gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:71813 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 Luers, Lori H 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA lori.luers@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-08-20T19:19:03 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Images Collected at Permanent Sites across the US Pacific since 2010 NCRMP: Benthic Images from Climate Stations US Pacific since 2010 2016 creation publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 71813 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/71813 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/region/pacific-islands#science WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 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 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link PIFSC ESD: Coral Reefs in the Pacific Overview of NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division, Archipelagic Research Program's methods to assess corals. download imageDigital The data described here are benthic images (photographs) collected during photoquadrat surveys conducted by the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD, formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) as part of NOAA's ongoing National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) across the U.S. Pacific Islands, including American Samoa, CNMI, Guam, Hawai'i, and Pacific Remote Island Areas. The photoquadrat surveys were conducted at coral reef sites according to protocols established by ESD and NCRMP during ESD-led NCRMP missions since 2013, and Reef Assessment Monitoring Program (RAMP) from 2010 -2012. This record replaces InPort items 25380, 36143, 36144, and 36145. SCUBA divers conducted benthic photoquadrat surveys at permanent sites established in coral reef habitats by ESD. A select number of these sites were chosen in hard-bottom habitat at ~15-m depths, and a subset of the permanent sites (climate stations) were established at north, south, east, and west points around each of the islands. The divers estimated and delineated each site's rectangular perimeter by temporarily placing measuring tapes with 1-m markers starting from a permanently installed reference stake on the reef. Along the nearshore 10-m side of the survey site and the downslope 5-m side, the measuring tapes marked every meter of the L-shaped 15-m transect used for photoquadrat documentation. The divers photographed the reef at 1-m intervals on both sides of the 15-m tape, generating 30 photographs per survey site. These photoquadrat benthic images are later analyzed by ESD to produce estimates of relative abundance (percentage of benthic cover), frequency of occurrence, benthic community taxonomic composition, and relative generic richness (documented and archived separately at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/78600). The NOAA 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 NOAA Coral Reef Conservation 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. PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program onGoing Oliver, Thomas (808)725-5444 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA thomas.oliver@noaa.gov pointOfContact Oliver, Thomas (808)725-5444 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA thomas.oliver@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded Updated June 2023 to add imagery collected in 2022. DOC/NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD > Ecosystem Sciences Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 23.3 EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > CORAL REEF theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 23.3 OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > AMERICAN SAMOA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA > GUAM OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA > NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 23.3 CAMERA > CAMERA instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 23.3 743 National Coral Reef 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Reef Ecology > Benthic biology EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral Communities theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus HABITAT - BENTHIC PHOTOQUADRAT IMAGES coral theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS biological imagery in situ theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES Coral Reef Conservation Program National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Pacific Reef and Assessment Monitoring Program 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 > Northern Mariana Islands > Agrihan Island > Agrihan Island (18N145E0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Aguijan > Aguijan Island (14N145E0006) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Alamagan Island > Alamagan Island (17N145E0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Asuncion Island > Asuncion Island (19N145E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Farallon de Pajaros > Farallon de Pajaros (12N144E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Guguan > Guguan Island (17N145E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Maug > Maug Island (20N145E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Pagan > Pagan Island (18N145E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Rota > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Sarigan Island > Sarigan Island (16N145E0003) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian > Tinian Island (14N145E0005) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ofu Island (14S169W0013) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Olosega Island (14S169W0014) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Rose Atoll (14S168W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Swains Atoll (11S171W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > Ofu Island > Ofu (14S169W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > Olosega Island > Olosega (14S169W0016) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) 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 > Lisianski Island (25N173W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000) 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) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Howland Island (00S176W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Rose Atoll (14S168W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Swains Atoll (11S171W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016) 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 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(25N173W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ofu (14S169W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ofu Island (14S169W0013) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Olosega (14S169W0016) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Olosega Island (14S169W0014) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Agrihan Island > Agrihan Island (18N145E0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Aguijan Island Reefs > Aguijan Island (14N145E0006) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Alamagan Island > Alamagan Island (17N145E0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Asuncion Island > Asuncion Island (19N145E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Farallon de Pajaros > Farallon de Pajaros (12N144E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guguan Island > Guguan Island (17N145E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Maug Island > Maug Island (20N145E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Pagan Island > Pagan Island (18N145E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Rota Island > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Sarigan Island > Sarigan Island (16N145E0003) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Tinian Island Reefs > Tinian Island (14N145E0005) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus Equatorial Pacific Ocean Marianas Trench Marine National Monument NW Pacific (limit-180) North Pacific Ocean Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Rose Atoll Marine National Monument South Pacific Ocean place NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus camera instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS HI'IALAKAI OSCAR ELTON SETTE Rainier platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS CRED CREP Coral Reef Ecosystem Division Coral Reef Ecosystem Program ESD Ecosystem Sciences Division PIFSC Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center RAMP Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program theme Triennial temporal American Samoa CNMI COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001) Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands MHI Main Hawaiian Islands Mariana Archipelago Mariana Islands Marianas NWHI Northwestern Hawaiian Islands OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Baker Island > Baker Island (00N176W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Howland Island > Howland Island (00S176W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Johnston Atoll > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Wake Atoll > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001) PRIA PRIMNM Pacific Remote Island Areas Rose Atoll 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GCMD Keywords, Version 24. 