gov.noaa.nodc:0165015 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 2026-06-01T18:13:52Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Fish, Benthic and Urchin Survey Data from Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (HFMA), Maui, Hawaii since 2008 (NCEI Accession 0165015) 2017-09-08 publication 2025-09-05 revision 2017-08-16 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0165015 NCEI Archive Management System 0165015 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 Lori Luers NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division nmfs.pic.credinfo@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 Kaylyn McCoy NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division kaylyn.mccoy@noaa.gov https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/ecosystem_sciences/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Kindinger, Tye NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/ecosystem_sciences/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website Institution web page information author McCoy, Kaylyn NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division kaylyn.mccoy@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 PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Program http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred HTTP Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) website Institution web page information author Lori Luers NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division lori.luers@noaa.gov https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/ecosystem_sciences/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website Institution web page information pointOfContact Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred HTTP Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital Data are summary fish, benthic and urchin data from belt transect surveys conducted by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD; formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) within the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA) in West Maui. Surveys were completed in 'rounds', each round being an intensive 4 day survey effort (occasionally with an additional day soon after) from 2009 to 2024. Also included are data gathered by Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (HDAR) in 2008 at the same locations and using the same survey design and methods. Each row represents a single survey of a 25-m haphazardly located transect within the KHFMA. All transects are included. Habitat types are SAG (shallow aggregate reef); DAG (deep aggregate reef); MMX (mixed mid-depth reef); SSG (shallow spur and groove); DSG (deep spur and groove); and SPA (shallow pavement). Benthic cover (%) is extracted from a photo-transect (25 photographs taken at 1-m intervals, 15+ points analyzed per photograph using image analysis software PhotoGrid or CoralNet). -9 values represent situations where images were either not gathered or not analyzed. Fishes are surveyed by means of a diver swimming outward and return swims along the same transect. On the outward swims, the diver records all fishes >15 cm total length (TL) within a 4-m wide belt centered on the diver; on the return swim, divers record fishes <15 cm TL within a 2-m wide belt. Fish species and size observations are converted to biomass (grams per square meter, or g/m^2) using species-specific length-weight conversion parameters. Urchins are counted on a 1-m wide belt centered on the transect line. Urchin density is calculated by the number per square meter (#/m^2). Part of an ongoing monitoring program assessing changes in fish and benthic assemblages following creation of the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area in Maui. Funding Agency: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program 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 NCEI Accession 0165015 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0165015 Preview graphic PNG 0165015 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2025-08-22 publication biological data FISH BIOMASS MACROINVERTEBRATE CENSUS REEF AND/OR BOTTOM REGIME - PERCENT COVER theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS camera swimmer/diver instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS biological in situ theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Coral Reef Ecosystem Program dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Ecosystem Program dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CORAL REEF STUDIES project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary North Pacific Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center 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 Belt transect CRED CREP Coral Reef Coral Reef Ecosystem Division Coral Reef Ecosystem Program DAR Division of Aquatic Resources Fisheries Management Area HDAR Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources Herbivory Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area Marine Ecosystem Marine Protected Area Monitoring PIFSC Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Reef Fishes theme Provider Keywords CAMERA > CAMERA 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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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Maui Island (20N156W0004) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Maui Island (20N156W0004) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > HAWAIIAN ISLANDS 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. 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SPDX License: Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal (CC0-1.0) Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2022: Fish, Benthic and Urchin Survey Data from Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (HFMA), Maui since 2008, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30951. 2022 publication gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30951 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30951 HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30951 InPort Metadata Record information NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/PIFSC) publisher tableDigital crossReference Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2022: Kahekili Entities, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55543. 