gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55027 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 3116 Delaware Bay 2014 ESI MANAGEMENT Polygons Delaware Bay 2014 ESI MANAGEMENT Polygons 2014-03 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 55027 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55027 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/sites/default/files/ESI-Browse-Graphic.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ESI Browse Graphic ESI Browse Graphic depicts the relationships between the spatial data layers and the attribute data tables for all potential ESI data layers and tables. download 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. This data set contains vector polygons representing management boundaries for: artifical reefs, management areas, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) lands, parks, and National Wildlife Refuges in Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania. 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 entirety of the ESI Human-Use data layers consists of: SOCECON Lines, Points, and MGT Polygons. 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 US Coast Guard Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, Washington, D.C.the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD), Seattle, Washington; and The Department of Homeland Security, United States 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. EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > SOCIAL BEHAVIOR > RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES/AREAS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW JERSEY CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > PENNSYLVANIA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 Coastal Zone Management Coastal resources ESI Environmental Monitoring Human use resources Management Areas Oil spill planning Sensitivity maps theme Delaware Bay 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 Delaware Bay (Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania), 2014 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Delaware Bay 2014 ESI MANAGEMENT Polygons [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55027. 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. Besides the above warnings, there are no use constraints on these data. 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. 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 successfully on a computer system at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 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, and will offer a replacement copy of the product when the product is determined unreadable by computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 55027 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/55027.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 package used to develop the atlas is Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS for Desktop 10.2(R). The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows Operating System 7. -75.75 -74.0377 38.375 40.2501 This reflects the extent of all land and water features included in the overall Delaware Bay (Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) 2014 ESI study region. The bounding box for this particular feature class may vary depending on occurrences identified and mapped. Time Frame Range starts with ESI Project Start Year, and ends with ESI Atlas Publication Year. | Currentness: Publication Date 2013 2014 false eng false SOC_DAT 2019-02-14 publication MANAGEMENT POLYS 2019-02-14 publication SOURCES 2019-02-14 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 DE_NJ_PA_2014_GDB.zip 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, contact the sources listed in the Lineage section. Horizontal Positional Accuracy Spatial components for the human-use data layers can come from expert interviews and digital sources. Most of the spatial components of the human-use data layers are developed from pre-existing digital sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data. Some of the spatial components of the human-use data layers are compiled on digital base maps with a scale of 1:24,000 or larger. See the Lineage and Process_Description sections for more information on the original source data and how these data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set. Completeness Report These data represent a synthesis of expert knowledge and available hardcopy reports and digital data for human-use or management features. It contains vector polygons depicting artificial reefs, managed areas, nature conservancies, state and national parks, and wildlife refuges. These data do not necessarily represent all human-use sites in Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania. 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 entirety of the ESI Human-Use data layers consists of: SOCECON Points, Lines and MANAGEMENT Polygons. 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 final 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. The mapping extent was dependent upon information availability and location of mapped coastal habitats and shorelines. The main sources of data used to depict human-use resources for this data layer were digital data sets provided by the following agencies: 1) Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Artificial Reef Program; 2) New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Division of Fish and Wildlife (F&W) Artificial Reef Program; 3) Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences; 4) NOAA NMFS Office of Protected Resources and Office of Sustainable Fisheries; 5) NJDEP DFW Bureaus of Marine Fisheries and Shellfisheries; 6) DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation; 7) The Nature Conservancy (TNC); 8) Delaware State Parks; 9) NJ Parks and Forestry; 10) PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; and 11) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Artificial Reef: Locations of artificial reefs were mapped in Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Artificial reef data for DE was provided by DNREC\x92s Artificial Reef Program. Artificial reef data for NJ was provided by NJDEP DFW\x92s Artificial Reef Program. Management Area: \x91Management Areas\x92 in this ESI Atlas include state-managed: Wildlife Management Areas (WMA), Natural Areas, Preserves, Wildlife Areas, some beaches, Reserves, DE impoundments, and NJ shellfish leases. The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Carl H. Shuster, Jr. Horseshoe Crab Reserve, a habitat area of particular concern for sandbar shark and the North Atlantic Right Whale seasonal management area are also included. Nature Conservancy: Boundaries of The Nature Conservancy properties were provided by TNC. Parks: State park boundaries were provided by Delaware State Parks, NJ Parks and Forestry, and PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Recreational Fishing: Recreational fishing locations were provided by NJDEP DFW Bureau of Marine Fisheries and DNREC. Wildlife Refuges: Six wildlife refuges fall within the Area of Interest (AOI): 1) Bombay Hook NWR (DE); 2) Cape May NWR (NJ); 3) Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (NJ); 4) John Heinz NWR Tinicum (PA); 5) Prime Hook NWR (DE); and 6)Supawna Meadows NWR (NJ). Locations of National Wildlife Refuges were provided by the USFWS. The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the MGT data layer. 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 1:45,000 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 MGT data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2014-03-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online CARL N. SHUSTER, JR. HORSESHOE CRAB RESERVE 2001-01-01 publication NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/horseshoecrb_map.htm WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2001 Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL DELAWARE NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE LOCATIONS 2011-01-01 publication DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC) 2011 Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL DELAWARE OUTDOOR RECREATION INVENTORY FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE 2013-01-01 publication DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC) DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION 2013 Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL DELAWARE OUTDOOR RECREATION INVENTORY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION 2013-01-01 publication DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC) DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION 2013 Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: EMAIL DELAWARE'S ARTIFICIAL REEF PROGRAM - REEF LOCATIONS 2013-01-01 publication DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC) 2013 Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online FINAL ADMENDMENT 1 TO THE 2006 CONSOLIDATED ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN, ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT 2009-01-01 publication NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) OFFICE OF SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES (OSF) HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES (HMS) MANAGEMENT DIVISION https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/EFH/index.htm WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2009 Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL IMPOUNDMENTS FINAL AND PUBLICLY OWNED IMPOUNDMENTS 2013-01-01 publication DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC) 2013 Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL JACQUES COUSTEAU NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE BOUNDARIES 2011-01-01 publication RUTGERS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCES 2013 Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online MID-ATLANTIC SEASONAL MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE 2013-01-01 publication NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) OFFICE OF PROTECTED RESOURCES (OPR) https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2013 Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL NEW JERSEY BUREAU OF SHELLFISHERIES AQUACULTURE LEASES 2013-01-01 publication NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (NJDEP F&W) BUREAU OF SHELLFISHERIES 2013 Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online NEW JERSEY'S ARTIFICIAL REEF PROGRAM - REEF LOCATIONS 2013-01-01 publication NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (NJDEP F&W) http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/pdf/reeflocs.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2013 Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online NJDEP STATE OWNED, PROTECTED OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION AREAS IN NEW JERSEY 2012-01-01 publication NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (NJDEP) http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/digidownload/zips/statewide/newstate.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2012 Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL PA STATE PARKS 2012-01-01 publication PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DCNR) 2012 Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL PRIME HOOK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE OFFICIAL BOUNDARY 2013-01-01 publication UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) - SUSAN GUITERAS 2013 Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online SIMPLIFIED FWS BOUNDARIES 2012-01-01 publication UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) http://www.fws.gov/GIS/data/CadastralDB/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2012 Source Contribution: MGT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL TNC OWNED PROPERTIES AND EASEMENTS FOR DELAWARE BAY ESI 2013-01-01 publication THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (TNC) 2013