40435
North Carolina 2016 ESI M_MAMMAL (Marine Mammal Polygons)
North Carolina 2016 ESI M_MAMMAL Polygons
Data Set
Published / External
53951
North Carolina, 2016
Project
Completed
2016-11
This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for whales, dolphins, pinnipeds, and manatees in North Carolina. Vector polygons (MARINE MAMMAL POLYS) in this data set represent migration, calving areas, general distribution, and seal haul out areas. Species-specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in associated data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set is a portion of the ESI data for North Carolina. As a whole, the ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil, and include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources.
The ESI data are intended to provide baseline 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. The ESI data may be appropriate for many other coastal management efforts, though the original intent should be kept in mind.
1971
Prepared by Quantum Spatial Inc., Corvallis, Oregon for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division, Seattle, Washington.
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NORTH CAROLINA
Theme
Coastal Resources
Theme
Coastal Zone Management
Theme
ESI
Theme
Environmental Monitoring
Theme
Environmental Sensitivity Index
Theme
Oil spill planning
Theme
Sensitivity maps
Spatial
Albemarle Sound
Spatial
Pamlico Sound
Office of Response and Restoration
Seattle
WA
USA
Data Set
GIS Files
As Needed
Data content is considered static once published. However, if issues with the Geodatabase linkages or table contents are identified, the Geodatabase and/or the associated Map Document may be updated. Assure most current data is being used by downloading from https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download and/or comparing modification dates provided at this site.
Map (digital)
The primary attribute tables associated with the ESI biology data are BIOFILE, SOURCES, and BREED_DT. The geographic data layer containing biological resource information (in this case, MARINE MAMMAL POLYS) is linked to the BIOFILE using the RARNUM field. There is a many-to-many relationship from the data layer to the BIOFILE, as an RARNUM may be repeated in several geographic features. Likewise, in the BIOFILE, the same RARNUM may appear in multiple records, representing a unique combination of species found in that region. To be represented by the same RARNUM, these species groups must also share the same seasonality, concentration, mapping qualifier, and source information. The items in the BIOFILE are ELEMENT, SUBELEMENT, NAME, GEN_SPEC, S, F, STATE, S_DATE, F_DATE, GRANK, GRANKDATE, MAPPING_QUALIFIER, 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. The G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE fields provide links to the SOURCES table, where object level source information is available. The BREED field is the link to the BREED_DT table, where searchable breed information is provided. The links to both of these tables are also many-to-many. During the collection of the ESI data, six relational data tables are used to store the attribute data. These are the BIORES, BREED, SEASONAL, SOURCES, SPECIES, and STATUS tables. When we create new ESI data, we populate these tables to maintain the integrity of the data collected. Once completed, all information populating these tables is collapsed into the BIOFILE to ease data queries and general usability of the final product.
NOAA ESI Guidelines
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines
Although these data have been processed and used successfully on a computer system at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 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. If problems are encountered in downloading the ESI data or with file corruption, contact NOAA (see Distributor). These data represent a snapshot in time and temporal changes may have occurred. The data are not intended to include all biological or human-use resources present in an area; they focus on species and resources particularly sensitive to oiling. In the event of a spill, they should be used for a first assessment only. The data providers are the experts with regard to individual resources. They should be contacted to confirm if more current data exist or if in-depth information is needed about a particular resource.
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.
43971
MARINE MAMMAL POLYS
Published / External
Completed
The MARINE MAMMAL POLYS table contains links to the attribute information for the vector polygons in this data set representing seal haul-outs and marine mammal migration, general distributions, and calving areas. Note that all attribute information is stored in the data tables, described below. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also 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.
1
RARNUM
NUMBER
9
9
Yes
Yes
Active
A 9-digit identifier linking the record to the BIOFILE table. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
335000001 - 335002448
43972
BIOFILE
BIOFILE
Published / External
Completed
The data table BIOFILE contains biological attribute data and key fields for linking to the vector objects in the biological data layers and to the associated data tables, BREED_DT and SOURCES. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also 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.
