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Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Humboldt Bay, California Benthic Habitats 2009 Geodatabase, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47853.
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Abstract

Humboldt Bay is the largest estuary in California north of San Francisco Bay and represents a significant resource for the

north coast region. Beginning in 2007 the Office for Coastal Management began collaborating with the California SeaGrant program and

other local partners to support an ecosystem-based management (EBM) project for Humboldt Bay. One element of this project was to

develop subtidal habitat goals for the long-term management of the bay and provide a framework for conservation and management across

the land-sea interface. The imagery collection and benthic habitat delineation for Humboldt Bay were essential to the development of

subtidal goals and implementation of EBM for the region. Together, these efforts will provide important and replicable data and an

information framework for ecosystem-based coastal and marine conservation planning and implementation. 12 Bit 4 Band imagery was

collected in June,2009 within 1 hour of either side of a minus one (-1) foot tide with low turbidity,low wind,low sun angle and no cloud cover. The horizontal spatial accuracy of the imagery is within +/- 3 meters CE95 of position on the ground and was captured at a spatial resolution (pixel size) of 0.54m x 0.54m. The imagery was tiled and named according to the existing USGS digital ortho quarter quad boundaries (ex. Arcata_South_NE.tif). A small buffer (~100 m) was produced with each tile to prevent gaps in coverage. Habitat features were interpreted and digitized on screen in an ARCGIS Geodatabase 9.3 resulting in accurate and efficient 3D extraction of the data. Habitats were delineated with a high level of detail with the minimum mapping unit (MMU) being 0.01 hectares(approx.10m x 10m).

Original contact information:

Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management

Phone: 843-740-1202

Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov

Distribution Information

Access Constraints:

Data is available upon request

Use Constraints:

None

Controlled Theme Keywords

BENTHIC, COASTAL, environment, ESTUARY

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202

Metadata Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-124.391793° W, -124.003949° E, 40.964791° N, 40.539057° S

Time Frame 1
2009-06-27

Item Identification

Title: Humboldt Bay, California Benthic Habitats 2009 Geodatabase
Short Name: ca_hb09-geodatabase_Metadata
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2015
Abstract:

Humboldt Bay is the largest estuary in California north of San Francisco Bay and represents a significant resource for the

north coast region. Beginning in 2007 the Office for Coastal Management began collaborating with the California SeaGrant program and

other local partners to support an ecosystem-based management (EBM) project for Humboldt Bay. One element of this project was to

develop subtidal habitat goals for the long-term management of the bay and provide a framework for conservation and management across

the land-sea interface. The imagery collection and benthic habitat delineation for Humboldt Bay were essential to the development of

subtidal goals and implementation of EBM for the region. Together, these efforts will provide important and replicable data and an

information framework for ecosystem-based coastal and marine conservation planning and implementation. 12 Bit 4 Band imagery was

collected in June,2009 within 1 hour of either side of a minus one (-1) foot tide with low turbidity,low wind,low sun angle and no cloud cover. The horizontal spatial accuracy of the imagery is within +/- 3 meters CE95 of position on the ground and was captured at a spatial resolution (pixel size) of 0.54m x 0.54m. The imagery was tiled and named according to the existing USGS digital ortho quarter quad boundaries (ex. Arcata_South_NE.tif). A small buffer (~100 m) was produced with each tile to prevent gaps in coverage. Habitat features were interpreted and digitized on screen in an ARCGIS Geodatabase 9.3 resulting in accurate and efficient 3D extraction of the data. Habitats were delineated with a high level of detail with the minimum mapping unit (MMU) being 0.01 hectares(approx.10m x 10m).

Original contact information:

Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management

Phone: 843-740-1202

Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov

Purpose:

The data was developed to support ecosystem based management in the Humboldt Bay region. The focus of the mapping was on shallow water benthic habitats with particular concern for eelgrass meadows.

Notes:

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Supplemental Information:

The study area covers Arcata (North) Bay, Entrance Bay, South Bay and the Eel River Delta, Humboldt County, California.

This file geodatabase contains three feature layers corresponding to the CMECS 2012 Geoform, Substrate, and Biotic components. These layers were converted from an earlier version classified according to the System for Classifying Habitats in Estuarine and Marine Environments (SCHEME) using the CMECS Crosswalk Tool. Each feature layer has its own metadata record describing the attributes, and data development methods associated with it.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
UNCONTROLLED
None Benthic
None Biotic Component
None CMECS
None Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard
None Environmental Monitoring
None Geoform Component
None Habitat
None NOAA
None Substrate Component
None UC Sea Grant

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA
UNCONTROLLED
None Arcata Bay
None California
None Eel River Delta
None Entrance Bay
None Humboldt Bay
None South Bay
None U.S.

Physical Location

Organization: Office for Coastal Management
City: Charleston
State/Province: SC

Data Set Information

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

NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 609753
Date Effective From: 2015
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 609755
Date Effective From: 2015
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 609756
Date Effective From: 2015
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 609754
Date Effective From: 2015
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 609759
W° Bound: -124.391793
E° Bound: -124.003949
N° Bound: 40.964791
S° Bound: 40.539057

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 609758
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2009-06-27

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Constraints:

Data is available upon request

Data Use Constraints:

None

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 750220
Download URL: ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/benthic/Benthic_Cover_Data/CA_HumboldtBay.zip
Distributor:
File Name: Bulk Download
Description:

FTP download of data files.

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 750222
URL: https://iocm.noaa.gov/cmecs
Name: CMECS Home Page
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Information and resources on the CMECS standard and how to apply it

URL 2

CC ID: 750223
URL: http://www.cmecscatalog.org/
Name: CMECS Catalog
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Searchable online catalog of CMECS units, descriptions, and source references

URL 3

CC ID: 750224
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/
Name: NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) Digital Coast Data section
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

The website provides not only coastal data, but also the tools, training, and information needed to make these data truly useful. Content comes from many sources, all of which are vetted by NOAA.

URL 4

CC ID: 750225
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/
Name: NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) website
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Information on the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM)

URL 5

CC ID: 750226
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/data/Images/Collections/BenthicCover_thumbnail.jpg
Name: Browse Graphic
URL Type:
Browse Graphic
Browse Graphic
File Resource Format: JPEG
Description:

Sample of benthic cover data

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 609783
Activity Date/Time: 2017-03-30
Description:

Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 609782
Activity Date/Time: 2017-11-14
Description:

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

Activity Log 3

CC ID: 750221
Activity Date/Time: 2018-04-11
Description:

Partial upload to move data access FTP links to Distribution Info and remove broken URLs.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 47853
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:47853
Metadata Record Created By: Anne Ball
Metadata Record Created: 2017-11-14 12:57+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-05-30 18:09+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-04-11
Owner Org: OCM
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-04-11
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-04-11