Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: Mississippi: FISH (Fish Polygons)

40412

Miss_fish

Data Set

Published / External

46678

Mississippi, 2010

Project

Completed

2009-12

This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for marine, estuarine, anadromous, and brackish water fish species in Mississippi. Vector polygons in this data set represent fish distribution and nursery areas. Species specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in relational data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer.This data set comprises a portion of the ESI data for Mississippi. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. The ESI data were collected, mapped, and digitized to provide environmental data for oil spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources. 1934

Prepared by Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division, Seattle, Washington and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Office of Incident Management and Preparedness (CG-533), Washington, D.C.

Theme

ISO 19115 Topic Category biota

Theme

ISO 19115 Topic Category environment

Theme

NOS Data Explorer Topic Category Environmental Monitoring

Theme

Coastal Zone Management

Theme

Coastal resources

Theme

ESI

Theme

Environmental Monitoring

Theme

Fish

Theme

Oil spill planning

Theme

Sensitivity maps

Theme

Wildlife

Spatial

Mississippi

Office of Response and Restoration Silver Spring

Data Set

None Planned

vector digital data

In addition to the geographic data layers, six relational attribute or data tables, BIORES, BREED, SEASONAL, SOURCES, SPECIES, and STATUS, are used to store the complex biological data in the ESI data structure. The geographic data layer containing biological resource information (in this case, FISH) is linked to the Biological Resources table (BIORES) using the unique ID and the lookup table BIO_LUT, or it can be linked directly using RARNUM. The ID is a unique combination of the atlas number (for the Mississippi atlas, the number is 232), an element/layer specific number (BIRDS are layer 1, FISH are layer 2, etc.), and a unique record number. The RARNUM represents a unique combination of species, seasonalities, concentrations, and source information. For each of these groupings, a number is generated. That number is concatenated with the atlas number to create a "resource at risk" number that is unique across atlases. BIORES and the other relational data tables are described below in detail. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way these tables relate to the geographic data layers and other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.Due to the complexity of the relational database model, the data items are also post-processed into a flat file format. This table, called BIOFILE, may be used in place of the relational files described below to ease simple data queries. The items in the flat file are ELEMENT, SUBELEMENT, NAME, GEN_SPEC, S, F, NHP, DATE_PUB, CONC, JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC, BREED1, BREED2, BREED3, BREED4, BREED5, RARNUM, G_SOURCE, S_SOURCE, and BREED. All of these items are the same as their counterparts in the individual data tables described below, except the BREED1-BREED5 and BREED items. BREED is a newly generated variable used to link to the BREED_DT data table, a modified, more compact version of the relational BREED data table. BREED1-BREED5 give a text summary of when each life stage occurs within the associated map object. The life stages referred to are the same as those listed in the Detailed_Description of the BREED data table. The link to the BIOFILE may be made through the BIO_LUT, using ID to link to RARNUM, or BIOFILE may be linked directly to the RARNUM in each of the geographic layer's attribute data tables. As mentioned, BREED_DT is an auxiliary support data table to the flat file structure, which allows the user to do searches based on month for seasonal breeding activities. The link from the flat file to BREED_DT is the BREED item.A second supporting data table is SOURCES. This is the same as the source file described above, and the link from the flat file is both G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE. It should be noted that although the flat file eases data query, it is not a normalized database structure, and actual updates performed by the states and other responsible agencies should be done using the relational data tables. The entity-relationship diagram describing relationships between attribute tables in the ESI data structure does NOT include the BIOFILE data table, and this data table is NOT described in detail below.

A complete description of entity types, attributes, and attribute values for ESI atlases can be found in the NOAA ESI Guidelines (http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines).

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. NOAA warrants the delivery of this product in computer-readable format, and will offer a replacement copy of the product when the product is determined unreadable by computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition.

This project was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD), Seattle, Washington and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Office of Incident Management and Preparedness (CG-533), Washington, D.C.

43856

FISH.PAT

Published / External

Completed The FISH.PAT table contains attribute information for the vector polygons in this data set representing fish distribution and nursery areas. Note that all attribute information is stored in a series of relational files, described below. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the relationships between attribute tables in the ESI data structure. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

NUMBER

Active An identifier that links vector objects in the biology data layers to records in the BIO_LUT data table. ID is a concatenation of atlas number (232), element number (2), and record number. ID values of 9999 are holes in polygons and do not contain information. | Description Source: NOAA

2320200002 - 2320200667

RARNUM

NUMBER

Active An identifier that links directly to the BIORES table or the flat format BIOFILE table. RARNUM values of 0 are holes in the polygons and do not contain information. | Description Source: NOAA

232000107 - 232000134

43857

BIO_LUT

Published / External

Completed The data table BIO_LUT is a lookup table that contains items necessary for linking vector objects in the biological data layers with the BIORES data table. Note that all attribute information is stored in a series of relational files, described below. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

RARNUM

NUMBER

Active An identifier that links records in the BIO_LUT data table to records in the BIORES data table or the flat format BIOFILE data table. RARNUM values of 0 are holes in polygons and do not contain information. | Description Source: NOAA

232000001 - 232000219

NUMBER

2320100002 - 2320902443

43858

BIORES

Published / External

Completed The data table BIORES contains both biological attribute data and items necessary for linking vector objects in the biological data layers via the BIO_LUT data table to other associated data tables. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

RARNUM

NUMBER

Active An identifier that links records in the BIORES data table to records in the BIO_LUT data table or the flat format BIOFILE data table. | Description Source: NOAA

232000001 - 232000219

SPECIES_ID

NUMBER

Active Numeric identifier for each species that is unique within each element and refers to a nationwide master ESI species list maintained at NOAA. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

1 - N

CONC

Unknown

Active The field CONC refers to "concentration," abundance, or density values of a species at a particular location. No quantitative data was available for fish, so the concentration field may contain descriptive terms such as "COMMON". If no concentration information was available from any source, the field is populated with "-". | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

SEASON_ID

NUMBER

Active Numeric identifier for the unique monthly presence and life history characteristics of each species at a given location. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

1 - N

G_SOURCE

NUMBER

Active Geographic source identifier that links records in the BIORES data table to records in the SOURCES data table. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

1 - N

S_SOURCE

NUMBER

Active Seasonality source identifier that links records in the BIORES data table to records in the SOURCES data table. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

1 - N

ELEMENT

VARCHAR

Active Major categories of biological data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

EL_SPE

VARCHAR

Active Concatenation of ELEMENT and SPECIES_ID. This item links records in the BIORES data table to records in the SPECIES and STATUS data tables. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

E#####: Where E is the first character of ELEMENT and the next five characters are SPECIES_ID (e.g. ELEMENT = 'BIRD' and SPECIES_ID = 1; EL_SPE = 'B00001'). |

EL_SPE_SEA

VARCHAR

Active Concatenation of ELEMENT, SPECIES_ID, and SEASON_ID. This item links records in the BIORES data table to records in the SEASONAL and BREED data tables. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

E#######: Where E is the first character of ELEMENT, the next five characters are SPECIES_ID, and the last two characters are SEASON_ID (e.g. ELEMENT = 'BIRD', SPECIES_ID = 1 and SEASON_ID = 1; EL_SPE_SEA = 'B0000101'). |

43859

SPECIES

Published / External

Completed The data table SPECIES identifies all species in the ESI data set. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure. Refer to the Completeness Report for list of layer specific species. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

SPECIES_ID

NUMBER

Active Numeric identifier for each species that is unique within each element and refers to a nationwide master ESI species list maintained at NOAA. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

1 - N

NAME

Unknown

Active Species common name for the entire ESI data set. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

GEN_SPEC

Unknown

Active Species scientific name for the entire ESI data set. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

ELEMENT

VARCHAR

Active Major categories of biological data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

SUBELEMENT

VARCHAR

Active Element subgroup delineating a logical grouping of species. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

NHP

VARCHAR

Active Natural Heritage Program global ranking. | Description Source: Network of Natural Heritage Program

NHP Global Conservation Status Rank: Natural Heritage Program

DATE_PUB

VARCHAR

Active Date of NHP listing. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month | 0: Date unspecified |

EL_SPE

VARCHAR

Active Concatenation of ELEMENT and SPECIES_ID. This item links records in the SPECIES data table to records in the BIORES and STATUS data tables. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

E#####: Where E is the first character of ELEMENT and the next five characters are SPECIES_ID (e.g. ELEMENT = 'BIRD' and SPECIES_ID = 1; EL_SPE = 'B00001'). |

