gov.noaa.nodc:0276883 eng utf8 model 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 2026-06-30T14:55:20Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NCCOS Assessment: U.S. West Coast Cross-Shelf Habitat Suitability Modeling of Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges, 2016-10-01 to 2020-09-30 (NCEI Accession 0276883) 2023-03-15 publication 2023-03-02 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/5e50-g162 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0276883 NCEI Archive Management System 0276883 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 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 Matthew Poti NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) matthew.poti@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Lisa Gilbane Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) lisa.gilbane@boem.gov http://www.boem.gov/ HTTP Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Matthew Poti NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) matthew.poti@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 Sarah Henkel Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC OSU) http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/ HTTP Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC OSU) website Institution web page information collaborator Joseph Bizzarro Institute of Marine Sciences, UC Santa Cruz http://ims.ucsc.edu/ HTTP Institute of Marine Sciences, UC Santa Cruz website Institution web page information collaborator Thomas Hourigan NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) website Institution web page information collaborator M. 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Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/ HTTP Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC OSU) website Institution web page information author Bizzarro, Joseph J. Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz and NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Fisheries Ecology Division http://ims.ucsc.edu/ HTTP Institute of Marine Sciences, UC Santa Cruz website Institution web page information author Hourigan, Thomas F. NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) website Institution web page information author Clarke, M. Elizabeth NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/index.cfm HTTP NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NWFSC) website Institution web page information author Whitmire, Curt E. 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Southern California Coastal Water Research Project http://www.sccwrp.org HTTP Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority (SCCWRPA) website Institution web page information author Gilbane, Lisa Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Region http://www.boem.gov/ HTTP Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) website Institution web page information author Christensen, John NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Jeffrey, Christopher F.G. CSS, Inc., under contract to NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://www.css-inc.com/ HTTPS Consolidated Safety Services-Dynamac (CSS) website Institution web page information author 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 tableDigital This data collection contains geospatial data from models predicting the spatial distributions of deep-sea corals and sponges offshore of the continental U.S. West Coast to 1200 m depth. It includes raster datasets at 200 x 200 m spatial resolution depicting the mean of the predicted relative habitat suitability, the coefficient of variation of the predicted relative habitat suitability, the classified mean relative habitat suitability, and the ‘robust high’ habitat suitability prediction for each of 31 taxa of deep-sea corals and 15 taxa of sponges and raster datasets at 200 x 200 m spatial resolution depicting the number of taxa of deep-sea corals associated with hard substrate that have ‘high’ habitat suitability or ‘robust high’ habitat suitability at each grid cell. The data collection also includes raster datasets at 200 x 200 m spatial resolution depicting each of the 66 spatial environmental predictor variables considered for fitting the models. The Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region includes an extensive area offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington for which the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) oversees the responsible development of energy and mineral resources. Information about the distribution of sensitive biota in the region, including deep-sea corals and sponges, is critical for making environmentally sound decisions about managing those activities and developing mitigation measures to avoid or minimize impacts on marine environments and organisms. To meet this critical information need, BOEM partnered with the US Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to develop habitat suitability models predicting spatial distributions of suitable habitat for deep-sea corals and sponges. The objectives of this study were to collect and compile observations of deep-sea coral and sponge occurrence from survey data, to identify and derive datasets depicting environmental characteristics that might be correlated with the occurrence of these organisms, and to predict and map the spatial distributions of suitable habitat across the study area for selected taxa. In addition, preliminary ground-truthing of the deep-sea coral and sponge models was conducted using survey data