gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:53719 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 2026-03-04T19:17:18 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) complex 178 Delaware / New Jersey / Pennsylvania 2014 ESI BENTHIC Polygons Delaware Bay 2014 ESI BENTHIC Polygons 2014 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 53719 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/53719 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 Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division, Seattle, Washington. This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for submerged aquatic vegetation for Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania. Vector polygons in this data set represent eelgrass (Zostera marina), widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima), and water celery (Vallisneria americana) distribution. Species specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in relational data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set comprises a portion of the ESI data for Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. See also the HABITATS data layer, part of the larger Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania ESI database, for additional habitat information. The ESI data were collected, mapped, and digitized to provide 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. 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; and The Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, Washington, DC. 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 Delaware Bay ESI data. pdf EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC 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 > DELAWARE CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW JERSEY CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > PENNSYLVANIA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 Coastal Resources Coastal Zone Management ESI Environmental Monitoring Environmental Sensitivity Index Oil Spill Planning Sensitivity Maps Submerged Aquatic Vegetation theme Delaware Bay Delaware River 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 Delaware Bay (Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania), 2014 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Delaware / New Jersey / Pennsylvania 2014 ESI BENTHIC Polygons [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/53719. 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, 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 either in downloading the ESI data or if any file appears corrupted, please contact the ESI Program Manager. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 53719 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/53719.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 The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO(R) (version 10.2) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2005). The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows Operating System 7. -75.75 -74.0377 38.375 40.2501 This reflects the extent of all land and water features included in the overall Delaware Bay (Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) 2014 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 2013 2014 false eng false BENTHIC 2019-02-14 publication BIOFILE 2019-02-14 publication SOURCES 2019-02-14 publication BREED_DT 2019-02-14 publication ESRI File Geodatabase Zip Office of Response and Restoration 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ORR Home Page Website listed for Office of Response and Restoration information distributor https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link DE_NJ_PA_2014_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, hardcopy 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, contact the sources listed in the Lineage section. Horizontal Positional Accuracy Spatial components for the biological data layers can come from expert interviews, hardcopy, or digital sources. Some of the spatial components of the biological data layers may have been developed using regional experts who estimate concentration areas. It is difficult to estimate the positional accuracy of such data, except to state that they are compiled on hardcopy base maps with a scale of 1:45,000. Some of the spatial components of the biological data sets are developed from pre-existing digital or hardcopy sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data. Note that biological resource data by their very nature are considered "fuzzy", and this should be understood when considering the positional accuracy of vector digital objects representing these resources. See the Lineage and Process_Description sections for more information on the original source data and how these data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set. Completeness Report These data represent a synthesis of expert knowledge, survey data, and digital data on eelgrass (Zostera marina), widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima), and water celery (Vallisneria americana) distribution. See also the HABITATS data layer, part of the larger Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania ESI database, for additional habitat information. These data do not necessarily represent all benthic occurrences in Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 1, Eelgrass, Zostera marina; 80, Widgeon grass, Ruppia maritima; 83, Water celery, Vallisneria americana; 609, Submerged aquatic vegetation, n/a. 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. The mapping extent was dependent upon information availability and location of mapped coastal habitats and shorelines. Polygonal beds of aquatic vegetation were obtained from multiple sources, including element occurrence data from Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), survey data provided by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE), vector digital and raster digital data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Coastal Sciences Center (CSC) and remote sensing and GIS data from Rutgers University. Data provided by PDE and DNREC were incorporated as is, whereas the large SAV beds in Barnegat Bay and Little Egg Harbor Bay were mapped using the aggregation of the spatial extent of data from 1979, 2003, and 2009 to capture all areas where SAV is most likely to occur. The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the BENTHIC data layer. Depending on the type of source data, three general approaches are used for compiling the data layer: 1) information gathered during initial interviews and from hardcopy sources are compiled onto U.S. Geological Survey 1:45,000 topographic quadrangles and digitized; 2) hardcopy maps are digitized at their source scale; 3) digital data layers are evaluated and used "as is" or integrated with the hardcopy data sources. See the Lineage section for additional information on the type of source data for this data layer. The ESI, biology, and human-use data are compiled into the standard ESI digital data format. A second set of interviews with participating resource experts are conducted to review the compiled data. If necessary, edits to the BENTHIC data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2014-03-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Source Contribution: BENTHIC INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online ASSESSMENT OF SEAGRASS STATUS IN THE BARNEGAT BAY - LITTLE EGG HARBOR ESTUARY: 2003 AND 2009, AND THE 1979 NEW JERSEY SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION DISTRIBUTION ATLAS FINAL REPORT 2011-01-01 publication LATHROP, R.G. AND S. HAAG; AND MACOMBER, R.T., AND D. ALLEN http://crssa.rutgers.edu/projects/coastal/sav/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 1979 2009 Source Contribution: BENTHIC INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA, RASTER DIGITAL DATA | Type of Source Media: online DELAWARE BAY BENTHIC HABITATS 2010-01-01 publication NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), COASTAL SCIENCES CENTER (CSC) https://www.csc.noaa.gov/dataviewer/index.html?action=advsearch&qType=in&qFld=id&datareg=1&qVal=1203%23 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2004 2010 Source Contribution: BENTHIC INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL DELAWARE COASTAL PROGRAMS ZOSTERA MARINA RESTORATION PLOTS 2013-01-01 publication DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONTROL (DNREC), COASTAL PROGRAMS 1999 2004 Source Contribution: BENTHIC INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL DATA COLLECTION MEETING 2013-01-01 publication DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC) 2013 Source Contribution: BENTHIC INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL DELAWARE UNIQUE PLANT COMMUNITIES DATA 2013-01-01 publication DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC) - BILL MCAVOY 2013 Source Contribution: BENTHIC INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL PARTNERSHIP FOR THE DELAWARE ESTUARY SAV AND INVERTEBRATE SAMPLING DATA 2012-01-01 publication PRISCILLA COLE, PARTNERSHIP FOR THE DELAWARE ESTUARY 2009 2012 otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None