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 Pacific-wide Benthic project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Images Collected at Permanent Sites across the US Pacific since 2010 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/71813. 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 (ESD) when using the data. Suggested citation: Ecosystem Sciences Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2025: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Images Collected During Photoquadrat Surveys at Climate Stations across the US Pacific since 2010, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36144. 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: Benthic Cover Derived from Analysis of Annotated Benthic Images Collected During Photoquadrat Surveys at Climate Stations across the U.S. Pacific Islands since 2012 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 78600 crossReference National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Cover from Annotated Benthic Images Collected During Photoquadrat Surveys at Climate Stations across the Pacific Remote Island Areas since 2014 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 36148 crossReference National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Images Collected from Stratified Random Sites (StRS) across the US Pacific since 2010 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 71814 crossReference eng; US biota PIFSC network/file system: \\picQueenFish\optical\OPTICAL\ \\picGoldFish\general\Cruise\CruiseData US Pacific including the Hawaiian Island Archipelago, Mariana Archipelago, American Samoa, and Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA). 144.634585 145.852711 13.22889458 20.554051 Mariana Archipelago (Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, including Rota, Tinian, Saipan, Pagan, Asuncion, Maug, and Farallon de Pajaros). -176.6267816 -159.971695 -0.382607 16.780927 Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) including Baker, Howland, Jarvis, and Wake islands, Kingman Reef, and Johnston and Palmyra atolls. -171.0925737 -168.13797 -14.56050273 -11.04525081 American Samoa including Tutuila, Manu'a (Ofu, Olosega, and Ta'u), Rose Atoll, and Swains. -178.383718 -166.11682 23.627917 28.459215 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), including French Frigate, Kure, Lisianski, and Pearl & Hermes. -160.23392 -154.8176 18.968567 22.168448 Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), including Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, Oahu, Molokai, Niihau, and Lanai. Time frame benthic images were collected across US Pacific. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2010 2025 NCRMP started in 2013, for which there are 3-4 sites per island that were selected in a stratified random fashion to be roughly equally spaced around the island, along the 15 m contour, on hard bottom, and at least 1 km away from a river mouth or embayment. Starting 2019, imagery was also collected at shallow and deep sites. Before 2013, there are benthic permanent sites that were imaged that weren't re-imaged during NCRMP. At permanent sites that contain this benthic imagery, multiple features of the coral reef environment were also assessed including in-situ temperature (STR), seawater carbonate, net carbonate accretion (CAU), and bioerosion (BMU). In 2013 and 2016, cryptobiota diversity (ARMS). 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 consolidates 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 Ecosystem Sciences Division at NOAA Fisheries is leading climate monitoring in the U.S. Pacific Islands Region. The climate component of NCRMP in the Pacific provides a comprehensive view of climate change impacts on coral reef ecosystems and helps identify areas of resilience and vulnerability. The key indicators used to identify and monitor climate-driven trends include 1) thermal stress caused by changes in sea temperature, 2) ocean acidification resulting from changes in carbonate chemistry, and 3) ecological impacts by collecting data on coral growth rates, erosion, and community structure to understand the impacts of thermal stress and ocean acidification on the ecosystem. Each year, ESD scientists work closely with CRCP and partners during Pacific RAMP missions to collect data using moored oceanographic (subsurface temperature recorders) and ecological (calcification accretion units [CAUs] and autonomous reef monitoring structures [ARMS]) instruments stationed at fixed sites in the Pacific Ocean, and water samples collected by divers. The in-situ data and satellite-based observations are also used in modeling efforts. 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NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0317534 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCRMP_CLIMATE_IMAGES_HAWAII_2024 Benthic photoquadrat imagery collected at fixed sites in 2024 during the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program surveys across the Hawaiian Archipelago. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159172 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Climate Images HAWAII 2013 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NCRMP climate stations and permanent sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0164296 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Climate Images HAWAII 2016 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NCRMP climate stations and permanent sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0240600 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Benthic_Image_Site_Info.csv Site information: Site, Date, Latitude and Longitude, for each Climate Site visited by NOAA PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) to collect photoquadrat benthic images. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0240600 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Climate Images Hawaii 2019 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NCRMP climate stations and permanent sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2019 by the NOAA PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159170 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Climate Images SAMOA 2015 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NCRMP climate stations and permanent sites across American Samoa in 2015 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159170 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Site Info SAMOA 2015.csv Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at climate stations and permanent sites across American Samoa in 2015 during mission HA1501 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0187561 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Climate Images SAMOA 2018 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) climate stations and permanent sites across American Samoa in 2018 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0187561 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Site Info SAMOA 2018.csv Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at climate stations and permanent sites across American Samoa in 2018 during mission HA1801 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0289892 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCRMP_CLIMATE_IMAGES_SAMOA_2023 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) climate stations and permanent sites across American Samoa in 2023 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0289892 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCRMP_CLIMATE_SITEINFO_SAMOA_2023.csv Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at climate stations and permanent sites across American Samoa during RA2301 mission by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159139 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Climate Images PRIAs 2014 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NCRMP climate stations and permanent sites across Wake Island in 2014 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159155 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Climate Images PRIAs 2015 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NCRMP climate stations and permanent sites across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2015 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0187562 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Climate Images PRIAs 2018 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) climate stations and permanent sites across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2018 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0187562 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Site Info PRIAs 2018.csv Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at climate stations and permanent sites across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2018 during mission HA1801 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0202139 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Climate Images Wake 2017 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) climate stations and permanent sites at Wake Atoll in 2017 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0202139. WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link SiteInfo_Wake_2017.csv Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at climate stations and permanent sites at Wake Atoll of the Pacific Remote Island Areas during mission HA1701 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/accession# WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCRMP_CLIMATE_SITEINFO_PRIA_2023.csv Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at climate stations and permanent sites across the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) during RA2301 mission by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/accession# WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCRMP_CLIMATE_IMAGES_PRIA_2023 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) climate stations and permanent sites across the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) in 2023 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157759 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Climate Images MARIAN 2014 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NCRMP climate stations and permanent sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2014 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157759 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Site Info MARIAN 2014.csv Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at climate stations and permanent sites across the Mariana Archipelago in 2014 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0202138 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link SiteInfo_Marianas_2017.csv Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at climate stations and permanent sites across the Mariana Archipelago during mission HA1701 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0202138 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Climate Images Marianas 2017 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) climate stations and permanent sites across the Mariana Archipelago in 2017 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0279443 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCRMP_CLIMATE_IMAGES_MARIAN_2022.zip Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) climate stations and permanent sites across the Mariana Archipelago in 2022 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0279443 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCRMP_CLIMATE_SITEINFO_MARIAN_2022.csv Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at climate stations and permanent sites across the Mariana Archipelago during RA2201 mission by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0317534 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCRMP_CLIMATE_SITEINFO_HAWAII_2024 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at climate stations and permanent sites across the the Hawaiian Archipelago during SE2406 mission by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0317786 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCRMP_CLIMATE_SITEINFO_MARIAN_2025.csv Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at climate stations and permanent sites across the Mariana Archipelago during SE2503 mission by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0317752 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCRMP_CLIMATE_SITEINFO_PRIA_2025 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at climate stations and permanent sites at Wake Atoll of the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) during SE2503 mission by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division. download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0317752 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCRMP_CLIMATE_IMAGES_PRIA_2025 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) climate stations and permanent sites at Wake Atoll in the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) in 2025 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD). download https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0317786 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCRMP_CLIMATE_IMAGES_MARIAN_2025.zip Photoquadrat benthic images collected at NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) climate stations and permanent sites across the Mariana Archipelago in 2025 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD). download dataset Accuracy Handheld GPS units were used to mark site locations. Analytical Accuracy Image data include ~30 benthic photographs per survey site. Appropriate site level image grouping should include all 30 images. Comparability Survey transects were appropriately marked to allow direct, site-level temporal comparisons. Completeness Measure Complete; photoquads were taken at all sites surveyed. Completeness Report Only sites classified as climate stations / permanent sites were surveyed in shallow water (0-30 m depths) hard-bottom habitats. Conceptual Consistency Survey methods were consistent across all sites. Typically, 30 photographs are collected per site; however, there may be instances in which camera issues, survey conditions, or image quality results in fewer or more than the standard 30 photos per site. Benthic photographs were collected during photoquadrat surveys conducted at permanent sites and climate stations in coral reef habitats by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division. SCUBA divers conduct benthic photoquadrat surveys at permanent sites established in hard-bottom habitat at ~15-m depths. A subset of the permanent sites (climate stations) were established at north, south, east, and west points around the island/atoll. The divers estimate and delineate each site’s rectangular perimeter by temporarily placing measuring tapes with 1-m markers starting from a permanently installed reference stake on the reef. Along the nearshore 10-m side of the survey site and the downslope 5-m side, the measuring tapes mark every meter of the L-shaped 15-m transect used for photoquadrat documentation. Divers photograph the reef at 1-m intervals on both sides of the 15-m tape, generating 30 photographs per survey site. Photoquadrat images are organized by site, color-corrected (if necessary), and quality controlled to remove non-photoquadrat/poor quality images. An optical validation script is used to re-name photos and enforce several validation checks. 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