gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55002 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) geometryOnly complex 200 point 2808 Chesapeake Bay 2016 ESI RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Polygons, Points 2016-09 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 55002 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55002 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 vector polygons depicting locations of artificial reefs, critical habitats, essential habitats, and fishery areas; and vector points showing locations of aquaculture sites, artificial reefs, commercial fishing pound net sites, recreational fishing locations, repeated measure sites, and water intakes in Chesapeake Bay and the Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia. 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 entirety of the ESI Human-Use data layers consists of: PARKS-MANAGED AREAS Polygons, Points; NAVIGATION-MARINE Polygons, Points, Lines; POLITICAL-JURISDICTIONAL Polygons, Points, Lines; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Polygons, Points; SOCECON Polygons, Points, Lines; and NATURAL HAZARD Polygons. 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 all potential ESI data layers and tables. PDF EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ECONOMIC RESOURCES > AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ECONOMIC RESOURCES > MARICULTURE PRODUCTION 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 > MARYLAND CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > VIRGINIA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 Coastal Zone Management Coastal resources ESI Environmental Monitoring Human use resources Management Areas Oil spill planning Sensitivity maps theme Chesapeake Bay and the Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia 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 Chesapeake Bay and the Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia, 2016 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Chesapeake Bay 2016 ESI RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Polygons, Points [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55002. 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 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, and will offer a replacement copy of the product when the product is determined unreadable by computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 55002 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/55002.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 package used to develop the atlas is Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS for Desktop 10.2(R). The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows Operating System 7. -77.5418 -74.7942 36.5498 39.7215 This reflects the extent of all land and water features included in the overall Chesapeake Bay and Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia 2016 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 SOC_DAT 2019-02-14 publication RESOURCE POLYS 2019-02-14 publication RESOURCE POINTS 2019-02-14 publication SOURCES 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 ChesapeakeBay_2016_ESI_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, contact the sources listed in the Lineage section. Horizontal Positional Accuracy Spatial components for the human-use data layers can come from expert interviews and digital sources. Most of the spatial components of the human-use data layers are developed from pre-existing digital sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data. Some of the spatial components of the human-use data layers are compiled on digital base maps with a scale of 1:24,000 or larger. 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 and available hardcopy reports and digital data for human-use or management features. It contains vector polygons depicting artificial reefs, critical habitats, essential habitats, and fishery areas; and vector points showing locations of aquaculture sites, artificial reefs, commercial fishing pound net sites, recreational fishing locations, repeated measure sites, and water intakes in Chesapeake Bay and the Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia. The entirety of the ESI Human-Use data layers consists of: PARKS-MANAGED AREAS Polygons, Points; NAVIGATION-MARINE Polygons, Points, Lines; POLITICAL-JURISDICTIONAL Polygons, Points, Lines; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Polygons, Points; SOCECON Polygons, Points, Lines; and NATURAL HAZARD Polygons. 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. This atlas is the second edition of two separate first edition atlases, Virginia (2005, #25) and Maryland (2007, #47). Polygonal artificial reef data were provided by Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VADGIF), Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and NOAA\x92s Coastal Services Center (CSC). Designated Critical Habitat was mapped for the Maryland darter (Etheostoma sellare), provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Essential habitat for Maryland\x92s vulnerable, rare, threatened, and/or endangered species were obtained from Maryland DNR. Fishery areas included Virginia\x92s Baylor Grounds and public oyster grounds provided by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCR), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), College of William and Mary, in addition to the black drum and oyster management areas. Public Shellfish Fishing Areas in Maryland were mapped by Maryland DNR. These digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the RESOURCE_POLY data layer. Due to imagery inconsistencies and data precision the spatial accuracy of socioeconomic point data could appear skewed. Aquaculture sites were provided by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCR), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), College of William and Mary. Artificial reef data were provided by Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VADGIF), Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and NOAA\x92s Coastal Services Center (CSC). Commercial pound net fishing sites were provided by Maryland DNR. Recreational fishing locations were provided by Maryland DNR and VADGIF. Repeated measurement sites obtained from NOAA include: national data buoy locations (DB), Mussel Watch monitoring sites (MWS), National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON), and Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS). Water quality monitoring stations (WQ) were obtained from the Chesapeake Bay Program. The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network provided the locations for their LTER Stations. The fish hatchery water intake was provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). These digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the RESOURCE_POINT 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 1:24,000 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 RESOURCE_POINT data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2016-09-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POINT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online ARTIFICIAL REEFS FOR US WATERS AS OF FEBRUARY 2014 2014-01-01 publication DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC), NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), COASTAL SERVICES CENTER (CSC) ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/MSP/ArtificialReefs.