gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:76822 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 808-725-5593 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA lori.luers@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-09-01T02:32:26 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Pacific Islands Regional Ichthyoplankton Survey (PIRIS): Larval Fish Distribution Metrics across the Pacific Islands Region since 2023 PIRIS 2023 creation publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 76822 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/76822 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://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/73577 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Inaugural report of the Pacific Islands Region Ichthyoplankton Survey (PIRIS) : Hawaiʻi Pae ʻĀina, 2023 Technical Memorandum highlighting data collection timelines, environmental pairing methodologies, and target operational structures for the PIRIS initiative. download https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/pacific-islands#science WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Region - Science Overview Online Resource download tableDigital Related Datasets (other data types collected during the same research ship missions where these ichthyoplankton data were collected). NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette Underway Meteorological Data, Quality Controlled https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/fsuNoaaShipWTEE.html Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2025: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Reef Fish, including Benthic Estimate Data of the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24447. Yano, Kymberly M. et al. (2025). Cetacean and Seabird Data Collected During the Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS), July–December 2023. https://doi.org/10.25923/wmrn-8s61 This dataset contains subsurface and surface ichthyoplankton (larval fish) collections and associated specimen metrics from the Pacific Islands Region Ichthyoplankton Survey (PIRIS). Initiated in 2023 during the HICEAS expedition, this ongoing monitoring program maps larval fish distributions, abundances, standard lengths, and taxonomic identities across the Hawaiian Archipelago, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), American Samoa and the The Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument (PIHMNM). Sampling is conducted during night operations as secondary missions aboard NOAA ships (such as the Oscar Elton Sette) via plankton tows. This multispecies dataset is designed to evaluate spawning, recruitment dynamics, and larval habitat requirements for Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM). Data is still in the process of being archived and this metadata record will be updated as new data is collected. Understanding the habitat requirements of species throughout their life history provides insight into the environmental drivers that regulate their distribution and abundance. Identifying essential habitats used by larval and juvenile fishes has become a critical component of Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) especially for recreationally and commercially important fisheries species. Generally, monitoring ichthyoplankton levels helps us understand the composition of the plankton communities across space and time, with focus on larval dynamics of commercially and culturally important fish species. These data represent a strong mechanism to monitor spawning, recruitment, and phenology of larvae. NOAA Fisheries, Ecosystem Sciences Division onGoing Schmidt, Andrea andrea.schmidt@noaa.gov Please feel free to email with questions about the dataset! pointOfContact Schmidt, Andrea andrea.schmidt@noaa.gov Please email with questions, comments, concerns or issues with data access. custodian asNeeded Updated as new regional ichthyoplankton survey data come in. EARTH SCIENCE EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH > RAY-FINNED FISHES EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 23.3 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > HAWAII OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA > GUAM place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 23.3 Geographic Information > Ecological Characterization theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Water Column Habitat EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Microbiota > Plankton > Fish Eggs and Larvae theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Date Fish species Latitude Longitude Sample Identification Species identification- organism length theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS Discrete sample Survey theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Plankton Nets instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Oscar Elton Sette platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS ESD Ecosystem Sciences Division PIFSC Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center theme Isaac-Kidd Midwater Trawl (IKMT) Neuston Net instrument 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). 2026. 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 PIFSC ESD Pelagic Research Program (PRP) Metadata Portfolio project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Pacific Islands Regional Ichthyoplankton Survey (PIRIS): Larval Fish Distribution Metrics across the Pacific Islands Region since 2023 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/76822. 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 Fisheries, Ecosystem Science Division (ESD) when using the data. Example: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2023: Pacific Islands Regional Ichthyoplankton Survey Cruise data and ichthyoplankton, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/76822 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 eng; US biota oceans Standard positioning arrays (GPS logs) were deployed across shipboard platforms to isolate tracking coordinates and spatial boundaries for each individual net tow deployment. HICEAS 2023 Expedition - Regional baseline mapping of ichthyoplankton distribution. 178.8 -155.9 19 31.6 Summary of the Pacific Islands Region Ichthyoplankton Survey (PIRIS) field effort during the 2023 HICEAS Expedition. | Currentness: Timeframe of active survey field operations and cruises used to collect samples. 2023-07-01 2023-11-01 PIRIS Collaborative Mission with NCRMP to Guam and CNMI in 2025 143.7 146.6 13 20.2 Geographic extents of sampling for PIFSC missions SE2503 and SE2504. PIRIS Collaboration with NCRMP SE2602 Legs 1 through 3 -170.5 -159.3 -14.3 6.46666666667 Geographic extents of the active SE2602 cruise survey footprint, tracking ongoing regional sample acquisitions. | Currentness: Timeframe of active survey field operations and cruises used to collect samples. 2026-04-19 The data described here include tow data collected as a part of PIFSC/PSD's HICEAS effort, PIFSC/ESD's NCRMP effort and PIFSC/FRMD's BFISH survey effort. All of these plankton tows were conducted at night as secondary missions on these cruises. false eng false Data Table Placholder - Data Dictionary 2026-09-01 publication CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) 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://github.com/a-larval-schmidt/HICEAS_Ecosystem/blob/882114404669f3c498c14ddf1d5823ef7619477b/IKMT_Log_HICEAS_2023%20-%20IKMT_Log_HICEAS_2023.csv WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Metadata for SE2302 IKMT Tows Please email andrea.schmidt@noaa.gov for the most up to date data. All stations have been sorted and management unit taxa have been enumerated (as per the technical memorandum) but reef fish and other midwater pelagic species remain incomplete. download dataset Accuracy Larval fish taxa are categorized using morphological attributes alongside focused genetic singleplex assays to verify species-level boundary structures where applicable. Metrics and length assessments reflect targeted sorting and microscopic laboratory enumerations. Quantitation Limits Data measurements track direct catch samples. Associated cruise records may integrate continuous oceanographic baseline profiles collected alongside spatial survey vectors. Comparability Methodological workflows adhere to standardized cruise metrics to enable multi-taxa distribution analyses across regional coordinates throughout the Central and Western Pacific footprint. Completeness Measure Includes sample inventories compiled across all operational PIRIS cruise components from 2023 onward. Completeness Report All field-collected specimens are inventoried, sorted, and cataloged to secure key biological measurement profiles. Conceptual Consistency Operations utilize systematic processing techniques across collaborative cruise avenues to safeguard regional integration data quality rules. In an effort to describe important fisheries taxa and environmental patterns across broader scales, the Pacific Islands Region Ichthyoplankton Survey (PIRIS) was established in 2023 to aid in better understanding the distribution, habitat, and early life history of larval fish populations. By partnering with core Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) missions, the survey has an expansive reach and strives to map larval fish distributions across the Pacific Islands under NOAA Fisheries’ jurisdiction. These surveys fill a key gap in monitoring pelagic early life histories and defining critical boundaries supporting regional Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM). otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None