43860

SEASONAL

Published / External

Completed The data table SEASONAL contains information on the seasonal presence of each species associated with each spatial vector object. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

ELEMENT

VARCHAR

Active Major categories of biological data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

SPECIES_ID

NUMBER

Active Numeric identifier for each species that is unique within each element and refers to a nationwide ESI species list maintained at NOAA. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

1 - N

SEASON_ID

NUMBER

Active Numeric identifier for the unique monthly presence and life history characteristics of each species at a given location. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

1 - N

JAN

VARCHAR

Active January | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

X: Present in January |

FEB

VARCHAR

Active February | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

X: Present in February |

MAR

VARCHAR

Active March | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

X: Present in March |

APR

VARCHAR

Active April | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

X: Present in April |

MAY

VARCHAR

Active May | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

X: Present in May |

JUN

VARCHAR

Active June | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

X: Present in June |

JUL

VARCHAR

Active July | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

X: Present in July |

AUG

VARCHAR

Active August | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

X: Present in August |

SEP

VARCHAR

Active September | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

X: Present in September |

OCT

VARCHAR

Active October | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

X: Present in October |

NOV

VARCHAR

Active November | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

X: Present in November |

DEC

VARCHAR

Active December | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

X: Present in December |

EL_SPE_SEA

VARCHAR

Active Concatenation of ELEMENT, SPECIES_ID, and SEASON_ID. This item links records in the SEASONAL data table to records in the BIORES and BREED data tables. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

43861

BREED

Published / External

Completed The data table BREED identifies the monthly presence of certain life-history stages or activities for each species at a given location. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

EL_SPE_SEA

VARCHAR

Active Concatenation of ELEMENT, SPECIES_ID, and SEASON_ID. This item links records in the BREED data table to records in the BIORES and SEASONAL data tables. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

MONTH

NUMBER

Active Two-digit calendar month. Each life history stage or activity type for a particular species can have up to 12 records to account for each month of the year. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

1 - 12

BREED1

VARCHAR

Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "REPTILE" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. This attribute is not used for HABITAT or T_MAMMAL. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Y: Life-history stage or activity present | N: Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported | -: Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question |

BREED2

VARCHAR

Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "REPTILE" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving. This attribute is not used for HABITAT or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Y: Life-history stage or activity present | N: Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported | -: Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question |

BREED3

VARCHAR

Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "REPTILE" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping. This attribute is not used for HABITAT or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Y: Life-history stage or activity present | N: Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported | -: Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question |

BREED4

VARCHAR

Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "REPTILE" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting. This attribute is not used for BIRD, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Y: Life-history stage or activity present | N: Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported | -: Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question |

BREED5

VARCHAR

Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "REPTILE" then BREED5 = adults. This attribute is not used for BIRD, M_MAMMAL, HABITAT or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Y: Life-history stage or activity present | N: Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported | -: Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question |

43862

STATUS

Published / External

Completed The data table STATUS identifies the species that are listed as either threatened or endangered by a state, federal, or international authority. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

ELEMENT

VARCHAR

Active Major categories of biological data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

SPECIES_ID

NUMBER

Active Numeric identifier for each species that is unique within each element and refers to a nationwide master ESI species list maintained at NOAA. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

1 - N

STATE

Unknown

Active Two-letter state abbreviation. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

COUNTRY

Unknown

Active Three-letter country abbreviation. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

VARCHAR

Active State threatened or endangered status. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

E: Endangered on state list | T: Threatened on state list | C: Species of Special Concern |

VARCHAR

Active Federal threatened or endangered status. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

E: Endangered on federal list | T: Threatened on federal list | C: Species of Special Concern |

VARCHAR

Active International threatened or endangered status. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

E: Endangered on international list | T: Threatened on international list | C: Species of Special Concern |

S_DATE

VARCHAR

Active Publication date of source material used to assign state status values for each species, if used. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month |

F_DATE

VARCHAR

Active Publication date of source material used to assign federal status values for each species, if used. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month |

I_DATE

VARCHAR

Active Publication date of source material used to assign international status values for each species, if used. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month |

EL_SPE

VARCHAR

Active Concatenation of ELEMENT and SPECIES_ID. This item links the STATUS data table to the BIORES and SPECIES data tables. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

