Description: The Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division manages the deployment of materials in state and offshore waters for the enhancement of fish habitat and increased fishing opportunities for anglers through its Artificial Reef Program. Reef areas have been permitted and eligible materials placed in those areas. This dataset was created from previous files recording reef information and location.
Copyright Text: Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division Artificial Reef Program
Description: Locations Artificial reef development in South Carolina's coastal and offshore waters is managed through the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division (MRD). The state's Marine Artificial Reef Program, first established in 1973, is a part of the MRD's Office of Fisheries Management (OFM).
Copyright Text: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Description: The artificial reef program was created to enhance recreational fishing and sport diving opportunities in coastal waters, but future uses may emphasize increasing the amount of productive hard-bottom fish habitat in the form of sanctuaries or reserves.This file contains the location of all public artificial reef zones off the coast of South Carolina. The actual location of reef material can vary within each zone. The zone marks the potential extent of the reef. There is a standard degree of error (+/- 15m) associated with the GPS coordinates used to create these zones, therefore care must be taken when approaching these areas on the ocean bottom. This data is only accurate to the date of publication, and new zones can be created at any time.
Copyright Text: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Description: The Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division Artificial Reef Program manages placement of material in Georgia coastal waters for the benefits to fish habitat and anglers. Areas are selected based on substrate, geographic location, and otherfactors. The areas are then permitted so as to avoid conflicts with navigation and marine life. Attribute information for Depth and Submerged Material Type were obtained from "A Guide to Georgia's Offshore Artificial Reefs" published September 2001 by the Coastal Resources Division.
Copyright Text: Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division
Description: The U.S. Geological Survey Cold-Water Coral Geographic Database was created to compile deep sea coral data from many sources into one searchable database. Distribution of this dataset allows the user the ability to visualize the information in a Geographic Information system.
Copyright Text: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1351/
Description: Due to the disparate nature of existing habitat maps of the Florida reef tract, a spatially and categorically unified GIS database was created. Data were categorically integrated using a hierarchically tiered Unified Classification (UC) system which progressively aggregates classes into coarser thematic units providing a common and consistent picture of the entire area while retaining the detailed regional specific information. Where mapping projects spatially overlap, GIS data were edited to create a seamless and consistent transition between mapping projects using image interpretation techniques. This Unified Florida Reef Tract Map (Unified Reef Map) integrates various benthic mapping efforts along the Florida Keys Reef Tract, Florida Bay and Gulf of Mexico coastal waters along the Florida Keys. The UC contains five levels of thematic detail, UC Level 0 to 4, allowing for flexibility in the scope of analysis. UC Level 0 is the coarsest classification level that provides a consistent view of the entire area. UC Level 4 retains full thematic resolution while normalizing synonymous class values. Benthic mapping classification values are also cross-walked to the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard(CMECS). The Unified Reef Map addresses the need for a single coordinated perspective on the mapping, monitoring and management of the Florida reef tract. Individual source maps cross-walked to the unified classification and CMECS without spatial edits (retaining overlap and unmatched seams) are also available.
Name: Habitat Suitability Models for Deep Sea Corals
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Description: We are using statistical modeling techniques to predict areas of the seafloor that are capable of supporting deep-sea corals. Using a sophisticated statistical machine-learning algorithm called maximum entropy (MaxEnt), we are combining databases of known deep-sea coral locations developed by the NOAA Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) with environmental and oceanographic data to generate predictive models of deep-sea coral distribution. These models will be used to produce regional maps of deep-sea coral habitat
Description: Predicted Likelihood of Suitable Habitat for Framework-forming Scleractinia in the U.S. Southeast Atlantic (Thresholded Categories). This excludes Oculina spp.
The predictive model was developed by analyzing associations between known deep-sea coral occurrences and potential environmental predictors.
Copyright Text: NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program, http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=35
Description: Predicted Likelihood of Suitable Habitat for Oculina in the U.S. Southeast Atlantic (Thresholded Categories). The predictive model was developed by analyzing associations between known deep-sea coral occurrences and potential environmental predictors.
Copyright Text: NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program, http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=35