Red Snapper Spawning Locations

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Technology Planning and Management Corporation

Publication_Date: 2004

Title: Red Snapper Spawning Locations

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:

In the re-authorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, through the Sustainable Fisheries Act, the U.S. Congress included provisions that required fishery management councils to identify essential fish habitat (EFH). Such EFH could include specific substrates (e.g., reefs), hydrographic regimes (e.g., upwelling zones), species associations and unknown factors that result in high abundance, biomass, diversity or spawning potential of fishes. The Magnuson Act re-authorization also provided for recognition of Habitat Areas of Particular Concern for various fish stocks or assemblages. HAPC are areas where some user activities (e.g., trawling, bottom longlining) are banned because of particularly sensitive habitats or species assemblages. In order to manage fisheries under EFH and HAPC provisions, it is necessary to recognize and map EFH and HAPC, and to more clearly define it in relation to the fishery management unit (e.g., the "Snapper-Grouper Complex"). As a first step, it is essential to map distributions of fishery species of concern. Additional mapping is needed of important spawning and nursery areas, substrates occupied by priority species, and areas of particularly high biomass, abundance and diversity of priority species and other fishes in the ecosystem. Locations of high biomass of forage species (e.g., scads, herrings) might also constitute EFH or HAPC. Off the southeastern United States, such priority species and habitats include the 73 species of the Snapper-Grouper complex (e.g., snappers, groupers, porgies, grunts, tilefishes) and their hard-bottom and sponge-coral habitats. This database contains data collected under cooperative fisheries research and monitoring programs funded by NOAA Fisheries and conducted by the SCDNR since 1973. Data include hydrographic measurements, fish survey catch statistics and life history information on priority fishery species collected on the Atlantic continental shelf and slope off the southeastern U.S., from North Carolina to Florida. Surveys have included trawl, trap, longline, hydrographic, benthic and ichthyoplankton sampling.

Purpose:

Fishery research and monitoring programs incorporated into the database were aimed at describing fish assemblages and habitats, and distribution and abundance of individual species and life-history stages. Monitoring efforts have been aimed at documenting trends in abundance, size and life history parameters of fishery species.

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: 2004

Currentness_Reference: most recent version

Status:

Progress: In work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.471660

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.633330

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.790000

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.873330

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Red Snapper

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Fishery Independent

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: MARMAP

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: South Atlantic Bight

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: East Coast

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: South Carolina

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 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

SCDNR's MARMAP database was queried for fish species and exported as a .txt file. The .txt file was imported into ArcINFO 9.0 and error checked for positional accuracy. Edits were made as needed.

Process_Date: Unknown

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset moved.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: I:\coral_ims\data\Regional\blksbass

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: P:\coral_ims\data\Regional\MARMAP\blksbass.shp.xml

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 42

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: spwn_Red_Snapper

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MONTH

Attribute_Definition: Month caught

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PCG

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPECIMEN

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COMMON_NAM

Attribute_Definition: Common name

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: SP_ID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FAMILY_NAM

Attribute_Definition: Family name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YEAR

Attribute_Definition: Year caught

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Common_Nam

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Scientific

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Family_Nam

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEX

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MATURITY

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Month

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Year

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date_

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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.001

Fees:

None. However, persons or organizations requesting information must provide transfer media (CD-ROM only) if FTP is not available and must pay express shipping costs if express shipping is required.

Ordering_Instructions:

Contact GIS Librarian by e-mail, telephone, or letter explaining which products are needed and providing a brief description of how the products will be used. Also, provide name and address of the person or organization requesting the products.

Turnaround:

Usually within 10 business days, although, complex requests may take longer

Custom_Order_Process: Contact GIS Librarian

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20051025

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:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile