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Saipan coral nursery fragment growth and parent colony fragmentation through the Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project (SCNPP) in the Northern Mariana Islands from 2019-06-06 to 2020-12-02 (NCEI Accession 0239041)

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The data described here result from parent colony fragmentation collection and the monitoring of the fragment growth in the coral nursery through the Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project (SCNPP). Parent colony survey data includes genus and species identification, collection site information including: latitude, longitude, reef name, reef zone, depth, and tag number. Fragment growth data from the nursery includes: the nursery identifier, parent colony identifier, fragment code, genus and species name, presence/absence, and growth data. Parent colonies were collected from sites around Saipan in both Forereef and Lagoon reef types. Fragments were collected using an appropriate cutting tool from parent colonies of eight coral species including: Acropora. pulchra, A. globiceps, A. aspera, A. abrotanoides, and A. muricata. Wild abundance and nursery capacity determined the number of parent colonies collected for each species. Coral fragments were monitored for growth, survival and health status through measurement utilizing a three-dimensional survey design and visual surveys.
  • Cite as: Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project, Habitat Conservation Program, Pacific Islands Regional Office (2021). Saipan coral nursery fragment growth and parent colony fragmentation through the Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project (SCNPP) in the Northern Mariana Islands from 2019-06-06 to 2020-12-02 (NCEI Accession 0239041). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0239041. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2019-06-06 to 2020-12-02
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 145.68493
East: 145.79035
South: 15.10417
North: 15.27333
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Pacific Islands Regional Office, 2021: Saipan Coral Nursery Fragment Growth and Parent Colony Fragmentation with the Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project (SCNPP) in the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) since 2019, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/64586.
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2021-08-02
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Submission Package ID: 0JAM6N


This data is a part of an on-going data stream that undergoes routine data submissions/updates. Coral fragments were, and continue to be measured by following a three-dimensional survey design, tagged with a unique identifier, and transported immediately to the nursery site where they are attached to the nursery structures using monofilament fishing line. Each nursery tree has a PVC backbone with 10 fiberglass arms, each containing 10 holes, holding a total of 100 corals per tree with monofilament line. The trees are secured to the sea floor by duckbill anchors.

All nursery fragments are monitored for growth, survival and health status through measurement utilizing athree-dimensional survey design and visual surveys. All parent colonies are surveyed at least once after fragment collection to assess the healing process.
Purpose This project represents the first effort to develop a coral culturing and restoration program in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Funding has been provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) Habitat Conservation Division (HCD), and NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), and contracted to Johnston Applied Marine Sciences (JAMS). The primary local stakeholder included the CNMI Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality Division of Coastal Resources Management (BECQ-DCRM), the Department of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR), and the Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW). The overarching goals of this project over the long-term are to maintain and enhance coral populations, including threatened species, through cultivation and propagation, restore coral reef ecosystem function, and improve reef resilience. The objectives of this contract were to support the scoping, construction, deployment, and monitoring of the first ocean-based coral nursery in the CNMI and the first coral nursery in the Pacific to work with a listed coral species (Acropora globiceps).
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project, Habitat Conservation Program, Pacific Islands Regional Office (2021). Saipan coral nursery fragment growth and parent colony fragmentation through the Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project (SCNPP) in the Northern Mariana Islands from 2019-06-06 to 2020-12-02 (NCEI Accession 0239041). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0239041. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
  • Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project, Habitat Conservation Program, Pacific Islands Regional Office
Principal Investigators
Contributors
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Publishers
Acknowledgments
  • Related Funding Agency: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
  • Related Funding Agency: NOAA Fisheries
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
  • Numeric Data Sets > Biology
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Condition
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Growth
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Growth > Linear Growth Rate
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral biodiversity
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Photic Zone Corals
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Provider Keywords
  • Acropora abrotanoides
  • Acropora globiceps
  • Acropora muricata
  • Acropora pulchra
  • Acropora surculosa
  • Acropora tenuis
  • CORAL - GROWTH RATE
  • CORAL - HEALTH CONDITION
  • Coral Nursery
  • Coral culturing
  • Coral fragment
  • Coral restoration
  • Pocillopora grandis
  • Pocillopora woodjonesi
  • SCNPP
  • Stylophora pistillata
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Provider Keywords
  • JAMS
  • Johnston Applied Marine Sciences
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS CoRIS Place Thesaurus
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000)
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Laulau Bay ( Bahia Laulau ) (15N145E0009)
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Obyan Point ( Unai Obyan ) (15N145E0010)
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Tanapag Lagoon (15N145E0006)
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Wing Beach (15N145E0021)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Laulau Bay ( Bahia Laulau ) (15N145E0009)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Obyan Point ( Unai Obyan ) (15N145E0010)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Tanapag Lagoon (15N145E0006)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Wing Beach (15N145E0021)
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Keywords
  • Managaha Marine Conservation Area
  • Mariana Archipelago
  • Mariana Islands
  • Marianas
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CRCP Project
  • 31279
  • Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project Trees-2 & Table-1
Provider Project Names
  • Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) Habitat Conservation Division (HCD)
  • Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project, Habitat Conservation Program, Pacific Islands Regional Office (2021). Saipan coral nursery fragment growth and parent colony fragmentation through the Saipan Coral Nursery Pilot Project (SCNPP) in the Northern Mariana Islands from 2019-06-06 to 2020-12-02 (NCEI Accession 0239041). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0239041. Accessed [date].
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  • 2021-08-02T13:18:12Z - NCEI Accession 0239041 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION (measured); Units: unitless; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: survey - swimmer/diver; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Identification of all parent colonies to the genus or species level.; Data Quality Method: Information.
  • Parameter or Variable: CORAL - HEALTH CONDITION (measured); Units: unitless; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: survey - swimmer/diver; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Determining the health condition and potential resilience of each parent colony and fragment by conducting a visual survey for the percent alive and percent recently dead.; Data Quality Method: Information.
  • Parameter or Variable: CORAL - GROWTH RATE (measured); Units: cm; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: survey - swimmer/diver; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Fragments are measured by three colony dimensions: length, width, and height. All measurements are recorded to the nearest 0.1 cm.; Data Quality Method: Information.
  • Parameter or Variable: CORAL - CENSUS (measured); Units: counts; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: survey - swimmer/diver; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Number of coral colonies and fragments of a specific species per survey area; Data Quality Method: Information.
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Instrument
  • swimmer/diver
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