5 Habitat data

5.1 Artificial Reefs

5.1.1 Project information

Lead entity: NOAA

Partner entities: NA

PI name: NOAA/OCM

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2018

Data end year: 2024

Spatial scale: USA

5.1.2 Data information

Project link: https://hub.marinecadastre.gov/datasets/noaa::artificial-reefs-1/about

Data link: https://coast.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OceanReports/ArtificialReefs/MapServer/0

Metadata link: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54191

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.1.3 Project description

Artificial reefs provide new or enhanced hard-bottom habitat to areas that may or may not be habitat limited. Artificial habitat provides space that is quickly colonized by sessile organisms and provides new food sources, greater protection of juveniles by providing more space to be used as refuge, and a possible focal point for aggregating adults to spawn. Properly sited, constructed and managed reef sites, particularly multiple-site complexes, can be used to meet a variety of objectives. Traditionally, the majority of artificial reefs in United States coastal marine waters have been sited and built to enhance recreational fishing.

5.2 CriticalHabitatAreasNMFS

5.2.1 Project information

Lead entity: NOAA

Partner entities: NA

PI name: NOAA OCM

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2022

Data end year: 2023

Spatial scale: USA

5.2.3 Project description

Feature layer of critical habitat areas needed to support recovery of ESA listed species

5.3 CriticalHabitatAreasUSFWS

5.3.1 Project information

Lead entity: NOAA

Partner entities: NA

PI name: NOAA OCM

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2022

Data end year: 2023

Spatial scale: USA

5.3.3 Project description

Feature layer of critical habitat areas needed to support recovery of ESA listed species

5.4 CriticalHabitatLinearNMFS

5.4.1 Project information

Lead entity: NOAA

Partner entities: NA

PI name: NOAA OCM

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2022

Data end year: 2023

Spatial scale: USA

5.4.2 Data information

Project link: https://coast.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OceanReports/CriticalHabitatLinearNMFS/MapServer

Data link: https://coast.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OceanReports/CriticalHabitatLinearNMFS/MapServer/0

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.4.3 Project description

Feature layer of critical habitat areas needed to support recovery of ESA listed species

5.5 Decadal-scale phenology and seasonal climate drivers of large whale habitat use in a rapidly warming marine ecosystem.

5.5.1 Project information

Lead entity: NeAq

Partner entities: University of California - LA; NMFS - NEFSC; Center for Coastal Studies; Canadian Whale Institute; University of Massachusetts Amherst

PI name: Pendleton, D.E., M.W. Tingley, L. G. Ganley, K. Friedland, C. Mayo, M.W. Brown, B.E. McKenna, A. Jordaan, M.D. Staudinger.

PI contact information:

Data start year: 1998

Data end year: 2018

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.5.2 Data information

Project link: http://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16225

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Marine mammals, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.5.3 Project description

Using data from a 20+ year marine mammal observation program, we tested the hypothesis that the phenology of large whale habitat use in Cape Cod Bay has changed and is related to regional-scale shifts in the thermal onset of spring. We used a multi-season occupancy model to measure phenological shifts and evaluate trends in the date of peak habitat use for North Atlantic right (Eubalaena glacialis), humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae), and fin (Balaenoptera physalus) whales.

5.6 Deep Sea Coral Habitat Suitability for Soft Corals

5.6.1 Project information

Lead entity: NOAA

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Unknown (Private Member upload)

PI contact information: Unknown

Data start year: 2021

Data end year: 2023

Spatial scale: USA

5.6.3 Project description

Feature layer of habitat suitability for deep sea soft corals

5.7 Deep Sea Coral Habitat Suitability for Stony Corals

5.7.1 Project information

Lead entity: NOAA

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Unknown (Private Member upload)

PI contact information: Unknown

Data start year: 2021

Data end year: 2023

Spatial scale: USA

5.7.3 Project description

Feature layer of habitat suitability for deep sea stony corals

5.8 Deep Sea Coral Observations

5.8.1 Project information

Lead entity: NOAA

Partner entities: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

PI name: Unknown

PI contact information: Unknown

Data start year: Unknown

Data end year: Unknown

Spatial scale: USA

5.8.2 Data information

Project link: https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/DSCRTP/MapServer

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.8.3 Project description

This is a tile layer providing access to deep-sea coral and sponge data, images, and technical reports from research funded by NOAA’s Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program and its partners. Explore this data in the Deep Sea Coral Data Portal (NOAA GeoPlatform entry).

5.9 EFH Areas Protected From Fishing

5.9.1 Project information

Lead entity: NOAA

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Unknown (Federal user upload)

PI contact information: Unknown

Data start year: 2020

Data end year: 2025

Spatial scale: USA

5.9.2 Data information

Project link: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=0827f85574ad4b0fa828785654f56c98

Data link: https://www.habitat.noaa.gov/protection/efh/newInv/efha_content.html

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.9.3 Project description

This feature layer utilizes data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It displays areas where fishing has been restricted or modified in order to minimize the adverse effects of fishing on Essential Fish Habitat in waters of the United States. These fishing restrictions or modifications are required by Section 303(a)(7) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Per NOAA, “protecting and restoring Essential Fish Habitat has helped to maintain productive fisheries and rebuild depleted fish stocks in the United States. NOAA Fisheries has used EFH authorities to support the $200 billion U.S. fishing industry while protecting more than 800 million acres of habitat. Our economy and fishing industry benefit from sustainable fisheries supported by productive habitats that provide high-quality seafood.”

5.10 Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)

5.10.1 Project information

Lead entity: NOAA

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Regional EFH Coordinators: https://www.habitat.noaa.gov/application/efhinventory/

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2020

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: USA

5.10.2 Data information

Project link: https://www.habitat.noaa.gov/application/efhinventory/

Data link: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=088db392a1e84e428388cac2b3af15da

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.10.3 Project description

This feature layer, utilizing data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), displays Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) in the United States. Per NOAA, “Fish and other marine species depend on their habitat to survive and reproduce. Congress improved the nation’s primary fisheries law in 1996 to recognize the importance of healthy habitat for commercial and recreational fisheries.”

5.11 Exploring the connectivity among offshore wind turbines

5.11.1 Project information

Lead entity: SMAST

Partner entities: NA

PI name: He, Pingguo

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2022

Data end year: 2025

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.11.2 Data information

Project link: https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/environment/environmental-studies/Exploring%20the%20Connectivity%20Among%20Offshore%20Wind%20Turbines_0.pdf

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: No

Data categories: Habitat, Chemical oceanography

Data type: spatial

5.11.3 Project description

Determining if there is an additive effect on fish from multiple structures in an offshore wind facility

5.12 Forage fish species prefer habitat within designated offshore wind energy areas in the US Northeast Shelf ecosystem.

5.12.1 Project information

Lead entity: NMFS - NEFSC

Partner entities: Biodiversity Research Institute; University of Maine; ECS Federal in support of NMFS; CEFAS; RI DMF; NY DNR; US Geological Survey

PI name: Friedland, K.D., E. Adams, D.C. Brady, D. Crear, S. Gaichas, A. Gill, C. Goetsch, J. Gulka, M. C. McManus, E. Methratta, J.L. Morano, M.D. Staudinger.