E#####: Where E is the first character of ELEMENT and the next five characters are SPECIES_ID (e.g. ELEMENT = 'BIRD' and SPECIES_ID = 1; EL_SPE = 'B00001'). |

43863

SOURCES

Published / External

Completed The data table SOURCES contains the primary sources used to create the ESI data set. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

SOURCE_ID

NUMBER

Active Source identifier that links records in the SOURCES data table to the items G_SOURCE and A_SOURCE in the SOC_DAT table; G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE in the BIORES table; and SOURCE_ID in the ESI and HYDRO data layers. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

1 - N

ORIGINATOR

Unknown

Active Author or developer of source material or data set. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

DATE_PUB

VARCHAR

Active Date of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month |

TITLE

Unknown

Active Title of source material or data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

DATA_FORMAT

Unknown

Active The format of the source material. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

PUB_PLACE

Unknown

Active Publication place. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

PUBLISHER

Unknown

Active Publisher. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

PUBLICATION

Unknown

Active Additional citation information. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

ONLINE_LINK

Unknown

Active Online computer resource URL. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

SCALE

Unknown

Active Description of the source scale. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

TIME_PERIOD

Unknown

Active Date(s) of data collection that the source material is based upon. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

Data Steward

2009-12

Position

ESI Program Manager

orr.esi@noaa.gov

7600 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle

98115

Distributor

2009-12

Position

ESI Program Manager

orr.esi@noaa.gov

7600 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle

98115

Metadata Contact

2009-12

Position

ESI Program Manager

orr.esi@noaa.gov

7600 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle

98115

Point of Contact

2009-12

Position

ESI Program Manager

orr.esi@noaa.gov

7600 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle

98115

The data were compiled during 2008 - 2009. The currentness dates for this data range from 1997 to 2009 and are documented in the Lineage section.

-89.75

-88.375

30.5

30.125

Range

1997

2009

Yes

Yes 667

Yes 230728

Yes 667

Yes 1189

Unclassified

Contact NOAA for distribution options (see Distributor). ESI data are processed into multiple formats to make them useful to the widest community of GIS/mapping users. Distribution formats include Geodatabase; ARC export, MOSS, and Shape files; and MARPLOT map folders. An ArcMap .mxd file, an ArcView 3.x ESI project, and an ESI_Viewer product for use with the MARPLOT data are also included on the distribution CDs/DVDs for ease of use of the ESI data. The database files are distributed both in the NOAA standard relational database format (see NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 115) and in a simplified desktop flat file format. This metadata document includes information on both of these database formats.;

None

DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Besides the above warning, there are no use constraints on these data. Note that the ESI database should not be used to the exclusion of other pertinent data or information held by state or federal agencies or other organizations. Likewise, information contained in the database cannot be used in place of consultations with environmental, natural resource, and cultural resource agencies, or in place of field surveys. Recognize that the information contained in the ESI database represents known concentration areas or occurrences of natural, cultural, and human-use resources, but does not necessarily represent the full distribution or range of each species or resource. This is particularly important to recognize when considering potential impacts to protected resources, such as endangered species, wetlands, etc. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills/download-esi-maps-and-gis-data

2009-12

Position

ESI Program Manager

Miss_2010_GDB.zip

ESRI File Geodatabase

https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi

Online Resource

2010-05-18

Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

2017-04-05

Converted from Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details.

2017-09-13

Partial upload of Spatial Info section only.

2017-09-13

Partial upload of Spatial Info section only.

2017-11-01

Replaced entire Lineage section to populate new Source Contribution field.

2018-02-08

Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only.

The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO(R) (version 9.3) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2000). The hardware configuration is PC's with Windows Operating System (2000/XP/2003). The Spatial_Data_Organization Information section refers only to the source files in the ARC export format. The following files are included in the data set: birds.e00, esi.e00, fish.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, m_mammal.e00, mgt.e00, nests.e00, reptiles.e00, socecon.e00, t_mammal.e00, and wetlands.e00. Associated relational and desktop data tables provided in Arc export and text format are bio_lut.e00, biofile.e00, biores.e00, breed.e00, breed_dt.e00, seasonal.e00, soc_dat.e00, soc_lut.e00, sources.e00, species.e00, and status.e00. Program_Affiliation: Program_Name: National Ocean Service Data Explorer

A multi-stage error checking process is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. The process includes a standardized data entry methodology, hardcopy data review by in-house and external resource experts, a final Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) process, and multiple automated logical consistency checks. Quantitative data (such as densities, counts, abundances, or concentrations) provided by resource experts for inclusion in the data set may vary widely in attribute accuracy, depending upon the methodology used to collect and compile such data. For a more detailed evaluation of source data attribute accuracy, contact the sources listed in the Lineage section.

Spatial components for the biological data layers can come from expert interviews, hardcopy, or digital sources. Some of the spatial components of the biological data layers may have been developed using regional experts who estimate concentration areas. It is difficult to estimate the positional accuracy of such data, except to state that they are compiled on hardcopy base maps with a scale of 1:24,000. Some of the spatial components of the biological data sets are developed from pre-existing digital or hardcopy sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data. Note that biological resource data by their very nature are considered "fuzzy", and this should be understood when considering the positional accuracy of vector digital objects representing these resources. See the Lineage and Process_Description sections for more information on the original source data and how these data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set.

These data represent a synthesis of expert knowledge, survey data, and hardcopy reports for fish distribution and nursery areas. These data do not necessarily represent all fish occurrences in Mississippi. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 65, Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix; 76, Alligator gar, Lepisosteus spatula; 102, Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus; 103, Threadfin shad, Dorosoma petenense; 104, Striped bass, Morone saxatilis; 107, Spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus; 109, Red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus; 111, Southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma; 112, Gulf flounder, Paralichthys albigutta; 113, Bay anchovy, Anchoa mitchilli; 114, Florida pompano, Trachinotus carolinus; 116, Striped mullet, Mugil cephalus; 117, Pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides; 119, Silver perch, Bairdiella chrysoura; 120, Pigfish, Orthopristis chrysoptera; 121, Spot, Leiostomus xanthurus; 122, Black drum, Pogonias cromis; 123, Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus; 124, Southern kingfish, Menticirrhus americanus; 126, King mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla; 127, Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus; 128, Blue runner, Caranx crysos; 129, Atlantic thread herring, Opisthonema oglinum; 130, Scaled sardine, Harengula jaguana; 134, Cobia, Rachycentron canadum; 137, Sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus; 140, Ladyfish, Elops saurus; 142, Crevalle jack, Caranx hippos; 143, Tarpon, Megalops atlanticus; 153, Northern kingfish, Menticirrhus saxatilis; 163, Gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepedianum; 173, White mullet, Mugil curema; 179, Largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides; 182, Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus; 200, Blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus; 201, Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus; 204, Redear sunfish, Lepomis microlophus; 206, Spotted sunfish, Lepomis punctatus; 213, Gulf menhaden, Brevoortia patronus; 214, Gulf kingfish, Menticirrhus littoralis; 215, Sand seatrout, Cynoscion arenarius; 217, Gafftopsail catfish, Bagre marinus; 243, Longear sunfish, Lepomis megalotis; 268, Silver seatrout, Cynoscion nothus; 269, Gulf killifish, Fundulus grandis; 270, Longnose killifish, Fundulus similis; 271, Inland silverside, Menidia beryllina; 273, Star drum, Stellifer lanceolatus; 274, Sheepshead minnow, Cyprinodon variegatus; 278, Little tunny, Euthynnus alletteratus; 281, Seatrout, Cynoscion sp.; 287, Hardhead catfish, Arius felis; 289, Skipjack herring, Alosa chrysochloris; 290, Striped anchovy, Anchoa hepsetus; 291, Shiners, Notropis spp.; 293, Southern hake, Urophycis floridana; 294, Spotted hake, Urophycis regia; 295, Halfbeak, Hyporhamphus unifasciatus; 297, Marsh killifish, Fundulus confluentus; 298, Saltmarsh topminnow, Fundulus jenkinsi; 299, Rainwater killifish, Lucania parva; 300, Sailfin molly, Poecilia latipinna; 301, Rough silverside, Membras martinica; 302, Gag, Mycteroperca microlepis; 304, Rough scad, Trachurus lathami; 305, Red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus; 306, Gray snapper, Lutjanus griseus; 307, Lane snapper, Lutjanus synagris; 308, Rock sea bass, Centropristis philadelphica; 309, Spotfin mojarra, Eucinostomus argenteus; 310, Atlantic spadefish, Chaetodipterus faber; 312, Harvestfish, Peprilus alepidotus; 313, Gulf butterfish, Peprilus burti; 315, Blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus; 316, Spinner shark, Carcharhinus brevipinna; 317, Bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas; 318, Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae; 319, Gulf sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi; 336, Pearl darter, Percina aurora; 1144, Blackmouth shiner, Notropis melanostomus.

A multi-stage error checking process, described in the above Attribute_Accuracy_Report, is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. This process includes multiple automated logical consistency checks that test the files for missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological consistencies (such as dangles, unnecessary node, etc.), and SQL SERVER(R) to ARC/INFO(R) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, where the data are written to CD-ROM and the metadata are written. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to a number of quality and consistency checks. In the process of checking for topological and database consistencies, new ID's and RARNUM's or HUNUM's are also generated. The new ID's are a combination of atlas number, element number, and record number. In addition, the value used to represent the element is modified to reflect the type of feature being mapped. In the case of an element that is normally represented by a point or polygon, a value of 20 is added to the standard element value for mapping of linear features. In the case where an element usually mapped as a polygon is represented by a point, a value of 30 is added to the regular element value. The RARNUM's are also modified to include the atlas number, so multiple atlases can be combined and RARNUM's remain unique. RARNUM's are redefined on an element basis, so "resources at risk" groupings will contain only a single element. HUNUM's are also modified to include the atlas number.

ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION DATA FOR FISH AND INVERTEBRATES IN MISSISSIPPI COASTAL WATERS

M.BRAINARD, MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES

2009-01-01

Discrete

2009

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION DATA FOR THREATENED AND ENDANGERED FISH

D. DRENNAN, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

2009-01-01

Discrete

2009

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION DATA FOR WATERFOWL

K. BRUNKE, MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES AND PARKS

2009-01-01

Discrete

2009

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE DATA FOR REPTILES IN MISSISSIPPI

T. MANN, MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES AND PARKS

2009-01-01

Discrete

2009

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF FISHES AND INVERTEBRATES IN GULF OF MEXICO ESTUARIES VOLUME II: SPECIES LIFE HISTORY SUMMARIES

NOAA

1997-01-01

Discrete

1997

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper

ESTUARINE AND COASTAL HABITAT USE OF GULF STURGEON (ACIPENSER OXYRINCHUS DESOTOI) IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO

S.T.ROSS, W.T. SLACK, R.J. HEISE, M.A. DUGO, H. ROGILLIO, B.R. BOWEN, P. MICKLE, R.W. HEARD

2009-01-01

Discrete

2009

http://www.springerlink.com/content/120846/

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: EMAIL

GULF STURGEON SUMMER HABITAT USE AND FALL MIGRATION IN THE PASCAGOULA RIVER, MISSISSIPPI, USA

R.J. HEISE, W.T. SLACK, S.T. ROSS, M.A. DUGO

2005-01-01

Discrete

2005

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: EMAIL

SPECIES OF CONCERN: SALTMARSH TOPMINNOW

NOAA, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

2009-01-01

Discrete

2009

https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/species/saltmarshtopminnow_highlights.pdf

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online

STATUS AND HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SALTMARSH TOPMINNOW, FUNDULUS JENKINSI, IN EASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN ALABAMA COASTAL BAYOUS

M.S. PETERSON, G.L. FULLING, AND C.M. WOODLEY

2003-01-01

Discrete

2003

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: online

Two main sources of data were used to depict fish distribution and seasonality for this data layer: 1) personal interviews with resource experts from Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, National Park Service, and Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, and 2) numerous published and unpublished reports.The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the FISH data layer. Depending on the type of source data, three general approaches are used for compiling the data layer: 1) information gathered during initial interviews and from hardcopy sources are compiled onto U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 topographic quadrangles and digitized; 2) hardcopy maps are digitized at their source scale; 3) digital data layers are evaluated and used "as is" or integrated with the hardcopy data sources. See the Lineage section for additional information on the type of source data for this data layer. The compiled ESI, biology, and human-use data are plotted onto hardcopy draft maps. Following the delivery of draft maps to the participating resource experts, a second set of interviews are conducted to review the maps. If necessary, edits to the FISH data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created.

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