gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:70477 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 37 point 84 EPSG::4269 GL_LAKE_ONTARIO_2023 ESI FISH Polygons, Points 2023-08 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 70477 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/70477 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 Lake Ontario 2023 ESI Geodatabase. It contains vector polygons and points representing FISH data for Lake Ontario. The study area includes the United States portion of Lake Ontario, covering the islands in New York: Association Island, Bass Island, Calf Island, Carl Island, Cherry Island, Eagle Island, Fox Island, Galloo Islands, Grenadier Island, Horse Island, Hoveys Island, Six Point Town, and Stony Island. Major Lake Ontario bays mapped include: Black River Bay, Blind Sodus Bay, Braddock Bay, Chaumont Bay, Guffin Bay, Irondequoit Bay, Henderson Bay, Little Sodus Bay, Mexico Bay, Port Bay, Sawyer Bay, and Sodus Bay. These data sets contain sensitive biological resource data for freshwater fish species in Lake Ontario. Vector polygons in this data set represent fish distribution, concentration areas, and spawning areas. Vector points in this data set represent fish spawning 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 Lake Ontario. 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 > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > SHORELINES EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > SHORELINES 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 Oil Spill Planning Sensitivity Maps theme Lake Ontario 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 - Lake Ontario ESI, 2023 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: GL_LAKE_ONTARIO_2023 ESI FISH Polygons, Points [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/70477. 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 70477 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/70477.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 environment The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS for Desktop(R), ArcPro(R), and SQL SERVER(R). The hardware configuration is PC's with Microsoft Windows Operating System. This reflects the extent of all features included in the Great Lakes Lake Ontario 2023 ESI Geodatabase study region. The bounding box for this particular feature class may vary depending on occurrences identified and mapped. -79.125 -76 43.125 44.125 Bounding box for the Great Lakes Lake Ontario study region. The time period that represents these data layers (FISH, FISHPT) in the Great Lakes Lake Ontario 2023 ESI atlas. | Currentness: Publication Date 2011 2023 false eng false GIS File Data Table FISH 2023-09-26 publication FISHPT 2023-09-26 publication BIOCOMB 2023-09-26 publication SOURCES 2023-09-26 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_LAKE_ONTARIO_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 depicting fish distribution, concentration areas, and spawning areas. These data do not necessarily represent all fish occurrences in Lake Ontario. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 68, Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; 69, Coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch; 74, Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss; 84, Rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax; 85, Alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus; 98, American eel, Anguilla rostrata; 100, Brown trout, Salmo trutta; 144, Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar; 145, White perch, Morone americana; 152, Yellow perch, Perca flavescens; 161, Lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens; 165, Lake whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis; 166, Brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis; 167, Lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush; 169, Blackchin shiner, Notropis heterodon; 170, Blacknose shiner, Notropis heterolepis; 174, Longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus; 175, White sucker, Catostomus commersoni; 179, Largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides; 180, Smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu; 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; 232, Trout-perch, Percopsis omiscomaycus; 235, Cisco, Coregonus artedi; 237, Burbot, Lota lota; 242, Redfin shiner, Lythrurus umbratilis; 247, Emerald shiner, Notropis atherinoides; 464, Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus; 469, Pirate perch, Aphredoderus sayanus; 1011, Forage fish, n/a; 1013, Darters, n/a; 1151, Sunfishes, n/a; 1271, Slimy sculpin, Cottus cognatus; 1287, Eastern sand darter, Ammocrypta pellucida; 1291, Mooneye, Hiodon tergisus; 1297, Suckers, Catostomidae spp.; 1298, Deepwater sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii; 1299, Redhorses, Moxostoma; 1300, Pugnose shiner, Notropis anogenus; 1303, Northern sunfish, Lepomis peltastes; 1304, Western banded killifish, Fundulus diaphanus menona. 