25301 RAMP: Fish Towed-diver Sightings Data Set Published / External 21559 Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Project Completed The presence data described here include "off transect" sightings of marine species of interest observed during fish towed-diver surveys conducted by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD)--formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division--as part of the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP). These underwater surveys were conducted across coral reef habitats of the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas from 2000 to 2017. Presence data for marine species observed outside the fish towed-diver's transect were recorded, including the taxon name - generally to species level, the number observed, and in most cases the size in centimeters. Marine species observed include sea turtles, dolphins, eels, rays, seals, as well as a number of fish species that were considered to be species of interest, such as the humphead wrasse, bumphead parrotfish, most reef sharks, and species of large grouper. While not included in this dataset, the towed-diver method was primarily used by ESD to survey large-bodied (>50 cm) fishes within the towed-diver transect and to assess the reef habitat. This dataset also includes fish species of interest observed inside the transect area, but where those were less than 50 cm in total length (and therefore not recorded with the large-bodied fish towed-diver survey data). Generally, the towed-diver method involves towing a pair of SCUBA divers--one benthic and one fish--behind a small boat for 50 minutes, approximately following the ~15-m depth contour and covering a linear distance of about 2 kilometers per survey. Each diver was equipped with a towboard and attempted to maintain position ~1 meter above the surface of the reef for the duration of the survey. A complete towed-diver survey includes ten 5-minute segments, with visual observations recorded by 5-minute segment. Sightings of marine species included in this dataset were also recorded by the 5-min segment in which the species was observed. The Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP), established by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) and supported by NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), was tasked with documenting and understanding the status and trends of coral reef ecosystems in the U.S. Pacific Islands Region. Pacific RAMP involved interdisciplinary monitoring of oceanographic conditions and biological surveys of organisms associated with hard-bottom habitats in the 0-30 m depth range and aimed to support integrated, consistent and comparable monitoring of coral reef systems. RAMP missions were conducted in each Pacific region, including the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas, every 1-3 years.Starting in 2013, Pacific RAMP was incorporated into NOAA's National Coral Reef Monitoring Program. Record complete as of May 21 2019. Lino K, Asher J, Ferguson M, Gray A, McCoy K, Timmers M, Vargas-Ãngel B (2018) Ecosystem Sciences Division standard operating procedures: data collection for towed-diver benthic and fish surveys. Pacific Islands Fish. Sci. Cent., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., NOAA, Honolulu, HI 96818-5007. Pacific Islands Fish. Sci. Cent. Admin. Rep. H-18-02, 76 p. https://doi.org/10.25923/59sb-sy51 Becker SL, Brainard RE, Van Houtan KS (2019) Densities and drivers of sea turtle populations across Pacific coral reef ecosystems. PLoS ONE 14(4): e0214972. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214972 Theme Coral Reef Ecosystem Division Theme Coral Reef Ecosystem Program Theme CRED Theme CREP Theme Ecosystem Sciences Division Theme ESD Theme NCRMP Theme Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Theme PIFSC Theme RAMP Theme Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Theme TDS Theme towboard Theme towed diver Theme Towed-diver survey Theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey - swimmer/diver Theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Numeric Data Sets > Biology Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category 002 Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category biota Theme NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS HI'IALAKAI Theme NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS OSCAR ELTON SETTE Theme NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS TOWNSEND CROMWELL Theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division Theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program Theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES Theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Pacific Reef and Assessment Monitoring Program Theme NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Temperature Sensors Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Biological Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Vertebrates Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral reef ecology Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Mammals Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Mammals > Cetaceans Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Mammals > Pinnipeds Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Reptiles > Turtles Theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS DEPTH - SENSOR Theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION Theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT Theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - ORGANISM LENGTH Theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS TEMPERATURE Theme CRCP Project 1221 Theme CRCP Project 587 Theme CRCP Project 743 Theme CRCP Project C204 Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the US Pacific Islands and Atolls Theme CRCP Project National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Theme CRCP Project Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Monitoring coral reef ecosystems of the US Pacific Islands and Atolls Spatial CNMI Spatial Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Spatial Main Hawaiian Islands Spatial Mariana Islands Spatial Marianas Spatial MHI Spatial NWHI Spatial Pacific Remote Island Areas Spatial PMNM Spatial PRIA Spatial PRIMNM Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Agrihan Island > Agrihan Island (18N145E0002) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Aguihan > Aguihan Island (Aguijan) (14N145E0006) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Alamagan Island > Alamagan Island (17N145E0002) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Anatahan > Anatahan Island (16N145E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Asuncion Island > Asuncion Island (19N145E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Farallon de Pajaros > Farallon de Pajaros (20N144E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Guguan > Guguan Island (17N145E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Maug > Maug Island (20N145E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Arakane Reef (15N141E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Pathfinder Reef (16N141E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Stingray Shoals (20N142E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Pagan > Pagan Island (18N145E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Rota > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Sarigan Island > Sarigan Island (16N145E0003) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian > Tatsumi Reef (14N145E0011) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian > Tinian Island (14N145E0005) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Manu'a Islands (14S170W0038) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ofu Island (14S169W0013) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Olosega Island (14S169W0014) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Rose Island (Rose Atoll) (14S168W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Swains Atoll (11S171W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > South Bank (14S170W0067) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Santa Rosa Bank (12N144E0051) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Kauai Island (22N159W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Molokai Island (21N157W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > French Frigate Shoals (24N166W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Gardner Pinnacles (25N168W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Kure Atoll (28N178W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Laysan Island (25N171W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Lisianski Island (25N173W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Maro Reef (25N170W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Midway Atoll (28N177W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Necker Island (23N164W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Oahu (21N157W0003) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Raita Bank (25N168W0002) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Kauai > Kaula Island (21N160W0003) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Kauai > Niihau Island (21N160W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Lanai Island (20N156W0002) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Maui Island (20N156W0004) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Baker Island (00N176W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Howland Island (00S176W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Manu'a Islands (14S170W0038) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > South Bank (14S170W0067) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Swains Atoll (11S171W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Baker Island > Baker Island (00N176W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii Island > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Kauai Island > Kauai Island (22N159W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Lanai Island > Lanai Island (20N156W0002) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Maui Island (20N156W0004) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Molokai Island > Molokai Island (21N157W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Niihau