Hawaii Coral Bleaching Collaborative: surveys for percent of bleached coral cover across the Hawaiian Archipelago from October 02 to November 18, 2015

Description

The data described here result from coral bleaching surveys across the Hawaiian Archipelago from October 02 to November 18, 2015. The data provide survey-level information on percent live coral cover and the percentages of coral unbleached, partially, and fully bleached. The data were collected during a multi-institutional effort by the Hawaii Coral Bleaching Collaborative (HCBC) to build a comprehensive dataset of the spatial extent and severity of bleaching in the Hawaiian Archipelago during the peak of the forecasted 2015 coral bleaching event. This dataset is a compilation of data supplied by: NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD); State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR); Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB); The University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM); The Nature Conservancy (TNC); and NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (HIHWNMS). Coral bleaching surveys were conducted at 546 sites using varying methods per institution that included: belt transects (colony level assessments, visual estimates, video, line-point intercept), sUAS photogrammetry, photoquadrats, and towed-diver surveys . Metrics that were recorded include total percent live coral cover, percent coral unbleached, percent coral fully bleached, and percent coral partially bleached.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Coral bleaching observations from surveys conducted in the Hawaiian Archipelago in 2015 by the Hawaii Coral Bleaching Collaborative. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/#
0 Description of methods used per organization in the Hawaii Coral Bleaching Collaborative to conduct coral bleaching surveys in 2015. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/#
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/64755
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/64755.pdf
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Coral bleaching observations from surveys conducted in the Hawaiian Archipelago in 2015 by the Hawaii Coral Bleaching Collaborative. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0246373
0 Description of methods used per organization in the Hawaii Coral Bleaching Collaborative to conduct coral bleaching surveys in 2015. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0246373
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/64755
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/64755.pdf
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Coral bleaching observations from surveys conducted in the Hawaiian Archipelago in 2015 by the Hawaii Coral Bleaching Collaborative. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0246373
0 Description of methods used per organization in the Hawaii Coral Bleaching Collaborative to conduct coral bleaching surveys in 2015. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0246373
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/64755
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/64755.pdf

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  • hawaiian islands (21n157w0027)
  • lanai island (20n156w0002)
  • crep
  • lanai island
  • coral cover
  • hawaii institute of marine biology
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
  • united states of america
  • reef monitoring and assessment
  • aquatic habitat
  • corals
  • coral bleaching
  • north pacific ocean
  • coral reef ecosystem division
  • oahu (21n157w0003)
  • pifsc
  • tnc
  • in situ biological
  • maui
  • biosphere
  • hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary
  • suas photogrammetry
  • ocean and climate change
  • oceans
  • maui island (20n156w0004)
  • mhi
  • coral reef conservation program
  • reef and/or bottom regime - percent cover
  • maui island
  • dar
  • department of land and natural resources
  • survey - biological
  • dlnr
  • noaa
  • numeric data sets
  • hawaii
  • nmfs
  • the nature conservancy of hawaii
  • oahu island
  • biology
  • coral bleaching assessment and analysis
  • us doc
  • rapid ecological assessments
  • hawaii island (19n155w0003)
  • coral - bleaching
  • pacific islands fisheries science center
  • hawaii (21n160w0000)
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • photoquadrat assessments
  • national marine fisheries service
  • hawaiian islands
  • rea
  • coral diseases
  • hawaiian islands (21n157w0027
  • marine biology
  • cred
  • himb
  • honolulu
  • bleaching
  • benthos analysis
  • survey - swimmer/diver
  • central pacific ocean
  • video transects
  • transect monitoring
  • reef habitat
  • transect-intercept assessments
  • coral reef ecology
  • ocean basin
  • various small vessels
  • main hawaiian islands
  • hihwnms
  • ecosystem sciences division
  • coral
  • esd
  • coastal processes
  • 31283
  • zoology
  • coral reefs
  • division of aquatic resources
  • pacific ocean
  • rapid assessment studies
  • country/territory
  • belt transect
  • hawaii island
  • coral reef studies
  • coral reef ecosystem program

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