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

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Publication_Date: 20100215
Title:
CRED REA Fish Team Belt Transect Survey at Johnston Atoll, Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2008
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet
Online_Linkage:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific
Description:
Abstract:
Belt transects along 3 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 12 sites at Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIAs) from 24 January to 14 February 2008, aboard the NOAA ship Hi'ialakai, duirng the Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0801. Raw survey data included species level abundance estimates.
Purpose:
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.
Supplemental_Information:
The maximum observation depth was 16 meters. Fish observed: Year Region Island Family TaxonName 2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Acanthurus achilles 2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Acanthurus dussumieri 2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Acanthurus nigricans 2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Acanthurus nigroris 2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Acanthurus olivaceus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Acanthurus thompsoni 2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Acanthurus triostegus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis 2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Ctenochaetus strigosus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Naso lituratus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Zebrasoma flavescens 2008 PRIAs Johnston Acanthurid Zebrasoma veliferum 2008 PRIAs Johnston Apogonid Apogon kallopterus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Aulostomid Aulostomus chinensis 2008 PRIAs Johnston Balistid Melichthys niger 2008 PRIAs Johnston Balistid Melichthys vidua 2008 PRIAs Johnston Balistid Rhinecanthus aculeatus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Balistid Sufflamen bursa 2008 PRIAs Johnston Balistid Sufflamen fraenatus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Carangid Carangoides ferdau 2008 PRIAs Johnston Carangid Carangoides orthogrammus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Carangid Caranx melampygus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Carangid Scomberoides lysan 2008 PRIAs Johnston Carcharhinid Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon auriga 2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon citrinellus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon ephippium 2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon lunulatus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon multicinctus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon ornatissimus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon quadrimaculatus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon trifascialis 2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Chaetodon unimaculatus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Forcipiger flavissimus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Chaetodontid Hemitaurichthys thompsoni 2008 PRIAs Johnston Cirrhitid Paracirrhites arcatus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Cirrhitid Paracirrhites forsteri 2008 PRIAs Johnston Fistulariid Fistularia commersonii 2008 PRIAs Johnston Gobiid Amblyeleotris sp 2008 PRIAs Johnston Gobiid Gobiid sp 2008 PRIAs Johnston Holocentrid Myripristis berndti 2008 PRIAs Johnston Holocentrid Myripristis kuntee 2008 PRIAs Johnston Holocentrid Neoniphon sammara 2008 PRIAs Johnston Holocentrid Sargocentron spiniferum 2008 PRIAs Johnston Kyphosid Kyphosus bigibbus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Kyphosid Kyphosus sp 2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Bodianus bilunulatus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Cheilio inermis 2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Coris gaimard 2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Epibulus insidiator 2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Gomphosus varius 2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Halichoeres ornatissimus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Labroides phthirophagus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Oxycheilinus unifasciatus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Pseudocheilinus octotaenia 2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia 2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Stethojulis balteata 2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Thalassoma duperrey 2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Thalassoma lutescens 2008 PRIAs Johnston Labrid Thalassoma quinquevittatum 2008 PRIAs Johnston Labridae Thalassoma duperrey/lutescens hybrid 2008 PRIAs Johnston Lutjanid Aphareus furca 2008 PRIAs Johnston Lutjanid Aprion virescens 2008 PRIAs Johnston Microdesmid Nemateleotris magnifica 2008 PRIAs Johnston Monacanthid Aluterus scriptus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Monacanthid Cantherhines dumerilii 2008 PRIAs Johnston Monacanthid Cantherhines sandwichiensis 2008 PRIAs Johnston Monacanthid Pervagor aspricaudus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Monacanthid Pervagor spilosoma 2008 PRIAs Johnston Mullid Mulloidichthys flavolineatus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Mullid Mulloidichthys vanicolensis 2008 PRIAs Johnston Mullid Parupeneus cyclostomus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Mullid Parupeneus insularis 2008 PRIAs Johnston Mullid Parupeneus multifasciatus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Mullid Parupeneus pleurostigma 2008 PRIAs Johnston Muraenid Gymnothorax javanicus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Muraenid Gymnothorax sp 2008 PRIAs Johnston Myliobatid Aetobatus narinari 2008 PRIAs Johnston Ostraciid Ostracion meleagris 2008 PRIAs Johnston Ostraciid Ostracion whitleyi 2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacanthid Centropyge loricula 2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacanthid Centropyge potteri 2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacentrid Abudefduf sordidus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacentrid Chromis acares 2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacentrid Chromis agilis 2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacentrid Chromis ovalis 2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacentrid Chromis verater 2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacentrid Dascyllus albisella 2008 PRIAs Johnston Pomacentrid Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Scarid Calotomus carolinus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Scarid Chlorurus perspicillatus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Scarid Chlorurus sordidus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Scarid Scarus dubius 2008 PRIAs Johnston Scarid Scarus psittacus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Scarid Scarus rubroviolaceus 2008 PRIAs Johnston Scarid Scarus sp 2008 PRIAs Johnston Sphyraenid Sphyraena barracuda 2008 PRIAs Johnston Synodontid Synodus sp 2008 PRIAs Johnston Tetraodontid Arothron meleagris 2008 PRIAs Johnston Tetraodontid Canthigaster jactator 2008 PRIAs Johnston Zanclid Zanclus cornutus
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20080127
Ending_Date: 20080201
Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
Status:
Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: asNeeded
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -169.571385
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -169.33355
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 16.803112
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 16.642373
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter
Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project
Theme_Keyword:
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the U.S. Pacific Islands and Atolls
Theme_Keyword: 1221
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: 002
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Rapid Assessment Studies
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census > Stationary
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Marine Ecosystem
Theme_Keyword: Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP)
Theme_Keyword: Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA)
Theme_Keyword: Coral Reef
Theme_Keyword: Reef Fishes
Theme_Keyword: Belt Transect (BLT) Survey
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIAs)
Theme_Keyword: Johnston Atoll
Theme_Keyword: HI0801
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Johnston Atoll
Place_Keyword: Central Pacific
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Johnston Atoll > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001)
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
Place_Keyword: PRIA
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
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Contact_Person: Ivor Williams
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA IRC
Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96818
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
Data_Set_Credit:
Marc Nadon, Kevin O'Brien, Paula Ayotte, Kara Osada, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: Not applicable
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Security_Handling_Description: Not applicable
Native_Data_Set_Environment: Oracle
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
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.
Completeness_Report:
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.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: GPS unit
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge
Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 0.3
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
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.
Process_Date: Unknown
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 (GRS80)
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 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
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Contact_Person: CRED Data Management Team
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA IRC
Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96818
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
Resource_Description: Offline Data
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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: XLS (Microsoft Excel worksheet)
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CDROM, or email
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Fees: None if receiving the data online
Custom_Order_Process: Contact CRED data management team for information
Technical_Prerequisites: Contact CRED data management team for information
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20190526
Metadata_Review_Date: 20081201
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
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: NOAA IRC
Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96818
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
CoRIS:
CoRIS_ID: 20081201033750
CoRIS_Children: None
CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20080127
CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20080201
CoRIS_Metadata_Link:
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/cred_rea_fish_blt_johnston_atoll_2008.html
CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2445
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