Island > Kaula Island (21N160W0003) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Niihau Island > Niihau Island (21N160W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu Island > Oahu (21N157W0003) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Howland Island > Howland Island (00S176W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Johnston Atoll > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > French Frigate Shoals (24N166W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Gardner Pinnacles (25N168W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Kure Atoll (28N178W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Laysan Island (25N171W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Lisianski Island (25N173W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Maro Reef (25N170W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Midway Atoll (28N177W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Necker Island (23N164W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Raita Bank (25N168W0002) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Wake Atoll > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ofu Island (14S169W0013) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Olosega Island (14S169W0014) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Rose Island > Rose Island (Rose Atoll) (14S168W0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Agrihan Island > Agrihan Island (18N145E0002) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Aguihan Island Reefs > Aguihan Island (Aguijan) (14N145E0006) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Alamagan Island > Alamagan Island (17N145E0002) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Anatahan Island > Anatahan Island (16N145E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Arakane Reef > Arakane Reef (15N141E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Asuncion Island > Asuncion Island (19N145E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Farallon de Pajaros > Farallon de Pajaros (20N144E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Santa Rosa Bank (12N144E0051) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guguan Island > Guguan Island (17N145E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Islands > Stingray Shoals (20N142E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Maug Island > Maug Island (20N145E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Pagan Island > Pagan Island (18N145E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Pathfinder Reef > Pathfinder Reef (16N141E0001) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Rota Island > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Sarigan Island > Sarigan Island (16N145E0003) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Tinian Island > Tatsumi Reef (14N145E0011) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Tinian Island Reefs > Tinian Island (14N145E0005) Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Equatorial Pacific Ocean Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS North Pacific Ocean Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS NW Pacific Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Rose Atoll Marine National Monument Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS South Pacific Ocean Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Honolulu HI USA Data Set CSV Files None Planned 2019-03 Published 2019 Table (digital) Raw survey data includes metadata for each survey (where, when, length, duration, depth, reef type, temperature); individual sightings identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible along with a count and size in centimeters of the organism. https://inport.nmfs.noaa.gov/inport/item/45813 While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable 45813 VS_FISH_TDS_SIGHTINGS Published / External Completed Spatial view of sightings data from fish towed-diver surveys. Data View Yes GISDAT Spatial view of sightings data from fish towed-diver surveys. 1 OBJECTID NUMBER 22 Yes No 0 Active Primary key for the data table. NUMBER 3 MISSIONID VARCHAR2 30 Yes No Active Mission identifier: NOAA Ship, 2-digit federal fiscal year, 2-digit mission number for the fiscal year. HA/HI = NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai OES = NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette TC = NOAA Ship Townsend Cromwell Shore = shore-based survey launch VARCHAR2 5 REGION_NAME VARCHAR2 30 No No Active The name of the region surveyed in the Pacific Islands region: American Samoa, Pacific Remote Island Areas, Mariana Archipelago, main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. VARCHAR2 6 ISLAND NVARCHAR2 90 Yes No Active Name of island or atoll surveyed in the Pacific Islands region (REGION_NAME). NVARCHAR2 9 OBS_YEAR NUMBER 22 Yes No 28 0 Active 4-digit year the survey was conducted (DATE_). NUMBER 12 TOW_TYPE NVARCHAR2 60 No No Active Normal = standard towed diver survey (not a calibration survey). NVARCHAR2 12 DATE_ DATE 7 Yes No Active Date of the tow survey. dd-MMM-yy DATE 13 TOWKEY NUMBER 22 No No 28 0 Active Unique key for the given tow (DIVEID). NUMBER 13 REEF_ZONE NVARCHAR2 150 Yes No Active