2022-06-09 publication gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55543 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55543 HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55543 InPort entity record/data dictionary for this dataset information NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/PIFSC) publisher tableDigital crossReference State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources: Kahekili, Maui 2017 publication http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/regulated-areas/kahekili-maui/ HTTP State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources: Kahekili, Maui http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/regulated-areas/kahekili-maui/ information crossReference Williams, I. D., White, D. J., Sparks, R. T., Lino, K. C., Zamzow, J. P., Kelly, E. L. A., & Ramey, H. L. (2016). Responses of Herbivorous Fishes and Benthos to 6 Years of Protection at the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area, Maui. PLOS ONE, 11(7), e0159100. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159100 2016-07-27 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159100 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159100 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159100 journal article information Williams, Ivor D. author White, Darla J. author Sparks, Russell T. author Lino, Kevin C. author Zamzow, Jill P. author Kelly, Emily L. A. author Ramey, Hailey L. author Ferse, Sebastian C. A. editor Public Library of Science (PLoS) publisher documentDigital PLoS ONE 11(7) ISSN 1932-6203, p. e0159100 crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA utf8 environment oceans biota -156.6991 -156.6874 20.909 20.9631 2008-01-22 2024-10-18 Version4.4 updated via email submission. 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All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 2025-09-05T13:09:34Z NCEI Accession 0165015 v4.4 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0165015/4.4 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0165015 v4.4 published 2025-09-05T13:09:34Z download dataset NCEI accession 0146683 was superseded by this accession. NCEI accession 0146683 has been superseded by this accession. Please use and refer to this accession instead of NCEI accession 0146683. 2018-09-13T20:00:42Z NCEI Accession 0146683 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0146683 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0146683 published 2018-09-13T20:00:42Z information dataset Data Type: REEF AND/OR BOTTOM REGIME - PERCENT COVER (measured); Units: percent; Observation Type: other; Sampling Instrument: camera; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The other survey diver followed the fish survey diver, and conducted a photo quadrat survey of the benthos under the transect line. Photos were later analyzed using point count image analysis software, with cover recorded to lowest possible taxonomic level (species for coral, genera for macroalgae, functional group for others [crustose coralline algae, turf, sand, other sessile invert]).; Data Quality Information: Benthic cover estimates derived from analysis of photographs are dependent on image quality - although that was generally good, as photographs were taken at less than 1 m from the reef substrate and in generally clear water, using a high resolution (8 MB) digital camera. Image quality is nearly always more than sufficient for there to be high confidence in accuracy of identification of benthic genera and functional groups Data Type: FISH BIOMASS (calculated); Units: grams/meter^2; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: swimmer/diver; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Belt transect fish surveys are investigations that provide a high degree of taxonomic resolution for reef fish communities. The surveys were conducted by teams of two divers with locations haphazardly spread throughout the survey area. Transect placement was guided by: (1) a focus on hardbottom communities; (2) deploying lines along an isobath and parallel to shore. For each survey round, approximately 80-100 survey transects are conducted within the KHFMA. Survey teams comprising of divers and working off a small boat were haphazardly dropped over hardbottom areas throughout the KHFMA. The divers would then swim straight down to the nearest suitable habitat (hardbottom large enough to lay a survey transect in); one of the survey divers would then tie off the starting point of the survey transect and the other recorded the transect start location using a GPS in a waterproof bag attached to a float. As much as possible, surveys were always run parallel to the shoreline running approximately northwards. Survey transects were of 25m length.One of the divers conducted fish surveys, recording the species, number and size (in 5 cm slots) of all fishes recorded within the transect ahead of the diver as they swam slowly along the transect line. Fishes larger than 15 cm total length (TL) were recorded within a 4-m wide belt centered on the diver as they laid out the 25 m transect tape. At the end of the transect, the diver would then turn around and resurvey the transect line, recording species, number and size of all fishes smaller than 15 cm TL in a 2-m wide belt centered on the transect line.; Data Quality Information: The survey sites were selected using a haphazard process based on available habitat and bathymetric habitats and are believed to be highly representative. The same methods of data collection were used at each of the sites surveyed at this location, and were conducted by the same scientists. Fish observations were made by divers who have been trained, and met minimum standards in identifying species present at the survey locations and in estimating size of fishes in survey counts. However, all species identifications are made visually, sometimes in situations where a fish is only briefly seen. Observations, including species identification and sizing, were periodically checked during the expedition for consistency between divers, and little discrepancy was noted between divers. Data is checked after each survey trip, but there remains some possibility of typographical or other errors. Size estimates are checked against known size ranges per species Data Type: Density (calculated); Units: Number/meter^2; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: swimmer/diver; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The other survey diver followed the fish survey diver, and after the photo quadrat survey was conducted, the diver then recorded all sea urchins within a 1-m wide belt, during a return swim down the transect line 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