Mountainous Star Coral
Data Set (DS) | NMFS Office Of Protected Resources (OPR)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65261 | Updated: October 17, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
NMFS Office Of Protected Resources, 2024: Mountainous Star Coral, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65261.
Full Citation Examples
These data represent the critical habitat designation (August 9, 2023 under the Endangered Species Act for the mountainous star coral (Orbicella faveolata). Critical habitat is defined as all marine waters in the defined depth ranges relative to mean low water.Within the defined boundaries, critical habitat does not include: - areas subject to the 2014 Naval Air Station Key West Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan- areas where the essential feature (i.e., reproductive, recruitment, growth, and maturation habitat) does not occur- all managed areas that may contain natural hard substrate but do not provide the quality of substrate essential for the conservation of threatened corals, such as dredged navigation channels, shipping basins, vessel berths, and active anchorages. Specific federally-authorized channels and harbors not included in the designation are: St. Lucie Inlet, Palm Beach Harbor, Hillsboro Inlet, Port Everglades, Baker’s Haulover Inlet, Miami Harbor, Key West Harbor, Arecibo Harbor, San Juan Harbor, Fajardo Harbor, Ponce Harbor, Mayaguez Harbor, St. Thomas Harbor, Christiansted Harbor.- artificial substrates such as fixed and floating structures, aids-to-navigation (AToNs), seawalls, wharves, boat ramps, fishpond walls, pipes, submarine cables, wrecks, mooring balls, docks, and aquaculture cages- the restricted area managed by the South Florida Ocean Measuring Facility.
Distribution Information
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ESRI File Geodatabase
Data access URL
Users be advised that the accuracy of this data set is completely dependent upon the accuracy of the shoreline and/or bathymetric data used in the creation process. For more details on this process, see the process description. The proposed rule text description in 85 FR 76302 is always the one, true definition of the coral critical habitat. These or any other depictions are for information purposes only and shouldn't be relied on for regulatory purposes.
Controlled Theme Keywords
biota, boundaries, environment, oceans
Child Items
| Type | Title |
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| Entity | CoralMountainousStar_20230809 |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NMFS Southeast Region GIS Coordinator
nmfs.ser.gis.coordinator@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
NMFS Southeast Region GIS Coordinator
nmfs.ser.gis.coordinator@noaa.gov
Extents
-93.86619° W,
-64.427776° E,
27.967998° N,
17.635728° S
2020-11-27 00:00:00+0000
ground condition
Item Identification
| Title: | Mountainous Star Coral |
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| Status: | Completed |
| Publication Date: | 2023-08-09 |
| Abstract: |
These data represent the critical habitat designation (August 9, 2023 under the Endangered Species Act for the mountainous star coral (Orbicella faveolata). Critical habitat is defined as all marine waters in the defined depth ranges relative to mean low water.Within the defined boundaries, critical habitat does not include: - areas subject to the 2014 Naval Air Station Key West Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan- areas where the essential feature (i.e., reproductive, recruitment, growth, and maturation habitat) does not occur- all managed areas that may contain natural hard substrate but do not provide the quality of substrate essential for the conservation of threatened corals, such as dredged navigation channels, shipping basins, vessel berths, and active anchorages. Specific federally-authorized channels and harbors not included in the designation are: St. Lucie Inlet, Palm Beach Harbor, Hillsboro Inlet, Port Everglades, Baker’s Haulover Inlet, Miami Harbor, Key West Harbor, Arecibo Harbor, San Juan Harbor, Fajardo Harbor, Ponce Harbor, Mayaguez Harbor, St. Thomas Harbor, Christiansted Harbor.- artificial substrates such as fixed and floating structures, aids-to-navigation (AToNs), seawalls, wharves, boat ramps, fishpond walls, pipes, submarine cables, wrecks, mooring balls, docks, and aquaculture cages- the restricted area managed by the South Florida Ocean Measuring Facility. |
| Purpose: |
These data represent the critical habitat designation (August 9, 2023 under the Endangered Species Act for the mountainous star coral (Orbicella faveolata). |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
biota
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| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
boundaries
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| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
environment
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| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
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| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | critical habitat |
| None | mountainous star coral |
| None | Orbicella faveolata |
| None | threatened species |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Atlantic Ocean |
| None | Broward County |
| None | Caribbean |
| None | Caribbean Sea |
| None | Dry Tortugas |
| None | East Flower Garden Bank |
| None | Florida |
| None | Florida Keys |
| None | Gulf of Mexico |
| None | Martin County |
