20220408 03015400 1.0 ISO 19139 Metadata Implementation Specification FALSE WhaleNorthAtlanticRight_20160127 002 -81.460452 -66.885415 28.000005 44.828870 1 Geographic GCS_WGS_1984 Angular Unit: Degree (0.017453) <GeographicCoordinateSystem xsi:type='typens:GeographicCoordinateSystem' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/2.9.0'><WKT>GEOGCS[&quot;GCS_WGS_1984&quot;,DATUM[&quot;D_WGS_1984&quot;,SPHEROID[&quot;WGS_1984&quot;,6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM[&quot;Greenwich&quot;,0.0],UNIT[&quot;Degree&quot;,0.0174532925199433],AUTHORITY[&quot;EPSG&quot;,4326]]</WKT><XOrigin>-400</XOrigin><YOrigin>-400</YOrigin><XYScale>999999999.99999988</XYScale><ZOrigin>-100000</ZOrigin><ZScale>10000</ZScale><MOrigin>-100000</MOrigin><MScale>10000</MScale><XYTolerance>8.983152841195215e-09</XYTolerance><ZTolerance>0.001</ZTolerance><MTolerance>0.001</MTolerance><HighPrecision>true</HighPrecision><LeftLongitude>-180</LeftLongitude><WKID>4326</WKID><LatestWKID>4326</LatestWKID></GeographicCoordinateSystem> 20220301 16051200 20220301 16051200 150000000 5000 ISO19139 Esri ArcGIS 10.6.1.9270 WhaleNorthAtlanticRight_20160127 vector digital data 2016-01-26T00:00:00 external c008d6fa72c99dcafae79d5963cf84bbc6c421db NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) - Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) True NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) - Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) external ea3f29ef3a06488d245b42dfce0a0b72e66bf357 NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office True NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office Beginning in 2010 and in response to mounting requests for digital depictions of NMFS Regulated Areas in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast Waters (Regulated Areas), the NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Committee launched a project to standardize the development, publication and regular updating of GIS files depicting Regulated Area boundaries. This dataset is a product of that initiative. This dataset was created to depict the boundaries of NMFS Regulated Areas in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast Waters (Regulated Areas) only. For information on the proper use of the dataset refer to the Use Constraints metadata section. 1 -81.460452 -66.885415 44.828870 28.000005 Publication date 2016-01-26T00:00:00 <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This dataset depicts the boundaries of the North Atlantic Right Whale Critical Habitat. This dataset includes boundaries for the following Regulated Areas: - Critical Habitat for North Atlantic Right Whale Unit 1 - Critical Habitat for North Atlantic Right Whale Unit 2. Please Note: Unit 1, in the Gulf of Maine, falls under the jurisdiction of the NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region. Unit 2, off the southeastern US coast, falls under the jurisdiction of the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Region. Because GIS projection and topology functions can change or generalize coordinates, these GIS files are considered to be approximate representations and are NOT an OFFICIAL record for the exact regulated area boundaries. For information on the official legal definition refer to the Use Constraints metadata section.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Critical habitat for the North Atlantic Right Whale was originally designated June 3, 1994 (Vol 59, No. 106). The 2016 critical habitat designation (81 FR 4838, January 27, 2016) replaced the 1994 designation. This dataset depicts the 2016 designation. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> boundarieslocationNorth Atlantic Right WhaleUS Exclusive Economic ZoneBiologyNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Marine Fisheries ServiceMonitoringWaterGreater Atlantic Regional Fisheries OfficeSoutheast Regional OfficeSEROSoutheast RegionNatural ResourcesGARFOEndangered Species ActPermitsoceansEcologyHumanenvironmentGreater Atlantic RegionCritical HabitatNOAAGeorges BankEnvironmentUnited StatesAtlantic OceanEcosystemESAGulf of MaineplanningCadastreSoutheastAtlanticManagementMarineConservationUS EEZCape Cod BayRegulatorySouthern New EnglandNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaGeorgiaFloridaCape FearCape CanaveralUS EEZEEZNMFSComplianceExclusive Economic ZoneNew England <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>*** Attribution *** Whenever NMFS material is reproduced and re-disseminated, we request that users attribute the material appropriately. 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Before using information obtained from this server, special attention should be given to the date and time of the data and products being displayed. This information shall not be modified in content and then presented as official government material. This dataset was created to depict the boundaries of NMFS Regulated Areas in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast Waters (Regulated Areas) only. The dataset should not be used for a legal definition. The dataset should not be used to infer information regarding the existence or details of other marine features or resources, including, but not limited to, navigable waters, coastlines, bathymetry, submerged features, or man-made structures. Users assume responsibility for determining the appropriate use of this dataset. *** Not the Legal Definition *** This Geographic Information System (GIS) dataset is not the legal definition of the Regulated Area. The description published in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations is the only legal definition. This dataset and metadata document provide a broad overview of a subset of applicable fishing regulations, restrictions and requirements; it is not a substitute for the actual regulations. Users are encouraged to read the applicable regulations in conjunction with use of this dataset. *** Temporal Considerations *** Regulated Area boundary definitions are subject to change or modification. Published datasets may represent historic, current, or future Regulated Areas. When changes to fishing regulations affect this dataset, it will be archived and replaced by an updated version as soon as feasible. Approved Regulated Area boundaries may also be published prior to their effective date. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure the applicable Regulated Area boundaries are being used. *** Shorelines/Base Layers *** The accuracy of this dataset is dependent upon the accuracy and resolution of the datasets (e.g., shoreline, bathymetry, shared administrative boundaries) used in the creation process. Source datasets used are specified in the metadata. These data sources were selected for their suitability to a broad audience, and may not be suitable for specific uses requiring higher-resolution information. Coastlines change. Unless otherwise noted, where the NOAA Medium Resolution Shoreline is used, assume the regulatory boundary reaches the most current coastline delineation available.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> ISO 19115 Topic Category boundaries location oceans environment planningCadastre GARFO Keywords North Atlantic Right Whale National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office GARFO Southeast Regional Office SERO Endangered Species Act Critical Habitat NOAA ESA Atlantic US EEZ EEZ NMFS Exclusive Economic Zone EPA GIS Keyword Thesaurus Biology Monitoring Water Natural Resources Permits Ecology Human Environment Ecosystem Management Marine Conservation Regulatory Compliance US Exclusive Economic Zone Greater Atlantic Region Georges Bank United States Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Maine Southeast Cape Cod Bay Southern New England US EEZ New England North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Cape Fear Cape Canaveral -83 -64 23 46 -81.460449 -66.885416 28.000000 44.828860 Barb Zoodsma NOAA Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office, Protected Resources Division 2382 Sadler Rd Fernandina Beach FL 32034 barb.zoodsma@noaa.gov 904-321-2806 http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/ Michael Asaro NOAA Fisheries Service Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Protected Resources Division GIS Committee Protected Resources Representative FIPS Pub 199 Standard Technical Controls The user assumes the entire risk related to use of these data. NMFS is providing these data "as is," and NMFS disclaims any and all warranties, whether express or implied, including (without limitation) any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate dataset limitations, restrictions or intended use. In no event will NMFS be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages, or lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of this data File Geodatabase Feature Class NMFS ESA critical habitat national standard 2020 0.138 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/north-atlantic-right-whale-critical-habitat-map-and-gis-data dataset EPSG 6.2(3.0.1) 0 Simple FALSE 0 TRUE FALSE WhaleNorthAtlanticRight_20160127 Feature Class 0 A collection of geographic features with the same geometry type. Esri OBJECTID OBJECTID OID 4 0 0 Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. SHAPE Shape Geometry 0 0 0 Feature geometry. Esri Coordinates defining the features. ID ID Double 8 0 0 9 digit unique identifier for each feature in the geodatabase. Used to relate or join supplemental attribute tables. National Marine Fisheries Service SCIENAME Scientific Name String 100 0 0 Binomial or trinomial scientific name. Value formatted as written in the Code of Federal Regulations. National Marine Fisheries Service COMNAME Common Name String 100 0 0 Legal common name of species. Value formatted as written in the Code of Federal Regulations. National Marine Fisheries Service LISTENTITY Listed Entity String 100 0 0 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. National Marine Fisheries Service LISTSTATUS Listing Status String 20 0 0 Current Endangered Species Act listing status. National Marine Fisheries Service Endangered Species that are in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of their range. Endangered Species Act of 1973 Threatened Species that are likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future. Endangered Species Act of 1973 Delisted Species that were removed from the Endangered Species Act list. Endangered Species Act of 1973 CHSTATUS Critical Habitat Status String 20 0 0 Status of the critical habitat designation. National Marine Fisheries Service Final 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). Federal Register Proposed 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. Federal Register UNIT Unit String 200 0 0 Critical habitat unit name. Null if designation did not specify units or unit names. National Marine Fisheries Service TAXON Taxon String 50 0 0 Taxonomic unit. National Marine Fisheries Service baleen whale 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. Merriam-Webster dictionary toothed whale Any of a suborder (Odontoceti) of cetaceans bearing usually numerous simple conical teeth. Merriam-Webster dictionary fish 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. Merriam-Webster