National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Reef Fish, including Benthic Estimate Data of the Mariana Archipelago since 2014

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.

Data provided in this data set were collected as part of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) led NCRMP missions around the Marianas Islands since 2014. Additionally, data collected as part of a shore-based survey effort around Guam in 2014 are included as these data are funded separately from but are complementary to the NCRMP-funded data.

Reef fish and benthic estimate data collected during SPC surveys can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive.

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Name Format Description Link
V0_FISH_REA MARIAN HA1401 2014.csv Unknown Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted at various islands in the Mariana Archipelago (HA1401) in 2014. Open resource
NCRMP_FISH_REA_MARIAN_2022.CSV Unknown Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) conducted at various islands in the Mariana Archipelago (RA2201) in 2022. Open resource
V0_FISH_REA MARIAN MP1418 2014.csv Unknown Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted at Guam as part of a shore-based mission (MP1418) in 2014. Open resource
PIFSC_DR-14-009_2014_FishBrief_S.Marianas.pdf Unknown Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Fish monitoring brief: southern Mariana Archipelago 2014. PIFSC Data Report DR-14-009, http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V54T6GB5 Open resource
PIFSC_DR-18-005_2017_FishBrief_S.Marianas.pdf Unknown Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Fish Monitoring Brief: Southern Mariana Islands, 2017. PIFSC Data Report DR-18-005, https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-18-005 Open resource
PIFSC_DR-18-008_2017_DataReport_Fish.pdf Unknown Pacific Reef Assessment and 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. PIFSC data report ; DR-18-008. http://doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-18-008 Open resource
PIFSC_DR-18-004_2017_FishBrief_N.Marianas.pdf Unknown Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Fish Monitoring Brief: Northern Mariana Islands, 2017. PIFSC Data Report DR-18-004, https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-18-004 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-14-010_2014_FishBrief_N.Marianas.pdf Unknown Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Fish monitoring brief: northern Mariana Archipelago 2014. PIFSC Data Report DR-14-010, http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5DB7ZT8 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
V0_FISH_REA MARIAN 2017.csv Unknown Observations from stationary point count surveys of coral reef fishes by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted at various islands in the Mariana Archipelago (HA1701) in 2017. Open resource
https://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Reef_Fish_Surveys_CNMI_Guam.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 Mariana Archipelago since 2014. 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
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
Fish survey methods training page Unknown Online Resource Open resource
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Unknown NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website. 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) PDF NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Open resource
Survey Methods Unknown NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands website Open resource
PIFSC Website Unknown NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands website. Open resource
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website Unknown Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage Open resource

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