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. Three main sources of data were used to depict fish distribution and seasonality for the FISH data layer are as follows: 1) personal interviews with resource experts from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and State University of New York (SUNY); 2)digital data and hardcopy maps from NYSDEC, USGS, and SUNY; and 3) published literature on fish seasonalities. Fish species depicted in this atlas include species of conservation interest, or species of commercial, recreational, or ecological importance. General distributions: Fish general distributions were mapped using expert knowledge collected during workshops, coupled with statewide and lake-wide survey data. Species included were determined by the experts for Lake Ontario. For fish general distributions, Lake Ontario was divided into a western portion (waters west of the Bogus Point), a central portion (waters from Bogus Point to Stony Point), and an eastern portion (waters from Stony Point to the St. Lawrence River). This division follows natural differences in the fish community, and within each of these portions, fish were mapped according to bathymetry. Polygons were created for the following depth zones, based on expert guidance: 0-25 m, 25-75 m, and >75 m. These polygons were overlaid with data from the USGS and NYSDEC Lake Ontario adult lake trout gillnet survey to determine species within each polygon. Species from the USGS/NYSDEC data that also occurred on the expert-generated species list were mapped to each respective general distribution polygon. Following this analysis, the species found in the western, central, and eastern 25-75 m depth polygons were identical, so those polygons were merged to create a single 25-75 m depth polygon for the entire basin. Similarly, the species information for all three >75 m depth polygons was identical, so those polygons were merged to create a single >75 m depth polygon for the entire basin. Species assemblages and appropriate life history stages and seasonalities were mapped in each zone. Expert knowledge and data for mapping of fish general distributions were supplemented with information from NYNHP and publications. Concentration areas and tributaries and bays: Concentrations areas of various species were mapped using expert knowledge collected in workshops. Experts were asked to identify concentrations areas for any of the mapped species, and the species were mapped in polygons covering each of these areas. Experts also provided species lists and life history stages present in the tributaries and bays of Lake Ontario, which were supplemented for each tributary/bay using data from the NYSDEC Statewide Fishery Database, a dataset of fish species caught in bays of Lake Ontario, and conservation priority species data from NYNHP. Spawning locations: Spawning locations were included from expert knowledge collected in workshops and maps provided by NYSDEC. 2023-08-15T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Two main sources of data were used to depict fish point distribution and seasonality for the FISHPT data layer are as follows: 1) digital datasets from Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Framework (GLAHF) and State University of New York (SUNY); and 2) published literature on fish seasonalities. Spawning locations: Point locations of spawning sites were provided by GLAHF. Additional spawning locations were included from digital data provided by SUNY. Seasonalities used were from Smith CL. 1985. The inland fishes of New York State. NYSDEC, Albany, NY. 522 pp. 2023-08-15T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the FISH & FISHPT data layers. 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 1:42,000 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 FISH & FISHPT data layers are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2023-08-15T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Source Contribution: FISH INFO; UNPUBLISHED MAP VIA EMAIL. BLACK RIVER BAY - STURGEON CRITICAL SPAWNING HABITAT POLYGON LES RESSEGUIE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION originator 2023 Source Contribution: FISHPT INFO; TABULAR DIGITAL DATA VIA EMAIL. FISH NURSERY SITES AND OCCURRENCE POINTS JOHN FARRELL, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK originator 2021 Source Contribution: FISH INFO; TABULAR DATA VIA EMAIL. FISH SPECIES CAUGHT IN BAYS OF LAKE ONTARIO DOUG CARLSON, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION originator 2023 Source Contribution: FISHPT INFO; ONLINE. GREAT LAKES SPAWNING AND NURSERY SITES GREAT LAKES AQUATIC HABITAT FRAMEWORK https://www.glahf.org/data/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link GLAHF website GLAHF website information originator 2011 Source Contribution: FISH INFO. LAKE ERIE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY INDEX ATLAS NOAA https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills/download-esi-maps-and-gis-data#GreatLakes WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Lake Erie ESI Atlas Lake Erie ESI Atlas information originator 2022 Source Contribution: FISH INFO; TABULAR DIGITAL DATA VIA EMAIL. LAKE ONTARIO ADULT LAKE TROUT GILLNET SURVEY DATA U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION originator 1983 2022 Source Contribution: FISHPT INFO; TABULAR DIGITAL DATA VIA EMAIL. MUSKELLUNGE SPAWNING AND NURSERY SITES JOHN FARRELL, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK originator 2021 Source Contribution: FISH INFO; EXPERT KNOWLEDGE. AGENCIES REPRESENTED: NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK NATURAL HISTORY OF FISHES OF LAKE ONTARIO L. RESSEGUIE, B. LANTRY, W. PEARSALL, D. GORSKY, S. PRINDLE, M. CONNERTON, J. FARRELL, L. HOLST originator 2023 Source Contribution: FISH INFO; VECTOR DIGITAL DATA VIA EMAIL. STATEWIDE FISHERY DATABASE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION originator 1952 2022 otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None