AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Benthic Surveys in Faga'alu, American Samoa: comprehensive assessment of coral demography (adult and juvenile corals) from belt transect surveys in 2013, 2015, and 2020

The data described here result from benthic coral demographic surveys within belt transects of specified length and width for two life stages (juveniles and adults) in Fagaâalu, American Samoa in 2013, 2015, and 2020. The data provide information on adult coral colony counts, morphology, size, partial mortality (old and recent dead), presence and causation of disease and other compromised health conditions, including bleaching. Juvenile colony surveys include morphology and size. Taxonomic identification of adult colonies is to the species level and genus level for juveniles.

In 2013 and 2015, the survey implemented a two-stage stratified random sampling (StRS) design to assess the Fagaâalu coral reef community, and a one-stage StRS design in 2020. The survey domain encompassed the majority of the mapped area of reef and hard bottom habitats in the 0â30 m depth range. The stratification scheme included cardinal position (i.e., north and south), reef zone (i.e., backreef and forereef) and depth (i.e., shallow: >0â6 m and mid-depth: >6â18 m). Sampling effort allocation was determined based on strata area and sites randomly located within strata. The StRS design effectively reduces estimate variance through stratification using environmental covariates and by sampling more sites rather than more transects per site. Therefore, site-to-site comparisons should proceed with caution.

Tags: 917, american samoa, baseline studies, belt transect, benthic biology, benthic missions, benthos analysis, biology, biosphere, coastal processes, comprehensive baseline assessment and pilot test of outcome performance measures in faga'alu bay, coral, coral - census, coral - colony size, coral - species identification, coral colony size and condition, coral communities, coral diseases, coral mortality, coral reef conservation program, coral reef ecology, coral reef ecosystem division, coral reef ecosystem program, coral reef studies, coral reefs, corals, country/territory, cred, crep, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, earth science, ecosystem sciences division, esd, faga'alu, faga'alu (14s170w0005), in situ biological, marine biology, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, numeric data sets, ocean basin, oceans, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, pago pago harbor, pifsc, pollution, rapid assessment studies, reef damage assessment, reef monitoring and assessment, south pacific ocean, survey - biological, survey - coral reef, survey - swimmer/diver, transect monitoring, tutuila island, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, us doc, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Benthic Images from Towed-Diver Surveys in the Main Hawaiian Islands to Assess the Mass Coral Bleaching Event in November 2015

A team from the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) deployed on a two-week research cruise in November 2015 to evaluate the impacts of the 2015 mass coral bleaching event in the Main Hawaiian Islands via towed-diver surveys. Areas surveyed included south Oahu, west Maui, Lanaâi, and west Hawaii island.  Over the course of 10 survey days, the team surveyed approximately 90 km of 15-m wide transects at depths ranging from 2 to 10 m. 

Data provided in this dataset include benthic images that were collected during the towed-diver surveys from a camera that was mounted to the towboard. A downward-facing DSLR camera with strobes collected these photographic quadrat data by capturing an image of the benthos at 15-second intervals during the surveys.

Two additional datasets were collected during the surveys and are documented separately. Towed divers recorded visual estimates of percentage of live coral that was pale and bleached, as well as presence/absence data of condition by generic composition. Oceanographic data was collected continuously throughout each survey with a suite of sensors mounted to the towboard recording conductivity, temperature, depth, flourometry (chlorophyll-a), turbidity and dissolved oxygen. 

The benthic images can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive.

Tags: 31075, aquatic habitat, biosphere, bleaching, bleaching resistance, bleaching thermal stress, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral, coral diseases, coral reef conservation program, coral reef ecology, coral reef ecosystem division, coral reef ecosystem program, coral reef studies, coral reefs, corals, country/territory, cred, crep, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, earth science, ecosystem sciences division, habitats, hawaii, hawaii (21n160w0000), hawaii island, hawaii island (19n155w0003), hawaiian islands, hawaiian islands (21n157w0027), hi'ialakai, honolulu, imagery, lanai island, lanai island (20n156w0002), main hawaiian islands, marine biology, maui, maui island, maui island (20n156w0004), mhi, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, north pacific ocean, oahu (21n157w0003), oahu island, observing and documenting predicted 2015/2016 mass coral bleaching events in hawaii, ocean and climate change, ocean basin, oceans, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, photic zone corals, photoquadrat images, pifsc, reef habitat, reef monitoring and assessment, tds, towboard, towed diver, towed-diver surveys, tows, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, us doc, visual images, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Shiraz model - All-H modeling spring Chinook salmon in the Wenatchee River Basin

