ISO-19139 Metadata
Resource Identification Information:
- Citation:
- Title:
Boulder star coral critical habitat for use in ESA/FIFRA consultations
- Alternate titles:
Dendrogyra cylindrus ESA FIFRA Critical Habitat
- Reference date
- creation:
2023-12-15
- Reference date
- publication:
2024-07-01
- Presentation format:
mapDigital
- Other citation details: NOAA Fisheries. 2024. Species Critical Habitats for ESA/FIFRA Consultations Geodatabase. Silver Spring, MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Protected Resources (OPR).
This spatial data file was modified from NMFS’s “agency-official” species critical habitat data to aid in the ESA/FIFRA section 7 pesticide consultation process. For example, existing data were adapted to incorporate associated watersheds where applicable, based on the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset HUC-12 data (https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography/watershed-boundary-dataset). The modifications to the NMFS critical habitat spatial data make the data more compatible for future analyses with EPA’s Use Data Layers (UDLs).
- Party responsible for the resource - pointOfContact:
- Individual's name: Jennifer Moore
- Organization's name: NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service
- Contact's position: Protected Coral Recovery Coordinator
- Contact information:
- Phone:
- Voice: 727-824-5312
- Fax: 727-824-5309
- Address:
- Delivery point: 263 13th Ave S
- City: St. Petersburg
- Administrative area: FL
- Postal code: 33701-5505
- Country:
US
- e-mail address:Jennifer.Moore@noaa.gov
- Hours of service: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
- Party responsible for the resource - pointOfContact:
- Individual's name: Jordan Wolfe
- Organization's name: NMFS HCD
- Contact's position: Fish Biologist
- Contact information:
- Address:
- e-mail address:jordan.wolfe@noaa.gov
- Party responsible for the resource - custodian:
- Individual's name: Karrin Goodman
- Organization's name: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
- Contact's position: Biologist
- Contact information:
- Address:
- e-mail address:karrin.goodman@noaa.gov
- Themes or categories of the resource:
biota, boundaries, environment, oceans
- Place keywords:
- Keywords:
Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas, Martin County, Palm Beach County, Broward County, Miami-Dade County, St. Lucie Inlet, Caribbean Sea, Caribbean, U. S. Virgin Islands, St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John, Puerto Rico, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Navassa Island, East Flower Garden Bank and West Flower Garden Bank
- Theme keywords:
- Keywords:
Threatened Species, GIS, Orbicella franksi, boulder star coral, critical habitat
- Abstract:
These data represent the designated critical habitat for boulder star coral (Orbicella franksi) as designated by 88 FR 54026, published on August 09, 2023. This rule became effective on September 08, 2023. The purpose of these data is to visually represent the designated critical habitat areas for GIS analysis and display.OFRA‐1: All waters 6.5 ft (2 m) to 131 ft (40 m) deep in Florida from the south side of Lake Worth Inlet, Palm Beach County south to the south side of Government Cut, Miami-Dade County. All waters 1.6 ft (0.5 m) to 131 ft (40 m) deep in Florida from the south side of Government Cut, Miami-Dade County south to the Dry Tortugas, and waters north of the Florida Keys in the FKNMS.OFRA‐2: All waters 1.6 ft (0.5 m) to 295 ft (90 m) deep surrounding the islands of the Commonwealth of Puerto RicoOFRA‐3: All waters 1.6 ft (0.5 m) to 295 ft (90 m)deep surrounding the islands of St. Thomas and St. John, and smaller surrounding islands, USVIOFRA‐4: All waters 1.6 ft (0.5 m) to 295 ft (90 m)deep surrounding the island of St. Croix and smaller surrounding islands, USVIOFRA-5: All waters 1.6 ft (0.5 m) to 295 ft (90 m)deep surrounding Navassa IslandOFRA-6: All waters 52 ft (16 m) to 295 ft (90 m) deep in the water column surrounding East Flower Garden Bank, West Flower Garden Bank, Bright Bank, McGrail Bank, and Geyer Bank.
- Purpose: This spatial data file was modified from NMFS’s “agency-official” species critical habitat data to aid in the ESA/FIFRA section 7 pesticide consultation process. For example, existing data were adapted to incorporate associated watersheds where applicable, based on the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset HUC-12 data (https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography/watershed-boundary-dataset). The modifications to the NMFS critical habitat spatial data make the data more compatible for future analyses with EPA’s Use Data Layers (UDLs). The following “Description” is from the original, “agency-official” data that was used to make this HUC-based map. Most of the metadata record for this species matches the “agency-official” record; however, NMFS added a new "Citation", "File Identifier", “Credits”, “Point of Contact”, and “Lineage Process Step” that are unique to this HUC-based critical habitat data.
- Dataset language:
eng
- Dataset character set:
utf8
- Status:
completed
- Maintenance:
- Update frequency:
asNeeded
- Maintenance contact - custodian:
- Individual's name: Amanda Frick
- Organization's name: NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service
- Contact's position: GIS Coordinator
- Contact information:
- Phone:
- Voice: 727-824-5301
- Fax: 727-824-5320
- Address:
- Delivery point: 263 13th Ave S
- City: St. Petersburg
- Administrative area: FL
- Postal code: 33701-5505
- Country:
US
- e-mail address:amanda.frick@noaa.gov
- Hours of service: Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm
- Resource constraints:
- Constraints:
- Limitations of use: Users be advised that the accuracy of this data set is completely dependent upon the accuracy of the shoreline and/or bathymetric data used in the creation process. For more details on this process, see the process description. The text description in 85 FR 76302 is always the one, true definition of the coral critical habitat. These or any other depictions are for information purposes only and shouldn't be relied on for regulatory purposes.
- Spatial representation type:
vector
- Processing environment: Esri ArcGIS 12.6.0.24783
- Extent:
- Geographic element - Bounding rectangle:
- Extent contains the resource: true
- West longitude: -82.997943
- East longitude: -64.512661
- North latitude: 27.527975
- South latitude: 17.6237
- Credits: NOAA Fisheries. 2024. Species Critical Habitats for ESA/FIFRA Consultations Geodatabase. Silver Spring, MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Protected Resources (OPR). This HUC-based critical habitat dataset for ESA/FIFRA section 7 pesticide consultations is courtesy of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources (OPR): Karrin Goodman.
- Point of contact - resourceProvider:
- Individual's name: Amanda Frick
- Organization's name: NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service
- Contact's position: GIS Coordinator
- Contact information:
- Phone:
- Voice: 727-824-5301
- Fax: 727-824-5320
- Address:
- Delivery point: 263 13th Ave S
- City: St. Petersburg
- Administrative area: FL
- Postal code: 33701-5505
- Country:
US
- e-mail address:amanda.frick@noaa.gov
- Hours of service: Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm
- Point of contact - pointOfContact:
- Individual's name: Karrin Goodman
- Organization's name: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
- Contact's position: Biologist
- Contact information:
- Address:
- e-mail address:karrin.goodman@noaa.gov
Spatial Representation - Vector:
- Level of topology for this dataset:
geometryOnly
- Geometric objects:
- Object type:
composite
- Object count: 1
Reference System Information:
- Reference system identifier:
- Value: 4269
- Code space: EPSG
- Version: 9.8(3.0.1)
Data Quality Information:
- Scope of quality information:
- Level of the data:dataset
- Lineage:
- Lineage statement: This spatial data file was modified from NMFS’s “agency-official” species critical habitat data to aid in the ESA/FIFRA section 7 pesticide consultation process. For example, existing data were adapted to incorporate associated watersheds where applicable, based on the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset HUC-12 data (https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography/watershed-boundary-dataset). The modifications to the NMFS critical habitat spatial data make the data more compatible for future analyses with EPA’s Use Data Layers (UDLs).
The following statement is from the original "agency-official" metadata:
The boundaries of each specific area for each coral are determined by their commonly occupied minimum and maximum depth ranges and their specific geographic distribution.
