gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65329 eng UTF8 dataset NMFS Office Of Protected Resources 301-713-2332 1315 East-West Highway, 13th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910 https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information resourceProvider Adams, Jeff D 301-427-8434 1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 USA jeff.adams@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2024-02-29T00:00:00 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) EPSG::4326 Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Northwest Atlantic Ocean DPS) 2014-07-10 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 65329 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65329 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information mapDigital Critical habitat constitutes areas considered essential for the conservation of a listed species. These data identify, in general, the critical habitat units for the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Distinct Population Segment of Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), providing notice to the public and managers of the importance of the areas to the conservation of this species. The purpose of these data is to visually represent the critical habitat areas for GIS analysis and display. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Service's Office of Protected Resources Adams, Jeff D 301-427-8434 1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 USA jeff.adams@noaa.gov pointOfContact asNeeded Caretta caretta Loggerhead sea turtle NMFS NOAA biota breeding critical habitat reproductive theme DOC/NOAA/NMFS/OPR > Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian National ESA Critical Habitat Geodatabase project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources, [Date of Access]: Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Northwest Atlantic Ocean DPS) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65329. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: The spatial data contained herein and their associated coordinates are not the legal source for determining the critical habitat boundaries 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 by, among others, the source, scale and resolution of the data. While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Fisheries Service has made every effort to represent the critical habitat data contained herein as completely and accurately as possible (given existing time and resource constraints), NOAA's Fisheries Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. In addition, NOAA's Fisheries Services shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the spatial 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 management purposes. They are not to be used for legal survey use. Please refer to Federal Register Citation Number Vol. 79, pg. 39855, published July 10, 2014 for the legal critical habitat information. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 65329 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/opr/dmp/pdf/65329.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US biota Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362 -97.363344 -70.58709 23.817948 37.840046 false eng false GIS File SeaTurtleLoggerhead_NorthwestAtlanticOceanDPS_20140710 2022-04-02 publication https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65329 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information dataset The northern breeding polygon located in the waters just south of Cape Canaveral, FL was generated using a minimum convex polygon (MCP) created from positional data from breeding adult male loggerheads. Detailed information regarding the creation of the MCP can be found in M.D. Arendt et al. “Distributional patterns of adult male loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the vicinity of Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA during and after a major annual breeding aggregation”, Marine Biology (2012) 159:101–112. The MCP was clipped using a shoreline vector digitized using the ArcGIS Online World Imagery Basemap (zoomed to an approximate scale of 1:24000) as a reference to include only the seaward portion. The southern breeding polygon stretches along the coast of Florida from the Martin/Palm Beach county line (29.97° N latitude) to the western edge of the Marquesas Keys (82.17° W longitude). The seaward boundary of the polygon is the 200 meter depth contour generated from 30 arc-second GEBCO bathymetry data. The landward boundary of the polygon was created using a combination of shoreline digitized using the ArcGIS Online World Imagery Basemap (zoomed to an approximate scale of 1:24000) as a reference and line features from the 2012 TIGER/Line® roads shapefile. For the landward boundary, digitized shoreline is used from the Martin/Palm Beach county line south to Key Largo. At approximately 25.17° N latitude, the digitized shoreline is connected to a line feature from the roads shapefile representing US Route 1. Heading south, the US Route 1 line feature from the roads shapefile serves as the landward boundary until it ends in Key West. The end of the US Route 1 line feature is connected back to the digitized shoreline, which serves as the landward boundary to the western edge of the Marquesas Keys. The landward boundary at the Martin/Palm Beach county line is connected to the seaward boundary using a segment that extends due east, while the landward boundary at the western edge of the Marquesas Keys connects to the seaward boundary using a segment that extends due south. 2014-07-10T00:00:00