54191 Data Set Published / External 37232 MarineCadastre Project Completed 2022-09-13 Artificial reefs provide new or enhanced hard-bottom habitat to areas that may or may not be habitat limited. Artificial habitat provides space that is quickly colonized by sessile organisms and provides new food sources, greater protection of juveniles by providing more space to be used as refuge, and a possible focal point for aggregating adults to spawn. Properly sited, constructed and managed reef sites, particularly multiple-site complexes, can be used to meet a variety of objectives. Traditionally, the majority of artificial reefs in United States coastal marine waters have been sited and built to enhance recreational fishing. To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act. Data were obtained using a variety of methods, including: downloading data from state websites (in a range of formats), data provided directly from state contacts, research into artificial reefs not in any dataset, emails from state contacts or NOAA contacts who talked to states with information about reef status, etc. Where data was available to download, attempts were made to verify this data was the most current using contacts available, and to explain how the data was going to be used. For some states it was confirmed that no artificial reefs exist. In other states, no data was found, and no contacts were available or responsive. The DepthFromBathymetry value domain is (Y = DEM, N = nautical chart, NULL = original source) Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055 Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category oceans Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Theme coastal Theme fish haven Theme planning Theme renewable energy Spatial Exclusive Economic Zone Spatial Outer Continental Shelf Spatial Territorial Sea Spatial United States of America Charleston SC Data Set As Needed Map (digital) reefIdentifier, reefName, reefComposition, reefStructure, reefYear, stateAbbreviation, depthFromBathymetry, waterDepthFeet, latitudeDMS, longitudeDMS https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 54202 Published / External GIS File Yes National Artificial Reef Locations; Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management 1 species n/a No No Active Marine species that can be found at reef site; Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Free text 2 Shape n/a No No Active Feature geometry.; Source: Esri Coordinates defining the features. 3 state n/a No No Active State of record. A value of "Federal" indicates the records came from a federal data source.; Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Free text 4 comments n/a No No Active Additional information provided about each reef. In instances where reefs were described as a list of corner points in the source data, each corner point is included as an individual reef with the phrase "(cardinal direction) corner point" in this field; Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Free text 5 Relief_ft n/a No No Active Height of reef in feet; Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Free text 6 composition n/a No No Active Materials that make up the reef; Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Free text 7 area n/a No No Active Size of reef; Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Free text 8 description n/a No No Active General location and/or description of reef; Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Free text 9 reefName n/a No No Active Name of reef; Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Free text 10 date n/a No No Active Date materials were deployed at reef site; Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Free text 11 OBJECTID n/a No No Active Internal feature number.; Source: Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. 12 Clearance_ft n/a No No Active Approximate clearance. Height of water in feet from the top of each reef to the surface. Clearance was calculated for records without a value by subtracting the relief from the depth. This approximate clearance should not be used for navigation as it has not been directly measured or verified.; Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Free text 13 Depth_ft n/a No No Active Water depth in feet at reef. If a range was provided, the deeper depth was used; Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Free text 14 reefID n/a No No Active Identification name, number or code of reef; Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Free text Point of Contact 2018-06 Organization NOAA Office for Coastal Management NOAA/OCM coastal.info@noaa.gov 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 (843) 740-1202 https://coast.noaa.gov NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Online Resource Publication Date -158.5 -66 42.5 17.5 Discrete 2022 ground condition No Yes No No No No No No Yes 30398 No No Geographic 2D EPSG:4269 NAD83 North American Datum 1983 GRS 1980 6378137 298.257222101 1 Geodetic Latitude Lat degree north 1 Geodetic Latitude Lat degree north 2 Geodetic Longitude Lon degree east 2 Geodetic Longitude Lon degree east Unclassified For coastal and ocean planning https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ Marine Cadastre Data Registry https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/ArtificialReef.zip Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro, Azure SQL Untested Compiled to meet 10 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level Untested These data are logically consistent Bathymetric Digital Elevation Model Organization NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Originator https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66106 California Organization CA Department of Fish and Wildlife, UC Santa Barbara, Occidental College Originator 2022-06-15 https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=30217&inline=true https://marinemitigation.msi.ucsb.edu/artificial-reef Delaware Organization Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Originator 2022-06-21 https://data.delaware.gov/stories/s/Artificial-Reefs/adne-snct/ Florida Organization Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Originator 2022-06-15 http://geodata.myfwc.com/datasets/artificial-reefs-in-florida Georgia Organization Department of Natural Resources Originator 2022-06-17 https://coastalgadnr.org/HERU/downloads https://coastalgadnr.org/sites/default/files/crd/Reefs/InshoreReefWeb.pdf Hawaii Organization Division of Aquatic Resources Originator 2022-06-21 Louisiana Organization Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Originator 2022-07-05 https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/artificial-reefs Maryland Organization Department of Natural Resources Originator 2022-06-15 https://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/documents/MarylandReefPlanFINALWOAPPENDIXB.pdf https://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/documents/mari_ocean_reefs_2013.pdf https://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/documents/mari_bay_reefs_2013.pdf https://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/pages/reefs/cook-point.aspx Massachusetts Organization Division of Marine Fisheries Originator 2022-06-15 https://www.mass.gov/service-details/artificial-reefs Mississippi Organization Department of Marine Resources Originator 2022-06-15 https://dmr.ms.gov/artificial-reef/ New Jersey Organization Department of Environmental Protection Originator 2022-06-23 https://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/ New York Organization Department of Environmental Conservation Originator 2022-06-15 https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/reefcoordmap.pdf North Carolina Organization Department of Environmental Quality Originator 2022-06-23 https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/marine-fisheries/public-information-and-education/coastal-fishing-information/artificial-reefs/interactive-reef-guide Rhode Island Organization Coastal Resources Management Council Originator 2022-07-14 http://www.crmc.ri.gov/meetings/2019_0625semi.pdf South Carolina Organization Department of Natural Resources Originator 2022-06-15 https://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/reef/ Texas Organization Parks & Wildlife Originator 2022-06-15 https://tpwd.texas.gov/gis/resources/tpwd-artificial-reef-data.zip Virginia Organization Marine Resources Commission Originator 2022-08-01 https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public/maps/artificial_reefs_list.php 1 1) Creating point representation of all reef features or general reef center. 2) Projecting data into the required coordinate system (EPSG 4269). 3) Standardization of attribution: converting full dates to year only, replacing blank strings with NULL values, removing leading spaces in string attributes, concatenating or splitting attribute fields to better align with desired final data fields, ensuring all missing values/attributes were NULL, parsing out depth ranges to single value, etc. State specific details are noted in the above section. 4) Mapping state data source attribute fields to the agreed upon final data dictionary, which included the following attributes: State abbreviation, reef ID, Name, Composition, Structure, Year, and depth (see provided data dictionary spreadsheet for details). 5) Acquire depth values from NOAA sources, for records with null depths. 6) Adjustments to the format of text in the reefName, reefComposition, and reefStructure fields. 2022-08-15T00:00:00 54202 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54191 Anna Verrill 2018-10-16T17:59:46 Daniel Martin 2024-08-15T13:37:59 2018-10-30 Office for Coastal Management OCM 1002 Public No No 2018-10-30 1 Year 2019-10-30