gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:47881 eng UTF8 dataset Office for Coastal Management resourceProvider NOAA Office for Coastal Management (843) 740-1202 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 coastal.info@noaa.gov https://coast.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page information pointOfContact 2026-04-30T00:00:00 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) point 136 Benthic grab data from October 1999 in Apalachicola Bay, Florida fl_ab99_benthos-meta 2004-06-30 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 47881 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47881 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://coast.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) website Information on the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) download mapDigital The Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and the NOAA Office for Coastal Management worked together to map benthic habitats within Apalachicola Bay, Florida. The bay and the lower portions of four distributaries were surveyed on 11-22 October 1999 using three benthic sampling techniques. This data set represents the benthic community information gathered from grab sampling. Grabs were collected at 136 stations throughout the bay. Original contact information: Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Phone: 843-740-1202 Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov Identification and enumeration of infauna, biomass, and benthic community parameters were measured from the benthic grab samples. These data were collected to examine community distributions throughout the Apalachicola Bay system. NOAA Office for Coastal Management completed NOAA Office for Coastal Management (843) 740-1202 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 coastal.info@noaa.gov https://coast.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page information pointOfContact NOAA Office for Coastal Management (843) 740-1202 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 coastal.info@noaa.gov https://coast.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page information custodian notPlanned EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 23.3 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 23.3 Environmental Monitoring GIS OCM Benthic Habitat Mapping benthic grab benthos geographic information system theme Apalachicola East Bay Florida Gulf of Mexico St. George Sound St. Vincent Sound place DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, 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 Benthic project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: Benthic grab data from October 1999 in Apalachicola Bay, Florida [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47881. 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: It is the responsibility of the user to determine the appropriate use of the data product. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within limits of the state of the art, NOAA will not assume any liability for damages caused by any inaccuracies in these data, or failure in their use. unclassified vector eng; US biota environment Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 -85.21027 -84.73427 29.59813 29.80775 | Currentness: Ground Condition 1999-10-01 false eng false benthos 2018-04-11 publication NOAA Office for Coastal Management (843) 740-1202 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 coastal.info@noaa.gov https://coast.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page information distributor ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/benthic/Grab_Sample_Data/FL_ApalachicolaBay_benthos.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Bulk Download FTP download of data files. download dataset Accuracy In the laboratory, organisms were separated from the remaining debris by flotation and handpicking, identified by experienced taxonomists, and enumerated. Quality assurance and control measures at Barry Vittor and Associates included randomly selecting and reconstituting with the original debris 10% of the samples and repeating the entire separation, identification, and enumeration process. The quality assurance plan followed by Barry A. Vittor and Associates calls for all samples processed by a particular technician to be redone if the checks show that any of technician's work differs by more than 5% from the original results. For this project, all discrepancies were within 5%. The taxonomists previously worked on several projects from northern Florida and verified each other's identifications. When differences of opinion occurred or when significant doubt remained, outside specialists examined the specimens. Identifications were to the lowest practical identification level (LPIL) when not to the species level. Horizontal Positional Accuracy Stations were located in the field using a differential Global Positioning System (GPS), and station coordinates, date and time of day were recorded upon arrival at each station. Vertical Positional Accuracy Not relevant to the data set. Completeness Report All grab data were not included in this data layer. Abundances for taxonomic groups, community diversity, species richness, total abundance, and density per square meter were included in this data layer. Biomass data and abundance of individual species were not included, but these data can be found in the Apalachicola Bay benthic database, available from the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Conceptual Consistency All data are believed to be logically consistent. Grab samples were collected using a 0.04 square meter Shipek grab. Grabs were washed on the boat and sieved through a 0.5-mm mesh. The sieve contents were then stored in a 10% buffered formalin solution and processed by Barry Vittor and Associates, Inc., Mobile, Alabama. In the laboratory, organisms were separated from the remaining debris by flotation and handpicking, identified by experienced taxonomists, and enumerated. Identifications were to the lowest practical identification level (LPIL) when not to the species level. Source Contribution: Taxonomic counts and community parameter estimates for benthic grabs collected in Apalachicola Bay, Florida. | Source Geospatial Form: None | Type of Source Media: database table Apalachicola Bay Benthic Survey, October 1999 Barry Vittor and Associates, Inc. 1999-10-11 1999-10-22