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) 200902 digital image http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/pibhmc_nwhi_ffs_optical.htm ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/nwhi/optical/ffs/ffs_toad.jpg This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry. To display locations of optical validation data collected and percent coverage of scleractinian coral at French Frigate Shoals. French Frigate Shoals is a large open atoll located at 23.75N, 166.2W. Tern Island is the largest island at FFS and was enlarged by the U.S. Navy just prior to World War II; numerous other small islets exist. The total land mass is only 0.23 sq. km but the large reef and adjacent banks include 733 sq. km of coral habitat less than 100 m in depth. Cruises CoRIS Metadata Record Names TC0110 cred_toad_french_frigate_shoals_tc0110_200109 TC0111 cred_toad_french_frigate_shoals_tc0111_2001 TC0207 cred_toad_french_frigate_shoals_tc0207_2002 OES0306 cred_toad_french_frigate_shoals_oes0306_2003 HI0401 cred_toad_french_frigate_shoals_hi0401_2004 HI0503 cred_toad_french_frigate_shoals_hi0503_2005 HI0804 cred_toad_french_frigate_shoals_hi0804_2008 Resource Description: Digital video images that are geo-referenced to navigation files. 2001 2008 ground condition Complete As needed -166.37545 -166.24015 23.83860 23.68360 CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Mapping CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Map Images > Habitats ISO 19115 Topic Category environment 007 biota 002 None Synthesis Map TC0110 TC0111 TC0207 OES0306 HI0401 HI0503 HI0804 CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > French Frigate Shoals (24N166W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > French Frigate Shoals (24N166W0001) None Northwestern Hawaiian Islands CoRIS Region NWHI None Please acknowledge the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center as the source of this information. 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) John Rooney mailing and physical address

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Honolulu HI 96814 (808) 983-3776 (808) 983-2902 pibhmc@soest.hawaii.edu e-mail preferred http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/NWHI_images/ffs_toad_445px.jpg This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry. JPEG Benthic Habitat Mapping Group, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), NOAA Not applicable Unclassified Not applicable 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) John Rooney mailing and physical address

1125B Ala Moana Blvd.

Honolulu HI 96814 (808) 983-3776 (808) 983-2902 pibhmc@soest.hawaii.edu e-mail preferred Downloadable Data 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. JPEG http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/pibhmc_nwhi_ffs_optical.htm ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/nwhi/optical/ffs/ffs_toad.jpg None 20121220 20090303 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) CRED Data Management Team mailing and physical address

1125B Ala Moana Blvd.

Honolulu HI 96814 (808) 983-3776 (808) 983-2902 pibhmc@soest.hawaii.edu e-mail preferred FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 Local Time None None 20090303051155 None 20010101 20081231 http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/cred_ffs_toad_map_met.html 1871