Collect underwater video of the sea floor both to characterize substrate type and benthic habitat distribution and to ground-truth recently acquired data including bathymetric (SHOALS) lidar, side-scan sonar, seismic reflection, and surface texture and grain size
Description
United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California. Chief Scientists: Bruce Richmond, Ann Gibbs. Video data (underwatertelevision, underwatertelevision, GPS, temperature) of field activity A-2-02-HW in Oahu, Molokai, Maui from 06/24/2002 to 07/11/2002
Location
Maui
Summary
Video, GPS, water temperature, salinity
Comments
Oahu - Chief: Eric Grossman; Crew: Hank Chezar, Eric Grossman, Gerry Hatcher; Dates: 25-Jun-02 to 28-Jun-02; Tapes 1-9(9); Lines: OVHM 1-14. Molokai - Chief: Bruce Richmond; Crew: Hank Chezar, Ann Gibbs, Eric Grossman, Gerry Hatcher; Dates: 30-Jun-02 to 02-Jul-02; Tapes 10-16(7); Lines: MVM 1-16. Maui - Chief: Ann Gibbs; Crew: Eric Grossman, Bruce Richmond; Dates: 03-Jul-02 to 06-Jul-02; Tapes 17-27(11); Lines: VVM 1-30. Molokai (pc_Molokai) - Chief: Pat Chavez; Crew: Ann Gibbs, Will Smith; Dates: 08-Jul-02 to 11-Jul-02; Tapes 28-37(10); Points: 1-365. MVM = Molokai Video Mapping VCAL = Maui Calibration VVM = Maui Video Mapping VMN = Maui Nui OVM = Oahu Video Mapping
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Bruce Richmond (USGS CMG WR) - Chief Scientist
Ann Gibbs (USGS CMG WR) - Chief Scientist
Hank Chezar (USGS CMG WR) - Video Camera Sled
Eric Grossman (USGS CMG WR) - Geologist
Gerry Hatcher (USGS CMG WR) - Gis Applications
Pat Chavez (USGS) - Drop Camera
Joe Reich - Ship Captain
A benthic habitat polygon coverage has been created of the coral reef ecosystem within the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Watershed Partnership Initiative Kaanapali priority study area and the State of Hawaii Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area, West-Central Maui, Hawaii. Polygons were hand-digitized from visual interpretation of QuickBird-2 satellite imagery (2005), and SHOALS bathymetry data. We also utilized in situ knowledge from underwater photography and videography (2002-2011), side-scan sonar data, and diver and snorkeler observations. The polygons have attributes for Main Structure/Substrate, Dominant Structure/Substrate, Major Biological Cover, Percent of Major Biological Cover, Reef Zone, Unique ID, and measurements of Area (in square meters) of each polygon.