dictionary pinniped Any of an order or suborder (Pinnipedia) of aquatic carnivorous mammals with all four limbs modified into flippers. Merriam-Webster dictionary marine reptile 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. Merriam-Webster dictionary invertebrate Any animal that lacks a spinal column. Merriam-Webster dictionary plant 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. Merriam-Webster dictionary LEADOFFICE Lead Office String 50 0 0 Office responsible for the critical habitat Federal Register Notice. National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Protected Resources Headquarters office responsible for nationwide conservation, protection, and recovery of endangered and threatened marine species listed under the Endangered Species Act. National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Region Includes Alaska and adjacent marine waters extending outwards to the 200 nautical mile boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone. National Marine Fisheries Service West Coast Region Includes Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California and adjacent marine waters extending outwards to the 200 nautical mile boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone. National Marine Fisheries Service Greater Atlantic Region 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. National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Region 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. National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Region 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. National Marine Fisheries Service FR Federal Register Rule String 255 0 0 PUBDATE Publication Date String 10 0 0 Federal Register Notice publication date. MM/DD/YYYY format National Marine Fisheries Service EFFECTDATE Effective Date String 10 0 0 Effective date for a final critical habitat designation. Null for proposed critical habitat. MM/DD/YYYY format National Marine Fisheries Service AREASqKm Area SqKm Double 8 0 0 Geodesic area calculated in square kilometers. National Marine Fisheries Service CREATEDATE Create Date String 10 0 0 Date spatial feature was created or geometry was last edited. MM/DD/YYYY format National Marine Fisheries Service NOTES Notes String 255 0 0 Additional information about the feature that is not contained in other fields. National Marine Fisheries Service INPORTURL InPort URL String 255 0 0 Feature class metadata URL. InPort is the National Marine Fisheries Service's official metadata catalog found at: https://inport.nmfs.noaa.gov/inport/ National Marine Fisheries Service SHAPE_Length Shape_Length Double 8 0 0 Length of feature in internal units. Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. SHAPE_Area Shape_Area Double 8 0 0 Area of feature in internal units squared. Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. HABTYPE HABTYPE String 50 0 0 ECFR eCFR String 255 0 0 20220301 Check Geometry test has been performed in ArcGIS. Features represented are valid. No geometry problems were detected. Data were collected using methods that are accurate to within 2-5 meters (EPA National Geospatial Data Policy [NGDP] Accuracy Tier 2). For more information, please see EPA's NGDP at http://epa.gov/geospatial/policies.html This source shoreline was used to generate template shapefiles, which were copied and used when Regulatory Area boundaries followed portions of the US Atlantic coastline. This data source was selected for its suitability to a broad audience, and may not be suitable for specific uses requiring higher-resolution information. Coastlines change. Unless otherwise noted, where the NOAA Medium Resolution Shoreline is used, assume the regulatory boundary reaches the most current coastline delineation available. 70000 NOAA's Medium Resolution Digital Vector Shoreline (1998) for the Contiguous United States NOAA Medium Resolution Shoreline 1998-01-01T00:00:00 http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/shorelines/noaamrdvs.html vector digital data Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects (SP) NOAA's Ocean Service, Special Projects (SP) publication date 1988-01-01T00:00:00 1992-01-01T00:00:00 This source marine boundary was used to generate template shapefiles, which were copied and used when Regulatory Area boundaries followed portions of the US Exclusive Economic Zone. USMaritimeLimitsNBoundaries US EEZ 2011-05-01T00:00:00 1 http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/csdl/mbound.htm vector digital data Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS) NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey (OCS) publication date 2011-05-01T00:00:00 Spatial definitions for Regulated Area boundaries. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations e-CFR 2016-01-27T00:00:00 Special Edition of the Federal Register http://www.ecfr.gov document external 873c87200977209b31e6768d25f425f7b3c8863d Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) True Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) is a current, daily updated version of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). It is not an official legal edition of the CFR. The e-CFR is an unofficial editorial compilation of CFR material and Federal Register amendments. Because the e-CFR is updated daily, the PUBLICATION DATE identified above refers to "e-CFR Data is current as of" date posted on the e-CFR website at the time the spatial definition was accessed online. Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration and the Government Printing Office Washington, DC This boundary was used for delineating the COLREGS boundaries. Collision Regulations Boundary COLREGS 2010-01-01T00:00:00 withheld vector digital data NOAA's Ocean Service, Coastal Services Center (CSC) Charleston, SC Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publication date 2010-01-01T00:00:00 [Template Generation] Many NMFS Regulated Areas in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Waters (Regulated Areas) share boundaries that are partially coincident with any combination of the following: 1) the U.S. Atlantic coastline; 2) the Submerged Lands Act boundary; 3) the U.S.-Canada Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Maine; 4) the outward extent of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (a.k.a. the "200-nautical mile line"). To standardize Regulated Area features sharing these boundaries, published shapefiles of the shared administrative boundaries were obtained from the authoritative agencies. A shoreline was selected that was suitable for general mapping purposes, freely and publicly available, of medium-resolution, and covering the extent of the U.S.. When necessary, the boundaries were transformed to NAD83. A series of template polygon shapefiles were then generated, using these authoritative boundaries as the outward extents of the polygon. All templates were generated in NAD83 geographic coordinate system. The templates created are: 1) Coast-to-EEZ: bounded by the coastline, the U.S.-Canada Maritime Boundary, the U.S. EEZ, and 81°W longitude off the southern extent of Florida (an arbitrary cut-off for the Atlantic); 2) Coast-to-SLA: bounded by the coastline, the U.S.-Canada Maritime Boundary, the Submerged Lands Act boundary, and 81°W longitude off the southern extent of Florida; 3) SLA-to-EEZ: bounded by the Submerged Lands Act boundary, the U.S.-Canada Maritime Boundary, the U.S. EEZ, and 81°W longitude off the southern extent of Florida. These templates were subsequently copied and edited, as needed by the Regulated Area spatial definitions. 2013-01-01T00:00:00 [Combine Features] The Unit 1 (produced by the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office) and Unit 2 (produced by the Southeast Regional Office) boundaries were merged into a single shapefile. 2016-01-01T00:00:00 [COLREGS] Where specified in the Regulated Area definition, inshore and offshore waters were separated following COLREGS lines. These inlet/bay crossings were drawn after consulting a combination of a) the COLREGS definitions in 33 CFR 80, b) the NOAA Coastal Services Center COLREGS shapefile, and c) the NOAA Medium Resolution Shoreline shapefile because COLREGS lines described by a single source may not always fully cross the specified waterway as depicted by the source shoreline data set. 2016-01-01T00:00:00 [Get Definition Text] The current legal spatial definition for the Regulated Area was copied from the e-CFR website. 2016-01-01T00:00:00 [Check Geometry] The ESRI ArcGIS Check Geometry tool was run on the shapefile to identify any geometry problems. If problems were encountered, they were reviewed and corrected. 2016-01-01T00:00:00 [Features From Templates] The Coast-to-EEZ template shapefile was copied and projected to NAD83 Mercator Projection. The coordinates of the Regulated Area definition were transferred to a spreadsheet, converted to Decimal Degrees, plotted as a point shapefile in NAD83, and then projected to NAD83 Mercator Projection. To generate the Regulated Area boundary in ArcGIS, the template polygon was split by connecting these points in the order specified in the spatial definition. When the spatial definition specified that points were connected by following the Coastline, the coinciding outward extent of the template polygon was used. When the spatial definition specified that points were connected by following a straight line, rhumb lines were constructed. As an exception, points intended to fall along the U.S.-Canada Maritime Boundary were connected by following the geodesic line that legally defines that international boundary. After all points were appropriately connected, any portions of the template outside the defined Regulated Area were discarded. When multiple Regulated Areas are a part of a larger grouping of related Regulated Areas, these steps were repeated to generate a unique feature for each Regulated Area and the features were then combined into a single shapefile. The boundaries were densified with consecutive vertices spaced no more than 10 nautical miles apart, to preserve rhumb line paths in other coordinate systems. The file was projected back to the un-projected NAD83 coordinate system. 2016-01-01T00:00:00 [Final Review] The shapefile was reviewed by members of the GARFO GIS Committee, policy experts from the GARFO Division responsible for the Regulated Area, and General Counsel, according to the GARFO GIS Data Distribution Policy. 2016-01-01T00:00:00 [Publication] The shapefile, with accompanying metadata, was uploaded for public download on the NOAA NMFS GARFO GIS website. 2016-01-01T00:00:00 NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) - Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO), GIS Comittee 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester MA 01930 NMFS.GAR.ESA.Section7@noaa.gov http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/ NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) - Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) /9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEAYABgAAD/2wBDAAMCAgMCAgMDAwMEAwMEBQgFBQQEBQoHBwYIDAoMDAsK CwsNDhIQDQ4RDgsLEBYQERMUFRUVDA8XGBYUGBIUFRT/2wBDAQMEBAUEBQkFBQkUDQsNFBQUFBQU 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