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Coastal Bend Benthic Habitat 2004
From 2006 to 2007, NOAA's Office for Coastal Management led the effort to process existing digital multispectral imagery (ADS-40) and generate digital benthic habitat data, primarily focusing on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) for specific bays along the Texas coastal bend. The resulting data were intended to support the state's Seagrass Monitoring Program, which requires regional SAV mapping for status and trends assessment. The geographic extent of these data include Corpus Christi Bay, Redfish Bay, Aransas Bay, Copano Bay, Lower Laguna Madre, Upper Laguna Madre, and Baffin Bay, covering approximately 2,200 square miles. Benthic habitat data were generated for all estuarine lands below mean high water within the study area. No benthic data were produced for the marine side of the barrier island beaches.
The layers available within the data download include area, biotic, geoform, and substrate.
Partners: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas A&M University Center for Coastal Studies
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GCMD Keyword Forum Page
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Full Metadata Record
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NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website
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| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
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| description | From 2006 to 2007, NOAA's Office for Coastal Management led the effort to process existing digital multispectral imagery (ADS-40) and generate digital benthic habitat data, primarily focusing on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) for specific bays along the Texas coastal bend. The resulting data were intended to support the state's Seagrass Monitoring Program, which requires regional SAV mapping for status and trends assessment. The geographic extent of these data include Corpus Christi Bay, Redfish Bay, Aransas Bay, Copano Bay, Lower Laguna Madre, Upper Laguna Madre, and Baffin Bay, covering approximately 2,200 square miles. Benthic habitat data were generated for all estuarine lands below mean high water within the study area. No benthic data were produced for the marine side of the barrier island beaches. The layers available within the data download include area, biotic, geoform, and substrate. Partners: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas A&M University Center for Coastal Studies |
| distribution |
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| identifier | https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/nos/ocm/iso/xml/78508.xml |
| issued | 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
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"EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC",
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| landingPage | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/78508 |
| language |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
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"name": "Office for Coastal Management",
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| spatial | -96.709414,27.827573,-97.074216,28.295159 |
| title | Coastal Bend Benthic Habitat 2004 |