The reef zone for the given towed diver segment (Forereef, Backreef, Lagoon, unspecified). Forereef: The sloping bottom underlying the wave break zone, extending seaward from the reef crest. Comprehensive surveys of forereef habitats remain the priority for towed-diver operations. Backreef: The shallow strip of reef sheltered from breaking waves by the reef crest, situated between the reef crest and the lagoon floor. Lagoon: The zone sheltered from the waves by the reef crest, and separated from the reef crest by the back reef. Usually deeper than the back reef and covered in unconsolidated sediment, this term describes both an atoll's interior and the expanse situated between the back reef and shore of any islands present. Unspecified: these are other areas surveyed using towed-diver methods, which include bank (a submerged platform reef, often occurring either as an isolated feature atop a seamount or as a plateau situated between the fore reef and a deeper slope) and channel (a submerged transition between forereef and backreef zones created by a gap in the reef crest). NVARCHAR2 14 DIVEID NUMBER 22 No No Active Unique ID representing 4-digit year, 2-digit month, 2-digit day, and tow number of day (1-6). NUMBER 15 SEGMENTID NUMBER 22 No No Active Unique ID representing 4-digit year, 2-digit month, 2-digit day, tow number of day (1-6), and SEGMENT number (01-10). NUMBER 18 SEGMENT NUMBER 22 No No 28 0 Active Segment number for a given tow. Segments represent 5-minute increments and there are typically, but not always, 10 segments per tow. NUMBER 19 DEPTH NUMBER 20 No No Active Mean depth in meters of the towed diver during the 5-min observation (SEGMENT). May be null if the SEABIRD failed or if the instrument data could not be synced with the GPS or observation data. NUMBER 20 TEMPERATURE NUMBER 20 No No Active Mean temperature in degrees Celsius during the 5-min observation (SEGMENT). May be null if the SEABIRD failed or if the instrument data could not be synced with the GPS or observation data. 21 STARTLOCALTIME DATETIME 20 No No Active Local starting date and time of the 5-min observation (dd-MMM-yy hh:mm:ss). Start and stop time is not consistently provided. DATETIME 22 ENDLOCALTIME DATETIME No No Active Local ending date and time of the 5-min observation (dd-MMM-yy hh:mm:ss). Start and stop time is not consistently provided. 23 CENTROIDLAT NUMBER 22 No No 28 8 Active Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the midpoint of the given 5-min SEGMENT. NUMBER 24 CENTROIDLON NUMBER 22 No No 28 8 Active Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84 for the midpoint of the given 5-min SEGMENT. NUMBER 25 TAXONCODE TEXT 10 No No Active 4-letter code for TAXONNAME. 25 PROJECTEDLENGTH NUMBER 30 No No Active Calculated length of SEGMENT in meters using GIS. 26 TAXONNAME TEXT 765 No No Active Scientific name of observed organism to the finest taxonomic resolution that divers can identify. 29 COUNT NUMBER 22 No No 28 0 Active Number of organisms observed for the given SEGMENT. NUMBER 30 SIZE_CM NUMBER 22 No No Active Length of organism, reported in centimeters. In some cases the size of exceptionally large (i.e., whales) or partially hidden (i.e., eels) organisms may not be provided. NUMBER 31 PHYLUM NVARCHAR2 150 No No Active Taxonomic classification: Phylum of observed organism (TAXONNAME). NVARCHAR2 32 CLASS NVARCHAR2 150 No No Active Taxonomic classification: Class of observed organism (TAXONNAME). NVARCHAR2 33 ORDER NVARCHAR2 150 No No Active Taxonomic classification: Order of observed organism (TAXONNAME). NVARCHAR2 34 FAMILY NVARCHAR2 150 No No Active Taxonomic classification: Family of observed organism (TAXONNAME). NVARCHAR2 35 COMMONFAMILYALL NVARCHAR2 150 No No Active Common name given for the FAMILY (used for grouping purposes during data analysis). For example, Dolphin, Monk Seal, and Turtle, among others. NVARCHAR2 36 SCIENTIFIC_NAME VARCHAR2 255 No No Active Taxonomic classification: the true scientific name (genus and species) of the observed organism (TAXONNAME). If NULL, organism not identified to species taxonomic level. VARCHAR2 37 COMMONNAME NVARCHAR2 150 No No Active Common name of the organism (TAXONNAME). If NULL, organism not identified to species taxonomic level. NVARCHAR2 Data Set Credit 2000 Organization NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CRCP 1305 East West Highway 10th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910-3281 (301) 713-3155 http://coralreef.noaa.gov Data Steward 2018 Person McCoy, Kaylyn S kaylyn.mccoy@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5471 Data Steward 2010 2018 Person Lino, Kevin kevin.lino@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5425 Distributor 2019 Organization National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland NCEI-MD NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 (301) 713-3277 Metadata Contact 2010 Person DesRochers, Annette M annette.desrochers@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5461 8 am - 5 pm Originator 2000 Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5300 http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Point of Contact 2010 Person Williams, Ivor D ivor.williams@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5427 Ground Condition Mariana Archipelago 142 146 21 12.5 Mariana Archipelago including Guam, Rota, Tinian, Aguijan, Saipan, Sarigan, Guguan, Alamagan, Pagan, Agrihan, Asuncion, Maug, Farallon de Pajaros, Anatahan, Arakane, Pathfinder, Santa Rosa, Stingray, and Tatsumi. Range 2003-08-22 2003-09-28 OES0307 Range 2005-09-04 2005-09-30 OES0511 Range 2005-10-03 2005-10-08 OES0512 Range 2007-05-12 2007-05-22 HI0702 Range 2007-05-25 2007-06-08 HI0703 Range 2009-04-03 2009-04-14 HI0902 Range 2009-04-15 2009-05-05 MARIAN Range 2011-04-07 2011-05-09 HA1101 Range 2014-03-25 2014-05-06 HA1401 MARAMP 2014 Range 2017-05-04 2017-06-20 HA1701 MARAMP 2017 Hawaiian Archipelago including the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. -161 -154.5 22.5 18.5 Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), including Hawaii, Kauai, Kaula, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, Niihau, and Oahu -178.5 -164.5 28.5 23.5 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), including French Frigate, Gardner, Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Maro, Midway, Necker, Pearl & Hermes, and Raita Range 2000-09-09 2000-10-05 TC0011 Range 2001-09-13 2001-09-25 TC0110 Range 2002-09-11 2002-10-04 TC0207 Range 2003-07-14 2003-08-08 OES0306 Range 2004-09-16 2004-10-11 HI0401 Range 2005-07-14 2005-08-06 HI0505 Range 2006-07-27 2006-08-19 HI0610 Range 2006-09-03 2006-10-01 HI0611 Range 2008-09-14 2008-10-09 HI0809 Range 2008-10-17 2008-11-13 OES0810 Range 2008-12-09 2008-12-10 SHORE1 Range 2010-09-07 2010-09-24 HA1007 Range 2010-10-08 2010-11-04 HA1008 Range 2016-07-13 2016-09-14 HA1606 HARAMP 2016 to the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands American Samoa -171.5 -168 -11 -15 American Samoa including Tutuila, Manu'a (Ofo, Olosega, and Ta'u), Rose Atoll, South Bank, and Swains. Range 2002-02-09 2002-03-03 TC0201 Range 2004-02-04 2004-02-25 OES0402 Range 2006-02-11 2006-03-09 HI0602 Range 2008-02-18 2008-03-18 HI0802 Range 2010-02-23 2010-03-20 HA1001 Range 2012-03-21 2012-04-25 HA1201 Range 2015-02-15 2015-03-23 HA1501 ASRAMP 2015 Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) 166.5 -159.5 19.5 -0.5 Pacific Remote Island Areas, including the Phoenix (Baker and Howland), Line (Jarvis, Kingman, and Palmyra), and Wake Islands , and Johnston Atoll. Range 2001-02-07 2001-02-23 TC0101 Range 2002-01-29 2002-02-01 TC0201 Range 2002-03-10 2002-03-19 TC0201 Range 2004-01-12 2004-01-24 OES0401 Range 2004-03-26 2004-04-04 OES0404 Range 2005-10-18 2005-10-21 OES0513 Range 2006-01-18 2006-02-01 HI0601 Range 2006-03-20 2006-04-02 HI0604 Range 2007-04-30 2007-05-03 HI0701 Range 2008-01-27 2008-02-09 HI0801 Range 2008-03-26 2008-04-07 HI0803 Range 2009-03-22 2009-03-26 HI0901 Range 2010-01-24 2010-02-08 HA1001 Range 2010-04-01 2010-04-17 HA1001 Range 2011-03-23 2011-03-27 HA1101 Range 2012-03-02 2012-03-16 HA1201 Range 2012-05-03 2012-05-19 HA1201 Range 2014-03-16 2014-03-17 HA1401 MARAMP 2014 Range 2015-02-04 2015-04-25 HA1501 ASRAMP 2015 Range 2017-04-02 2017-04-20 HA1701 MARAMP 2017 Unclassified Not applicable Not applicable NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) Data Sharing Recommendations, version 9.0 updated August 12, 2015: CREP welcomes the opportunity to collaborate on research issues contributing to the scientific basis for better management of marine ecosystems. CREP has a very diverse set of field activities that generates large volumes of data using an array of data collection protocols. The following recommendations are for your consideration as you use this data: 1) Data analyses should take all field exigencies into account. The most effective way to do this would be active collaboration with CREP principal investigators. 2) In all presentations, product releases, or publications using data generated by CREP, proper acknowledgement of both CREP and the individuals responsible for data collection is expected. Citing the DOI (if available) is preferred, a non-DOI example is listed below. 3) If you collect or generate data for the same study areas, CREP requests that you share relevant information on complimentary data collections. 4) Those receiving data are strongly urged to inform the CREP Data Management Team of any errors and discrepancies that are discovered during the course of using these data. They are further urged to bring to the attention of the Team all problems and difficulties encountered in using these data. This information is necessary in order to improve the collections and to facilitate more efficient and economical data processing and retrieval. The users are asked to supply copies of any missing data that may be located, and to provide information as to significant subsets and special aggregations of data that are developed in using the material provided. Example citation: "This publication makes use of data products provided by the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with funding support from the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). The analysis and interpretations presented here are solely that of the current authors.” Data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive. None Please cite PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) when using the data. Suggested citation: Ecosystem Sciences Division; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2019: Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Sightings of Marine Species of Interest during Towed-diver Surveys of the U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2000 to 2017, https://inport.nmfs.noaa.gov/inport/item/25301. None None http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0189253 2019 Organization National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland VS_FISH_TDS_SIGHTINGS_2000-2017.csv Sightings of marine species of interest from towed-diver surveys of the U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2000 to 2017 conducted by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division. 2019-05-10T00:00:00 csv (comma-separated values) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 2019 Organization National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland PIFSC_H-18-02_2018_SOP_towed-diver.pdf Ecosystem Sciences Division standard operating procedures: data collection for towed-diver benthic and fish surveys. PIFSC Administrative Report H-18-02. https://doi.org/10.25923/59sb-sy51 2018-06-01T00:00:00 PDF http://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/ NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) Online Resource Information about the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) on the NOAA Coral Reef Information System website. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/surveying-vast-ocean Ecosystem Sciences Online Resource Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC Oracle database view: VS_FISH_TDS_SIGHTINGS Observations during each tow were made by divers who have been trained, and met minimum standards in identifying species present at the survey locations and in estimating size of fishes in survey counts. However, all species identifications are made visually, sometimes in situations where an organism of interest is only briefly seen or is seen at some distance from the diver. Current and surface conditions for the support vessel influence the depth contour and accompanying track lines, meaning that divers are not always able to maintain themselves in the target habitat and depth range throughout the course of the survey. The GPS (Garmin GPSMAP 78/78s) records the position of the boat, not the position of the divers whose actual position was a distance behind the small boat (~30-60 m). Therefore, a layback model was applied (python script in ESRI ArcGIS for Desktop) to more accurately reflect the actual track of the divers. Depth provided is that of the diver, recorded from a SEABIRD temperature/depth sensor mounted on the towboard. These data can be used to detect large differences in distributions of certain species, but are not suitable for precise estimations of density. Among other reasons, divers ability to detect species of interest in the vicinity of the towed diver surveys depends on water clarity, presence or absence of physical barriers such as underwater ridges and spurs. In addition, divers' capacity to thoroughly scan surrounding waters for 'off transect' taxa of interest is at least partially related to abundance of fishes within survey transects (and the amount of their attention that divers must focus on that - which was the primary goal of those surveys). The towed-diver surveys are completed in forereef, backreef, and lagoon habitats. While a tow survey is usually 50 min and comprises ten 5-m segments, only those segments in which a species of interest was observed are included. Only 'normal' tow types are included; calibration tows are excluded. The same methods of data collection are used during each tow. Regular examination and comparisons of the data are conducted throughout each mission to check for gross diver bias or other discrepancies. However, visual estimates are inherently prone to bias through remaining differences in performance of different observers. The data is recorded by the diver on a physical data sheet, then transferred to a MS Access database on-board the ship. After the data is entered in the MS Access database, the diver verifies the data against the physical data sheet to ensure accuracy. Following the conclusion of a mission, the data is migrated to an Oracle database by data management personnel. There are several data validation queries in both the MS Access and Oracle databases to flag errors based on pre-defined criteria. Yes Unknown Yes No Unknown NCEI-MD Unknown The data is captured in several locations: physical data sheets, MS Access cruise database, and PIFSC Oracle database. The physical data sheets are housed at PIFSC. The MS Access cruise database is regularly backed up by the cruise data manager while at sea. The PIFSC Oracle database is regularly backed up by PIFSC ITS. Towed-diver survey method for sightings of marine species of interest, employed by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) from 2000 to 2017. This underwater survey method was primarily used to assess relatively large areas of reef habitat and to survey for large-bodied fishes; however, the method was also