gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38725 eng UTF8 dataset National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science resourceProvider NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2025-05-15T19:16:11 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) complex 195 Assessment of Existing Information for Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) ACFHP 2009 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 38725 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/38725 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Nelson, David Moe david.moe.nelson@noaa.gov principalInvestigator https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=46 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download Online Linkage to NCCOS project homepage, which provides links for Tech. Memo. pdf, and web query tools. The ACFHP database consist of three primary data tables, joined within SQL Server, a relational DBMS: 1. The Bibliographic table provides information on over 500 selected documents and data sources on Atlantic coastal fish species and habitats. 2. The Assessment table provides information on habitat condition indicators, threats, and conservation actions. 3. The Geospatial table provides location references for information recorded in the Bibliography and Assessment tables. In addition, a separate table enables the many-to-many relationship between bibliographic entries and locations. The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Database provides the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) with the capability to review and summarize existing information on Indicators, Threats, and Conservation Actions, to inform strategic conservation planning for estuarine and marine coastal waters and watersheds. It can also be used for other purposes, including the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP) 2010 Assessment. Data set was developed by the ACFHP project team within NOAA/NOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Biogeography Branch. Project guidance was provided by Emily Greene (ACFHP Coordinator), and the ACFHP Steering Committee. completed NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded https://nccospublicstor.blob.core.windows.net/projects-attachments/46/NFHAP_ACFHP_browse_graphic.jpg NFHAP_ACFHP_browse_graphic.jpg (125kb) provides an illustration of the ACFHP database design. The Assessment table is linked to the Bibliographic Table by the bibID field. The two are also linked by a many-to-many relationship of Waterbody Number (uniqueid). The AssessmentTable is also linked to the Geospatial Table by the uniqueid (Waterbody Number) field. JPEG Environmental Monitoring theme NOS Data Explorer Topic Category ACFHP Assessment Atlantic Coast Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Biogeography CMSP Coastal Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Conservation EBM East Coast Ecosystem Based Management Estuaries Estuary Fish Habitat IEA Indicator Inshore Integrated Ecosystem Assessment NFHAP NFHP National Fish Habitat Action Plan National Fish Habitat Partnership Nearshore Spatial Bibliography Threat United States Watershed theme Carolinian Province Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Gulf of Maine Maine Maryland Massachusetts Mid-Atlantic New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Atlantic North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Atlantic South Carolina Virginia Virginian Province place DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean 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 NFHAP project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [Date of Access]: Assessment of Existing Information for Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/38725. 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: None otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 38725 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/38725.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference vector eng; US biota environment inlandWaters oceans Data tables were developed in Microsoft Excel, and ported to SQL Server for web development. Spatial framework was developed in ArcGIS, and exported to GoogleMaps for web development. -83 -67 24 46 | Currentness: Publication Date 2009 false eng false Bibliographic Table 2017-04-17 publication Assessment Table 2017-04-17 publication Geospatial Table 2017-04-17 publication XLS - Microsoft Excel Uncompressed NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov distributor 1.0 https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=46 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=46 Downloadable Data download dataset Accuracy The Bibliographic Table records standard bibliographic information for over 500 reference documents and data sets, along with spatial footprint (state, waterbody, etc.), web availability, and species and habitat types covered. The Assessment Table records relavent information on habitat condition indicators, threats, and conservation actions from sources identified in the Bibliographic table. Information is recorded strictly "as reported", it is intended to accurately reflect the content of the source documents, but therefore is only as accurate as those source documents. The Geospatial Table contains commonly-accepted names and general locations of coastal and estuarine waterbodies and watersheds, and are presumed to be accurate. | Quantitative Value: attribute values as reported from source documents | Quantitative Test Explanation: no testing of attribute accuracy Horizontal Positional Accuracy Locations are identified by a defined set of place names, roughly to the precision of an individual estuary (e.g. Chincoteague Bay) or watershed (e.g. USGS HUC-8). To represent these place names as points, centroids were taken of their polygons.; Quantitative Value: 10000.0 meters, Test that produced the value: Locations are identified by a defined set of place names, roughly to the precision of an individual estuary (e.g. Chincoteague Bay) or watershed (e.g. USGS HUC-8). Completeness Report The project team reviewed 500+ documents and data sets to contribute to the ACFHP Assessment of Existing Information. The selected sources are considered to be a representative sample, but by no means an exhaustive inventory of all potentially relavent source documents. Conceptual Consistency Documents such as Habitat Assessments and Conservation Plans were carefully reviewed, and policy-relevant habitat assessment information (indicators, threats, and actions) was recorded "as reported" in a separate table, linked via waterbody number and reference number. The GIS base layer was developed in ArcGIS, and is subdivided into four zones - watersheds, estuaries, nearshore marine, and offshore marine. It is based on NOAA's Coastal Assessment Framework (CAF), including estuarine waterbodies and their associated watersheds. The Coastal Assessment Framework is a set of digital GIS layers, with lineage back to an earlier data atlas known as the National Estuarine Inventory (NOAA 1985). The NEI and CAF further subdivide estuarine waters into salinity zones (tidal fresh, mixing, and seawater), but these subdivisions were not used for the ACFHP spatial framework. Additional polygons were added for both State and Federal marine waters, based on legally-vetted boundary layers in the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre (MMC). State waters extend to the 3 nautical mile limit, and Federal waters extend to the 200 nmi Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Regional breaks were selected at Cape Cod, Cape Hatteras, and Cape Canaveral, creating four regions: North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and South Florida, consistent with generally accepted biogeographic classifications. The estuarine, watershed, and marine polygons were merged into a single polygon layer - 195 polygons total, preserving their attributes for region, state, zone (watershed, estuarine, marine), and waterbody name. 2009-01-01T00:00:00 Source Contribution: The Multipurpose Marine Cadastre provided boundary layers for delineating marine waters for the ACFHP Assessment of Existing Information project. This was added to the estuarine and watershed polygons which were derived from NOAA's Coastal Assessment Framework. The boundary layers derived from the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre enabled the ACFHP Spatial Framework to extend into nearshore State and offshore Federal marine waters. The Multipurpose Marine Cadastre is a joint project of the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) and NOAA's Coastal Services Center. | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online MMS/NOAA Multipurpose Marine Cadastre 2008-01-01 publication U.S. Minerals Management Service and NOAA's Coastal Services Center http://marinecadastre.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2008 Source Contribution: NOAA's Coastal Assessment Framework (CAF) provides most of the spatial reference information for the ACFHP Assessment of Existing Information project. A GIS base layer was developed in ArcGIS, subdivided into four zones - watersheds, estuaries, nearshore marine (State waters), and offshore marine (Federal waters). It is based on NOAA's Coastal Assessment Framework, including estuarine waterbodies and their associated watersheds. The Coastal Assessment Framework is a set of digital GIS layers, with lineage back to an earlier data atlas known as the National Estuarine Inventory (NEI) (NOAA 1985). The NEI and CAF further subdivide estuarine waters into salinity zones (tidal fresh, mixing, and seawater), but these subdivisions were not used for the ACFHP spatial framework. The spatial framework was extended to include State and Federal marine waters using boundary layers from MMS/NOAA's Multipurpose Marine Cadastre. | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online NOAA's Coastal Assessment Framework 1999-01-01 publication NOAA NOS Special Projects Office 1999 otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: none | Use Constraints: none