gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:47237 eng UTF8 dataset GIS Files Office of Response and Restoration resourceProvider ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2024-02-29T00:00:00 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) geometryOnly complex 32 Long Island Sound 2016 M_MAMMAL Long Island Sound 2016 M_MAMMAL 2016 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 47237 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47237 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ESI Guidelines Guidelines for developing ESI data content and overview of ESI data structure. Useful for data collectors and users requiring more in depth information on the ESI process. download https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ESI Overview Overview of ESI data content and uses. download mapDigital Prepared by NOAA, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, Maryland for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division, Seattle, Washington This feature class resides within the BIOLOGY Feature Data Set of the Long Island Sound - 2016 ESI Geodatabase. It contains vector polygons representing sensitive biological resource data for marine mammal species in Long Island Sound, New York and Connecticut. The six species include two seals, two whales, one porpoise, and one dolphin. Vector polygons in this data set represent marine mammal distributions, concentration areas, haul out areas, etc. Species-specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in associated data tables (described in Entity Attribute Overview below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set is a portion of the ESI data for Long Island Sound. As a whole, the ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil, and include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. The ESI data are intended to provide baseline environmental data for oil spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources. The ESI data may be appropriate for many other coastal management efforts, though the original intent should be kept in mind. This project was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD), Seattle, Washington. completed ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov pointOfContact ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded Data content is considered static once published. However, if issues with the Geodatabase linkages or table contents are identified, the Geodatabase and/or the associated Map Document may be updated. Assure most current data is being used by downloading from https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download and/or comparing modification dates provided at this site. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/ESI-Browse-Graphic.pdf ESI Browse Graphic depicts the relationships between the spatial data layers and the attribute data tables for the Long Island Sound ESI data. pdf EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CONNECTICUT CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW YORK OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > LONG ISLAND SOUND place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 Coastal Resources Coastal Zone Management ESI Environmental Monitoring Environmental Sensitivity Index Marine Mammals Oil Spill Planning Sensitivity Maps Wildlife theme Connecticut River Gardiners Bay Long Island Peconic Bay place DOC/NOAA/NOS/ORR > Office of Response and Restoration, 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 Long Island Sound, 2016 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Long Island Sound 2016 M_MAMMAL [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47237. 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: DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Management boundaries are not to be considered legal boundaries. Edges may have been altered for cartographic processes. Note that the ESI database should not be used to the exclusion of other pertinent data or information held by state or federal agencies or other organizations. Likewise, information contained in the database cannot be used in place of consultations with environmental, natural resource, and cultural resource agencies, or in place of field surveys. Recognize that the information contained in the ESI database represents known concentration areas or occurrences of natural, cultural, and human-use resources, but does not necessarily represent the full distribution or range of each species or resource. This is particularly important to recognize when considering potential impacts to protected resources, such as endangered species, wetlands, etc. Besides the above warnings, there are no use constraints on these data. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: Although these data have been processed and used successfully on a computer system at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. NOAA warrants the delivery of this product in computer-readable format. If problems are encountered in downloading the ESI data or with file corruption, contact NOAA (see Distributor). These data represent a snapshot in time and temporal changes may have occurred. The data are not intended to include all biological or human-use resources present in an area; they focus on species and resources particularly sensitive to oiling. In the event of a spill, they should be used for a first assessment only. The data providers are the experts with regard to individual resources. They should be contacted to confirm if more current data exist or if in-depth information is needed about a particular resource. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 47237 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/47237.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference vector textTable eng; US biota environment The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS for Desktop 10.4(R) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2005). The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows Operating System 7. -73.9276 -71.7963 40.6881 41.987 This reflects the extent of all land and water features included in the overall Long Island Sound ESI study region. The bounding box for this particular feature class may vary depending on occurrences identified and mapped. Time Frame Range starts with ESI Project Start Year, and ends with ESI Atlas Publication Year. | Currentness: Publication Date 2014 2016 false eng false BIOFILE 2018-09-28 publication BREED_DT 2018-09-28 publication M_MAMMAL 2018-09-28 publication SOURCES 2018-09-28 publication ESRI File Geodatabase Zip ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov distributor https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link LongIslandSound_2016_GDB.zip This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase. download