corisid:7236 eng; USA utf8 dataset dataset Randy Clark NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch Marine Biologist 228-688-3732 1021 Balch Blvd; Suite 1003 Stennis Space Center MS 39529 US randy.clark@noaa.gov 8-5 principalInvestigator 2018-03-28 ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification 2007 eng US utf8 geometryOnly composite 6 32615 EPSG 7.11.2 Benthic habitat map for West Flower Garden Bank 2013-05-01 creation 2017-01-24 publication Coral Reef Information System https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/ISO/html/fgb_habmap_west_metadata_iso.html information resourceProvider 7236 Randy Clark NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch Marine Biologist 228-688-3732 1021 Balch Blvd; Suite 1003 Stennis Space Center MS 39529 US randy.clark@noaa.gov 8-5 principalInvestigator mapDigital The design of this field mission is three fold: (1) to spatially characterize the distribution, abundance and size of both reef fishes and macro invertebrates within and around the waters of the Flower Gardens National Marine Sanctuary using, (2) to relate this information to in-situ data collected on associated habitat parameters and (3) to use hydroacoustics technologies for a comprehensive assessment of East and West Bank. This information collected will be used to evaluate the utility of an experimental fishing closure on one of the most pristine reefs under US jurisdiction in the tropical Western Atlantic. Data collected during this mission (pre-closure) will provide baseline information necessary to evaluate closure efficacy and assess whether the closure should become permanent. Comprehensive maps of the benthic habitats of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary are lacking. In order to develop a fish and benthic monitoring plan at the scale of the sanctuary, benthic habitats need to be mapped. We intend to use existing imagery and more recent multibeam backscatter to improve existing benthic habitat maps for the sanctuatry. Randy Clark NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch Randy Clark NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch Marine Biologist 228-688-3732 1021 Balch Blvd; Suite 1003 Stennis Space Center MS 39529 US randy.clark@noaa.gov 8-5 principalInvestigator asNeeded Randy Clark NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch Marine Biologist 228-688-3732 1021 Balch Blvd; Suite 1003 Stennis Space Center MS 39529 US randy.clark@noaa.gov 8-5 principalInvestigator CoRIS_Metadata NCEI Geoportal Filter Gulf of Mexico, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary place Benthic habitat maps coral reef mesophotic theme Downloadable Data EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Geographic Information > Habitats theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Flower Garden Banks > West Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Texas > West Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0002) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus None vector eng; USA utf8 environment oceans planningCadastre Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143 true -93.88799 -93.772611 27.816324 27.924441 Shapefile 1.0 Randy Clark NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch Marine Biologist 228-688-3732 1021 Balch Blvd., Suite 1003 Stennis Space Center MS 39529 US randy.clark@noaa.gov 8-5 Central principalInvestigator none Shapefile can be downloaded at : http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=44 or by emailing your request to the Distributor Contact. Please allow 1-2 days for meeting requests. shapefile 1.902 http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=44 information dataset evaluated habitat types while conducting surveys. made changes to maps as necessary. Map was developed by drawing polygons on benthic features dervied from various forms of bathymetric data. There are no constraints associated with using this dataset. asNeeded Randy Clark NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch Marine Biologist 228-688-3732 1021 Balch Blvd; Suite 1003 Stennis Space Center MS 39529 US randy.clark@noaa.gov 8-5 principalInvestigator