AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Complexity and Urchin Abundance at Climate Stations of the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013

The benthic complexity and urchin abundance monitoring effort provides baselines for tracking these variables at NCRMP climate stations. Climate stations 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. Once selected we assess multiple features of the coral reef environment including in-situ temperature (STR), seawater carbonate, net carbonate accretion (CAU), bioerosion (BMU), and cryptobiota diversity (ARMS).

Structural complexity is known to be an important component in coral reef ecosystems. Ecosystem relationships that correlate with structural complexity include reef fish density and biomass, live and branching coral cover, urchin abundance and algal cover (Graham and Nash 2013). In many cases, the benthic complexity is an important indicator of benthic and fish communities.

The data were collected around the Hawaiian archipelago as part of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) led missions in 2013 and 2016. These data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive.

Tags: 743, aquatic habitat, benthic, biosphere, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, 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, french frigate shoals (24n166w0001), hawaii, hawaii island, hawaii island (19n155w0003), hawaiian archipelago, hawaiian islands, hawaiian islands (21n157w0027), hi'ialakai, honolulu, kauai, kauai island, kauai island (22n159w0001), kure atoll (28n178w0001), lanai island, lanai island (20n156w0002), lisianski island (25n173w0001), macroinvertebrates, main hawaiian islands, marine biology, marine invertebrates, maui, maui island, maui island (20n156w0004), mhi, molokai island, molokai island (21n157w0001), national coral reef monitoring program, national marine fisheries service, niihau island, niihau island (21n160w0001), nmfs, noaa, north pacific ocean, northwestern hawaiian islands, northwestern hawaiian islands (28n178w0000), numeric data sets, nwhi, oahu (21n157w0003), oahu island, ocean basin, oceans, oscar elton sette, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, papahanaumokuakea marine national monument, pearl and hermes reef (27n176w0001), pifsc, reef habitat, reef monitoring and assessment, rugosity, survey, survey - biological, survey - swimmer/diver, triennial, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, us doc, visual estimate, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Benthic surveys along a water quality gradient in Aua, American Samoa: comprehensive assessment of coral demography (adult and juvenile corals) from belt transect surveys in 2022

This metadata record describes the coral demographic data of Aua Reef, American Samoa, generated from observations by divers of the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC). Benthic coral demographic surveys were conducted within belt transects of specified length and width for two life stages (juveniles and adults) in Aua, American Samoa in September 2022. Surveys were conducted at 18 randomly-selected sites and provide information on adult coral colony counts, morphology, size, partial mortality (old and recent dead), presence  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 (where possible) and genus level for juveniles.  The survey design and site selection of stratified-random sites (StRS) follows protocols established by the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP).

Data from benthic surveys of Aua Reef establishes a comprehensive biological baseline for land-based sources of pollution impacts on benthic composition and coral demography. These efforts feed into the higher-level CRCP objectives by establishing an in-situ tracking system to assess the effects of management and mitigation strategies and activities in the target watersheds to reduce land-based sources of pollution impacts on coral reefs.

Tags: 31303, american samoa, archipelagic research program, arp, aua (14s170w0028), baseline studies, belt transect, benthic biology, benthic missions, benthos analysis, biology, biosphere, chartered vessel, coastal processes, 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 reefs, corals, country/territory, crcp, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, earth science, ecosystem sciences division, esd, in situ, in situ biological, land-based source pollution, lbsp, linking watershed management actions to reef health in american samoa, marine biology, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, numeric data sets, ocean basin, oceans, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, pifsc, pollution, 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
EOP CRITTERCAM Deployments on French Frigate Shoals monk seals

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.

Tags: animal bourne instrumentation, apex predators, behavior, brooks bank, crittercam, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, endangered species, eop, eop in situ observational data, esd, fall, ffs gold pinnacles coral bed, foraging, french frigate shoals, habitat use, hawaiian monk seal, jacks. giant trevally, kelpto-parasitism, legacy data set, monachus schauinslandi, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, sharks, summer, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EOP Habitat and reef fish assemblages of banks in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Relational data table for SCUBA diving surveys on the bank of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, which were published in a manuscript named in the title above. These data and other SCUBA surveys of the atoll of French Frigate Shoals (FFS) and its mesophotic slopes were used in the FFS monk seal Ecopath analysis. Also included is a sand trawl data set that was used to describe the fish community living in sand fields on the slope.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, eop, eop optical surveys, esd, french frigate shoals, legacy data set, monk seal, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, sand trawls, scuba, slope, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Compliance in Western Pacific Fisheries

This inport record serves as a repository for two PIFSC Human Dimensions projects that examined the role of compliance in Western Pacific Fisheries. The first project examined the 'seascape' of compliance or the scope of compliance issues in the Western Pacific Region. For this project, we conducted 29 unstructured interviews with compliance experts across the region and conducted a detailed literature review on scientific studies published on compliance in this geography. The second project used qualitative research methods (38 unstructured interviews with Hawaii longline captains, owner-operators, and crew) to better understand the role that Hawaii longline fishers play in further reducing protected species bycatch in the Hawaii longline fishery.