- Process step:
- When the process occurred:
2021-07-23T00:00:00
- Description: Bathymetry source: NGDC Coastal Relief Model for Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands (Vol. 9), Florida and Eastern Gulf of Mexico (Vol. 3), and Central Gulf of Mexico (Vol. 4). Using ESRI's ArcGIS ArcMap software and Spatial Analyst extension, ran the focal statistics tool, which smoothed blocky contours. Then Surface >Contour tool with base contour set to 0.99999, which will also smooth some blockiness. Converted the polyline to a polygon. Deleted very small polygons/ or polys for depths +/- 1m. NOAA NCCOS provided bathymeric contours for Navassa based on sidescan sonar surveys.
- Process contact - processor:
- Individual's name: Amanda Frick
- Organization's name: NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service
- Contact's position: GIS Coordinator
- Contact information:
- Phone:
- Voice: 727-824-5301
- Fax: 727-824-5320
- Address:
- Delivery point: 263 13th Ave S
- City: St. Petersburg
- Administrative area: FL
- Postal code: 33701-5505
- Country:
US
- e-mail address:amanda.frick@noaa.gov
- Hours of service: Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm
- Process step:
- When the process occurred:
2021-07-26T00:00:00
- Description: A detailed shoreline was used for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), by selecting 'Land' and 'mangrove' polygons. The NOAA medium resolution vector shoreline was used for Florida to depict shoreline, 0.5, and 1 meter bathy. COLREG lines at the mouths of bays and inlets, the intercouncil boundary between South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, federally maintained channels, and information from the U.S. Navy exclusions were used to create the critical habitat boundary.
- Process contact - processor:
- Individual's name: Amanda Frick
- Organization's name: NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service
- Contact's position: GIS Coordinator
- Contact information:
- Phone:
- Voice: 727-824-5301
- Fax: 727-824-5320
- Address:
- Delivery point: 263 13th Ave S
- City: St. Petersburg
- Administrative area: FL
- Postal code: 33701-5505
- Country:
US
- e-mail address:amanda.frick@noaa.gov
- Hours of service: Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm
- Process step:
- When the process occurred:
2023-12-15T00:00:00
- Description: As described above, this species’ HUC-based critical habitat dataset was modified from the polygon-based species “agency-official” NMFS critical habitat data. This HUC-based critical habitat file represents the HUC-12 watersheds (USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography/watershed-boundary-dataset) that intersect with the “agency-official” critical habitat polygon-based data. The data were reviewed and revised to add any additional HUC-12 watersheds that were determined to have hydrologic connectivity to the critical habitat.
- Process contact - pointOfContact:
- Individual's name: Karrin Goodman
- Organization's name: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
- Contact's position: Biologist
- Contact information:
- Address:
- e-mail address:karrin.goodman@noaa.gov
Distribution Information:
- Format:
- Format name: File Geodatabase Feature Class
- Format version: NMFS ESA critical habitat national standard 2020
- Transfer options:
- Online resource:
- Online location:https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/science-data/maps-geographic-information-systems-gis-data-southeast
Metadata Information:
- Metadata language:
eng
- Metadata character set:
utf8
- Last update:
2024-06-03
- Maintenance:
- Update frequency:
asNeeded
- Maintenance contact - custodian:
- Individual's name: Amanda Frick
- Organization's name: NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service
- Contact's position: GIS Coordinator
- Contact information:
- Phone:
- Voice: 727-824-5301
- Fax: 727-824-5320
- Address:
- Delivery point: 263 13th Ave S
- City: St. Petersburg
- Administrative area: FL
- Postal code: 33701-5505
- Country:
US
- e-mail address:amanda.frick@noaa.gov
- Hours of service: Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm
- Metadata contact - pointOfContact:
- Individual's name: Jordan Wolfe
- Organization's name: NMFS HCD
- Contact's position: Fish Biologist
- Contact information:
- Address:
- e-mail address:jordan.wolfe@noaa.gov
- Metadata contact - custodian:
- Individual's name: Karrin Goodman
- Organization's name: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
- Contact's position: Biologist
- Contact information:
- Address:
- e-mail address:karrin.goodman@noaa.gov
- Scope of the data described by the metadata:
dataset
- Scope name: dataset
- Name of the metadata standard used: ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
- Version of the metadata standard: 2007
- Metadata identifier: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:72741