PI contact information: retired

Data start year: 1976

Data end year: 2019

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.12.2 Data information

Project link: http://doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10230

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.12.3 Project description

Presenting species distribution models for broad spectrum of fish and macroinvertebrate taxa to identify overall and core habitats and comparing habitat usage to lease areas

5.13 Intrinsic Seabed Habitat Vulnerability to Fishing - Bottom trawl, median fishing effort

5.13.1 Project information

Lead entity: Habitat Plan Development Team, New England Fishery Management Council

Partner entities: the Fisheries, Aquac Science, and Technology Laboratory at Alaska Pacific University

PI name: Michelle Bachman

PI contact information:

Data start year: 1996

Data end year: 2017

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.13.2 Data information

Project link: www.northeastoceandata.org

Data link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/MarineLifeAndHabitat/MapServer/72

Metadata link: https://www.northeastoceandata.org/files/metadata/Themes/Habitat/FishingEffectsIntrinsicSeabedHabitatVulnerabilitymetadata.pdf

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.13.3 Project description

The Intrinsic Seabed Habitat Vulnerability to Fishing layers show the vulnerability of the seabed to each gear type. These datasets constitute a secondary set of outputs from the Northeast Fishing Effects Model (Fishing Effects). The model combines seafloor data (sediment type, energy regime) with parameters related to the interactions between fishing gear and seafloor habitats to generate habitat disturbance estimates in space and time. A higher habitat disturbance percentage suggests that the seafloor in that location is more vulnerable to that fishing gear. Mobile bottom contact gears generate higher benthic habitat disturbance values than fixed bottom contact gears. The intrinsic vulnerability products allow the Council to predict which areas would be vulnerable to impact, even in the absence of existing fishing pressure.

Data inputs include a benthic sediment/energy map (in Data Explorer category Habitat > Physical) and fishing effort as swept area. Energy classification is based on depth or benthic boundary shear stress data. Data inputs and outputs to Fishing Effects are gridded at a 5 km by 5 km resolution. The model outputs extend only to the shelf break/upper continental slope because this is the limit of fishing activity with bottom-tending gears in the northeast region. The intrinsic habitat vulnerability products apply a spatially and temporally constant level of fishing disturbance for six types of bottom-tending fishing gears: trawl, scallop dredge, hydraulic clam dredge, longline, gillnet, and trap, across all grid cells of the model, at each monthly timestep from 1996-2017. The level of fishing disturbance evaluated for these model runs reflects the median swept area ratio over the entire time series and across all grid cells. Swept area ratio is simply the total swept area within each grid, relative to the grid size. For this model, which has a 25 km2 grid resolution, a swept area of 25 km2 would lead to a swept area ratio of 1, and a swept area of 12.5 km2 would lead to a swept area ratio of 0.5, etc. Values used are described in NEFMC (2019) and vary by gear type; the model report also shows results for the 95th percentile of swept area ratio.

The maps in the Portal show the estimated percent seabed habitat disturbance for each of these six gear types by grid cell for the final month of the time series (December 2017), This type of product is of value to managers because fishing effort is influenced by numerous factors which are subject to change, including spatial closures that prohibit certain types of gear in specific locations. Every cell in the domain has a modeled value. Larger percentages indicate that a greater percentage of the seafloor is estimated to be impacted at these median levels of fishing disturbance, while smaller percentages indicate a lower impact. All gear types use the same color scale to allow for comparison among gears. While there are modeled differences below a 3% level, those differences are not thought to be especially meaningful in a management context, and are therefore not shown.

Additional information about the model can be found on the New England Fishery Management Council’s Fishing Effects page.

5.14 Intrinsic Seabed Habitat Vulnerability to Fishing - Gillnet, median fishing effort

5.14.1 Project information

Lead entity: Habitat Plan Development Team, New England Fishery Management Council

Partner entities: the Fisheries, Aquac Science, and Technology Laboratory at Alaska Pacific University

PI name: Michelle Bachman

PI contact information:

Data start year: 1996

Data end year: 2017

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.14.2 Data information

Project link: www.northeastoceandata.org

Data link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/MarineLifeAndHabitat/MapServer/75

Metadata link: https://www.northeastoceandata.org/files/metadata/Themes/Habitat/FishingEffectsIntrinsicSeabedHabitatVulnerabilitymetadata.pdf

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.14.3 Project description

The Intrinsic Seabed Habitat Vulnerability to Fishing layers show the vulnerability of the seabed to each gear type. These datasets constitute a secondary set of outputs from the Northeast Fishing Effects Model (Fishing Effects). The model combines seafloor data (sediment type, energy regime) with parameters related to the interactions between fishing gear and seafloor habitats to generate habitat disturbance estimates in space and time. A higher habitat disturbance percentage suggests that the seafloor in that location is more vulnerable to that fishing gear.

5.15 Intrinsic Seabed Habitat Vulnerability to Fishing - Hydraulic Clam dredge, median fishing effort

5.15.1 Project information

Lead entity: Habitat Plan Development Team, New England Fishery Management Council

Partner entities: the Fisheries, Aquac Science, and Technology Laboratory at Alaska Pacific University

PI name: Michelle Bachman

PI contact information:

Data start year: 1996

Data end year: 2017

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.15.2 Data information

Project link: www.northeastoceandata.org

Data link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/MarineLifeAndHabitat/MapServer/74

Metadata link: https://www.northeastoceandata.org/files/metadata/Themes/Habitat/FishingEffectsIntrinsicSeabedHabitatVulnerabilitymetadata.pdf

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.15.3 Project description

The Intrinsic Seabed Habitat Vulnerability to Fishing layers show the vulnerability of the seabed to each gear type. These datasets constitute a secondary set of outputs from the Northeast Fishing Effects Model (Fishing Effects). The model combines seafloor data (sediment type, energy regime) with parameters related to the interactions between fishing gear and seafloor habitats to generate habitat disturbance estimates in space and time.

5.16 Intrinsic Seabed Habitat Vulnerability to Fishing - Longline, median fishing effort

5.16.1 Project information

Lead entity: Habitat Plan Development Team, New England Fishery Management Council

Partner entities: the Fisheries, Aquac Science, and Technology Laboratory at Alaska Pacific University

PI name: Michelle Bachman

PI contact information:

Data start year: 1996

Data end year: 2017

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.16.2 Data information

Project link: www.northeastoceandata.org

Data link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/MarineLifeAndHabitat/MapServer/76

Metadata link: https://www.northeastoceandata.org/files/metadata/Themes/Habitat/FishingEffectsIntrinsicSeabedHabitatVulnerabilitymetadata.pdf

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.16.3 Project description

The Intrinsic Seabed Habitat Vulnerability to Fishing layers show the vulnerability of the seabed to each gear type. These datasets constitute a secondary set of outputs from the Northeast Fishing Effects Model (Fishing Effects). The model combines seafloor data (sediment type, energy regime) with parameters related to the interactions between fishing gear and seafloor habitats to generate habitat disturbance estimates in space and time. A higher habitat disturbance percentage suggests that the seafloor in that location is more vulnerable to that fishing gear.

