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Summary

Short Citation
NMFS Office Of Protected Resources, 2024: Gulf Sturgeon (polygon), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65365.
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Abstract

These data represent the marine and estuarine critical habitat, Units 8 through 14, for Gulf Sturgeon as designated by Federal Register Vol. 68, No. 53, Wednesday, March 19, 2003, Rules and Regulations. There is a separate geospatial dataset that shows the riverine critical habitat, Units 1 through 7.

Distribution Information

Use Constraints:

The GIS files and their associated coordinates are not the legal source for determining the critical habitat boundaries of species described in this dataset, but are used to identify areas which contain the physical and biological features essential to the conservation of the species or areas otherwise determined to be essential. Inherent in any dataset used to develop graphical representations, are limitations of accuracy as determined, among others, the source, scale and resolution of the data. While the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) makes every effort to represent the critical habitat shown with data as completely and accurately as possible (given existing time and resource constraints), the NMFS gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. In addition, the NMFS shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. Graphical representations provided by the use of these data do not represent a legal description of the critical habitat boundary. The user is referred to the critical habitat textual description in the appropriate final rule for this species as published in the Federal Register. These data are to be used only in the context of the definition and purpose of critical habitat. This primarily relates to Section 7 consultation under the Endangered Species Act. These data may be used for planning and land management purposes. They are not to be used for legal survey use. Please refer to Federal Register Citation Number 68FR13370, published 20030319 for the legal critical habitat information.

Controlled Theme Keywords

biota, boundaries, environment

Child Items

Type Title
Entity SturgeonAtlantic_GulfSubspecies_20030319_poly

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Amanda L Frick
amanda.frick@noaa.gov
727-824-5301

Metadata Contact
Amanda L Frick
amanda.frick@noaa.gov
727-824-5301

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-90.15426° W, -83.047743° E, 30.582624° N, 29.067248° S

Time Frame 1
2003-12-24 00:00:00+0000

ground condition

Item Identification

Title: Gulf Sturgeon (polygon)
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2003-03-19
Abstract:

These data represent the marine and estuarine critical habitat, Units 8 through 14, for Gulf Sturgeon as designated by Federal Register Vol. 68, No. 53, Wednesday, March 19, 2003, Rules and Regulations. There is a separate geospatial dataset that shows the riverine critical habitat, Units 1 through 7.

Purpose:

The purpose of these data is to visually represent the critical habitat areas for GIS analysis and display.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
ISO 19115 Topic Category
boundaries
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
UNCONTROLLED
None Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi
None Atlantic sturgeon
None Critical Habitat
None Endangered Species
None GIS
None Gulf sturgeon

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Alabama
None Apalachicola Bay
None Choctawhatchee Bay
None Florida
None Gulf of Mexico
None Lake Borgne
None Lake Pontchartrain
None Louisiana
None Mississippi
None Mississippi Sound
None Near shore Gulf of Mexico
None Pensacola Bay
None Santa Rosa Sound
None Suwannee Sound

Physical Location

City: St Petersburg
State/Province: FL

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Data Presentation Form: Map (digital)

Support Roles

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 1083535
Date Effective From: 2003-03-19
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Frick, Amanda L
Address: 263 13th Ave. South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
USA
Email Address: amanda.frick@noaa.gov
Phone: 727-824-5301
Fax: 727-824-5320

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1083534
Date Effective From: 2003-03-19
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Frick, Amanda L
Address: 263 13th Ave. South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
USA
Email Address: amanda.frick@noaa.gov
Phone: 727-824-5301
Fax: 727-824-5320

Extents

Currentness Reference: Publication Date

Extent Group 1

Extent Description:

ground condition

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1083538
W° Bound: -90.15426
E° Bound: -83.047743
N° Bound: 30.582624
S° Bound: 29.067248

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1083537
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2003-12-24 00:00:00+0000
Description:

ground condition

Spatial Information

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 1083531

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Geographic 2D
EPSG Code: EPSG:4326
EPSG Name: WGS 84
See Full Coordinate Reference System Information

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Use Constraints:

The GIS files and their associated coordinates are not the legal source for determining the critical habitat boundaries of species described in this dataset, but are used to identify areas which contain the physical and biological features essential to the conservation of the species or areas otherwise determined to be essential. Inherent in any dataset used to develop graphical representations, are limitations of accuracy as determined, among others, the source, scale and resolution of the data. While the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) makes every effort to represent the critical habitat shown with data as completely and accurately as possible (given existing time and resource constraints), the NMFS gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. In addition, the NMFS shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. Graphical representations provided by the use of these data do not represent a legal description of the critical habitat boundary. The user is referred to the critical habitat textual description in the appropriate final rule for this species as published in the Federal Register. These data are to be used only in the context of the definition and purpose of critical habitat. This primarily relates to Section 7 consultation under the Endangered Species Act. These data may be used for planning and land management purposes. They are not to be used for legal survey use. Please refer to Federal Register Citation Number 68FR13370, published 20030319 for the legal critical habitat information.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1083539
Download URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/gulf-sturgeon-critical-habitat-map-and-gis-data
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

Data Quality

Conceptual Consistency:

Check Geometry test has been performed in ArcGIS.not applicableC-CAP2003-12-24T00:00:00shoreline used was from authoritative source1

Lineage

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1083529
Description:

The base shoreline data set used in this process was the Coastal Assessment Framework shapefile from NOAA/NOS/SPO. Additional reference data sets included Mr SID CIR Imagery of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway from www.atlas.lsu.edu, TIGER Line shapefiles of roads in Louisiana and Florida from www.geographynetwork.com and road and railroad shapefiles in Mississippi from MARIS. Maptech's Digital Chart Kit, Regions 8 and 17 featuring NOAA Digital Charts and a text description of the 72 COLREGS Demarcation lines from www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/regulations/33CFR080/33CFR80_GCD08.htm were also used. These additional layers were used to designate boundaries on individual units as dictated by the critical habitat designations described in the Federal Register Document.Inland units were created by digitizing a polygon slightly larger than the water body it represented. The new polygons were then "edit clipped" to the shoreline to exactly match the shoreline. In areas where the entire water body was not included, the boundaries were drawn following the feature described in Federal Register document. (Ex. The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway was digitized from the Mr SID's and used as the western boundary of the polygon. Bays with adjacent rivers or bayous that were excluded had their boundaries created by drawing a straight line across the river's mouth as dictated by the Document.) Every effort was made to exclude features at locations consistent with the descriptions in the Document.Near shore units were created by creating a 1 nautical mile buffer of the coastline (9nm in the case of the Suwannee Sound) or barrier island as indicated by the Document. The seaward side of these buffers was used as the southern boundary of the units. For the passes between islands, line segments were digitized to represent the 72 COLREGS Demarcation lines and 1 nautical mile buffers were created from those lines. Those buffers were merged with the buffers of the islands to complete the southern boundaries of the units. Every effort was made to accurately follow the descriptions of the 72 COLREGS lines. Whenever coordinates were used in the description, those coordinates were used in the creation of the buffers. When no coordinates were given, the lines/buffers were created by following the descriptions in the text.The Maptech software was used primarily as a guide to locate areas by name. The digital charts were also useful for accuracy evaluation in placement of the 72 COLREGS lines, as they were visible on the charts and could be compared to the lines digitized from text descriptions.

Process Date/Time: 2003-12-24 00:00:00

Child Items

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Entity SturgeonAtlantic_GulfSubspecies_20030319_poly

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 65365
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65365
Metadata Record Created By: Jonathan Molineaux
Metadata Record Created: 2021-08-31 20:59+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-04-13
Owner Org: OPR
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-04-13
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-04-13