1
ELEMENT
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Major categories of biological data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
BENTHIC: Benthic habitats | BIRD: Birds | FISH: Fish | HABITAT: Habitats and plants | HERP: Reptiles and Amphibians | INVERT: Invertebrates | M_MAMMAL: Marine mammals | T_MAMMAL: Terrestrial mammals |
2
SUBELEMENT
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Element subgroup delineating a logical grouping of species. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
alcid: Alcid | alligator: Alligator | amphibian: Amphibian | bivalve: Bivalve | crab: Crab | crayfish: Crayfish | diadromous: Diadromous fish | diving: Diving bird | dolphin: Dolphin | e_nursery: Estuarine nursery fish | fish: Fish | freshwater: Freshwater fish | frog: Frog | gull_tern: Gull or tern | hardbottom: Hardbottom | insect: Insect | m_benthic: Marine benthic fish | m_pelagic: Marine pelagic fish | manatee: Manatee | passerine: Passerine bird | pelagic: Pelagic bird | pinniped: Pinniped | plant: Plant | raptor: Raptor | shorebird: Shorebird | shrimp: Shrimp | sm_mammal: Small mammal | snake: Snake | turtle: Turtle | ungulate: Ungulate | upland: Upland vegetation | wading: Wading bird | waterfowl: Waterfowl | wetland: Wetland | whale: Whale |
3
NAME
Unknown
No
No
Active
Species common name for the entire ESI data set. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in the ESI Species List, available online at http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/maps-and-spatial-data/esi-species-list.html. For a list of the species included in this data layer, see the Completeness_Report. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
4
GEN_SPEC
Unknown
No
No
Active
Species scientific name for the entire ESI data set. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in the ESI Species List, available online at http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/maps-and-spatial-data/esi-species-list.html. For a list of the species included in this data layer, see the Completeness_Report. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
5
S
VARCHAR
No
No
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 | S: Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance | X: Experimental essential population | -: No state status applies |
6
F
VARCHAR
No
No
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 | S: Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance | X: Experimental essential population | -: No federal status applies |
7
STATE
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Two-letter state abbreviation to which state status applies (atlas specific, if applicable). | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
NC: North Carolina |
8
S_DATE
VARCHAR
No
No
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 |
9
F_DATE
VARCHAR
No
No
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 |
10
GRANK
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Global Rank of the species as defined by NatureServe | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
NatureServe Global Conservation Status Ranks: NatureServe
11
GRANKDATE
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Date the GRANK was assessed | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month | 0: Date unspecified |
12
MAPPING_QUALIFIER
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
An indication of why this feature was mapped in the ESI. The following mapping qualifiers were used in the development of this atlas. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
COLONY: Colony | CONCENTRATION AREA: Concentration Area | GENERAL DISTRIBUTION: General Distribution | HARVEST AREA: Harvest Area | HAUL OUT: Haul Out | HIGH ECOLOGICAL VALUE: High Ecological Value | MIGRATION: Migration | NESTING: Nesting | NURSERY AREA: Nursery Area | ROOSTING: Roosting | SPAWNING AREA: Spawning Area | VULNERABLE OCCURRENCE: Vulnerable Occurrence | WINTERING: Wintering |
13
CONC
Unknown
No
No
Active
The field CONC refers to concentration, abundance, or density values, and may contain counts of individuals for each species present at a particular site, or a term that describes relative abundance of marine mammals at a particular site. Qualitative descriptions were used to most closely match source data and include "RARE", "LOW", "MED", "COMMON", and "HIGH". When no data were available on relative abundance, CONC was given the value "-". | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
14
JAN
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
January | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in January |
15
FEB
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
February | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in February |
16
MAR
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
March | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in March |
17
APR
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
April | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in April |
18
MAY
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
May | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in May |
19
JUN
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
June | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in June |
20
JUL
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
July | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in July |
21
SEP
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
September | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in September |
22
AUG
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
August | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in August |
23
OCT
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
October | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in October |
24
NOV
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
November | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in November |
25
DEC
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
December | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in December |
26
BREED1
Unknown
No
No
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 "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
27
BREED2
Unknown
No
No
