NOAA-NMFS, Galveston Laboratory Essential Fish Habitat Project data

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• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title:

NOAA-NMFS, Galveston Laboratory Essential Fish Habitat Project data

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data

Online_Linkage: <http://galveston.ssp.nmfs.gov/research/fisheryecology/EFH>

Online_Linkage: <http://www.gulfbase.org/project/view.php?pid=mefhftgom>

Description:

Abstract:

"The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1996 requires the regional Fishery Management Councils and the Secretary of Commerce to describe and identify Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for species under federal Fishery Management Plans. Essential Fish Habitat is defined in the Magnuson-Stevens Act as "those waters and substrate necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth to maturity." The word "fish" in the previous sentence includes finfish, crabs, shrimp, and lobsters in the Gulf of Mexico. By identifying EFH, we can protect these habitats and restore them if they become damaged. The Fishery Ecology Branch developed a web site to support EFH efforts of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. Maps and information are presented for use in identifying EFH in the Gulf of Mexico using relative abundance estimates for managed fish species. These data were obtained from the Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) database developed by the National Ocean Service (NOS). The ELMR database was substantially upgraded by NOS to support of this EFH effort."

Purpose:

"For use in identifying EFH in the Gulf of Mexico using relative abundance estimates for managed fish species."

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: unknown

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: In work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.974000

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.788000

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.100000

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.358000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: fish habitat

Theme_Keyword: EFH

Theme_Keyword: restoration

Theme_Keyword: protection

Theme_Keyword: mapping

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico

Place_Keyword: U.S. East coast

Place_Keyword: Atlantic coast

Place_Keyword: United States

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints: None.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 4700 Avenue U

City: Galveston

State_or_Province: TX

Postal_Code: 77551-5997

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 409-766-3500

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: HardBank.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Image map showing extent and distribution of this data layer coverage

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Data_Set_Credit:

Please review the cross reference information for original data set credit to Minello, et al.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Thomas Minello

Originator: Mark Monaco (NOS, Silver Spring, MD)

Originator: Geoffrey Matthews

Originator: Philip Caldwell

Originator: John Christensen (NOS)

Originator: Randy Clark (NOS)

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: Mapping Essential Fish Habitat for the Gulf of Mexico.

Online_Linkage: <http://galveston.ssp.nmfs.gov/research/fisheryecology/EFH>

Online_Linkage: <http://www.gulfbase.org/project/view.php?pid=mefhftgom>

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Points inserted manually into the Hard Bank polygons of the Phil Caldwell NMFS Gulf Mexico sediment mapping.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Chris Jenkins

Contact_Organization:

Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research (INSTAAR) Univeristy of Colorado at Boulder

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1560 30th Street

Address: Campus Box 450

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0450

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 492-6387

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 492-6388

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chris.jenkins@colorado.edu

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Digital coverages supplied by Caldwell 2002

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Chris Jenkins

Contact_Organization:

Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research (INSTAAR) Univeristy of Colorado at Boulder

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1560 30th Street

Address: Campus Box 450

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0450

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 492-6387

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 492-6388

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chris.jenkins@colorado.edu

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Digital data were checked, formatted to dbSEABED input format, then processed using dbSEABED software to produce a range of output formats. The processing contained quality checking that may have declined to pass faulty or suspect data to outputs.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Chris Jenkins

Contact_Organization:

Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research (INSTAAR) Univeristy of Colorado at Boulder

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1560 30th Street

Address: Campus Box 450

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0450

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 492-6387

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 492-6388

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chris.jenkins@colorado.edu

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

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Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 173

Spatial_Reference_Information:

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Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

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Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

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Attribute:

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Attribute:

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Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SITENAME

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATASETKEY

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Latitudes and longitudes plus the description "hard bank" for each of these locations was entered into usSEABED. What is meant by hard bank is not defined.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 4700 Avenue U

City: Galveston

State_or_Province: TX

Postal_Code: 77551-5997

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 409-766-3500

Resource_Description:

NOAA-NMFS, Galveston Laboratory Essential Fish Habitat Project data

Distribution_Liability:

Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials. Trade, firm, or product names and other references to non-USGS products and services are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement or warranty, express or implied, by the USGS, USDOI, or U.S. Government, as to their suitability, content, usefulness, functioning, completeness, or accuracy.

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050825

Metadata_Review_Date: 20050503

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jamey Reid

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2204

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

Information on the NOAA NMFS Galveston website is authoritative and supercedes any information give in this document

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