gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65363 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 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 Gulf Sturgeon (line) 2003-03-19 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 65363 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65363 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information mapDigital These data identify the riverine critical habitat, Units 1 through 7, for Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi (Atlantic sturgeon, Gulf subspecies). There is a separate geospatial dataset that shows the marine and estuarine critical habitat, Units 8 through 14.Omissions of river distributaries may be possible due to the extent of source data (NHD) and because a number of the smaller streams are not named and easily identifiable. Based on the legal narrative unit descriptions in the Federal Register, all distributaries are included; however, they may not be graphically represented in this dataset. Critical habitat constitutes areas considered essential for the conservation of a listed species. These areas provide notice to the public and land managers of the importance of the areas to the conservation of this species. Special protections and/or restrictions are possible in areas where Federal funding, permits, licenses, authorizations, or actions occur or are required. U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Panama City Field Office notPlanned Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi Atlantic sturgeon Gulf sturgeon Gulf subspecies U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service biota critical habitat environment theme Alabama Florida Louisiana Mississippi Southeast place 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 Gulf Sturgeon project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources, [Date of Access]: Gulf Sturgeon (line) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65363. 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: see access and use contraints information. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 65363 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/opr/dmp/pdf/65363.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 environment Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362 -90.394986 -82.681569 29.279473 32.39704 false eng false GIS File SturgeonAtlantic_GulfSubspecies_20030319_line 2022-04-13 publication https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65363 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information dataset This data set was created using ArcView 3.2a The process steps for creating the final Gulf sturgeon riverine critical habitat units were: 1. NHD arc and route.reach files were brought into the view for each basin covered by the final critical habitat. 2. Records in the route.reach files were selected by querying on the name field. Additional unnamed records (mainly distributaries) were selected within the view using the selector tool. 3. Records in the arc files were selected using the "Select by theme..." command, choosing all records that were completely within the route.reach files. The selected records were visually checked to ensure that only river centerlines were included. 4. Using the X-Tools extension "merge themes" command, all selected records from the NHD arc files were combined into the stg_ch_final.shp file. 5. Distributaries that were not included in the NHD arc files but were included in the Federal Register maps or DeLorme state gazetteers were added to the shapefile with on-screen digitizing. 6. Using the narrative unit descriptions from the Federal Register, some arcs were spilt and parts were removed. This only occurred in units where the highest river reach included stopped at a road crossing. The roads layer used to determine this stopping point is from the ESRI Sample Data and Maps, CD Volume 5, Southern U.S., August 1999. 2002-11-26T00:00:00