gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25326 eng UTF8 dataset CSV Files Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 808-725-5300 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. resourceProvider DesRochers, Annette M (808)725-5461 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA annette.desrochers@noaa.gov 8 am - 5 pm Email preferred pointOfContact Akridge, Michael W (808)725-5483 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA michael.akridge@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:28 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Determining Watershed Management Efficacy in West Maui: Belt transect surveys of coral demography (adult and juvenile corals) from 2014 to 2015 West Maui: Belt transect surveys of corals 2016 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25326 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25326 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 808-725-5360 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA pifsc.info@noaa.gov https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. originator https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/corals.php WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) Ecological Assessment of Coral project page download http://www.westmauir2r.com/uploads/7/5/7/6/7576120/whwmp-vol1watershed_characterization-jan_2013.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Wahikuli-Honokowai Watershed Management Plan Volume 1: Watershed Characterization download http://www.westmauir2r.com/uploads/7/5/7/6/7576120/whwmp_vol_2_executive_summary.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Wahikuli-Honokowai Watershed Management Plan Volume 2: Executive Summary download http://health.hawaii.gov/cwb/files/2013/05/WHWMP_Vol2_StrategiesImplementation_Dec2012.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Wahikuli-Honokowai Watershed Management Plan Volume 2: Strategies and Implementation download http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/coralreefs/files/2013/04/Wahikuli-Honokawai-Watershed-Management-Plan-Vol1-2.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Wahikuli-Honokowai Watershed Management Plan Volume1: Executive Summary download tableDigital The focus of the Wahikuli-Honokowai Watershed Management Plan is the land use practices and alterations affected in the agricultural and urban districts that have upset the natural drainage patterns and ecohydrologic balance and services the watersheds provide. As the approach to reducing the effects of land-based sources of pollution, the Wahikuli-Honokowai Watershed Management Plan identifies nine priority projects to reduce, capture, and remediate the impacts of non-point source pollutants through the implementation of management practices in priority areas. The Watershed Management Plan also includes recommendations for strategic, long-term trend monitoring of the health of the coral reef ecosystem, which provides information that can be correlated to the implementation of solutions to reduce land-based non-point source pollutants. Kahekili Beach Park reef and the coastal areas to the north are considered high priority. Corals in this region have been severely impacted by land-based pollutants, causing coral dieback and reducing coral cover. To fill in the gap, a baseline assessment for coral demographic metrics (described here) along with benthic cover has been conducted at the mouths of the Mahinahina, Honokowai, and Wahikuli, Kahana, Honokeana, Honokohua, and Honolua stream drainages in West Maui, Hawaii, to track and evaluate the efficacy of implemented management practices. The installation of permanent survey transects will provide long-term time series to quantify changes in the reef benthic community. Sediment flux, and turbidity data are also collected at the Mahinahina, Honokowai, and Wahikuli, dranages (described separately). The data described here were collected via belt transect surveys of coral demography (adult and juvenile corals) by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) according to protocols established by the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). In 2014 data were collected at the Mahinahina, Honokowai, and Wahikuli watersheds; in 2015 data were collected at the Kahana, Honokeana, Honokohua, and Honolua watersheds. These data include: 1) an assessment of coral colony density and size-class distribution for the selected monitoring sites; 2) an assessment of coral recruitment at the monitoring sites; and 3) an evaluation of coral colony mortality and evidence of sediment stress. Data is available for surveys conducted in 2014 and 2015. These data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive, accession #0137092. Additionally, line-point intercept and photoquadrat surveys of the benthos were conducted (described separately), and turbidity sensors, sediment traps, and sediment pods were deployed by project partners to provide information on sediment loads, sediment accumulation rates, and sediment composition. As watershed management projects are implemented, changes in sediment and nutrient loading and the resulting impacts on the reefs can be monitored over time. These data are part of a NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) funded project to support implementation of the Wahikuli-Honokowai Watershed Management Plan for West Maui, Hawaii. Through this project, long-term coral reef monitoring was established at three stream mouths to assess the efficacy of watershed management activities intended to reduce land-based sources of pollution at the West Maui U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) watershed priority site (Wahikuli-Honokowai). This work complements project specific watershed monitoring, as well as long-term coral reef monitoring conducted in the Kahekili Herbivore Fishery Management Area by the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) and the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) taking place along the coast between the stream mouths. The project methodology was developed in partnership with the Hawaii DAR, West Maui Watershed Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey, University of Hawaii, and the USCRTF watershed initiative. PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Program and partners, and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program completed Vargas-Angel, Bernardo (808)725-5423 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA bernardo.vargasangel@noaa.gov Email preferred pointOfContact Vargas-Angel, Bernardo (808)725-5423 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA bernardo.vargasangel@noaa.gov Email preferred custodian notPlanned https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/data/NOAA/nmfs/pifsc/cred/maui_watershed/BrowseGraphic_450.jpg Map showing locations of surveys in West Maui, Hawaii for the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) funded project, "Determining Watershed Management Efficacy in West Maui". JPG 1077 Determining the efficacy of watershed management activities in the Wahikuli and Honokowai watersheds, West Maui West Maui theme CRCP Project Numeric Data Sets > Biology theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Species Richness EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Diseases EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Mortality EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Damage Assessment > Pollution EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Baseline studies EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis > Transect Monitoring > Belt Transect EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Coral Colony Size and Condition EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Biological EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Benthic biology EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > BioDiversity EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral Communities theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus CORAL CORAL - CENSUS CORAL - COLONY SIZE CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS survey - biological survey - coral reef survey - swimmer/diver theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS North Pacific Ocean theme NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Coral Reef Ecosystem Division theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Honokowai (20N156W0012) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Honolua Bay (20N156W0016) C COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Kahana (21N157W0028) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Maui Island (20N156W0004) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Wahikuli (21N156W0005) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui > Honolua Bay (20N156W0016) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Honokowai (20N156W0012) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Kahana (21N157W0028) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Maui Island (20N156W0004) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Wahikuli (21N156W0005) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus CRED CREP Coral Reef Ecosystem Division Coral Reef Ecosystem Program PIFSC Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center theme DOC/NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC > Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Benthic Missions project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Determining Watershed Management Efficacy in West Maui: Belt transect surveys of coral demography (adult and juvenile corals) from 2014 to 2015 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25326. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Please cite NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) when using the data. Example Cite as: Vargas-Angel, B; Coral Reef Ecosystem Program; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2015). Determining Watershed Management Efficacy in West Maui: Belt transect surveys of coral demography (adult and juvenile corals) from 2014 to 2015 (NCEI Accession #0137092). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. [access date] otherRestrictions 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. unclassified Not applicable Not applicable Determining Watershed Management Efficacy in West Maui: line-point-intercept and photo quadrat surveys of benthic communities for benthic cover from 2014 to 2015 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 27316 crossReference NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25326 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/25326.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US biota PIFSC Oracle database views: v0_coral_obs_e and v0_coral_obs_f. Selection criteria: island = 'Maui' and obs_year in (2014, 2015) -156.692878 -156.63948046 20.908651 21.01574298 Mahinahina, Honokowai, Wahikuli, Kahana, Honokeana, Honokohua, and Honolua watersheds, West Maui, Hawaii. First round of surveys, Wahikuli, Honokowai, and Mahinahina stream drainages. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2014-06-29 2014-07-03 Completion of first round of surveys, Wahikuli stream drainage only. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2014-10-30 2014-10-31 Second round of surveys, Kahana, Honokeana, Honokohua, and Honolua stream drainages. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2015-07-20 2015-07-31 false eng false Data View View: V0_CORAL_OBS_E 2020-04-03 publication View: V0_CORAL_OBS_F 2020-04-03 publication CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0137092 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link V0_CORAL_OBS_E Maui 2014-2015.csv Coral demographic data of adult corals from belt transect surveys conducted by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) in West Maui, Hawaii from 2014 to 2015 (NOAA NCEI Accession #0137092). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0137092 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link V0_CORAL_OBS_F Maui 2014-2015.csv Coral demographic data of juvenile corals from belt transect surveys conducted by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) in West Maui, Hawaii from 2014 to 2015 (NOAA NCEI Accession #0137092). download dataset Accuracy Observations were made by experienced benthic survey personnel. The accuracy of species and genus level identification was high. Handheld GPS units were used to mark site locations. Bias While colony lengths are derived from physical measurements, recent and old mortality are visual estimates; surveyors calibrate to reduce inter-observer bias Comparability Survey transects were appropriately marked to allow direct, site-level temporal comparisons. Completeness Measure Complete. All planned demographic data were collected. Completeness Report Only forereef, hard bottom habitats were surveyed. Conceptual Consistency Survey methods were consistent across all sites. The data described here were collected via belt transect surveys of coral demography (adult and juvenile corals) by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) following a slightly modified protocol to that established by the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). Adjacent to each of the main watershed drainages (i.e., Wahikuli, Honokowai, and Mahinahina in the south; and Kahana, Honokeana, Honokohua, and Honolua to the north), two permanent, long-term benthic monitoring stations were established (except for Honokohua; only one station established); shallow (0-6 meter) and/or mid-depth (6-15 meter). Within each monitoring station two-to-three replicate survey sites were established; replicate survey sites were several meters apart, given that West Maui coral reef track exhibits a fingerlike-reticulate geomorphology. Within each replicate site, surveys were conducted along one, 10 square meter belt transect, 18 meters in length. Adult coral colonies (greater than or equal to 5 centimeters) were surveyed within four (1.0 x 2.5 meter) segments at 5 meter increments along the 18 meter transect in the following manner: 0-2.5 meters (segment 1); 5.0-7.5 meters (segment 3); 10-12.5 meters (segment 5); and 15-17.5 meters (segment 7). All colonies whose center fell within 0.5 meters on either side of each transect line were identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible (species or genus), measured for size (maximum diameter to nearest centimeter), and morphology was noted. In addition, partial mortality and condition of each colony was assessed. Partial mortality was estimated as percent of the colony in terms of old dead and recent dead and the cause of recent mortality was identified if possible. The condition of each colony including disease (not attributed to recent tissue loss) and bleaching was noted along with the extent (percent of colony affected) and level of severity (range from moderate to acute). Within the same four segments per transect as the adult coral surveys, crustose coralline algae (CCA) diseases and Alcyonarian disease are surveyed. In each segment, each occurrence of a specific disease is identified and the lesion is measured (maximum diameter). In addition to the adult coral surveys, CCA diseases, and Alcyonarian disease, the presence of other Anthozoans (other cnidarians including Alcyonareans, Zoantharians, coralliomorphs and Antipatharians) are also noted. Juvenile coral colonies (less than 5 centimeters) were surveyed within three (1.0 x 1.0 meter) segments along the same transects: 0-1.0 meter (segment 1); 5.0-6.0 meters (segment 3); and 10.0-11.0 meters (segment 5). Juvenile colonies were distinguished in the field by a distinct tissue and skeletal boundary (not a fragment of a larger colony). Each juvenile colony was identified to the lowest taxonomic level (genus or species) and measured for size by recording both the maximum and perpendicular diameter to the nearest 2 millimeter. Swanson, Dione W (808)725-5417 dione.swanson@noaa.gov processor NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) Benthic Survey Standard Operating Procedures - draft document available upon request from the data steward Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None