New Hampshire / Southern Maine Ocean Uses Atlas: Fishing sector
Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
- Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- Department of Commerce
(DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Ocean and
Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Marine Protected Areas
Center (MPAC)
- Publication_Date:
- 20100308
- Title:
- New Hampshire / Southern
Maine Ocean Uses Atlas: Fishing sector
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector
digital data
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- Monterey, CA
- Publisher:
- NOAA's Ocean Service,
National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPAC)
- Online_Linkage:
- http://mpa.gov/science_analysis/atlas.html
- Online_Linkage:
- http://www.crrc.unh.edu/workshops/ocean_uses/index.html
- Larger_Work_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- Department of Commerce
(DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Ocean and
Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Marine Protected Areas
Center (MPAC)
- Publication_Date:
- 20100308
- Title:
- New Hampshire / Southern
Maine Ocean Uses Atlas
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector
digital data
- Online_Linkage:
- http://mpa.gov/science_analysis/atlas.html
- Description:
- Abstract:
- The Ocean Uses Atlas
Project is an innovative partnership between the Coastal Response
Research Center (CRRC) and NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management (OCRM). The Project was designed to enhance ocean management
through geospatial data on the full range of significant human uses of
the ocean environment from the shorelines of New Hampshire and Southern
Maine to the EEZ boundary. The data were gathered from regional ocean
experts and users through participatory GIS methods. For more
information on the project scope, background and related data products,
please visit http://www.crrc.unh.edu/workshops/ocean_uses/index.html or
www.mpa.gov/science_analysis/atlas.html.
- Purpose:
- The New Hampshire /
Southern Maine Ocean Uses Atlas Project fills a critical information gap
in ocean management by providing an unprecedented, comprehensive,
consistent and spatially explicit picture of human uses for management
agencies, policy makers and stakeholders interested in sound and
equitable ocean governance. Using participatory GIS concepts and
applications, the Atlas Project generated spatial data and map products
illustrating patterns, intensity, and temporal changes in a wide range
of human uses in three broad categories of use: (i) fishing, (ii)
non-consumptive, and (iii) industrial activities. The resulting datasets
depict patterns of ocean use on a broad scale appropriate for a variety
of ocean planning and management needs. Specifically, the data will be
used in the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) during
the March 2010 Spill of National Significance (SONS) drill. This
dataset contains the fishing activities, and is part of the larger New
Hampshire / Southern Maine Ocean Uses Atlas database.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 20100308
- Currentness_Reference:
- publication
date
- Status:
- Progress:
- Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
- As
needed
- Spatial_Domain:
- Bounding_Coordinates:
- West_Bounding_Coordinate:
- -70.955177
- East_Bounding_Coordinate:
- -67.457981
- North_Bounding_Coordinate:
- 43.946476
- South_Bounding_Coordinate:
- 42.812529
- Keywords:
- Theme:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- ISO 19115
Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword:
- environment
- Theme_Keyword:
- geoscientificInformation
- Theme_Keyword:
- oceans
- Theme_Keyword:
- society
- Theme:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- None
- Theme_Keyword:
- Human Uses
- Theme_Keyword:
- Ocean Use
- Theme_Keyword:
- Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Benthic Fishing with
Fixed Gear
- Theme_Keyword:
- Benthic Fishing with
Mobile Gear
- Theme_Keyword:
- Commercial Dive
Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Commercial Pelagic
Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Commercial Kelp and
Algae Harvest
- Theme_Keyword:
- Commercial Lobster
Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Kayak Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Shore Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Recreational Dive
Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Recreational Boat
Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Recreational Harvest
- Theme:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- NOS Data
Explorer Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword:
- Socioeconomics
- Place:
- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- None
- Place_Keyword:
- New Hampshire
- Place_Keyword:
- Maine
- Place_Keyword:
- Gulf of Maine
- Place_Keyword:
- Casco Bay
- Place_Keyword:
- Atlantic Ocean
- Place_Keyword:
- Exclusive Economic
Zone
- Place_Keyword:
- East Coast
- Access_Constraints:
- None.
- Use_Constraints:
- Atlas data
describe broad uses of the ocean, and are not intended to be used for
navigational purposes or provide information on regulations affecting
human activities.
- Point_of_Contact:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
- Contact_Organization:
- Department of
Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Marine Protected
Areas Center (MPAC)
- Contact_Person:
- Mimi D'Iorio
- Contact_Position:
- GIS and Database
Manager
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type:
- mailing and physical
address
- Address:
- 99 Pacific St. Suite 100-F
- City:
- Monterey
- State_or_Province:
- CA
- Postal_Code:
- 93940
- Country:
- U.S.A.
- Contact_Voice_Telephone:
- (831)645-2703
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
- (831)242-2051
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- Mimi.Diorio@noaa.gov
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
- Microsoft
Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog
9.2.6.1500
- Program_Affiliation:
- Program_Name:
- National Coastal Data
Development Center IMS Services
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- Data_Quality_Information:
- Attribute_Accuracy:
- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
- Attribute
accuracy was maintained by comparing data before and after each process
step, and by comparing final product to source data.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
- Logical
consistency was maintained by comparing data before and after each
process step, and by comparing final product to source data.
