Map of percent scleractinian coral cover along camera tows and ROV tracks in the Auau Channel, Island of Maui, Hawaii

Description

This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry and landsat imagery. Optical data were collected by CRED TOAD camera sled aboard the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary small boat R/V Kohola cruise SB1505, NOAA small boat R/V AHI cruise MP1401, NOAA ship Hi'ialakai cruise HA0905 and aboard NOAA ship Oscar Elton Sette cruise SE0807. Data were also collected with Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory's (HURL) RCV-150 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on HURL R/V Ka`imikai-o-Kanaloa cruise's KOK0409, KOK0209, and KOK1207.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 mai_toad_all.zip ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/mhi/optical/mai/mai_toad_all.zip

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  • united states of america
  • reef monitoring and assessment
  • aquatic habitat
  • corals
  • benthic habitat
  • 467
  • maui
  • biosphere
  • maui island (20n156w0004)
  • maui island
  • hawaii
  • auau channel (20n156w0027)
  • mesophotic coral ecosystem
  • habitats
  • earth science
  • hawaiian islands
  • maui county
  • central pacific ocean
  • synthesis map
  • ocean basin
  • main hawaiian islands
  • benthic habitat mapping and characterization in the pacific islands region
  • zoology
  • mapping
  • coris_metadata
  • pacific ocean
  • geographic information
  • country/territory
  • auau channel

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