State Biodiversity Database Survey
Contact: Dr Kimberly Lowe (MHI-MRI Coordinator)
Organization: Division of Aquatic Resources (DLNR)
State: HI
NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?)
NAME Dr. Kimberly Smith
TITLE MHI-MRI Coordinator
AGENCY/ORGANIZATION Division of Aquatic Resources (DLNR)
ADDRESS1151 Punchbowl St, Rm 330
CITY, STATE, ZIP Honolulu, HI 96813
TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILEPhone:
     Fax: (808)587-0115
EMAIL/FTP/WWW kimberly@dar.ccmail.compuserve.com
  
ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) Div of Aquatic Res, Dept Land & Nat Resources
DATABASE NAME Fisheries Information & Nearshore Data Useful for Management
DATABASE ACRONYMS FINDUM
DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set):
Ecological, biological and life history data on inshore fisheries and fish or invertebrate species in the Main Hawaiian Islands
PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE:
Fisheries & fisheries habitat management
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.):
 
DATE RANGE OF RECORDS:1950 - 1992
IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): No
EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: 
Will update periodically
 
HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED?
Irregularly Updated
WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?: 1992
COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: 
Will update 1997-1998
 
SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.):		 
Main Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, Niihau, Kaula Rock, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kaho'olawe, Maui, and Hawaii)
 
BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS:
THEME SPECIES TYPE
Species Distribution Fish Bibliography
Population Levels/Density Aquatic Invertebrates Surveys
Management   Anecdotal
Life History    
Habitat Associations    
Habitat Maps    
Wetland Maps    
PLACE KEYWORDS
(Words/Phrases describing database extent & location):
  Main Hawaiian Islands  
DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE
Other; see comments
COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS:
Time/user must consult/ we have no staff for reference, but are glad to get you going & help yourself.
DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE:
Distribution
COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS:
Not yet distributed; but some information on fishes only has been incorporated into ICLARM Fishbase
DATA ACCURACY:
DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?):
Spatial data available in map form has specific verification requirements, including field use of GPS, lat/long coordinates or map references.
QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED:
 
ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE:
 
DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING:
DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?):
YES, point/location information
YES, vector/polygon information
YES, by administrative boundary; see comments
YES, by place; see comments
YES, other; see comments
COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING:
Other: GIS Arc/Info
ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured):
Distribution, density, and abundance of a list of ~40 species (targeted for their management) and their habitat.
DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set):
Kimberly Lowe, MHI-MRI Coordinator
DAR/DLNR
1151 Punchbowl St., Rm 330
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: Fax:(808)587-0115
Email/FTP/WWW Address: kimberly@dar.ccmail.compuserve.com
 
CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.):
Local use only; see comments.
COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM:
Dbase IV and ArcInfo (UNIX platform) also, some in Fishbase on CD-ROM.
DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.):
Dbase is 1.3 Megabytes
Arc/Info database is ...huge!
ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
Data Dictionaries
Accuracy
Collection Protocols
Other; see comments
COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: