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Benthic cover derived from photo transects in Fagaʻalu, American Samoa from 2015-10-29 to 2015-11-11 (NCEI Accession 0169725)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The benthic cover data described herein were generated by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) from the quantitative analysis of photoquadrat benthic images... -
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Depth soundings from a single beam echo sounder collected around the nearshore areas of the U.S. Pacific Islands since March 2012
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This dataset contains singlebeam bathymetry data collected from NOAA small boats by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program since March 2, 2012 in the U.S. Pacific... -
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Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across American Samoa and the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2010
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Calcification accretion units, or CAUs, are used to assess the current effects of changes in seawater carbonate chemistry on calcification and accretion rates of... -
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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
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This metadata record describes the coral demographic data of Aua Reef, American Samoa, generated from observations by divers of the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD)... -
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Derived bathymetry from IKONOS satellite imagery of nearshore benthic habitats
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Methods used were adapted from a "cookbook" of instructions developed by Kyle Hogref for using IKONOS imagery data to derive seafloor elevations in optically clear... -
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Diel seawater carbonate chemistry observations from a suite of instrumentation deployed at coral reef sites at Tutuila Island, American Samoa in 2015 and 2018
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The ocean acidification diel suite is an autonomous instrument package that measures diel variability in coral reef seawater carbonate chemistry. Diel suite surveys... -
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SE-16-01 IS Trawl Data
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Trawl data was collected in waters of Independent Samoa using Isaac-Kid (IK) trawls and Cobb trawls during Oscar E Sette Cruise SE-16-01. Primary targets were the... -
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessing and monitoring cryptic reef diversity of colonizing marine invertebrates using autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS) deployed at coral reef sites across American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This collection includes species identification data gathered from Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS). These ARMS are used by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem... -
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Complexity and Urchin Abundance at Climate Stations in American Samoa from 2015 to 2018
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Benthic complexity and urchin abundance data were collected as part of NOAA's ongoing National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). These data were gathered around... -
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Shallow Water Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) Profiles for select locations across the Pacific Remote Island Areas from 2014 to 2023
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The data described here result from near-shore shallow water Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) casts conducted at select sites across the Mariana Archipelago as... -
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Guam BSP Foreign Longline Transshipment
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Foreign longline vessels have transshipped fish through Guam to Asia since the late 1980s. This database captures at a near census level all activities of... -
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SOD EK60 Active Acoustics
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Accurate and precise stock assessments are predicated on accurate and precise estimates of life history parameters, abundance, and catch across the range of the... -
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Shrimp Trap Report data collected during NOAA R/V Townsend Cromwell cruises from 1980 to 1989 in the central and western Pacific Ocean
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Shrimp trapping operations were conducted by NOAA research vessel Townsend Cromwell from 1980 to 1989 in the central and western Pacific Ocean to determine... -
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Benthic surveys along a water quality gradient in Aua, American Samoa: benthic cover derived from analysis of benthic images collected in 2022
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This metadata record describes the benthic cover data of Aua Reef, American Samoa, produced from the benthic imagery analysis performed by the Ecosystem Sciences... -
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Effects of water quality on non-coral communities: surveys of macroinvertebrates, benthic microalgae, and benthic foraminifera at sites along a water quality gradient in Aua, American Samoa in 2022
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This metadata record describes the non-coral bioindicator datasets funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Project Number 31303 to study effects of... -
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BioSampling Data from LHP Cruises
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This data set includes separate bioSampling logs from each LHP Bottomfishing cruise in the Hawaiian, Samoa, and Mariana Archipelagos as well as a master file with all... -
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessing and Monitoring Cryptic Reef Diversity of Colonizing Marine Invertebrates using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure (ARMS) Deployed at Coral Reef Sites across American Samoa from 2012 to 2018
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This dataset includes species identification data gathered from Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS). These ARMS are used by the NOAA Pacific Islands... -
Federal
Hawaii Coral Bleaching Collaborative: surveys for percent and severity of bleached coral cover across the Hawaiian Archipelago from August 20 to December 7, 2019
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The data described here result from coral bleaching surveys across the Hawaiian Archipelago from August 20 to December 7, 2019. The data provide information on live... -
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Benthic Surveys in Faga'alu, American Samoa: belt transect surveys of corals in March and August of 2012
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
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... -
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Gridded multibeam bathymetry of Baker Island, Pacific Remote Island Areas, Central Pacific
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Gridded bathymetry at 40m resolution surrounding Baker Island, within the Pacific Remote Island Areas - Central Pacific Ocean. Bottom coverage was achieved in depths...