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OAS accession Detail for 0163744
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| Title: | Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of the U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2000-09-09 to 2012-05-19 (NCEI Accession 0163744) |
| Abstract: | The towed-diver method is used to conduct surveys of large-bodied (> 50 cm) fishes in the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas as part of the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). A suitable method for assessing relatively large areas of reef habitat, the method involves towing a pair of SCUBA divers—one benthic and one fish—behind a small boat for approximately 50 min following the ~15-m depth contour and covering about 2–3 km of habitat. Each diver is equipped with a towboard and attempts to maintain a constant elevation above the surface of the reef (~1 m) for the duration of the survey. A complete towed-diver survey is divided into 10 5-min segments, with visual observations recorded by 5-min segment. The visual estimate data provided in this dataset were collected during towed-diver surveys in which the number, size, and species of all large-bodied fishes observed within a visually estimated 5-m transect on either side of the fish diver and 10 m in front were recorded. The data were collected at coral reefs across all U.S.-affiliated regions as part of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) led missions since 2000. |
| Date received: | 20170620 |
| Start date: | 20000909 |
| End date: | 20120519 |
| Seanames: | Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, North Pacific Ocean, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Philippine Sea, Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, South Pacific Ocean |
| West boundary: | 142.4385 |
| East boundary: | -155.41561 |
| North boundary: | 28.4234 |
| South boundary: | -14.8784 |
| Observation types: | in situ, survey, survey - biological, survey - coral reef, survey - swimmer/diver, tows, visual estimate, visual observation |
| Instrument types: | GPS, swimmer/diver, visual estimate, visual observation |
| Datatypes: | biological data, DEPTH - SENSOR, FISH BIOMASS, FISH CENSUS, FISH - CORAL REEF, FISH SPECIES, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - ORGANISM LENGTH, WATER TEMPERATURE |
| Submitter: | Kanemura, Troy |
| Submitting institution: | US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division; Coral Reef Ecosystem Program |
| Collecting institutions: | US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division; Coral Reef Ecosystem Program |
| Contributing projects: | CORAL REEF STUDIES, CRCP, Pacific RAMP |
| Platforms: | Hi'ialakai (33HL), Oscar Elton Sette (33OC), Townsend Cromwell (31TC) |
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| Metadata version: | 13 |
| Keydate: | 2017-06-27 18:55:11+00 |
| Editdate: | 2024-09-09 23:24:50+00 |