gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:64956 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 16 point 235 EPSG::4269 GL_St_Lawrence_River_2021 ESI FISH Polygons, Points 2021-07 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 64956 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/64956 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. These feature classes reside within the BIOLOGY Feature Data Set of the St Lawrence River - 2021 ESI Geodatabase. It contains vector polygons and points representing FISH data for the Great Lakes St Lawrence River. The study area includes the St. Lawrence River from the headwaters of Lake Ontario, northeast to the western portion of L'Ile-Saint-Regis Island (CA). These data sets contain sensitive biological resource data for freshwater and anadromous fish species in the St. Lawrence River. Vector polygons in this data set represent fish distribution, concentration areas, and spawning areas. Vector points in this data set represent fish spawning and nursery areas. 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 the Great Lakes St. Lawrence River. 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 an ESI geodatabase. pdf EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates > Fish theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GREAT LAKES CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW YORK place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 Coastal Resources Coastal Zone Management ESI Environmental Monitoring Environmental Sensitivity Index FISH Oil Spill Planning Sensitivity Maps Wildlife theme St Lawrence 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 Great Lakes - St.Lawrence River ESI, 2021 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: GL_St_Lawrence_River_2021 ESI FISH Polygons, Points [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/64956. 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 64956 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/64956.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 10.7.1(R) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2019). The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows Operating System 10. This reflects the extent of all land and water features included in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence River - 2021 ESI Geodatabase study region. The bounding box for this particular feature class may vary depending on occurrences identified and mapped. -76.625 -74.625 44 45.125 Bounding box for the Great Lakes St. Lawrence River study region. The time period that represents these data layers (FISH & FISHPT) in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence River - 2021 ESI atlas. | Currentness: Publication Date 2004 2021 false eng false Data Table GIS File SOURCES 2021-11-17 publication FISH 2021-11-17 publication FISHPT 2021-11-17 publication BIOCOMB 2021-11-17 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 GL_ST_LAWRENCE_RIVER_GEOG_NAD83.GDB 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 expert knowledge, digital data, and hardcopy maps. These data do not necessarily represent all fish occurrences in St. Lawrence River. The following species are included in these data sets: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 98, American eel, Anguilla rostrata; 145, White perch, Morone americana; 152, Yellow perch, Perca flavescens; 161, Lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens; 162, Common carp, Cyprinus carpio; 165, Lake whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis; 167, Lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush; 169, Blackchin shiner, Notropis heterodon; 175, White sucker, Catostomus commersoni; 176, Yellow bullhead, Ameiurus natalis; 178, Rock bass, Ambloplites rupestris; 179, Largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides; 180, Smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu; 181, Black crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus; 182, Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus; 184, Grass pickerel, Esox americanus vermiculatus; 185, Northern pike, Esox lucius; 186, Muskellunge, Esox masquinongy; 188, Walleye, Stizostedion vitreum vitreum; 190, White bass, Morone chrysops; 201, Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus; 205, Freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunnieus; 211, Brown bullhead, Ameiurus nebulosus; 212, Pumpkinseed, Lepomis gibbosus; 218, Bowfin, Amia calva; 231, Tadpole madtom, Noturus gyrinus; 235, Cisco, Coregonus artedi; 237, Burbot, Lota lota; 292, Chain pickerel, Esox niger; 464, Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus; 1011, Forage fish, n/a; 1287, Eastern sand darter, Ammocrypta pellucida; 1291, Mooneye, Hiodon tergisus; 1299, Redhorses, Moxostoma; 1300, Pugnose shiner, Notropis anogenus; 1301, Margined madtom, Noturus insignis; 1302, Silver lamprey, Ichthyomyzon unicuspis. 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 complete 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. Four main sources of data were used to depict fish distribution and seasonality for these data layers: 1) personal interviews with resource experts from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF); 2) hardcopy maps from NYSDEC and New York Power Authority (NYPA); 3) vector digital data from New York Natural Heritage Program (NY NHP) and New York State Department of State; and 4) vector and tabular digital data from Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Framework (GLAHF) and SUNY ESF. Fish species depicted in this atlas include species of conservation interest, or species of commercial, recreational, or ecological importance. Fish polygons and spawning points were created based on digital data, publications, and expert opinion provided by resource experts at NYSDEC and USFWS. 2021-07-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor General distributions – Fish general distributions were mapped using expert knowledge collected during workshops. Species included were determined by the experts in the study area. The main stem of the St. Lawrence River was divided into three segments for fish general distributions: Thousand Islands to Brockville, Brockville to Lake St. Lawrence, and Lake St. Lawrence. These divisions are often used by local resource managers as well. Concentration areas and tributaries – Concentrations areas of various species were mapped using expert knowledge collected in workshops and from the New York Department of State Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats dataset. Experts also provided species lists and concentration areas present in the tributaries of the St. Lawrence River. 2021-07-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Spawning locations – All fish that spawn in the study area were mapped with spawning months included in the seasonalities for all locations in the study area, per expert recommendation. Fish spawning can occur throughout the system, and different species utilize different habitats for spawning. The user should refer to the table in the atlas introduction that shows the spawning habitat(s) for each mapped species. Specific spawning locations were not available for many of the mapped species, so use of this table in conjunction with the spatial data informs the user of the areas used for spawning by each species. Spawning months in this atlas include months when any sensitive reproductive life history stage is present (spawning, eggs, and larvae). Point locations of spawning and nursery sites for muskellunge, northern pike, and smallmouth bass were provided by John Farrell (SUNY ESF). Additional spawning point locations for burbot, cisco, lake trout, lake whitefish, smallmouth bass, walleye, and yellow perch were provided by Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Framework (GLAHF). Spawning months in this atlas include months when any sensitive reproductive life history stage is present (spawning, eggs, and larvae). 2021-07-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor 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 1:40,000 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. 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 FISH & FISHPT data layers are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2021-07-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Source Contribution: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA; FISH INFO ELEMENT OCCURRENCE SPATIAL DATA SET NEW YORK NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, SUNY COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY AND NYS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION originator 2021 Source Contribution: TABULAR DIGITAL DATA; FISHPT INFO FISH NURSERY SITES AND OCCURRENCE POINTS JOHN FARRELL, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY originator 2021 Source Contribution: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE/PERSONAL COMMUNICATION; FISH & FISHPT INFO FISH OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER (PERSONAL COMM) SCOTT SCHLUETER (UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE) AND JANA LANTRY (NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION) originator 2021 Source Contribution: TABULAR DIGITAL DATA; FISH INFO FISH OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER (TABULAR DATA) JANA LANTRY AND LES RESSEGUIE - NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION originator 2021 Source Contribution: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA; FISHPT INFO FISH SPAWNING AND NURSERY SITES GREAT LAKES AQUATIC HABITAT FRAMEWORK (GLAHF) https://www.glahf.org/data/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link GLAHF SPATIAL DATABASE GLAHF SPATIAL DATABASE information originator 2011 2021 Source Contribution: TABULAR DIGITAL DATA; FISHPT INFO MUSKELLUNGE SPAWNING AND NURSERY SITES JOHN FARRELL, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY originator 2021 Source Contribution: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA; FISH INFO 24000 SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITATS NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE https://dos.ny.gov/significant-coastal-fish-wildlife-habitats WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NYS data download site NYS data download site information originator 2014 Source Contribution: HARDCOPY MAP; FISH INFO ST. LAWRENCE - FDR POWER PROJECT AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY originator 2004 Source Contribution: HARDCOPY MAP; FISH INFO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER LAKE STURGEON SPAWNING BEDS MIKE MORGAN - NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION originator 2021 otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None