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Summary

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Short Citation
Office of Response and Restoration, 2024: Louisiana and Lower Mississippi River 2014 ESI FISH Polygons, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55908.
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Abstract

This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for marine, estuarine, anadromous, and freshwater fish species in coastal Louisiana and the lower Mississippi River. Vector polygons in this data set represent fish distribution, concentration areas and nursery areas. 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 Louisiana. 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.

Distribution Information

  • ESRI File Geodatabase, 354 MB

    This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase.

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Management boundaries are not to be considered legal boundaries. Edges may have been altered for cartographic processes. Besides the above warnings, there are no use constraints on these data. 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. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

Controlled Theme Keywords

biota, environment, FISH, OIL SPILLS

Child Items

Type Title
Entity BIOFILE
Entity BREED_DT
Entity FISH
Entity SOURCES

Contact Information

Point of Contact
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-94° W, -88.0002° E, 31.1273° N, 25.6169° S

This geographic extent includes the entire coastal Louisiana and Lower Mississippi River ESI study area. The spatial extent of individual layers or feature classes may vary.

Time Frame 1
2012 - 2014

The coastal Louisiana data were compiled 2012-2013, The Lower Mississippi River data were compiled in 2014. The atlas was published in 2014.

Item Identification

Title: Louisiana and Lower Mississippi River 2014 ESI FISH Polygons
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2013-12
Abstract:

This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for marine, estuarine, anadromous, and freshwater fish species in coastal Louisiana and the lower Mississippi River. Vector polygons in this data set represent fish distribution, concentration areas and nursery areas. 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 Louisiana. 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.

Purpose:

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.

Notes:

1850

Other Citation Details:

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.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
UNCONTROLLED
None Coastal Resources
None Coastal Zone Management
None Environmental Monitoring
None Environmental Sensitivity Index
None ESI
None Oil spill planning
None Sensitivity Maps

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > LOUISIANA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO
UNCONTROLLED
None Mississippi River

Physical Location

Organization: Office of Response and Restoration
City: Seattle
State/Province: WA
Country: USA

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: GIS Files
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Maintenance Note:

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.

Data Presentation Form: Map (digital)
Entity Attribute Overview:

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.

Entity Attribute Detail Citation:

NOAA ESI Guidelines

Entity Attribute Detail URL: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines
Distribution Liability:

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.

Data Set Credit: 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, and The Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, Washington, DC.

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 829408
Date Effective From: 2013-12
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): ESI Program Manager
Address: 7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
Email Address: orr.esi@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 829410
Date Effective From: 2013-12
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Office of Response and Restoration (ORR)
Address: 1305 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
URL: ORR Home Page

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 829411
Date Effective From: 2013-12
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): ESI Program Manager
Address: 7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
Email Address: orr.esi@noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 829409
Date Effective From: 2013-12
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): ESI Program Manager
Address: 7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
Email Address: orr.esi@noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Publication Date

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 829466
W° Bound: -94
E° Bound: -88.0002
N° Bound: 31.1273
S° Bound: 25.6169
Description

This geographic extent includes the entire coastal Louisiana and Lower Mississippi River ESI study area. The spatial extent of individual layers or feature classes may vary.

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 829467
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2012
End: 2014
Description:

The coastal Louisiana data were compiled 2012-2013, The Lower Mississippi River data were compiled in 2014. The atlas was published in 2014.

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Vector: Yes
Text / Table: Yes

Vector Representation 1

CC ID: 829421
Topology Level: Geometry Only
Complex Object Present?: Yes
Complex Object Count: 1126

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 829468

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Geographic 2D
EPSG Code: EPSG:4269
EPSG Name: NAD83
See Full Coordinate Reference System Information

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

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).

Data Access Constraints:

None

Data Use Constraints:

DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Management boundaries are not to be considered legal boundaries. Edges may have been altered for cartographic processes. Besides the above warnings, there are no use constraints on these data. 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. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 829469
Start Date: 2014
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download
Distributor: Office of Response and Restoration (ORR) (2013-12 - Present)
File Name: Louisiana_2014_GDB.zip
Description:

This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase.

File Date/Time: 2016-04-29 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): Arc Geodatabase
Distribution Format: ESRI File Geodatabase
File Size: 354 MB
Compression: Zip

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 829412
URL: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
Name: ESI Overview
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: html
Description:

Overview of ESI data content and uses.

URL 2

CC ID: 829472
URL: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/ESI-Browse-Graphic.pdf
Name: ESI Browse Graphic
URL Type:
Browse Graphic
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Depicts the relationships between the spatial data layers and the attribute data tables for the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi River ESI data.

URL 3

CC ID: 829473
URL: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/resources/esi-guidelines
Name: ESI Guidelines
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

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.

