NOAA-NMFS, Galveston Laboratory Essential Fish Habitat Project data

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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."
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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.974000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.788000
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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
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Image map showing extent and distribution of this data layer coverage
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Data_Set_Credit:
Please review the cross reference information for original data set credit to Minello, et al.
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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>

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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
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Contact_Person: Chris Jenkins
Contact_Organization:
Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research (INSTAAR) Univeristy of Colorado at Boulder
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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
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Contact_Person: Chris Jenkins
Contact_Organization:
Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research (INSTAAR) Univeristy of Colorado at Boulder
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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

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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
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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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