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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network (SIMoN)

Metadata Updated: March 13, 2024

The Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network (SIMoN) is an integrated, long-term program that takes an ecosystem approach to identify and understand changes to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. There are more than forty institutions and organizations in the greater Monterey Bay area that are currently examining various aspects of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Marine research conducted in the sanctuary includes long-term monitoring programs that are essential to furthering our understanding, and to determining the health, of the marine ecosystem. SIMoN enables researchers to monitor the sanctuary effectively by integrating the existing monitoring programs and identifying gaps in information. By avoiding duplication of these programs, resources can be more effectively directed towards surveying and characterizing habitats, assessing the impact of natural processes or human activities on specific resources, and long-term monitoring. Finally, SIMoN serves to make the monitoring data available to managers, decision makers, the research community, and the general public. Current projects, maps and graphs, and educational information are organized by subject on the website. In addition, three interactive maps are available which allow users to visualize, analyze and extract spatial data. The SIMoN Standard Viewer provides a wide variety of GIS data layers of various themes and focus. This viewer is useful for comparing spatial data from a wide variety of scientific disciplines. The SIMoN Water Quality Viewer provides GIS data layers relevant to water quality issues in and around the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Finally the R/V McArthur II Research Cruise Viewer provides GIS data layers and links to video clips and images obtained from the April, 2004 McArthur II survey conducted in the Monterey Bay, Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones national marine sanctuaries.

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Dates

Metadata Date February 29, 2024
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date March 13, 2024
Reference Date(s) 1999 (publication)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

Metadata Source

Harvested from NOS ONMS

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date February 29, 2024
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date March 13, 2024
Reference Date(s) 1999 (publication)
Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40114
Access Constraints Cite As: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, [Date of Access]: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network (SIMoN) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40114., Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints: Until results are peer reviewed and published, they should not be considered conclusive., Distribution Liability: The project reports do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries or the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation. No warranties are expressed or implied regarding the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information provided or linked to through the SIMoN web portal. The user assumes the entire risk related to use of the data or any information. Please see the metadata records for each data set for complete information on the source, limitations, and proper use. NOAA disclaims liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will NOAA be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special exemplary damages or lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of the data or any information presented or linked to in the web portal.
Bbox East Long -121.11
Bbox North Lat 37.88
Bbox South Lat 35.55
Bbox West Long -123.14
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update asNeeded
Harvest Object Id 4542ac9d-eb7c-4bdb-a5ba-99f237382b08
Harvest Source Id f705727e-6c56-4072-92cc-ce5c5c5b4688
Harvest Source Title NOS ONMS
Licence 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.
Lineage
Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-123.14, 35.55], [-121.11, 35.55], [-121.11, 37.88], [-123.14, 37.88], [-123.14, 35.55]]]}
Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 1999

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