gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25301 eng UTF8 dataset CSV Files Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 808-725-5300 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. resourceProvider DesRochers, Annette M (808)725-5461 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 annette.desrochers@noaa.gov 8 am - 5 pm pointOfContact 2019-05-21T22:32:10 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) 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 RAMP: Fish Towed-diver Sightings 2019-03 creation 2019 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25301 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 808-725-5300 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website listed for this contact information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. originator http://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) Information about the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) on the NOAA Coral Reef Information System website. download https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/surveying-vast-ocean WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Ecosystem Sciences Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center download tableDigital 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 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. PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program completed Williams, Ivor D (808)725-5427 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 ivor.williams@noaa.gov pointOfContact McCoy, Kaylyn S (808)725-5471 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 kaylyn.mccoy@noaa.gov custodian notPlanned Coral Reef Ecosystem Division Coral Reef Ecosystem Program CRED CREP Ecosystem Sciences Division ESD NCRMP Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC RAMP Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program TDS towboard towed diver Towed-diver survey theme survey - swimmer/diver theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Numeric Data Sets > Biology theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus HI'IALAKAI OSCAR ELTON SETTE TOWNSEND CROMWELL theme NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program CORAL REEF STUDIES National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Pacific Reef and Assessment Monitoring Program theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Temperature Sensors theme NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Biological EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Vertebrates EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral reef ecology EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Mammals EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Mammals > Cetaceans EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Mammals > Pinnipeds EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Reptiles > Turtles theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus DEPTH - SENSOR SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - ORGANISM LENGTH TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS 1221 587 743 C204 Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the US Pacific Islands and Atolls National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Monitoring coral reef ecosystems of the US Pacific Islands and Atolls theme CRCP Project CNMI Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Main Hawaiian Islands Mariana Islands Marianas MHI NWHI Pacific Remote Island Areas PMNM PRIA PRIMNM place COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Agrihan Island > Agrihan Island (18N145E0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Aguihan > Aguihan Island (Aguijan) (14N145E0006) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Alamagan Island > Alamagan Island (17N145E0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Anatahan > Anatahan Island (16N145E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Asuncion Island > Asuncion Island (19N145E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Farallon de Pajaros > Farallon de Pajaros (20N144E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Guguan > Guguan Island (17N145E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Maug > Maug Island (20N145E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Arakane Reef (15N141E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Pathfinder Reef (16N141E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Stingray Shoals (20N142E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Pagan > Pagan Island (18N145E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Rota > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Sarigan Island > Sarigan Island (16N145E0003) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian > Tatsumi Reef (14N145E0011) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian > Tinian Island (14N145E0005) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Manu'a Islands (14S170W0038) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ofu Island (14S169W0013) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Olosega Island (14S169W0014) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Rose Island (Rose Atoll) (14S168W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Swains Atoll (11S171W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States 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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Lisianski Island (25N173W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Maro Reef (25N170W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Midway Atoll (28N177W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Necker Island (23N164W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Oahu (21N157W0003) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Raita Bank (25N168W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Kauai > Kaula Island (21N160W0003) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Kauai > Niihau Island (21N160W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Lanai Island (20N156W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Maui Island (20N156W0004) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Baker Island (00N176W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Howland Island (00S176W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Manu'a Islands (14S170W0038) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > South Bank (14S170W0067) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Swains Atoll (11S171W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Baker Island > Baker Island (00N176W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii Island > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Kauai Island > Kauai Island (22N159W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Lanai Island > Lanai Island (20N156W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Maui Island (20N156W0004) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Molokai Island > Molokai Island (21N157W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Niihau Island > Kaula Island (21N160W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Niihau Island > Niihau Island (21N160W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu Island > Oahu (21N157W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Howland Island > Howland Island (00S176W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Johnston Atoll > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > French Frigate Shoals (24N166W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Gardner Pinnacles (25N168W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Kure Atoll (28N178W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Laysan Island (25N171W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Lisianski Island (25N173W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Maro Reef (25N170W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Midway Atoll (28N177W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Necker Island (23N164W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Raita Bank (25N168W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Wake Atoll > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ofu Island (14S169W0013) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Olosega Island (14S169W0014) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Rose Island > Rose Island (Rose Atoll) (14S168W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Agrihan Island > Agrihan Island (18N145E0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Aguihan Island Reefs > Aguihan Island (Aguijan) (14N145E0006) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Alamagan Island > Alamagan Island (17N145E0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Anatahan Island > Anatahan Island (16N145E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Arakane Reef > Arakane Reef (15N141E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Asuncion Island > Asuncion Island (19N145E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Farallon de Pajaros > Farallon de Pajaros (20N144E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Santa Rosa Bank (12N144E0051) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guguan Island > Guguan Island (17N145E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Islands > Stingray Shoals (20N142E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Maug Island > Maug Island (20N145E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Pagan Island > Pagan Island (18N145E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Pathfinder Reef > Pathfinder Reef (16N141E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Rota Island > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Sarigan Island > Sarigan Island (16N145E0003) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Tinian Island > Tatsumi Reef (14N145E0011) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Tinian Island Reefs > Tinian Island (14N145E0005) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus Equatorial Pacific Ocean Marianas Trench Marine National Monument North Pacific Ocean NW Pacific Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Rose Atoll Marine National Monument South Pacific Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS DOC/NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC > Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of 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It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: 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. | Distribution Liability: 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. unclassified Not applicable Not applicable National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of American Samoa in 2015 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 35761 crossReference National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago in 2016 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 35760 crossReference National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of the Marianas since 2014 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 35762 crossReference National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of the Pacific Remote Island Areas since 2014 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 5568 crossReference Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of the U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2000 to 2012 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 34521 crossReference eng; US biota PIFSC Oracle database view: VS_FISH_TDS_SIGHTINGS Mariana Archipelago 142 146 12.5 21 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. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2003-08-22 2003-09-28 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2007-05-12 2007-05-22 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2007-05-25 2007-06-08 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2009-04-03 2009-04-14 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2009-04-15 2009-05-05 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2011-04-07 2011-05-09 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2005-09-04 2005-09-30 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2005-10-03 2005-10-08 MARAMP 2014 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2014-03-25 2014-05-06 MARAMP 2017 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2017-05-04 2017-06-20 Hawaiian Archipelago including the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. -161 -154.5 18.5 22.5 Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), including Hawaii, Kauai, Kaula, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, Niihau, and Oahu -178.5 -164.5 23.5 28.5 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), including French Frigate, Gardner, Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Maro, Midway, Necker, Pearl & Hermes, and Raita | Currentness: Ground Condition 2005-07-14 2005-08-06 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2006-07-27 2006-08-19 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2008-10-17 2008-11-13 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2000-09-09 2000-10-05 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2008-12-09 2008-12-10 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2010-10-08 2010-11-04 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2001-09-13 2001-09-25 HARAMP 2016 to the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands | Currentness: Ground Condition 2016-07-13 2016-09-14 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2002-09-11 2002-10-04 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2003-07-14 2003-08-08 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2004-09-16 2004-10-11 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2006-09-03 2006-10-01 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2008-09-14 2008-10-09 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2010-09-07 2010-09-24 American Samoa -171.5 -168 -15 -11 American Samoa including Tutuila, Manu'a (Ofo, Olosega, and Ta'u), Rose Atoll, South Bank, and Swains. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2010-02-23 2010-03-20 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2012-03-21 2012-04-25 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2002-02-09 2002-03-03 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2004-02-04 2004-02-25 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2006-02-11 2006-03-09 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2008-02-18 2008-03-18 ASRAMP 2015 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2015-02-15 2015-03-23 Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) 166.5 -159.5 -0.5 19.5 Pacific Remote Island Areas, including the Phoenix (Baker and Howland), Line (Jarvis, Kingman, and Palmyra), and Wake Islands , and Johnston Atoll. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2005-10-18 2005-10-21 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2007-04-30 2007-05-03 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2009-03-22 2009-03-26 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2011-03-23 2011-03-27 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2001-02-07 2001-02-23 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2002-01-29 2002-02-01 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2004-01-12 2004-01-24 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2004-03-26 2004-04-04 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2006-01-18 2006-02-01 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2006-03-20 2006-04-02 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2008-01-27 2008-02-09 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2008-03-26 2008-04-07 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2002-03-10 2002-03-19 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2010-01-24 2010-02-08 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2010-04-01 2010-04-17 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2012-03-02 2012-03-16 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2012-05-03 2012-05-19 MARAMP 2014 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2014-03-16 2014-03-17 ASRAMP 2015 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2015-02-04 2015-04-25 MARAMP 2017 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2017-04-02 2017-04-20 false eng false Data View View: VS_FISH_TDS_SIGHTINGS 2019-05-03 publication csv (comma-separated values) PDF National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (301) 713-3277 NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 distributor http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0189253 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 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. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 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 download dataset Accuracy 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. Horizontal Positional Accuracy 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. Vertical Positional Accuracy Depth provided is that of the diver, recorded from a SEABIRD temperature/depth sensor mounted on the towboard. Quantitation Limits 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). Completeness Report 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. Conceptual Consistency 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. 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. 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. McCoy, Kaylyn S (808)725-5471 kaylyn.mccoy@noaa.gov processor Source Contribution: Survey protocol 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 publication https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214972 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Institutional Repository Source Citation URL information otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None towboard-fish 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 Various ocean-based and lake-based ships, boats, remotely operated vehicles, submersibles, and other unspecified types of platforms towboard-fish 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.