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NMFS Office Of Protected Resources, 2024: Rough cactus coral critical habitat for use in ESA/FIFRA consultations, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/72751.

Item Identification

Title: Rough cactus coral critical habitat for use in ESA/FIFRA consultations
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2024-07-01
Abstract:

These data represent the designated critical habitat for rough cactus coral (Mycetophyllia ferox) as designated by 88 FR 54026, published on August 09, 2023. This rule became effective on September 08, 2023. The purpose of these data is to visually represent the designated critical habitat areas for GIS analysis and display.MFER‐1: All waters 16.4 ft (5 m) to 131 ft (40 m) deep in Florida from the north side of Broward County south to the Dry TortugasMFER‐2: All waters 16.4 ft (5 m) to 295 ft (90 m) deep surrounding the islands of the Commonwealth of Puerto RicoMFER‐3: All waters 16.4 ft (5 m) to 295 ft (90 m) deep surrounding the islands of St. Thomas and St. John, and smaller surrounding islands, USVIMFER‐4: All waters 16.4 ft (5 m) to 295 ft (90 m) deep surrounding the island of St. Croix and smaller surrounding islands, USVIMFER-5: All waters 16.4 ft (5 m) to 295 ft (90 m) deep surrounding Navassa Island

Purpose:

This spatial data file was modified from NMFS’s “agency-official” species critical habitat data to aid in the ESA/FIFRA section 7 pesticide consultation process. For example, existing data were adapted to incorporate associated watersheds where applicable, based on the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset HUC-12 data (https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography/watershed-boundary-dataset). The modifications to the NMFS critical habitat spatial data make the data more compatible for future analyses with EPA’s Use Data Layers (UDLs). The following “Description” is from the original, “agency-official” data that was used to make this HUC-based map. Most of the metadata record for this species matches the “agency-official” record; however, NMFS added a new "Citation", "File Identifier", “Credits”, “Point of Contact”, and “Lineage Process Step” that are unique to this HUC-based critical habitat data.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
ISO 19115 Topic Category
boundaries
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
UNCONTROLLED
None critical habitat
None GIS
None Mycetophyllia ferox
None rough cactus coral
None Threatened Species

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Atlantic Ocean
None Broward County
None Caribbean
None Caribbean Sea
None Dry Tortugas
None Florida
None Florida Keys
None Gulf of Mexico
None Miami-Dade County
None Navassa Island
None Puerto Rico
None St. Croix
None St. John
None St. Thomas
None U. S. Virgin Islands

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)
Data Set Credit: NOAA Fisheries. 2024. Species Critical Habitats for ESA/FIFRA Consultations Geodatabase. Silver Spring, MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Protected Resources (OPR). This HUC-based critical habitat dataset for ESA/FIFRA section 7 pesticide consultations is courtesy of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources (OPR): Karrin Goodman.

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 1340046
Date Effective From: 2024-06-17
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Goodman, Karrin
Email Address: karrin.goodman@noaa.gov
Phone: ‪(301) 427-8435‬

Data Steward

CC ID: 1336256
Date Effective From: 2023-12-13
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

CC ID: 1340160
Date Effective From: 2024-06-17
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Goodman, Karrin
Email Address: karrin.goodman@noaa.gov
Phone: ‪(301) 427-8435‬

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1340047
Date Effective From: 2024-06-17
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Goodman, Karrin
Email Address: karrin.goodman@noaa.gov
Phone: ‪(301) 427-8435‬

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1336257
Date Effective From: 2023-12-13
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 Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1336259
W° Bound: -82.997943
E° Bound: -64.512661
N° Bound: 27.527975
S° Bound: 17.6237

Spatial Information

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 1336253

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 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 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

CC ID: 1336260
Download URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/science-data/maps-geographic-information-systems-gis-data-southeast
Distributor:
Description:

Data access URL

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19045) ; Esri ArcGIS 12.6.0.24783

Lineage

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1336249
Description:

Bathymetry source: NGDC Coastal Relief Model for Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands (Vol. 9), and Florida and Eastern Gulf of Mexico (Vol. 3). 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.

Process Date/Time: 2021-07-23 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1336250
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. The NOAA medium resolution vector shoreline was used for Florida to depict shoreline, 0.5, and 1 meter bathy. COLREG lines at the mouths of bays and inlets, the intercouncil boundary between South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, federally maintained channels, and information from the U.S. Navy exclusions were used to create the critical habitat boundary.

Process Date/Time: 2021-07-26 00:00:00

Process Step 3

CC ID: 1336251
Description:

As described above, this species’ HUC-based critical habitat dataset was modified from the polygon-based species “agency-official” NMFS critical habitat data. This HUC-based critical habitat file represents the HUC-12 watersheds (USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography/watershed-boundary-dataset) that intersect with the “agency-official” critical habitat polygon-based data. The data were reviewed and revised to add any additional HUC-12 watersheds that were determined to have hydrologic connectivity to the critical habitat.

Process Date/Time: 2023-12-15 00:00:00
Process Contact: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources (OPR)
Phone (Voice): 301-713-2332

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity CoralRoughCactus_10314_CH

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 72751
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:72751
Metadata Record Created By: Karrin N Goodman
Metadata Record Created: 2024-06-03 21:58+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Jeff D Adams
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2024-08-06 10:10+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2024-08-06
Owner Org: OPR
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year