Leatherback Turtle Critical Habitat - NOAA [ds2668]

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Tags
U.S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea, Sandy Point, St. Croix, Pacific Ocean, Washington, Oregon, California, leatherback sea turtle, critical habitat


Summary

***** This only represents the California and Oregon portions of the leatherback sea turtle critical habitat ***** These data represent critical habitat designated (March 23, 1979, 44 FR 17710) and revised (January 26, 2012, 77 FR 4170) under the Endangered Species Act for the leatherback sea turtle.

Description

Critical habitat in the Caribbean Sea area includes the waters adjacent to Sandy Point, St. Croix from the 100 fathom curve shoreward to the level of mean high tide. Critical habitat in the Pacific Ocean areas includes marine waters to a depth of 80 meters from the ocean surface and is delineated along the shoreline at the line of extreme low water, except in the case of estuaries and bays where COLREGS lines (defined at 33 CFR part 80) are used as the shoreward boundary. The seaward boundary of the nearshore Washington/Oregon area (from Cape Flattery south to Cape Blanco) is defined along the 2,000 meter isobath. The seaward boundary of the nearshore California area (from Point Arena south to Point Arguello) is defined along the 3,000 meter isobath.

Credits

National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Region and West Coast Region

Use limitations

These data are not the official legal definition of critical habitat. The Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR 226.207) is the source for the legal definition of the critical habitat designation.

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.

Extent

West -126.461656 East -120.599379
North 48.590209 South 34.454720

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in) 1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out) 1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata

Topics and Keywords

Themes or categories of the resource biota, boundaries, environment, oceans


Content type Downloadable Data
Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No

Place keywords California, U.S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea, Sandy Point, St. Croix, Pacific Ocean, Washington, Oregon

Place keywords Pacific Ocean, Washington, Oregon, California

Theme keywords leatherback sea turtle, critical habitat

Citation

Title Leatherback Turtle Critical Habitat - NOAA [ds2668]
Publication date 2005-07-1200:00:00
Revision date 2012-01-2600:00:00


Presentation formats digital map


Citation Contacts

Responsible party
Individual's name Amanda Frick
Organization's name Southeast Region, National Marine Fisheries Service
Contact's position GIS Coordinator
Contact's role originator


Contact information
Phone
Voice 727-824-5301

Address
Delivery point 263 13th Ave S
City St Petersburg
Administrative area FL
Postal code 33701-5505
Country US
e-mail address amanda.frick@noaa.gov



Responsible party
Individual's name Dwayne Meadows
Organization's name Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service
Contact's role originator


Contact information
Phone
Voice 301-427-8403

Address
Delivery point NOAA Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3, 1315 East West Highway
City Silver Spring
Administrative area MD
Postal code 20910
Country US
e-mail address dwayne.meadows@noaa.gov



Responsible party
Individual's name Shanna Dunn
Organization's name Protected Resources Division, West Coast Region, National Marine Fisheries Service
Contact's position GIS Analyst
Contact's role processor


Contact information
Address
Delivery point 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd Suite 1100
City Portland
Administrative area OR
Postal code 97232
Country US
e-mail address shanna.dunn@noaa.gov



Resource Details

Dataset languages English(UNITED STATES)
Dataset character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Status completed
Spatial representation type vector


* Processing environment Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19045) ; Esri ArcGIS 13.1.0.41833


Credits
National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Region and West Coast Region
ArcGIS item properties
* Name ds2668
* Location file://\\geodata.\\BIOSOnline\Refresh\TODOData\BIOSOnlineData.gdb
* Access protocol Local Area Network

Extents

Extent
Description
ground condition
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
West longitude -126.406934
East longitude -64.832997
South latitude 17.630262
North latitude 48.506112
Extent contains the resource Yes

Temporal extent
Date and time 1979-03-2300:00:00

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
West longitude -126.406934
East longitude -64.832997
South latitude 17.630262
North latitude 48.506112
Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
West longitude -126.406934
East longitude -64.832997
South latitude 17.630262
North latitude 48.506112
Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type Extent used for searching
* West longitude -126.461656
* East longitude -120.599379
* North latitude 48.590209
* South latitude 34.454720
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
* West longitude -487718.691800
* East longitude -54968.912800
* South latitude -382047.918300
* North latitude 1167738.486200
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Resource Points of Contact

Point of contact
Individual's name Jonathan Molineaux
Organization's name NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources
Contact's position Fisheries Biologist
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information


Resource Maintenance

Resource maintenance
Update frequency as needed


Resource Constraints

Constraints
Limitations of use

These data are not the official legal definition of critical habitat. The Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR 226.207) is the source for the legal definition of the critical habitat designation.

