SPC CoFish Invertebrates Observations Marshall Islands 2007

Kim Friedman1, Emmanuel Tardy1, Kalo Pakoa1, Ferral Lasi1, Franck Magron1, Glen Joseph2

1 The Pacific Community, BP D5, 98848, Noumea, New Caledonia; 2 Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA), PO Box 860 , Majuro, Marshall Islands

Corresponding author(s): Kim FriedmanEmmanuel TardyKalo PakoaFerral Lasi, Franck Magron (franckm@spc.int)

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Resource Citation

Friedman K, Tardy E, Pakoa K, Lasi F (2018): SPC CoFish Invertebrates Observations Marshall Islands 2007. v1.1. The Pacific Community (SPC). Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=spc_cofish_invertebrates_marshall_islands_2007&v=1.1

Abstract

Marine invertebrate species of commercial interest observed in Marshall Islands during the CoFish surveys in Laura, Ailuk, Arno and Likiep (2007) with a mix of survey methods (manta tow, reef benthos transects, and day and night searches)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, SPC, PROCFish/C, CoFish, Marine invertebrates

Project details

Project title: Pacific Regional Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (CoFish)
Personnel: Kim Friedman, Franck Magron
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

Data published through GBIF: https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=spc_cofish_invertebrates_marshall_islands_2007

Taxonomic coverage

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Laura, Ailuk, Arno and Likiep in Marshall Islands
Coordinates: 7°2'0.6''N and 10°28'32.49''N Latitude; 169°0'49.23''E and 171°42'9.69''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: August 9, 2007 - September 18, 2007

Methods

Method step description: Multiple observations for the same species aggregated by replicate. For replicates with a start and end positions (manta tow), the position provided is the middle point.
Study extent description: Laura, Ailuk, Arno and Likiep in Marshall Islands
Sampling description: Diversity and abundance of invertebrate species were determined using a range of survey techniques, including broad-scale assessment (using the manta-tow technique) and finer-scale assessment of specific reef and benthic habitats.

Broad-scale assessments were used to record large sedentary invertebrates; transects were 300 m long × 2 m wide, across inshore,
midshore and more exposed oceanic habitats.

Fine-scale assessments were conducted in target areas (areas with naturally higher abundance and/or the most suitable habitat) to specifically describe resource status. Fine-scale assessments were conducted of both reef (hard-bottom) and sandy (soft-bottom) areas to assess the range, size, and condition of invertebrate species present and to determine the nature and condition of the habitat with greater accuracy. These assessments were conducted using 40 m transects (1 m wide swathe, six replicates per station) recording most epi-benthic resources (those living on the bottom) and potential indicator species.

For trochus and bêche-de-mer fisheries, searches to assess aggregations were made in the surf zone along exposed reef edges. On occasion, when time and conditions allowed, dives to 25–35 m were made to determine the availability of deeper-water sea cucumber populations. Night searches were conducted on inshore reefs to assess nocturnal sea cucumber species

See http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/pfj5w

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive SPC CoFish Invertebrates Observations Marshall Islands 2007
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://ipt.sprep.org/archive.do?r=spc_cofish_invertebrates_marshall_islands_2007
Publication date of data: 2018-08-23
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2018-06-04
Hierarchy level: Dataset

References
Pinca S., Tardy E., Awira R., Pakoa K., Boblin P., Friedman K.J., Vunisea A., Lasi F., Magron F., Chapman L.B., Kronen M. 2009. Marshall Islands country report: profiles and results from survey work at Likiep, Ailuk, Arno and Laura (August and September 2007). Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (PROCFish/C/CoFish). Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). xxxii, 337 p. http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/nxmcu
Pakoa K., Friedman K., Moore B., Tardy E., Bertram I. 2014. Assessing Tropical Marine Invertebrates: a manual for Pacific island resource managers. Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community. 118 p. http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/pfj5w