Description
Maine's eelgrass (SAV) meadows form an important aquatic habitat for the state. These meadows provide shelter for juvenile fish, and invertebrates. In certain locations they also help stabilize unconsolidated sediments and shorelines. Maine's Department of Marine Resources has mapped the SAV habitat for the entire coast using the Coastal Change Analysis Protocol. This mapping was accomplished from aerial photography acquired between 1993 and 1997. The unified coastal SAV data set is a composite of these multiple year data. The benthic data is classified according to the System for Classification of Habitats in Estuarine and Marine Environments (SCHEME). This system is fully described in "Development of a System for Classification of Habitats in Estuarine and Marine Environments (SCHEME) for Florida, Report to U.S. EPA - Gulf of Mexico Program, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Marine Research Institute. Review Draft 12/04/02."
Original contact information:
Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Phone: 843-740-1202
Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulk Download | ZIP | FTP download of data files. | |
| NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website | Unknown | NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page | Open resource |
| NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website | Unknown | NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page | Open resource |
| NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) website | Unknown | Information on the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) | Open resource |
| NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) Digital Coast Data section | Unknown | The website provides not only coastal data, but also the tools, training, and information needed to make these data truly useful. Content comes from many sources, all of which are vetted by NOAA. | Open resource |
| CMECS Home Page | Unknown | Information and resources on the CMECS standard and how to apply it | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| CMECS Catalog | Unknown | Searchable online catalog of CMECS units, descriptions, and source references | Open resource |
Tags
- aquatic
- benthic
- biosphere
- biotic component
- casco bay
- cmecs
- coastal
- coastal and marine ecological classification standard
- coastal maine
- continent
- doc/noaa/nos/ocm
- earth science
- ecosystems
- eelgrass
- englishman bay
- environmental monitoring
- estuary
- frenchman bay
- geoform component
- habitat
- maine
- marine ecosystems
- national ocean service
- noaa
- north america
- ocm benthic habitat mapping
- office of coastal management
- penobscot bay
- sav
- seagrass
- spill
- substrate component
- subtidal
- united states of america
- u.s. department of commerce