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 "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
28
BREED3
Unknown
No
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
29
BREED4
Unknown
No
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED4 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
30
BREED5
Unknown
No
No
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 "HERP" then BREED5 = adults. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, M_MAMMAL, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
31
RARNUM
NUMBER
9
9
Yes
Yes
Active
A 9-digit identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the biological data layers. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
335000001 - 335002448
32
G_SOURCE
NUMBER
8
8
Yes
No
Active
An 8-digit identifier that links to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the geographic source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
33500001 - 33500479
33
S_SOURCE
NUMBER
8
8
Yes
No
Active
An 8-digit identifier that links to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the seasonality source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
33500301 - 33500478
34
BREED
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the BREED_DT data table. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
1 - 451
43973
BREED_DT
BREED_DT
Published / External
Completed
The data table BREED_DT identifies the monthly presence of certain life-history stages or activities for each species at a given location. This table is related to the BIOFILE data table by the field BREED, and can be used to search for monthly breeding status. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also 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.
1
BREED
NUMBER
No
No
Active
An integer that links to the BREED field in the BIOFILE. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
1 - 451
2
MON
NUMBER
No
No
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
3
BREED1
VARCHAR
No
No
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 "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, 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 |
4
BREED2
VARCHAR
No
No
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 "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, 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 |
5
BREED3
VARCHAR
No
No
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 "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, 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 |
6
BREED4
VARCHAR
No
No
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 "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, 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 |
7
BREED5
VARCHAR
No
No
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 "HERP" then BREED5 = adults. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, M_MAMMAL, 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 |
43974
SOURCES
SOURCES
Published / External
Completed
The data table SOURCES contains the primary sources used to create the ESI data set. The source records link to the BIOFILE through the SOURCE_ID field in the SOURCES table, and the G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE fields in the BIOFILE. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also 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.
1
SOURCE_ID
NUMBER
8
8
Yes
Yes
Active
An 8-digit 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 BIOFILE table; SOURCE_ID and ESI_SOURCE in the ESIP and ESIL data layers, and SOURCE_ID in the HYDROL data layer. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
33500001 - 33500479
2
ORIGINATOR
Unknown
No
No
Active
Author or developer of source material or data set. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
3
DATE_PUB
VARCHAR
No
No
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 |
4
TITLE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Title of source material or data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
5
DATA_FORMAT
Unknown
No
No
Active
The format of the source material. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
6
PUB_PLACE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Publication place. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
7
PUBLISHER
Unknown
No
No
Active
Publisher. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
8
PUBLICATION
Unknown
No
No
Active
Additional citation information. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
9
ONLINE_LINK
Unknown
No
No
Active
Online computer resource URL. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
10
SCALE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Description of the source scale. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
11
TIME_PERIOD
Unknown
No
No
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
2016-11
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Distributor
2016-11
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Metadata Contact
2016-11
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Point of Contact
2016-11
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Publication Date
-78.6308
-75.2142
36.5819
33.6182
This reflects the extent of all land and water features included in the overall North Carolina ESI study region. The bounding box for this particular feature class may vary depending on occurrences identified and mapped.
Range
2014
2016
Time Frame Range starts with ESI Project Start Year, and ends with ESI Atlas Publication Year.
Yes
Yes
Geometry Only
Yes
72
Unclassified
Data can be accessed by downloading the zipped ArcGIS geodatabase from the Download URL (see Distribution Information). Questions can be directed to the ESI Program Manager (Point Of Contact).
None
DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Management boundaries are not to be considered legal boundaries. Edges may have been altered for cartographic processes. 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. Besides the above warnings, there are no use constraints on these data. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
2016
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download
2016-11
Position
ESI Program Manager
NCarolina_2016_GDB.zip
This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase.
