From: Annette DesRochers - NOAA Affiliate <annette.desrochers@noaa.gov>
Date: Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: 0165015 LonLats
To: Zachary Mason - NOAA Affiliate <zachary.t.mason@noaa.gov>


Thanks Zach, you can use the same abstract that was previously submitted. Thanks for checking. 

On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 4:06 AM, Zachary Mason - NOAA Affiliate <zachary.t.mason@noaa.gov> wrote:
Hi Annette,

I was wondering if we could update the abstract for this archive submission just a bit. Currently it does not contain enough information about the data. I would like to update it to match the abstract for the data that was previously submitted in another archive package. This is the older abstract:

"Data are summary fish, benthic and urchin data from belt transect surveys conducted by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program within the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA) in West Maui. All transects are included.

Surveys were completed in 'rounds', each round being an intensive 4 day survey effort (occasionally with an additional day soon after) from 2009 to 2016. Also included are data gathered by Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources in 2008 at the same locations and using the same survey design and methods.

Each row represents a single survey of a 25-m haphazardly located transect KHFMA. Habitat types are SAG (shallow agregate reef); DAG (Deep aggregate reef); MMX (Mixed mid-depth reef); SSG (shallow spur and groove); DSG (deep spur and groove); and SPA (shallow pavement).

Benthic cover (%) is extracted from a photo-transect (25 photographs, taken at 1 m intervals, 15+ points analyzed per photograph using Photogrid Image Analysis Software). NA values represent situations where images were either not gathered or not analyzed.

Fishes are surveyed by means of a diver swimming outward and return swims down the transects. On the outward swims, the diver records all fishes >15 cm total length (TL) within a 4-m wide belt centered on the diver; on the return swim, divers record fishes <15 cm TL within a 2-m wide belt. Fish species and size observations are converted to biomass (grams per square meter, or g/m^2) using species-specific length-weight conversion parameters. Urchins are counted on a 1-m wide belt centered on the transect line. Urchin density is calculated by the number per square meter (#/m^2)."

Is there anything that you would like to change about this abstract or can we use it for the most recent submission as well?

Thanks,