Coral, Coral Reefs, Live or Hard Bottom EFH

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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: Coral, Coral Reefs, Live or Hard Bottom EFH
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Description:
Abstract:
This merged dataset represents the Essential Fish Habitats of Coral, Coral Reef, Live/Hard Bottom 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: Coral in Palm Beach, Broward counties, and S FL; Continental Margin Silt Sediment off FL, GA, SC, NC; Hard Bottom, deep and shallow waters off FL, GA, SC, NC.

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: -82.989227
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.759506
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.654632
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.233333
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:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), Center for Spatial Analysis
Publication_Date: 1992
Title: camra_view_benthic_sfl_1992_corals
Source_Scale_Denominator: unk
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1992
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Corals--South Florida
Source_Contribution:
This GIS data set is a view referencing the feature class "FMRI.benthic_south_fl_poly". This view is a reselection where S_CLASS = 'CR', including patch reefs and platform margin reefs. For more information about the source data set see the metadata for "camra_mrgis_benthic_south_fl"
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center
Publication_Date: 2004
Title: camra_mrgis_benthic_broward_2004
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:6000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2004
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Corals--Broward County
Source_Contribution:
This GIS data set represents coral and hardbottom habitats off Broward County Florida. These data are the results of an integrated mapping project undertaken to provide a habitat map of the shallow Broward County seafloor between the 0m and 35m contour. All data were mapped in ArcGIS9 and polygons were drawn at a scale of 1:6000 with a one acre minimum mapping unit. The entire area mapped was roughly 110 square-kilometers. For the production of these polygons, high resolution LADS bathymetry was used to map reef geomorphology, acoustic data (QTC and Echoplus) were used to aid in defining the geomorphologic features into habitat types, and a waterproof drop video camera from a boat was used as groundtruthing to confirm substrate type. The shallow inshore seafloor from the 0m to -6m contour was mapped using a combination of assimilated data types including aerial photography and high-resolution bathymetry and the deeper seafloor habitats, from the -6m to the -35m contour, were mapped using mostly high-resolution bathymetry and acoustic ground discrimination. The result produced a seamless GIS benthic habitat classification of the entire nearshore reef system in Broward County. Refer to the final project report: Development of GIS Maps for Southeast Florida Coral Reefs, for a complete description of the classification.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center
Publication_Date: 2007
Title: ISM_CSA_benthic_palmbeach_2002
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:6000
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Corals--Palm Beach County
Source_Contribution:
These data are the results of an integrated mapping project undertaken to provide a habitat map of the shallow Palm Beach County seafloor between the 0m and 35m contour. All data were mapped in ArcGIS9x and polygons were drawn at a scale of 1:6000 with a one acre minimum mapping unit. The entire area mapped was roughly 254 square-kilometers. For the production of these polygons, high resolution LADS bathymetry was used to map reef geomorphology, acoustic ground discrimination were used to aid in defining the geomorphologic features into habitat types, and a waterproof drop video camera from a boat was used as groundtruthing to confirm substrate type. The shallow inshore seafloor from the 0m to -6m contour was mapped using a combination of assimilated data types including aerial photography and high-resolution bathymetry and the deeper seafloor habitats, from the -6m to the -35m contour, were mapped using mostly high-resolution bathymetry and acoustic ground discrimination. The result produced a seamless GIS benthic habitat classification of the entire nearshore reef system in Palm Beach County. See report for a description of the classification.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:
CONMAPSG--Silts: Continental Margin Mapping (CONMAP) sediments grainsize distribution for the United States East Coast Continental Margin
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:1,000,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2005
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Silt Sediments--SE US Coast
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 all those sediments that have a substantial Silt component including clay-silt/sand, sand-clay/silt, sand-silt/clay, and sand/silt/clay.

Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), Center for Spatial Analysis (CSA)
Publication_Date: 2006
Title: Hard Bottom Deep Water - SE US
Source_Scale_Denominator: unk
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2006
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Hard Bottom Deep Water--SE US
Source_Contribution:
One-minute grid created using a customized VBA script for ArcGIS 9.0. The customized script was developed using code adapted from Robert Nicholas's "Fishnet" VB script (<http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=12807>). The deepwater grid was generated as a polygon file using the Geographic NAD27 coordinate system. Each grid cell is one-minute latitude by one-minute longitude. The grid extends from the VA/NC border south along the US east coast, around the southern tip of FL and westard through the Dry Tortugas. The grid extends from the shoreline to approximately 5 nautical miles beyond the 2000 m depth contour. Each grid cell is identified by an eight digit "Block" number representing the latitude and longitude (in degrees and minutes) of the southeast corner of the grid cell. Each grid cell is coded to a bottom type based on the DeepWater Mapping data that fall within the cell. Where a data point falls precisely on the border between two grid cells, the datum is assigned to the north or west cell. Line (transect) data assign bottom values to the grid cell in which the line begins. Polygon data assigns bottom value to each grid cell that a given polygon covers. Each grid cell is attributed to reflect the number and type of bottom data that fall within the cell. Each grid cell within the one-minute grid was coded to a bottom type of either Special Habitat (SH), Hard Bottom (HB), Tilefish Habitat (TH), Possible Hard Bottom (PH), or Soft Bottom (SB) based on the Deepwater Mapping point, line, and polygon data that intersect the grid cell.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), Center for Spatial Analysis (CSA)
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: Hard Bottom Shallow Water - SE US
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:80,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2001
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Hard Bottom Shallow Water--SE US
Source_Contribution:
One-minute grid covering the South Atlantic Bight. Each grid cell is one-minute latitude by one-minute longitude. The grid (actually a polygon shapefile) extends from the VA/NC border south along the US east coast, around the southern tip od FL and westward through the Dry Tortugas. The grid extends from the shoreline to approximately five nautical miles beyond the 200 m depth contour (roughly the continental shelf break). Each grid cell is identified by an eight digit "block" number representing the latitude and longitude (in degrees and minutes) of the southeast corner of the grid cell. Each grid cell is coded to a bottom type based on the SEAMAP Bottom Mappping data that fall within the cell. Where a data point or line falls precisely on the border between two grid cells, the datum is assigned to the north or west cell. Certain line (transect) data assign bottom values to the grid cell in which the line begins. Otherwise, line data code each grid cell crossed. Polygon data assigns bottom value to each grid cell that a given polygon covers. Each grid cell is attributed to reflect the number and type of bottom data that fall within the cell. Each grid cell within the one-minute grid was coded to a bottom type of either Hard Bottom (HB), Possible Hard Bottom (PH), or Not Hard Bottom (NH) , based on the SEAMAP Bottom Mapping point, line, and polygon data that intersect the grid cell. If a cell has any HB data in it, it is coded to HB regardless of any NH data in the cell. If a cell has NH and no other type of data, it is coded to NH. If a cell has no data, it is not coded.

See the following documents for more detail:

Moser, M.L., S.W. Ross, S.W. Snyder, and R.C. Dentzman. 1995. Distribution of Bottom Habitats on the Continental Shelf off North Carolina. Final Report to Marine Resources Institute, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources for the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program, Bottom Mapping Work Group. 81p.

Perkins, T.H., H.A. Norris, D.T. Wilder, S.D. Kaiser, D.K. Camp, R.E. Matheson, Jr., F.J. Sargent, M.M. Colby, W.G. Lyons, R.G. Gilmore, J.K. Reed, G.A. Zarillo, K. Connell, and M. Fillingfin. 1997. Distribution of Hard-Bottom Habitats on the Continental Shelf off the Northern and Central East Coast of Florida. Final Report submitted to the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program Bottom Mapping Workgroup and the National Marine Fisheries Service. vii + 55p, 1 appendix.

Van Dolah, R.F., P.P. Maier, G.R. Sedberry, and C.A. Barans. 1994. Distribution of Bottom Habitats on the Continental Shelf of South Carolina and Georgia. Final Report submitted to the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program, South Atlantic Committee. 46 p.

Process_Step:
Process_Description:
6 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.
Process_Step:
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Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 6
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Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
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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: _coralhb_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.
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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
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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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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
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