used to gather "off transect" sightings of marine species of interest. Lino K, Asher J, Ferguson M, Gray A, McCoy K, Timmers M, Vargas-Ángel B (2018) Ecosystem Sciences Division standard operating procedures: data collection for towed-diver benthic and fish surveys. Pacific Islands Fish. Sci. Cent., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., NOAA, Honolulu, HI 96818-5007. Pacific Islands Fish. Sci. Cent. Admin. Rep. H-18-02, 76 p. 2018-06-01 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214972 NOAA Institutional Repository Survey protocol 1 The towed-diver method involved towing a pair of SCUBA divers--one benthic and one fish--behind a small boat that motored at a velocity of 1-2 mph for 50 minutes, approximately following the ~15-m depth contour and covering a linear distance of about 2 kilometers per survey. A complete towed-diver survey includes ten 5-minute segments, with visual observations recorded by 5-minute segment. Presence data for sightings of marine species observed outside the fish towed-diver's transect were also recorded by the 5-min segment in which the species were observed, including the taxon name - generally to species level - the number observed, and in most cases the size in centimeters. Presence data for fish species of interest observed inside the transect area were also recorded, but only where those were less than 50 cm in total length (and therefore not recorded with the large-bodied fish towed-diver survey data). Each diver was equipped with a towboard and attempted to maintain position ~1 meter above the surface of the reef for the duration of the survey. The fish towboard was equipped with a digital videocamera pointing in the forward-looking direction to document the fish associated with the reef. The fish diver maneuvered the towboard on which the camera was mounted and recorded select data pertaining to fish using datasheets mounted on the towboard. The towboard was also equipped with a SEABIRD temperature sensor to record water temperature and depth every 5 seconds. A Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver on-board the surface tow vessel recorded the latitude and longitude coordinates of the survey track over which the divers were towed. The survey tracks were georeferenced, merged with the temperature and depth data, and a layback model was applied (python script in ESRI ArcGIS for Desktop) to reflect the accurate track of the divers whose actual position was a distance behind the small boat. Person McCoy, Kaylyn S kaylyn.mccoy@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5471 Lino K, Asher J, Ferguson M, Gray A, McCoy K, Timmers M, Vargas-Ángel B (2018) Ecosystem Sciences Division standard operating procedures: data collection for towed-diver benthic and fish surveys. Pacific Islands Fish. Sci. Cent., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., NOAA, Honolulu, HI 96818-5007. Pacific Islands Fish. Sci. Cent. Admin. Rep. H-18-02, 76 p. towboard-fish instrument Fish towboard SCUBA divers conduct towed-diver surveys to assess relatively large areas of reef habitat and to survey large-bodied reef fishes. This method involves towing two divers (one fish, one benthic) behind a small surface craft that is moving at a velocity of 1-2 mph. The fish towboard is equipped with a digital videocamera that is pointing in the forward-looking direction to document the fish associated with the reef. The fish diver maneuvers the towboard on which the camera is mounted and records selected data pertaining to fish using datasheets mounted on the towboard. The towboard is also equipped with a SEABIRD sensor that records depth and water temperature every 5 seconds. A GPS unit on the surface tow vessel records the trackline over which the divers are being towed. In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > SHIPS b2505a26-1d2b-4917-8ebd-99444dfff85d Various ocean-based and lake-based ships, boats, remotely operated vehicles, submersibles, and other unspecified types of platforms towboard-fish instrument Fish towboard SCUBA divers conduct towed-diver surveys to assess relatively large areas of reef habitat and to survey large-bodied reef fishes. This method involves towing two divers (one fish, one benthic) behind a small surface craft that is moving at a velocity of 1-2 mph. The fish towboard is equipped with a digital videocamera that is pointing in the forward-looking direction to document the fish associated with the reef. The fish diver maneuvers the towboard on which the camera is mounted and records selected data pertaining to fish using datasheets mounted on the towboard. The towboard is also equipped with a SEABIRD sensor that records depth and water temperature every 5 seconds. A GPS unit on the surface tow vessel records the trackline over which the divers are being towed. 45813 Entity 35761 Data Set Cross Reference 35760 Data Set Cross Reference 35762 Data Set Cross Reference 5568 Data Set Cross Reference 34521 Data Set Cross Reference Annette DesRochers 2015-06-09T15:24:37 Annette DesRochers 2019-05-21T22:32:10 2019-05-03 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5300 http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1001 Public No 2020-05-03