gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36164 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 Luers, Lori H 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA lori.luers@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) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013 NCRMP: Coral Demography Hawaiian Archipelago 2016-12 creation 2019-07 revision 2020 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 36164 NOAA doi:10.7289/V5C24TRH https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36164 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.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Coral Reefs in the Pacific NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands website download https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific#survey-methods WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Survey Methods NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands website download https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link National Coral Reef Monitoring Program NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website. download ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0101/0157633/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Benthic Monitoring Briefs since 2016 NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) Benthic Monitoring Briefs available for FTP download for surveys starting in 2016. Monitoring briefs provide timely release of a summary overview of monitoring effort and preliminary data following a research expedition led by ESD, including Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program cruises and other missions. This type of report is intended as an initial and provisional summary of the data collected, and the information contained in these briefs is subject to change. download https://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument website download tableDigital Winston M, Couch C, Ferguson M, Huntington B, Swanson D, Vargas-Ángel B. 2019. Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2018 Update. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-92, 66 p. doi:10.25923/w1k2-0y84 NCRMP CORAL DEMOGRAPHIC DATA HAS NOW BEEN MERGED INTO A PACIFIC-WIDE METADATA RECORD -- PLEASE REFER TO https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/71550 FOR MOST UPDATED DATA. The data described here result from benthic coral demographic surveys within belt transects of specified length and width for two life stages (juveniles and adults) across the Hawaiian archipelago since 2013. The data provide information on adult coral colony counts, morphology, size, partial mortality (old and recent dead), presence and causation of disease and other compromised health conditions, including bleaching. Juvenile colony surveys include morphology and size. Taxonomic identification of adult colonies is to the species level and genus level for juveniles. A two-stage stratified random sampling (StRS) design was employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems of the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013, 2016, and 2017 and starting in 2019 a one-stage StRS design was employed. The survey domain encompassed the majority of the mapped area of reef and hard bottom habitats in the 0–30 m depth range. The stratification scheme included island, reef zone, and depth (i.e., shallow: >0–6 m; mid-depth: >6–18 m; and deep: >18–30 m), habitat structure type, as well as reef zone (i.e., forereef, backreef, lagoon, and protected slope; the latter three only in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands). Sampling effort allocation was determined based on strata area and sites randomly located within strata. The StRS design effectively reduces estimate variance through stratification using environmental covariates and by sampling more sites rather than more transects per site. Therefore, site-level estimates and site-to-site comparisons should proceed with caution. The data were collected as part of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) and Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD; formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) led National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) missions around the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2013, 2016 and 2019, and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2016. Data collected as part of the 2014 and 2015 Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument funded research cruises in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are also included. The latter are funded separately but are complementary to the ESD NCRMP-funded data. The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) details a long-term approach to provide an ecosystem perspective via monitoring climate, fish, benthic, and socioeconomic variables in a consistent and integrated manner. The NCRMP coordinates various Coral Reef Conservation Coral Reef Program (CRCP) biological, physical, and human dimensions activities into a cohesive NOAA-wide effort. Through the implementation of the NCRMP, NOAA is able to clearly and concisely communicate results of national-scale monitoring to national, state, and territorial policy makers, resource managers, and the public on a periodic basis. In some circumstances, additional survey efforts using identical survey methods and design are conducted to supplement or otherwise complement NCRMP surveys. As methods, design and sometimes personnel are consistent across those surveys and NCRMP; and where the supplementary surveys are expressly intended to be merged with NCRMP data, we include those surveys here. NCRMP research cruises are typically conducted on a triennial basis in the Hawaiian Archipelago. In the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument complements NCRMP by surveying each of the years in between the NCRMP survey years. PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program; Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument onGoing Couch, Courtney S courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov pointOfContact Couch, Courtney S courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded Data from Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument led missions in 2014 and 2015 were added in February 2019 and coral species lists for 2013 and 2016 were also updated (corrected PANN to PANA). Data from 2017 was added in 2022. https://origin-apps-pifsc.fisheries.noaa.gov/cred/img/diver_performing_belt_transect_survey_sm.jpg JPG 743 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program