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Gulf sturgeon Critical Habitat Units 1-7

Data Set (DS) | Southeast Regional Office (SERO)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25837 | Updated: March 4, 2026 | Published / External

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Southeast Regional Office, 2026: Gulf sturgeon Critical Habitat Units 1-7, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25837.

Title:	Gulf sturgeon Critical Habitat Units 1-7
Short Name:	Gulf sturgeon Critical Habitat Units 1-7
Status:	Completed
Publication Date:	2003-03-19
Abstract:	These data represent the critical habitat for Gulf Sturgeon as designated by Federal Register Vol. 68, No. 53, Wednesday, March 19, 2003, Rules and Regulations.
Purpose:	The purpose of these data is to visually represent the critical habitat areas for GIS analysis and display.
Notes:	Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 6452, 07-08-2015 17:43 The following FGDC sections are not currently supported in InPort, but were preserved and will be included in the FGDC export: - Spatial Reference Information (FGDC:spref), - Spatial Data Organization Information (FGDC:spdoinfo)

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Theme Keywords
Thesaurus	Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category	biota
ISO 19115 Topic Category	boundaries
ISO 19115 Topic Category	environment
UNCONTROLLED
PARR Exclusion	Non-Environmental Data
None	Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi
None	Critical Habitat
None	Endangered Species
None	fishery-dependent
None	GIS
None	Gulf Sturgeon

Temporal Keywords

Temporal Keywords
Thesaurus	Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None	March 19, 2003

Spatial Keywords

Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus	Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None	Alabama
None	Apalachicola Bay
None	Apalachicola River
None	Big Black Creek
None	Blackwater River
None	Bogue Chitto River
None	Chickasawhay River
None	Choctawhatchee Bay
None	Choctawhatchee River
None	Conecuh River
None	Escambia River
None	Florida
None	Gulf of Mexico
None	Lake Borgne
None	Lake Pontchartrain
None	Leaf River
None	Louisiana
None	Mississippi
None	Mississippi Sound
None	Near shore Gulf of Mexico
None	Pascagoula River
None	Pearl River
None	Pensacola Bay
None	Santa Rosa Sound
None	Shoal River
None	Suwannee River
None	Suwannee Sound
None	Yellow River

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code:	Data Set
Maintenance Frequency:	As Needed
Data Presentation Form:	Map (digital)

Support Roles

Distributor

CC ID: 845271

Date Effective From:	2019-05-30
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization):	Southeast Regional Office (SERO)
Address:	263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA
ROR:	https://ror.org/01pctw149
Phone:	(727)824-5301
URL:	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-regional-office
Business Hours:	8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST
Contact Instructions:	(727) 824-5301

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 207385

Date Effective From:	2015-07-08
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person):	Frick, Amanda L
Address:	263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA
Email Address:	amanda.frick@noaa.gov
Phone:	727-824-5301
Fax:	727-824-5320

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Extents

Currentness Reference:	Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 207384

W° Bound:	-90.394973
E° Bound:	-82.68156
N° Bound:	32.398597
S° Bound:	29.27917

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 207383

Time Frame Type:	Discrete
Start:	2003-12-24

Access Information

Security Class:	Unclassified
Data Access Constraints:	None
Data Use Constraints:	The text description in 68 FR 13370 is always the one, true definition of Gulf sturgeon critical habitat. These or any other depictions are for information purposes only and shouldn't be relied on for regulatory purposes.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 845272

Download URL:	https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/protected_resources/critical_habitat/geodata/gulf_sturgeon_critical_habitat_unit1_7.zip
Distributor:	Southeast Regional Office (SERO) (2019-05-30 - Present)

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 207387

URL:	https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/protected_resources/critical_habitat/geodata/gulf_sturgeon_critical_habitat_unit1_7.zip
URL Type:	Online Resource
File Resource Format:	HTML

Technical Environment

Description:	Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.0.4322

Data Quality

Completeness Report:	Complete Pending NMFS PRD Review
Conceptual Consistency:	Not Applicable

Lineage

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 207390

Description:	All polyline features were extracted from the 2000 Census Tiger Line Hydrography features. All hydrography from each county listed in the Final Rule were displayed in a GIS and the listed features were then selected, exported and merged to new shapefiles containing only the contiguous, listed river features.
Process Date/Time:	2004-02-18 00:00:00

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID:	25837
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25837
Metadata Record Created By:	Amanda L Frick
Metadata Record Created:	2015-07-08 17:43+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2026-03-04 19:17+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2019-05-31
Owner Org:	SERO
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2019-05-31
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2020-05-31

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