National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Reef Fish, including Benthic Estimate Data of the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013

Description

The stationary point count (SPC) method is used to conduct reef fish surveys in the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas as part of the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). The SPC method catalogs the diversity (species richness), abundance (numeric density) and biomass (fish mass per unit area) of diurnally active reef fish assemblages in shallow-water (less than 30 m) hard-bottom habitats. Visual estimates of benthic cover and topographic complexity are also recorded, with benthic organisms grouped into broad functional categories (e.g., 'Hard Coral', 'Macroalgae'). A stratified random sampling (StRS) design is employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems throughout the U.S.-Pacific regions. For all regions, the survey domain encompasses the majority of the mapped area of reef and hard bottom habitats and the stratification includes island, reef zone, and depth, with the exception of the Main Hawaiian Islands that includes habitat structure type as well. Sampling effort is allocated based on strata area.

Reef fish and benthic estimate data provided in this data set were collected during SPC surveys as part of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) led NCRMP missions around the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2013, 2016, and 2019, and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2016. Data collected as part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument funded research cruises in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014, 2015, and 2017 are also included as these data are funded separately from but are complementary to the NCRMP-funded data.

Additionally, data collected as part of a PIFSC-funded Reef Fish Survey cruise in the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2015 are included as these data are funded separately from but are complementary to the NCRMP-funded data. During the 2015 and cruise, some sites were surveyed using both open-circuit SCUBA (OC) and closed-circuit rebreather (CCR), as part of an ongoing assessment of sources of bias in survey count relating to divers' presence. The CCR data is archived separately.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
V0_FISH_REA HAWAII 2013.csv Unknown Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted around the Main Hawaiian Islands (HA1304, HA1305, SB1320) in 2013. Open resource
V0_FISH_REA HAWAII 2016.csv Unknown Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted around the main Hawaiian Islands and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (HA1606) in 2016. Open resource
V0_FISH_REA HAWAII 2015.csv Unknown Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes conducted on open circuit by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) around the Main Hawaiian Islands (HA1503 and MP1514) in 2015. Open resource
PIFSC_DR-15-001_2014_DataReport_Fish.pdf Unknown Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Data report : ecological monitoring 2014 : stationary point count surveys of reef fishes and benthic habitats of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Mariana Islands, and Wake Atoll. PIFSC Data Report 15-001. doi:10.7289/V5GT5K6B Open resource
PIFSC_DR-14-003_2012-2013_DataReport_Fish.pdf Unknown Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Data Report: Ecological monitoring 2012-2013---reef fishes and benthic habitats of the main Hawaiian Islands, American Samoa, and Pacific Remote Island Areas. PIFSC Data Report DR-14-003, https://doi.org/10.7289/v55h7d81 Open resource
PIFSC_DR-16-002_2015_DataReport_Fish.pdf Unknown Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Data Report: Ecological monitoring 2015---reef fishes and benthic habitats of the main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Remote Island Areas, and American Samoa. PIFSC Data Report DR-16-002. doi:10.7289/V5G73BQJ Open resource
PIFSC_DR-17-001_2016_DataReport_Fish.pdf Unknown Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Data Report. Ecological monitoring 2016-----reef fishes and benthic habitats of the main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Remote Island Areas, and American Samoa. PIFSC Data Report DR-17-001. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5/dr-pifsc-17-001 Open resource
PIFSC_DR-16-053_2016_FishBrief_MHI.pdf Unknown Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Fish Monitoring Brief: main Hawaiian Islands, 2016. PIFSC Data Report DR-16-053. http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-16-053 Open resource
PIFSC_DR-18-008_2017_DataReport_Fish.pdf Unknown Pacific Reef Assessment Monitoring Program data report. Ecological monitoring 2017--reef fishes and benthic habitats of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Remote Islands, Marine National Monument, and the Mariana archipelago. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Data Report, DR-18-008, 74 p. doi:10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-18-008. Open resource
PIFSC_DR-15-017_2015_FishBrief_MHI.pdf Unknown Reef fish surveys Main Hawaiian Islands 2015. PIFSC Data Report DR-15-017. http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V59P2ZM6 Open resource
PIFSC_DR-17-030_2016_FishBrief_NWHI.pdf Unknown Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Fish Monitoring Brief: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2016. PIFSC Data Report DR-17-030. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-17-030 Open resource
PIFSC_H-15-07_2015_SOP_Fish.pdf Unknown NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program standard operating procedures: collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment fish surveys. PIFSC Administrative Report H-15-07, https://doi.org/10.7289/v5sn06zt Open resource
PIFSC_DR-13-016_2013_FishBrief_MHI.pdf Unknown Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Fish Monitoring Brief: main Hawaiian Islands 2013. PIFSC Data Report DR-13-016. http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5MW2F4K Open resource
PIFSC_DR-19-039_2019_DataReport_Fish.pdf Unknown McCoy K, Asher J, Ayotte P, Gray A, Kindinger T, Williams I. 2019. Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Data Report Ecological monitoring 2019---Reef fishes and benthic habitats of the main Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Data Report, DR-19-039, 41 p. https://doi.org/10.25923/he4m-6n68. Open resource
V0_FISH_REA HAWAII 2014_PMNM.csv Unknown Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (HA1404) in 2014. Open resource
V0_FISH_REA HAWAII 2015_PMNM.csv Unknown Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (HA1505) in 2015. Open resource
V0_FISH_REA HAWAII 2017_PMNM.csv Unknown Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (HA1704) in 2017. Open resource
V0_FISH_REA HAWAII 2019.csv Unknown Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the NOAA Fisheries, Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) conducted around the main Hawaiian Islands (SE1902 and SB1910) in 2019. Open resource
GCMD Keyword Forum Page Unknown 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 Open resource
ncrmp_nspc_fish_pacific Unknown Data have been translated by a third party to Darwin Core format and served via the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) Data Access portal: OBIS Dataset Title: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division, National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified random surveys (StRS) of reef fish in the U.S. Pacific Islands. Years: 2007-2019 DOI: 10.15468/tk1hwm OBIS Dataset ID: 2ae2a2bd-8412-405b-8a9f-b71adc41d4c5 OBIS provides a portal or gateway to many datasets containing information on where and when marine species have been recorded. The datasets are integrated so you can search them all seamlessly by species name, higher taxonomic level, geographic area, depth, and time; and then map and find environmental data related to the locations. There are several ways to access OBIS data: (1) Mapper, (2) API, and (3) R package. The mapper allows you to visualize and inspect subsets of OBIS data. A variety of filters (taxonomic, geographic, time, data quality) is available and multiple layers can be combined in a single view. Layers can be downloaded as CSV files. Developers can access data through the OBIS API or the R package. Open resource
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Unknown NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website. 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) PDF NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Open resource
Coral Reefs in the Pacific Unknown NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands website. Open resource
CRCP_Reef_Fish_Surveys_Hawaii.html HTML NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) ERDDAP web service for reef fish data from stratified random surveys conducted by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) during ESD-led NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program missions to the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013. ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. ERDDAP can also return a .png or .pdf image with a customized graph or map. ERDDAP also has web pages (for humans with browsers) and RESTful web services (for computer programs). Open resource
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Unknown Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument website Open resource
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website Unknown Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage Open resource

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