Tags: compliance, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, enforcement, governance, human dimensions, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, participation, pifsc socioeconomics program: human dimensions research metadata portfolio, regulatory compliance, social marketing, socioeconomics, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Fishery Economic Performance Measures

NOAA Fisheries has established a national set of economic performance indicators to monitor the economic health of the nationâs fisheries (Brinson et al., 2015). The PIFSC Socioeconomics Program has used this framework to evaluate select regional fisheries; specifically, the Hawaii Longline, American Samoa Longline, and Hawaii bottomfish fisheries. These indicators include metrics related to catch, effort, and revenues

Tags: american samoa longline fishery, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, economic performance, economics, gini coefficient, hawaii bottomfish fishery, hawaii longline fishery, hawaiian archipelago, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, pifsc, pifsc socioeconomics program: economics research metadata portfolio, socioeconomics, trip, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
American Samoa Longline Fishery Trip Expenditure (2006 to present)

This is a time-series dataset for trip expenditure data for the American Samoa-based longline fleet from August 2006 to present. The dataset includes 10 variable cost items commonly associated with longline trips (not including labor costs). The cost items collected are: unit price, quantity used, and total cost estimates for diesel fuel, engine oil, bait, ice; 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 Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) Observer Program.

Tags: american samoa, american samoa longline fishery, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, economics, eez, national marine fisheries service, noaa, observer addon, operating trip cost, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, pifsc socioeconomics program: economics research metadata portfolio, socioeconomics, south pacific, trip, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Non fisheries threats - Risk, status and trends of non-fisheries threats in the California Current to groundfish species

We are calculating the risk of focal groundfish species to non-fisheries related threats (e.g. shipping activity, inorganic pollution) and comparing the relative status and trends of each threat. This work is part of the larger Integrated Ecosystem Assessment for the California Current.
Non fisheries threats.

Tags: california current large marine ecosystem, cb (conservation biology) division, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, ecosystem pressures, instrument not applicable, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center, risk, time series
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Benthic Surveys in Faga'alu, American Samoa: belt transect surveys of corals in March and August of 2012

The data described here were collected in Faga'alu, American Samoa in March and August 2012 via belt transect surveys of corals by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP). At a survey site, divers deployed two 25-m transects to gather information on the coral communities present there, including diversity and health status, and within each transect three 5-m segments were surveyed (beginning at 0m, 10m, and 20m). Within each segment, all coral colonies whose center fell within 0.5m of either side of the transect were identified to genus. Cases of disease and impaired health were also recorded and the type of affliction was documented.

These data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive. Additionally, LPI surveys were conducted in 2012, coral demographic surveys were conducted in 2013 and 2015, photoquadrat benthic images were collected in 2012 and 2015, and the 2015 images were analyzed for benthic cover composition (all documented and archived separately).

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 - bleaching, coral - species identification, coral communities, 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, 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, rapid assessment studies, reef monitoring and assessment, south pacific ocean, 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
WorldView-2 Satellite Image Inventory for Timor-Leste

Inventory of satellite images from DigitalGlobeâs WorldView-2 satellite purchased by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program for Timor-leste from Jan 26, 2010 to August 10, 2014. Images were acquired for purposes of deriving seafloor depths and benthic habitat classes for the nearshore waters (< 20m depths) of Timor-leste. In addition to the inventory, the dataset includes the regions of interest (ROI) defined by NOAA used to define the geographic areas to acquire the satellite images from DigitalGlobe, the boundary extent of the available images within each ROI, and the footprint (extent) of each image.  The data within each satellite image is clipped to the ROI. The ROI, boundary, and footprint files are provided in shapefile format, and the inventory is provided as a text file, which corresponds to the footprints shapefile.

Tags: aquatic habitat, atauro, base map, baucau, benthic habitat, biosphere, bobonaro, coastal habitat, coastal processes, coral reef ecosystem division, coral reef ecosystem program, coral reef studies, coral reefs, coral triangle initiative, corals, country/territory, cred, crep, democratic republic of timor-leste (east timor) (09s126e0001), dili, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, earth science, ecosystem sciences division, geographic information, gis, gis product, habitats, hyper/multispectral imagery, indian ocean, jaco, lautem, liquica, manatuto, manufahi, mapping, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, ocean basin, oceans, oecusse, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, position - geographic, reef habitat, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sensing, satellite (digital scans), satellite imagery, satellite photography, timor, timor leste, timor sea, timor-leste, u.s. department of commerce, united states agency for international development, us doc, usaid, vila mpa, worldview-2, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Kure coral - Bomb radiocarbon record (1939-2002)

