corisid:7235 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 Central principalInvestigator 2024-06-24 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data 2007 geometryOnly composite 6 32615 EPSG 7.11.2 Benthic habitat map for East Bank-Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) 2013-05-01 creation 2014-06-20 publication 2017-01-24 revision 1.0 2017-01-24 Coral Reef Information System https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/ISO/html/fgb_habmap_east_metadata_iso.html information resourceProvider 7235 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 principalInvestigator asNeeded CoRIS_Metadata NCEI Geoportal Filter Gulf of Mexico, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary place Benthic habitat maps 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 > East Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Texas > East Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0001) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus The shapefile was used to plan fish and benthic surveys. Overall map accuracy has not been conducted. Randy Clark NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch Marine Biologist principalInvestigator 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 Benthic habitats of the East Flower Garden Bank partOfSeamlessDatabase vector eng; USA utf8 environment oceans planningCadastre Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143 The extent of this shapefile is the East Flower Garden Bank to depths of approximately 150 m. true -93.657567 -93.566953 27.870046 27.986545 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. 0.658 http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=44 information series This shapefile represents a refinement from a previous benthic habitat map for East Flower Garden Bank. Improved multibeam backscatter and bathymetry were used to refine the benthic map. Polygons were drawn by hind using ArcEditor. Randy Clark NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch Marine Biologist principalInvestigator No constraints exist for 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 Central principalInvestigator