5.17 Intrinsic Seabed Habitat Vulnerability to Fishing - Scallop Dredge, median fishing effort

5.17.1 Project information

Lead entity: Habitat Plan Development Team, New England Fishery Management Council

Partner entities: the Fisheries, Aquac Science, and Technology Laboratory at Alaska Pacific University

PI name: Michelle Bachman

PI contact information:

Data start year: 1996

Data end year: 2017

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.17.2 Data information

Project link: www.northeastoceandata.org

Data link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/MarineLifeAndHabitat/MapServer/73

Metadata link: https://www.northeastoceandata.org/files/metadata/Themes/Habitat/FishingEffectsIntrinsicSeabedHabitatVulnerabilitymetadata.pdf

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.17.3 Project description

The Intrinsic Seabed Habitat Vulnerability to Fishing layers show the vulnerability of the seabed to each gear type. These datasets constitute a secondary set of outputs from the Northeast Fishing Effects Model (Fishing Effects). The model combines seafloor data (sediment type, energy regime) with parameters related to the interactions between fishing gear and seafloor habitats to generate habitat disturbance estimates in space and time. A higher habitat disturbance percentage suggests that the seafloor in that location is more vulnerable to that fishing gear.

5.18 Intrinsic Seabed Habitat Vulnerability to Fishing - Trap, median fishing effort

5.18.1 Project information

Lead entity: Habitat Plan Development Team, New England Fishery Management Council

Partner entities: the Fisheries, Aquac Science, and Technology Laboratory at Alaska Pacific University

PI name: Michelle Bachman

PI contact information:

Data start year: 1996

Data end year: 2017

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.18.2 Data information

Project link: www.northeastoceandata.org

Data link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/MarineLifeAndHabitat/MapServer/77

Metadata link: https://www.northeastoceandata.org/files/metadata/Themes/Habitat/FishingEffectsIntrinsicSeabedHabitatVulnerabilitymetadata.pdf

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.18.3 Project description

The Intrinsic Seabed Habitat Vulnerability to Fishing layers show the vulnerability of the seabed to each gear type. These datasets constitute a secondary set of outputs from the Northeast Fishing Effects Model (Fishing Effects). The model combines seafloor data (sediment type, energy regime) with parameters related to the interactions between fishing gear and seafloor habitats to generate habitat disturbance estimates in space and time. A higher habitat disturbance percentage suggests that the seafloor in that location is more vulnerable to that fishing gear.

5.19 It’s about time: A synthesis of changing phenology in the Gulf of Maine Ecosystem.

5.19.1 Project information

Lead entity: USGS

Partner entities: GMRI; Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences; Center for Coastal Studies; University of New Brunswick; NMFS - NEFSC; Stoney Brook University; WHOI; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; VIMS; University of Massachusetts Amherst; US EPA New England; NeAq; Connecticut Ornithological Association; University of Maine

PI name: Staudinger, M.D., K. Mills, K. Stamieszkin, N. Record, C. Hudak, A. Allyn., A. Diamond, K. Friedland, W. Golet, M. Henderson, C. Hernandez, T. Huntington, R. Ji., C. Johnson, D. Johnson, A. Jordaan, J. Kocik, Y. Li, M. Liebman, O. Nichols, D. Pendleton, A. Richards, T. Robben, A. Thomas, H. Walsh, K. Yakola.

PI contact information:

Data start year: Unknown

Data end year: 2019

Spatial scale: Gulf of Maine

5.19.2 Data information

Project link: https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12429

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: No

Data categories: Plankton, Physical oceanography, Habitat

Data type: “research project, synthesis, or technology development”

5.19.3 Project description

This study considers the Gulf of Maine ecosystem, a region of high social and ecological importance in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and synthesizes current knowledge of (a) key seasonal processes, patterns, and events; (b) direct evidence for shifts in timing; (c) implications of phenological responses for linked ecological-human systems; and (d) potential phenology-focused adaptation strategies and actions.

5.20 MaineDMR - Eelgrass

5.20.1 Project information

Lead entity: ME DMR

Partner entities: NA

PI name: DeVoe, William

PI contact information:

Data start year: 1992

Data end year: 2013

Spatial scale: Gulf of Maine

5.20.3 Project description

Coast-wide eelgrass surveys completed by DMR. Maine’s eelgrass meadows form an important marine and estuarine coastal aquatic habitat for the state. Along with other plants, eelgrass forms the base of food production in the sea. Eelgrass provides shelter for juvenile fish, and invertebrates, is a site for primary settlement of the larvae of some bivalve mollusks, and in certain locations helps to stabilize unconsolidated sediments and shorelines. Between 1992 and 2013, various regions of the coast were flown and photographed. Photography was timed near low tides with low wind velocity, good water clarity, and maximum biomass of eelgrass. These factors aid in the detection of the subtidal portion a bed. Polygons delineating stands of eelgrass were screen digitized and coded using a four category scale of percent cover. Verification was carried out by boat, on foot, and by plane. Though dense patches of eelgrass approximately 6 meters in diameter and less can be identified under good conditions and in some cases were mapped, a conservative estimate of the minimum mapping unit is 150 square meters. This represents a stand of approximately 14 meters in diameter.

5.21 MaineDMR - Eelgrass Distribution Change 1997/2010

5.21.1 Project information

Lead entity: ME DMR

Partner entities: NA

PI name: DeVoe, William

PI contact information:

Data start year: 1992

Data end year: 2010

Spatial scale: Gulf of Maine

5.21.2 Data information

Project link: https://dmr-maine.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/d0db0cbc5cde4ecf80ade193cdc0f8d4_0/explore

Data link: https://services1.arcgis.com/RbMX0mRVOFNTdLzd/arcgis/rest/services/MaineDMR_Eelgrass_Distribution_Change_1997_and_2010/FeatureServer/0

Metadata link: https://dmr-maine.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/maine::mainedmr-eelgrass-distribution-change-1997-2010/about

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.21.3 Project description

This layer represents changes in coastwide eelgrass distribution for the State of Maine from surveys conducted 1992-1997 and 2001-2010. Changes in both eelgrass distribution and density are shown.

5.22 MaineDMR Cobscook Bay Rockweed Management Area App

5.22.1 Project information

Lead entity: ME DMR

Partner entities: NA

PI name: DeVoe, William

PI contact information:

Data start year: Unknown

Data end year: 2022

Spatial scale: Gulf of Maine

5.22.2 Data information

Project link: https://dmr-maine.opendata.arcgis.com/apps/52d113b0a93547d095b33db94947aa95/explore

Data link: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=52d113b0a93547d095b33db94947aa95

Metadata link: https://dmr-maine.opendata.arcgis.com/apps/maine::mainedmr-cobscook-bay-rockweed-management-area-app/about?path=

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.22.3 Project description

Web app displaying rockweed sectors and conserved lands within the Cobscook Bay Rockweed Management Area.

