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Coral reef surveys of Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary and other sites around Tutuila, American Samoa during 1995 and 1998 (NCEI Accession 0000622)

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Six permanent transects in Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, American Samoa, and 11 other sites around Tutuila Island were established in 1985. This dataset contains coral reef surveys taken in 1995 and 1998 along these established transect lines. Data were taken on 30-m transects along isobaths on the reef platform and at depths of 3, 5, 9, and 12 m. Data on algae, fish, and macroinvertebrates were also collected by other investigators, but are not included with this data set. Data includes coral species, size distribution of colonies, frequency, density per 100m2, relative density, percent cover and relative cover.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Birkeland, Charles (2001). Coral reef surveys of Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary and other sites around Tutuila, American Samoa during 1995 and 1998 (NCEI Accession 0000622). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000622. In Birkeland, Charles; Fisk, David; Smith, Barry (2001). Status of coral communities in American Samoa: a survey of long-term monitoring sites, 1992-2002. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/AmSam-Coral_Communities. Accessed [date].

Dataset Identifiers

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gov.noaa.nodc:0000622

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Time Period	1995-07-01 to 1998-04-30
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -170.77 East: -170.56 South: -14.37 North: -14.25
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Associated Resources	Status of coral communities in American Samoa: a survey of long-term monitoring sites, 1992-2002 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/AmSam-Coral_Communities NCEI Collection Parent ID (indicates this dataset is related to other data): gov.noaa.nodc:AmSam-Coral_Communities

Publication Dates	publication: 2001-11-26 revision: 2026-01-26 creation: 2001-11-26
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 - NCEI Accession 0000622 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made.
Purpose	A quantitative assessment of the biological resources of Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, American Samoa, was undertaken in order to provide a baseline against which changes in time could be examined rigourously. A secondary objective was to determine the rate of recovery of the coral communities around Tutuila following the outbreak of Acanthaster Planci.
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Dataset Citation	Cite as: Birkeland, Charles (2001). Coral reef surveys of Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary and other sites around Tutuila, American Samoa during 1995 and 1998 (NCEI Accession 0000622). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000622. In Birkeland, Charles; Fisk, David; Smith, Barry (2001). Status of coral communities in American Samoa: a survey of long-term monitoring sites, 1992-2002. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/AmSam-Coral_Communities. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Birkeland, Charles University of Guam Marine Laboratory
Principal Investigators	Charles Birkeland University of Guam
Contributors	University of Guam
Resource Providers	Charles Birkeland University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) US DOI/USGS - Honolulu
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS CORAL CORAL - CENSUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey - coral reef WMO_CategoryCode oceanography CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Numeric Data Sets > Benthic Numeric Data Sets > Biology Numeric Data Sets > Oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS Originator Keywords Census Coastal studies Coral Coral reef Coral reef monitoring and assessment Coral species abundance
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of Guam NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOI/USGS - Honolulu Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOI/USGS > U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS SWIMMER/DIVER ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes SWIMMER/DIVER (ICES code: 33DV)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS GPS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS South Pacific Ocean Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN Originator Place Names American Samoa Aua Aunu'u Cape Larsen Fagafue Fagasa Fagatele Bay Fatu Rock Masefau Massacre Bay Onenoa Pacific Ocean Rainmaker Tutuila Island
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS)
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0000622

Use Constraints	Cite as: Birkeland, Charles (2001). Coral reef surveys of Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary and other sites around Tutuila, American Samoa during 1995 and 1998 (NCEI Accession 0000622). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000622. In Birkeland, Charles; Fisk, David; Smith, Barry (2001). Status of coral communities in American Samoa: a survey of long-term monitoring sites, 1992-2002. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/AmSam-Coral_Communities. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints	Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Fees	In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.

Lineage information for: dataset
Processing Steps	2001-11-26T13:47:41Z - NCEI Accession 0000622 v1.1 was published. 2026-01-26T15:42:27Z - NCEI Accession 0000622 was revised and v1.2 was published. Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0000622 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0000622 v1.1 (download) published 2001-11-26T13:47:41Z NCEI Accession 0000622 v1.2 NCEI Accession 0000622 v1.2 (download) published 2026-01-26T15:42:27Z

Lineage information for: dataset

Processing Steps

2001-11-26T13:47:41Z - NCEI Accession 0000622 v1.1 was published.
2026-01-26T15:42:27Z - NCEI Accession 0000622 was revised and v1.2 was published.
Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.

Output Datasets

NCEI Accession 0000622 v1.1
- NCEI Accession 0000622 v1.1 (download)
  published 2001-11-26T13:47:41Z

NCEI Accession 0000622 v1.2
- NCEI Accession 0000622 v1.2 (download)
  published 2026-01-26T15:42:27Z

Lineage information for: repository
Processing Steps	2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

Lineage information for: repository

Processing Steps

2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	GPS
Platform	SWIMMER/DIVER

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Coral reef surveys of Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary and other sites around Tutuila, American Samoa during 1995 and 1998 (NCEI Accession 0000622)

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