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		<serinfo/><pubinfo/><edition>Version 1.0.0</edition></citeinfo>
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	<abstract>The large-area stationary point count (SPC) method was used to conduct reef fish surveys in the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas as part of NOAA's Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP). The SPC method catalogs the diversity (species richness), abundance (numeric density) and biomass (fish mass per unit area) of diurnally active reef fish assemblages in shallow-water (typically 10-15m, always &amp;lt; 30m) hard-bottom habitats.

Stationary Point Counts (SPC) is one of several non-invasive underwater-survey methods to enumerate the diverse components of diurnally active shallow-water reef fish assemblages. At each REA survey sites, SPC fish surveys were conducted at 4 stations in conjunction with, but at least 10 m away from 3 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines to quantify relatively larger (&amp;gt;25 cm Total Length [TL]) and more vagile fish species(BLT). All fishes &amp;gt;25 cm TL are recorded to species-level that enter a 20 m diameter cylinder (area ~314 m2) during a timed 5 minute count. Individuals or groups are estimated to the nearest 5 cm TL size-class bin. Four replicate, 5 minute cylinder counts are conducted at each station. Care is taken to avoid over-counting large transient or schooling species. Transects lines and stations are typically set at depths of 10-15 m. Reef ledges and holes are visually searched. Stations are completed on all sides of the island/atoll, weather and sea conditions permitting. Raw survey data included species level abundance estimates.</abstract><supplinf>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:
&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://obis.org/dataset/36693923-2abf-4237-8154-8016f32844a0"&gt;https://obis.org/dataset/36693923-2abf-4237-8154-8016f32844a0&lt;/a&gt;
Data Provider's dataset page:
&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www1.usgs.gov/obis-usa/ipt/resource?r=pifsc_spc_fish_pacific"&gt;https://www1.usgs.gov/obis-usa/ipt/resource?r=pifsc_spc_fish_pacific&lt;/a&gt;</supplinf></descript><timeperd><timeinfo><rngdates><begdate>20000910</begdate><enddate>20060330</enddate></rngdates></timeinfo><current>ground condition</current></timeperd><status><progress>In work</progress><update>As needed</update></status><spdom><descgeog>Ocean</descgeog><bounding><westbc>-176.4628</westbc><eastbc>-159.9731</eastbc><northbc>27.753133</northbc><southbc>-0.3813</southbc></bounding>
	</spdom><keywords><theme><themekt>None</themekt><themekey>Marine Biology</themekey></theme></keywords><taxonomy><keywtax><taxonkt>Taxon covered</taxonkt><taxonkey>Rays and sharks</taxonkey></keywtax><taxonsys><classsys><classcit><citeinfo><origin>Integrated Taxonomic Information System</origin><pubdate>Unknown</pubdate><title>Integrated Taxonomic Information System</title><geoform>Not applicable</geoform><othercit>Downloaded April, 2004</othercit><onlink>http://www.itis.usda.gov/</onlink></citeinfo></classcit></classsys><ider><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</cntper><cntorg>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</cntorg></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype><address>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</address><city>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</city><state>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</state><postal>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</postal><country>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</country></cntaddr><cntvoice>Not provided</cntvoice></cntinfo></ider><taxonpro>Identified by observers or researchers conducting the survey</taxonpro></taxonsys><taxoncl><taxonrn>Kingdom</taxonrn><taxonrv>Animalia</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Phylum</taxonrn><taxonrv>Chordata</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Subphylum</taxonrn><taxonrv>Vertebrata</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Class</taxonrn><taxonrv>Chondrichthyes</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Subclass</taxonrn><taxonrv>Elasmobranchii</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Superorder</taxonrn><taxonrv>Euselachii</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Order</taxonrn><taxonrv>Carcharhiniformes</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Family</taxonrn><taxonrv>Carcharhinidae</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxoncl><taxonrn>Species</taxonrn><taxonrv>Galeocerdo cuvier</taxonrv></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl><taxoncl><taxonrn>Order</taxonrn><taxonrv>Myliobatiformes</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Family</taxonrn><taxonrv>Mobulidae</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Genus</taxonrn><taxonrv>Mobula</taxonrv></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxonomy>
	<accconst>Public.</accconst>
	<useconst>1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required.

Suggested citation for this dataset:

Kindinger, T and J. Asher. 2020. Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Rapid Ecological Assessments of Fish Large-Area Stationary Point Count Surveys (SPC) at Coral Reef Sites across the Pacific Ocean from 2000 to 2007. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103152400) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/36693923-2abf-4237-8154-8016f32844a0)



Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP:

Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115

2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references.

3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. 

4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP.

5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses.

6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy.</useconst>
	<ptcontac>
		<cntinfo>
			<cntperp><cntper>Tye Kindinger; Jake Asher; Ivor Williams; Annette DesRochers</cntper><cntorg>National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration; National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration; National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration; National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration</cntorg></cntperp>
			<cntaddr>
				<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
			<address>n/a; n/a; n/a; n/a</address><city>n/a; n/a; n/a; n/a</city><state>n/a; n/a; n/a; n/a</state><postal>n/a; n/a; n/a; n/a</postal><country>n/a; n/a; n/a; n/a</country></cntaddr>
		<cntvoice>n/a; n/a; n/a; n/a</cntvoice><cntemail>tye.kindinger@noaa.gov; jacob.asher@noaa.gov; ivor.williams@noaa.gov; annette.desrochers@noaa.gov</cntemail></cntinfo>
	</ptcontac><datacred>OBIS and OBIS USA</datacred>
	<native>Relational database</native>
	<crossref><citeinfo><origin>Coral Reef Ecosystem Program; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2017)</origin><title>OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions</title><geoform>vector digital data</geoform></citeinfo></crossref></idinfo>
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			<attraccr>All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider.</attraccr></attracc>
		<logic>Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System.</logic>
		<complete>All observation records are included.</complete><lineage><procstep><procdesc>Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.</procdesc><procdate>20200615</procdate></procstep></lineage></dataqual><spdoinfo><direct>Point</direct></spdoinfo><spref><horizsys><geograph>
				<latres>1e-06</latres><longres>1e-06</longres><geogunit>Decimal degrees</geogunit></geograph>
			<geodetic><horizdn>D_WGS_1984</horizdn><ellips>WGS_1984</ellips>
				<semiaxis>6378137.000000</semiaxis><denflat>298.257224</denflat></geodetic></horizsys></spref>

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(always true)</attrdef><attrdefs>Data provider</attrdefs><attrdomv><udom>Flag indicating the record is for marine life (always true)</udom></attrdomv></attr></detailed><overview><eaover>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.</eaover><eadetcit>Tye Kindinger, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration;Jake Asher, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration</eadetcit></overview>
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		<cntinfo>
			<cntorgp>
				<cntorg>Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University</cntorg>
				<cntper>OBIS-SEAMAP</cntper>
			</cntorgp>
			<cntaddr>
				<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
				<address>A328, LSRC</address><city>Durham</city><state>NC</state><postal>27708</postal><country>USA</country>
			</cntaddr>
			<cntvoice>919-613-8021</cntvoice>
			<cntemail>seamap-contact@duke.edu</cntemail>
		</cntinfo>
	</distrib><resdesc>OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 103152400</resdesc><distliab>Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets.
Also please refer to Use Constraints.
</distliab>
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		<fees>Free</fees>
		<ordering>Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site.</ordering>
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	<metd>20200702</metd><metrd>20200702</metrd><metc>
		<cntinfo><cntperp>
	<cntper>Ei Fujioka</cntper>
	<cntorg>Nicholas School, Duke University</cntorg></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype><address>A328, LSRC</address><city>Durham</city><state>NC</state><postal>27708</postal><country>USA</country></cntaddr>
			<cntvoice>919-613-8021</cntvoice>
			<cntemail>seamap-contact@duke.edu</cntemail>
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	</metc><metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn><metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv><mettc>local time</mettc>
	
	
	
	
	<metextns><onlink>http://www.nbii.gov/</onlink><metprof>Biological Data Profile</metprof></metextns>
	
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