5.23 MaineDMR Lobster Conservation Areas

5.23.1 Project information

Lead entity: ME DMR

Partner entities: NA

PI name: DeVoe, William

PI contact information:

Data start year: Unknown

Data end year: 2023

Spatial scale: State

5.23.3 Project description

Feature layer (polygon) of lobster conservation areas in Maine, as established by regulations in Chapter 25 of agency rulemaking. For more information see http://www.maine.gov/dmr/laws-regulations/regulations/index.html

5.24 MaineDMR Sea Run Fisheries - Atlantic Salmon Habitat

5.24.1 Project information

Lead entity: ME DMR

Partner entities: NA

PI name: DeVoe, William

PI contact information:

Data start year: Unknown

Data end year: 2023

Spatial scale: Gulf of Maine

5.24.2 Data information

Project link: https://dmr-maine.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/1cd03b001cec43e1b33b87f7af3063e8_0/explore?location=44.536264%2C-68.918049%2C8.09

Data link: https://services1.arcgis.com/RbMX0mRVOFNTdLzd/arcgis/rest/services/MaineDMR_Sea_Run_Fisheries_Atlantic_Salmon_Habitat/FeatureServer/0

Metadata link: https://dmr-maine.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/maine::mainedmr-sea-run-fisheries-atlantic-salmon-habitat/about

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat, Diadromous fish

Data type: spatial

5.24.3 Project description

Feature layer (polyline) dataset is meant to be used in tracking general Atlantic salmon habitat survey work on selected Maine streams by staff of the Maine Dept. of Marine Resources - Division of Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat as well as others involved in Atlantic Salmon research, management and conservation.This dataset is designed to be used in a variety of management and planning activities including habitat protection efforts.

5.25 National Marine Sanctuary

5.25.1 Project information

Lead entity: Northeast Ocean Data

Partner entities: NA

PI name: NOAA Coastal Services Center

PI contact information: csc.noaa.gov

Data start year: 2004

Data end year: 2011

Spatial scale: Gulf of Maine

5.25.2 Data information

Project link: https://www.northeastoceandata.org/files/metadata/Themes/Culture/NationalMarineSanctuary.htm

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.25.3 Project description

National Marine Sanctuary means an area of the marine environment of special national significance due to its resource or human-use values, which is designated as such to ensure its conservation and management.Purpose:To support coastal planning and other activities pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act, Energy Policy Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Rivers and Harbors Act and the Submerged Lands Act.

5.26 Percent Sediment Type - Granule and pebble

5.26.1 Project information

Lead entity: Northeast Ocean Data

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Michelle Bachman

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2020

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.26.2 Data information

Project link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/PhysicalOceanography/MapServer/9

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.26.3 Project description

This dataset constitutes a portion of the input data for the Northeast Fishing Effects Model (Fishing Effects), and its primary purpose is to serve as a base layer for that model. Five different sediment grain sizes plus a steep and deep habitat type are represented in the dataset, which indicates the proportion of each grain size occurring within each 5x5 km grid cell based on available data (primarily from the USGS and SMAST drop camera survey dataset). In areas where there were existing polygon interpretations of sediments, these are used instead of the point-based interpolations to determine the percent sediment values in the final sediment dataset. For each grid cell, the proportions across the five grain sizes and steep and deep habitat type sum to 1, such that the area of the grid cell is fully allocated to one or more of the six conditions. The legends and color ramps for each of the five grain size layers are unique so as to display the range of variability within each layer. The model domain is fromthe U.S./Canadian border to the N.C./S.C. border, and inshore to offshore from the coastline to the Exclusive Economic Zone boundary.

A secondary purpose for these maps of sediment grain sizes is to inform various spatial planning issues where seabed type is a consideration for decision making. It is important to understand caveats and limitations associated with both the underlying source data and this compilation when using the data for spatial planning. These limitations and caveats influence the Fishing Effects model percent habitat disturbance results as well. Additional information about the model can be found on the New England Fishery Management Council’s Fishing Effects page.

5.27 Percent Sediment Type - Mud

5.27.1 Project information

Lead entity: Northeast Ocean Data

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Michelle Bachman

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2020

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.27.2 Data information

Project link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/PhysicalOceanography/MapServer/11

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.27.3 Project description

This dataset constitutes a portion of the input data for the Northeast Fishing Effects Model (Fishing Effects), and its primary purpose is to serve as a base layer for that model. Five different sediment grain sizes plus a steep and deep habitat type are represented in the dataset, which indicates the proportion of each grain size occurring within each 5x5 km grid cell based on available data (primarily from the USGS and SMAST drop camera survey dataset). In areas where there were existing polygon interpretations of sediments, these are used instead of the point-based interpolations to determine the percent sediment values in the final sediment dataset. For each grid cell, the proportions across the five grain sizes and steep and deep habitat type sum to 1, such that the area of the grid cell is fully allocated to one or more of the six conditions. The legends and color ramps for each of the five grain size layers are unique so as to display the range of variability within each layer. The model domain is fromthe U.S./Canadian border to the N.C./S.C. border, and inshore to offshore from the coastline to the Exclusive Economic Zone boundary.

A secondary purpose for these maps of sediment grain sizes is to inform various spatial planning issues where seabed type is a consideration for decision making. It is important to understand caveats and limitations associated with both the underlying source data and this compilation when using the data for spatial planning. These limitations and caveats influence the Fishing Effects model percent habitat disturbance results as well. Additional information about the model can be found on the New England Fishery Management Council’s Fishing Effects page.

5.28 Percent Sediment Type - Sand

5.28.1 Project information

Lead entity: Northeast Ocean Data

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Michelle Bachman

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2020

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.28.2 Data information

Project link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/PhysicalOceanography/MapServer/12

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.28.3 Project description

This dataset constitutes a portion of the input data for the Northeast Fishing Effects Model (Fishing Effects), and its primary purpose is to serve as a base layer for that model. Five different sediment grain sizes plus a steep and deep habitat type are represented in the dataset, which indicates the proportion of each grain size occurring within each 5x5 km grid cell based on available data (primarily from the USGS and SMAST drop camera survey dataset). In areas where there were existing polygon interpretations of sediments, these are used instead of the point-based interpolations to determine the percent sediment values in the final sediment dataset. For each grid cell, the proportions across the five grain sizes and steep and deep habitat type sum to 1, such that the area of the grid cell is fully allocated to one or more of the six conditions. The legends and color ramps for each of the five grain size layers are unique so as to display the range of variability within each layer. The model domain is fromthe U.S./Canadian border to the N.C./S.C. border, and inshore to offshore from the coastline to the Exclusive Economic Zone boundary.

A secondary purpose for these maps of sediment grain sizes is to inform various spatial planning issues where seabed type is a consideration for decision making. It is important to understand caveats and limitations associated with both the underlying source data and this compilation when using the data for spatial planning. These limitations and caveats influence the Fishing Effects model percent habitat disturbance results as well. Additional information about the model can be found on the New England Fishery Management Council’s Fishing Effects page.

5.29 Percent Sediment Type - Steep/Deep

5.29.1 Project information

Lead entity: Northeast Ocean Data

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Michelle Bachman

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2020

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.29.2 Data information

Project link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/PhysicalOceanography/MapServer/13

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.29.3 Project description

This dataset constitutes a portion of the input data for the Northeast Fishing Effects Model (Fishing Effects), and its primary purpose is to serve as a base layer for that model. Five different sediment grain sizes plus a steep and deep habitat type are represented in the dataset, which indicates the proportion of each grain size occurring within each 5x5 km grid cell based on available data (primarily from the USGS and SMAST drop camera survey dataset). In areas where there were existing polygon interpretations of sediments, these are used instead of the point-based interpolations to determine the percent sediment values in the final sediment dataset. For each grid cell, the proportions across the five grain sizes and steep and deep habitat type sum to 1, such that the area of the grid cell is fully allocated to one or more of the six conditions. The legends and color ramps for each of the five grain size layers are unique so as to display the range of variability within each layer. The model domain is fromthe U.S./Canadian border to the N.C./S.C. border, and inshore to offshore from the coastline to the Exclusive Economic Zone boundary.

A secondary purpose for these maps of sediment grain sizes is to inform various spatial planning issues where seabed type is a consideration for decision making. It is important to understand caveats and limitations associated with both the underlying source data and this compilation when using the data for spatial planning. These limitations and caveats influence the Fishing Effects model percent habitat disturbance results as well. Additional information about the model can be found on the New England Fishery Management Council’s Fishing Effects page.

5.30 Sediment Data Density

5.30.1 Project information

Lead entity: Northeast Ocean Data

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Michelle Bachman

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2020

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.30.2 Data information

Project link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/PhysicalOceanography/MapServer/14

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.30.3 Project description

This dataset constitutes a portion of the input data for the Northeast Fishing Effects Model (Fishing Effects), and its primary purpose is to indicate the number of data points occurring within each 5x5 grid cell (data density). Sediment type and diversity values in cells with fewer observations may be less reliable than values calculated for grids with more grain size observations. This layer essentially serves as a data quality assessment, so users can visualize the limitations associated with both the underlying source data and this compilation when using the data for spatial planning. These limitations and caveats influence the Fishing Effects model percent habitat disturbance results as well.

In areas where there were existing polygon interpretations of sediments, the polygons were used instead of the point-based interpolations to determine the percent sediment values in the final sediment dataset. The polygon data are not included in this sediment data density product, only points. The detailed metadata document includes maps of where polygon data were used to classify habitat type. The methods for generating the percent sediment grid, including the use of polygon vs. point data in specific locations, are explained in the metadata document for that dataset. Additional information about the model can be found on the New England Fishery Management Council’s Fishing Effects page.

5.31 Sediment Diversity

5.31.1 Project information

Lead entity: Northeast Ocean Data

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Michelle Bachman

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2020

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.31.2 Data information

Project link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/PhysicalOceanography/MapServer/15

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.31.3 Project description

This dataset constitutes a portion of the input data for the Northeast Fishing Effects Model (Fishing Effects), and its primary purpose is to indicate the number of sediment types associated with each 5 x 5 km grid cell in the percent sediment base layer for the Fishing Effects model. The maximum diversity is five, since there are five grain size classes: mud, sand, granule/pebble, cobble, and boulder. The grain size distribution was modeled based on available data (primarily from the USGS and SMAST drop camera survey dataset, and also from various sediment polygon data sources). This layer provides a rough indication of the diversity of sediment types within a cell. The associated map of sediment grain size diversity can be used to inform various spatial planning issues where seabed diversity is a consideration for decision making. It is important to understand caveats and limitations associated with both the underlying source data and this compilation when using the data for spatial planning. Additional information about the model can be found on the New England Fishery Management Council’s Fishing Effects page.

5.32 Percent Sediment Type - Boulder

5.32.1 Project information

Lead entity: Northeast Ocean Data

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Michelle Bachman

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2020

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.32.2 Data information

Project link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/PhysicalOceanography/MapServer/16

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.32.3 Project description

This dataset constitutes a portion of the input data for the Northeast Fishing Effects Model (Fishing Effects), and its primary purpose is to serve as a base layer for that model. Five different sediment grain sizes plus a steep and deep habitat type are represented in the dataset, which indicates the proportion of each grain size occurring within each 5x5 km grid cell based on available data (primarily from the USGS and SMAST drop camera survey dataset). In areas where there were existing polygon interpretations of sediments, these are used instead of the point-based interpolations to determine the percent sediment values in the final sediment dataset. For each grid cell, the proportions across the five grain sizes and steep and deep habitat type sum to 1, such that the area of the grid cell is fully allocated to one or more of the six conditions. The legends and color ramps for each of the five grain size layers are unique so as to display the range of variability within each layer. The model domain is fromthe U.S./Canadian border to the N.C./S.C. border, and inshore to offshore from the coastline to the Exclusive Economic Zone boundary.

A secondary purpose for these maps of sediment grain sizes is to inform various spatial planning issues where seabed type is a consideration for decision making. It is important to understand caveats and limitations associated with both the underlying source data and this compilation when using the data for spatial planning. These limitations and caveats influence the Fishing Effects model percent habitat disturbance results as well. Additional information about the model can be found on the New England Fishery Management Council’s Fishing Effects page.

5.33 Percent Sediment Type - Cobble

5.33.1 Project information

Lead entity: Northeast Ocean Data

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Michelle Bachman

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2020

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.33.2 Data information

Project link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/PhysicalOceanography/MapServer/17

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.33.3 Project description

This dataset constitutes a portion of the input data for the Northeast Fishing Effects Model (Fishing Effects), and its primary purpose is to serve as a base layer for that model. Five different sediment grain sizes plus a steep and deep habitat type are represented in the dataset, which indicates the proportion of each grain size occurring within each 5x5 km grid cell based on available data (primarily from the USGS and SMAST drop camera survey dataset). In areas where there were existing polygon interpretations of sediments, these are used instead of the point-based interpolations to determine the percent sediment values in the final sediment dataset. For each grid cell, the proportions across the five grain sizes and steep and deep habitat type sum to 1, such that the area of the grid cell is fully allocated to one or more of the six conditions. The legends and color ramps for each of the five grain size layers are unique so as to display the range of variability within each layer. The model domain is fromthe U.S./Canadian border to the N.C./S.C. border, and inshore to offshore from the coastline to the Exclusive Economic Zone boundary.

A secondary purpose for these maps of sediment grain sizes is to inform various spatial planning issues where seabed type is a consideration for decision making. It is important to understand caveats and limitations associated with both the underlying source data and this compilation when using the data for spatial planning. These limitations and caveats influence the Fishing Effects model percent habitat disturbance results as well. Additional information about the model can be found on the New England Fishery Management Council’s Fishing Effects page.

