gov.noaa.nodc:0224419 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-04-07T14:12:46Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) RESTORE Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP): Supporting Information (NCEI Accession 0224419) 2021-02-13 publication 2021-01-12 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/hnwn-rt12 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0224419 NCEI Archive Management System 0224419 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Sarah D. Hile US DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) sarah.hile@noaa.gov resourceProvider NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Randy Clark NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) randy.clark@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Steve Giordano NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office (NMFS/SERO) steve.giordano@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-regional-office HTTPS NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office (NMFS/SERO) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Greg Steyer United States Geological Survey (USGS) steyerg@usgs.gov https://www.usgs.gov/ HTTPS United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Michael Lee United States Geological Survey (USGS) mtlee@usgs.gov https://www.usgs.gov/ HTTPS United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Jacob Howell NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) jacob.howell@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information pointOfContact NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) NCCOS Data Manager nccos.data@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information pointOfContact National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://www.noaa.gov/ HTTPS National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website Institution web page information author United States Geological Survey https://www.usgs.gov/ HTTPS United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Institution web page information author NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office (NMFS/SERO) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-regional-office HTTPS NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office (NMFS/SERO) website Institution web page information contributor NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information contributor United States Geological Survey (USGS) https://www.usgs.gov/ HTTPS United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital The RESTORE Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP) uses a Monitoring Community of Practice, coordinated by the Gulf of Mexico Alliance, and a Monitoring Coordination Committee to leverage existing resources, capacities, and expertise. This project builds on existing monitoring programs, which will be coordinated into a network, to provide efficiency in monitoring and collaborative cross-program review of performance with other Gulf ecosystem recovery efforts. Included in this release are datasets and products developed by the RESTORE Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP). Ten datasets are provided for the RESTORE Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP) and distributed as one compiled package. The RESTORE Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP) was designed and funded to inventory and integrate existing monitoring efforts, improve discovery and accessibility of existing monitoring data, and ensure the collected information supports management decisions. Currently, federal, state and local agencies, universities, private industry, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are conducting monitoring activities at various scales around the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, each RESTORE Council-funded project will, at a minimum, perform project-specific monitoring. This collection of monitoring activities is being inventoried and coordinated into a framework of existing water quality monitoring, habitat monitoring, and mapping programs. The fundamental approach to building this framework includes: 1. Adopt, or construct as needed, a comprehensive inventory of existing habitat and water quality observation, monitoring, and mapping programs in the Gulf of Mexico (hereafter referred to as the “Inventory”; NOAA and USGS, 2019a); 2. Evaluate the suitability/applicability of each program and its existing and prospective data for use in restoration activities (NOAA and USGS, 2020a); 3. Develop a process to use the Inventory to conduct gap assessments (NOAA and USGS, 2020b); 4. Develop a catalog of baseline assessments conducted in the Gulf of Mexico (NOAA and USGS, 2019b); and 5. Develop a searchable monitoring information portal/database to enable access to collected information and products. For complete information and descriptions of attributes and data fields for all data tables resulting from the above efforts, refer to the data dictionaries and CMAP Dataset Overview document included in this data package. Funding Agency: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0224419 Preview graphic PNG 0224419 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2020-12-23 publication BENTHIC COMMUNITIES HABITAT theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS visual analysis instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science United States Geological Survey dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Alabama Coastal Waters of Florida Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico Coastal Waters of Louisiana Coastal Waters of Mississippi Coastal Waters of Texas Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOI/USGS > U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 RESTORE Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP): Building a Comprehensive Monitoring Network Water quality monitoring programs habitat monitoring programs mapping programs project NCCOS Project Names EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Coastal Change > Natural and Nature-based Features Coastal Change > Restoration Coastal Change > Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Marine Spatial Ecology > Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments Marine Spatial Ecology > Habitat Mapping Marine Spatial Ecology > Regional Ecosystem Science Stressor Impacts and Mitigation > Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients Stressor Impacts and Mitigation > Coral theme NCCOS Research Areas Field Observation Geospatial Long-term Monitoring theme NCCOS Research Data Types agriculture artificial reef barren barrier island baseline assessments beach bivalve bed coral reef deep sea benthic communities dune emergent marsh floating microalgae forest habitats hard bottom karst mangrove monitoring methods oyster presence/absence of required element sargassum shrub grassland soft bottom submerged aquatic vegetation tidal flat urban water column wetlands theme Provider Keywords CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALABAMA CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GEORGIA CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > LOUISIANA CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MISSISSIPPI CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > TEXAS OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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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 0D1WC3 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; United States Geological Survey (2021). RESTORE Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP): Supporting Information (NCEI Accession 0224419). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/hnwn-rt12. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. Geological Survey (U.S.); United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2019). Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP) Inventory of Existing Habitat and Water Quality Monitoring, and Mapping Metadata for the Gulf of Mexico Programs. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 262. https://doi.org/10.25923/gwpx-ff30 2019 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25923/gwpx-ff30 https://doi.org/10.25923/gwpx-ff30 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25923/gwpx-ff30 Cited Publication information Geological Survey (U.S.); United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration author National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.) publisher documentDigital NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 262 crossReference sciencePaper United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. , & Geological Survey (U.S.). (2019). Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP) Compilation of Existing Habitat and Water Quality Monitoring and Mapping Assessments for the Gulf of Mexico Region. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 269. https://doi.org/10.25923/bpj6-z187 2019 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25923/bpj6-z187 https://doi.org/10.25923/bpj6-z187 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25923/bpj6-z187 Cited Publication information United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. author Geological Survey (U.S.) author United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Geological Survey (U.S.) publisher documentDigital NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 269 crossReference sciencePaper Stacy, B. A., Foley, A. M., Work, T. M., Lauritsen, A. M., Schroeder, B. A., Hargrove, S. K., & Keene, J. L. (2019). Report of the Technical Expert Workshop: Developing Recommendations for Field Response, Captive Management, and Rehabilitation of Sea Turtles with Fibropapillomatosis. United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Protected Resources. https://doi.org/10.25923/adg2-g771 2019 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25923/adg2-g771 https://doi.org/10.25923/adg2-g771 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25923/adg2-g771 Cited Publication information Stacy, Brian A. author Foley, Allen M. author Work, Thierry M. author Lauritsen, Ann Marie author Schroeder, Barbara A. author Hargrove, Stacy K. author Keene, Jennifer L. author United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Protected Resources publisher documentDigital United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Protected Resources crossReference sciencePaper National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.). United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region. Geological Survey (U.S.). (2020). A Framework for Using the Monitoring Program Inventory to Conduct Gap Assessments for the Gulf of Mexico Region. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 284. https://doi.org/10.25923/mrdd-h727 2020 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25923/mrdd-h727 https://doi.org/10.25923/mrdd-h727 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25923/mrdd-h727 Cited Publication information National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.). United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region. Geological Survey (U.S.) author National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.). United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region. Geological Survey (U.S.) publisher documentDigital NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 284 crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA utf8 environment oceans biota -98.87349 -79.974012 23.81794 31.9456 2016-07-11 2020-07-31 The Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act (RESTORE Act) was signed into law on July 6, 2012. The RESTORE Act calls for a regional approach to restoring the long-term health of the valuable natural ecosystem and economy of the Gulf Coast region. The RESTORE Act dedicates 80 percent of civil and administrative penalties paid under the Clean Water Act, after the date of enactment, by the responsible parties in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund (Trust Fund) for ecosystem restoration, economic recovery, and tourism promotion in the Gulf Coast region. In addition to creating the Trust Fund, the RESTORE Act established the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council). The Council includes the Governors of the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, the Army, Commerce, Homeland Security, and the Interior, and the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Council plays a key role in developing strategies and implementing projects that help ensure the Gulf’s natural resources are sustainable and available for future generations. Approved as a Gulf-wide investment in the 2015 Initial FPL, The Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP) was administered jointly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Funded activities include the development of basic, foundational components for Gulf-wide monitoring to measure beneficial impacts of investments in Gulf restoration by the Council. The program, in coordination with the Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) and through collaboration with the Gulf States, federal and local partners, academia, non-governmental organizations, and business and industry, leveraged existing resources, capacities, and expertise and built on existing monitoring data and programs. The initial effort of CMAP ended in the latter part of 2020. 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