Data Visualization Tool for Monitoring Coral Reefs in American Samoa

Verstaen, Juliette; Smith, Joy; Samson, Jennifer

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Data Visualization Tool for Monitoring Coral Reefs in American Samoa

2025
By Verstaen, Juliette ; Smith, Joy ; Samson, Jennifer

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Journal Title:

The Journal of Ocean Technology
Personal Author:

Verstaen, Juliette ; Smith, Joy ; Samson, Jennifer
NOAA Program & Office:

CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) ; CIMAR (Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research)
Description:

To gauge the status and trends of coral reef ecosystems, federal and local agencies in American Samoa conduct monitoring programs that assess benthic cover, reef fish populations, and environmental conditions such as temperature and water quality. However, these coral reef monitoring programs vary in terms of survey areas, methodologies, and time scales. As a result, disparate datasets on similar metrics (e.g., coral cover, fish abundance, environmental data) complicate the task of understanding the full extent of changes across reefs on different islands. To address this challenge, there is a pressing need to collate, integrate, and synthesize decades of monitoring data from American Samoa’s coral reefs. Here, we introduce a data visualization tool that can be used by scientists, resource managers, and community members to make informed decisions about their resources.
Keywords:

Benthic Ecology Coral Reef Management Coral Reefs And Islands Corals Environmental Monitoring Information Visualization Reef Fishes Benthic Ecology Coral Reef Management Coral Reefs And Islands Environmental Monitoring Information Visualization Reef Fishes Benthic Cover Data Visualization
Source:

The Journal of Ocean Technology, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2025
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48336/zwa4-kg31
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CoRIS Project ID:

CRCP Project ID; 31409
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

American Samoa
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Submitted
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