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.


Spatial Reference

ArcGIS coordinate system
* Type Projected
* Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
* Projection NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers
* Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
Well-known identifier 3310
X origin -16909700
Y origin -8597000
XY scale 10000
Z origin -100000
Z scale 10000
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 3310
Well-known text PROJCS["NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",-4000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-120.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",34.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",40.5],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",3310]]

Reference system identifier
Value 4326
* Codespace EPSG
* Version 6.8(9.2.0)


Spatial Data Properties

Vector
* Level of topology for this dataset geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name ds2668
* Object type composite
* Object count 0



ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name ds2668
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Polygon
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 0
* Spatial index TRUE
* Linear referencing FALSE



Data Quality

Scope of quality information
Resource level dataset




Data quality report - Completeness omission
Test date 2021-05-2600:00:00


Measure name Endangered Species Act critical habitat spatial data clarifications
Measure description
Clarifications only apply to this feature class. Military areas ineligible for designation (qualifying INRMP): none Military areas excluded due to national security impacts: none Indian lands excluded: none Economic exclusions: none Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) exclusions: none Unoccupied areas designated: none Federal Register final rule page: January 26, 2012, 77 FR 4192




Lineage

Process step
When the process occurred 2005-07-1200:00:00
Description
Detailed shoreline for St. Croix from NOAA digital vector chart was created, then the 100 fathom curve was created by conducting heads-up digitizing of the contour from NOAA chart 25641_1 using ESRI's ArcGIS software. The accuracy of this data set is dependent upon the accuracy of the shoreline and bathymetric data used in the creation process.
Rationale
Original mapping effort for critical habitat designation (Caribbean Sea).


Process contact
Individual's name Amanda Frick
Organization's name NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service
Contact's position GIS Coordinator
Contact's role originator


Contact information
Phone
Voice 727-824-5301
Fax 727-824-5320

Address
Delivery point 263 13th Ave S
City St Petersburg
Administrative area FL
Postal code 33701-5505
Country US
e-mail address Amanda.Frick@noaa.gov

Hours of service
Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:30pm




Process step
When the process occurred 2006-03-2100:00:00
Description
Land area was erased from the buffer area using ET Geowizards. The source of land area used to erase was from the NCCOS project for coral and seafloor mapping.
Rationale
Update to Caribbean Sea data.


Process contact
Individual's name Amanda Frick
Organization's name NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service
Contact's position GIS Coordinator
Contact's role processor


Contact information
Phone
Voice 727-824-5301
Fax 727-824-5320

Address
Delivery point 263 13th Ave S
City St Petersburg
Administrative area FL
Postal code 33701-5505
Country US
e-mail address Amanda.Frick@noaa.gov

Hours of service
Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:30pm




Process step
When the process occurred 2012-01-2600:00:00
Description
Data created for Pacific Ocean 2012. Polygons mapped to add critical habitat for leatherback sea turtles along the west coast (Washington, Oregon, California).
Rationale
Original mapping effort for critical habitat designation (Pacific Ocean).


Process contact
Individual's name Dwayne Meadows
Organization's name Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service
Contact's role originator


Contact information
Address
Delivery point NOAA Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3, 1315 East West Highway
City Silver Spring
Administrative area MD
Postal code 20910
Country US
e-mail address dwayne.meadows@noaa.gov





Process step
When the process occurred 2021-04-2600:00:00
Description
Merged 2 datasets. During standardization, geometry was not edited for the Caribbean Sea polygon. Geometry was edited for the Pacific Ocean polygons. Attributes were edited. Metadata was edited and populated using the final rule/CFR and the sources: SeaTurtleLeatherback_19790323 (GCS_WGS_84 wkid 4326) and Final_LeatherbackCH.shp (NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers). Geoprocessing steps: - Projected 2012 Pacific Ocean version Final_LeatherbackCH.shp (NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers) to WGS84. - Exploded multipart polygon to populate separate attributes for WA/OR polygon and CA polygon. - Deleted 2 very tiny polygons that appeared after explosion, only 2 large polygons remained. - Merged with Caribbean Sea polygon (SeaTurtleLeatherback_19790323) to create the standardized feature class SeaTurtleLeatherback_20120126 (GCS_WGS_84 wkid 4326) using the National Critical Habitat Geodatabase processing protocol. - Migrated fields: none - Dropped fields: FID, NAME, SHAPE_Leng, SHAPE_Area - Caribbean Sea feature class deprecated (SeaTurtleLeatherback_19790323_archived). **Data history - for reference** See final rule map Figure 1 - Geographical Areas Occupied by the species (January 26, 2012, 77 FR 4188). The CFR text describes areas 1 and 7, but the CFR map does not show those boundaries. CFR text (i) matches area 1, (ii) matches area 7. CFR map shows areas 1 and 7 combined into a single polygon (i.e., the 200 meter isobath no longer existed, only the 3,000 meter isobath existed).
Rationale
National critical habitat data standardization project (all NMFS regions). Combining SER and WCR data was necessary to follow the main business rule in this national geodatabase: each listed entity has one feature class.