theme CRCP Project Numeric Data Sets > Biology theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Species Richness EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Coral Colony Size and Condition EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Rapid assessment studies 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 > BioDiversity EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral Communities theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus CORAL CORAL - COLONY SIZE CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS survey survey - biological survey - swimmer/diver theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS HI'IALAKAI Oscar Elton Sette theme NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES Coral Reef Conservation Program National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Hawaii (21N160W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Kauai Island (22N159W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Molokai Island (21N157W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > French Frigate Shoals (24N166W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Kure Atoll (28N178W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Laysan Island (25N171W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Lisianski Island (25N173W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Maro Reef (25N170W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Midway Atoll (28N177W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Oahu (21N157W0003) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Kauai > Niihau Island (21N160W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Lanai Island (20N156W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Maui Island (20N156W0004) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii > Hawaii (21N160W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii Island > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Kauai Island > Kauai Island (22N159W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Lanai Island > Lanai Island (20N156W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Maui Island (20N156W0004) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Molokai Island > Molokai Island (21N157W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Niihau Island > Niihau Island (21N160W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu Island > Oahu (21N157W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > French Frigate Shoals (24N166W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Kure Atoll (28N178W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Laysan Island (25N171W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Lisianski Island (25N173W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Maro Reef (25N170W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Midway Atoll (28N177W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus Central Pacific Ocean North Pacific Ocean Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS CRED CREP Coral Belt Survey Coral Disease Coral Reef Ecosystem Division Coral Reef Ecosystem Program ESD Ecosystem Sciences Division PIFSC Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center RAMP REA Rapid Ecological Assessment Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program belt transect theme MHI Main Hawaiian Islands NWHI Northwestern Hawaiian Islands PMNM place 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 Hawaiian Archipelago project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36164. 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 PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (for 2014, 2015, and 2017 surveys) when using the data. Example: Ecosystem Sciences Division; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2022). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013. NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36164 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 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Coral demographic data (adult and juvenile corals, species, colony length, condition, etc.) collected during Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) across the US Pacific since 2013 derived from in-situ diver surveys and structure-from-motion imagery NOAA/NMFS/EDM 71550 crossReference National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across American Samoa in 2015 and 2018 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 22790 crossReference National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across the Mariana Archipelago since 2014 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 36165 crossReference National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas from 2014 to 2018 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 36166 crossReference Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Belt Transect Surveys for Demographics and Condition of Corals at U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2007 to 2012 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25260 crossReference NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 36164 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/36164.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 Datasets are accessible in PIFSC Oracle database views: V_NCEI_CORAL_OBS_E and V_NCEI_CORAL_OBS_F Hawaiian Archipelago including the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. -160.2518 -154.8042 18.92598792 22.207664 Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), including Hawaii, Kahoolawe, Kauai, Maui, Oahu, Molokai, Niihau, and Lanai. -178.380169 -166.063755 23.625891 28.457971 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), including French Frigate, Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Maro, Midway, and Pearl & Hermes. NWHI RAMP 2016 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2016-08-31 2016-09-27 MHI RAMP 2016 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2016-07-13 2016-08-24 MHI RAMP 2013, Shore-based surveys on Oahu | Currentness: Ground Condition 2013-10-18 2013-10-29 MHI RAMP 2013 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2013-08-02 2013-08-23 One day of surveys in at Oahu following NWHI RAMP 2013 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2013-09-18 Coral demographic surveys conducted as part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014, including French Frigate Shoals, Lisianski, and Midway. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2014-08-14 2014-08-26 Coral demographic surveys conducted as part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015, including French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Maro, Midway, and Pearl & Hermes Reef. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2015-07-30 2015-08-21 MHI RAMP 2019 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2019-04-21 2019-08-06 Coral demographic surveys conducted as part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument led RAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2017, including French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Laysan, Lisianski, Midway, and Pearl & Hermes Reef. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2017-09-09 2017-09-27 The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) is a framework for conducting sustained observations of biological, climate, and socioeconomic indicators at 10 priority coral reefs across the U.S. and its territories. This integrated approach will consolidate monitoring of coral reefs under a uniform method in the Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico for the first time. NCRMP is funded by the CRCP and supported by NOAA Fisheries, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), and many other partners. The PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division at NOAA Fisheries is leading biological monitoring in the U.S. Pacific Islands Region. The biological component of NCRMP in the Pacific provides a triennial ecological characterization at a broad spatial scale of general reef condition for reef fishes, corals and benthic habitat (i.e., fish species composition/density/size, benthic cover, and coral density/size/condition). Innovative analysis techniques are then used to develop products that give fellow scientists, managers, decision makers and the public a better understanding of a region’s resources and how they are changing over time. false eng false Data View Adult Coral Belt Observations Data Dictionary 2022-10-20 publication Juvenile Coral Observations Data Dictionary 2022-10-20 publication View: V0_CORAL_OBS_E_PRESENCE 2022-10-20 publication CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format ERDDAP Data Service CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format ERDDAP Data Service CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) 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/0159147 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link HAWAII2013_coralgenera.csv List of coral genera surveyed in the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159147 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link HAWAII2013_coralspecies.csv List of coral species surveyed in the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159147 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link V0_CORAL_OBS_E_PRESENCE HAWAII 2013.csv Presence / absence from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 (HA1304 / HA1305). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159163 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link V0_CORAL_OBS_E_PRESENCE HAWAII 2016.csv Presence / absence from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 (HA1606). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159147 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link V0_CORAL_OBS_E_ HAWAII 2013.csv Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 (HA1304 / HA1305). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159147 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link V0_CORAL_OBS_F HAWAII 2013.csv Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 (HA1304 / HA1305). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159163 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link V0_CORAL_OBS_E_ HAWAII 2016.csv Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 (HA1606). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159163 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link V0_CORAL_OBS_F HAWAII 2016.csv Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 (HA1606). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link PIFSC_NTM-PIFSC-92_2018_SOP_Benthic.pdf Winston M, Couch C, Ferguson M, Huntington B, Swanson D, Vargas-Ángel B. 2019. Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2018 Update. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-92, 66 p. doi:10.25923/w1k2-0y84 https://doi.org/10.25923/w1k2-0y84 download https://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Coral_Demographic_Survey_Adult_Hawaii.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Coral_Demographic_Survey_Adult_Hawaii.html NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) ERDDAP web service for coral demographic data of adult corals collected by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) during ESD-led NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program missions to the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013. ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. ERDDAP can also return a .png or .pdf image with a customized graph or map. ERDDAP also has web pages (for humans with browsers) and RESTful web services (for computer programs). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159163 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link HAWAII2016_coralspecies.csv List of coral species surveyed in the Hawaiian archipelago in 201 download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link PIFSC_DR-17-005_2016_BenthicBrief_NWHI.pdf Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Benthic REA monitoring summary : Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2016. PIFSC data report DR-17-005. http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-17-005 download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link PIFSC_NTM-PIFSC-71_2018_SOP_Benthic.pdf Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-PIFSC-71, 63 p. https://doi.org/10.25923/39jh-8993 download https://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Coral_Demographic_Survey_Juvenile_Hawaii.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Coral_Demographic_Survey_Juvenile_Hawaii.html NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) ERDDAP web service for coral demographic data of juvenile corals collected by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) during ESD-led NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program missions to the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013. ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. ERDDAP can also return a .png or .pdf image with a customized graph or map. ERDDAP also has web pages (for humans with browsers) and RESTful web services (for computer programs). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159163 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link HAWAII2016_coralgenera.csv List of coral genera surveyed in the Hawaiian archipelago in 201 download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link PIFSC_DR-17-008_2016_BenthicBrief_MHI.pdf Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Benthic REA monitoring summary : main Hawaiian Islands, 2016. PIFSC data report DR-17-008. http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-17-008 download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184908 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NWHI2014_coralgenera.csv List of coral genera surveyed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014 download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184908 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NWHI2014_coralspecies.csv List of coral species surveyed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014 download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184909 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NWHI2015_coralspecies.csv List of coral species surveyed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015 download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184909 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NWHI2015_coralgenera.csv List of coral genera surveyed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015 download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184908 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link V0_CORAL_OBS_E_NWHI_2014_PMNM.csv Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014 (HA1404). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184909 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link V0_CORAL_OBS_E_NWHI_2015_PMNM.csv Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015 (HA1505). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184908 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link V0_CORAL_OBS_F_ NWHI 2014_PMNM.csv Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2014 (HA1404). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0184909 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link V0_CORAL_OBS_F_NWHI_2015_PMNM.csv Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2015 (HA1505). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0224177 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link MHI2019_coralspecies.csv List of coral species surveyed in the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0224177 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link MHI2019_coralgenera.csv List of coral genera surveyed in the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0224177 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link V0_CORAL_OBS_E_2019_MHI.csv Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 (SE1902). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0224177 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link V0_CORAL_OBS_F_2019_MHI.csv Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 (SE1902). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0265501 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link PMNM_CORAL_OBS_E_ NWHI_2017.csv Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2017 (HA1704_PMNM). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0265501 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link PMNM_CORAL_OBS_F_NWHI_2017.csv Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument conducted across the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2017 (HA1704_PMNM). download dataset Accuracy Observations were made by experienced benthic survey personnel who have been trained, undergone a series of calibration surveys and coral taxon identification testing, and have met a set of minimum standards for colony assessment and taxon identification in each region. The accuracy of species and genus level identification was high. The lowest taxonomic level of coral identification was species in the Main Hawaiian Islands and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The number of species may change for each survey year depending on the experience and training of the benthic divers. The list of coral species is included for each survey year. The individual records within each data set may include many more species than encompassed by the lists; however, these were not consistently identified across all surveys so these records should be assessed at the genus level. Handheld GPS units were used to locate random sites and mark site locations. Analytical Accuracy The taxon code AAAA is included where the segment was surveyed and no individual colonies were found in both the juvenile and adult colony records. These are true zeros. Completeness Report Only shallow water (0 to 30 meter depth range) hard-bottom habitats are surveyed. The survey sites were randomly selected using a systematic process based on available habitat and bathymetric data. Although efforts are made to include broad spatial coverage of surveys at each island, weather conditions and other environmental constraints may have prevented the team from surveying exposed reef areas. The value -9 has been used a placeholder for missing values for several fields. See the entities and attributes under 'child items'. Conceptual Consistency The same methods of data collection are used at each surveyed site. Periodic examination of the data is conducted throughout each mission to check for diver bias or other discrepancies. The stratified random sampling (StRS) design and belt transect methodology for adult and juvenile corals, employed by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division since 2013 and by Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in 2014 and 2015. A two-stage StRS design was used between 2013 and 2017. ESD transitioned to a one-stage design in 2018. A stratified random sampling (StRS) design was employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems in the Hawaiian Archipelago. A two-stage StRS design was used between 2013 and 2017. ESD transitioned to a one-stage design in 2018. The survey domain encompassed the majority of the mapped area of reef and hard bottom habitats. The stratification scheme included island, reef zone, and depth, as well as habitat structure type in the Hawaiian Archipelago. The habitat structure types included simple, complex, and coral-rich. Depth categories of shallow (>0-6 m), mid (>6-18m) and deep (>18-30 m) were also incorporated into the stratification scheme. Allocation of sampling effort was proportional to strata area. Sites were randomly selected within each stratum. A geographic information system (GIS) and digital spatial databases of benthic habitats (NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NCCOS), reef zones (IKONOS satellite imagery, NDGC 1998), bathymetry (NDGC 1998, ESD benthic mapping data), and marine reserve boundaries (NOAA) were used to facilitate spatial delineation of the sampling survey domain, strata, and sample units. Map resolution was such that the survey domain could be overlain by a grid using a GIS with individual cells of size 50 m by 50 m in area. Sampling scheme following Cochran (1977) were employed to control for spatial variation in population parameters at scales smaller than the grid cell minimum mapping unit (2,500 sq meters). Grid cells containing at least 10% hard-bottom reef habitats were designated as primary sample units (referred to as sites). In two-stage StRS design surveys, the second-stage sample unit was defined as a diver visual belt transect of fixed area (10 sq meters or less). Couch, Courtney S courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov processor At each site, benthic Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) surveys were conducted within 10 sq. meter belt transects, 18 meters in length. The two-stage StRS design used from 2013-2017 surveyed along two belt transects, whereas the one-stage StRS design used from 2018 to present surveyes along one belt transect. Adult coral colonies (>=5 cm) were surveyed within four (1.0 x 2.5 m) segments at 5 meter increments along the 18 meter transect in the following manner: 0-2.5 m (segment 1 in 2013-2016, segment 0 in 2019); 5.0-7.5 m (segment 3 in 2013-2016, segment 5 in 2019); 10-12.5 m (segment 5 in 2013-2016, segment 10 in 2019); and 15-17.5 m (segment 7 in 2013-2016, segment 15 in 2019). All colonies whose center fell within 0.5 m on either side of each transect line were identified to lowest taxonomic level possible (species or genus), measured for size (maximum diameter to nearest cm), and morphology was noted. In addition, partial mortality and condition of each adult coral colony was assessed. Partial mortality was estimated as percent of the colony in terms of old dead and recent dead. 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 living colony area affected) and level of severity. From 2013-2017, severity ranged from moderate to acute. In 2018-present, severity ranges from 1 to 3; 1 = just starting to lose pigmentation, 2 = significant pigmentation loss and 3 = full loss of pigmentation. The number of unique species may change between survey years depending on the experience and training of the benthic divers conducting the surveys. The list of coral species and genera that all divers were comfortable identifying is included for each survey year. Two-stage StRS surveys from 2013-2017 also included surveys of crustose coralline algae (CCA) diseases and Alcyonarian disease within the same transect segments as the adult coral surveys. In each segment, each occurrence of a specific disease was identified and the lesion was measured (maximum diameter). The presence of other Anthozoans (other cnidarians including Alcyonareans, Zoantharians, corallimorphs and Antipatharians) are also noted. These data exist as individual records coded for each group. This portion of the survey was not conducted by PMNM in 2014 and 2015 or surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019. Juvenile coral colonies (<5 cm) were surveyed within three (1.0 x 1.0 m) segments along the same two transects: 0-1.0 m (segment 1 in 2013-2016, segment 0 in 2019); 5.0-6.0 m (segment 3 in 2013-2016, segment 5 in 2019); and 10.0-11.0 m (segment 5 in 2013-2016, segment 10 in 2019). Juvenile colonies were distinguished in the field by a distinct tissue and skeletal boundary (not a fragment of larger colony). Each juvenile colony was identified to lowest taxonomic level (genus or species) and measured for size by recording both the maximum diameter (and perpendicular diameter in surveys from 2013-2017) to the nearest 2 mm. Couch, Courtney S courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov processor Raw data include individual colony records with the corresponding physical data which reflect the description of the site. An individual colony record for adult corals includes colony species/genus identification, morphology, maximum diameter (cm), percent old dead, percent recent dead, cause of recent dead general category, cause of recent dead specific category, condition, extent and severity. Juvenile coral colony records include colony species/genus identification, morphology, maximum diameter (cm). Records from 2013-2017 also include perpendicular diameter (cm). For species level identification of adult and juvenile corals, check the species list for each year to ensure species identification across all divers conducting the surveys. Individual records for crustose coralline algae diseases use the taxon code CALG and the Alcyonarian disease uses the taxon code for the octocoral genus. The colony length measurement is the maximum diameter of the lesion for both disease types. The raw presence/absence data for other Anthozoans include the general identification code and 0 or -1 to represent absence or presence, respectively. The physical data for all records includes the following: region, island, site, date (day, month, year), latitude (dd), longitude (dd), transect, segment, segment length, segment width, minimum depth (ft), and maximum depth. Couch, Courtney S courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov processor Source Contribution: Survey protocol Swanson D, Bailey H, Schumacher B, Ferguson M, Vargas-Angel B. 2018. Ecosystem Sciences Division standard operating procedures: data collection for rapid ecological assessment benthic surveys. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-71, 63 p. doi:10.25923/39jh-8993. 2018-08-01 publication https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/18267 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Institutional Repository Source Citation URL information Source Contribution: Survey protocol Winston M, Couch C, Ferguson M, Huntington B, Swanson D, Vargas-Ángel B. 2019. Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2018 Update. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-92, 66 p. doi:10.25923/w1k2-0y84 2019-10-01 publication https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/22060 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Institutional Repository Source Citation URL information otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None