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Nelson, David M. ; Herlach, Brook ; McGrath, Tom (Thomas L.) ; Buja, Ken ; Zitello, Adam G. ; ... More +
Nelson, David M. ; Herlach, Brook ; McGrath, Tom (Thomas L.) ; Buja, Ken ; Zitello, Adam G. ; Oldewurtel-Ilioff, Andrew Less -
Corporate Authors:
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.)
NOAA Program & Office:
NOS (National Ocean Service) ; NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science)
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Description:
"The primary objective of this project, "the Assessment of Existing Information on Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat", is to inform conservation planning for the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP). ACFHP is recognized as a Partnership by the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP), whose overall mission is to protect, restore, and enhance the nation's fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation. This project is a cooperative effort of NOAA/NOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) Biogeography Branch and ACFHP. The Assessment includes three components; 1. a representative bibliographic and assessment database, 2. a Geographical Information System (GIS) spatial framework, and 3. a summary document with description of methods, analyses of habitat assessment information, and recommendations for further work. The spatial bibliography was created by linking the bibliographic table developed in Microsoft Excel and exported to SQL Server, with the spatial framework developed in ArcGIS and exported to GoogleMaps. The bibliography is a comprehensive, searchable database of over 500 selected documents and data sources on Atlantic coastal fish species and habitats. Key information captured for each entry includes basic bibliographic data, spatial footprint (e.g. waterbody or watershed), species and habitats covered, and electronic availability. Information on habitat condition indicators, threats, and conservation recommendations are extracted from each entry and recorded in a separate linked table. The spatial framework is a functional digital map based on polygon layers of watersheds, estuarine and marine waterbodies derived from NOAA's Coastal Assessment Framework, MMS/NOAA's Multipurpose Marine Cadastre, and other sources, providing spatial reference for all of the documents cited in the bibliography. Together, the bibliography and assessment tables and their spatial framework provide a powerful tool to query and assess available information through a publicly available web interface. They were designed to support the development of priorities for ACFHP's conservation efforts within a geographic area extending from Maine to Florida, and from coastal watersheds seaward to the edge of the continental shelf. The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership has made initial use of the Assessment of Existing Information. Though it has not yet applied the AEI in a systematic or structured manner, it expects to find further uses as the draft conservation strategic plan is refined, and as regional action plans are developed. It also provides a means to move beyond an "assessment of existing information" towards an "assessment of fish habitat", and is being applied towards the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP) 2010 Assessment. Beyond the scope of the current project, there may be application to broader initiatives such as Integrated Ecosystem Assessments (IEAs), Ecosystem Based Management (EBM), and Marine Spatial Planning (MSP)"--Executive Summary.
Content Notes:
David Moe Nelson, Brook Herlach, Tom McGrath, Ken Buja, Adam Zitello, Andrew Oldewurtel-llioff.

"February 2010."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-58).


Keywords:
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Databases Fishery Management Fishes Habitat Information Resources
Series:
NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 103
Document Type:
Technical Memorandum
Place as Subject:
United States ; Atlantic Ocean
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Public Domain
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Library
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