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Summary

Short Citation
Southeast Regional Office, 2024: Leatherback Sea Turtle Critical Habitat, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25855.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

These data represent the critical habitat for leatherback turtle as designated by Federal Register Vol. 44, No. 17711, March 23, 1979, Rules and Regulations. Redesignated and amended at 64 FR 14067, March 23, 1999.

Distribution Information

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

Users be advised that the accuracy of this data set is completely dependent upon the accuracy of the shoreline data used in the creation process. For more details on this process, see the process description. The text description in 44 FR 17711 is always the one, true definition of leatherback turtle critical habitat. These or any other depictions are for information purposes only and shouldn't be relied on for regulatory purposes.

Controlled Theme Keywords

biota, boundaries, environment, oceans

Child Items

Type Title
Entity LeathbackTurtle_Critical_Habitat

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Dennis Klemm
Dennis.Klemm@noaa.gov
727-824-5312

Metadata Contact
Amanda L Frick
amanda.frick@noaa.gov
727-824-5301

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-64.933182° W, -64.833° E, 17.702997° N, 17.630259° S

Time Frame 1
1979-03-23

Item Identification

Title: Leatherback Sea Turtle Critical Habitat
Short Name: Leatherback Sea Turtle Critical Habitat
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 1979-03-23
Abstract:

These data represent the critical habitat for leatherback turtle as designated by Federal Register Vol. 44, No. 17711, March 23, 1979, Rules and Regulations. Redesignated and amended at 64 FR 14067, March 23, 1999.

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 6481, 07-09-2015 11:41

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

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
ISO 19115 Topic Category
boundaries
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
UNCONTROLLED
PARR Exclusion Non-Environmental Data
None Critical Habitat
None Dermochelys coriacea
None Endangered Species
None fishery-dependent
None GIS
None Leatherback Sea Turtle

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Caribbean
None Sandy Point
None St. Croix
None U.S. Virgin Islands

Stratum Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 100 fathom curve

Data Set Information

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

Support Roles

Distributor

CC ID: 841797
Date Effective From: 2019-05-23
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Southeast Regional Office (SERO)
Address: 263 13th Ave. South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
USA
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: 207572
Date Effective From: 2015-07-09
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

Originator

CC ID: 207574
Date Effective From: 2015-07-09
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Moore, Jennifer
Address: 263 13th Ave. South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
USA
Email Address: Jennifer.Moore@noaa.gov
Phone: 727-824-5312
Fax: 727-824-5309

Point of Contact

CC ID: 207573
Date Effective From: 2015-07-09
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Klemm, Dennis
Address: 263 13th Ave. South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
USA
Email Address: Dennis.Klemm@noaa.gov
Phone: 727-824-5312
Fax: 727-824-5309

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 207571
W° Bound: -64.933182
E° Bound: -64.833
N° Bound: 17.702997
S° Bound: 17.630259

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 207570
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 1979-03-23

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Constraints:

None

Data Use Constraints:

Users be advised that the accuracy of this data set is completely dependent upon the accuracy of the shoreline data used in the creation process. For more details on this process, see the process description. The text description in 44 FR 17711 is always the one, true definition of leatherback turtle 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: 841796
Start Date: 2019-05-23
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/protected_resources/critical_habitat/geodata/leathbackturtle_critical_habitat.zip
Distributor: Southeast Regional Office (SERO) (2019-05-23 - Present)
File Name: leathbackturtle_critical_habitat.zip
Description:

leatherback turtle critical habitat shapefile

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 207576
URL: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/protected_resources/critical_habitat/index.html
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: 207579
Description:

Detailed shoreline for St. Croix from NOAA digital vector chart was created, then the 100 fathom curve was created by conducting heads-up digitizing of the contour from NOAA chart 25641_1 using ESRI's ArcGIS software.

Process Date/Time: 2005-07-12 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 207580
Description:

Land area was erased from the buffer area using ET Geowizards. The source of land area used to erase was from the NCCOS project for coral and seafloor mapping.

Process Date/Time: 2008-06-02 00:00:00

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity LeathbackTurtle_Critical_Habitat

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 25855
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25855
Metadata Record Created By: Amanda L Frick
Metadata Record Created: 2015-07-09 11:41+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-05-30 18:09+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