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Fish Aggregation Devices (FADs) - Hawaii
Location of fish aggregation device (FAD) buoys within the Main Hawaiian Islands. Fishermen in Hawaii and other parts of the world have long known that tunas and other pelagic... -
Marine Life Conservation Districts - Hawaii
First introduced to Hawaii in 1967 with Hanauama Bay on Oahu, Marine Life Conservation Districts (MLCD) are designed to conserve and replenish marine resources. MLCDs allow only... -
Fisheries Management Areas - Hawaii
Boundaries of fisheries management areas (FMA) for the State of Hawaii. The mission of the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) is to manage, conserve and restore the... -
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Marine Survey Locations: Pacific Islands
A compilation of the general locations of marine areas where surveys were conducted in 2012 by the Pacific Islands Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), including... -
Boat Launch Ramps - Hawaii
Displays the locations of launch ramps (slipways) for the State of Hawaii. While harbors may also have launch ramps, these sites solely provide a launch ramp and no other... -
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge - Hawaii
One of the few regions within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) with a marine component, Midway Atoll is one of the most remote... -
Small Boat Harbors - Hawaii
Displays the locations of small boat harbors for the State of Hawaii, including harbors, marinas, wharfs, and basins used for recreation, fishing, charter boats, tour boats,... -
NOAA/PIFSC Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) Reef Fish Survey Locations:...
To support a long-term NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) for sustainable management and conservation of coral reef ecosystems, reef fish assessment surveys are... -
Aids To Navigation (ATON) Buoys - Hawaii
Displays the location of buoys for the State of Hawaii as recorded on NOAA nautical charts, which are used as aids to navigation (ATONs) to indicate traffic channels, to warn... -
Wave Power Long-term Mean, 2000-2013 - Hawaii
Wave power is a major environmental forcing mechanism in Hawaii that influences a number of marine ecosystem processes including coral reef community development, structure, and... -
Non-commercial Boat-based Net Fishing Estimated Average Annual Catch of Reef...
Nearshore fisheries in the Main Hawaiian Islands encompass a diverse group of fishers using a wide array of gears and targeting many different species. Communities in Hawaii... -
Anchorages - Hawaii
Displays the point location of anchorages and non-anchorages for the State of Hawaii as recorded on NOAA nautical charts. These are offshore areas outside of harbors where ships... -
Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Long-term Mean, 2000-2013 - Hawaii
Sea surface temperature (SST) plays an important role in a number of ecological processes and can vary over a wide range of time scales, from daily to decadal changes. SST... -
Hawaiian Ko'a Card Coral Health Assessments
The Hawaiian Ko'a Card (Coral Card) was developed by the Coral Reef Ecology Lab of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to record... -
Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Maximum Monthly Climatological Mean, 1985-2013 - Hawaii
Sea surface temperature (SST) plays an important role in a number of ecological processes and can vary over a wide range of time scales, from daily to decadal changes. SST... -
Aids To Navigation (ATON) Beacons - Hawaii
Displays the location of marine beacons for the State of Hawaii as recorded on NOAA nautical charts. While buoys float at the surface of the water, beacons are fixed to the sea... -
Nitrogen Flux from Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems (OSDS) - Hawaii
This layer represents the nitrogen flux coming from onsite sewage disposal systems (OSDS) (e.g., cesspools and septic tanks). OSDS point data were obtained from the University... -
Observed Presence of Alien and Invasive Algae, 2000-2013 - Hawaii
Due to the geographic isolation of the Hawaiian Islands, close to 25% of Hawaii's reef fishes and red algae species are endemic. This leaves Hawaiian coral reefs particularly... -
Marine Sewer Lines - Hawaii
Displays the locations of some of the submarine sewer pipelines for the State of Hawaii as recorded on NOAA nautical charts, including Oahu as well as one each on Maui (Kihei)... -
Total Estimated Average Annual Catch of Reef Fish, 2003-2013 - Hawaii
Nearshore fisheries in the Main Hawaiian Islands encompass a diverse group of fishers using a wide array of gears and targeting many different species. Communities in Hawaii...