Corals of the Hawaiian Archipelago are well situated in the North Pacific Gyre (NPG) to record how bomb-produced radiocarbon (14C) has been sequestered and transported by the sea. While this signal can be traced accurately through time in reef-building corals and used to infer oceanographic processes and determine the ages of marine organisms, a comprehensive and validated record has been lacking for the Hawaiian Archipelago.  In this study, a coral core from Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands was used to create a high-resolution bomb 14C record for the years 1939â2002, and was then used with other 14C measurements in fish otoliths and seawater to explore differences and similarities in the bomb 14C signal throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago. The Kure Atoll sample series produced a well-defined bomb 14C curve that, with some exceptions, was similar to other coral 14C records from the Hawaiian Archipelago.  Subtle differences in the coral 14C records across the region may be explained by the large-scale ocean circulation patterns and decadal cycles of the NPG. The most rapid increase of 14C, in the 1950s and 1960s, showed similar timing across the Hawaiian Archipelago and provides a robust basis for use of bomb 14C dating to obtain high precision age determinations of marine organisms. Reference otoliths of juvenile fish demonstrated the use of the post-peak 14C decline period as a viable reference in the age validation of younger and more recently collected fishes, and effectively extended the utility of bomb 14C dating to the latest 30 years.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, life history estimates, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
OW NASA VIIRS Ocean Color

The dataset contains satellite-derived sea-surface ocean color (chlorophyll-a) measurements collected by means of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor onboard the NASA Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) spacecraft. The data is available at weekly and monthly intervals at a spatial resolution of 0.05 degrees, from 2012 to present. The geographic coverage is global.

Tags: chlorophyll, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, global, monthly, nasa, national marine fisheries service, noaa, ocean color, ow, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, pifsc oceanwatch (ow) metadata portfolio, remote sensing, satellite, suomi npp, u.s. department of commerce, viirs, weekly
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
MHI Onaga Reproductive Characteristics Admin Report

The reproductive characteristics of the Longtail Snapper, Etelis coruscans â known locally in Hawaii as âOnagaâ, â was last assessed in 1989, therefore updated information is needed for improving its stock assessment and management in the bottomfish fishery of the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI). Specimens were collected during research cruises and either donated by individual fishers or purchased from markets during 2007-2008 and 2012-2017. These samples were supplemented with additional monthly samples beginning in April 2019.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, frmd, hawaiian bottomfish, length-at-maturity, lhp, main hawaiian islands, mhi onaga reproductive characteristics, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, reproduction, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Database of Grazing Metrics for Herbivorous Fishes of the Indo-Pacific

The database described here consists of foraging metrics of herbivorous fishes (bite rate, bite area, bite volume, proportion of bites that leave grazing scars) extracted from relevant publications. All data were already publicly available either in the form of information reported in a publication or data were shared publicly via data repositories. Observations included in the database took place in tropical waters excluding locations in the Atlantic Ocean. Focal fish species were herbivores that are found in the nearshore waters of the United States Pacific Islands. The database also includes the body length of every fish, and information about sea surface temperate, time of day, and depth as available per measured bite rate.  

This referential tool compiles and standardizes grazing metrics across various studies of herbivorous fishes, as well as integrates sea surface temperature from satellite data for each study. The publication associated with this dataset can be accessed here: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4791

Tags: agriculture, animal ecology and behavior, animal science, animals/vertebrates, bathymetry/seafloor topography, biological classification, biology, biosphere, coastal processes, coral reef, coral reef conservation program, coral reef ecology, coral reef studies, coral reefs, coral sea, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, earth science, ecological dynamics, ecosystem sciences division, ecosystems, esd, fish, fish - coral reef, fish behavior, fish species, herbivory, in situ, indian ocean, latitude, longitude, marine biology, marine ecosystems, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, numeric data sets, ocean basin, ocean temperature, oceans, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, pifsc, pifsc publication, reef, satellite data, sea surface temperature, species identification, species identification - organism length, survey - biological, u.s. department of commerce, us doc, vegetation, visual estimate, water depth, water depth - average, water temperature
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Guam Biological Sampling Data

This dataset contains information on fishing activity collecting biololgical samples for better understanding life history of bottomfish in Guam. The data contain information on trip, catch, and effort. The trip specific data contains information on fisher and vessel, observer (person who entered the data), the port trip started in, start time and day and end time and day of trip, the fishing area, and species targeted. The effort data contains information on fishing set up including the number of hooks, species targeted, rigging type, bait used, drift and anchor usage, and time spent fishing; as well as environmental information including wave height, depth, current and wind speed. The catch data contains vessel identification, location, date, the species caught and their length, and whether gonads or the head were saved for reproductive and age measurements.

Tags: biological sampling, biological sampling of bottomfish in guam 2015, bottomfish, coral reef fish, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, fish collection, fishing, frmd, guam, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, sap, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce