Shrimp EFH

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• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) in association with the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC)

Publication_Date: 2008

Title: Shrimp EFH

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:

This merged dataset represents the Essential Fish Habitats of Shrimp as described in Final Habitat Plan for the South Atlantic Region: Essential Fish Habitiat Requirements for Fishery Management Plans of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, The Shrimp Fishery Management Plan, The Red Drum Fishery Management Plan, The Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan, The Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management Plan, The Golden Crab Fishery Management Plan, The Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan, The Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom Habitat Fishery Management Plan, and the Calico Scallop Fishery Management Plan (October 1998).

The particular components included in this assembled dataset include: Estuarine Emergent Wetlands of FL, GA, SC, NC; Estuarine Scrub/Shrub Wetlands of FL, GA, SC, NC; Sand between 20-200M; Silt between 200-800M; Seagrass in FL; Sub-Aquatic Vegetation in NC; Shelf Currents near Cape Canaveral; the Gulf Stream off the SE US Atlantic coast.

Purpose:

This dataset was assembled in support of ongoing South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) imternet mapping service (IMS) efforts in association with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI)

Supplemental_Information:

Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: varies

Currentness_Reference: varies

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.941475

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.453304

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.651502

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.344948

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWRItheme

Theme_Keyword: pelagic fish (tuna, mackerel, amberjack, sharks)

Theme_Keyword: other fish

Theme_Keyword: other inverts

Theme_Keyword: science

Theme_Keyword: research

Theme_Keyword: marine

Theme_Keyword: mapping

Theme_Keyword: lobster

Theme_Keyword: GIS

Theme_Keyword: crab

Theme_Keyword: corals (reefs, etc)

Theme_Keyword: coastal

Theme_Keyword: benthic

Theme_Keyword: artificial reefs

Theme_Keyword: essential fish habitat

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWRIplace

Place_Keyword: Atlantic

Place_Keyword: East Coast of Florida

Place_Keyword: Georgia

Place_Keyword: North Carolina

Place_Keyword: wildlife and environmental area

Place_Keyword: South Carolina

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean

Access_Constraints: Available without restriction

Use_Constraints:

FWC-FWRI must be credited. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GIS Data Librarian

Contact_Organization:

FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)

Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: FWRI-DC

Security_Classification: Available without restriction

Security_Handling_Description: Available without restriction

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Feature attributes were visually inspected and appear to be correct.

Logical_Consistency_Report: No logical inconsistencies are known to exist in this data set.

Completeness_Report:

EFH areas [as defined in SAFMC, 1998] are represented within the constraints of available information.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

NOAA, Coastal Services Center, excerpted and modified by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI)

Publication_Date: 2001

Title: Estuarine Emergent Wetlands of the NC, SC, GA, and FL Coasts

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2001

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Estuarine Emergent Wetlands of the NC, SC, GA, and FL Coasts

Source_Contribution:

This dataset includes all tidal wetlands dominated by erect, rooted, herbaceous hydrophytes (excluding mosses and lichens). Wetlands that occur in tidal areas in which salinity due to ocean-derived salts is equal to or greater than 0.5 percent and that are present for most of the growing season in most years. Perennial plants usually dominate these wetlands. Total vegetation cover is greater than 80 percent.

Characteristic species: Cordgrass (Spartina spp.), needlerush (Juncus roemerianus), narrow leaved cattail ( Typha angustifolia), southern wild rice (Zizaniopsis miliacea), common pickleweed (Salicornia virginica), sea blite (Suaeda californica), and arrow grass (Triglochin martimum).

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

NOAA, Coastal Services Center, excerpted and modified by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI)

Publication_Date: 2008

Title: Estuarine Scrub/Shrub Wetlands of the NC, SC, GA, and FL Coasts

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2008

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Estuarine Scrub/Shrub Wetlands of the NC, SC, GA, and FL Coasts

Source_Contribution:

This dataset includes all tidal wetlands dominated by woody vegetation less than 5 meters in height, and all such wetlands that occur in tidal areas in which salinity due to ocean-derived salts is equal to or greater than 0.5 percent. Total vegetation coverage is greater than 20 percent.

Characteristic species: Sea-myrtle (Baccharis halimifolia) and marsh elder (Iva frutescens).

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 2005

Title:

CONMAPSG--Sand: Continental Margin Mapping (CONMAP) sediments grainsize distribution for the United States East Coast Continental Margin

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2005

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

CONMAPSG--Sand: Continental Margin Mapping (CONMAP) sediments grainsize distribution for the United States East Coast Continental Margin

Source_Contribution:

Sediments off the eastern United States vary markedly in texture - the size, shape, and arrangement of their grains. However, for descriptive purposes, it is typically most useful to classify these sediments according to their grain-size distributions. Starting in 1962, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) began a joint program to study the marine geology of the continental margin off the Atlantic coast of the United States. As part of this program and numerous subsequent projects, thousands of sediment samples were collected and analyzed for particle size.

