Metadata:
  Identification_Information:
    Citation:
      Citation_Information:
        Originator: Brian Tissot, Washington State University, Vancouver
        Originator: Bill Walsh, Division of Aquatic Resources, DLNR, Kona
        Originator: Leon Hallacher, University of Hawai'i, Hilo
        Originator: Mark Hixon, Oregon State University
        Originator: Helen Fox, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
        Publication_Date: 2005
        Title: West Hawaii Aquarium Project 1999-2004 Fish and Substrate Data
    Description:
      Abstract: In response to declines in reef fishes, the Hawaii state legislature
created the West Hawaii Regional Fishery Management Area in 1998 to
improve fishery resources (Act 306).  The West Hawaii Aquarium Project 
(WHAP) was funded by the Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative to monitor to
fish populations and quantify the habitats in this region.  This
dataset consists of an MS Access relational database of all
monitoring data from 1999-2004.  The relational database
of this dataset includes some of the data held in NODC Accessions 
0000938 and 0001467, however, it would be best to examine
each accession carefully.  The relational database of this
accession has some new tables and some different parameters.  

During initial funding under CRAMP in 1998-99, 23 permanent study sites 
were established positioned in all of the proposed Fish Replenishment
Areas (FRAs) as well as eight sites where fish collecting is know to occur 
("impact"), and six managed areas where aquarium fish collection is 
prohibited (three Marine Life Conservation Districts (MLCDs) and three 
FMAs or "control"). Initial surveys confirm that aquarium fish
collecting impacts are significant but vary along the coastline.
      Purpose: To continue monitoring of these sites as Act 306 is implemented to providean evaluation of the effectiveness of the FRA plan as a way to manageaquarium fish collecting impacts in Hawai'i. In addition, examination offish recruitment patterns will provide important information useful to thefuture establishment of MPAs in Hawai'i.Accordingly, the objectives of this project are to:1.Continue to estimate the impacts of aquarium fish collecting at a widerange of sites.2.Evaluate the effectiveness of the FRA plan by comparing fish abundancesamong control, impact and FRA study sites as Act 306 is implemented in 1999.3.Provide baseline information on natural variability in fish and coralabundance.4.Document recruitment patterns of several aquarium fish species in orderto examine the population-level outcomes of a marine reserve system.5.Disseminate the results of these studies to coral reef ecosystem managers,the scientific community, and the public.
      Supplemental_Information: NOAASupplemental:Entry_ID: Unknown
Sensor_Name: SCUBA
Project_Campaign: West Hawaii Aquarium Project of the Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative
Originating_Center: Washington State University, Vancouver
Storage_Medium: MS Access, MS Excel, PDF, jpeg, and text files
Online_size: 190940 Kbytes
    Time_Period_of_Content:
      Time_Period_Information:
        Range_of_Dates/Times:
          Beginning_Date: 19990105
          Ending_Date: 20041216
      Currentness_Reference: ground condition
    Status:
      Progress: Complete
      Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: dependent upon funding but typically semi-annual
    Spatial_Domain:
      Bounding_Coordinates:
        West_Bounding_Coordinate: -156.05
        East_Bounding_Coordinate: -154.867
        North_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.16
        South_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.05
    Keywords:
      Theme:
        Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
        Theme_Keyword: coastal data,
        Theme_Keyword: coral species,
        Theme_Keyword: reef fish species,
        Theme_Keyword: algae species,
        Theme_Keyword: substrate type,
        Theme_Keyword: digital data,
        Theme_Keyword: insitu observations
      Place:
        Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
        Place_Keyword: North Pacific
        Place_Keyword: Hawaii
        Place_Keyword: Big Island
        Place_Keyword: Lapakahi
        Place_Keyword: Kamilo
        Place_Keyword: Waiakailio Bay
        Place_Keyword: Puako
        Place_Keyword: Anaehoomalu
        Place_Keyword: Keawaiki
        Place_Keyword: Kaupulehu
        Place_Keyword: Makalawena
        Place_Keyword: Wawaloli Beach
        Place_Keyword: Wawaloli
        Place_Keyword: Honokohau
        Place_Keyword: Papawai
        Place_Keyword: S. Oneo Bay
        Place_Keyword: N. Keauhou
        Place_Keyword: Kualanui Pt
        Place_Keyword: Red Hill
        Place_Keyword: Keopuka
        Place_Keyword: Kealakekua Bay
        Place_Keyword: Ke'ei
        Place_Keyword: Hookena (Kalahiki)
        Place_Keyword: Hookena (Auau)
        Place_Keyword: Milolii (Omakaa)
        Place_Keyword: Milolii (Manuka)