| None | Miami-Dade County |
| None | Navassa Island |
| None | Palm Beach County |
| None | Puerto Rico |
| None | St. Croix |
| None | St. John |
| None | St. Lucie Inlet |
| None | St. Thomas |
| None | U. S. Virgin Islands |
| None | West Flower Garden Bank |
Physical Location
| City: | St. Petersburg |
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| State/Province: | FL |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
| Data Set Credit: | CREDIT: National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Region ORIGINATORS: NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service; NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service; |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 2020-11-27 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Moore, Jennifer |
| Address: |
263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA |
| Email Address: | Jennifer.Moore@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 727-824-5312 |
| Fax: | 727-824-5309 |
Metadata Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2020-11-27 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Position): | NMFS Southeast Region GIS Coordinator |
| Email Address: | nmfs.ser.gis.coordinator@noaa.gov |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2020-11-27 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Position): | NMFS Southeast Region GIS Coordinator |
| Email Address: | nmfs.ser.gis.coordinator@noaa.gov |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
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Extent Group 1
| Extent Description: |
ground condition |
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Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -93.86619 | |
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| E° Bound: | -64.427776 | |
| N° Bound: | 27.967998 | |
| S° Bound: | 17.635728 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2020-11-27 00:00:00+0000 |
| Description: |
ground condition |
Spatial Information
Reference Systems
Reference System 1
Coordinate Reference System |
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Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
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| Data Use Constraints: |
Users be advised that the accuracy of this data set is completely dependent upon the accuracy of the shoreline and/or bathymetric data used in the creation process. For more details on this process, see the process description. The proposed rule text description in 85 FR 76302 is always the one, true definition of the coral critical habitat. These or any other depictions are for information purposes only and shouldn't be relied on for regulatory purposes. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/science-data/maps-geographic-information-systems-gis-data-southeast |
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| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
Data access URL |
| File Type (Deprecated): | File Geodatabase Feature Class |
| Distribution Format: | ESRI File Geodatabase |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362 |
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Lineage
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
Bathymetry source: NGDC Coastal Relief Model for Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands (Vol. 9), Florida and Eastern Gulf of Mexico (Vol. 3), and Central Gulf of Mexico (Vol. 4). Using ESRI's ArcGIS ArcMap software and Spatial Analyst extension, ran the focal statistics tool, which smoothed blocky contours. Then Surface >Contour tool with base contour set to 0.99999, which will also smooth some blockiness. Converted the polyline to a polygon. Deleted very small polygons/ or polys for depths +/- 1m. NOAA NCCOS provided bathymeric contours for Navassa based on sidescan sonar surveys. |
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Process Step 2
| Description: |
A detailed shoreline was used for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), by selecting 'Land' and 'mangrove' polygons. Used NOAA medium resolution vector shoreline for Florida to create land polygon. Erased the bathymetry polygons with the land/mangrove polygons. For Florida shoreline, or shoreward side of the critical habitat polygon, used Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC) nearshore bathymetry (digitized from NOAA nautical charts), FWC 1:24,000 scale shoreline, COLREG lines, and intercouncil boundary between South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils at the mouths of bays and inlets, and information from the U.S. Navy for exclusions. In areas where shallow contours intersected the shoreline, the contours were edited so they would not overlap in the GIS layer and on the maps. |
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Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
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Type | Title |
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| Entity | CoralMountainousStar_20230809 |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 65261 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65261 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Jonathan Molineaux |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2021-08-31 20:45+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-10-17 16:12+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2021-11-30 |
| Owner Org: | OPR |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-11-30 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-11-30 |