Description
The data described here includes the analysis of plankton samples for the presence and size of akule and 'opelu larvae, as well as the tow metadata of samples including tow type, mesh size, and distance from shore. This data was collected as a part of Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD)'s West Hawai'i Ichthyoplankton Time Series Project. This project targeted the biosampling of commercially important species including billfish and tuna, but included all available ichthyoplankton; from 2016-2018 the focus shifted to plankton community structure around the island and in/out of oceanographic features. This data was produced by analysis of plankton samples collected off the Kona Coast of Hawai'i from 1997 throughout 2018 by NOAA ships and small boats. Ichthyoplankton samples were collected by 6 ft. Isaacs-Kidd Midwater Trawls and 1m ring-nets towing aside the ships/boats. Neuston and vertical tows were conducted from 2016-2018 to better assess the vertical distribution of larvae in the top 10m.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESD_AkuleOpeluLarvae_WestHawaii_Tow_metadata_1997-2018.csv | Unknown | This file contains metadata for all tows completed in West Hawai'i from 1997-2018 including sample ID, tow type, mean depth, slick, gear type, mesh size, date, latitude, and longitude. This .CSV file is 64KB. | Open resource |
| ESD_AkuleOpeluLarvae_WestHawaii_1997-2018 | Unknown | This file includes catches of larval 'opelu (Decapterus macarellus) and akule (Selar crumenophthalmus) in West Hawaii from 1997-2018 with relative metadata including larvae size, tow type, slick, sample ID, distance to shore and mean depth at time of capture. The file is 8KB in .CSV format. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Region - Science Overview | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website | Unknown | Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage | Open resource |
Tags
- animals/vertebrates
- aquatic habitat
- aquatic sciences
- biological classification
- biosphere
- central pacific ocean
- coastal habitat
- coastal waters of hawaii
- continent
- country/territory
- date
- decapterus macarellus
- discrete sample
- distance to shore
- doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
- earth science
- ecological characterization
- ecosystem sciences division
- esd
- fish
- fish eggs and larvae
- fisheries
- fish species
- gear type
- geographic information
- gps
- habitat- slicks
- hawaii
- hawaiian islands
- hawaii island
- integrated ecosystem assessment
- kona coast (19n155w0002)
- latitude
- longitude
- mesh size
- microbiota
- national marine fisheries service
- neuston
- nmfs
- noaa
- north america
- ocean
- ocean basin
- oceans
- oscar elton sette
- pacific islands fisheries science center
- pacific ocean
- pifsc
- plankton
- profile
- ray-finned fishes
- sample identification
- selar crumenophthalmus
- species identification- organism length
- survey
- time series
- tow depth
- townsend cromwell
- tow type
- united states of america
- u.s. department of commerce
- us doc
- visual observation
- water column habitat
- water depth- average