gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65407 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 Frick, Amanda L 727-824-5301 727-824-5320 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA amanda.frick@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 Staghorn Coral 2008-11-26 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 65407 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65407 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 represent the critical habitat for staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) as designated by 73 FR 72210, November 26, 2008, Rules and Regulations. The purpose of these data is to visually represent the critical habitat areas for GIS analysis and display. CREDIT: National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Region ORIGINATORS: NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service; NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service; completed Frick, Amanda L 727-824-5301 727-824-5320 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA amanda.frick@noaa.gov pointOfContact Moore, Jennifer 727-824-5312 727-824-5309 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA Jennifer.Moore@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded Acropora cervicornis Critical Habitat Endangered Species GIS staghorn coral theme Atlantic Ocean Broward County Caribbean Caribbean Sea Florida Florida Keys Miami-Dade County Monroe County Palm Beach County Puerto Rico St. Croix St. John St. Thomas Virgin Islands 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 Elkhorn&Staghorn Coral project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources, [Date of Access]: Staghorn Coral [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65407. 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: Users be advised that the accuracy of this data set is completely dependent upon the accuracy of the shoreline and bathymetric data used in the creation process. For more details on this process, see the process description. The text description in 73 FR 72210 is always the one, true definition of Acropora critical habitat. These or any other depictions are for information purposes only and shouldn't be relied on for regulatory purposes. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 65407 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/opr/dmp/pdf/65407.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 boundaries environment oceans Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362 ground condition -83.120607 -64.438286 17.637457 26.545134 -83.120604 -64.438288 17.637454 26.545129 ground condition | Currentness: Publication Date 2008-11-26T00:00:00Z false eng false GIS File CoralStaghorn_20081126 2022-04-18 publication ESRI File Geodatabase https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/acropora-elkhorn-and-staghorn-coral-critical-habitat-map-and-gis-data WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/acropora-elkhorn-and-staghorn-coral-critical-habitat-map-and-gis-data Data access URL download dataset Bathymetry source: NGDC Coastal Relief Model for Puerto Rico & 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 'Surface Analysis' tool, 'Contour'. Set contour interval to 30 (CRM is in tenths of meters). The contour line was a bit blocky, so smoothed using ET GeoWizard (3rd party software) to smooth the contour using Bezier Curve smoothing algorithm with default settings (5 for smoothness) for the Caribbean and 10 for smoothing setting for Florida, and then cleaned. Converted the polyline to a polygon. Deleted very small polygons/ or polys for depths +/- 1m. 2007-10-30T00:00:00 The process of creating an outer boundary using the gridded bathymetry data produced polygons with very dense veritices. ET GeoWizards (3rd party software) was used to generalize the polygons, using the Douglas-Poiker algorithm. A generalize tolerance of .00001 arc seconds was assigned. 2008-09-01T00:00:00 Used detailed shoreline for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), by selecting 'Land' and 'mangrove' polygons. Used NOAA medium resolution vector shoreline for Florida to create land polygon. Erased the bathymetry polygons with the land/mangrove polygons . For Florida shoreline, or shoreward side of the critical habitat polygon, used Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC) for nearshore bathymetry (digitized from NOAA nautical charts) for the 6 ft depth to Government Cut, FWC 1:24,000 scale shoreline, COLREG lines, and intercouncil boundary between South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils at the mouths of bays and inlets, and information from the U.S. Navy for exclusions. The polygon that included to the 30 meter contour was erased with the appropriate data for the shoreward side. 2008-10-01T00:00:00 Updated bathymetry East of St. John was added to the critical habitat layer. 2015-05-07T00:00:00 Repaired geometry errors in Florida area feature only. 2021-08-30T00:00:00