SPC PROCFish/C Fish Observations Fiji 2002-2003

Laurent Vigliola1, Samasoni Sauni1, Eric Clua1, Silvia Pinca1, Ribanataake Awira1, Pierre Boblin1, Franck Magron1, Sanaila Naqali2

1 The Pacific Community, BP D5, 98848, Noumea, New Caledonia; 2 Ministry of Fisheries, Level 1 Takayawa Building, Augustus Road Toorak, PO Box 13026 , Suva , Fiji

Corresponding author(s): Laurent VigliolaSamasoni SauniEric CluaSilvia PincaRibanataake AwiraPierre Boblin, Franck Magron (franckm@spc.int)

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Resource Citation

Vigliola L, Sauni S, Clua E, Pinca S, Awira R, Boblin P (2018): SPC PROCFish/C Fish Observations Fiji 2002-2003. v1.2. The Pacific Community (SPC). Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=spc_procfish_finfish_fiji_2002_2003&v=1.2

Abstract

Coastal fish species of commercial interest observed on Underwater Visual Census transects in Fiji during the PROCFish/C surveys (2002-2003) in 5 sites Dromuna, Muaivuso, Mali, Lakeba (Vanua Levu) and Labeka Island (Lau Group). 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).

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, SPC, PROCFish/C, CoFish, Fish, UVC

Project details

Project title: Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (PROCFish/C)
Personnel: Laurent Vigliola, Silvia Pinca, 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_procfish_finfish_fiji_2002_2003

Taxonomic coverage

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Dromuna, Lakeba Village, Lakeba Island, Mali and Muaivuso in Fiji
Coordinates: 18°15'16.92''S and 16°8'28.32''S Latitude; 179°45'41.28''E and 178°49'14.16''W Longitude 

Temporal coverage: October 29, 2002 - June 25, 2003

Methods

Method step description: Multiple observations for the same species aggregated by transect and side.
Study extent description: Dromuna, Lakeba Village, Lakeba Island, Mali and Muaivuso in Fiji
Sampling description: 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.

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive SPC PROCFish/C Fish Observations Fiji 2002-2003
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://ipt.sprep.org/archive.do?r=spc_procfish_finfish_fiji_2002_2003
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: 2018-05-16
Hierarchy level: Dataset

References
Friedman K.J, Kronen M., Vunisea A., Pinca S., Pakoa K., Magron F., Chapman L., Sauni S., Vigliola L., Tardy E., Labrosse P. 2010. Fiji Islands country report: profiles and results from survey work at Dromuna, Muaivuso, Mali and Lakeba (September to November 2002, April to June 2003, June and July 2007, and February 2009). Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (PROCFish/C/CoFish). Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). xxxv, 467 p. http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/4xzbz
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