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Seamap Data - Live Bottom 1982-1999
Entry ID:
SEAMAP_LIVE_BOTTOM
Summary
Abstract:
This data set consists of epibenthic organisms found in nets during
trawls on the Texas-Louisiana-Mississippi continental shelf conducted as part of the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP), a joint effort of the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service and the Gulf states. The trawl ...  Purpose: This was one of fifty-seven GIS data layers created by scientists at the Fisheries Ecology Branch of the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Galveston Laboratory to compile information relevant to studying the effects of shrimp trawling on the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf. The purpose of this ...
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
Peter Sheridan, Philip Caldwell
Dataset Title:
Seamap Data - Live Bottom 1982-1999
Dataset Release Date:
2002
Data Presentation Form:
vector digital data
Online Resource:
http://galveston.ssp.nmfs.gov/
Dataset Originator/Creator:
ITIS Partnership
Dataset Title:
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Dataset Release Date:
Unpublished material
Data Presentation Form:
database
Online Resource:
http://www.itis.gov/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1982-06-01
Stop Date:
1999-12-01
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution:
0.01 Decimal Degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.01 Decimal Degrees Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree Science Keywords
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Quality
The NMFS Galveston Laboratory Fishery Ecology Branch compiled these data sets
in order to develop a scientific basis for refining essential fish habitat designation for future amendments to fishery management plans. NMFS is not responsible for any uses of these data sets beyond those for ...
Access Constraints
None
Use Constraints
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) does not approve, recommend, or
endorse any proprietary product or proprietary material mentioned in this publication. No reference shall be made to NMFS, or to this publication furnished by NMFS, in any advertising or sales promotion which would ... Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Distribution
Distribution Media:
CD-ROM
Distribution Size:
1.017
Distribution Format:
SHP
Fees:
None
Personnel
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
4097663500
Email:
phil.caldwell at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
4700 Avenue U
City:
Galveston
Province or State:
Texas
Postal Code:
77551
Publications/References
Peter Sheridan, Philip Caldwell, 2002, Compilation of Data Sets Relevant to the
Identification of Essential Fish Habitat on the Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf and for the Estimation of the Effects of Shrimp Trawling Gear on Habitat, NOAA Technical Memorandum, NMFS-SEFSC-483, Galveston, Texas, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service Extended Metadata Properties
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2003-02-03
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-12-21
Future DIF Review Date:
2003-08-03
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