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Description: The purpose of the Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project (CREMP) is to monitor the status and trends of selected reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS). Data in this shapefile represent mean biological cover within a spatial grid. The core field methods for CREMP continue to be the underwater videography of three transects and a timed station species inventory at each sampling station (Figure 1). Image analysis from video provides relative estimates of benthic community composition and traditional station species inventories provide information on coral species richness, presence/absence of disease and bleaching, and Diadema abundance.
Copyright Text: Map creation: Shay Viehman, Dan Dorfman (NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science). Benthic Cover Data: Rob Ruzicka, FWC
Description: The dataset includes species richness of benthic stony corals collected from multiple habitat types across the south Florida shelf, inside and outside of the no-take management zones, and throughout the Florida Keys from south of Miami to the Dry Tortugas, from 2005 through 2011. The data set documents the stony coral species richness in the region. The data were collected during synoptic broad-scale surveys of coral reef and hard-bottom habitats that were stratified into sub-regions or along-shelf positions (e.g., Biscayne, Upper, Lower and Middle Keys, and the Dry Torguas), resource management zones (e.g., FKNMS no-take zones and reference areas, and National Parks), and various habitat types (e.g., patch reefs, low relief hard-bottom, high-relief spur and groove, etc.). A 200m x 200m polygon grid was used to overlay onto existing bathymetry and benthic habitat maps of the study area, and a two-stage stratified random design was used to select sites for sampling from various strata combinations of cross-shelf habitat type, along-shelf position (i.e. region), and management zone.
Copyright Text: Map creation: Shay Viehman, Christine Buckel (NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science). Data was provided by James Byrne from The Nature Conservancy.
Description: The dataset includes species richness of benthic stony corals collected from multiple habitat types across the south Florida shelf, inside and outside of the no-take management zones, and throughout the Florida Keys from south of Miami to the Dry Tortugas, from 1999 through 2009. The data set documents the stony coral species richness and changes over time of benthic coral reef organisms in the region. The data were collected during synoptic broad-scale surveys of coral reef and hard-bottom habitats that were stratified into sub-regions or along-shelf positions (e.g., Biscayne, Upper, Lower and Middle Keys, and the Dry Torguas), resource management zones (e.g., FKNMS no-take zones and reference areas, and National Parks), and various habitat types (e.g., patch reefs, low relief hard-bottom, high-relief spur and groove, etc.). A 200m x 200m polygon grid was used to overlay onto existing bathymetry and benthic habitat maps of the study area, and a two-stage stratified random design was used to select sites for sampling from various strata combinations of cross-shelf habitat type, along-shelf position (i.e. region), and management zone (Ault et al. 2006, Smith et al. 2011). At each 200-m x 200-m site, four 15-m transects were deployed for data collection. More information on the individual projects from which data were compiled for this dataset is located online at http://people.uncw.edu/millers/index.htm.
Copyright Text: Map Creation: Shay Viehman, Dan Dorfman, Christopher Jeffrey, Christine Buckel (NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science).
Benthic Cover Data:
Miller SL, Chiappone M, Rutten LM (2011). Abundance, distribution, and condition of Acropora corals, other benthic coral reef organisms, and marine debris in the upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary – 2011 Quick look report and data summary. CMS/UNCW, Key Largo, FL. 262 pp. http://people.uncw.edu/millers/index.htm. Ault JS, Smith SG, Bohnsack JA, Luo J, Harper DE, McClellan DB (2006). Building sustainable fisheries in Florida’s coral reef ecosystem: Positive signs in the Dry Tortugas. Bulletin of Marine Science 78: 633-654. Smith SG, Swanson DW, Chiappone M, Miller SL, Ault JS. 2011. Probability sampling of stony coral populations in the Florida Keys. Environ Monittoring and Assessment 183:121-138.
Description: The dataset includes species richness of benthic branching and encrustine gorgonians collected from multiple habitat types across the south Florida shelf, inside and outside of the no-take management zones, and throughout the Florida Keys from south of Miami to the Dry Tortugas, from 1999 through 2009. The data set documents the branching and encrusting gorgonian species richness and changes over time of benthic coral reef organisms in the region. The data were collected during synoptic broad-scale surveys of coral reef and hard-bottom habitats that were stratified into sub-regions or along-shelf positions (e.g., Biscayne, Upper, Lower and Middle Keys, and the Dry Torguas), resource management zones (e.g., FKNMS no-take zones and reference areas, and National Parks), and various habitat types (e.g., patch reefs, low relief hard-bottom, high-relief spur and groove, etc.). A 200m x 200m polygon grid was used to overlay onto existing bathymetry and benthic habitat maps of the study area, and a two-stage stratified random design was used to select sites for sampling from various strata combinations of cross-shelf habitat type, along-shelf position (i.e. region), and management zone (Ault et al. 2006, Smith et al. 2011). At each 200-m x 200-m site, four 15-m transects were deployed for data collection. More information on the individual projects from which data were compiled for this dataset is located online at http://people.uncw.edu/millers/index.htm.
Copyright Text: Map Creation: Shay Viehman, Dan Dorfman, Christopher Jeffrey, Christine Buckel (NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science).
