gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:45916 eng UTF8 dataset National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science resourceProvider NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:17 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NCCOS National Status and Trends Special Study: Assessing Land Based Sources of Pollution in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, from 2013-08-27 to 2013-08-30 NCCOS Dataset: NS&T Special Study – Tinian 2016 creation publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 45916 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/45916 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Whitall, Dave dave.whitall@noaa.gov principalInvestigator Mason, Andrew andrew.mason@noaa.gov principalInvestigator https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/assessing-land-based-sources-pollution-tinian-commonwealth-northern-mariana-islands/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL NCCOS Project Page download https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL NOAA's National Status and Trends download tableDigital Whitall, D., A. Mason, S. Johnson, R. Okano, and J. Iguel. 2016. Chemical Contaminants in Corals (Pocillopora damicornis) in Tinian, CNMI. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 219. Silver Spring, MD. 57 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-219 This tabular dataset is the result of field sampling of coral tissues (Pocillopora damicornis) and subsequent laboratory chemical analysis for pollutant levels. The pollutants analyzed included trace elements (Al, Ar, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Mn, Hg, Ni, Se, Ag, Sn, Zn), PAHs, PCBs, pesticides (chlordanes, DDT, HCH), and organotins. For a complete description of the field and laboratory techniques see Whitall et al. 2016. Keywords: Coral Reefs; Pollution; Metals; PCBs; PAHs; Pesticides; Mariana Islands; Tinian The overall goal of the assessment was to evaluate the spatial extent and magnitude of pollution (metals, PAHs, PCBs, pesticides) in coral tissues (Pocillopora damicornis) in and proximal to the Tinian Reserve Marine Protected Area. This work was completed in partnership with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Department of Environmental Quality’s (now the Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality) Marine Monitoring Team. These data can be used to assess potential pollution issues as well as serve as a baseline against which to measure future change. completed Whitall, Dave dave.whitall@noaa.gov pointOfContact NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov custodian https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/csmedia/2017/09/NCCOS-with-tag-to-side-wht-bld.png Browse Graphic: NCCOS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > CORAL REEF EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > WATER QUALITY > OCEAN CONTAMINANTS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA > NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 Geographic Information > Biology theme CoRIS Discovery EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Damage Assessment > Pollution theme CoRIS Theme NCCOS Research Data Type > Field Observation NCCOS Research Data Type > NCCOS Data Collection NCCOS Research Priority > Long-term Monitoring NCCOS Research Priority > Stressors, Impacts, Mitigation, and Restoration (SIMR) NCCOS Research Topic > Chemical Contaminants NCCOS Research Topic > Coral Reefs NCCOS Research Location > Geographic Area > Coastal Ocean NCCOS Research Location > Geographic Area > Coral Reefs NCCOS Research Location > Region > Western Pacific NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands theme NCCOS COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) (18N146E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) (18N146E0000) place CoRIS Place Coral Reefs Tinian Marine Reserve theme Mariana Archipelago Western Pacific place DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean 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 NOAA's National Status and Trends Program project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [Date of Access]: NCCOS National Status and Trends Special Study: Assessing Land Based Sources of Pollution in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, from 2013-08-27 to 2013-08-30 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/45916. 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 unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 45916 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/45916.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 geoscientificInformation oceans 145.59953 145.63106 14.94379 14.99107 2013-08-27 2013-08-30 Collaborators: Steven Johnson, CNMI DEQ; Ryan Okano, CNMI DEQ; John Iguel, CNMI DEQ. Partner Entity: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality (formerly Division of Environmental Quality). Base Funding: US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), NCCOS Project #244, “Assessing Land Based Sources of Pollution in Tinian, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.” Other Funding: US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). Other Project: CRCP Project #916, “Assessing Land Based Sources of Pollution in Tinian (CNMI).” Text (Unstructured) Text (Unstructured) Text (Unstructured) PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science 1305 East West Highway, Rm 8110 Silver Spring MD 20910 https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Website Website listed for National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science information distributor https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/nsandt/dataFiles/ss/international/Tinian_Organics_Coral.txt WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NS&T: Pacific - Tinian / Organics - Coral download https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/nsandt/dataFiles/ss/international/Tinian_Trace_Elements_Coral.txt WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NS&T: Pacific - Tinian / Trace Elements - Coral download https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/nsandt/dataFiles/ss/international/Sites_Tinian.txt WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NS&T: Pacific - Tinian / Sites download https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/nsandt/dictionaries/AllElse_Data_Dictionary.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NS&T: Pacific - Tinian / Data Dictionary download https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/nsandt/dictionaries/Sites_Data_Dictionary.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NS&T: Pacific - Tinian / Sites Data Dictionary download dataset Completeness Report For details of data completeness, see Lineage Sources. Coral samples were collected using standard NOAA National Status and Trends (NS&T) Program protocols. Briefly, samples were collected by SCUBA divers using steel clippers. Coral samples were frozen (-15°C) at the CNMI DEP or the CNMI Division of Fish and Wildlife labs in Saipan and were kept frozen during shipment to the contract laboratories in Texas (contaminants Laboratory analyses were conducted following the protocols of the National Status and Trends Program. For a complete description of the methods see Whitall et al. 2016. This tabular dataset is the result of field sampling of coral tissues (Pocillopora damicornis) and subsequent laboratory chemical analysis for pollutant levels. The pollutants analyzed included trace elements (Al, Ar, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Mn, Hg, Ni, Se, Ag, Sn, Zn), PAHs, PCBs, pesticides (chlordanes, DDT, HCH), and organotins. Data QA/QC occurred in two phases. First, there is a previously articulated laboratory QA/QC procedure, including blanks, standards and standard reference materials. Second, data is evaluated by the NCCOS scientific staff, looking specifically for outliers. Outliers then need to be evaluated as to whether they are likely to be real data or a problematic data point which should be discarded or flagged. Whitall, Dave dave.whitall@noaa.gov processor Whitall, D., A. Mason, S. Johnson, R. Okano, and J. Iguel. 2016. Chemical Contaminants in Corals (Pocillopora damicornis) in Tinian, CNMI. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 219. Silver Spring, MD. 57 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-219 http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-219 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Publication NCCOS Tech Memo 219 information