5.34 Median Bottom stress (Pa), Annual

5.34.1 Project information

Lead entity: USGS

Partner entities: NA

PI name: P. Soupy Dalyander

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2012

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.34.2 Data information

Project link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/PhysicalOceanography/MapServer/7

Data link: NA

Metadata link: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1137/

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.34.3 Project description

This data layer is a subset of the U.S. Geological Survey Sea Floor Stress and Sediment Mobility database U.S. Geological Survey Sea Floor Stress and Sediment Mobility database, and contains an estimate of the median of bottom shear stress for the Gulf of Maine and Middle Atlantic Bight. This output is based on statistical characterizations of numerical model estimates of wave and circulation patterns over an approximately one year time frame. These data are primarily intended to show the overall distribution of the average stress values on large spatial scales, and should be used qualitatively. Intended users include scientific researchers and the coastal and marine spatial planning community.

5.35 Median Bottom stress (Pa), Winter

5.35.1 Project information

Lead entity: USGS

Partner entities: NA

PI name: P. Soupy Dalyander

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2012

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.35.2 Data information

Project link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/PhysicalOceanography/MapServer/18

Data link: NA

Metadata link: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1137/

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.35.3 Project description

This data layer is a subset of the U.S. Geological Survey Sea Floor Stress and Sediment Mobility database U.S. Geological Survey Sea Floor Stress and Sediment Mobility database, and contains an estimate of the median of bottom shear stress for the Gulf of Maine and Middle Atlantic Bight. This output is based on statistical characterizations of numerical model estimates of wave and circulation patterns over an approximately one year time frame. These data are primarily intended to show the overall distribution of the average stress values on large spatial scales, and should be used qualitatively. Intended users include scientific researchers and the coastal and marine spatial planning community.

5.36 Median Bottom stress (Pa), Spring

5.36.1 Project information

Lead entity: USGS

Partner entities: NA

PI name: P. Soupy Dalyander

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2012

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.36.2 Data information

Project link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/PhysicalOceanography/MapServer/19

Data link: NA

Metadata link: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1137/

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.36.3 Project description

This data layer is a subset of the U.S. Geological Survey Sea Floor Stress and Sediment Mobility database U.S. Geological Survey Sea Floor Stress and Sediment Mobility database, and contains an estimate of the median of bottom shear stress for the Gulf of Maine and Middle Atlantic Bight. This output is based on statistical characterizations of numerical model estimates of wave and circulation patterns over an approximately one year time frame. These data are primarily intended to show the overall distribution of the average stress values on large spatial scales, and should be used qualitatively. Intended users include scientific researchers and the coastal and marine spatial planning community.

5.37 Median Bottom stress (Pa), Summer

5.37.1 Project information

Lead entity: USGS

Partner entities: NA

PI name: P. Soupy Dalyander

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2012

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.37.2 Data information

Project link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/PhysicalOceanography/MapServer/20

Data link: NA

Metadata link: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1137/

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.37.3 Project description

This data layer is a subset of the U.S. Geological Survey Sea Floor Stress and Sediment Mobility database U.S. Geological Survey Sea Floor Stress and Sediment Mobility database, and contains an estimate of the median of bottom shear stress for the Gulf of Maine and Middle Atlantic Bight. This output is based on statistical characterizations of numerical model estimates of wave and circulation patterns over an approximately one year time frame. These data are primarily intended to show the overall distribution of the average stress values on large spatial scales, and should be used qualitatively. Intended users include scientific researchers and the coastal and marine spatial planning community.

5.38 Median Bottom stress (Pa), Fall

5.38.1 Project information

Lead entity: USGS

Partner entities: NA

PI name: P. Soupy Dalyander

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2012

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.38.2 Data information

Project link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/PhysicalOceanography/MapServer/21

Data link: NA

Metadata link: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1137/

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.38.3 Project description

This data layer is a subset of the U.S. Geological Survey Sea Floor Stress and Sediment Mobility database U.S. Geological Survey Sea Floor Stress and Sediment Mobility database, and contains an estimate of the median of bottom shear stress for the Gulf of Maine and Middle Atlantic Bight. This output is based on statistical characterizations of numerical model estimates of wave and circulation patterns over an approximately one year time frame. These data are primarily intended to show the overall distribution of the average stress values on large spatial scales, and should be used qualitatively. Intended users include scientific researchers and the coastal and marine spatial planning community.

5.39 Median Bottom stress (Pa)

5.39.1 Project information

Lead entity: USGS

Partner entities: NA

PI name: P. Soupy Dalyander

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2012

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.39.2 Data information

Project link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/PhysicalOceanography/MapServer/22

Data link: NA

Metadata link: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1137/

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.39.3 Project description

This data layer is a subset of the U.S. Geological Survey Sea Floor Stress and Sediment Mobility database U.S. Geological Survey Sea Floor Stress and Sediment Mobility database, and contains an estimate of the median of bottom shear stress for the Gulf of Maine and Middle Atlantic Bight. This output is based on statistical characterizations of numerical model estimates of wave and circulation patterns over an approximately one year time frame. These data are primarily intended to show the overall distribution of the average stress values on large spatial scales, and should be used qualitatively. Intended users include scientific researchers and the coastal and marine spatial planning community.

5.40 Protected Areas

5.40.1 Project information

Lead entity: NOAA

Partner entities: NA

PI name: NOAA MPA Center

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2023

Data end year: 2025

Spatial scale: USA

5.40.2 Data information

Project link: https://coast.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OceanReports/ProtectedAreas/MapServer

Data link: https://coast.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OceanReports/ProtectedAreas/MapServer/0

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.40.3 Project description

Feature layer (polygon) of protected areas (including land, but no detail on what protected means)

5.41 Seagrasses/Eelgrass

5.41.1 Project information

Lead entity: Northeast Ocean Data Portal Working Group

Partner entities: Northeast Regional Ocean Council, Maine Department of Marine Resources, Bureau of Resource Management • Maine Department of Environmental Protection • University of New Hampshire • New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services • NH GRANIT (New Hampshire Geographically Referenced Analysis and Information Transfer System) • Piscataqua Region Estuary Partnership • Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection • Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries • MassGIS • Rhode Island Eelgrass Task Force • Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection • Peconic Estuary Partnership • New York Natural Heritage Program

PI name: Emily Shumchenia

PI contact information: Unknown

Data start year: 1930

Data end year: 2019

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.41.2 Data information

Project link: https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/MarineLifeAndHabitat/MapServer/79

Data link: NA

Metadata link: https://www.northeastoceandata.org/files/metadata/Themes/Habitat/HistoricalEelgrassExtent.pdf

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.41.3 Project description

The purpose of mapping historical eelgrass extent is to create a reference layer depicting areas where eelgrass was present in the past and/or could be present again in the future throughout coastal New England waters. The historical eelgrass extent layer was created from several separate datasets for the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York. Datasets that were included in the historical layer were derived from quantitative surveys such as aerial photography and/or field verification. The range of historical data available varied greatly by state. The data user is encouraged to read this and the metadata of each individual state’s data carefully, as geometry, attribute details, and timeliness are not necessarily consistent among datasets used to develop this layer. All of the datasets used to develop the historical eelgrass extent layer are available separately for download at https://www.northeastoceandata.org/eelgrass/.
  • Maine: 1997, 2001-2010, 2013, 2018
  • New Hampshire: 1981, 1986-2017, 2019
  • Massachusetts: 1995, 2001, 2006-2007, 2010-2013, 2015-2017, 2019
  • Rhode Island: 1988, 1996, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2016
  • Connecticut: 1974-1996, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2017
  • New York: 1930, 2000, 2003-2014

5.42 Shellfish Management Areas

5.42.1 Project information

Lead entity: Northeast Ocean Data

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Unknown

PI contact information: Unknown

Data start year: Unknown

Data end year: 2017

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.42.2 Data information

Project link: https://www.northeastoceandata.org/files/metadata/Themes/Aquaculture/ShellfishManagementAreas.pdf

Data link: https://www.northeastoceandata.org/data-download/

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat, Molluscs

Data type: spatial

5.42.3 Project description

This data layer represents shellfish growing and classification areas for states in the northeastern U.S. including Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Rhode Island.

