cred_rea_fish_pearl_and_hermes_atoll_2008 eng; USA utf8 dataset 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 USA nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov e-mail preferred pointOfContact 2019-05-26 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) World Geodetic System 1984 WGS 84 2007-08-27 revision https://epsg.org/crs_4326/WGS-84.html WGS 84 GML of World Geodetic System 1984 coordinate reference system. information resourceProvider European Petroleum Survey Group https://epsg.org/home.html European Petroleum Survey Group Geodetic Parameter Registry Registry that accesses the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, which is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations. search publisher urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 CRED REA Reef Fish Assessment Survey at Pearl And Hermes Atoll, NW Hawaiian Islands in 2008 2010-10-13 publication Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) originator tableDigital To support a long-term NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) for sustainable management and conservation of coral reef ecosystems, from 12 September - 12 October 2008, reef fish assessment surveys were conducted, as a part of Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA), during the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0809 in the NW Hawaiian Islands at biennial intervals by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) at the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC). During the cruise, 38 REA sites were surveyed at Pearl And Hermes Atoll in the NW Hawaiian Islands. At the specific REA sites, fish biologists along with coral biologists, algal biologists and marine invertebrate zoologist entered the water and conducted a fine-scale (~300 m2) and high degree of taxonomic resolution REA survey to assess and monitor species composition, abundance, percent cover, size distribution, diversity, and general health of fish, corals, macro-invertebrates, and algae in shallow-water (< 35 m) habitats. Reef fish assessment surveys were focused on cataloging the diversity (species richness), abundance (numeric density [# fish 100 m-2] and biomass density [kg 100 m-2]) of diurnally active reef fish assemblages. Three complementary noninvasive underwater survey methods were used, including belt-transect, stationary point count, and roving-diver surveys. For all methods, fish were identified at the species level, when possible, and assigned to a size bin ranging from 1 to 200 cm based on a visual estimate of total fish length. Belt-transect (BLT) surveys were used to quantify the entire diurnal fish community (all size classes). In belt-transect surveys, two fish biologists swam side-by-side along three consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines. The BLT team swam each transect two times. During the initial swim-out, each fish diver recorded all fish larger than 20 cm observed within a 4-m wide belt perpendicular to their respective side of the transect (200 m2 area per line, 100 m2 per diver). On the return swim, each fish diver recorded all fish less than 20 cm observed within a 2-m wide belt (100 m2 area per line, 50 m2 per diver). The survey of large fish took approximately 5 min to complete while the survey of smaller fish took about 10 min to complete. All reef-associated fish, including those in the water column (including planktivores), were counted. Any coastal pelagic species (e.g., clupeids [sardines], belonids [beakfish], antherinids [silversides]) seen near the surface were not recorded. The stationary point count (SPC) method were used to quantify larger, more mobile reef fish species that can be missed on belt-transect surveys. In stationary point count survey, a fish biologist swam approximately 15 m away from a transect line concurrently being surveyed by the other two BLT fish biologists. The SPC biologist then recorded all fish greater than 25 cm in length that passed within a visually estimated 20-m diameter cylinder centered on the diver's fixed position (10-m radius, total area = 314 m2). The survey time for each stationary point count survey was 5 min and a total of four stationary point count surveys were conducted at each REA site. Roving-diver surveys were followed belt-transect and stationary point count surveys. As diver bottom time permitted, the fish assessment team conducted random swim surveys throughout the REA site area, recording, to the species level or the lowest recognizable taxon, the presence of reef fish not encountered during previous methods. Part of a long-term monitoring program at biennial intervals which documents the state of the reefs. "Paula Ayotte, Cori Kane, Amanda Meyer, Yumi Yasutake", Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA underDevelopment Ivor Williams 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 USA nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov e-mail preferred pointOfContact ASNEEDED CoRIS_Metadata theme NCEI Geoportal Filter Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the U.S. Pacific Islands and Atolls 1221 project CRCP Project Marine Ecosystem Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA) Coral Reef Reef Fishes Belt Transect (BLT) Survey Stationary Point Count (SPC )Surveys Roving-diver surveys NW Hawaiian Islands Pearl And Hermes Atoll HI0809 theme None Numeric Data Sets > Biology theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral reef ecology EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Rapid assessment studies EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Reef fish census EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Reef fish census > Stationary EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Reef fish census > Random swimming EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Reef fish census > Belt transect theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus NW Hawaiian Islands Pearl And Hermes Atoll place None NWHI place CoRIS Region OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Please cite CRED when using the data. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration otherRestrictions Access Constraints: Data are available two years following data collection date. unclassified Not applicable Not applicable eng; USA biota Native Dataset Environment: Oracle Technical Prerequisites: Contact CRED data management team for information -175.995512 -175.721074 27.751793 27.965051 2008-09-22 2008-10-03 Maximum depth was 22 meters. Fish species observed: Year Region Island Species TaxonName 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes ABAB Abudefduf abdominalis 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes ACBL Acanthurus blochii 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes ACDU Acanthurus dussumieri 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes ACLE Acanthurus leucopareius 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes ACNF Acanthurus nigrofuscus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes ACNR Acanthurus nigroris 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes ACOL Acanthurus olivaceus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes ACTR Acanthurus triostegus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes AENA Aetobatus narinari 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes ANCH Anampses chrysocephalus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes ANCU Anampses cuvier 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes APKA Apogon kallopterus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes APAR Apolemichthys arcuatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes APVI Aprion virescens 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes ARHI Arothron hispidus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes AUCH Aulostomus chinensis 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes BOBI Bodianus bilunulatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CAZO Calotomus zonarchus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CADU Cantherhines dumerilii 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CACO Canthigaster coronata 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CAJA Canthigaster jactator 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CATY Caracanthus typicus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CAFE Carangoides ferdau 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CAOR Carangoides orthogrammus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CAIG Caranx ignobilis 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CALU Caranx lugubris 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CAME Caranx melampygus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CAAB Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CAGA Carcharhinus galapagensis 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CEPO Centropyge potteri 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHAU Chaetodon auriga 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHFR Chaetodon fremblii 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHKL Chaetodon kleinii 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHLT Chaetodon lunulatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHMI Chaetodon miliaris 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHMU Chaetodon multicinctus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHOR Chaetodon ornatissimus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHUN Chaetodon unimaculatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHIN Cheilio inermis 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHPE Chlorurus perspicillatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHSO Chlorurus sordidus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHHA Chromis hanui 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHOV Chromis ovalis 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHVA Chromis vanderbilti 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHVE Chromis verater 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CIFA Cirrhitops fasciatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CIPI Cirrhitus pinnulatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CIVA Cirripectes vanderbilti 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes COBA Coris ballieui 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes COFL Coris flavovittata 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes COVE Coris venusta 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CTST Ctenochaetus strigosus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes DAAL Dascyllus albisella 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes DEMA Decapterus macarellus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes ELBI Elagatis bipinnulata 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes EPIN Epibulus insidiator 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes FOFL Forcipiger flavissimus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes FOLO Forcipiger longirostris 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes GEPE Genicanthus personatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes GOBI Gobiidae sp 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes GOVA Gomphosus varius 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes GOVI Goniistius vittatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes GUCU Gunnellichthys curiosus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes HAOR Halichoeres ornatissimus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes CHUB Kyphosidae sp 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes WRAS Labridae sp 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes LAPH Labroides phthirophagus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes MAGE Macropharyngodon geoffroy 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes MENI Melichthys niger 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes MEVI Melichthys vidua 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes FILE Monacanthidae sp 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes MOGR Monotaxis grandoculis 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes MUFL Mulloidichthys flavolineatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes MUVA Mulloidichthys vanicolensis 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes MYAM Myripristis amaena 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes MYBE Myripristis berndti 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes MYKU Myripristis kuntee 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes NABR Naso brevirostris 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes NAHE Naso hexacanthus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes NAUN Naso unicornis 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes NESA Neoniphon sammara 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes NONE no individuals seen 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes OPPU Oplegnathus punctatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes OSME Ostracion meleagris 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes OXBI Oxycheilinus bimaculatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes OXUN Oxycheilinus unifasciatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PAAR Paracirrhites arcatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PAFO Paracirrhites forsteri 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PACY Parupeneus cyclostomus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PAIN Parupeneus insularis 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PAMU Parupeneus multifasciatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PAPL Parupeneus pleurostigma 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PESP Pervagor spilosoma 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PLGO Plagiotremus goslinei 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PLJO Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PRME Priacanthus meeki 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PSTH Pseudanthias thompsoni 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PSEV Pseudocheilinus evanidus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PSOC Pseudocheilinus octotaenia 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PSTE Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PTSP Pterois sphex 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes SADI Sargocentron diadema 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes SASP Sargocentron spiniferum 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes SAXA Sargocentron xantherythrum 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes PARR Scaridae sp 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes SCDU Scarus dubius 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes SCPS Scarus psittacus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes SCSP Scarus sp 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes SCPP Scorpaenopsis sp 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes SEDU Seriola dumerili 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes SPBA Sphyraena barracuda 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes STFA Stegastes fasciolatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes STBA Stethojulis balteata 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes SUBU Sufflamen bursa 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes SUFR Sufflamen fraenatum 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes LIZA Synodontidae sp 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes SYVA Synodus variegatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes THBA Thalassoma ballieui 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes THDU Thalassoma duperrey 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes THPU Thalassoma purpureum 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes THTR Thalassoma trilobatum 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes TROB Triaenodon obesus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes FISH Un-id fish sp 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes XAAU Xanthichthys auromarginatus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes XAME Xanthichthys mento 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes ZACO Zanclus cornutus 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes ZEFL Zebrasoma flavescens 2008 NWHI Pearl & Hermes ZEVE Zebrasoma veliferum XLS (Microsoft Excel worksheet) CRED Data Management Team 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 USA nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov e-mail preferred distributor None if receiving the data online CDROM, OR EMAIL iso9660 dataset Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report GPS unit Horizontal Positional Accuracy Instrument parameters meters 1 Vertical Positional Accuracy Report Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge Vertical Positional Accuracy Instrument parameters meters 0.3 The survey sites were selected to be representative of the coral reef habitats at this reef system. Efforts were made to include broad spatial coverage of the reef area, but weather conditions or other environmental constraints may have precluded the team from surveying windward or exposed sites. The same methods of data collection were used at each of the sites surveyed at this location, and were conducted by the same scientists. Periodic examination of the data through the duration of the trip showed no signs of diver bias or other discrepancies. REA surveys are investigations that provide a high degree of taxonomic resolution for coral, algae, other macroinvertebrate, and reef fish communities. The surveys were conducted using a combination of dive teams which generally included a two to three person fish team, a two person coral/coral disease team, and a combined team of two algae biologists and one macroinvertebrate biologist. The majority of REA surveys were conducted along the forereef slopes of individual islands at depths between 10 and 20 m. However, additional surveyed habitats included a lagoonal-type patch reef and offshore oceanic banks. During REA surveys, biological assessment teams follow highly structured protocols that are repeated at each REA site. Upon arrival at an REA site, three teams of divers enter the water over spaced time intervals. The fish team firstly enters the water and deploys a 25-m transect line. Two of the fish divers begin to survey along that transect while the remaining fish diver begins stationary point count assessments in the general vicinity. After approximately 20 min, the coral team enters the water and begins to work along the first transect line. By this time the fish team has deployed and begun surveys along a second 25-m transect. About 10 min later, the algal/invertebrate team enters the water and begins surveying the first transect. In total, the fish team surveys three transects at each site (transects 1, 2, and 3), and the coral and algal/invertebrate teams survey transects 1 and 2. The sampling effort takes between 60 and 80 min to complete. The selection of REA sites was made in close consultation with Coral Reef Advisory Group (CRAG) and local agencies. Factors considered during REA site selection included: (1) ensuring a range of sample sites representative of the benthic and reef fish habitats around each island; (2) selecting a mixture of sites within and outside of marine protected areas; (3) selecting a mixture of both 'impacted' and 'least impacted' sites; (4) selecting some sites adjacent to local villages, and (5) selecting a number of sites that could be compared to and complement previous assessment and monitoring work as well as future coral reef monitoring proposed by CRAG and local agencies. It is important to note that access to REA sites can be limited by wave exposure, weather conditions, and other environmental factors such as currents, which can affect the ability to resurvey sites between years. Transect placement was guided by: (1) a focus on hard-bottom communities; (2) deploying lines along an isobath to the extent possible at each site, and (3) laying the transect lines into the prevailing current. annually This metadata was automatically generated from the the Content Standard 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 2025-03-24T15:04:24.119Z Last Metadata Review Date: 2009-09-14 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 USA nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov e-mail preferred pointOfContact