collected in partnership with NOAA NMFS, BOEM, the US Geological Survey (USGS), and others. Products include geospatial datasets and maps to meet BOEM’s environmental assessment, management, and decision-making needs, as well as to support coastal and ocean management efforts by other local, state, and federal agencies. Funding Agency: US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Funding Agency: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NCCOS Partner: Changming Dong, University of California, Los Angeles NCCOS Partner: Andrew Moore, University of California, Santa Cruz 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:0276883 Preview graphic PNG 0276883 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2023-02-25 publication BENTHIC SPECIES biological data CHLOROPHYLL CORAL CURRENT SPEED HABITAT HABITAT - BENTHIC MACROFAUNA REFLECTANCE SALINITY SALINITY - BOTTOM WATER seafloor topography SEDIMENT - GRAIN SIZE SPONGE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SUBSTRATE DESCRIPTION WATER COLOR WATER TEMPERATURE WAVE DATA WAVE ENERGY WAVE HEIGHT theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS model output theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 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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NOAA’s National Database for DeepSea Corals and Sponges: 2020 Status Update 2020 publication NMFS-OHC-007 https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/TMOHC7.pdf HTTPS https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/TMOHC7.pdf Cited publication information McGuinn, R.P. author T.F. Hourigan author S.L. Cross author L.M. Dornback author P.J. Etnoyer author D.E. Sallis author H.M. Coleman author US DOC, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service publisher NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS OHC 007 NMFS-OHC-007. 56 p. crossReference sciencePaper Cross-Shelf Habitat Suitability Modeling: Characterizing Potential Distributions of Deep-Sea Corals, Sponges, and Macrofauna Offshore of the US West Coast. Camarillo (CA): US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. 2020-07 publication https://espis.boem.gov/final%20reports/BOEM_2020-021.PDF HTTPS https://espis.boem.gov/final%20reports/BOEM_2020-021.PDF Cited Publication information Poti, M. author S.K. Henkel author J.J. 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The time period covers from 1979 through 2009 download NOAA National Weather Service author NOAA National Weather Service publisher crossReference project Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical, High-resolution Geography Database (GSHHG) 2017 publication https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/shorelines/ HTTPS https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/shorelines/ full resolution coastline data version 2.3.6 download NOAA National Center for Environmental Information (NCEI) author NOAA National Center for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher crossReference project Characterizing Potential Distributions of Deep-Sea Corals, Sponges, and Macrofauna Offshore of the U.S. West Coast 2016 publication https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/predictive-benthic-habitat-suitability-modeling-of-deep-sea-biota-on-the-us-pacific-outer-continental-shelf/ HTTPS https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/predictive-benthic-habitat-suitability-modeling-of-deep-sea-biota-on-the-us-pacific-outer-continental-shelf/ National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) project page information 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 publisher documentDigital crossReference project US West Coast Deep Sea Corals and Sponges 2023 publication https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/cb28b1ae13f44d5796f7088660578b3c HTTPS https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/cb28b1ae13f44d5796f7088660578b3c Project Page information US DOC, NOAA, NOS, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) publisher crossReference Poti, Matthew; Henkel, Sarah K.; Bizzarro, Joseph J.; Hourigan, Thomas F.; Clarke, M. Elizabeth; Whitmire, Curt E.; Powell, Abigail; Yoklavich, Mary M.; Bauer, Laurie; Winship, Arliss J.; Coyne, Michael; Gillett, David J.; Gilbane, Lisa; Christensen, John; Jeffrey, Christopher F.G. (2023). NCCOS Assessment: U.S. West Coast Cross-Shelf Habitat Suitability Modeling of Benthic Macrofauna, 2016-10-01 to 2020-09-30 (NCEI Accession 0276535). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/h9kg-0897. 2023-02-15 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25921/h9kg-0897 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0276535 https://doi.org/10.25921/h9kg-0897 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25921/h9kg-0897 Related dataset information Poti, Matthew NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Henkel, Sarah K. Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center http://oregonstate.edu/ HTTP Oregon State University (OSU) website Institution web page information author Bizzarro, Joseph J. Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz and NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC); Fisheries Ecology Division author Hourigan, Thomas F. NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) website Institution web page information author Clarke, M. Elizabeth NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/index.cfm HTTP NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NWFSC) website Institution web page information author Whitmire, Curt E. NWFSC, Fishery Resource Analysis and Monitoring Division http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/index.cfm HTTP NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NWFSC) website Institution web page information author Powell, Abigail Lynker Technologies and NWFSC author Yoklavich, Mary M. Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz and SWFSC, Fisheries Ecology Division author Bauer, Laurie CSS, Inc., under contract to NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://www.css-inc.com/ HTTPS Consolidated Safety Services-Dynamac (CSS) website Institution web page information author Winship, Arliss J. CSS, Inc., under contract to NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Coyne, Michael CSS, Inc., under contract to NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://www.css-inc.com/ HTTPS Consolidated Safety Services-Dynamac (CSS) website Institution web page information author Gillett, David J. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project http://www.sccwrp.org HTTP Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority (SCCWRPA) website Institution web page information author Gilbane, Lisa US DOI; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region http://www.boem.gov/ HTTP Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) website Institution web page information author Christensen, John NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Jeffrey, Christopher F.G. CSS, Inc., under contract to NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://www.css-inc.com/ HTTPS Consolidated Safety Services-Dynamac (CSS) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference eng; USA utf8 environment oceans geoscientificInformation biota -125.75885 -117.12375 31.99803 47.75512 2016-10-01 2020-09-30 Methods: Records of deep-sea coral and sponge occurrence (presences) were obtained from the NOAA National Database for Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges (McGuinn et al. 2020). Maximum entropy (Maxent) models were generated to estimate relationships between occurrence and spatial environmental predictor variables depicting seafloor topography, substrate, oceanography, and geography. Models were used to predict and map habitat suitability for each deep-sea coral and sponge taxon across the entire study area. Variability in model predictions was also mapped for each taxon to provide a measure of the level of confidence in model predictions. For more details, see Poti et al. (2020). File Information Total File Size: 20.8 GB total, 648 files in 17 folders (unzipped), 1.71 GB (zipped) Data File Format(s): GeoTiff .TIF (and ancillary files .TIF.AUX.XML, .VAT.CPG, .VAT.DBF) Data File Compression: .zip Data File Resolution: 200 x 200 meters GIS Projection: oblique Mercator coordinate system (origin = 39°N 125°W, azimuth = 75°, scale = 0.9996, datum = WGS84) NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0276883 v1.1 was published. 2023-03-15T18:16:15Z NCEI Accession 0276883 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0276883/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0276883 v1.1 published 2023-03-15T18:16:15Z download model Parameter or Variable: Habitat Suitability (calculated); Units: N/A; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: Models/Analyses > Data Analysis > Environmental Modeling; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Records of deep-sea coral and sponge occurrence (presences) were obtained from the NOAA National Database for Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges (McGuinn et al. 2020). Maximum entropy (Maxent) models were generated to estimate relationships between occurrence and spatial environmental predictor variables depicting seafloor topography, substrate, oceanography, and geography. Models were used to predict and map habitat suitability for 31 taxa of deep-sea corals and 15 taxa of sponge taxon across the entire study area. For 22 taxa of deep-sea corals considered to be associated with hard substrate, maps of habitat suitability were combined to create maps depicting the number of taxa of deep-sea corals associated with hard substrate that have ‘high’ habitat suitability or ‘robust high’ habitat suitability at each grid cell. For more details, see Poti et al. (2020).; Data Quality Method: Non-parametric bootstrapping was used to estimate variability (uncertainty) in predicted habitat suitability. The mean habitat suitability from 100 bootstrapped model predictions was selected as the best estimate of habitat suitability. The coefficient of variation (CV) of the 100 bootstrapped predictions was calculated as a measure of variability in model predictions at each grid cell. To allow comparisons of predicted habitat suitability across taxa, the mean habitat suitability was classified into a map with four habitat suitability classes (‘very low’, ‘low’, ‘medium’, ‘high’) using a series of breakpoints identified through receiver operating curve analysis. A map of ‘robust high’ habitat suitability identified grid cells for which all 100 bootstrapped predictions were classified in the high habitat suitability class. Maps of habitat suitability were reviewed by study authors and collaborators with expertise in the ecology of deep-sea corals and sponges. In addition, data collected by study authors and collaborators was used to demonstrate how models could be validated. See Poti et al. (2020) for details. asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian