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    • Artificial Reefs

    Metadata Updated: September 15, 2024

    Artificial reefs provide new or enhanced hard-bottom habitat to areas that may or may not be habitat limited. Artificial habitat provides space that is quickly colonized by sessile organisms and provides new food sources, greater protection of juveniles by providing more space to be used as refuge, and a possible focal point for aggregating adults to spawn. Properly sited, constructed and managed reef sites, particularly multiple-site complexes, can be used to meet a variety of objectives. Traditionally, the majority of artificial reefs in United States coastal marine waters have been sited and built to enhance recreational fishing.

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    Metadata Date August 15, 2024
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date September 15, 2024
    Reference Date(s) September 13, 2022 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOS OCM

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date August 15, 2024
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date September 15, 2024
    Reference Date(s) September 13, 2022 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA Office for Coastal Management (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54191
    Access Constraints Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: Artificial Reefs [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54191., Use Constraints: For coastal and ocean planning, Distribution Liability: https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
    Bbox East Long -66
    Bbox North Lat 42.5
    Bbox South Lat 17.5
    Bbox West Long -158.5
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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    Harvest Source Id c0121fd9-df15-4168-ac04-42f6e36a794d
    Harvest Source Title NOS OCM
    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.
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System EPSG::4269
    Spatial Harvester True

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