gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:52924 eng UTF8 dataset National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science resourceProvider NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:17 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NCCOS Project: Mapping Habitat Change in Saipan Lagoon, CNMI NCCOS Project: Saipan Lagoon Mapping 2016 creation 2017-05-19 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 52924 doi:10.7289/V5NV9GB9 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/52924 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/benthic/default.aspx WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCCOS Data Collections: Benthic Habitat Mapping NCCOS Data Collections: Benthic Habitat Mapping download https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/mapping-habitat-change-saipan-lagoon-cnmi/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCCOS Research Project Webpage: Mapping Habitat Change in Saipan Lagoon, CNMI NCCOS Research Project Webpage: Mapping Habitat Change in Saipan Lagoon, CNMI download mapDigital In 2004, shallow-water benthic habitats were mapped in Saipan Lagoon, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Since then, habitats in the lagoon have likely changed because of coral bleaching events and recent typhoons. Local resource managers requested an updated map to help better understand these habitat changes and to help inform their monitoring and management decisions. In response, we created an updated benthic habitat map for areas shallower than 30-meters inside the lagoon. Shallow-water benthic habitats in Saipan Lagoon, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) have been stressed by recent typhoons and bleaching events. In March 2015, an El Niño event began in the equatorial Pacific, resulting in increased storm activity in the region and substantial coral bleaching. Estimates suggest that approximately 85 percent of staghorn corals in Saipan Lagoon have died due to bleaching since 2013. In August 2015, Typhoon Soudelor swept through the Pacific, directly hitting Saipan. Preliminary estimates indicate that some coral reefs were severely impacted by the storm. The combination of these stressors and other human-caused threats has most likely changed the composition of habitats in Saipan Lagoon. Local resource managers from CNMI’s Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality requested that the existing habitat map - produced by the University of Guam in 2004 - be updated to better understand these and other habitat changes over the last decade. This updated map is being used to inform monitoring and management decisions in the lagoon, including updating the Saipan Lagoon Use Management Plan. The products developed during this project provide a critical spatial framework to better understand benthic habitat changes over the last decade in Saipan Lagoon. Future projects or management actions in Saipan Lagoon will benefit greatly from the updated imagery, habitat map, and underwater photos and videos compiled during this project. These data sets will inform decisions about sampling, permitting activities, management of marine protected areas (MPAs), land-based sources of pollution, fishery regulations, climate change, and scientific research. completed Sautter, Will will.sautter@noaa.gov pointOfContact NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov custodian https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0107/0162517/1.1/about/0162517_preview.jpg Preview graphic for Saipan Lagoon Benthic Habitat Map Data EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA > NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 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 NCCOS Research Data Type > Derived Data Product NCCOS Research Data Type > Field Observation NCCOS Research Data Type > Geospatial NCCOS Research Data Type > Video NCCOS Research Priority > Marine Spatial Ecology NCCOS Research Topic > Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments NCCOS Research Topic > Habitat Mapping NCCOS Research Location > Region > Pacific Ocean NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) theme NCCOS Keywords Lighthouse Reef Trochus Sanctuary Mañagaha Marine Conservation District Saipan Saipan Lagoon Western Pacific place NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus 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 NCCOS Habitat Mapping Team project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [Date of Access]: NCCOS Project: Mapping Habitat Change in Saipan Lagoon, CNMI [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/52924. 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 unclassified NCCOS Assessment: Underwater Video and Photographs for Ground Validation and Accuracy Assessment of Benthic Habitat Maps of Saipan Lagoon, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2016-07-28 to 2016-08-09 NOAA/NMFS/EDM 52923 crossReference NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 52924 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/52924.