55612
South Carolina 2015 ESI FISH Polygons
Data Set
Published / External
53952
South Carolina, 2015
Project
Completed
2015-08
This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for marine, estuarine, anadromous, and freshwater fish species in South Carolina. Vector polygons in this data set represent fish distribution, spawning and nursery areas, concentration areas, and anadromous fish runs. 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 South Carolina. 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.
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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.
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH
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 > SOUTH CAROLINA
Theme
Coastal Zone Management
Theme
Coastal resources
Theme
ESI
Theme
Environmental Monitoring
Theme
Oil spill planning
Theme
Sensitivity maps
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, FISH) 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, 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.
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FISH
Published / External
Completed
The FISH table contains links to the attribute information for the vector polygons in this data set representing fish distribution, spawning and nursery areas, concentration areas, and anadromous fish runs. 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.
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RARNUM
NUMBER
9
9
Yes
No
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
234000001- 234001537
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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.
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ELEMENT
TEXT
10
Yes
No
Active
Major species categories of biological data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Upper
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
TEXT
10
Yes
No
Active
Element subgroup delineating a logical grouping of species that share common characteristics, habitat preference and/or food sources. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Lower
Allowed values change from atlas to atlas.
3
NAME
TEXT
35
Yes
No
Active
Species common name. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in NOAA's ESI Species List, available online at https://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.
Mixed
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
Only the first letter of the common name is upper case, unless the common name is a proper name.
4
GEN_SPEC
TEXT
45
No
No
Active
Genus and species name. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in NOAA's ESI Species List, available online at https://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.
Mixed
Allowed values change from atlas to atlas.
Only the first letter of the Genus is upper case, all else are lower case.
5
S
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
One-letter code representing sensitive status at the state level.
Upper
E (Endangered); T (Threatened), C (Species of Concern), X (Experimental essential population), S (Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance)
6
F
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
Federal threatened or endangered status.
E (Endangered); T (Threatened), C (Species of Concern), X (Experimental essential population), S (Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance)
7
STATE
TEXT
5
No
No
Active
Two-letter state abbreviation to which state status applies; if atlas covers 2 states, each two-letter state abbreviation should be separated with a slash ('/')
Upper
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
8
S_DATE
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Date the associated state status was accessed. Will commonly correspond to atlas publication date, or the date the data was acquired.
YYYY, YYYYMM, or YYYYMMDD
9
F_DATE
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Date the associated federal status was accessed. Will commonly correspond to atlas publication date, or the date the data was acquired.
YYYY, YYYYMM or YYYYMMDD
10
GRANK
TEXT
8
No
No
Active
Global Rank of the species as defined by NatureServe
Codeset: NatureServe Global Conservation Status Ranks
11
GRANKDATE
TEXT
8
No
No
Active
Date the associated GRANK was assessed
YYYY, YYYYMM, YYYYMMDD
12
MAPPING_QUALIFIER
TEXT
25
No
No
Active
An indication of why this feature was mapped in the ESI. Acceptable values vary based on the ELEMENT. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Will vary based on Element. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
13
CONC
TEXT
20
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 nesting or wintering site, or a term that describes relative abundance of birds at a particular site. The field may contain values from exact counts (e.g., XX BIRDS, XX PAIRS, or XX ADULTS), or binned counts (e.g., 10S, 100S, 1,000S). In cases where no quantitative data were available, the field may contain descriptive terms, such as "HIGH" or "POSSIBLE." If no concentration information was available, the field is populated with "-". Counts were derived from a variety of surveys, and may range in date (see Lineage).
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. May be qualitative or a number of individuals. A hyphen “-“ is used to denote no data.
14
JAN
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
Presence of species in January
X=present; Bank = not present
15
FEB
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
Presence of species in February
X=present; Bank = not present
16
MAR
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
Presence of species in March
X=present; Bank = not present
17
APR
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
Presence of species in April
X=present; Bank = not present
18
MAY
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
Presence of species in May
X=present; Bank = not present
19
JUN
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
Presence of species in June
X=present; Bank = not present
20
JUL
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
Presence of species in July
X=present; Bank = not present
21
AUG
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
Presence of species in August
X=present; Bank = not present
22
SEP
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
Presence of species in September
X=present; Bank = not present
23
OCT
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
Presence of species in October
X=present; Bank = not present
24
NOV
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
Presence of species in November
X=present; Bank = not present
25
DEC
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
Presence of species in December
X=present; Bank = not present
26
BREED1
TEXT
8
No
No
Active
Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating.