- Completeness_Report:
- All uses in
the Fishing sector were mapped for the entirety of the project area.
- Positional_Accuracy:
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
- Workshops were conducted at a maximum scale of
1:100,000. During post processing, original workshop polygons were
aggregated to an ordered one-quarter nautical mile squared grid, so
exact use locations within each block are not discernible. Data are
intended to portray broad patterns for each use at a comparable scale to
inform ocean management but are not intended for navigation or
enforcement purposes.
- Lineage:
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- Maine Department of
Marine Resources
- Publication_Date:
- 2009
- Title:
- DMR Shrimp tows
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector
digital data
- Other_Citation_Details:
- Commonly
used coastal areas for the harvest of the northern prawn, Pandalus
borealis, were digitized in 2009 form paper charts provided by Maine
commercial fisherman. The Maine Department of Marine Resources collected
this information to provide a basis for addressing the potential for
conflict between lobstermen and shrimp fisherman in the area from
Penobscot Bay to the New Hampshire border.
Shrimp harvest areas otherwise know as tows were compiled on 1:40000
scale paper nautical charts. The nautical charts were scanned and the
resulting images registered to geographic coordinates (latitude and
longitude), datum NAD1983. These georeferenced images were screen
digitized and a polygon ESRI shapefile named DMRshrimptows.shp was
produced. For use in ERMA, the polygons were generalized by screen
digitizing the outer boundaries of polygons.
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- electronic
mail system
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 2009
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- 2009
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- DMR
Shrimp tows
- Source_Contribution:
- Data were
added to commercial fishing with benthic mobile gear use.
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- Department of Commerce
(DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Ocean and
Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Marine Protected Areas
Center (MPAC)
- Publication_Date:
- 200803
- Title:
- MPA Inventory GIS Database
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector
digital data
- Online_Linkage:
- http://mpa.gov/helpful_resources/inventory.html
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- online
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 200803
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- publication
date
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- MPA
Inventory
- Source_Contribution:
- The MPA
Inventory was used to erase areas where particular fishing uses were
drawn but are prohibited.
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- Data were
digitized by workshop participant groups in Durham, NH.
- Process_Date:
- 201001
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- Data from each
group were reviewed following the workshop to: a. Detail any
instructions from participants to add/remove areas in post-processing b.
Review GIS technician and facilitator workshop notes for any relevant
data-editing comments c. Discuss any areas that might require special
attention or follow up.
- Process_Date:
- 201001
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- Data were
processed by Project GIS Specialist to clean artifacts created during
the live, participatory mapping process.
- Process_Date:
- 201002
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- All polygons
were clipped to the project boundary to remove land and any marine areas
outside the scope of the workshop.
- Process_Date:
- 201002
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- Use-specific
procedures were performed based on participant input. This involved
removing areas that were stated as not occurring beyond a certain depth
or distance from shore.
- Process_Date:
- 201002
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- Areas from DMR
Shrimp tows were added to the commercial fishing with benthic mobile
gear use.
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
- DMR
Shrimp tows
- Process_Date:
- 201002
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- A
polygon-in-polygon analysis was run for each use using one quarter
nautical mile squared microblocks as the zonal layer to determine the
number of groups that identified a use in each grid cell.
- Process_Date:
- 201002
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- Data
normalized for each use. For the footprint and future use aspects, an
analysis cell with any number greater than 0 became a 1. For dominant,
if the number of workshop groups who mapped a cell as dominant was at or
greater than 50% of the groups who mapped that use, the value became a
1. If only 2 or fewer groups had knowledge of dominant use for the
entire area, all dominant areas were retained. All other cells became a
0, so that the final field values are binary (1= Yes, 0 = No)
- Process_Date:
- 201002
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- Processed data
was analyzed for completeness and consistency. For areas where
patterns did not agree, contextual edits were made based on reviewing
workshop notes or existing sources and making logical edits where
appropriate.
- Process_Date:
- 201002
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- Areas where
particular fishing uses were mapped but are prohibited were erased from
the dataset. The fishing closure areas were determined by a combination
of workshop input, published regulations, and the MPA Center Inventory.
The MPA Inventory v.1 can be found online at www.mpa.gov.