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 829414
Activity Date/Time: 2013-12
Description:

Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 829413
Activity Date/Time: 2017-04-05
Description:

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.

Activity Log 3

CC ID: 829415
Activity Date/Time: 2017-09-13
Description:

Partial upload of Spatial Info section only.

Activity Log 4

CC ID: 829416
Activity Date/Time: 2017-11-01
Description:

Replaced entire Lineage section to populate new Source Contribution field.

Activity Log 5

CC ID: 829417
Activity Date/Time: 2018-02-08
Description:

Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only.

Technical Environment

Description:

The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO(R) (version 10.2) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2005). The hardware configuration is PC's with Windows Operating System 7.

Data Quality

Accuracy:

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, hardcopy 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.

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

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.

Completeness Report:

These data represent a synthesis of expert knowledge, digital data and published information on fish distribution, concentration and nursery areas. These data do not necessarily represent all fish occurrences in Louisiana. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 76, Alligator gar, Lepisosteus spatula; 98, American eel, Anguilla rostrata; 104, Striped bass, Morone saxatilis; 107, Spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus; 109, Red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus; 111, Southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma; 114, Florida pompano, Trachinotus carolinus; 116, Striped mullet, Mugil cephalus; 122, Black drum, Pogonias cromis; 126, King mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla; 127, Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus; 131, Great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda; 134, Cobia, Rachycentron canadum; 136, Dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus; 137, Sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus; 143, Tarpon, Megalops atlanticus; 176, Yellow bullhead, Ameiurus natalis; 179, Largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides; 190, White bass, Morone chrysops; 200, Blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus; 201, Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus; 205, Freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunnieus; 213, Gulf menhaden, Brevoortia patronus; 217, Gafftopsail catfish, Bagre marinus; 218, Bowfin, Amia calva; 236, Crappie, Pomoxis spp.; 257, Flathead catfish, Pylodictis olivaris; 277, Paddlefish, Polyodon spathula; 281, Seatrout, Cynoscion sp.; 283, Killifish, Fundulus spp.; 288, Atlantic tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis; 302, Gag, Mycteroperca microlepis; 305, Red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus; 306, Gray snapper, Lutjanus griseus; 307, Lane snapper, Lutjanus synagris; 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; 319, Gulf sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi; 334, Finetooth shark, Carcharhinus isodon; 356, Greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili; 379, Pipefish, Syngnathus spp.; 438, Scalloped hammerhead, Sphyrna lewini; 464, Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus; 472, Spotted gar, Lepisosteus oculatus; 495, Gray triggerfish, Balistes capriscus; 521, Blue marlin, Makaira nigricans; 522, Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares; 523, Swordfish, Xiphias gladius; 598, Anchovies, Anchoa spp.; 638, Wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri; Shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus; 700, Grouper, Epinephelus spp.; 715, Whale shark, Rhincodon typus; 835, Blackfin tuna, Thunnus atlanticus; 883, Vermilion snapper, Rhomboplites aurorubens; 886, Great hammerhead, Sphyrna mokarran; 1011, Forage fish, n/a; 1126, Shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus; 1130, Dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus; 1146, Bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus; 1158, Kingfishes, Menticirrhus spp.; 1160, Blacknose shark, Carcharhinus acronotus; 1171, Ballyhoo, Hemiramphus spp.; 1172, Tilefish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps; 1217, Lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris; 1223, White marlin, Kajikia albida; 1230, Pallid sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus albus; 1231, Sunfish, Lepomis spp.; 1232, Buffalo, Ictiobus spp.; 1233, Herrings and sardines, Clupeinae; 1234, Croakers, n/a; 1235, Shad, Dorosoma spp.; 1236, Seahorses, Hippocampus spp.; 1237, Blueline tilefish, Caulolatilus microps; 1240, Bluntface shiner, Cyprinella camura; 1241, Channel darter, Percina copelandi; 1242, Rainbow darter, Etheostoma caeruleum.

Conceptual Consistency:

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 a several consistency checks, and processed into the final delivery format.

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

Process Step 1 refers to the ESI FISH data developed for Coastal Louisiana. Process Step 2 refers to the ESI FISH data developed for the Lower Mississippi River.