Upper
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
27
BREED2
TEXT
8
No
No
Active
Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating (spring); if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving.
Upper
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
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BREED3
TEXT
8
No
No
Active
Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = migrating (fall); if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
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BREED4
TEXT
8
No
No
Active
Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED4 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" or "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting.
Upper
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
30
BREED5
TEXT
8
No
No
Active
Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BIRD, BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" or "HERP" then BREED5 = adults.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
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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
234000001- 234001537
32
G_SOURCE
NUMBER
8
8
Yes
No
Active
An 8-digit identifier linking to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the geographic source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
23400001- 23400505
33
S_SOURCE
NUMBER
8
8
Yes
No
Active
An 8-digit identifier linking to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the seasonality source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
23400001- 23400505
34
BREED
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the BREED_DT data table.
1 - 223
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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.
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BREED
NUMBER
Yes
Yes
Active
An integer that links to the BREED field in the BIOFILE. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
1 - 223
2
MON
NUMBER
2
Yes
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.
1 - 12
3
BREED1
TEXT
1
Yes
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" or "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
"Y" - indicates activity occurring in given month; "N" - activity not occurring or not reported; "-" breed category does not apply to the species' ELEMENT.
4
BREED2
TEXT
1
Yes
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or “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.
"Y" - indicates activity occurring in given month; "N" - activity not occurring or not reported; "-" breed category does not apply to the species' ELEMENT.
4
BREED3
TEXT
1
Yes
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = migrating (fall); if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "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
"Y" - indicates activity occurring in given month; "N" - activity not occurring or not reported; "-" breed category does not apply to the species' ELEMENT.
6
BREED4
TEXT
1
Yes
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED4 = molting; if ELEMENT is “FISH” or "INVERT" or “HERP” then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
"Y" - indicates activity occurring in given month; "N" - activity not occurring or not reported; "-" breed category does not apply to the species' ELEMENT.
7
BREED5
TEXT
1
Yes
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" or “INVERT” or “HERP” then BREED5 = adults. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, M_MAMMAL, or T_MAMMAL elements.
"Y" - indicates activity occurring in given month; "N" - activity not occurring or not reported; "-" breed category does not apply to the species' ELEMENT.
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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.
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SOURCE_ID
NUMBER
8
Yes
Yes
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 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
23400001 - 23400505
2
ORIGINATOR
TEXT
255
Yes
No
Active
Author or developer of source material or data set. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Upper
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
3
DATE_PUB
NUMBER
8
No
No
Active
Date of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
YYYY, or YYYYMM, or YYYYMMDD, where Y=year, M=month, D=day
4
TITLE
TEXT
255
No
No
Active
Title of source material or data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Upper
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
5
DATA_FORMAT
TEXT
80
No
No
Active
The format of the source material. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. Examples include DOCUMENT, EXPERT KNOWLEDGE, VECTOR DIGITAL DATA...
6
PUB_PLACE
TEXT
255
No
No
Active
Publication place. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Upper
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
7
PUBLISHER
TEXT
255
No
No
Active
Publisher. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Upper
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
8
PUBLICATION
TEXT
255
No
No
Active
Additional citation information. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
9
ONLINE_LINK
TEXT
255
No
No
Active
URL to the data if internet-available or to the website of the data provider | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
URL. Must be copied as is from the address bar & must be fully qualified (begin with http:// or https:// in LOWER CASE) & contain no “<” or “>” characters
10
SCALE
TEXT
20
No
No
Active
Description of the source scale. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Values may be numeric, such as 1:24000, or text, such as UNKNOWN (non-digital data only), or VARIES
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TIME_PERIOD
TEXT
34
No
No
Active
Date(s) of data collection that the source material is based upon. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Date fields must be YYYY, or YYYYMM, or YYYYMMDD. The beginning and ending date range is separated by a dash (-)
Data Steward
2015-08
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Distributor
2015-08
Organization
Office of Response and Restoration
ORR
1305 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20910
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/
ORR Home Page
Online Resource
Metadata Contact
2015-08
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Point of Contact
2015-08
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Publication Date
-81.1615
-78.414
33.9384
31.9322
This reflects the extent of all land and water features included in the overall South Carolina ESI study region. The bounding box for this particular feature class may vary depending on occurrences identified and mapped.
Range
2014
2015
Time Frame Range starts with ESI Project Start Year, and ends with ESI Atlas Publication Year.
Yes
Yes
Geometry Only
Yes
850
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.
2015
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download
2015-08
Organization
Office of Response and Restoration
SouthCarolina_2015_ESI_GDB.zip
This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase.
2016-09-12T00:00:00
Arc Geodatabase
ESRI File Geodatabase
256 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 South 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.
2015-08
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.
2017-11-01
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 ArcGIS for Desktop 10.2(R) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2005). The hardware configuration is PC's 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 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, digital data, survey data, scientific articles, and state and federal agency reports on fish distribution, spawning and nursery areas, concentration areas, and anadromous fish runs. These data do not necessarily represent all fish occurrences in South Carolina. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 65, Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix; 81, Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias; 86, Blueback herring, Alosa aestivalis; 87, American shad, Alosa sapidissima; 98, American eel, Anguilla rostrata; 101, Shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum; 102, Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus; 104, Striped bass, Morone saxatilis; 105, Hickory shad, Alosa mediocris; 107, Spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus; 108, Summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus; 109, Red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus; 110, Black sea bass, Centropristis striata; 111, Southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma; 114, Florida pompano, Trachinotus carolinus; 115, Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus; 116, Striped mullet, Mugil cephalus; 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; 134, Cobia, Rachycentron canadum; 137, Sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus; 138, Weakfish, Cynoscion regalis; 140, Ladyfish, Elops saurus; 179, Largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides; 182, Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus; 200, Blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus; 201, Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus; 204, Redear sunfish, Lepomis microlophus; 257, Flathead catfish, Pylodictis olivaris; 268, Silver seatrout, Cynoscion nothus; 273, Star drum, Stellifer lanceolatus; 294, Spotted hake, Urophycis regia; 306, Gray snapper, Lutjanus griseus; 310, Atlantic spadefish, Chaetodipterus faber; 315, Blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus; 316, Spinner shark, Carcharhinus brevipinna; 317, Bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas; 318, Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae; 326, Bonnethead, Sphyrna tiburo; 332, Tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier; 334, Finetooth shark, Carcharhinus isodon; 376, Fringed flounder, Etropus crossotus; 438, Scalloped hammerhead, Sphyrna lewini; 598, Anchovies, Anchoa spp.; 761, Porgies, Stenotomus spp.; 886, Great hammerhead, Sphyrna mokarran; 967, Sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus; 985, Redbreast sunfish, Lepomis auritus; 995, Giant manta, Manta birostris; 1087, White shark, Carcharodon carcharias; 1108, Smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis; 1160, Blacknose shark, Carcharhinus acronotus; 1217, Lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris; 1231, Sunfish, Lepomis spp.; 1251, Robust redhorse, Moxostoma robustum; 1252, Catfish, Ictalurus spp..
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.
ANADROMOUS FISH DISTRIBUTION AND LIFE HISTORY
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (SCDNR)- CHAD HOLBROOK
2015-01-01
Discrete
2015
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
ANADROMOUS FISH DISTRIBUTIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES (SCDNR) - WILLIAM POST AND CHAD HOLBROOK
2015-01-01
Discrete
2015
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF FISHES AND INVERTEBRATE IN SOUTHEAST ESTUARIES
Person
NELSON, D.M., et al.
Originator
1991-10-01
Discrete
1991
https://nccospublicstor.blob.core.windows.net/projects-attachments/107/ELMR_SE_report.pdf
ELMR_SE_report.pdf
URL for pdf of ELMR Southeast Report (Nelson et al. 1991)
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online pdf
DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF FRESHWATER, ANADROMOUS, AND MARINE FISH IN COASTAL GEORGIA
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (GADNR) - COASTAL RESOURCES DIVISION
2015-01-01
Discrete
2015
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
FRESHWATER FISHERY RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (SCDNR)
2015-01-01
Discrete
2015
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: EMAIL
HYDROPHONE IDENTIFICATION OF SPAWNING SITES OF SPOTTED SEATROUT, CYNOSCION NEBULOSUS, NEAR CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
SAUCIER, M.H., D.M. BALTZ AND W.A. ROUMALLIT
1992-01-01
Discrete
1992
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: EMAIL
MARINE RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (SCDNR) - PEARSE WEBSTER
2015-01-01
Discrete
2015
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: EMAIL
NEARSHORE AND INSHORE FISH AND INVERTEBRATE LIFE HISTORY AND DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (SCDNR) - JOHN ARCHAMBAULT
2015-01-01
Discrete
2015
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
NOAA'S ESTUARINE LIVING MARINE RESOURCES (ELMR) DATA BASE - SOUTHEAST REGION
Organization
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC), NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), NATIONAL CENTERS FOR COASTAL OCEAN SCIENCE (NCCOS), CENTER FOR COASTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT (CCMA), BIOGEOGRAPHY PROGRAM
Publisher
2000-01-01
Range
1985
2000
https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:163992
Estuarine Living Marine Resources: Southeast Regional Distribution and Abundance (NCEI Accession 0163992)
This is the original (1991) Southeast regional component of NOAA's Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) Project, a national database of ecologically and economically important fishes and invertebrates in the Nation's estuaries. The distribution and relative abundance are depicted in a consistent format for 40 species of fishes and invertebrates, in 20 estuaries in coastal North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and the east coast of Florida.
