CRED Cumulative Map of Percent Scleractinian Coral Cover at Ofu & Olosega

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Publication_Date: 200606

Title:

CRED Cumulative Map of Percent Scleractinian Coral Cover at Ofu & Olosega

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital image

Online_Linkage:

<http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/pibhmc_amsamoa_ofu_optical.htm>

Online_Linkage:

<ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/amsamoa/optical/ofu/ofu_toad.jpg>

Description:

Abstract:

This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry.

Purpose:

To display locations of optical validation data collected and percent coverage of scleractinian coral at Ofu & Olosega.

Supplemental_Information:

Ofu and Olosega Islands are part of the Manu'a Island group in American Samoa, situated approximately 100 km northeast of Tutuila and 20km west of Ta'u. Centered at 14.17°S, 169.65°W, the twin islands have very little human settlement. Ofu and Olosega are steep, volcanic high islands that lie only 75 m apart and are connected by a bridge and road built across the shallow reef flat. Shallow multibeam mapping was conducted in 2004 and revealed ~60 km2 of previously uncharted bank top (<300 m) that extends 0.2 to 2 km from shore and then drops abruptly to oceanic depths. An underwater portion of the National Park of American Samoa, which has exceptionally prolific coral growth, is located on the south shore of Ofu Island. Cruises CoRIS Metadata Record Names TC0201 cred_toad_ofu_olosega_tc0201_2002 OES0402 cred_toad_ofu_olosega_oes0402_2004 HI0602 cred_toad_ofu_olosega_hi0602_2006

Resource Description: Digital video images that are geo-referenced to navigation files.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2002

Ending_Date: 2006

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -169.705274

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -169.583687

North_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.133505

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.203385

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Mapping

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: Map Images > Habitats

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: 007

Theme_Keyword: biota

Theme_Keyword: 002

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Synthesis Map

Theme_Keyword: TC0201, OES0402, HI0602

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ofu Island (14S169W0013)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ofu Island (14S169W0013)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Olosega Island (14S169W0014)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Olosega Island (14S169W0014)

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: American Samoa

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region

Place_Keyword: AmSam

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Please acknowledge the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center as the source of this information.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Contact_Person: John Rooney

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1125B Ala Moana Blvd.

City: Honolulu

State_or_Province: HI

Postal_Code: 96814

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808) 983-3776

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (808) 983-2902

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pibhmc@soest.hawaii.edu

Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred

Browse_Graphic:

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<http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/amsamoa_images/ofu_toad_445px.jpg>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Data_Set_Credit:

Benthic Habitat Mapping Group, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), NOAA

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: Not applicable

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Security_Handling_Description: Not applicable

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Contact_Person: John Rooney

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1125B Ala Moana Blvd.

City: Honolulu

State_or_Province: HI

Postal_Code: 96814

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808) 983-3776

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (808) 983-2902

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pibhmc@soest.hawaii.edu

Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

These data are not to be used for navigational purposes. NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.

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Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/pibhmc_amsamoa_ofu_optical.htm>

Network_Resource_Name:

<ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/amsamoa/optical/ofu/ofu_toad.jpg>

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20121214

Metadata_Review_Date: 20100504

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1125B Ala Moana Blvd.

City: Honolulu

State_or_Province: HI

Postal_Code: 96814

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808) 983-3776

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (808) 983-2902

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pibhmc@soest.hawaii.edu

Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: Local Time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

CoRIS:

CoRIS_ID: 20100504025856

CoRIS_Children: None

CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20020101

CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20061231

CoRIS_Metadata_Link:

<http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/ofu_toad_map_met.html>

CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 4903