Acknowledgement
This metadata atlas has been produced by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Many organizations and individuals contributed expertise and data to the atlas.
Dr. Michael Parke and Haiying Wang of CRED processed and compiled the data using CRED and PIFSC resources. Dr. Rusty Brainard (CRED) provided critical oversight and support for the synthesis effort. Dr. Bruce Applegate of UH Hawaii Research Mapping Group (HRMG) provided R/V Kilo Moana images. Dr. John Smith of UH/NOAA Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) provided R/V K-O-K SeaBeam and JAMSTEC SeaBeam data. Dr. Christopher Kelley of UH/NOAA Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) provided Bottomfish GIS data from the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). Applegate, Smith, and Kelley all reviewed the draft document.
The base map image that underlies all of the data presented was produced by B.W. Eakins, J.E. Robinson, T. Kanamatsu, J. Naka, J.R. Smith, E. Takahashi and D.A. Clague from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geologic Investigations Series I-2809. http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/i-map/i2809/.