Identification_Information: 
  Citation: 
    Citation_Information: 
      Originator: Steve Coles
      Originator: Louise Giuseffi
      Originator: Melanie Hutchinson
      Originator: Hawaii Biological Survey
      Originator: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
      Publication_Date: 2007
      Title: Assessment of Species Composition, Diversity, and Biomass in Marine Habitats
        and Subhabitats around Offshore Islets in the Main Hawaiian Islands 2007 (NODC Accession 0042684)
      Publication_Information: 
        Publication_Place: Honolulu, Hawaii
        Publisher: Bishop Museum
      Online_Linkage: http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/accession/0042684
  Description: 
    Abstract: The marine algae, invertebrate and fish communities were surveyed at ten islet
      or offshore island sites in the Main Hawaiian Islands in the vicinity of
      Lanai, (Puu Pehe and Poo Poo Islets), Maui (Kaemi and Hulu
      Islets and the outer rim of Molokini), off Kaulapapa National Historic Park on
      Molokai (Mokapu, Okala and Namoku Islets) and Oahu (Kaohikaipu
      Islet and outside Kapapa Island) in 2007.  Survey protocol at all sites
      consisted of an initial reconnaissance survey on which all algae,
      invertebrates and fishes that could be identified on site were listed and or
      photographed and collections of algae and invertebrates were collected for
      later laboratory identification.  Following the reconnaissance surveys,
      quantitative estimates of coral and algal coverage and size and biomass of
      fishes along 25 m transects were conducted at each site and their locations
      were recorded using GPS.
    Purpose: In order to address the need for coordinated, statewide program for islet
      conservation, the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee (OIRC) was formed in
      September 2002.  The OIRC is a multi-agency group dedicated to conducting
      biological surveys and restoration on selected offshore islets in Hawaii.
      Members include the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division
      of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S.
      Coast Guard, the U.S. Geological Survey's Biological Resources Division,
      Wildlife Services from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bishop Museum,
      National Marine Fisheries Service, Pelea Pacifica, and the University of
      Hawaii.  The objectives of the OIRC are to:
      * Complete baseline biological inventories on selected islets
      * Collect and conserve genetic material from rare plant species
      * Eradicate alien mammals
      * Assess efficacy of experimental eradication techniques
      * Eradicate or control invasive weeds
      * Control soil erosion through re-vegetation
      * Re-plant native vegetation, including rare species, on selected islets
      * Monitor and scientifically document results of restoration actions
      * Educate the public on islet biota and conservation needs
      
      Much of the focus of the OIRC has been on assessing, maintaining or restoring
      the terrestrial system and bird fauna of these offshore islets.  Most offshore
      islet reef areas in the main Hawaiian Islands have not yet been assessed for
      the composition or abundance of the organisms that comprise their marine
      communities.  Therefore, the present project was conceived and conducted to
      provide this information  for selected offshore islets in the main Hawaiian
      chain where such information has been lacking, and to evaluate the status of
      these areas in terms of their assumed lack of anthropogenic disturbance and
      isolation from introduced invasive species.
    Supplemental_Information: NOAASupplemental:Entry_ID: Unknown
      Sensor_Name: SCUBA, digital camera
      Source_Name: manual
      Project_Campaign: Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative
      Originating_Center: Bishop Museum
      Storage_Medium: Excel, PDF, MS Word, JPEG
      Online_size: 264026 kilobytes
  Time_Period_of_Content: 
    Time_Period_Information: 
      Range_of_Dates/Times: 
        Beginning_Date: 20070402
        Ending_Date: 20070920
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status: 
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned
  Spatial_Domain: 
    Bounding_Coordinates: 
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.7932
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -156.8881
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.49431
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.73277
  Keywords: 
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Biological survey
      Theme_Keyword: coastal studies
      Theme_Keyword: coral reef species, percent cover, size classes, abundance
      Theme_Keyword: reef fish species, presence, size classes, count, abundance
      Theme_Keyword: algae species, abundance
      Theme_Keyword: invertebrate species, abundance
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: biota
      Theme_Keyword: 002
      Theme_Keyword: environment
      Theme_Keyword: 007
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates
    Place: 
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: North Pacific Ocean
      Place_Keyword: Hawaiian Islands
      Place_Keyword: Oahu
      Place_Keyword: Molokai
      Place_Keyword: Maui
      Place_Keyword: Lanai
    Place: 
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu Island > Oahu (21N157W0003)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Oahu (21N157W0003)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Molokai Island (21N157W0001)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Molokai Island > Molokai Island (21N157W0001)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Maui Island (20N156W0004)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Maui Island (20N156W0004)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Lanai Island (20N156W0002)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Lanai Island > Lanai Island (20N156W0002)
    Stratum: 
      Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Stratum_Keyword: benthic
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: Dataset credit required
  Point_of_Contact: 
    Contact_Information: 
      Contact_Person_Primary: 
        Contact_Person: Steve L. Coles
      Contact_Position: Scientist
      Contact_Address: 
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St.
        City: Honolulu
        State_or_Province: HI
        Postal_Code: 96817
        Country: U.S.A.
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808) 847-8256
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (808) 841-8968
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: slcoles@bishopmuseum.org
      Hours_of_Service: 9:00 - 5:00PM, Pacific time
      Contact_Instructions: E-mail/phone/letter
  Data_Set_Credit: Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative,Bishop Museum, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Excel spreadsheets, PDF, MS Word, JPEG
Data_Quality_Information: 
  Logical_Consistency_Report: see Lineage, Process Step
  Completeness_Report: the survey was 100% completed
  Lineage: 
    Process_Step: 
      Process_Description: details at
        ../data/0-data/HCRI Final Report.(pdf and doc)
        ../data/1-data/HCRIFinalReport.txt (redundant copy as text)
        
        INSTRUMENT TYPES:
        SCUBA
        underwater paper
        collection bags
        Garmin 76 WAAF Global Positioning System (GPS)
        Olympus 5060 digital camera
        
        REFERENCES:
        Coles, S.L., L.Giuseffi, and M.Hutchinson, 2008. ASSESSMENT OF SPECIES
        COMPOSITION, DIVERSITY AND BIOMASS IN MARINE HABITATS
        AND SUBHABITATS AROUND OFFSHORE ISLETS IN THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
        Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI., Hawaii Biological Survey Contribution No.
        2008-001, Bishop Museum Technical Report No 39.
      Process_Date: Unknown
      Process_Contact: 
        Contact_Information: 
          Contact_Person_Primary: 
            Contact_Person: Steve L. Coles
          Contact_Position: Scientist
          Contact_Address: 
            Address_Type: mailing address
            Address: Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St.
            City: Honolulu
            State_or_Province: HI
            Postal_Code: 96817
            Country: U.S.A.
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808) 847-8256
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (808) 841-8968
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: slcoles@bishopmuseum.org
          Hours_of_Service: 9:00 - 5:00PM, Pacific time
          Contact_Instructions: E-mail/phone/letter
Entity_and_Attribute_Information: 
  Overview_Description: 
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Directories:
      data/0-data   files and filenames as received from originator
      data/1-data   renamed or redundant ASCII (CSV) copies of originals
      as prepared for the archive by NODC
      (the directory tree in 0-data is mirrored in 1-data)
      
      The original data are primarily provided as MS Excel spreadsheets.
      Redundant ASCII CSV-format copies were made, with
      each unique sheet getting a unique file.  The name of the file for
      each sheet in a spreadsheet is
      
      spreadsheetName_sheetName.CSV
      
      In other words, the name of each sheet is concatenated onto the name
      of the spreadsheet for each of the CSV files.
      
      Image files are all given in JPEG format.
      
      Each data file is self descriptive.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: None
Distribution_Information: 
  Distributor: 
    Contact_Information: 
      Contact_Organization_Primary: 
        Contact_Organization: NOAA/NESDIS/National Oceanographic Data Center
        Contact_Person: Data Access Group, User Services Team
      Contact_Address: 
        Address_Type: mailing and physical
        Address: SSMC-3 Fourth Floor
        Address: 1315 East West Highway
        City: Silver Spring
        State_or_Province: MD
        Postal_Code: 20910-3282
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3277
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-3302
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: services@nodc.noaa.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday
  Resource_Description: NODC Accession Number 0042684
  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.
  Standard_Order_Process: 
    Digital_Form: 
      Digital_Transfer_Information: 
        Format_Name: Excel spreadsheets
      Digital_Transfer_Option: 
        Online_Option: 
          Computer_Contact_Information: 
            Network_Address: 
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    Digital_Form: 
      Digital_Transfer_Information: 
        Format_Name: PDF
      Digital_Transfer_Option: 
        Online_Option: 
          Computer_Contact_Information: 
            Network_Address: 
              Network_Resource_Name: http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/accession/0042684
    Digital_Form: 
      Digital_Transfer_Information: 
        Format_Name: MS Word
      Digital_Transfer_Option: 
        Online_Option: 
          Computer_Contact_Information: 
            Network_Address: 
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    Digital_Form: 
      Digital_Transfer_Information: 
        Format_Name: JPEG
      Digital_Transfer_Option: 
        Online_Option: 
          Computer_Contact_Information: 
            Network_Address: 
              Network_Resource_Name: http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/accession/0042684
    Fees: Prices vary depending on data set, output medium and ordering mechanism. A standard handling charge, with additional costs for special handling, may be added to the basic cost of the data.
    Ordering_Instructions: Prepayment by check, money order or bank card is required. Orders may be placed via fax, email, regular mail, telephone or via the NNDC Online Store.
Metadata_Reference_Information: 
  Metadata_Date: 20090421
  Metadata_Review_Date: 20090421
  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
        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@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
CoRIS: 
  CoRIS_ID: 20090421015648
  CoRIS_Children: None
  CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20070402
  CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20070920
  CoRIS_Metadata_Link: http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/txt/nodc_fgdc_metadata_0042684.txt
  CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2682
