gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:46160 eng UTF8 dataset JPG 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) Benthic images collected at coral reef sites in Timor-Leste from 2012-2014 Timor: Benthic Images 2012-2014 2017 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 46160 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/46160 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/coral_triangle_initiative.php WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Information about the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program's activities in the Coral Triangle. download https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/final-count-timor-leste/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL PIFSC CREP blog post, 2012: The final count: Timor-Leste expedition completed download https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/final-count-timor-leste-2/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL PIFSC CREP blog post, 2013: The final count: summary of mission to assess reef fish assemblages, build capacity in Timor-Leste. download https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/timor-leste-atauro/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL PIFSC CREP blog post, 2014: Scientists return to Timor-Leste for reef monitoring mission. download https://www.coris.noaa.gov/activities/projects/timor-leste/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Timor-Leste project portal on the NOAA Coral Reef Information Service website where NOAA's final report for Timor-Leste and the datasets generated by NOAA CREP as part of the project can be downloaded. download imageDigital Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. 2017. Interdisciplinary baseline ecosystem assessment surveys to inform ecosystem-based management planning in Timor-Leste: Final Report. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Special Publication, SP-17-002, 234 p. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/SP-PIFSC-17-002. Photographs of the seafloor were collected during benthic photo-quadrat surveys conducted by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) in hard bottom shallow water (< 15 m) habitats in Timor-Leste. Photographs were collected along transects at fixed climate survey sites in October 2012 and September-October 2014 (10 sites and 8 sites, respectively), and during reef fish surveys surveys at 150 sites that were selected using a stratified random sampling design in June 2013. Climate sites were established by CREP to establish ecological baselines for climate change by measuring multiple features of the coral reef environment (in addition to the data described herein) over time. The reef fish surveys were conducted to generate baseline data on the nearshore coral reef fish assemblages and associated benthic communities around Timor-Leste's north coast and Atauro Island. The photographs can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive. The imagery from 2013 and 2014 has been quantitatively analyzed using image analysis software to derive an estimate of percent benthic cover. The benthic cover data, and the associated reef fish survey data and parameters measured to establish ecological baselines for climate change are documented separately. In 2011, NOAA and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Timor-Leste Mission formed a 5-year bi-lateral partnership agreement from 2012 to 2016, in support of the Government of Timor-Leste—particularly the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF)—by addressing significant information gaps in their nearshore marine ecosystems. Specifically, MAF asked NOAA to address the following questions: 1. Where are the nearshore marine resources? 2. What are the nearshore marine resources? 3. How are they changing over time and what threats are potentially causing these changes? 4. What approaches are needed to manage and conserve the nearshore marine resources? With financial support from USAID and in-kind support from the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (NOAA-CREP) conducted baseline ecosystem assessment surveys to inform ecosystem-based management planning in Timor-Leste. The primary activities conducted by NOAA to answer these questions included: 1. satellite mapping of nearshore habitats, 2. conducting coral reef ecosystem assessments, 3. establishing ecological baselines for climate change, and 4. building management capacity by developing a spatial data framework The benthic images described herein resulted from the second and third activities to conduct coral reef ecosystem assessments (2013) and establish ecological baselines for climate change (2012 and 2014). PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Program and funded by the United States Agency for International Development 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://www.coris.noaa.gov/activities/projects/timor-leste/images/benthic_images_s.jpg A sample collage of photoquadrat benthic images for one survey site. jpg Visual Images > Habitats theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals 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 > 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 > Coral cover EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral Communities theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus PHOTOQUADRAT IMAGES theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS imagery theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES Coral Triangle Initiative theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division; Coral Reef Ecosystem Program theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor) (09S126E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Indian Ocean > Timor Sea > Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor) (09S126E0001) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus Indian Ocean Timor Sea place NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus CRED CREP Coral Reef Ecosystem Division Coral Reef Ecosystem Program PIFSC Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center USAID United States Agency for International Development theme Atauro Baucau Bobonaro Dili Lautem Liquica Manatuto Manufahi Oecusse Timor-Leste Vila MPA 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 Timor Leste project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Benthic images collected at coral reef sites in Timor-Leste from 2012-2014 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/46160. 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. Suggested citation: Coral Reef Ecosystem Program; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2017). Benthic images collected at coral reef sites in Timor-Leste from 2012-2014. NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/46160 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 Assessing cryptic reef diversity of colonizing marine invertebrates using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) deployed at coral reef sites in Timor-Leste from 2012 to 2014 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 46159 crossReference Benthic percent cover derived from analysis of benthic images collected at coral reef sites in Timor-Leste in 2013 and 2014 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 46161 crossReference Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA) Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed at Coral Reef Sites in Timor-Leste from 2012 to 2014 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 46162 crossReference Coral reef fish biomass and benthic cover data from Timor-Leste in June 2013 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 32998 crossReference Depth soundings from a single beam echo sounder collected around the nearshore areas of Timor-Leste in 2012 and 2013 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25307 crossReference Nearshore Benthic Habitats of Timor-Leste Derived from WorldView-2 Satellite Imagery NOAA/NMFS/EDM 29128 crossReference Satellite-derived bathymetry for nearshore benthic habitats in Timor-Leste NOAA/NMFS/EDM 46150 crossReference Water chemistry at coral reef sites in Timor-Leste from discrete surface and bottom water samples collected in 2013 and 2014 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 46163 crossReference Water temperature data from Subsurface Temperature Recorders (STRs) deployed at coral reef sites in Timor-Leste from 2012 to 2014 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 46164 crossReference WorldView-2 Satellite Image Inventory for Timor-Leste NOAA/NMFS/EDM 46151 crossReference NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 46160 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/46160.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 network/file system: 2012: \\PICMAKAI\OPTICAL\OPTICAL\CT\2012\TIM\REA\CLIMATE\ 2013: \\PICMAKAI\OPTICAL\OPTICAL\CT\2013\TIM\REA\FISH\ 2014: \\PICMAKAI\OPTICAL\OPTICAL\CT\2014\TIM\REA\CLIMATE\ Timor-Leste 124 127.5 -9.5 -8.1 Extent of photo-quadrat surveys conducted by NOAA CREP in Timor-Leste from 2012 to 2014. Time frame of reef fish surveys conducted by NOAA CREP at Timor-Leste in June 2013. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2013-06-04 2013-06-27 Time frame of climate site surveys in 2012. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2012-10-15 2012-10-25 Time frame of climate change surveys in 2014. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2014-09-16 2014-10-09 As the survey methods described and used herein are also implemented as part of the NOAA Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP)—an ecosystem-scale interdisciplinary coral reef monitoring program—the data from Timor-Leste are directly comparable to and informed by data collected by NOAA-CREP throughout the U.S. Pacific Islands and Territories. Furthermore, the methods used for establishing ecological baselines for climate change in Timor-Leste (Chapter 4) are being adopted and implemented at 21 sites across eight member states of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission within the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) region. These data provide a foundation for comparing the ecological baselines under current and future stresses associated with climate change in the Coral Triangle region. JPEG 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/0166378 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Images Timor Photoquadrat benthic photographs (*.jpg) collected by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) at survey sites in Timor-Leste in 2012, 2013, and 2014. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166378 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Images_SiteInfo_Timor_2012.csv The list of survey sites, including site id, location (latitude/longitude), and survey date, where photoquads were collected in Timor-Leste in 2012. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166378 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Images_SiteInfo_Timor_2013.csv The list of survey sites, including site id, location (latitude/longitude), and survey date, where photoquads were collected in Timor-Leste in 2013. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166378 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Images_SiteInfo_Timor_2014.csv The list of survey sites, including site id, location (latitude/longitude), and survey date, where photoquads were collected in Timor-Leste in 2014. download dataset Accuracy Handheld GPS units were used to locate random sites and to mark site locations. Analytical Accuracy Image data include ~30 benthic photographs per survey site from surveys in all years. The fish team conducts the photoquadrat surveys along one 30 m transect. Climate site surveys in 2012 were along 2 transects and along 1 transect in 2014. Therefore, the site level image data contain one or two transects per survey, depending on the year. Appropriate site level image grouping should include all 30 images. Completeness Report Only shallow water (0 to 18 meter depth range) hard-bottom habitats were surveyed. Conceptual Consistency Survey methods were consistent across all sites within the same year. Benthic photographs were collected for survey sites at pre-defined points along the transect. The photos are collected for the purpose of deriving benthic cover percentages using image analysis software, though, not all photo sets are analyzed. In the case where photographs were collected during both the initial deployment (2012) and final recovery missions (2014), typically only the most recent set of photographs are analyzed for benthic cover. This is true for the climate sites in Timor-Leste; the 2012 images were not analyzed. Upon completion of each fish survey, one diver conducted a photoquadrat by photographing the benthos at 1-m intervals along the 30-m transect line between the centers of the two cylinders (30 photographs per site). A 1-m plastic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pole was used to position a digital camera directly above the substrate to frame a photograph approximately 0.7 m2 in area. At each Climate Monitoring site, digital photos of the benthos were collected at 1-m intervals along two transects implementing a high-resolution digital camera mounted on a pole. This process generated ~30 photographs per site. Photos are color-corrected (if necessary) prior to analysis. The data management team also uses a optical validation script to rename photos and enforce several validation checks. Interdisciplinary Baseline Ecosystem Assessment Surveys to Inform Ecosystem-Based Management Planning in Timor-Leste: Final Report 2017-06-21 publication Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/SP-PIFSC-17-002 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None