gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39578 eng UTF8 dataset National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science resourceProvider NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:21 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) complex 4 Benthic substrate type off California substrate_socal.shp 2006-01 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 39578 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39578 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Clark, Randy 228-688-3732 1021 Balch Blvd Stennis Space Center MS 39529 randy.clark@noaa.gov principalInvestigator https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/e33_cinms/data/Chap_2_Data/Substrate.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link California Benthic Substrate Types Shapefile Downloadable Data download The National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) updates and revises the management plans for each of its 13 sanctuaries. This process, which is open to the public, enables each site to revisit the reasons for sanctuary designation and assess whether they are meeting their goals, as well as to set new goals consistent with the mandates of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act. Issues raised by the public during this process are evaluated and a determination is made as to whether they will be incorporated into the updated plan. Many of these issues focus on topics such as the implementation of marine zoning or sanctuary boundary adjustments, both of which require information on the distribution of resources within and around the sanctuary. Recognizing this, NMSP and NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) formalized an agreement to collaborate in the revision process by developing such information through a series of biogeographic assessments conducted in selected sanctuaries. The resulting products are then supplied to sanctuary managers and staff for use in the policy and decision making process. This collaborative effort began along the west coast of the U.S. with the Cordell Bank, Gulf of Farallones, and Monterey Bay national marine sanctuaries, and is herein centered on the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS). This data set depicts benthic substrate types in the form of either hard or soft substrate. This is a revision of benthic substrate data compiled by the Moss Landing Marine Laboratory with additional areas of hard bottom added by researchers at the University of California-Santa Barbara. This work will complement and build upon a similar effort currently being conducted by the BP for three sanctuaries in central California (Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones, and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries). The biogeographic assessment for these three sanctuaries was conducted to identify important biological zones, time periods, and ecological linkages within an analysis area that extends from Point Arena in the north to Point Sal in the south. Furthermore, this study will incorporate data and information from a comprehensive west coast assessment completed by NOS in the late 1980s that resulted in the "West Coast of North America, Coastal and Ocean Zones, Strategic Assessment: Data Atlas". This Atlas contains maps of key biological, physical, and economic characteristics of the marine environment of the West Coast. The Atlas complemented the BP's Estuarine Living Marine Resources Program (ELMR) studies to define the biological and physical characteristics of adjacent estuarine systems, and included biogeographic analyses to define estuarine assemblages and inshore-offshore linkages between ecosystems. 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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 CINMS_Assessment project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [Date of Access]: Benthic substrate type off California [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39578. 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: Please reference NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA/Biogeography Branch when utilizing this data in a report or peer reviewed publication. Additionally, knowledge of how this dataset has been of use and which organizations are utilizing it is of great benefit for ensuring this information continues to meet the needs of the management and research communities. Therefore, it is requested but not mandatory, that any user of this data supply this information to the Program Manager: Randy Clark (email: randy.clark@noaa.gov). otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: None unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 39578 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/39578.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 environment oceans Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535 -123.994751 -116.893797 31.888952 38.511889 | Currentness: Publication Date 2006-01-01 In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Marine Sanctuary Program will incorporatethis assessment with cultural and socio-economic analyses to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to fully analyze boundary change concepts. false eng false substrate_socal 2018-07-12 publication Shapefile NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov distributor https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/e33_cinms/data/Chap_2_Data/Substrate.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/e33_cinms/data/Chap_2_Data/Substrate.zip Downloadable Data download dataset Accuracy The accuracy of soft and hard bottom features are intended to be accurate for southern California. Hard bottom is underestimated north of Morro Bay. This map has not been field validated. Completeness Report Unknown Conceptual Consistency Unknown The substrate data ranges from Washington to the U.S.-Mexico border (32o-48.5o latitude) and from 50-200 km from the shoreline (excluding estuaries). Benthic substrate data for California encompasses nearly 165,000 km2 of the continental shelf and slope and are classified into approximately 33 different habitat types. The level of spatial resolution varies across the dataset based on the quantity and quality of the original data sources used to construct this substrate map. As such, fine scale inaccuracies may exist throughout the range of the data. In addition to assessing the distribution of substrate types throughout the southern California region, the map was used as an input for deterministic habitat suitability models (HSM) for a select group of fishes and invertebrates. Linking the 33 classes of habitat types to species life history information from scientificliterature was difficult; thus, a separate substrate attribute was used for habitat suitability modeling which defined the substrate as either hard or soft. Model results for invertebrates were reviewed in June 2004 by a panel of experts. They expressed concern that the map underestimated the amount of hard bottom, most notably at depths between 0-30 m along the mainland south of Point Conception and around the Channel Islands. Additionalhard substrate data were then provided by scientists from UCSB who converted non-digital substrate maps developed by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) into a format suitable for use within a GIS. These data extend from Morro Bay to the U.S.-Mexico border and were combined with the NMFS substrate data, resulting in a better estimation of hard substrate in southern California. 2005-01-01T00:00:00 Source Contribution: The orginal substrate data was provided by Moss Landing Marine Laboratory. | Type of Source Media: CD-ROM Moss Landing Marine Laboratory - Substrate data Moss Landing Marine Laboratory