Benthic Cover Data:
Miller SL, Chiappone M, Rutten LM (2011). Abundance, distribution, and condition of Acropora corals, other benthic coral reef organisms, and marine debris in the upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary – 2011 Quick look report and data summary. CMS/UNCW, Key Largo, FL. 262 pp. http://people.uncw.edu/millers/index.htm. Ault JS, Smith SG, Bohnsack JA, Luo J, Harper DE, McClellan DB (2006). Building sustainable fisheries in Florida’s coral reef ecosystem: Positive signs in the Dry Tortugas. Bulletin of Marine Science 78: 633-654. Smith SG, Swanson DW, Chiappone M, Miller SL, Ault JS. 2011. Probability sampling of stony coral populations in the Florida Keys. Environ Monittoring and Assessment 183:121-138.
Description: This is a compilation of known Dendrogyra locations (no specified time frame) by FWC. In summer 2013, FWC-NCRI plan to ground-truth these points three times annually.
Copyright Text: Kate Lunz, FWC
Nicole D'Antonio (NCRI)
Description: The MPA Inventory is a comprehensive catalog that provides detailed information for existing marine protected areas in the United States. The inventory provides geospatial boundary information (in polygon format) and classification attributes that seek to define the conservation objectives, protection level, governance and related management criteria for all sites in the database. The comprehensive inventory of federal, state and territorial MPA sites provides governments and stakeholders with access to information to make better decisions about the current and future use of place-based conservation. The information also will be used to inform the development of the national system of marine protected areas as required by Executive Order 13158.
Copyright Text: NOAA Marine Protected Areas Center in joint effort with the US Department of the Interior
Description: This layer shows businesses in Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties that in some way are associated with watercraft to fulfill their stated service. Business types were identified using relevant Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes. This layer does not include businesses that have a primary focus on the sale or service of watercraft, such as manufacturers, dealerships, repair shops, or storage (i.e., marinas, docks, etc…). These data were purchased from InfoUSA on 20 July 2012, meaning that the data represent a snapshot as of that date. InfoUSA maintains three levels of data accuracy: Accuracy, Standard, and Coverage. The degree of accuracy refers to the correctness of data fields, in particular, contact information. InfoUSA guarantees accuracy of data for six months from the date of purchase and recommends quarterly updates of the data to ensure that contact information is current. Accuracy verification codes may be defined as follows:Accuracy=Accuracy of data verified via direct call to a business as well as using additional sources of information. Standard=Accuracy of data has been verified by at least one source of information.Coverage=Accuracy of data has not been verified.
Copyright Text: Raw data used to create this dataset are propriety and owned by Infogroup. However, we recieved permission from the provider to create and distribute derivative spatial data products using this data to assist coastal resource managers, in compliance with the InfoUSA Terms and Conditions documentation. We would like to thank InfoUSA and Mr. Rory Fulcher. Questions about the data that InfoUSA provides should be directed to:
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Description: FDEP Clean Marina Program DatasetData from the Excel spreadsheet “All DEP CVA CMP LatLong Jan2011” was imported into SPSS. To prepare data for merging with the FWRI “Marine Facilities Florida” dataset, the following transformations were undertaken:Records for Southeast Florida were extracted to create a new dataset, including only Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties.The field “Type of Project” was separated into four separate fields: Clean Marina, Clean Boatyard, Clean Retailer, and Clean Vessel (i.e., pump out).Facilities with multiple designations (i.e., multiple records) were combined into one record to eliminate duplicate records (duplicate based on facility name and location). For faculties with multiple Clean Vessel, or pumpout projects, only one “Clean Vessel” designation was retained.The FDEP Southeast Clean Marina Program dataset was then checked against the FWRI Marine Facilities Florida dataset for the Southeast to match marine facilities across datasets using FWRI’s “objectid” code (the unique data identifier). For those records in the FDEP dataset matching records in the FWRI dataset (based on facility name and address) matching object identification codes were assigned. One hundred seven records matched to records in the FWRI dataset, while forty-five records in the FDEP dataset were not matched to the FWRI data. The resulting dataset was divided into two datasets, one having only matched or existing records and the other having new or non-existing records.Combining FWRI and FDEP datasetsOnce the FDEP SE Clean Marina datasets were prepared, variable names and specifications were standardized across all three datasets. Next, each FDEP dataset was imported into the FWRI SE Marine Facilities Dataset. The FDEP SE Clean Marina dataset for “existing” facilities was imported using the “Add Variable” procedure in SPSS, matched on objectid. The facility name and address from the FDEP dataset were retained, but renamed to “facility2” and “Address2.” The FDEP SE Clean Marina dataset for new records was imported into the FWRI dataset using the “Add Cases” procedure. The “new” cases added to the FWRI SE Marine Facilities dataset were assigned an objectid code: 2338-2382. The merged dataset was renamed: FL_SE_marinefacil_Designated.sav. The file was then saved as a dBase file for import into ArcMap.
Copyright Text: Clean Marina data were provided by Brenda Leonard, Program Manager, Clean Marina Program and Clean Vessel Act Program (Contact Info: Email= Brenda.Leonard@dep.state.fl.us / Ph=850-245-2847. The FWRI data was published in 2001. The Clean Marina dataset was updated as of August 21, 2012.
Description: This GIS data set represents the port authority locations in the State of Florida. FWRI staff geocoded the 12 point locations based on addresses given by the State Library and Archives of Florida web site.
Copyright Text: State Library and Archives of Florida provided addresses; TeleAtlas road data was used for geocoding.