Occurrence

SPC PROCFish/C Fish Observations French Polynesia 2003, 2004 and 2006

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Description

Coastal fish species of commercial interest observed on Underwater Visual Census transects in French Polynesia during the PROCFish/C surveys (2003, 2004 and 2006) in 5 sites: Fakarava, Maatea, Mataiea, Raivavae and Tikehau. The individual counts correspond to the observations by a single diver (one side) on the 50 m transect, from the transect line up to visibility (distance sampling).

Data Records

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Vigliola L, Sauni S, Boblin P, Pinca S, Awira R (2018): SPC PROCFish/C Fish Observations French Polynesia 2003, 2004 and 2006. v1.1. The Pacific Community (SPC). Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=spc_procfish_finfish_french_polynesia_2003_to_2006&v=1.1

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is The Pacific Community (SPC). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: a5882866-47c2-4af9-9151-c630c550e111.  The Pacific Community (SPC) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.

Keywords

Occurrence; Observation; SPC; PROCFish/C; CoFish; Fish; UVC

Contacts

Laurent Vigliola
  • Originator
Senior Reef Fisheries Scientist
The Pacific Community
BP D5
98848 Noumea
NC
(+687) 26.20.00
Samasoni Sauni
  • Originator
Senior Reef Fisheries Scientist
The Pacific Community
BP D5
98848 Noumea
NC
(+687) 26.20.00
Pierre Boblin
  • Originator
Reef Fisheries Officer
The Pacific Community
BP D5
98848 Noumea
NC
(+687) 26.20.00
Silvia Pinca
  • Originator
Senior Reef Fisheries Scientist
The Pacific Community
BP D5
98848 Noumea
NC
(+687) 26.20.00
Ribanataake Awira
  • Originator
Reef Fisheries Officer
The Pacific Community
BP D5
98848 Noumea
NC
(+687) 26.20.00
Franck Magron
  • Metadata Provider
  • Point Of Contact
Coastal Fisheries Information and Database Manager
The Pacific Community
BP D5
98848 Noumea
NC
(+687) 26.20.00
Cédric Ponsonnet
  • Owner
Directeur
Direction des ressources marines et minières (DRMM)
BP 20
98713 Papeete
Tahiti
PF
(+689) 40502550

Geographic Coverage

Fakarava, Maatea, Mataiea, Raivavae, Tikehau in French Polynesia

Bounding Coordinates South West [-23.908, -149.836], North East [-14.937, -145.58]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2003-09-29 / 2004-03-25
Start Date / End Date 2006-05-28 / 2006-06-03

Project Data

The Pacific Regional Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (CoFish) and its associated programme PROCFish/C (the coastal component of the Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme) conducted fieldwork in 63 sites across 17 Pacific Island countries and territories over a seven-year period from 2002 to 2009.

Title Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (PROCFish/C)
Identifier BID-PA2016-0002-REG
Funding Funded by the European Union for the implementation of the Pacific Regional Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (CoFish), which ran from 1 May 2004 to 31 December 2009 under funding from the ninth European Development Fund (EDF 9), and the coastal component of the Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (PROCFish/C), which ran from 1 March 2002 to 28 February 2009 under funding from the eighth European Development Fund (EDF 8). Data prepared and published under project "Capacity building and data mobilization for conservation and decision making in the South Pacific" - BID-PA2016-0002-REG
Design Description The aim of the survey work was to provide baseline information on the status of reef fisheries, and to help fill the massive information gap that hinders the effective management of reef fisheries.

The personnel involved in the project:

Sampling Methods

The status of finfish resources in selected sites was assessed by distance-sampling underwater visual census (D-UVC). The method involves recording the species name, abundance, body length and distance to the transect line of each fish or group of fish observed; the transect consists of a 50 m line, represented on the seafloor by an underwater tape.

Study Extent Fakarava, Maatea, Mataiea, Raivavae, Tikehau in French Polynesia
Quality Control Records for one surveyor omitted in this dataset due to uncertainty in taxonomy

Method step description:

  1. Multiple observations for the same species aggregated by transect and side.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Kronen M., Friedman K.J., Pinca S., Chapman L.B., Awira R., Awira R., Pakoa K., Vigliola L., Boblin P., Magron F. 2009. French Polynesia country report : profiles and results from survey work at Fakarava, Maatea, Mataiea, Raivavae and Tikehau. Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (PROCFish/C/CoFish). Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). 383 p http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/e3o73
  2. Labrosse, P., Kulbicki, M., Ferraris, J. 2002. Underwater visual fish census surveys proper use and implementation. Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community. REAT: Reef Resources Assessment Tools, vi, 54 p. http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/fs6ca

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers a5882866-47c2-4af9-9151-c630c550e111
https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=spc_procfish_finfish_french_polynesia_2003_to_2006