Technical and mapping support for Washington State marine spatial planning

Menza, Charles W. (Charles William); Battista, Timothy Adams; Dorfman, Dan S.

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Technical and mapping support for Washington State marine spatial planning

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2014

Series:

NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 181

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Technical and mapping support for Washington State marine spatial planning

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Personal Authors:

Menza, Charles W. (Charles William) ; Battista, Timothy Adams ; Dorfman, Dan S. ;

Corporate Authors:

Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (U.S.), Biogeography Branch,

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Description:

"This report identifies and evaluates seafloor, seabird, and deep-sea coral and sponge datasets needed to support a range of marine spatial planning issues by the state of Washington. The physical and ecological targets of this report were chosen by the Washington Department of Ecology, with input from the State Ocean Caucus, to represent priority data sets needed for marine spatial planning along Washington's outer coast"--About this document.

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Technical Memorandum

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Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
National Ocean Service (NOS)

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Washington (State)

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