Sources

ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF FISH BY WATERBODY IN INLAND FISHERIES FOR THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ESI

CC ID: 829475
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF), DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES
Publish Date: 2014-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2014
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL

ATLANTIC TARPON SATELLITE TAGGING PROGRAM 2011

CC ID: 829422
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Person
Contact Name: AULT, JERALD S. AND JIANGANG LUO
Publish Date: 2012-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2011
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online

BLUEFIN TUNA LARVAL AND ADULT DISTRIBUTION

CC ID: 829446
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC STUDIES (CIMAS) - BARBARA MUHLING
Publish Date: 2013-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2013
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL

DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF FISHES AND INVERTEBRATES IN GULF OF MEXICO ESTUARIES VOLUME II: SPECIES LIFE HISTORY SUMMARIES

CC ID: 829443
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Person
Contact Name: PATTILLO, M.E., T.E. CZAPLA, D.M. NELSON, AND M.E. MONACO
Publish Date: 1997-08-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 1997
Citation URL: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/estuarine-species-database-noaa-estuarine-living-marine-resources-program/
Citation URL Name: NOAA's Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) Program
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper

DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE, AND SEASONALITY OF INLAND FISHERIES RESOURCES

CC ID: 829428
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF)
Publish Date: 2013-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2013
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE, AND SEASONALITY OF SHARKS IN THE COASTAL GULF OF MEXICO

CC ID: 829435
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS)
Publish Date: 2013-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2013
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

DISTRIBUTION, SEASONALITY AND ABUNDANCE OF MARINE FISH AND INVERTEBRATES IN COASTAL LOUISIANA

CC ID: 829429
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF)
Publish Date: 2013-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2013
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

EARLY STAGES OF ATLANTIC FISHES

CC ID: 829444
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Person
Contact Name: RICHARDS, WILLIAM J (ED.)
Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2006
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper

ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT GIS SHAPEFILES FOR ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES FROM AMENDMENT 10 TO THE 2006 CONSILIDATED HMS FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN: ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT

CC ID: 829479
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: NOAA NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS)
Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Citation URL: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/documents/fmp/am1/shapefiles.html
Source Contribution:

Source Format: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA

ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT SHAPEFILES FOR HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES

CC ID: 829438
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) OFFICE OF SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES (OSF)
Publish Date: 2009-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2009
Citation URL: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/EFH/
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online

FINAL AMENDMENT 1 TO THE CONSOLIDATED ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN, ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT

CC ID: 829434
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS)
Publish Date: 2009-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2009
Citation URL: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/EFH/Final/FEIS_Amendment_Total.pdf
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online

FISHBASE

CC ID: 829427
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Person
Contact Name: FROESE, R. AND D. PAULY
Publish Date: 2011-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2011
Citation URL: http://www.fishbase.org
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online

GULF STURGEON MOVEMENTS IN THE PEARL RIVER DRAINAGE AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND

CC ID: 829445
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Person
Contact Name: ROGILIO, HOWARD E. ET. AL.
Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2007
Citation URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1577/M05-170.1
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online

INLAND FISHERIES MONITORING DATABASE

CC ID: 829430
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF)
Publish Date: 2013-01-01
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 2000
Extent End Date/Time: 2011
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL

KINGFISHES

CC ID: 829426
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (FWRI)
Publish Date: 2013-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2013
Citation URL: http://myfwc.com/media/194748/kingfishes.pdf
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online

LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (LDEQ) THOMPSON CREEK FISHERIES SAMPLING

CC ID: 829478
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF)
Publish Date: 2012-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2012
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: spreadsheet | Type of Source Media: EMAIL

MAKING SENSE OF MACKEREL

CC ID: 829436
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) FISHERIES SERVICE, SOUTHEAST REGIONAL OFFICE
Publish Date: 2013-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2013
Citation URL: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sf/MakingSenseofMakerel.htm
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online

MARINE FISHERIES MONITORING DATABASE

CC ID: 829431
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF)
Publish Date: 2013-01-01
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 2003
Extent End Date/Time: 2012
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: online

NOAA'S ESTUARINE LIVING MARINE RESOURCES (ELMR) DATABASE

CC ID: 829439
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Person
Contact Name: DAVID MOE NELSON, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), MARINE SPATIAL ECOLOGY DIVISION
Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 1985
Extent End Date/Time: 2000
Citation URL: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/estuarine-species-database-noaa-estuarine-living-marine-resources-program/
Citation URL Name: NOAA's Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) Program
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: online

OCCURRENCE AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF LEMON SHARKS (NEGAPRION BREVIROSTRIS) AT A NURSERY GROUND AT THE CHANDELEUR ISLANDS, LOUISIANA (DISSERTATION)

CC ID: 829433
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Person
Contact Name: MCKENZIE, JONATHAN F.
Publish Date: 2013-01-01
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 1998
Extent End Date/Time: 2011
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: EMAIL

PALLID STURGEON DISTRIBUTION

CC ID: 829432
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: LOUISIANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM (LNHP)
Publish Date: 2013-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2013
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL

SEASONALITY AND DEPTH DISTRIBUTION OF LARVAL FISHES IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO ABOVE 26 DEGREES N

CC ID: 829425
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Person
Contact Name: DITTY, J.G, GLEN G. ZIESKE AND RICHARD F. SHAW
Publish Date: 1988-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 1988
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: paper

SENSITIVITY OF COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS AND WILDLIFE TO SPILLED OIL: LOUISIANA: FISH

CC ID: 829440
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION (OR&R), EMERGENCY RESPONSE DIVISION (ERD)
Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2003
Scale Denominator: 24000
Citation URL: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online

SENSITIVITY OF COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS AND WILDLIFE TO SPILLED OIL: UPPER TEXAS: FISH

CC ID: 829441
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION (OR&R), EMERGENCY RESPONSE DIVISION (ERD)
Publish Date: 2013-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2013
Scale Denominator: 24000
Citation URL: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: CD-ROM

SHARK NURSERY AREAS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA'S NEARSHORE COASTAL WATERS

CC ID: 829442
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Person
Contact Name: NEER, JULIE K., JASON K. BLACKBURN AND BRUCE A. THOMPSON
Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2007
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: paper

SPECIES PROFILE: COBIA

CC ID: 829437
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) FISHWATCH
Publish Date: 2013-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2013
Citation URL: http://www.fishwatch.gov/seafood_profiles/species/cobia/species_pages/cobia.htm
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online

THE SHARKS OF NORTH AMERICA

CC ID: 829424
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Person
Contact Name: CASTRO, JOSE I.
Publish Date: 2011-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2011
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper

TRIPLETAIL, A WEIRDLY WONDERFUL FISH

CC ID: 829423
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Person
Contact Name: BALBOA, BILL
Publish Date: 2013-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2013
Citation URL: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/didyouknow/tripletail.phtml
Source Contribution:

FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 829447
Description:

This process step refers to the ESI data developed for Coastal Louisiana. The mapping extent was dependent upon information availability and location of mapped coastal habitats and shorelines. Sources of data used to depict fish distribution and seasonality for this data layer include Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) fishery independent monitoring data, published information, digital data from Louisiana Natural Heritage Program (LNHP), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and University of Miami Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM-CIMAS) and anecdotal information from resource experts from LDWF and NMFS. Polygons representing gulf sturgeon distribution were derived from the USFWS/NMFS critical habitat shapefiles and divided into seasonal concentration areas based on published literature. Polygons representing pallid sturgeon distribution were provided by LNHP. Nursery areas for lemon sharks are depicted in the Chandeleur Islands. Polygons representing marine and estuarine fish distribution were based on sub-basin boundaries provided by LDWF. These polygons are clipped to waters connected to the Gulf of Mexico and adjacent wetlands. This was done to reduce the spatial complexity of the dataset. Species concentration and abundances are based on 2003-2012 fishery independent monitoring datasets provided by LDWF. Some species were grouped for the purpose of the ESI, including anchovies, bream (bream and sunfishes), buffalo (smallmouth and black buffalo), herrings and sardines (Clupeid spp.), crappie (black and white crappie), croakers (Atlantic croaker and spot), forage fish (butterfishes, harvestfish, leatherjacket, lookdown), kingfishes (southern and Gulf kingfish), killifish and white trout (sand and sliver seatrout). For these resources, monthly catch per unit effort (CPUE) was calculated for each sub-basin and used to derive concentration values. Seasonality was created by considering a species present in all months with higher than 10 percent occurrence in an area. Life history information was added based on expert knowledge and published literature. All information was reviewed by LDWF staff and adjusted as needed. Other species were added to sub-basins based on published information, NFMS EFH shapefiles and anecdotal information. Please note, the life history stages for sharks do not match the standard ESI life history stages for fish and should be interpreted as follows: spawning = parturition and larvae = neonates. The LDWF-LNHP provided information for some of the federally and state listed species and species of conservation concern for display in the ESI atlas and accompanying digital data in 2013. The available LNHP data sets are to be used for oil spill response and spill response planning only. These data represent existing information known to the LNHP at the time of the request and should never be substituted for consultation with the LNHP.

Process Date/Time: 2013-12-01 00:00:00
Process Contact: ESI Program Manager
Email Address: orr.esi@noaa.gov

Process Step 2

CC ID: 829474
Description:

This process step refers to the data developed for the Lower Mississippi River study area. Sources of data used to depict fish distribution and seasonality for this data layer include Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) fishery independent monitoring data, published information, and anecdotal information from resource experts at LDWF, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Water bodies were grouped by LDWF into areas with similar species assemblages. A combination of fishery independent monitoring data and expert opinion was used to derive species concentration and seasonality information for each defined water body. Additional information on Gulf sturgeon was included based on published literature.

Process Date/Time: 2014-05-01 00:00:00
Process Contact: ESI Program Manager
Email Address: orr.esi@noaa.gov

Process Step 3

CC ID: 829526
Description:

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.

Process Date/Time: 2014-05-01 00:00:00
Process Contact: ESI Program Manager
Email Address: orr.esi@noaa.gov

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