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: online
SAVANNAH RIVER ESTUARY FISH SAMPLING DATA
GUT, J.A. AND M.C. CURRAN
2015-01-01
Discrete
2015
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: spreadsheet | Type of Source Media: EMAIL
SHARK DISTRIBUTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (SCDNR)- BRYAN FRAZIER
2015-01-01
Discrete
2015
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTROFISHING DATA
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (SCDNR) - JOHN ARCHAMBAULT
2015-01-01
Range
2004
2013
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: spreadsheet | Type of Source Media: EMAIL
SOUTH CAROLINA TRAMMEL NET SAMPLING DATA
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (SCDNR) - JOHN ARCHAMBAULT
2015-01-01
Range
2004
2013
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: spreadsheet | Type of Source Media: EMAIL
SOUTHEAST AREA MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM - SOUTH ATLANTIC INNER STRATA SAMPLING DATA
ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION (ASMFC)
2015-01-01
Range
2004
2013
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: spreadsheet | Type of Source Media: online
SOUTHEAST AREA MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM - SOUTH ATLANTIC LONGLINE SURVEYS
ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION (ASMFC)
2014-01-01
Range
2007
2014
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: spreadsheet | Type of Source Media: online
SPAWNING TIMES AND LOCATIONS OF SPOTTED SEATROUT IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR ESTUARINE SYSTEM FROM ACOUSTIC SURVEYS
ROUMALLIT, W.S., S. TYREE AND G. REIKIRK
1997-01-01
Discrete
1997
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: EMAIL
STATUS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA FISHERIES FOR COBIA
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (SCDNR) - DONALD L. HAMMON
2001-01-01
Discrete
2001
http://mrl.cofc.edu/pdf/techreport89.pdf
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online
STOCK ASSESSMENT REPORT NO. 04-01 OF THE ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION ATLANTIC MENHADEN STOCK ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR PEER REVIEW
ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION (ASFMC)
2004-01-01
Discrete
2004
http://www.asmfc.org/uploads/file/04MenhadenPeerReviewReport.pdf
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online
TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF ESTUARINE-DEPENDENT SPECIES IN THE SAVANNAH RIVER ESTUARY
JENNINGS, C.A. AND R.S. WEYERS
2002-01-01
Range
2000
2002
FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: EMAIL
1
Nearshore marine and estuarine distributions of fishes were mapped using data provided by South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) and the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC). These data sets were supplemented with information from the Estuarine Living Marine Resources program (ELMR; Nelson et al. 1991) as well as Jennings and Weyers (2002) and Gut and Curran (2015). Freshwater and anadromous fish were mapped using a combination of survey data, described above, and expert opinion. Populations of shortnose (Federally and state endangered) and Atlantic sturgeon (Federally endangered) are found in South Carolina waters. They inhabit most of the major river systems in South Carolina. Ongoing and recent telemetry work has led to the identification of seasonal concentration areas used by both species of sturgeon. The only documented shortnose sturgeon spawning site in the area of interest (AOI) for the SC ESI is an area on the Cooper River, directly below Pinopolis Dam. No Atlantic sturgeon spawning areas are known to occur within the AOI of the SC ESI. Concentration areas for shortnose and Atlantic sturgeon have been identified on several of the large rivers in South Carolina, and are mapped in the ESI as polygons with a mapping qualifier of 'Concentration area' and a concentration of 'High'. Many of the concentration areas are quite large, in part due to the mobile nature of the species, but also to cover the potential for interannual range shifts caused by variable hydrologic conditions (i.e., freshwater inflow and salinity). Other anadromous species were mapped to their respective habitats based on anecdotal information provided by SC DNR, including: American eel, striped bass, blueback herring, and shad. Unlike populations found in more northern portions of their range, striped bass in South Carolina do not migrate into the ocean. Known striped bass spawning areas, along with their general distribution are represented in the atlas. Shad, herring and eels do not spawn in the area; habitats mapped in the atlas represent adult and juvenile migration corridors and general distributions. Robust redhorse were mapped to the Savannah river to match mapping from the Georgia ESI. Robust redhorse have been collected in the Savannah river; however, the polygon in the ESI represents the potential range of this species. Please note, eel life-histories do not match the standard ESI terminology, so for the ESI, 'juveniles' corresponds to immigrating glass eels and elvers, and 'adults' refers to yellow eels and emigrating silver eels.
2015-08-01T00:00:00
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
2
Two fishery-independent data sets were provided by SCDNR staff: 1) South Carolina Trammel Net Sampling; and 2) South Carolina Electrofishing Sampling. Each dataset was summarized by SCDNR staff for the sampling years 2002-2014 to give total number of occurrences per sampling station. From this summary, the frequency of each species caught during each month for each sampling region was calculated. Polygonal sampling regions were created using geographic distribution of sampling stations and were vetted by SCDNR staff. Species that were found to occur with a 10% frequency or higher in a given month for a given sampling region were marked as present for that month and sampling region. The full 13 years of data was available for the following estuaries and rivers: St. Helena Sound, Edisto River, Combahee River, Charleston Harbor, Ashley River, Cooper River, Wando River, Bulls Bay and Muddy Bay, Winyah Bay, PeeDee River, and Waccamaw River. A number of other areas had more limited sampling data, often only a year or two, including: Port Royal Sound, Santee River, and the Stono, Wadmalaw, and Kiawah Rivers. For these areas, sampling data was used to construct preliminary seasonal presence/absences that were supplemented with expert knowledge from SCDNR staff or other sources. Areas in between sampling stations, most often these occurred between electrofishing and trammel stations, were populated using combinations of seasonalities from adjacent sampling. Additional distributions and life history seasonalities, such as larvae, eggs, and spawning months, were typically gathered from ELMR Program data (Nelson et al. 1991) or expert knowledge provided by SCDNR staff.
2015-08-01T00:00:00
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
3
For the nearshore areas out to 10m depth, fish species distributions and seasonalities were created using data from the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) program, both the Inner Strata Sampling Data and the Longline Surveys, of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC). Fishery-independent sampling for the Inner Strata Sampling program is conducted in roughly three months out of the year, April, July, and October; however, sampling in practice strays into many of the preceding and following months. Data used for the ESI included the years 2004-2013, and the frequencies of species caught were used to determine monthly presence/absence. Presence within a month was determined by the same 10% frequency cut-off as was used with SCDNR fishery independent sampling data. Sampling months were used as proxies for the season within which sampling occurred. Thus, if a species was found to be present in April, it was assumed to be present in March and May; likewise this was done for June and August (July), and September and November (October). After consulting with SEAMAP/SCDNR staff and reviewing literature on nearshore species, seasonalities of select species were used to populate areas from 10m depth out to the boundary of the AOI. In the Savannah River, data from Jennings and Weyers (2002) and Gut and Curran (2015) were used to determine distributions and seasonalities of species in all reaches of the estuary. Jennings and Weyers data were used in areas that averaged less than 15 ppt salinity and Gut and Curran data were used for the lower estuary. Additional polygons that represent known aggregation sites of estuarine-dependent fish spawning in the Charleston Harbor area were delineated based on expert knowledge and published reports. The coast has not been comprehensively surveyed for spawning locations, so more information on these species' life-history is also contained in the 'general distribution' polygons to capture seasons in which spawning, eggs, and larvae are likely to be present. South Carolina bays and estuaries, especially Bulls Bay, are important nursery areas for several shark species. Nursery areas and general distributions of sharks were mapped based on anecdotal information provided by SCDNR, based on their experience surveying in South Carolina. Please note, the life-history stages for fish do not match the correct terminology for sharks. As a result, areas with months for shark 'larvae' represent months for which that polygon serves as habitat or a nursery area for young-of-year sharks (i.e. primary nursery areas).
2015-08-01T00:00:00
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
4
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 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 FISH data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created.
2015-08-01T00:00:00
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
55620
Entity
BIOFILE
55623
Entity
BREED_DT
55618
Entity
FISH
55624
Entity
SOURCES
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55612
David Moe Nelson
2019-02-25T14:22:39
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-10-17T16:12:18
2019-02-26
Office of Response and Restoration
ORR
1002
Public
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2019-02-26
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2020-02-26