dataset Accuracy A multi-stage error checking process is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. The process includes a standardized data entry methodology, data review by in-house and external resource experts, a final Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) process, and multiple automated logical consistency checks. Quantitative data (such as densities, counts, abundances, or concentrations) provided by resource experts for inclusion in the data set may vary widely in attribute accuracy, depending upon the methodology used to collect and compile such data. For a more detailed evaluation of source data attribute accuracy, check the sources listed in the Lineage section. Completeness Report These data represent a synthesis of sources of data, e.g., expert knowledge, available hardcopy documents, survey data, maps, and digital data on marine mammal distributions in the Long Island Sound study area. These data do not represent all marine mammal occurrences in Long Island Sound. The following six species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name or "n/a" if not applicable): 2, Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina; 6, Harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena; 13, Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae; 14, Gray seal, Halichoerus grypus; 17, Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus; 81, North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis. Conceptual Consistency A multi-stage error checking process, described in the above Attribute Accuracy Report, is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. This process includes multiple automated logical consistency checks that test the files for missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological consistencies, and SQL SERVER(R) to ArcGIS(R) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, before the final Geodatabase and metadata are created. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to several consistency checks, and processed into the final delivery format. Overview: Marine mammals depicted in this atlas include two species of seals, one dolphin, one porpoise, and two whales. Data sources include digital GIS data, published studies, and expert knowledge. Thirty two polygons were created to describe the distributions of six marine mammal species within the Long Island Sound study area. 2016-06-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Seals: The most common seal found in the atlas area is the harbor seal. Harbor seals have established several regular haul out sites in Long Island. Harbor seals generally start showing up in Long Island Sound around late August in small numbers and then in larger numbers later in the fall and will stay through the winter months and into March. By April most will have left the area but a few will still be present. The harbor seal population is noted to have been steadily increasing in recent years. In Long Island Sound, harbor seals typically haul out on the sheltered parts of offshore rocky ledges and boulders during low tide. Gray seals are also common but not nearly as abundant as the harbor seal, except on Little Gull Island where they have established a year round haul out. Gray seals may be expected to be sighted in low numbers wherever harbor seals haul out and may be present year round. Other seal species that may occasionally show up in Long Island but not mapped here are harp and hooded seals. When they are sighted, it is usually among the many harbor seals at seal haul out sites. 2016-06-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Dolphin and Porpoise: Small numbers of bottlenose dolphin sightings are possible throughout Long Island Sound from May through September. Large pods of dolphins (75 \x96 150 individuals) enter the sound on occasion, most likely attracted by large schools of bait fish. These larger occurrences are unpredictable and usually occur many years apart (2015 and 2009 most recently). Although harbor porpoises are known to frequent the waters of Long Island Sound, there are no existing surveys and very little is known about their actual numbers or distribution. The common dolphin, saddle-backed dolphin and Atlantic white sided dolphin are not considered common in Long Island Sound, although they may be occasionally sighted. 2016-06-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Whales: The only regular sightings of whales occur in the far eastern part of Long Island Sound, where humpback and right whales are known to occur with some frequency. For the most part whale occurrences are uncommon and unpredictable in rest of the sound. Humpback, beluga, minke, long finned pilot and finback whales all have been occasionally spotted, separated by many years at a time, and there is no predictability for when they might enter the sound. 2016-06-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF PLUM ISLAND, NEW YORK 2012-01-01 publication NEW YORK NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, MATTHEW SCHLESINGER http://longislandsoundstudy.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Plum-Island-biodiversity-NHP1_1.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2012 FALKNER ISLAND SEAL HAUL OUT LOCATION 2016-01-01 publication US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE http://www.fws.gov/refuge/stewart_b_mckinney/wildlife_and_habitat/islands.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2016 SEAL CRUISE COUNT DATA 2016-01-01 publication THE MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK, RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY LIAISON http://www.maritimeaquarium.org WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2016 SEAL HAULOUT SITES AROUND LONG ISLAND, NY AND CT 2015-01-01 publication RIVERHEAD FOUNDATION FOR MARINE RESEARCH AND PRESERVATION 2015 SPECIES COMPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MARINE MAMMALS AND SEA TURTLES IN THE NEW YORK BIGHT 1993-01-01 publication OKEANOS OCEAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION, SAMUEL SADOVE 2013 Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats, Long Island Sound and Long Island 2015-01-01 publication NYS DOS http://www.dos.ny.gov/opd/programs/consistency/scfwhabitats.html#li WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2015 Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats, Long Island Sound and Long Island, GIS Data 2002-01-01 publication NYS DOS https://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/inventories/details.cfm?DSID=318 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2002 WHALES, DOLPHINS AND SEALS OF LONG ISLAND SOUND 2015-01-01 publication COASTAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION SOCIETY OF LONG ISLAND, DR. ARTHUR KOPELMAN 2015 otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None