CRED REA Fish Team Belt Transect Survey at Baker, Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2008

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Title:
CRED REA Fish Team Belt Transect Survey at Baker, Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2008
Abstract:
Belt transects along 3 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 4 sites at Baker in the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIAs) from 24 January to 14 February 2008, aboard the NOAA ship Hi'ialakai, during the Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0801. Raw survey data included species level abundance estimates.
Supplemental_Information:
The maximum observation depth was 22 meters. Fish observed: Year Region Island Family TaxonName 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Acanthurus leucocheilus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Acanthurus lineatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Acanthurus nigricans 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Acanthurus thompsoni 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Acanthurus xanthopterus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Ctenochaetus flavicauda 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Ctenochaetus marginatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Ctenochaetus sp 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Ctenochaetus striatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Naso hexacanthus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Naso lituratus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Naso unicornis 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Naso vlamingii 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Paracanthurus hepatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Acanthurid Zebrasoma scopas 2008 PRIAs Baker Anthias (Serranid) Luzonichthys whitleyi 2008 PRIAs Baker Anthias (Serranid) Pseudanthias bartlettorum 2008 PRIAs Baker Anthias (Serranid) Pseudanthias olivaceus 2008 PRIAs Baker Aulostomid Aulostomus chinensis 2008 PRIAs Baker Balistid Balistapus undulatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Balistid Melichthys niger 2008 PRIAs Baker Balistid Melichthys vidua 2008 PRIAs Baker Balistid Odonus niger 2008 PRIAs Baker Balistid Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Blenniid Blenniid sp 2008 PRIAs Baker Blenniid Cirripectes vanderbilti 2008 PRIAs Baker Blenniid Ecsenius midas 2008 PRIAs Baker Blenniid Plagiotremus rhynorhynchos 2008 PRIAs Baker Caesionid Caesio teres 2008 PRIAs Baker Carangid Carangoides orthogrammus 2008 PRIAs Baker Carangid Caranx lugubris 2008 PRIAs Baker Carangid Caranx melampygus 2008 PRIAs Baker Carcharhinid Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 2008 PRIAs Baker Carcharhinid Carcharhinus melanopterus 2008 PRIAs Baker Carcharhinid Triaenodon obesus 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Chaetodon auriga 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Chaetodon lunula 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Chaetodon meyeri 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Chaetodon quadrimaculatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Chaetodon trifascialis 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Chaetodon vagabundus 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Forcipiger flavissimus 2008 PRIAs Baker Chaetodontid Heniochus monoceros 2008 PRIAs Baker Cirrhitid Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus 2008 PRIAs Baker Cirrhitid Paracirrhites arcatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Cirrhitid Paracirrhites forsteri 2008 PRIAs Baker Cirrhitid Paracirrhites hemistictus 2008 PRIAs Baker Holocentrid Myripristis amaena 2008 PRIAs Baker Holocentrid Myripristis berndti 2008 PRIAs Baker Holocentrid Sargocentron caudimaculatum 2008 PRIAs Baker Holocentrid Sargocentron tiere 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Anampses caeruleopunctatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Anampses meleagrides 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Bodianus diana 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Bodianus mesothorax 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Cirrhilabrus exquisitus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Coris centralis 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Coris gaimard 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Gomphosus varius 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Halichoeres hortulanus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Halichoeres ornatissimus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Hemigymnus fasciatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Labroides bicolor 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Labroides dimidiatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Labroides rubrolabiatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Pseudocheilinus hexataenia 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Pseudocheilinus octotaenia 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Pseudodax moluccanus 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Stethojulis bandanensis 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Thalassoma amblycephalum 2008 PRIAs Baker Labrid Thalassoma quinquevittatum 2008 PRIAs Baker Lethrinid Gnathodentex aureolineatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Lethrinid Monotaxis grandoculis 2008 PRIAs Baker Lutjanid Aphareus furca 2008 PRIAs Baker Lutjanid Lutjanus bohar 2008 PRIAs Baker Lutjanid Lutjanus fulvus 2008 PRIAs Baker Lutjanid Lutjanus kasmira 2008 PRIAs Baker Lutjanid Lutjanus monostigma 2008 PRIAs Baker Lutjanid Macolor niger 2008 PRIAs Baker Monacanthid Cantherhines dumerilii 2008 PRIAs Baker Monacanthid Cantherhines pardalis 2008 PRIAs Baker Mullid Mulloidichthys vanicolensis 2008 PRIAs Baker Mullid Parupeneus insularis 2008 PRIAs Baker Myliobatid Manta birostris 2008 PRIAs Baker Pempherid Pempheris oualensis 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacanthid Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacanthid Centropyge flavissima 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacanthid Centropyge loricula 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacanthid Pomacanthus imperator 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacanthid Pygoplites diacanthus 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Amphiprion chrysopterus 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Chromis acares 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Chromis margaritifer 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Chromis vanderbilti 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Chromis xanthura 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Dascyllus auripinnis 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Lepidozygus tapeinosoma 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Plectroglyphidodon dickii 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Pomacentrid Stegastes aureus 2008 PRIAs Baker Scarid Chlorurus microrhinos 2008 PRIAs Baker Scarid Scarus frenatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Scarid Scarus oviceps 2008 PRIAs Baker Scarid Scarus rubroviolaceus 2008 PRIAs Baker Scarid Scarus sp 2008 PRIAs Baker Scarid Scarus tricolor 2008 PRIAs Baker Serranid Cephalopholis argus 2008 PRIAs Baker Serranid Cephalopholis leopardus 2008 PRIAs Baker Serranid Cephalopholis miniata 2008 PRIAs Baker Serranid Cephalopholis urodeta 2008 PRIAs Baker Serranid Epinephelus fasciatus 2008 PRIAs Baker Serranid Epinephelus tauvina 2008 PRIAs Baker Serranid Variola louti 2008 PRIAs Baker Tetraodontid Arothron meleagris 2008 PRIAs Baker Zanclid Zanclus cornutus
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 20100215, CRED REA Fish Team Belt Transect Survey at Baker, Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2008.