5.43 Surficial Sediment Classification

5.43.1 Project information

Lead entity: NOAA

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Unknown

PI contact information: Unknown

Data start year: Unknown

Data end year: Unknown

Spatial scale: USA

5.43.2 Data information

Project link: https://coast.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OceanReports/SurficialSedimentClassification/MapServer

Data link: https://coast.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OceanReports/SurficialSedimentClassification/MapServer/0

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Bathymetry, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.43.3 Project description

Feature layer (points) with a classification based on the dominant sediment type (rock, gravel, sand, mud, shells, coral, unknown)

5.44 The role of sand lances (Ammodytes sp.) in the Northwest Atlantic Ecosystem: A synthesis of current knowledge with implications for conservation and management.

5.44.1 Project information

Lead entity:

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Staudinger, M. D., H. Goyert, J. Suca, K. Coleman, L. Welch, J. Llopiz, I. Altman, D. Wiley, A. Appelgate, P. Auster, H. Baumann, J. Beaty, D. Boelke, L. Kaufman, P. Loring, J. Moxley, S. Paton, K. Powers, D. Richardson, J. Robbins, J. Runge, B. Smith, C. Spiegel, H. Steinmetz.

PI contact information: Unknown

Data start year: Unknown

Data end year: 2020

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.44.2 Data information

Project link: https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12445

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: No

Data categories: Habitat

Data type: “research project, synthesis, or technology development”

5.44.3 Project description

The American sand lance (Ammodytes americanus, Ammodytidae) and the Northern sand lance (A. dubius, Ammodytidae) are small forage fishes that play an important functional role in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean (NWA). The NWA is a highly dynamic ecosystem currently facing increased risks from climate change, fishing and energy development. We need a better understanding of the biology, population dynamics and ecosystem role of Ammodytes to inform relevant management, climate adaptation and conservation efforts. To meet this need, we synthesized available data on the (a) life history, behaviour and distribution; (b) trophic ecology; (c) threats and vulnerabilities; and (d) ecosystem services role of Ammodytes in the NWA. Overall, 72 regional predators including 45 species of fishes, two squids, 16 seabirds and nine marine mammals were found to consume Ammodytes. Priority research needs identified during this effort include basic information on the patterns and drivers in abundance and distribution of Ammodytes, improved assessments of reproductive biology schedules and investigations of regional sensitivity and resilience to climate change, fishing and habitat disturbance. Food web studies are also needed to evaluate trophic linkages and to assess the consequences of inconsistent zooplankton prey and predator fields on energy flow within the NWA ecosystem. Synthesis results represent the first comprehensive assessment of Ammodytes in the NWA and are intended to inform new research and support regional ecosystem-based management approaches.

5.45 Tidal marsh vegetation classification

5.45.1 Project information

Lead entity: Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Mo Correll

PI contact information: Unknown

Data start year: 2017

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.45.2 Data information

Project link: https://www.tidalmarshbirds.org/?page_id=1871

Data link: https://gis.usgs.gov/sciencebase2/rest/services/Catalog/5a4d4db3e4b0d05ee8c4d195/MapServer

Metadata link: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a4d4db3e4b0d05ee8c4d195

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.45.3 Project description

This dataset represents salt marsh communities in the Northeast Atlantic coast. The data are provided at a 3m resolution using 2014-2015 imagery from the National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) and elevation data from the National Elevation Dataset (NED). The classification includes the following cover types: 1. High marsh 2. Low marsh 3. Salt pools/pannes 4. Terrestrial border 5. Phragmites australis 6. Mudflat 7. Open Water and 8. Upland. This dataset may not be used for commercial purposes. The dataset can be used free of charge with proper citation. Until publication of the data in a peer-reviewed journal, please follow the suggested citation: W Hantson, BJ Olsen, CS Elphick, WG Shriver, BB Cline, EL Tymkiw, and MD Correll, 2017. A classification of tidal marsh vegetation communities of the northeastern US. Product of the Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program (SHARP). Available at: https://www.tidalmarshbirds.org/?page_id=1871

5.46 [PLANNED] Gulf of Maine fish and invertebrate benthic habitat baseline data collection

5.46.1 Project information

Lead entity: TBD

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Brandon Jensen

PI contact information:

Data start year:

Data end year: 2026

Spatial scale: Gulf of Maine

5.46.2 Data information

Project link: https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/environment/environmental-studies/Studies-Development-Plan-2023-2024.pdf

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: No

Data categories: Habitat, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Groundfish

Data type: spatial

5.46.3 Project description

The objective of this study is to establish baseline benthic habitat characteristics at regional/WEA scales (10s of km). These data would allow for improved siting, impact assessments, and provide a baseline to evaluate project-scale habitat surveys submitted by lessees. Additionally, the results of this study would enhance our scientific understanding of these habitats, improve our EFH consultations with NMFS under the MSA in the region, and inform the National Environmental Policy Act process with the best available information regarding benthic resources in the Gulf of Maine.

[1] “This data was sourced from: RWSC_early-2025”

5.47 Opportunistic Acoustic Telemetry Platforms: Benefits of Collaboration in the Gulf of Maine

5.47.1 Project information

Lead entity: NMFS

Partner entities: University of Maine

PI name: Graham Goulette

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2005

Data end year: 2012

Spatial scale: Gulf of Maine

5.47.2 Data information

Project link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2014.943740

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: No

Data categories: Acoustic, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.47.3 Project description

Receiver Deployments used to expand receiver coverage within Gulf of Maine using existing infrastructure. Receivers were put on oceanographic buoys at approximately 50m depth. They also put receivers on lobster traps and drifters. This increases coverage within the Gulf of Maine to hopefully learn more about fish as they make their migration routes. Additional PIs: James Hawkes- , John Kocik-

[1] “This data was sourced from: RWSC_early-2025”

5.48 Promoting Beneficial Colonization of Offshore Wind Infrastructure

5.48.1 Project information

Lead entity: INSPIRE Environmental

Partner entities: WHOI, Marine Biological Laboratory, Tufts University

PI name: Annie Murphy

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2025

Data end year: 2050

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.48.2 Data information

Project link: https://database.rwsc.org/details?recordId=recw1ykl9ok84JeH9

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: No

Data categories: Habitat

Data type: “research project, synthesis, or technology development”

5.48.3 Project description

The objective of the study is to understand whether we can alter surfaces or introduced structures (focused on cable protection systems) to promote certain biological communities and epifaunal growth. They seek to determine if surfaces can be “seeded” with certain species (i.e., kelp, northern star coral). The study also aims to develop an approach to decide where to invest this type of nature-inclusive design given the type of structure and the local environmental conditions.

[1] “This data was sourced from: RWSC_2025-04-24”

5.49 ME-NH Inshore Trawl Survey

5.49.1 Project information

Lead entity: Maine DMR

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Unknown

PI contact information: Unknown

Data start year: 2000

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Gulf of Maine

5.49.2 Data information

Project link: https://asmfc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AmLobsterFMPReviewFY2022.pdf

Data link: https://mainedmr.shinyapps.io/MaineDMR_Trawl_Survey_Portal/

Metadata link:

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Crustaceans, Habitat, Groundfish

Data type: spatial

5.49.3 Project description

The Maine-New Hampshire Inshore Trawl survey began in 2000 and covers approximately two-thirds of the inshore portion of Gulf of Maine. The spring survey began May 2, 2022 in Portsmouth, NH. However, during the first day of the survey a positive covid case occurred; as a result the survey was stopped while staff and crew quarantined. During this time the decision was made to restart the survey following the current schedule due the lack of accommodations and increase issues with gear in regions 4 and 5 in mid-June, and region 3 started back up on time on May 16, 2022 and ended on June 6, 2021 off of Lubec, Maine. Regions 1 and 2 were then rescheduled after the original end date of the survey and were completed on the weeks of June 6th and June 13th, respectively. Due to covid and gear conflicts, 101 out of the 120 scheduled tows were completed leading to an 84% completion rate for the survey. A total of 10,854 lobsters were caught and sampled, with 5,133 females, 5,719 males and 2 unsexed caught and measured (Figure 4). The fall survey began on September 26, 2022 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and finished on October 28, 2022 off of Lubec, Maine. Due to the adverse weather and gear conflicts, 87 out of the 120 scheduled tows were completed leading to a 73% completion rate for the survey. A total of 10,423 lobsters were caught and sampled, with 5,100 females, 5,319 males, and 4 unknown sexes sampled (Figure 5).

5.50 MaineDMR Sea Run Fisheries - Current and Potential Alewife Spawning Habitat

5.50.1 Project information

Lead entity: Maine DMR

Partner entities: NA

PI name: William DeVoe

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2020

Data end year: 2020

Spatial scale: State

5.50.2 Data information

Project link: https://dmr-maine.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/maine::mainedmr-sea-run-fisheries-current-and-potential-alewife-spawning-habitat/about

Data link: NA

Metadata link: https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/94e62bfd802c4bcdbc2749364d5bd72c/info/metadata/metadata.xml?format=default&output=html

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Diadromous fish, Habitat

Data type: spatial

5.50.3 Project description

Current and potential alewife spawning habitat in Maine

5.51 Northeast Regional Habitat Assessment Data Explorer

5.51.1 Project information

Lead entity: MAFMC, NEFMC, NEFSC

Partner entities: Many

PI name: Jessica Coakley

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2022

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Northwest Atlantic

5.51.2 Data information

Project link: https://www.mafmc.org/nrha

Data link: https://nrha.shinyapps.io/dataexplorer/#!/species

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Groundfish, Elasmobranchs, Crustaceans, Pelagic fishes, Habitat, Molluscs, Diadromous fish, Coastal fishes

Data type: spatial

5.51.3 Project description

This application shares products from the Northeast Regional Marine Fish Habitat Assessment (NRHA)and provides tools to explore fish habitat data*, with an emphasis on habitat use at different regional scales and by diverse fish and shellfish species in the Northeast.

5.52 Maine-New Hampshire (ME-NH) Trawl Survey Data Portal

5.52.1 Project information

Lead entity: Maine DMR

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Robyn Linner

PI contact information:

Data start year: 2000

Data end year: Present

Spatial scale: Gulf of Maine

5.52.2 Data information

Project link: https://mainedmr.shinyapps.io/MaineDMR_Trawl_Survey_Portal/

Data link: NA

Metadata link: NA

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat, Physical oceanography, Groundfish, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Pelagic fishes, Coastal fishes, Elasmobranchs, Diadromous fish

Data type: spatial

5.52.3 Project description

The Maine-New Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey is a fishery-independent survey operated by Maine Department of Marine Resources that started in the fall of 2000. The survey is a collaborative partnership between commercial fishermen and state researchers to assess inshore fish stocks along the coast of Maine and New Hampshire. The survey occurs twice a year, in the spring and fall, and covers about 4500 square miles.

5.53 Seabird nesting islands

5.53.1 Project information

Lead entity: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Jason Czapiga

PI contact information: Unknown

Data start year: 2018

Data end year: Unknown

Spatial scale: Gulf of Maine

5.53.2 Data information

Project link: https://mdifw-data-maine.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/maine::seabird-nesting-islands-3/about

Data link: https://mdifw-data-maine.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/18042bb789b14f428a07a27ccd566319_0/explore?location=43.944135%2C-68.888028%2C8.30

Metadata link:

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat, Seabirds

Data type: spatial

5.53.3 Project description

Seabird nesting islands (SNI) in organized townships that qualify as Significant Wildlife Habitat under Maine’s Natural Resource Protection Act (NRPA) as mapped by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

5.54 Piping Plover and Least Tern Essential Habitat

5.54.1 Project information

Lead entity: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Jason Czapiga

PI contact information: Unknown

Data start year: 2018

Data end year: Unknown

Spatial scale: Gulf of Maine

5.54.2 Data information

Project link: https://mdifw-data-maine.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/maine::piping-plover-and-least-tern-essential-habitat/about

Data link: https://mdifw-data-maine.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/584f6b86265042fd89edb2999834fd76_0/explore?location=43.520595%2C-70.162948%2C10.25

Metadata link:

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat, Seabirds

Data type: spatial

5.54.3 Project description

Piping Plover and Least Tern nesting, feeding, and brood-rearing areas identified and mapped as Essential Habitat by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW).

5.55 Roseate Tern Essential Habitat

5.55.1 Project information

Lead entity: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Partner entities: NA

PI name: Jason Czapiga

PI contact information: Unknown

Data start year: 2018

Data end year: Unknown

Spatial scale: Gulf of Maine

5.55.2 Data information

Project link: https://mdifw-data-maine.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/maine::roseate-tern-essential-habitat-layer/about

Data link: https://mdifw-data-maine.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/178b9154e0dc4294a8503ff65cd8606a_0/explore?location=43.927776%2C-69.088417%2C9.06

Metadata link:

Data availability: Yes

Data categories: Habitat, Seabirds

Data type: spatial

5.55.3 Project description

Roseate Tern nesting areas identified and mapped as Essential Habitat by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW).