gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55927 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 9311 EPSG::4269 Louisiana and Lower Mississippi River 2014 ESI INVERTEBRATE Polygons 2013-12 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 55927 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55927 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/resources/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 coastal invertebrate species in coastal Louisiana and the lower Mississippi River. Vector polygons in this data set represent invertebrate distribution and concentration areas. 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 Louisiana. 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. 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, D.C. 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 Depicts the relationships between the spatial data layers and the attribute data tables for the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi River ESI data. pdf EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES 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 > LOUISIANA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA 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 theme Gulf of Mexico Mississippi 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 Louisiana and Lower Mississippi River, 2014 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Louisiana and Lower Mississippi River 2014 ESI INVERTEBRATE Polygons [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55927. 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. Besides the above warnings, there are no use constraints on these data. 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. 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, 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 55927 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/55927.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 ARC/INFO(R) (version 10.2) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2005). The hardware configuration is PC's with Windows Operating System 7. -94 -88.0002 25.6169 31.1273 This geographic extent includes the entire coastal Louisiana and Lower Mississippi River ESI study area. The spatial extent of individual layers or feature classes may vary. The coastal Louisiana data were compiled 2012-2013, The Lower Mississippi River data were compiled in 2014. The atlas was published in 2014. | Currentness: Publication Date 2012 2014 false eng false INVERT 2019-04-04 publication BIOFILE 2019-04-04 publication BREED_DT 2019-04-04 publication SOURCES 2019-04-04 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 Louisiana_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 1:24,000. 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, available hardcopy documents, survey data and digital data on invertebrate distribution and concentration areas. These data do not necessarily represent all invertebrate occurrences in Louisiana. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 4, Pink shrimp, Farfantepenaeus duorarum; 43, Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica; 49, Blue crab, Callinectes sapidus; 50, White shrimp, Litopenaeus setiferus; 51, Brown shrimp, Farfantepenaeus aztecus; 74, Stone crab, Menippe spp.; 82, Atlantic rangia, Rangia cuneata; 84, Red swamp crawfish, Procambarus clarkii; 97, Grass shrimp, Palaemonetes spp.; 322, Squid, Loligo spp.; 408, River shrimp, Macrobrachium sp.; 436, Atlantic seabob shrimp, Xiphopenaeus kroyeri; 495, Fiddler crab, Uca sp.; 630, Flatwoods digger, Fallicambarus oryktes; 631, Ribbon crayfish, Procambarus bivittatus; 642, Crayfish, 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 a several consistency checks, and processed into the final delivery format. This process step refers to the ESI Invertebrate data for coastal Louisiana. The mapping extent was dependent upon information availability and location of mapped coastal habitats and shorelines. The main sources of data were used to depict invertebrate distribution and seasonality for this data layer include: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) fishery independent monitoring data, published information, digital datasets provided by LDWF and personal interviews with resource experts from LDWF. Eastern oysters were mapped to productive oyster areas and leases provided by LDWF. All other invertebrates were mapped to sub-basin boundaries, which were were provided by LDWF and altered to create areas of appropriate size for the ESI. Information on shrimp, crab and squid was based on fishery independent monitoring datasets provided by LDWF. For these resources, monthly catch per unit effort (CPUE) was calculated for each sub-basin and used to derive concentration values. Seasonality was created by considering a species present in all months with higher than 10 percent occurrence in an area. Life history information was added based on expert knowledge and published literature. All information was reviewed by LDWF staff and adjusted as needed. Atlantic rangia, crawfish species, and fiddler crabs were mapped by adding them to sub-basins in which their habitat occurred based on published literature. Sub-basins were provided by LDWF and clipped to ESI water and wetlands. This was done to reduce the complexity of the resulting dataset. 2013-12-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor This process step refers to ESI Invertebrate data for the lower Mississippi River. Sources of data used to depict invert distribution and seasonality for this data layer include Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) fishery independent monitoring data, published information, and anecdotal information from resource experts from LDWF. Data for Lake Pontchartrain species was derived from LDWF's marine fisheries sampling data. River shrimp distributions were digitized based on published literature describing their movement in the Atchafalaya and Mississippi River. All other invertebrates mapped were based on expert knowledge. 2014-05-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the INVERT 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 INVERT data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2014-05-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online CRAWFISH PRODUCTION MANUAL 2007-01-01 publication MCLAIN, W.RAY, ROBERT P. ROMAIRE, C. GREG LUTZ & MARK G. SHIRLEY http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/aquaculture/crawfish/Crawfish+Production+Manual.htm WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator 2007 Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION CRAWFISHES OF LOUISIANA 2009-01-01 publication WALLS, JERRY G. originator 2009 Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF FISHES AND INVERTEBRATES IN GULF OF MEXICO ESTUARIES VOLUME II: SPECIES LIFE HISTORY SUMMARIES 1997-08-01 publication PATTILLO, M.E., T.E. CZAPLA, D.M. NELSON, AND M.E. MONACO https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/estuarine-species-database-noaa-estuarine-living-marine-resources-program/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA's Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) Program Source Citation URL information originator 1997 Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE AND SEASONALITY OF INLAND FISHERIES RESOURCES 2014-01-01 publication LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF) originator 2014 Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DISTRIBUTION, SEASONALITY AND ABUNDANCE OF INLAND FISHERIES RESOURCES 2013-01-01 publication LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF) originator 2013 Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DISTRIBUTION, SEASONALITY AND ABUNDANCE OF MARINE FISH AND INVERTEBRATES IN COASTAL LOUISIANA 2013-01-01 publication LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF) originator 2013 Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online FEMALE DOWNSTREAM-HATCHING MIGRATION OF THE RIVER SHRIMP MACROBRACHIUM OHIONE IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER 2011-01-01 publication OLIVIER, TYLER J. AND RAYMOND T. BAUER http://dx.doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031-166.2.379 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator 2011 Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online FROM RIVER TO SEA AND BACK AGAIN: AMPHIDROMOUS MIGRATIONS OF THE RIVER SHRIMP 2013-01-01 publication BAUER, RAYMOND T. http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/%7Ertb6933/shrimp/macro.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator 2013 Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online LIFE HISTORY MIGRATIONS OF THE AMPHIDROMOUS RIVER SHRIMP MACHROBRACHIUM OHIONE FROM A LARGE RIVER SYSTEM 2008-01-01 publication BAUER, RAYMOND T. AND JAMES DELAHOUSSAYE originator 2008 Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: online MARINE FISHERIES MONITORING DATABASE 2013-01-01 publication LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF) originator 2003 2012 Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: online NOAA'S ESTUARINE LIVING MARINE RESOURCES (ELMR) DATABASE 2000-01-01 publication DAVID MOE NELSON, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), MARINE SPATIAL ECOLOGY DIVISION https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/estuarine-species-database-noaa-estuarine-living-marine-resources-program/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA's Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) Program Source Citation URL information originator 1985 2000 Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: disc OYSTER LEASES 2012-01-01 publication LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF) originator 2012 Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: disc PRODUCTIVE AND UNPRODUCTIVE OYSTER AREAS 2013-01-01 publication LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (LDWF) - PATRICK BANKS originator 2013 Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online 24000 SENSITIVITY OF COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS AND WILDLIFE TO SPILLED OIL: LOUISIANA: FISH 2003-01-01 publication NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION (OR&R), EMERGENCY RESPONSE DIVISION (ERD) https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information publisher 2003 Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: CD-ROM 24000 SENSITIVITY OF COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS AND WILDLIFE TO SPILLED OIL: UPPER TEXAS: FISH 2013-01-01 publication NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION (OR&R), EMERGENCY RESPONSE DIVISION (ERD) https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information publisher 2013 Source Contribution: INVERT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online SPECIES PROFILE: FIDDLER CRAB 2013-01-01 publication TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (TPWD) http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/fiddler/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator 2013