gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25890 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 Moulding, Alison Leslie alison.moulding@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:25 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Acropora Location Database Acropora Location Database 2015-07-09 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25890 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25890 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Frick, Amanda L 727-824-5301 727-824-5320 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA amanda.frick@noaa.gov originator http://myfwc.com/research WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download mapDigital The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have embarked upon a collaborative effort to produce an online tool to allow for the open dissemination of Acropora-related datasets. An ArcGIS geodatabase has been built with the purpose of effective and accurate depiction of benthic data related to Acropora palmataand A. cervicornis. The geodatabase has been populated with significant multi-agency data from federal, state, university and non-government organizations. These agencies include NOAA, National Park Service, FWC, University of Miami, Univeristy of North Carolina - Wilmington, National Coral Reef Institute and The Nature Conservancy. All datasets include Acropora presence/absence and latitudinal /longitudinal coordinates at the minimum. This project was funded by award NA1ONMF4720029 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Department of Commerce. To record and display the reported sightings of Acropora palmata and Acropora cervicornis. underDevelopment Moore, Jennifer 727-824-5312 727-824-5309 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA Jennifer.Moore@noaa.gov pointOfContact Moulding, Alison Leslie alison.moulding@noaa.gov pointOfContact asNeeded Acropora cervicornis critical habitat fishery-dependent geodatabase palmata theme Caribbean Florida Keys Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands place 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]: Acropora Location Database [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25890. 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: These data are unrestricted. Where possible, always acquire this dataset directly from FWC as other sources may have altered the original data. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Users are encouraged to read and fully comprehend the metadata record prior to using these data. Please acknowledge the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) as the data source for any products developed from these data. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection techniques, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: This data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission produced data set; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set. unclassified Available without restriction NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25890 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sero/dmp/pdf/25890.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 location Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.0.4322 -83.103 -64.56437 17.75342 27.1317 | Currentness: Ground Condition 1996-01-01 2014-06-21 Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information. false eng false Acropora_Presence_or_Absence_Locations 2019-05-30 publication Shapefile 10.X 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://portal.gulfcouncil.org/ESACoralDB.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://portal.gulfcouncil.org/ESACoralDB.html web map showing coral locations. download dataset Completeness Report The inventory is not complete and will be added to with increasing observations. New and/or altered locations that are not currently present in the database will be added as data are made available. Data points that had no coordinates and data that were not logically consistent were removed by FWRI staff. Conceptual Consistency These data are logically consistent. FWRI staff removed limited point data that were not logically consistent (such as in situ observations located far outside of reef zones). Data were collected from various sources. The datasets collected were not resampled and are presented in their original form as provided from the contributing agencies. Locations of Acropora palmata presence were selected using the "Select by Attributes" tool. A new shapefiles was created from the selection resulting in the final palmata_present.shp. 2009-01-01T00:00:00 FWRI downloaded the Acropora_CREMP.shp, Acropora_DTNP.shp, Acropora_FKNMS.shp, Acropora_SEFSC.shp, Acropora_sp_obs.shp, APAL_present.shp, Elkhorn_Transect_pt.shp, NOVA_Acroporapres.shp, pbc_staghorn.shp, pr_acropora_distribution.shp, A palmata locations.shp, STC_APAL_biogeo_pres_abs.shp, STC_PAL_ACER_combo.shp, STJ_biogeo_APAL_pres_abs.shp, STJ_USGS_APAL_pres_abs.shp and UNCW_Acropora.shp files that were compiled by NOAA from various agencies. FWRI imported the shapefile to the Acropora geodatabase. 2009-01-01T00:00:00 All individual shapefiles were merged into a single shapefile depicting points of in situ observations. 2009-01-01T00:00:00 FWRI downloaded the Acropora_DERM_NOVA.xls, pbc2_staghorn.xls, Misc_acropora.xls and Acropora_SEFSCNEW.xls files that were provided by NOAA. FWRI converted the .xls files to shapefiles using the "Add X,Y" tool in ArcMap. FWRI defined the projection of the data as geographic North American 1983 HARN. FWRI then removed data points that were not logically consistent, such as points located outside of the reef zone. 2009-01-01T00:00:00 New Data were appended. 2014-09-22T00:00:00 otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: No restrictions on metadata | Use Constraints: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.