2016-11-21T00:00:00
Arc Geodatabase
ESRI File Geodatabase
333 MB
Zip
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/ESI-Browse-Graphic.pdf
ESI Browse Graphic
Browse Graphic
pdf
ESI Browse Graphic depicts the relationships between the spatial data layers and the attribute data tables for the North Carolina ESI data.
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
ESI Overview
Online Resource
html
Overview of ESI data content and uses.
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines
ESI Guidelines
Online Resource
pdf
Guidelines for developing ESI data content and overview of ESI data structure. Useful for data collectors and users requiring more in depth information on the ESI process.
2017-04
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.
2018-02-08
Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only.
The software package used to develop the atlas is Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS for Desktop 10.2(R). The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows Operating System 7.
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, 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 digital base maps with a scale of 1:24,000 or larger. 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 digital data, expert knowledge, and scientific reports on seal haul-outs and marine mammal migration, calving, and general distributions. These data do not necessarily represent all marine mammal occurrences in North Carolina. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name or n/a if not applicable): 2, Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina; 6, Harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena; 10, West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus; 11, Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus; 13, Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae; 14, Gray seal, Halichoerus grypus; 17, Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus; 21, Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis; 60, Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis; 81, North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis; 84, Hooded seal, Cystophora cristata; 85, Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus.
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, and SQL SERVER(R) to ArcGIS(R) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, before the final Geodatabase and metadata are created. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to several consistency checks, and processed into the final delivery format.
BIOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT AREAS FOR CETACEANS WITHIN THE US EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE - EAST COAST REGION
MARINE GEOSPATIAL ECOLOGY LAB, DUKE UNIVERSITY
2014-08-01
Discrete
2014-08
VECTOR DIGITAL DATA
DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONALITY OF MANATEES IN NORTH CAROLINA
ERIN CUMMINGS, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, WILMINGTON
2016-05-01
EXPERT KNOWLEDGE
DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONALITY OF MARINE MAMMALS IN NORTH CAROLIINA
VICKY THAYER, MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING COORDINATOR - NCDMF AND KEITH RITTMASTER, NC MARITIME MUSEUM
2016-03-01
EXPERT KNOWLEDGE
HABITAT-BASED CETACEAN DENSITY MODELS FOR THE U.S. ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO
ROBERTS, J.J., B.D. BEST, L. MANNOCCI, E. FUJIOKA, P.N. HALPIN, D.L. PALKA, L.P. GARRISON, K.D. MULLIN, T.V.N. COLE, C.B.KHAN, W.M. MCLELLAN, D.A. PABST, AND G.G. LOCKHART.
2016-01-01
Range
1992
2014
http://seamap.env.duke.edu/models/Duke-EC-GOM-2015/
Citation URL
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RASTER DIGITAL DATA
REPRODUCTIVE SEASONALITY OF WESTERN ATLANTIC BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS OFF NORTH CAROLINA, U.S.A
THAYER, V.G., A.J. READ, AND A.S. FRIEDLAENDER
2003-01-01
Range
1992
1999
DOCUMENT
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN (DELPHINUS DELPHIS DELPHIS): WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC STOCK
WARING, G.T., E. JOSEPHSON, K. MAZE-FOLEY, AND P.E. ROSEL, EDITORS
2015-01-01
http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/tm/tm231/
Citation URL
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DOCUMENT
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF HABITAT USE AND MORTALITY OF THE FLORIDA MANATEE (TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS) IN THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA FROM 1991 TO 2012
E.W. CUMMINGS, D.A. PABST, J.E. BLUM, S.G. BARCO, S.J. DAVIS, B.G. THAYER, N. ADIMEY, AND W.A. MCLELLAN
2014-01-01
Range
1991
2012
DOCUMENT
STRANDINGS AS INDICATORS OF MARINE MAMMAL BIODIVERSITY AND HUMAN INTERACTIONS OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA
B.L. BYRD, A.A. HOHN, G.N. LOVEWELL, K.M. ALTMAN, S.G. BARCO, A. FRIEDLAENDER, C.A. HARMS, W.A. MCLELLAN, K.T. MOORE, P.E. ROSEL, V.G. THAYER
2014-01-01
DOCUMENT
THE MAMMALS OF NORTH CAROLINA: FIRST APPROXIMATION
LEGRANDE, H.E., JR. AND T.E. HOWARD, JR.