Process contact
Individual's name Shanna Dunn
Organization's name Protected Resources Division, West Coast Region, National Marine Fisheries Service
Contact's position GIS Analyst
Contact's role processor


Contact information
Address
Delivery point 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd Suite 1100
City Portland
Administrative area OR
Postal code 97232
Country US
e-mail address shanna.dunn@noaa.gov





Geoprocessing history

Process
Date 2024-01-1108:47:43
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\ExportFeatures
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2024-01-1108:48:04
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Project
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2024-01-1108:48:26
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Rename
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Distribution

Distribution format
* Name File Geodatabase Feature Class
Version NMFS ESA critical habitat national standard 2020


Transfer options
Online source
Location https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endangered-species-conservation/critical-habitat
Function performed information

Online source
Location https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS
Function performed information

Online source
Location https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/2600_2699/ds2668.zip
Function performed download

Fields

Details for object ds2668
* Type Feature Class
* Row count 0
Definition
A collection of geographic features with the same geometry type.
Definition source
Esri


Field OBJECTID
* Alias OBJECTID
* Data type OID
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Internal feature number.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.




Field SHAPE
* Alias Shape
* Data type Geometry
* Width 0
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Feature geometry.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.




Field ID
* Alias ID
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
9 digit unique identifier for each feature in the geodatabase. Used to relate or join supplemental attribute tables.
Description source
National Marine Fisheries Service


Field SCIENAME
* Alias Scientific Name
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Binomial or trinomial scientific name. Value formatted as written in the Code of Federal Regulations.
Description source
National Marine Fisheries Service


Field COMNAME
* Alias Common Name
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Legal common name of species. Value formatted as written in the Code of Federal Regulations.
Description source
National Marine Fisheries Service


Field LISTENTITY
* Alias Listed Entity
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Full text of the ESA listed entity: Species, Subspecies, Distinct Population Segment (DPS), or Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU). Value formatted as written in the Code of Federal Regulations. *Note: for entire species listings, this value will be the same as COMNAME value.
Description source
National Marine Fisheries Service


Field LISTSTATUS
* Alias Listing Status
* Data type String
* Width 20
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Current Endangered Species Act listing status.
Description source
National Marine Fisheries Service
List of values
Value Endangered
Description Species that are in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of their range.
Enumerated domain value definition source Endangered Species Act of 1973


Value Threatened
Description Species that are likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future.
Enumerated domain value definition source Endangered Species Act of 1973


Value Delisted
Description Species that were removed from the Endangered Species Act list.
Enumerated domain value definition source Endangered Species Act of 1973




Field CHSTATUS
* Alias Critical Habitat Status
* Data type String
* Width 20
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Status of the critical habitat designation.
Description source
National Marine Fisheries Service
List of values
Value Final
Description A final rule in the Federal Register publishes the regulatory text in full with an effective date. The regulatory text sets out amendments to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
Enumerated domain value definition source Federal Register


Value Proposed
Description A proposed rule in the Federal Register notifies the public of a pending regulation. Any person or organization may comment on it during the comment period.
Enumerated domain value definition source Federal Register




Field UNIT
* Alias Unit
* Data type String
* Width 200
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Critical habitat unit name. Null if designation did not specify units or unit names.
Description source
National Marine Fisheries Service


Field TAXON
* Alias Taxon
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Taxonomic unit.
Description source
National Marine Fisheries Service
List of values
Value baleen whale
Description Any of a suborder (Mysticeti) of large whales that have baleen plates in the upper jaw which are used to filter chiefly small crustaceans out of large quantities of seawater.
Enumerated domain value definition source Merriam-Webster dictionary


Value toothed whale
Description Any of a suborder (Odontoceti) of cetaceans bearing usually numerous simple conical teeth.
Enumerated domain value definition source Merriam-Webster dictionary


Value fish
Description Any of numerous cold-blooded strictly aquatic craniate vertebrates that include the bony fishes and the cartilaginous and jawless fishes and that have typically an elongated somewhat spindle-shaped body terminating in a broad caudal fin, limbs in the form of fins when present at all, and a 2-chambered heart by which blood is sent through thoracic gills to be oxygenated.
Enumerated domain value definition source Merriam-Webster dictionary


Value pinniped
Description Any of an order or suborder (Pinnipedia) of aquatic carnivorous mammals with all four limbs modified into flippers.
Enumerated domain value definition source Merriam-Webster dictionary


Value marine reptile
Description Any of a class (Reptilia) of cold-blooded, air-breathing, usually egg-laying vertebrates that have adapted for an aquatic or semiaquatic life in a marine environment and have a body typically covered with scales or bony plates and a bony skeleton with a single occipital condyle, a distinct quadrate bone usually immovably articulated with the skull, and ribs attached to the sternum.
Enumerated domain value definition source Merriam-Webster dictionary


Value invertebrate
Description Any animal that lacks a spinal column.
Enumerated domain value definition source Merriam-Webster dictionary


Value plant
Description Any of a kingdom (Plantae) of multicellular eukaryotic mostly photosynthetic organisms typically lacking locomotive movement or obvious nervous or sensory organs and possessing cellulose cell walls.
Enumerated domain value definition source Merriam-Webster dictionary




Field LEADOFFICE
* Alias Lead Office
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Office responsible for the critical habitat Federal Register Notice.
Description source
National Marine Fisheries Service
List of values
Value Office of Protected Resources
Description Headquarters office responsible for nationwide conservation, protection, and recovery of endangered and threatened marine species listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Enumerated domain value definition source National Marine Fisheries Service


Value Alaska Region
Description Includes Alaska and adjacent marine waters extending outwards to the 200 nautical mile boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone.
Enumerated domain value definition source National Marine Fisheries Service


Value West Coast Region
Description Includes Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California and adjacent marine waters extending outwards to the 200 nautical mile boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone.
Enumerated domain value definition source National Marine Fisheries Service


Value Greater Atlantic Region
Description Includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina (north of Cape Hatteras) and adjacent marine waters extending outwards to the 200 nautical mile boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone.
Enumerated domain value definition source National Marine Fisheries Service


Value Southeast Region
Description Includes North Carolina (south of Cape Hatteras), South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and adjacent marine waters extending outwards to the 200 nautical mile boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone.
Enumerated domain value definition source National Marine Fisheries Service


Value Pacific Islands Region
Description Includes Hawai'i, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Kingman Reef, Howland Island, Baker Island, Jarvis Island, Wake Island, Johnston Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and adjacent marine waters extending outwards to the 200 nautical mile boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone.
Enumerated domain value definition source National Marine Fisheries Service




Field FR
* Alias Federal Register Rule
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0




Field PUBDATE
* Alias Publication Date
* Data type String
* Width 10
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Federal Register Notice publication date. MM/DD/YYYY format
Description source
National Marine Fisheries Service


Field EFFECTDATE
* Alias Effective Date
* Data type String
* Width 10
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Effective date for a final critical habitat designation. Null for proposed critical habitat. MM/DD/YYYY format
Description source
National Marine Fisheries Service


Field AREASqKm
* Alias Area SqKm
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Geodesic area calculated in square kilometers.
Description source
National Marine Fisheries Service


Field CREATEDATE
* Alias Create Date
* Data type String
* Width 10
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Date spatial feature was created or geometry was last edited. MM/DD/YYYY format
Description source
National Marine Fisheries Service


Field NOTES
* Alias Notes
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Additional information about the feature that is not contained in other fields.
Description source
National Marine Fisheries Service


Field INPORTURL
* Alias InPort URL
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Feature class metadata URL. InPort is the National Marine Fisheries Service's official metadata catalog found at: https://inport.nmfs.noaa.gov/inport/
Description source
National Marine Fisheries Service


Field SHAPE_Length
* Alias Shape_Length
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Length of feature in internal units.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.




Field SHAPE_Area
* Alias Shape_Area
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Area of feature in internal units squared.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.




Field HABTYPE
* Alias HABTYPE
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0




Field ECFR
* Alias eCFR
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0






Metadata Details

Metadata language English(UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata dataset
Scope name * dataset


* Last update 2024-01-11


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS1.0
Metadata style ISO 19139 Metadata Implementation Specification
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2024-01-1108:47:56
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2024-01-1108:47:41


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2024-01-1108:47:41


Metadata Contacts

Metadata contact
Individual's name Jonathan Molineaux
Organization's name NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources
Contact's position Fisheries Biologist
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information


Metadata Maintenance

Maintenance
Update frequency as needed


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