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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -176.50677
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -176.431261
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 0.225379
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 0.158901
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 08-Feb-2008
    Ending_Date: 09-Feb-2008Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.0001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.0001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal Degrees. The horizontal datum used is World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84).
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80 (GRS80).
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.2572236.
      Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Depth_System_Definition:
      Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
      Depth_Resolution: 1
      Depth_Distance_Units: meters
      Depth_Encoding_Method: Explicit Depth Coordinate Included with Horizontal Coordinates
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
    Marc Nadon, Kevin O'Brien, Paula Ayotte, Kara Osada, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
    Attn: Ivor Williams
    NOAA IRC
    Honolulu, HI
    USA

    808 725-5360 (voice)
    808 725-5429 (FAX)
    nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
    Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred

Why was the data set created?

Part of a long-term monitoring program at biennial intervals in which corals, algae, fish, and other macro invertebrates are co-sampled along the same set of transect lines.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: Unknown (process 1 of 1)
    Data were collected by two divers swimming in tandem along the length of three 25m transect lines. The team swam each transect two times. During the initial swim-out, each diver recorded the abundance and size of all fish observed over 20cm TL within 4m of their side of the transect line. On the return swim, each diver recorded the abundance and size of all fish less than 20cm TL within 2m of their side of the transect line. Fish were identified to the lowest possible taxon which in most cases was the species level. This data is recorded in the spreadsheet as DataTyp = QUAN. Following the completion of three transect replicates at each site, the divers spent their remaining bottom time roving the general area near the site recording the presence of all fish species observed at the site. This data is recorded in the spreadsheet as DataTyp = PRES. Upon returning to the ship and Honolulu offices, data were error checked, and data from the three fish surveyors were consolidated into one spreadsheet. Data have not been modified, and this data set includes raw data.
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
    Observations at each site were made by three divers who are experts in fish taxonomy. The team of three REA fish divers rotated roles with two divers performing belt-transect surveys and one diver performing stationary point counts at each survey site. Observations were periodically checked during the expedition for consistency between divers, and little discrepancy was ever noted between divers. It should be noted, however, that this data set is quite large, and probably includes typographical or other errors that might be discovered at a future date.
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
    GPS unit
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
    Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
    The survey sites were selected to be representative of the coral reef habitats at this reef system. Efforts were made to include broad spatial coverage of the reef area, but weather conditions or other environmental constraints may have precluded the team from surveying windward or exposed sites.
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    The same methods of data collection were used at each of the sites surveyed at this location, and were conducted by the same scientists. Periodic examination of the data through the duration of the trip showed no signs of diver bias or other discrepancies.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
Access_Constraints: Data are available two years following data collection date
Use_Constraints:
Please cite CRED when using the data. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
    Attn: CRED Data Management Team
    NOAA IRC
    Honolulu, HI
    USA

    808 725-5360 (voice)
    808 725-5429 (FAX)
    nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
    Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? Offline Data
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    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.
  4. How can I download or order the data?
  5. Is there some other way to get the data?
    Contact CRED data management team for information
  6. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?
    Contact CRED data management team for information

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 26-May-2019
Last Reviewed: 01-Dec-2008
Metadata author:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA IRC
Honolulu, HI
USA

808 725-5360 (voice)
808 725-5429 (FAX)
nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
Metadata standard:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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