2013-12-01
http://nature123.net/pdf/nc_mammal_apx_1.pdf
Citation URL
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DOCUMENT
1
Marine mammals depicted in this feature class include cetaceans (whales, porpoise, and dolphins), pinnipeds, and the West Indian manatee. Marine mammals displayed in inland waters (sounds, rivers, and bays) are restricted to the bottlenose dolphin and West Indian manatee, although whales, spotted dolphins, and seals may occur in inland waters on occasion. The location of the faunal transition zone near Cape Hatteras results in a high biodiversity of marine mammals that could potentially be found in the atlas area (Byrd et. al. 2014). However, many of these species typically occur farther offshore and were not mapped due to their rarity in the AOI. The general distribution of marine mammals along the outer coast of North Carolina was mapped using large polygons delineated by 10-m and 20-m isobaths and further divided at the capes (Cape Fear, Cape Lookout, and Cape Hatteras). Concentration values of \x93High\x94, \x93Med\x94, and \x93Low\x94 were determined using habitat-based cetacean density maps (Roberts et al. 2016) and reflect the concentration of each species relative to its East coast-wide abundance. For seasonally present species that had monthly abundance estimates, the month of peak abundance in North Carolina was used to determine concentration values, otherwise year-round mean density maps were used. Cetaceans - Biologically Important Areas (BIAs; LaBrecque et al. 2015) for the bottlenose dolphin and North Atlantic right whale were used to map the distributions of these species. In North Carolina, two small, estuarine stocks of bottlenose dolphin occur: the Northern North Carolina Estuarine Stock (NNCES) and the Southern North Carolina Estuarine (SNCES) Stock. These populations occupy sounds, rivers, and bays, and nearshore waters in warmer months and move into nearshore waters in late fall through winter where they likely overlap with the Northern Migratory Stock of bottlenose dolphins. The North Atlantic right whale, a state and federally endangered species, has both calving and migration BIAs in the North Carolina atlas area. The North Atlantic right whale calving BIA expands on the federally designated Critical Habitat calving grounds for this species, and the migratory corridor BIA encompasses the entire offshore area. Manatees - The distribution of the West Indian manatee (state and federally endangered) was mapped using published data and expert knowledge in addition to North Carolina Natural Heritage Program vector data. The West Indian manatee is found in sounds, rivers, and bays during the warmer months from March to November. It also uses nearshore areas up to a quarter mile from the outer coast (Cummings, pers. comm.). Pinnipeds - Seals occur annually in low numbers in North Carolina in colder months through the spring. Harbor seals, and rarely, gray, harp, and hooded seals, use the inlets and adjacent sandbars and sandy beaches as feeding and haul-out sites. Oregon Inlet supports the highest number of seals, but they can also be found on Cape Point at Cape Hatteras (LeGrand and Howard 2013). Seals may be found throughout the outer coast of North Carolina, but are more common north of Cape Lookout. A seal haul-out area was mapped at Oregon Inlet using a 100 m onshore/offshore buffer. See the Lineage section for additional information on the type of source data for this data layer. The ESI, biology, and human-use data are compiled into the standard ESI digital data format. A second set of interviews with participating resource experts are conducted to review the compiled data. If necessary, edits to the M_MAMMAL data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts and digital data are created.
2016-11-01T00:00:00
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ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
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MARINE MAMMAL POLYS
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2017-04-05T14:51:46
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Office of Response and Restoration
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