This selection represents those sediments defined as SAND.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 2005

Title:

CONMAPSG--Silt: Continental Margin Mapping (CONMAP) sediments grainsize distribution for the United States East Coast Continental Margin

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2005

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

CONMAPSG--Silt: Continental Margin Mapping (CONMAP) sediments grainsize distribution for the United States East Coast Continental Margin

Source_Contribution:

Sediments off the eastern United States vary markedly in texture - the size, shape, and arrangement of their grains. However, for descriptive purposes, it is typically most useful to classify these sediments according to their grain-size distributions. Starting in 1962, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) began a joint program to study the marine geology of the continental margin off the Atlantic coast of the United States. As part of this program and numerous subsequent projects, thousands of sediment samples were collected and analyzed for particle size.

This selection represents those sediments defined as SILT.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Center for Spatial Analysis

Publication_Date: 2007

Title: Seagrass--FL--1987-2007

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2007

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Seagrass--FL--1987-2007

Source_Contribution:

This polygon GIS data set represents a compilation of statewide seagrass data from various source agencies and scales. The data were mapped from sources ranging in date from 1987 to 2007. Not all data in this compilation are mapped from photography; some are the results of field measurements. See the "Sources" section for more information. The original source data sets were not all classified in the same manner; some used the Florida Land Use Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS) codes 9113 for discontinuous seagrass and 9116 for continuous seagrass; some defined only presence and absence of seagrass, and some defined varying degrees of seagrass percent cover. In order to merge all of these data sources into one compilation data set, FWRI reclassified the various source data attribute schemes into two categories: "continuous" and "discontinuous" seagrass. In areas where studies overlap, the most recent study where a given area has been interpreted is represented in this data set.This data set is not comparable to previous statewide data sets for time series studies - not all areas have been updated since the previous statewide compilation and some areas previously not mapped are now included. Please contact GIS Librarian to request the source data if you need to do a time series comparison.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: NOAA/SEFSC/Beaufort Lab

Publication_Date: 1998

Title:

Marine/Estuarine Aquatic Bed, Rooted Vascular (Submersed Rooted Vasculars, SRV)

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

Marine/Estuarine Aquatic Bed, Rooted Vascular (Submersed Rooted Vasculars, SRV)

Source_Contribution:

A GIS data set of polygon data interpreted from aerial photography taken by NOAA/NOS Photogrammetry Branch depicting areas of Aquatic Beds of Rooted Vascular Plants in coastal north Carolina. Predominantly submersed rooted vasculars (SRV) but including some floating rooted vasculars (FRV). The nomenclature and definitions originally developed according to the Coastal Land Cover Classification System for the NOAA Coastal Change Analysis Project (C-CAP), Journal of Coastal Research 9(3):862-872 have been crosswalked into the Florida System For Classification of Habitats in Estuarine and Marine Environments (SCHEME) iystem to build consistency with similar NOAA developed benthic data sets.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Created by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) in association with the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC)

Publication_Date: 2008

Title: Shelf Currents near Cape Canaveral, Florida

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2008

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Shelf Currents near Cape Canaveral, Florida

Source_Contribution:

Simple graphic of generalized shelf currents near Cape Canaveral, Florida. NOTE: current direction with each arc is TOWARD the cape.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI)

Publication_Date: 2008

Title: Gulf Stream off the Southeast US Coast

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2008

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Gulf Stream off the Southeast US Coast

Source_Contribution:

Represented is the Gulf Stream off the Southeastern US Atlantic coast. The mean, standard deviation, and extreme front positions are described here. Based on information produced in: Mineral Management Service. 1990. Final Environmental Report on Proposed Exploratory Drilling Offshore North Carolina. Volume 1. Environmental Assessment Division. OCS MMS. pp 663; and reproduced in: FINAL HABITAT PLAN FOR THE SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION: ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT REQUIREMENTS FOR FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL THE SHRIMP FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN, THE RED DRUM FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN, THE SNAPPER GROUPER FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN, THE COASTAL MIGRATORY PELAGICS FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN, THE GOLDEN CRAB FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN, THE SPINY LOBSTER FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN, THE CORAL, CORAL REEFS, AND LIVE/HARD BOTTOM HABITAT FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN, THE SARGASSUM HABITAT FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND THE CALICO SCALLOP FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepared by the: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council OCTOBER 1998

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

8 different datasets of varied sources were assembled using the "merge" tool within ArcGIS 9.2. This merged dataset was then modified with the removal of vast quantities of attribute fields of widely varying specificity and purpose. The dataset was then processed using the "Dissolve" tool based on the "ITEM" field resulting in a more simplified attribute table.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 9

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: _shrimp_merge_Dslv

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ITEM

Attribute_Definition: The source dataset of the particular polygon.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GIS Data Librarian

Contact_Organization:

FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)

Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time

Distribution_Liability:

This data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a FWC-FWRI produced data set; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set.

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20080903

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GIS Data Librarian

Contact_Organization:

FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)

Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time

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: No restrictions on metadata

Metadata_Use_Constraints: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: FWRI-MC

Metadata_Security_Classification: Available

Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.

Metadata_Extensions:

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile