PACN Monitoring Marine Fish
McKenna S . PACN Monitoring Marine Fish. 2006. National Park Service
Fish are a major component of the coral reef ecosystem, potentially numbering 500 – 1,100 species in Pacific Islands Network (PACN) parks depending on geographic location (Allen et al. 2003, Randall 2005, Randall 2007). This highly diverse assemblage of carnivores, planktivores, herbivores and detritivores serve a variety of ecological functions that affect ecosystem structure, productivity, and sustainability (e.g., Sale 1991, Hixon 1997). Fish assemblages or selected species can also act as indicators of general reef health and provide a warning of environmental stress and potential ecosystem change (e.g., Friedlander and DeMartini 2002). Additionally, fish within the parks are harvested in traditional, subsistence, artisanal, and recreational fisheries (e.g., Craig et al. 2008) which may affect the species composition, abundance and size of targeted species. Fishing is increasingly being recognized as the principal threat to Pacific coral reefs and other marine ecosystems worldwide (e.g., Dayton 1998, Friedlander and DeMartini 2002, Birkeland 2004, Hutchings and Reynolds 2004). In this respect, it is highly probable that most of the Pacific Islands parks can be categorized as “impaired” to “seriously impaired” in terms of their fish communities. Marine Fish ranked 11th in priority as a network Vital Sign. Data collected through the Marine Fish Protocol will contribute to the overall understanding by providing an in-water (fisheries-independent) assessment of the size and numerical density of daytime, non-cryptic species within park waters.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- McKenna, Sheila
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- KAHO , KALA , NPSA , PACN , WAPA
- Keywords
- American Samoa, Benthic, Biology, Biota, Fish, Guam, hardbottom, Hawaii, KAHO, KALA, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Molokai, Monitoring, National Park of American Samoa, NPSA, Oceans, Tutuila, WAPA, War in the Pacific National Historical Park
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Fishes
Program
Products
- Algae Grazers Help Clean Up
- Combining fish and benthic communities into multiple regimes reveals complex reef dynamics
- Estimating indicators and reference points in support of effectively managing nearshore marine resources in Hawai'i
- Fish & Benthic Monitoring Update on Guam
- Human‐induced gradients of reef fish declines in the Hawaiian Archipelago viewed through the lens of traditional management boundaries
- Informing coral reef management decisions at four U.S. National Parks in the Pacific using long-term monitoring data
- Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA) marine fish monitoring program annual report for 2006: Pacific Island Network.
- Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA) marine fish monitoring program annual report for 2007: Pacific Island Network.
- Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA) marine fish monitoring program annual report for 2008: Pacific Island Network.
- Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA) marine fish monitoring program annual report for 2009: Pacific Island Network.
- Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA) marine fish monitoring program annual report for 2010: Pacific Island Network
- Kalaupapa National Historical Park marine fish monitoring program trend report for 2006–2010: Pacific Island Network
- Kalaupapa National Historical Park marine fish trend report for 2006–2015: Pacific Island Network
- Marine Fish Kalaupapa National Historical Park: 2006–2010 data
- Marine Fish Monitoring
- Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol: Pacific Islands Network (Version 1.0)
- National Park of American Samoa marine fish trend report for 2010–2019: Pacific Island Network
- Nearshore Vertebrates in Four Hawai'i Parks
- Pacific Island Network Benthic Marine Community and Marine Fish Monitoring Data Package 2006 - 2023
- SOP #01: Before the Field Season. Version 1.03. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #02: Training Observers. Version 1.01. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #03: Safety Protocol. Version 2.01. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #04: Using Garmin GPS Units. Version 2.03. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #05: Downloading and Uploading Data from/to a Garmin GPS. Version 1.02. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #06: Pre-dive Equipment Preparation. Version 1.01. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #07: Selecting and Marking Subtidal Transect Locations. Version 2.01. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #08: Conducting Marine Fish Surveys. Version 1.01. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #09: Post Dive Procedures and Equipment Maintenance. Version 1.02. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #10: Workspace Setup and Project Records Management. Version 1.02. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #11: Datasheet Handling Procedures. Version 1.02. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #12: Managing Photographic Images. Version 2.01. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #13: Data Entry and Verification. Version 2.01. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #14: Post-season Data Quality Review and Certification. Version 2.0. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #15: Metadata Development. Version 1.01. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #16: Sensitive Information Procedures. Version 1.01. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #17: Product Delivery Specifications. Version 1.02. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #18: Product Posting and Distribution. Version 1.01. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #19: Statistical Data Analysis and Reporting. Version 2.0. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #20: After the Field Season. Version 1.01. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- SOP #21: Revising the Protocol. Version 1.02. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
- Temporal patterns in coral reef fish assemblages with varying disturbance levels: A tale of two National Parks in Hawaiʻi
- Trend and power analysis for National Park Service marine data from 2006 to 2010: Pacific Island Network
- Benthic Marine Community and Marine Fish Monitoring Database User Guide