U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Https

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Breadcrumb

  1. Home

Benthic Imagery from the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (HFMA)

Photoquadrat benthic images were collected within the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA) in West Maui by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD; formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) for quantifying benthic composition. This dataset is only the imagery; the benthic cover data produced have been archived separately in National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Accession 0165015. Photo-transects were taken at each site, with 25 photographs taken at 1m intervals. Benthic habitat imagery were quantitatively analyzed for each site using a web-based annotation tool called CoralNet where 15 points were analyzed per photograph. The images provided here can be linked to the benthic composition data produced by site name; the accompanying metadata file provided describes the sites analyzed.

About this Dataset

Updated: 2025-12-01
Metadata Last Updated: 2025-11-30T17:15:54.117Z
Date Created: N/A
Data Provided by:
Dataset Owner: N/A

Access this data

Contact dataset owner Access URL
Table representation of structured data
Title Benthic Imagery from the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (HFMA)
Description Photoquadrat benthic images were collected within the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA) in West Maui by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD; formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) for quantifying benthic composition. This dataset is only the imagery; the benthic cover data produced have been archived separately in National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Accession 0165015. Photo-transects were taken at each site, with 25 photographs taken at 1m intervals. Benthic habitat imagery were quantitatively analyzed for each site using a web-based annotation tool called CoralNet where 15 points were analyzed per photograph. The images provided here can be linked to the benthic composition data produced by site name; the accompanying metadata file provided describes the sites analyzed.
Modified 2025-11-30T17:15:54.117Z
Publisher Name N/A
Contact N/A
Keywords 0255324 , 0307662 , BENTHIC COMMUNITIES , CORAL , HABITAT - BENTHIC , images , PHOTOQUADRAT IMAGES , camera , biological , in situ , NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division , NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center , Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) , CORAL REEF STUDIES , Coastal Waters of Hawaii , North Pacific Ocean , oceanography , CREP , Coral Reef Ecosystem Program , ESD , Ecosystem Sciences Division , HDAR , Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources , PIFSC , Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center , DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD > Ecosystem Sciences Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , 30102 , 31340 , 31349 , Determining whether herbivore-focused management strategies enhance critical ecosystem functions provided by fishes , Maximizing information about reef resilience inferred from monitoring efforts to inform management and restoration activities , Quantifying Processes That Underpin Recovery at Kahekili HFMA , Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment , Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) , Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (HDAR) , Visual Images > Habitats , EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat , EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat , EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals , EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment , EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis > Transect Monitoring , EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Biological , EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Photographic Analysis , EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Rapid assessment studies , EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs , EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology , EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Benthic biology , EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral , EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral Communities , EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC , EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS , EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE IMAGERY , PHOTOQUADRAT IMAGES (Measured) , CAMERA > CAMERA , DAR 18' Whaler , COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Maui Island (20N156W0004) , COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027) , OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027) , OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Maui Island (20N156W0004) , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > HAWAIIAN ISLANDS , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN , KHFMA , Kahekili , Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area, Maui , MHI , Main Hawaiian Islands , Maui , 9KPUCC , WE56DM , environment , oceans , imageryBaseMapsEarthCover , biota
{
    "identifier": "gov.noaa.nodc:PIFSC-Benthic-Images-Kahekili",
    "accessLevel": "public",
    "contactPoint": {
        "@type": "vcard:Contact",
        "fn": "Your contact point",
        "hasEmail": "mailto:[email protected]"
    },
    "programCode": [
        "010:000"
    ],
    "landingPage": "",
    "title": "Benthic Imagery from the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (HFMA)",
    "description": "Photoquadrat benthic images were collected within the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA) in West Maui by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD; formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) for quantifying benthic composition. This dataset is only the imagery; the benthic cover data produced have been archived separately in National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Accession 0165015. Photo-transects were taken at each site, with 25 photographs taken at 1m intervals. Benthic habitat imagery were quantitatively analyzed for each site using a web-based annotation tool called CoralNet where 15 points were analyzed per photograph. The images provided here can be linked to the benthic composition data produced by site name; the accompanying metadata file provided describes the sites analyzed.",
    "language": "",
    "distribution": [
        {
            "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
            "mediaType": "application\/json",
            "accessURL": "https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/metadata\/geoportal\/\/rest\/metadata\/item\/gov.noaa.nodc%3APIFSC-Benthic-Images-Kahekili"
        },
        {
            "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
            "mediaType": "text\/html",
            "accessURL": "https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/metadata\/geoportal\/\/rest\/metadata\/item\/gov.noaa.nodc%3APIFSC-Benthic-Images-Kahekili\/html"
        },
        {
            "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
            "mediaType": "application\/xml",
            "accessURL": "https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/metadata\/geoportal\/\/rest\/metadata\/item\/gov.noaa.nodc%3APIFSC-Benthic-Images-Kahekili\/xml"
        },
        {
            "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
            "mediaType": "application\/octet-stream",
            "accessURL": "https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/access\/metadata\/landing-page\/bin\/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:PIFSC-Benthic-Images-Kahekili"
        }
    ],
    "bureauCode": [
        "010:04"
    ],
    "modified": "2025-11-30T17:15:54.117Z",
    "publisher": {
        "@type": "org:Organization",
        "name": "Your Publisher"
    },
    "theme": "",
    "keyword": [
        "0255324",
        "0307662",
        "BENTHIC COMMUNITIES",
        "CORAL",
        "HABITAT - BENTHIC",
        "images",
        "PHOTOQUADRAT IMAGES",
        "camera",
        "biological",
        "in situ",
        "NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division",
        "NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center",
        "Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)",
        "CORAL REEF STUDIES",
        "Coastal Waters of Hawaii",
        "North Pacific Ocean",
        "oceanography",
        "CREP",
        "Coral Reef Ecosystem Program",
        "ESD",
        "Ecosystem Sciences Division",
        "HDAR",
        "Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources",
        "PIFSC",
        "Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center",
        "DOC\/NOAA\/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
        "DOC\/NOAA\/NMFS\/PIFSC\/ESD > Ecosystem Sciences Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
        "30102",
        "31340",
        "31349",
        "Determining whether herbivore-focused management strategies enhance critical ecosystem functions provided by fishes",
        "Maximizing information about reef resilience inferred from monitoring efforts to inform management and restoration activities",
        "Quantifying Processes That Underpin Recovery at Kahekili HFMA",
        "Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment",
        "Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)",
        "Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (HDAR)",
        "Visual Images > Habitats",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis > Transect Monitoring",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Biological",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Photographic Analysis",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Rapid assessment studies",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Benthic biology",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral Communities",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS\/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL\/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE IMAGERY",
        "PHOTOQUADRAT IMAGES (Measured)",
        "CAMERA > CAMERA",
        "DAR 18' Whaler",
        "COUNTRY\/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Maui Island (20N156W0004)",
        "COUNTRY\/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027)",
        "OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027)",
        "OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Maui Island (20N156W0004)",
        "OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > HAWAIIAN ISLANDS",
        "OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN",
        "KHFMA",
        "Kahekili",
        "Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area, Maui",
        "MHI",
        "Main Hawaiian Islands",
        "Maui",
        "9KPUCC",
        "WE56DM",
        "environment",
        "oceans",
        "imageryBaseMapsEarthCover",
        "biota"
    ]
}