EFH Highly Migratory Species
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66145 | Updated: August 15, 2024 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2025: EFH Highly Migratory Species, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66145.
Full Citation Examples
Essential Fish Habitat means those waters and substrate necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth to maturity. Waters include aquatic areas and their associated physical, chemical, and biological properties that are used by fish and may include aquatic areas historically used by fish where appropriate. Substrate includes sediment, hard bottom, structures underlying the waters, and associated biological communities. Necessary means the habitat required to support a sustainable fishery and the managed species' contribution to a healthy ecosystem. Highly migratory species managed by NOAA Fisheries include tunas, some sharks, swordfish, billfish, and other highly sought-after fish such as Pacific mahi mahi.
Distribution Information
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Marine Cadastre Data Registry
For coastal and ocean planning
Controlled Theme Keywords
oceans, planningCadastre
Child Items
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Entity | Highly Migratory Species |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
Extents
-129.163655° W,
-63.87228° E,
48.393771° N,
14.924739° S
Item Identification
| Title: | EFH Highly Migratory Species |
|---|---|
| Status: | Completed |
| Abstract: |
Essential Fish Habitat means those waters and substrate necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth to maturity. Waters include aquatic areas and their associated physical, chemical, and biological properties that are used by fish and may include aquatic areas historically used by fish where appropriate. Substrate includes sediment, hard bottom, structures underlying the waters, and associated biological communities. Necessary means the habitat required to support a sustainable fishery and the managed species' contribution to a healthy ecosystem. Highly migratory species managed by NOAA Fisheries include tunas, some sharks, swordfish, billfish, and other highly sought-after fish such as Pacific mahi mahi. |
| Purpose: |
To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act. |
| Supplemental Information: |
Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055 |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
planningCadastre
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | planning |
| None | renewable energy |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| None | Outer Continental Shelf |
| None | Territorial Sea |
| None | United States of America |
Physical Location
| City: | Charleston |
|---|---|
| State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
| Entity Attribute Overview: |
commonName, FMC, FMCReport, FMPReport, lifestage, squareKilometer |
| Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
| Data Set Credit: | NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service |
Support Roles
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2018-06 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
| Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
| Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
| URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
|---|
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -129.163655 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -63.87228 | |
| N° Bound: | 48.393771 | |
| S° Bound: | 14.924739 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
Marine Cadastre Data Registry |
Distribution 2
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/EFHHighlyMigratorySpecies.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro, Azure SQL |
|---|
Data Quality
| Accuracy: |
Untested |
|---|---|
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
Compiled to meet 10 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level |
| Completeness Report: |
Untested |
| Conceptual Consistency: |
These data are logically consistent |
Lineage
Sources
50 CFR Part 600 Subpart J. Essential Fish Habitat
| Contact Role Type: | Originator |
|---|---|
| Contact Type: | Organization |
| Contact Name: | NOAA National Marine Fisheries |
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2002 |
| Citation URL: | https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-600/subpart-J |
Atlantic HMS Fishery Management Plans and Amendments
| Contact Role Type: | Originator |
|---|---|
| Contact Type: | Organization |
| Contact Name: | NOAA National Marine Fisheries |
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2021 |
| Citation URL: | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/atlantic-hms-fishery-management-plans-and-amendments |
Essential Fish Habitat Highly Migratory Species
| Contact Name: | Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, NOAA Fisheries |
|---|---|
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2018-05-01 |
| Citation URL: | https://www.habitat.noaa.gov/protection/efh/newInv/index.html |
| Citation URL Name: | Source Online Linkage |
| Citation URL Description: |
URL where the source data were originally accessed. |
| Source Contribution: |
National EFH spatial data to extract HMS from |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
(1) Added "TYPE" field. (2) Selected all features that are associated with fish, viewed selection, calculated TYPE field to be "Fish". (3) Switched selection, calculated TYPE field to be "Shark". |
|---|---|
| Process Date/Time: | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 2
| Description: |
(1) The Nationwide Shapefile (Latest data update: 03/14/2018) was downloaded (2) The Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (AHMS) and Pacific Highly Migratory Species (PHMS) were selected and exported out (3) The LTTD_Link and LTTDT_LINK field were deleted as the links were broken (4) The LTTD_Title field was deleted as this provided no useful information (5) ZONE, INSTATEWAT, ACRES were all deleted (6) The ZoomLevel field was deleted as this provided no usable information (7) The CentroidLa and CentroidLo were both deleted as this information is not needed (8) The Region field was deleted as this was redundant with the FMC (Fisheries Management Council) field (9) The DDBOX and LTTD_TIT_1 fields were both deleted as these were both identical to the SITENAME_L field (10) The DATACAVEAT field was deleted as this was only present for the Pacific HMS and was incomplete (11) TYPE field deleted as the only value was “EFH†– since the layer is the EFH for HMS it is not necessary (12) “Area_km2†added and Area calculation performed in WGS 1984 World Mercator performed to provide more accurate measurements (13) SITENAME_L renamed to EFH_HMS |
|---|---|
| Process Date/Time: | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 |
Child Items
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Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Entity | Highly Migratory Species |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 66145 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66145 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Brianna Key |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2021-12-22 03:47+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Daniel Martin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-08-15 13:53+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2021-12-22 |
| Owner Org: | OCM |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-12-22 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-12-22 |