Coastal Critical Habitat Designations
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54209 | Updated: January 10, 2022 | Published / External
Item Identification
| Title: | Coastal Critical Habitat Designations |
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| Status: | Completed |
| Publication Date: | 2018-10-31 |
| Abstract: |
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires the Federal government to designate critical habitat, areas of habitat essential to the species' conservation, for ESA listed species. This dataset is a compilation of the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service designated critical habitat in coastal areas of the United States. Critical habitat is defined as: (1) Specific areas within the geographical area occupied by the species at the time of listing that contain physical or biological features essential to conservation, which may require special management considerations or protection; and (2) specific areas outside the geographical area occupied by the species if the agency determines that the area itself is essential for conservation. See metadata for online linkages to reference full listings of proposed and final critical habitat areas. |
| Purpose: |
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. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| ISO 19115 Topic Category | oceans |
| ISO 19115 Topic Category | planningCadastre |
| None | coastal |
| None | Endangered |
| None | planning |
| None | renewable energy |
| None | Threatened |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords | CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| None | Outer Continental Shelf |
| None | Territorial Sea |
| None | United States of America |
Physical Location
| City: | North Charleston |
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| State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
| Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
| Data Set Credit: | NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOAA Office for Coastal Management |
Support Roles
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2018-06 |
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| 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: | Publication Date |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -180 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | 180 | |
| N° Bound: | 70.333363 | |
| S° Bound: | 13.639711 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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| Start: | 2018-08-01 |
| Description: |
ground condition |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
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| Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
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| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry |
Distribution 2
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/CoastalCriticalHabitat.zip |
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| Distributor: |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.4.1.5713 |
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Data Quality
| Accuracy: |
The attributes in this dataset are believed to be accurate. |
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| Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
Maximum scale of intended use is 1:80,000. |
| Completeness Report: |
Spatial and attribute properties are believed to be complete, although attribute information has been simplified. Geometric thresholds from original data are preserved. No tests have been completed for exhaustiveness. |
| Conceptual Consistency: |
These data are believed to be logically consistent. Geometry is topologically clean. |
Lineage
Sources
CriticalHabitat
| Contact Name: | National Marine Fisheries Service |
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| Citation URL: | http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resources/data-and-maps?title=critical+habitat |
| Citation URL Name: | Source Online Linkage |
| Citation URL Description: |
URL where the source data were originally accessed. |
| Source Contribution: |
Feature classes were obtained from USFWS, cleaned up, and condensed by NOAA OCM. |
CriticalHabitat
| Contact Name: | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
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| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2018-07-09 |
| Citation URL: | https://ecos.fws.gov/docs/crithab/crithab_all/crithab_all_layers.zip |
| Citation URL Name: | Source Online Linkage |
| Citation URL Description: |
URL where the source data were originally accessed. |
| Source Contribution: |
Feature classes were obtained from USFWS, cleaned up, and condensed by NOAA OCM. |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
Go to http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/report/table/critical-habitat.html and download (1) the zip file containing aggregated critical habitat shapes for all species, and (2) the zip file containing individual shapefiles and metadata for all species. Convert USFWS individual polygon shapefiles that are unique (not duplicated by the NMFS data) and that are located in coastal areas except Hawaii to single-part features, project into WGS 1984 World Mercator, and merge resulting features into a single feature class. Organize attributes to retain all information found in section 7 of this document and set the Authority attribute as USFWS. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 |
Process Step 2
| Description: |
Use USFWS and NMFS species websites to assign missing attribute information, where applicable. Check the USFWS ECOS website (https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp) for species listed as "proposed", and delete confirmed species. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 |
Process Step 3
| Description: |
For Hawaii, extract all features from the CRITHAB_POLY.shp located in the Hawaii and NWHI areas (except Hawaiian Monk Seal) and project into WGS 1984 World Mercator. Merge resulting single-part features into a single feature class and organize attributes to retain all information found in section 7 of this document and set Authority attribute to USFWS. Update species with shared common names or with "No Common Name". |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 |
Process Step 4
| Description: |
Go to NOAA Fisheries website to view NMFS critical habitat maps and data. Download geospatial Critical Habitat data for any protected species with designated critical habitat. Convert NMFS shapefiles and KMZ files to single-part feature classes in a file geodatabase, then project into WGS 1984 World Mercator. Group feature classes based on location and work on each area at a time. For each area, merge features into a single feature class. Where necessary, convert unique line features (those that do not duplicate polygon features) by buffering by 500 feet and then merging resulting features into the working feature class. Organize attributes to retain all information found in section 7 of this document and set the Authority attribute as NMFS. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 |
Process Step 5
| Description: |
Merge NMFS, USFWS, and Hawaii feature classes into a single feature class, check geometry, and convert multi-part to single-part features. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 54209 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54209 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Anna Verrill |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2018-10-16 18:47+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Jesse Brass |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-01-10 22:00+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2018-10-29 |
| Owner Org: | OCM |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2019-10-30 |