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
- MPA
Inventory
- Process_Date:
- 201002
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- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:
- Vector
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- G-polygon
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 26845
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- Spatial_Reference_Information:
- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
- Planar:
- Map_Projection:
- Map_Projection_Name:
- Albers Conical
Equal Area
- Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
- Standard_Parallel:
- 18.000000
- Standard_Parallel:
- 42.000000
- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
- -72.000000
- Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:
- 30.000000
- False_Easting:
- 0.000000
- False_Northing:
- 0.000000
- Planar_Coordinate_Information:
- Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:
- coordinate
pair
- Coordinate_Representation:
- Abscissa_Resolution:
- 0.000001
- Ordinate_Resolution:
- 0.000001
- Planar_Distance_Units:
- meters
- Geodetic_Model:
- Horizontal_Datum_Name:
- North
American Datum of 1983
- Ellipsoid_Name:
- Geodetic Reference
System 80
- Semi-major_Axis:
- 6378137.000000
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:
- 298.257222
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
- Overview_Description:
- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
- The
Fishing sector contains 12 ocean uses:
-Commercial dive fishing: includes commercial SCUBA and free diving for
invertebrates and fishes; excludes all other forms of commercial
fishing;
-Commercial fishing with benthic fixed gear: includes traps, pots,
bottom longlines, bottom gillnets, vertical hook and line; excludes
commercial lobster fishing and all other forms of commercial fishing;
-Commercial fishing with benthic mobile gear: includes trawling,
dredging, other mobile gear; excludes all other forms of commercial
fishing;
-Commercial kelp and algae harvest: includes commercial kelp and algae
harvesting; excludes all other harvesting;
-Commercial lobster fishing: includes commercial fishing for lobsters;
excludes all other forms of commercial fishing;
-Commercial pelagic fishing: includes mid-water trawling, purse seine,
pelagic longlines, handlines, harpoons, mid-water gillnets; excludes all
other forms of commercial fishing;
-Kayak fishing: includes hook and line fishing from hand-propelled
kayaks; excludes all other forms of fishing, including motorized kayaks;
-Recreational and commercial fishing from shore: includes rod and reel,
surf-casting, fishing from piers, jetties, crap traps, cast nets;
excludes all other forms of shore-based fishing;
-Recreational dive fishing: includes recreational SCUBA and free-diving
for invertebrates and fishes; excludes all other forms of fishing;
-Recreational fishing from boats - benthic species: includes party
boats, rod and reel, trolling, traps, head boats, and private boats
targeting benthic species; excludes all other forms of boat-based
fishing;
-Recreational fishing from boats - pelagic species: includes party
boats, rod and reel, trolling, head boats, and private boats targeting
pelagic species; excludes all other forms of boat-based fishing;
-Shore-based recreational harvest: includes intertidal collection or
subsistence harvest of living marine species (i.e. plants,
invertebrates, and fish) for consumption, bait, aquaria, or research;
excludes all other forms of harvesting; For all uses mapped in this
sector, the use footprint and dominant use areas are included in the
dataset. The use footprint (aka the Maximum Footprint of Use) includes
all areas in which the use is known to occur with some regularity,
regardless of frequency or intensity. The dominant use areas include
areas where the use is most commonly pursued and are defined as areas
within the general use footprint that are routinely used by most users
most of the time. Future use areas are also included for certain uses
where participants anticipated an increase in spatial extent or
intensity. Future use areas reflect an anticipated significant and
disproportionate (relative to other areas) change in patterns of use
through either a lateral expansion of a dominant use area or an increase
in intensity of use, or both in the foreseeable future but within the
next ten years. For commercial lobster fishing, dominant use areas were
mapped separately for summer and winter.
- Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
- For more information on use definitions and types, see
the readme document supplied with the data or visit
http://www.crrc.unh.edu/workshops/ocean_uses/index.html.
- Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
- For a crosswalk of field names to use names, see the
aliases in the supplied ArcMap document NHME_ocean_uses_atlas_SAMPLE.mxd
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- Distribution_Information:
- Distributor:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
- Contact_Organization:
- Department of
Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Marine Protected
Areas Center (MPAC)
- Contact_Person:
- Mimi D'Iorio
- Contact_Position:
- GIS and Database
Manager
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type:
- mailing and physical
- Address:
- 99 Pacific St.
- Address:
- Suite 100-F
- City:
- Monterey
- State_or_Province:
- CA
- Postal_Code:
- 93940
- Country:
- U.S.A.
- Contact_Voice_Telephone:
- (831)645-2703
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
- (831)242-2051
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- Mimi.Diorio@noaa.gov
- Resource_Description:
- Downloadable
Data
- Distribution_Liability:
- Atlas data
describe broad uses of the ocean, and are not intended to be used for
navigational purposes or provide information on regulations affecting
human activities.
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- Metadata_Reference_Information:
- Metadata_Date:
- 20100411
- Metadata_Contact:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
- Contact_Organization:
- Department of
Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Marine Protected
Areas Center (MPAC)
- Contact_Person:
- Nicholas Hayden
- Contact_Position:
- Atlas GIS
Specialist
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type:
- mailing and physical
- Address:
- 99 Pacific St.
- Address:
- Suite 100-F
- City:
- Monterey
- State_or_Province:
- CA
- Postal_Code:
- 93940
- Country:
- U.S.A.
- Contact_Voice_Telephone:
- (831)645-2709
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
- (831)242-2051
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- Nicholas.Hayden@noaa.gov
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- Mimi.Diorio@noaa.gov
- Metadata_Standard_Name:
- FGDC
Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version:
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata_Time_Convention:
- local
time
- Metadata_Extensions:
- Online_Linkage:
- http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/metadataresource/metadata-references/files/ncddcmdprofile_v2.pdf
- Profile_Name:
- Content Specification
for Metadata in the National Coastal Data Development Center's Data
Catalog Version 2.0
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