        Place_Keyword: Kapoho
    Access_Constraints: None
    Use_Constraints: dataset credit required
    Point_of_Contact:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Person_Primary:
          Contact_Person: Brian Tissot
          Contact_Organization: Washington State University, Vancouver
        Contact_Position: Associate Professor of Environmental Science & Regional Planning
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: physical and mailing
          Address: 14202 NE Salmon Creek Ave.
          City: Vancouver
          State_or_Province: Washington
          Postal_Code: 98686
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360.546.9611
        Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tissot@vancouver.wsu.edu
    Data_Set_Credit: Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative,
State of Hawaii Division of Lands and Natural Resources,
Washington State University,
University of Hawaii at Hilo,
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
    Native_Data_Set_Environment: MS Access relational database
  Data_Quality_Information:
    Logical_Consistency_Report: see methodology
    Completeness_Report: None
    Lineage:
      Process_Step:
        Process_Description: I. Fish MonitoringSee ../meta/misc/fish_monitor_design.htm or .txtA. Sampling Designobjective: to accurately and efficiently monitor spatial and temporal variationin fish abundance. The sampling design is focused primarily on detecting changein abundant to moderately abundant reef fish across all 24 study sites sampled ona bimonthly basis. The simple, low-replicate design minimizes site survey timewhile maximizing repeated surveying of sites to obtain estimates of temporalvariation in adult and juvenile abundance.Design of transect layout used at permanent transects. Two 60 m neutralgray transect lines are positioned along six permanent stainless-steel eyebolts.Divers survey four 25 m transects separated by 10 m buffer areas between replicates.B. Survey ProtocolTransects are located by differential GPS. Fish densities of all observed species areestimated by visual strip transect search along each permanent transect line. Two pairsof divers survey the lines, each pair searching two of the 25 m lines. The search ofeach line consists of two divers, swimming side-by-side on each side of the line,surveying a column 2 m wide. On the outward-bound leg, larger planktivores andwide-ranging fishes within 4 m of the bottom are recorded. On the return leg, fishesclosely associated with the bottom, juveniles, and fishes hiding in cracks andcrevices are recorded. Each site is scheduled to be surveyed bi-monthly, weatherpermitting, for a total of six surveys per year.II. Substrate MonitoringIn addition to the fishes, our program is monitoring the coral reef and associatedalgae and invertebrates to assess coupled changes between the fishes and theirhabitat. We use video transecting methods to obtain estimates of abundanceof these parameters. Using a digital Sony DCR-TRV900 we swim the length of thetransect at a constant distance from the bottom. In the laboratory, individualsframes are captured using a Canopus DVRex-M1 and archived for future use. We useDr. Phil Dustan's program PointCount to analyzed the images and derive abundanceestimates of coral, algae, macro-invertebrates and additional habitat parameters.Data are entered and maintained in a state-wide, common-format,relational database system.

Tissot, B. N. and L. E. Hallacher. 1999. Impacts of aquarium collectors on coral reef fishes in Hawai'i. Final Report. Division of Aquatic Resources, Honolulu, HI.
Tissot, B. N. 1999. Adaptive Management of Aquarium Fish Collecting in Hawaii. Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin 6: 16-19.
Tissot, B. N. and D. M. Brosnan. 2002. Long Term Coral Reef Monitoring Programs: Working Towards a Synthesis of Science, Management and Policy. In: Best, B. and R. Pomeroy, Relevant Findings from the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium:
Implications for Coral Reef Management and Policy. USAID.
        Process_Date: Unknown
        Process_Contact:
          Contact_Information:
            Contact_Person_Primary:
              Contact_Person: Brian Tissot
              Contact_Organization: Washington State University, Vancouver
            Contact_Address:
              Address_Type: physical and mailing
              Address: 14202 NE Salmon Creek Ave.
              City: Vancouver
              State_or_Province: Washington
              Postal_Code: 98686
              Country: USA
            Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360.546.9611
            Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tissot@vancouver.wsu.edu
  Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
    Overview_Description:
      Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Under directory ../data/access
   Original File = WHAP Master Database.mdb
   Microsoft Access 2000 Database of fish surveys 1-35 

   Note, all tables in the database were dumped into
   MS 97-2000 Excel files with same name (subdirectory /excel)
   yet "tbl_" prefixed to tables and "qry_" prefixed to queries.
   From these, ASCII CSV files were obtained (subdirectory /csv).
   Table tbl_Substrates and tbl_RunDetail had to be broken into 
   sequentially numbered pieces due to the large size.

   A copy of a pertinent journal article can be found in /report.

   Table: tbl_DiveMaster
   Field                   Comment
   -----                   -------------------------------------
   Survey                  representative dive number for data collection
   Date                    date of survey as dd/mm/yy
   Time                    time of dive, 00:00 - 23:59 HST  
   SuveryN                 Survey sequence number 
                           (a single sequence represents each of the 
                            26 sites being surveyed back to back)
   Location                explicit site

   Table: tbl_Location
   Field                   Comment
   -----                   -------------------------------------
   Location                number corresponding to monitoring sites
                           throughout the Hawaiian Islands and
                           nearby atolls....includes CRAMP sites
   Big Island              Big Island Site number
   Study Site              descriptive site name (CRAMP compatible)
   Latitude                degrees.minutes.seconds
   Longitude               degrees.minutes.seconds
   Island                  descriptive name of island
   Status                  degree of management
                           MLCD: Marine Life Conservation District
                           NAR: Natural Area Reserve
                           FMA: Fisheries Management Area (no fishing)
   Collecting              Yes/no 
   Type                    These are different ways of pooling and 
                           combining the various management regimes for the 
                           study sites. C = control (generally MLCDs or FMAs); 
                           F = FRA (fishery replenishment area); 
                           O = open (no protecteion). See Table 1 in 
                           Tissot et al. 2004 (/report) for more detail. 
                           The number after the code. e.g, C1, refer to the 
                           geographic location of each site, numbered
                           north (1) to south (7). Although not all areas are 
                           completedly replicated. If there is more than one 
                           number (e.g., C789) the site was used as a reference 
                           for more than one FRA.
   Type2                   manegement regime code
   FRA                     numerical order, north (1) to south (2)
   Type3                   an old system, please ignore
   Depth                   in meters

   Table: tbl_Species
   Field                   Comment
   -----                   -------------------------------------
   TaxonID                 code for taxon; table key
   Type                    descriptive, general taxonomic group
   Family                  taxonomic family
   TaxonName               descriptive scientific name
   Synonym                 descriptive
   Hawaiian Name           descriptive
   Common Name             descriptive
   Trophic                 descriptive
   Kahe                    yes/no
   Kaneohe                 yes/no
   Endemic                 Ignore 
   Kona Add-ons            yes/no
   Data #                  Ignore
   Group                   Ignore
   AQ                      A = harvested by aquarium collectors; 
                           A1 = one of the top ten harvested species
   Final Report            Ignore
   Resource Fish           A = harvested by aquarium collectors; 
                           R = harvested as food fish; 
                           N = no known commercial value.
   Status                  code:
                           A: collected by aquarium collectors
                           A1: top 10 aquarium collector fishes
                           blank: ?

   Table: tbl_Substrate_Codes
   Field                   Comment
   -----                   -------------------------------------
   ID Name                 Link to Table Substrates data
   Code                    code of ID Name from PointCount
   Substrate               options: substrate or Non-Substrate (filter)
   Coral                   options: Coral or Non-Coral (live coral filter)


   Table: tbl_Substrates (PointCount data management)
   Field                   Comment
   -----                   -------------------------------------
   Transect                transect number
   Quadrat                 frame number (randomly selected from all frames)
   Location                see Parameter "Big Island" in Locations Table
   Station                 unconfirmed
   Frame No                video frame number used for PointCount
   Image Date              date on image, ignore (not correct)
   ID Name                 see table Substrate Codes
   ID Code                 PointCount ID Code for ID Name 
   Point                   PointCount number
   X                       PointCount parameter
   Y                       PointCount parameter
   Intensity               PointCount parameter
   Red                     PointCount parameter
   Green                   PointCount parameter
   Blue                    PointCount parameter
   File Name               file under ../data/whap2000_Coral_Archive
   ID Date                 Date ID given by PointCount
   Site ID                 PointCount Site ID
   Site Code               PointCount Site code (ignore)
   Time Code               PointCount Time code (ignore)
   Institution             where PointCount performed
   User Name               PointCount operator, see Observers
   Habitat                 ignore
   WQS                     ignore
   Length                  ignore
   Depth                   ignore 

   Table: tbl_Kapoho_coral (PointCount data management)
          (see Substrates above)

   Table: tbl_TransectRuns
   Field                   Comment
   -----                   -------------------------------------
   TransectRunID           see RunDetails
   Survey                  survey number (dive number for one dive team
                             at one location for one dive)
   Transect                transect number
   Qlocation               Quadrat location
   Observer                initials of observer, see Observers
   Run/Quadrat             run number through transect or quadrat sample

   Table: tbl_WHAP_Transects_Depths
   Field                   Comment
   -----                   -------------------------------------
   ID                      See RunDetails
   Site                    See Locations, parameter Big Island
   Transect                alphabetic transect ID
   Depth                   depth in meters
   Tran2                   number code for transect

   Table: tbl_RunDetails
   Field                   Comment
   -----                   -------------------------------------
   ID                      autonumber
   TransectRunId           Foreign Key into TransectsRuns
   TaxonID                 code for taxon; table key
   Number                  Fish density values or coral substrate numbers
   Comment                 J=juvenile, A=adult
   Morph                   W=white
   SumofRun                total number on survey run
   OldID                   unconfirmed

   Table: tbl_Surveys
   Field                   Comment
   -----                   -------------------------------------
   Surveys                 Survey number
   BA                      A= After closure of FRAs (after 1/1/2000)
                           B= Before closure of FRAs (before 1/1/2000)
   Date                    date
   Year                    year

   Ignore the following tables: SAMPLING, Site-transects, Trans-quads,
                                WHAP Transects

 Other directories:
 /report:
 File                    Comment
tissot_2005_qtr_1.pdf    Powerpoint show from HCRI quarterly meeting, Jan2005
Tissot et al 2004.pdf    Pacific Science journal article

 /misc:
 File                    Comment
areas.txt                survey site locations, notes
progress.txt             dates of surveys, notes
sites.jpg                plot of locations
      Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: None
  Distribution_Information:
    Distributor:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Organization_Primary:
          Contact_Organization: NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC (National Coastal Data Development Center)
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
          Address: National Coastal Data Development Center, Building 1100
          City: Stennis Space Center
          State_or_Province: MS
          Postal_Code: 39529
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 866-732-2382
        Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 228-688-2968
        Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ncddcgetdata@noaa.gov
        Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday
    Distribution_Liability: NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data,expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.  NOAA, NESDIS, NODC and NCDDC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.
  Metadata_Reference_Information:
    Metadata_Date: 20050720
    Metadata_Contact:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Person_Primary:
          Contact_Person: Mr. Patrick C. Caldwell
          Contact_Organization: NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC
        Contact_Position: Hawaii/US Pacific Liaison
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
          Address: 1000 Pope Road, MSB 316
          Address: Dept. of Oceanography
          Address: University of Hawaii at Manoa
          City: Honolulu
          State_or_Province: Hawaii
          Postal_Code: 96822
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808)-956-4105
        Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (808) 956-2352
        Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: caldwell@soest.hawaii.edu
        Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM weekdays
        Contact_Instructions: check services@nodc.noaa.gov if not available
    Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
    Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
