CRED Towed-Diver Fish Biomass Surveys in the Pacific Ocean 2000-2010

OBIS Secretariat, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

Dataset credit

OBIS and OBIS Secretariat

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact OBIS Secretariat Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
Secondary contact Federal Government of the United States of America; Department of Commerce; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Marine Fisheries Service; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (NOAA-CRED) N/A
Secondary contact National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (NOAA-PIFSC) N/A

Citation

Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service. 2011. CRED Towed-Diver Fish Biomass Surveys in the Pacific Ocean 2000-2010. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Honolulu, HI.Retrieved from http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa/.
Obis secretariat. 2020. CRED Towed-Diver Fish Biomass Surveys in the Pacific Ocean 2000-2010. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103152367) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/1d3d2e69-3256-44c4-af75-ca6491f795c6)

Abstract

Quantitative assessment and monitoring of shallow reef fish assemblages is conducted around the US Pacific Islands as an integral part of the NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division's mission to improve our scientific understanding of these fish resources and related ecosystems.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

This dataset was downloaded from OBIS (https://obis.org/). The records for only marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and rays and sharks were extracted. Records with no longitude/latitude or no date (eventDate) were excluded.
OBIS dataset page:
https://obis.org/dataset/1d3d2e69-3256-44c4-af75-ca6491f795c6
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ipt.obis.org/nonode/resource?r=cred_fish_tds

References

Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service. 2011. CRED Towed-Diver Fish Biomass Surveys in the Pacific Ocean 2000-2010. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Honolulu, HI.Retrieved from http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa/.

Attributes

Overview

This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidInternal ID
idRecord ID
dataset_idDataset ID
scientificnameScientific name
vernacularnameVernacular name
aphiaidAphia ID
taxonranktaxononic rank
individualcountGroup size / individual count
eventdateEvent date (precision varies)
eventtimeEvent time
decimallatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
decimallongitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
coordinateprecisionCoordinate precision
catalognumberCatalog number
collectioncodeCollection code
occurrencestatusOccurrence status
basisofrecordBasis of record (HumanObservation / MachineObservation)
modifiedDate/time the record was modified
node_idNode ID
occurrenceidOccurrence ID
occurrenceremarksOccurrence remarks
eventidEvent ID
institutioncodeInstitution code
lifestageLife stage
sexGender of the animal if known
speciesSpecies by provider
datasetidDataset ID by provider
countryCountry
localityLocation of ocean
waterbodyDetails of ocean
droppedFlag indicating the record was dropped (always false)
absenceFlag indicating the record represents the absence of the species (always false)
marineFlag indicating the record is for marine life (always true)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID103152367
Seabirds0
Marine mammals0
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks312
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total312
Date, Begin2000-09-10
Date, End2010-10-30
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude-14.55 - 28.42
Longitude-178.33 - 166.62
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformVarious
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. throughiOBIS
Registered2020-06-29
Updated2021-02-05
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Shared with None
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