gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:5636 eng UTF8 dataset Mixed 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 Mercer, Tracy (808)725-5718 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA tracy.mercer@noaa.gov Via email pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:27 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) EOP CRITTERCAM Deployments on French Frigate Shoals monk seals publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 5636 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/5636 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Murakawa, Shawn KK (808)725-5731 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA shawn.murakawa@noaa.gov 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. M - F author videoDigital CRITTERCAMs, were deployed on a 42 monk seals at French Frigate Shoals Hawaii. Sixty nine hours of video comprised of 3192 recording segments collected at standardized intervals. Dive depths of the seal were digitally logged every 10 seconds throughout the camera deployment. The video cameras were programmed to record images and sound for 6 min each daylight hour (1.5 min were recorded every 15 min or 3 min every 30 min). Assuming the seals remained at sea continuously the tape recorded a fixed sampling of their activities for the duration of the tape cartridge. A conductivity and depth switch (<1 m) was used to stop sampling when the seal was on the beach or at the surface resting to maximize collection of images of the seals foraging on the bottom. Five seals were fitted with night vision CRITTERCAMs and the sampling was limited to evening hours only. The night vision systems were able to ?see? the bottom area extending 3 meters in front of the seal. Most of the deployments were made on adult males but 9 deployments were made on juveniles including males and females. Result of a collaborative project between PIFSC and National Geographic Mission Programs. The NG CRITTERCAMS were used on FFS monk seals to identify important foraging habitat, additional prey items and the degree of competition between seals and other apex predators. Research Papers produced from this data include: Parrish FP, Craig MP, Ragen TJ, Marshall GJ, Buhleier BM (2000) Identifying diurnal Foraging habitat of the endangered Hawaiian monk seals using a seal-mounted video camera. Mar Mamm Sci 16:392-412 Parrish FP, Abernathy K, Marshall GJ, Buhleier BM (2002) Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) foraging in deep-water coral beds. Mar Mamm Sci 18:244-258 Littnan CL, Baker JD, Parrish FA, Marshall GJ (2004) Effects of video camera attachment on the foraging behavior of immature Hawaiian monk seals. Mar Mamm Sci 20:345-352. Parrish FA, Marshall GJ, Littnan CL, Heithaus M, Canja S, Becker B, Braun R, Antonelis GA (2005) Foraging of juvenile monk seals at French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii. Mar Mamm Sci 21:93-107 completed Barbieri, Michelle M 808-725-5734 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA michelle.barbieri@noaa.gov pointOfContact Mercer, Tracy (808)725-5718 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA tracy.mercer@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded Legacy Data Set theme PARR Exclusion CRITTERCAM EOP ESD Hawaiian monk seal Monachus schauinslandi animal bourne instrumentation apex predators behavior endangered species foraging habitat use jacks. giant trevally kelpto-parasitism sharks theme Summer fall temporal Brooks Bank FFS gold pinnacles coral bed French Frigate Shoals 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 EOP In Situ Observational Data project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: EOP CRITTERCAM Deployments on French Frigate Shoals monk seals [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/5636. 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: Use of images has to be cleared with National Geographic Missions Program restricted NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 5636 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/5636.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 oceans -167.5 -165.5 23.33333333333 24.66666666667 Central Pacific, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, French Frigate Shoals Deployment duration between 1 and 7 days 1995-10-25 2002-08-16 Division: Ecosystem and Sciences Program: Ecosystems and Oceanography Ownership: PIFSC owns the data, National Geographic Mission Programs owns the images - use of images has to be cleared with National Geographic Mission Programs Study Area: French Frigate Shoals Spatial Resolution: Habitat by depth range, atoll lagoon, atoll terrace, bank summit, subphotic Temporal Resolution: Deployment duration between 1 and 7 days Frequency of Collection: 1995 (8 adults instrumented), 1996 (7 adults ), 1997 (10 adults), 1998 (6 adults), 2002 (9 juveniles and 1 adult) Time of Collection: 1995 (Oct/Nov-daytime), 1996 (Aug- daytime), 1997 (Aug-daytime), 1998 (July-night time), 2002(July/Aug-daytime) Types of Data Collected: Video images from a forward facing camera mounted on a monk seal. Some Time depth temperature recordings. All the video images have been scored into a relational data base. Field include: time, depth m, habitat type, location (e.g. atoll ocean bank), activity of seal, time transiting along the bottom, number of bottom probes the seal make, no. prey captured, type of predators seen, no. predators, interaction of predatos, vocalizations by the seal. Collection Method: Put the camera on the seal and then pull it off once it come back to the beach Recording Media: Hi 8 video, Mini DV Storage Location: Video and punched data stored at PIFSC. Video also stored at National Geographic, Punched data and code sheet is also on file in the PIFSC Data department. Storage Media / Format: Video tape, digital files, paper logs Update Schedule: As needed 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. distributor https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/5636 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information dataset Video segments collected by duty cycle were viewed and scored, and when available, were compared with depth and time data loggers. From the video the Hawaiian monk seal's activity was recorded, prey and competitors identified, general location and habitat noted.