55908 Data Set Published / External 53989 Louisiana and Lower Mississippi River, 2014 Project Completed 2013-12 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. 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. 1850 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 > LOUISIANA Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA Theme Coastal Resources Theme Coastal Zone Management Theme ESI Theme Environmental Monitoring Theme Environmental Sensitivity Index Theme Oil spill planning Theme Sensitivity Maps Spatial Gulf of Mexico Spatial Mississippi River 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, and The Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, Washington, DC. 55910 Published / External Completed The FISH table contains links to the attribute information for the vector polygons in this data set representing fish distribution, concentration areas, nursery areas, and spawning areas. Species specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in relational data tables designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. 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 1 RARNUM NUMBER 9 9 Yes Yes Active A 9-digit identifier linking the record to the BIOFILE table. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 233000001 to 233000865 55911 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. Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 10436, 02-28-2018 15:23 1 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 "N/A" - this attribute was not in use when the data were created 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. 28 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 = molting; 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. 29 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 BIRDS, BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. 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. 31 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 233000001- 233000865 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 233000001 - 233000218 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 233000001 - 233000218 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 - 341 55912 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. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 1 BREED NUMBER No No Active An integer that links to the BREED field in the BIOFILE. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 1 - 341 2 MON NUMBER No 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. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 1 to 12 3 BREED1 TEXT No No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines -: Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question | N: Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported | Y: Life-history stage or activity present | 4 BREED2 TEXT No No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "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. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines -: Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question | N: Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported | Y: Life-history stage or activity present | 5 BREED3 TEXT No No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "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. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines -: Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question | N: Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported | Y: Life-history stage or activity present | 6 BREED4 TEXT No No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines -: Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question | N: Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported | Y: Life-history stage or activity present | 7 BREED5 TEXT No No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED5 = adults. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, M_MAMMAL, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines -: Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question | N: Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported | Y: Life-history stage or activity present | 55913 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 1 SOURCE_ID NUMBER 8 8 Yes Yes Active An 8-digit 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 233000001 - 233000218 2 ORIGINATOR TEXT 255 No No Active Author or developer of source material or data set. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 3 DATE_PUB NUMBER No No Active Date of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month 4 TITLE TEXT 255 No No Active Title of source material or data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 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. 6 PUB_PLACE TEXT 255 No No Active Publication place. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 7 PUBLISHER TEXT 255 No No Active Publisher. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 8 PUBLICATION TEXT 255 No No Active Publication. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 9 ONLINE_LINK TEXT 255 No No Active Online computer resource URL. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 10 SCALE TEXT 20 No No Active Description of the source scale. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 11 TIME_PERIOD TEXT 22 No No Active Date(s) of data collection that the source material is based upon. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. Data Steward 2013-12 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 Distributor 2013-12 Organization Office of Response and Restoration ORR https://ror.org/03g5tqa50 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/ ORR Home Page Online Resource Metadata Contact 2013-12 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 Point of Contact 2013-12 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 Publication Date -94 -88.0002 31.1273 25.6169 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. Range 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. Yes Yes Geometry Only Yes 1126 Geographic 2D EPSG:4269 NAD83 North American Datum 1983 GRS 1980 6378137 298.257222101 1 Geodetic Latitude Lat degree north 1 Geodetic Latitude Lat degree north 2 Geodetic Longitude Lon degree east 2 Geodetic Longitude Lon degree east Standard CC0-1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ These data were produced by NOAA and are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0-1.0). 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. 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. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download 2013-12 Organization Office of Response and Restoration https://ror.org/03g5tqa50 Louisiana_2014_GDB.zip This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase. 2016-04-29T00:00:00 Arc Geodatabase ESRI File Geodatabase 354 MB Zip https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/ESI-Browse-Graphic.pdf ESI Browse Graphic Browse Graphic pdf Depicts the relationships between the spatial data layers and the attribute data tables for the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi River 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/resources/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. 2013-12 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 ARC/INFO(R) (version 10.2) 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, 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. 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 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. 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. 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. ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF FISH BY WATERBODY IN INLAND FISHERIES FOR THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ESI Organization LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF), DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES Originator 2014-01-01 Discrete 2014 FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL ATLANTIC TARPON SATELLITE TAGGING PROGRAM 2011 Person AULT, JERALD S. AND JIANGANG LUO Originator 2012-01-01 Discrete 2011 FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online BLUEFIN TUNA LARVAL AND ADULT DISTRIBUTION Organization UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC STUDIES (CIMAS) - BARBARA MUHLING Originator 2013-01-01 Discrete 2013 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 Person PATTILLO, M.E., T.E. CZAPLA, D.M. NELSON, AND M.E. MONACO Originator 1997-08-01 Discrete 1997 https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/estuarine-species-database-noaa-estuarine-living-marine-resources-program/ NOAA's Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) Program FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE, AND SEASONALITY OF INLAND FISHERIES RESOURCES Organization LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF) Originator 2013-01-01 Discrete 2013 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 Organization NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) Originator 2013-01-01 Discrete 2013 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 Organization LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF) Originator 2013-01-01 Discrete 2013 FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION EARLY STAGES OF ATLANTIC FISHES Person RICHARDS, WILLIAM J (ED.) Originator 2006-01-01 Discrete 2006 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 Organization NOAA NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) Originator 2006-01-01 https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/documents/fmp/am1/shapefiles.html Source Format: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT SHAPEFILES FOR HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES Organization NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) OFFICE OF SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES (OSF) Originator 2009-01-01 Discrete 2009 https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/EFH/ 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 Organization NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) Originator 2009-01-01 Discrete 2009 https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/EFH/Final/FEIS_Amendment_Total.pdf FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online FISHBASE Person FROESE, R. AND D. PAULY Originator 2011-01-01 Discrete 2011 http://www.fishbase.org FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online GULF STURGEON MOVEMENTS IN THE PEARL RIVER DRAINAGE AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND Person ROGILIO, HOWARD E. ET. AL. Originator 2007-01-01 Discrete 2007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1577/M05-170.1 FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online INLAND FISHERIES MONITORING DATABASE Organization LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF) Originator 2013-01-01 Range 2000 2011 FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL KINGFISHES Organization FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (FWRI) Originator 2013-01-01 Discrete 2013 http://myfwc.com/media/194748/kingfishes.pdf FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (LDEQ) THOMPSON CREEK FISHERIES SAMPLING Organization LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF) Originator 2012-01-01 Discrete 2012 FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: spreadsheet | Type of Source Media: EMAIL MAKING SENSE OF MACKEREL Organization NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) FISHERIES SERVICE, SOUTHEAST REGIONAL OFFICE Originator 2013-01-01 Discrete 2013 https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sf/MakingSenseofMakerel.htm FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online MARINE FISHERIES MONITORING DATABASE Organization LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF) Originator 2013-01-01 Range 2003 2012 FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: online NOAA'S ESTUARINE LIVING MARINE RESOURCES (ELMR) DATABASE Person DAVID MOE NELSON, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), MARINE SPATIAL ECOLOGY DIVISION Originator 2000-01-01 Range 1985 2000 https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/estuarine-species-database-noaa-estuarine-living-marine-resources-program/ NOAA's Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) Program 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) Person MCKENZIE, JONATHAN F. Originator 2013-01-01 Range 1998 2011 FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: EMAIL PALLID STURGEON DISTRIBUTION Organization LOUISIANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM (LNHP) Originator 2013-01-01 Discrete 2013 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 Person DITTY, J.G, GLEN G. ZIESKE AND RICHARD F. SHAW Originator 1988-01-01 Discrete 1988 FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: paper SENSITIVITY OF COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS AND WILDLIFE TO SPILLED OIL: LOUISIANA: FISH Organization NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION (OR&R), EMERGENCY RESPONSE DIVISION (ERD) Originator 2003-01-01 Discrete 2003 24000 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi 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 Organization NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION (OR&R), EMERGENCY RESPONSE DIVISION (ERD) Originator 2013-01-01 Discrete 2013 24000 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: CD-ROM SHARK NURSERY AREAS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA'S NEARSHORE COASTAL WATERS Person NEER, JULIE K., JASON K. BLACKBURN AND BRUCE A. THOMPSON Originator 2007-01-01 Discrete 2007 FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: paper SPECIES PROFILE: COBIA Organization NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) FISHWATCH Originator 2013-01-01 Discrete 2013 http://www.fishwatch.gov/seafood_profiles/species/cobia/species_pages/cobia.htm FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online THE SHARKS OF NORTH AMERICA Person CASTRO, JOSE I. Originator 2011-01-01 Discrete 2011 FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper TRIPLETAIL, A WEIRDLY WONDERFUL FISH Person BALBOA, BILL Originator 2013-01-01 Discrete 2013 http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/didyouknow/tripletail.phtml FISH INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online 1 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. 2013-12-01T00:00:00 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 2 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. 2014-05-01T00:00:00 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 3 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. 2014-05-01T00:00:00 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 55911 Entity 55912 Entity 55910 Entity 55913 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55908 David Moe Nelson 2019-03-19T14:05:03 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-07-09T18:26:04 2019-04-04 Office of Response and Restoration ORR 1002 Public No No 2019-04-04 1 Year 2020-04-04