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 oceans 145.684723941 145.794770192 15.1209203637 15.2742160669 2015-12-01 2017-03-01 Partners: CNMI Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality (BECQ). Funding: US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), NCCOS Project #271, “Mapping Habitat Change in Saipan Lagoon, CNMI.” US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), CRCP Project #31100, “Mapping Habitat Change in Saipan Lagoon, CNMI.” false eng false GIS File Data Dictionary for NCCOS Assessment: Benthic Habitat Maps of Saipan Lagoon, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 2021-04-07 publication Web Application CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) ESRI REST Service NCEI Data Archive Accession MP4 NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://maps.coastalscience.noaa.gov/biomapper/biomapper.html?id=Saipan WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Saipan Lagoon BIOMapper Web Application A free, fully interactive, user friendly, online platform designed to let users explore benthic habitat mapping data. Users can create fully customizable maps by clicking on a data layer in the table of contents and display aerial and acoustic imagery rasters, benthic habitat and geographic zone shapefiles, and ground validation/accuracy assessment video sites. Ground validation and accuracy assessment videos are available for viewing (streaming) and for download in standard or high resolution. download https://nccos-coastalscience-products-web.azurewebsites.net/biomapper_explorer/index.php?path=RHE5YWlxN1p2bkpSb2xtd2xxRW42MjFSNFdwdGR4cFQ0d05Fdm92ektZdWdYN2p2QkZDZi80SDFMNEpYWlBaY2RaRWJZOGswbFZpUUl4R05sd0MrQnc9PQ==&uri=YmdISDNIakc0a2poU1hsN WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Data Index for Saipan Lagoon Video Data index containing file-level documentation for all video including benthic habitat characteristics: FID; PROJECT; GEOGRAPHIC REGION; SITE TYPE; ASSESSMENT TYPE; SITE ID; DATE COLLECTED; TIME COLLECTED; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; NORTHING; EASTING; DEPTH; URL LINK; CORAL REEF; PAVEMENT; RHODOLITH; SAND; HARD CORAL; SOFT CORAL; MACROALGAE; SPONGE; SEAGRASS; ARTIFICIAL; UNKNOWN; NOTES (from the field or the data managers). download https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nccos/BenthicMapping_Saipan_Dynamic/MapServer WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Saipan Lagoon MapServer Web Service CNMI's Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality (BECQ) and NOAA's Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) partnered with NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) to develop updated habitat maps and assess habitat changes in Saipan Lagoon,CNMI. NCCOS developed these spatially resolved maps using environmental predictors, underwater videos/photos and mathematical modeling techniques. The new maps were designed to inform the Saipan Lagoon Use Management Plan (SLUMP), which is being updated in response to changes in lagoon habitats, user activities, and increases in tourism. Understanding the present spatial distribution of benthic habitats is an important part of the Territorial Government's process to evaluate zoning scenarios, minimize user conflicts, ensure public safety, and prevent environmental degradation inside the lagoon. Products from this assessment may also support coastal and ocean management efforts by other territorial and federal agencies working in Saipan. This work was funded by NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP Project #31100). download https://doi.org/10.7289/V5NV9GB9 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Saipan Lagoon Benthic Habitat Map Data Kendall, M., B. Costa, S. McKagan, and L. Johnston. 2017. Benthic habitat maps of Saipan Lagoon, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (NCEI Accession 0162517). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5NV9GB9 download https://nccos-coastalscience-products-web.azurewebsites.net/biomapper_explorer/index.php?path=QW40VlZlN1g5VS9FSlBmaHRSd1BIZz09 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Saipan Lagoon Video Explorer Online directory containing video files. download dataset Completeness Report Substrate and cover predictions and the composite habitat map were reviewed and accepted by local subject matter experts and resource managers in Saipan, CNMI. The performance of these predictions and the accuracy of this habitat map were also assessed using an independent dataset. Please see the following publication for more details: Kendall et al. (2017). We used multispectral imagery to produce an updated, shallow-water benthic habitat map for Saipan Lagoon. A new satellite image of the lagoon was collected in February 2016. This remote sensing data was used to develop a new habitat map. The resulting habitat map depicts the distribution of key biological and geomorphological habitats using a classification scheme comparable to Houk and van Woesik, 2008. We collected underwater photos and videos in partnership with local experts in CNMI. These photos and videos were used to improve the quality of the habitat map. A separate accuracy assessment was conducted to independently assess the thematic accuracy of the resulting habitat map. Local experts from the jurisdictional community evaluated the habitat map products before they were finalized. The final habitat map and associated products are publicly available for download and for viewing online. Sautter, Will will.sautter@noaa.gov processor Houk, P., and R. van Woesik. 2008. Dynamics of shallow-water assemblages in the Saipan Lagoon. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 356:39-50. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07252 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07252 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Houk and van Woesik, 2008 Houk and van Woesik, 2008 information Kendall, M.S., B. Costa, S. McKagan, L. Johnston, and D. Okano. 2017. Benthic habitat maps of Saipan Lagoon. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 229. Silver Spring, MD. 77 pp. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-229 https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-229 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 229 NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 229 information National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. 2018. NCCOS Assessment: Underwater Video and Photographs for Ground Validation and Accuracy Assessment of Benthic Habitat Maps of Saipan Lagoon, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2016-07-28 to 2016-08-09. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/52923 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/52923 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Video Metadata Video Metadata information