National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of American Samoa in 2015

The towed-diver method is used to conduct surveys of large-bodied (> 50 cm) fishes in the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas as part of the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). A suitable method for assessing relatively large areas of reef habitat, the method involves towing a pair of SCUBA divers—one benthic and one fish—behin...

拖曳潜水员法被应用于对夏威夷群岛、马里亚纳群岛、美属萨摩亚以及太平洋偏远岛屿地区的体型较大（大于50厘米）鱼类进行考察，此考察作为美国国家珊瑚礁监测计划（NCRMP）的一部分。作为一种适宜于评估相对较大珊瑚礁栖息地的调查方法，该方法涉及拖曳一对潜水员——一名海底潜水员和一名鱼类潜水员——在珊瑚礁区进行作业。