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2014 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POINT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE 2004-01-01 publication CENTER FOR COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (CCRM), VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE (VIMS), COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY http://ccrm.vims.edu/gis_data_maps/data/index.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2004 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POINT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online COMMERCIAL POUND NET SITES 2015-01-01 publication MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES http://dnr2.maryland.gov/Fisheries/Pages/maps.aspx WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2015 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POLY INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF MARYLAND - VULNERABLE SPECIES 2015-01-01 publication MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES originator 2015 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POLY INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online FINAL CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE MARYLAND DARTER (ETHEOSTOMA SELLARE) 2006-01-01 publication U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab/FGDC_Classic.htm?xmlfile=../docs/crithab/metadata/fch_49fr34228_etse_2009.xml WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator 2006 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POINT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE APPROVED BOUNDARIES 2015-01-01 publication U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) http://www.fws.gov/gis/data/national/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2015 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POINT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online MARYLAND ARTIFICIAL REEF INITIATIVE CENTER POINTS 2014-01-01 publication MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 2014 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POLY INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online MID-ATLANTIC ARTIFICIAL REEFS 2015-01-01 publication THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (TNC), VIRGINIA PROGRAM http://portal.midatlanticocean.org/visualize/%23x=-73.24&y=38.93&z=7&logo=true&controls=true&basemap=Ocean&tab=data&legends=false&layers=true WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information publisher 2010 2015 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POINT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER BUOY LOCATIONS 2003-01-01 publication DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC), NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA, AND INFORMATION SERVICE (NESDIS), NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER (NODC), NATIONAL COASTAL DATA DEVELOPMENT CENTER (NCDDC) https://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/approved_recs/ncddc_ims/gis/ims/final/buoylocations.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2003 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POINT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online NATIONAL STATUS AND TRENDS: MUSSEL WATCH PROJECT ANALYTE CHEMISTRY FILE (1986 TO PRESENT) 2006-01-01 publication DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC), NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), NATIONAL CENTERS FOR COASTAL OCEAN SCIENCE (NCCOS), CENTER FOR COASTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT (CCMA), NATIONAL STATUS AND TRENDS PROGRAM https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2006 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POINT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC REAL-TIME SYSTEM (PORTS) 2015-01-01 publication NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) TIDES AND CURRENTS https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ports.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2015 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POLY INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online PSFA-PUBLICSHELLFISHFISHINGAREAS 2012-01-01 publication MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES http://dnr2.maryland.gov/Fisheries/Pages/maps.aspx WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator 2012 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POINT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online SHELLFISH HARVESTING WATERS SAMPLING STATIONS 2014-01-01 publication MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT (MDE), SCIENCE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SSA) https://data.maryland.gov/Energy-and-Environment/Shellfish-Harvesting-Map/tdsh-zm6j WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2014 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POINT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online THE LONG TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH NETWORK: BALTIMORE ECOSYSTEM STUDY & VIRGINIA COAST RESERVE 2015-01-01 publication NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF), LONG TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH (LTER) NETWORK 2015 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POINT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION THE NATIONAL WATER LEVEL OBSERVATION NETWORK (NWLON) 2015-01-01 publication NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) TIDES AND CURRENTS https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/nwlon.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2015 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POINT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online VIRGINIA'S PUBLIC FISHING LAKES 2008-01-01 publication VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES (DGIF) 2008 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POINT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online WATER QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS 2014-01-01 publication CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM ftp://ftp.chesapeakebay.net/pub/Geographic/ChesapeakeBay/WQMonitoringStations/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2014 Source Contribution: RESOURCE_POINT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online YELLOW PERCH LOCATIONS 2015-01-01 publication MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES http://dnr2.maryland.gov/Fisheries/Pages/maps.aspx WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2015