asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian swimmer/diver swimmer/diver not an instrument - use as observation type