gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25855 eng UTF8 dataset Southeast Regional Office (727)824-5301 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST resourceProvider Frick, Amanda L 727-824-5301 727-824-5320 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA amanda.frick@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:18 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Leatherback Sea Turtle Critical Habitat Leatherback Sea Turtle Critical Habitat 1979-03-23 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25855 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25855 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Moore, Jennifer 727-824-5312 727-824-5309 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA Jennifer.Moore@noaa.gov originator https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/protected_resources/critical_habitat/index.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download mapDigital These data represent the critical habitat for leatherback turtle as designated by Federal Register Vol. 44, No. 17711, March 23, 1979, Rules and Regulations. Redesignated and amended at 64 FR 14067, March 23, 1999. The purpose of these data is to visually represent the critical habitat areas for GIS analysis and display. completed Klemm, Dennis 727-824-5312 727-824-5309 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA Dennis.Klemm@noaa.gov pointOfContact asNeeded Non-Environmental Data theme PARR Exclusion Critical Habitat Dermochelys coriacea Endangered Species GIS Leatherback Sea Turtle fishery-dependent theme Caribbean Sandy Point St. Croix U.S. Virgin Islands place 100 fathom curve stratum DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SERO > Southeast Regional Office, 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 Endangered Species Information project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Regional Office, [Date of Access]: Leatherback Sea Turtle Critical Habitat [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25855. 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 Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Users be advised that the accuracy of this data set is completely dependent upon the accuracy of the shoreline data used in the creation process. For more details on this process, see the process description. The text description in 44 FR 17711 is always the one, true definition of leatherback turtle 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 25855 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sero/dmp/pdf/25855.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 Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.0.4322 -64.933182 -64.833 17.630259 17.702997 | Currentness: Ground Condition 1979-03-23 false eng false LeathbackTurtle_Critical_Habitat 2019-05-31 publication Southeast Regional Office (727)824-5301 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-regional-office WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Southeast Regional Office Website About South East Regional Office information 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST 727-824-5301 distributor https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/protected_resources/critical_habitat/geodata/leathbackturtle_critical_habitat.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link leathbackturtle_critical_habitat.zip leatherback turtle critical habitat shapefile download dataset Completeness Report Complete Pending NMFS PRD Review Conceptual Consistency Not Applicable Detailed shoreline for St. Croix from NOAA digital vector chart was created, then the 100 fathom curve was created by conducting heads-up digitizing of the contour from NOAA chart 25641_1 using ESRI's ArcGIS software. 2005-07-12T00:00:00 Land area was erased from the buffer area using ET Geowizards. The source of land area used to erase was from the NCCOS project for coral and seafloor mapping. 2008-06-02T00:00:00