This project examines the factors influencing fish populations including habitat, harvest, hatcheries, hydropower system operations, and climate change. It seeks to estimate impacts of these factors on Wenatchee River basin spring Chinook salmon through the use of the Shiraz life cycle model parameterized for this fish population. An evaluation of a suite of habitat restoration actions will be conducted, a reparameterized model to incorporate supplementation effects will estimate the impacts on wild fish from hatchery operations, and the influence of climate change as estimated from several bracketing Global Climate Models (and their basin impacts determined via DHSVM modeling) will be examined. The Shiraz and climate modeling work is led by Dr. Jon Honea at Emerson College (Boston, MA), an external collaborator who began this work in a post-doctoral position at the NWFSC. And, we are using life cycle modeling in an evaluation of benefit/cost of suites of freshwater habitat actions.

Model.

Tags: 17020011, biological, cb (conservation biology) division, chinook salmon, climate change, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, hatchery, huc_8, life cycle modeling, montlake, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center, nwfsc montlake, program dissolved, restoration, subbasin, wenatchee river basin
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EOP Current Magnitude and Direction

These data contain shipboard current magnitudes and directions collected in the Pacific, both pelagic and near shore environments.  Data is collected using an RD Instruments Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), operating at 75 kHz frequency.  The ADCP transducer is installed on a "blister" at the bottom of the ship's hull, pointing vertically down in the watercolumn.

Tags: 1 per second, 1 per two seconds, adcp, current direction, current magnitude, discrete sampling periods, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, eop, eop in situ observational data, esd, hawaii, mesoscale oceanographic features, national marine fisheries service, noaa, north central pacific, north western pacific, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, pifsc, seamounts, south central pacific, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
OW NOAA GOES-POES Sea Surface Temperature

The dataset contains blended satellite-derived sea-surface temperature measurements collected by means of the Geostationary Orbiting Environmental Satellites (GOES) and the Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites (POES). This global SST analysis provides a daily gap-free map of the foundation sea surface temperature. The data is collected daily, and is available at 2-day, weekly and monthly intervals at a spatial resolution of 0.05 degrees. The geographic coverage extends for the Pacific region,and the temporal coverage ranges from 2012-present.

Tags: 2-day, blended, daily, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, goes-poes, monthly, national marine fisheries service, noaa, ow, pacific basin, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, pifsc oceanwatch (ow) metadata portfolio, remote sensing, satellite, sea surface temperature, sst, u.s. department of commerce, weekly
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Satellite Tagged Net Locations NWHI 2018 - 2021

This pilot study follows the movements of 6 derelict fishing nets over time to study how far derelict nets can travel within an atoll, and how long they remain stationary. Six floating derelict fishing nets were located and tagged with satellite buoys in Pearl and Hermes Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands during a marine debris removal mission in 2018. Locations of the 6 nets were transmitted every four hours from 09-30-2018 until the buoys broke free or stopped transmitting due to technical reasons. Last known stationary locations were surveyed on a return mission in September of 2021, and 4 of the 6 nets were relocated.

Tags: biosphere, central pacific ocean, coral reef ecosystem division, coral reef ecosystem program, coral reef studies, corals, country/territory, cred, crep, debris, derelict fishing gear, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, earth science, ecosystem sciences division, esd, geographic information, gps, hawaii, hi, honolulu, marine debris, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, northwestern hawaiian islands, northwestern hawaiian islands (28n178w0000), nwhi, ocean basin, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, papahänaumokuäkea marine national monument, pearl and hermes reef (27n176w0001), pifsc, position - geographic, reef damage assessment, satellite data, se: oscar elton sette, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, us doc, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Aquaculture Willingness To Pay Hawaii Survey 2010

A survey was conducted and implemented in Hawaii in 2010 to investigate consumer perceptions and preferences including consumer awareness concerning production methods (farm-raised vs. wild-caught), seafood labeling, and environmental issues. The survey also addresses food safety and nutrition, cultural traditions, consumption patterns, and taste and product form preferences. The data was collected through surveys online, at Times Supermarket locations and farmers' markets. 523 responses were collected: 183 online and 340 in-person. A conjoint analysis estimated willingness to pay across four different fish species, tuna, salmon, tilapia and moi (Pacific threadfin). This data can be used to determine species-specific attributes that affect consumers' willingness to pay and purchasing decisions.

Tags: 2010, aquaculture, conjoint analysis, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, economics, hawaii, legacy data set, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, pifsc socioeconomics program: economics research metadata portfolio, seafood preferences, socioeconomics, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Nutrient and water chemistry data of Nu'uuli Pala Lagoon and Backreef in American Samoa from samples collected along a water quality gradient between 2024-11-08 to 2024-11-20

The data described here are from water samples collected during NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) led fly-in Mission to Nu'uuli, American Samoa from November 4-21, 2024. Five seawater samples were collected at each site, with a total of 20 sites established across a locally known water quality gradient. The seawater samples were processed in the field, then sent to the University of Hawaii at Manoa's SOEST S-Lab to be analyzed for dissolved nutrients and chlorophyll-a. This water quality and environmental data includes chlorophyll-a, dissolved nutrients (nitrate + nitrite, phosphate, ammonia), total suspended sediments (measured at NOAA), seawater salinity (measured at NOAA),  and seawater pH (measured in the field).

In addition to environmental conditions surveyed across sites in Nu'uuli Pala Lagoon and Backreef in November 2024, additional surveys are described separately and accessible under 'Related Items' and include surveys of coral demography, benthic imagery/benthic cover, subsurface temperature loggers, non-coral communities, and coral demography. 

The project was funded by NOAA CRCP under project number 31454, and through funds from NOAA's Pacific Islands Regional Office.

Tags: 31454, american samoa, american samoa (14s170w0000), ammonia, amsm, aquatic habitat, aua, biosphere, central pacific ocean, chartered vessel, chemistry monitoring and assessment, chlorophyll, chlorophyll a, climate change, coastal processes, coral reef, coral reef conservation program, coral reef ecosystem division, coral reef ecosystem program, coral reef studies, coral reefs, corals, country/territory, cred, crep, develop monitoring capacity of american samoan jurisdictional partners and observing lbsp impacts on, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, earth science, ecosystem sciences division, ecosystems, esd, in situ, laboratory analysis, land-based source pollution, lbsp, marine ecosystems, marine geochemistry, national marine fisheries service, niskin bottle, niskin bottles, nitrate, nitrate + nitrite content, nitrite, nmfs, noaa, numeric data sets, nutrients, ocean, ocean acidification, ocean basin, ocean chemistry, oceans, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, ph, ph meters, ph sensors, phosphate, pifsc, reef, reef habitat, reef monitoring and assessment, salinity, silicate, south pacific ocean, suspended solids, total dissolved nitrogen, total phosphorus, tutuila island (14s170w0016), u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, us doc, water chemistry, water quality, water temperature, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
OW NOAA AVHRR-GAC Sea-Surface Temperature

The dataset contains satellite-derived sea-surface temperature measurements collected by means of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer - Global Area Coverage (AVHRR-GAC) sensor onboard the NOAA polar orbiting satellite constellation. The data is collected daily, and is available at 3-day, weekly and monthly intervals at a spatial resolution of 0.1. The geographic coverage is global, and the temporal coverage ranges from 2003-2016.

Tags: 3-day, avhrr, daily, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, gac, global, monthly, national marine fisheries service, noaa, ow, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, pifsc oceanwatch (ow) metadata portfolio, remote sensing, satellite, sea surface temperature, sst, u.s. department of commerce, weekly
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Mirror Lake salmon prey and diets - Lower Columbia River Restoration Action Effectiveness Monitoring

1) The purpose of this project is to measure changes in juvenile salmon habitat occurrence and health following restoration activities at the Mirror Lake Complex and Horsetail Falls in the Lower Columbia River and estuary. Parameters measured include habitat conditions such as vegetation, water temperature, and dissolved oxygen; salmon diet and prey availability; weight, length, growth rate, lipid content, genetic stock, and chemical contaminant exposure.

2) Lyndal Johnson (NWFSC FTE) is the project lead, and other primary staff involved are Sean Sol and Paul Olson (NWFSC FTEs) and Kate Macneale (NWFSC term employee), but the project also involves other NWFSC FTEs, other term employees, contractors, and staff from other programs (Environmental Chemistry) and Divisions (FE, CB), as well as staff from collaborating agencies (e.g., the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership).

3) The project involves field surveys in which parameters measured include habitat conditions such as vegetation, water temperature, and dissolved oxygen; salmon diet and prey availability; weight, length, growth rate, lipid content, genetic stock, and chemical contaminant exposure.

4) Specific products to be produced include annual reports for the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, and manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals.

5) Specific audiences include (but are not limited to) the Bonneville Power Administration and other federal, state, and local agencies involved with salmon recovery and environmental management in the Columbia Basin (e.g., EPA, Washington Department of Ecology, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the City of Portland), the NMFS regional office, and other agency and academic scientists.

6) This is a stand-alone project, but it is also a component of a larger action effectiveness monitoring program overseen by the Estuary Partnership.

7) This is an ongoing project with a soft completion deadline; however, there are specific tasks to be completed on a yearly basis.

Juvenile chinook salmon diet composition and prey availability in habitat.

Tags: chinook salmon, coho salmon, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, fish community composition, gut content, habitat characteristics, habitat recovery data, lower columbia river, migrated from environmental conservation division, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, non-noaa funded, northwest fisheries science center, portland harbor, sand island, sandy island, wallace island
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Hawaii Longline Fishery Trip Expenditure (2004 to present)

This is a time-series dataset of trip expenditure data for the Hawaii-based longline fleet for the period August 2004 to present. The data collection includes 10 variable cost items commonly associated with Hawaii longline trips (not including labor costs). These cost items are: unit price, quantity used, and total cost estimates of diesel fuel, engine oil, bait, ice, swordfish certificates (shallow-set only), and lightsticks (shallow-set only); and total cost estimates for gear, provisions, and communications. Additional information about the operator and crew are also included. These data are collected on a routine basis through a collaboration between the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Economics Program and the Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) Observer Program.  The economic data collection program intends to collect data from all observed trips.  Currently, observer coverage rates in Hawaii based pelagic longline vessels are 100% of shallow sets that target swordfish and 20% of deep sets that target tuna. Since the economic data collection project was implemented in August 2004, economic data have been collected for over 1,900 longline fishing trips.  Minling Pan is the lead for this project.

Tags: distant waters, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, economics, eez, hawaii longline fishery, hawaiian archipelago, national marine fisheries service, noaa, observer addon, operating trip cost, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, pifsc, pifsc socioeconomics program: economics research metadata portfolio, socioeconomics, swordfish fishery, trip, tuna fishery, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Elwha genetics - Elwha river salmonid genetics

The Elwha Dams have been removed, with fish restoration to occur in areas previously inaccessible to salmonids. Fish recovery anticipates that genetic changes will occur to current populations, primarily due to genetic introgression between introduced and native stocks. For monitoring to occur, baseline genetics of Elwha river salmonids will be conducted on current populations.
Genetic data.

Tags: animal and plant collection device, cb (conservation biology) division, dna sequencer, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, elwha river, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center, nwfsc montlake
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EOP Fish and coral surveys using submersible and ROV dives in the Hawaiian Archipelago

A series of dives were conducted from 1998 to 2003 through out the Hawaiian Archipelago using the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory's ROV RCV-150 and submersibles Pisces IV and Pisces V.  The dives were focused on surveying subphotic fish assemblages (300-500 m) in relation to patches of deep corals and relative to regional differences in oceanic productivity.

Tags: 1998-2003, cross smt., deep corals, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, eop, eop optical surveys, esd, legacy data set, mhi, national marine fisheries service, noaa, nwhi, opportunistic, pacific islands fisheries science center, precious corals, submersible dives, submersible surveys, subphotic fish, subphotic fish assemblages, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
HMSRP Hawaiian Monk Seal Shark Predation Mitigation Fishing Excursions

Fishing excursion information, including summary tables of: Fishing/culling efforts, including date, islets, latitude/longitude, fishing method, soak times, culled shark #.  Also catch disposition, length, samples taken, photos, and year specific information.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, fishing logs, french frigate shoals, hawaiian archipelago, hawaiian monk seal, hmsrp, hmsrp hawaiian monk seal shark predation mitigation, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific region, pifsc, protected species, psd, shark predation mitigation, sharks, survival enhancement, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
OW NASA MODIS Aqua Ocean Color

The dataset contains satellite-derived sea-surface ocean color (chlorophyll-a) measurements collected by means of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor onboard the NASA Aqua satellite. The data is available at daily (2015 - present), weekly (2002 - present) and monthly (2002 - present) intervals at a spatial resolution of 0.05 degrees. The geographic coverage is global.

Tags: aqua, chlorophyll, daily, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, global, modis, monthly, nasa, national marine fisheries service, near real-time weekly, noaa, ocean color, ow, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, pifsc oceanwatch (ow) metadata portfolio, remote sensing, satellite, u.s. department of commerce, weekly
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce