Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: South Florida: FISH (Fish Polygons)

This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for marine and estuarine fish species in South Florida. Vector polygons in this data set represent fish distribution, concentration areas, nursery areas and spawning areas. Species specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in relational data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set comprises a portion of the ESI data for South Florida. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources.

The ESI data were collected, mapped, and digitized to provide environmental data for oil spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources.

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Prepared by Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division, Seattle, Washington.

In addition to the geographic data layers, six relational attribute or data tables (BIORES, BREED, SEASONAL, SOURCES, SPECIES, and STATUS) are used to store the complex biological data in the ESI data structure. The geographic data layer containing biological resource information (in this case, FISH) is linked to the Biological Resources table (BIORES) using the unique ID and the lookup table BIO_LUT, or it can be linked directly using RARNUM. The ID is a unique combination of the atlas number (for the South Florida atlas, the number is 221), an element/layer specific number (BIRDS are layer 1, FISH are layer 2, etc.), and a unique record number. The RARNUM represents a unique combination of species, seasonalities, concentrations, and source information. For each of these groupings, a number is generated. That number is concatenated with the atlas number to create a "resource at risk" number that is unique across atlases. BIORES and the other relational data tables are described in the Detailed_Description sections. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way these tables relate to the geographic data layers and other attribute tables in the ESI data structure. Due to the complexity of the relational database model, the data items are also post-processed into a flat file format. This table, called BIOFILE, may be used in place of the relational files to ease simple data queries. The items in the flat file are ELEMENT, SUBELEMENT, NAME, GEN_SPEC, S, F, NHP, DATE_PUB, CONC, JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC, BREED1, BREED2, BREED3, BREED4, BREED5, RARNUM, G_SOURCE, S_SOURCE, and BREED. All of these items are the same as their counterparts in the individual data tables (described in the Detailed_Description sections), except the BREED1-BREED5 and BREED items. BREED is a newly generated variable used to link to the BREED_DT data table, a modified, more compact version of the relational BREED data table. BREED1-BREED5 give a text summary of when each life stage occurs within the associated map object. The life stages referred to are the same as those listed in the Detailed_Description of the BREED data table. The link to the BIOFILE may be made through the BIO_LUT, using ID to link to RARNUM, or BIOFILE may be linked directly to the RARNUM in each of the geographic layer's attribute data tables. As mentioned, BREED_DT is an auxiliary support data table to the flat file structure, which allows the user to do searches based on month for seasonal breeding activities. The link from the flat file to BREED_DT is the BREED item. A second supporting data table is SOURCES. This is the same as the source file described above, and the link from the flat file is both G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE. It should be noted that although the flat file eases data query, it is not a normalized database structure, and actual updates performed by the states and other responsible agencies should be done using the relational data tables. The entity-relationship diagram describing relationships between attribute tables in the ESI data structure does NOT include the BIOFILE data table, and this data table is NOT described in a Detailed_Description section.

A complete description of entity types, attributes, and attribute values for ESI atlases can be found in the NOAA ESI Guidelines (http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines).

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. NOAA warrants the delivery of this product in computer-readable format. If problems are encountered in downloading the ESI data or with file corruption, contact NOAA (see Distributor).

These data represent a snapshot in time and temporal changes may have occurred. The data are not intended to include all biological or human-use resources present in an area; they focus on species and resources particularly sensitive to oiling. In the event of a spill, they should be used for a first assessment only. The data providers are the experts with regard to individual resources. They should be contacted to confirm if more current data exist or if in-depth information is needed about a particular resource.

Contact NOAA if you require the ESI data be provided to you on CD/DVD (see Distributor). ESI data are processed into multiple formats to make them useful to a wider community of GIS/mapping users. Distribution formats include ARC export files, Shapefiles, and a file Geodatabase (the recommended format). The database files are distributed both in the NOAA standard relational database format (see NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 115) and in a simplified desktop flat file format. This metadata document includes information on both of these database formats.;

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DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES.

Besides the above warning, there are no use constraints on these data. Note that the ESI database should not be used to the exclusion of other pertinent data or information held by state or federal agencies or other organizations. Likewise, information contained in the database cannot be used in place of consultations with environmental, natural resource, and cultural resource agencies, or in place of field surveys. Recognize that the information contained in the ESI database represents known concentration areas or occurrences of natural, cultural, and human-use resources, but does not necessarily represent the full distribution or range of each species or resource. This is particularly important to recognize when considering potential impacts to protected resources, such as endangered species, wetlands, etc. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO(R) (version 10.0) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2005). The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows Operating System 7.

The Spatial_Data_Organization Information section refers only to the source files in the ARC export format. The following files are included in the data set: benthic.e00, birds.e00, esil.e00, esip.e00, fish.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, m_mammal.e00, mgt.e00, mgt_fish.e00, nests.e00, reptiles.e00, socecon.e00, and t_mammal.e00. Associated relational and desktop data tables provided in Arc export and text format are bio_lut.e00, biofile.e00, biores.e00, breed.e00, breed_dt.e00, mgt_fish_dat.e00, mgt_fish_lut.e00, seasonal.e00, soc_dat.e00, soc_lut.e00, sources.e00, species.e00, and status.e00.

A multi-stage error checking process is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. The process includes a standardized data entry methodology, hardcopy data review by in-house and external resource experts, a final Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) process, and multiple automated logical consistency checks. Quantitative data (such as densities, counts, abundances, or concentrations) provided by resource experts for inclusion in the data set may vary widely in attribute accuracy, depending upon the methodology used to collect and compile such data. For a more detailed evaluation of source data attribute accuracy, contact the sources listed in the Lineage section.

Spatial components for the biological data layers can come from expert interviews, hardcopy, or digital sources. Some of the spatial components of the biological data layers may have been developed using regional experts who estimate concentration areas. It is difficult to estimate the positional accuracy of such data, except to state that they are compiled on hardcopy base maps with a scale of 1:24,000. Some of the spatial components of the biological data sets are developed from pre-existing digital or hardcopy sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data. Note that biological resource data by their very nature are considered "fuzzy", and this should be understood when considering the positional accuracy of vector digital objects representing these resources. See the Lineage and Process_Description sections for more information on the original source data and how these data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set.

These data represent a synthesis of expert knowledge, digital data and hardcopy maps. These data do not necessarily represent all fish occurrences in South Florida. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 65, Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix; 107, Spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus; 109, Red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus; 112, Gulf flounder, Paralichthys albigutta; 113, Bay anchovy, Anchoa mitchilli; 116, Striped mullet, Mugil cephalus; 117, Pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides; 119, Silver perch, Bairdiella chrysoura; 122, Black drum, Pogonias cromis; 126, King mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla; 127, Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus; 128, Blue runner, Caranx crysos; 131, Great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda; 134, Cobia, Rachycentron canadum; 136, Dolphin, Coryphaena hippurus; 137, Sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus; 140, Ladyfish, Elops saurus; 141, Common snook, Centropomus undecimalis; 142, Crevalle jack, Caranx hippos; 143, Tarpon, Megalops atlanticus; 268, Silver seatrout, Cynoscion nothus; 272, Rainbow runner, Elagatis bipinnulata; 278, Little tunny, Euthynnus alletteratus; 287, Hardhead catfish, Arius felis; 288, Atlantic tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis; 299, Rainwater killifish, Lucania parva; 303, Permit, Trachinotus falcatus; 306, Gray snapper, Lutjanus griseus; 307, Lane snapper, Lutjanus synagris; 310, Atlantic spadefish, Chaetodipterus faber; 315, Blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus; 317, Bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas; 326, Bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo; 327, Dwarf seahorse, Hippocampus zosterae; 335, Silversides, n/a; 343, Yellow jack, Caranx bartholomaei; 344, Bar jack, Caranx ruber; 345, Spotfin butterflyfish, Chaetodon ocellatus; 347, Round scad, Decapterus punctatus; 350, Tomtate, Haemulon aurolineatum; 351, Slippery dick, Halichoeres bivittatus; 352, Blue angelfish, Holacanthus bermudensis; 356, Greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili; 358, Cocoa damselfish, Stegastes variabilis; 362, Southern stingray, Dasyatis americana; 366, Hogchoker, Trinectes maculatus; 369, Code goby, Gobiosoma robustum; 377, Gulf toadfish, Opsanus beta; 384, Spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari; 389, Nassau grouper, Epinephelus striatus; 412, Mojarras, Eucinostomus spp.; 430, Lookdown, Selene vomer; 433, Gulf pipefish, Syngnathus scovelli; 438, Scalloped hammerhead, Sphyrna lewini; 495, Gray triggerfish, Balistes capriscus; 497, Sergeant major, Abudefduf saxatilis; 512, Coney, Cephalopholis fulva; 514, Mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis; 515, Yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus; 518, Goliath grouper, Epinephelus itajara; 520, White grunt, Haemulon plumierii; 521, Blue marlin, Makaira nigricans; 522, Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares; 523, Swordfish, Xiphias gladius; 525, Bonefish, Albula vulpes; 580, Tarpon snook, Centropomus pectinatus; 598, Anchovies, Anchoa sp.; 611, Lined sole, Achirus lineatus; 612, Speckled worm eel, Myrophis punctatus; 638, Wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri; 719, Hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus; 720, Ocean surgeon, Acanthurus bahianus; 721, Doctorfish, Acanthurus chirurgus; 722, Blue tang, Acanthurus coeruleus; 724, Cottonwick grunt, Haemulon melanurum; 725, Clown wrasse, Halichoeres maculipinna; 726, Queen angelfish, Holacanthus ciliaris; 727, Rock beauty, Holacanthus tricolor; 729, Mahogany snapper, Lutjanus mahogoni; 732, Bluehead, Thalassoma bifasciatum; 734, Porkfish, Anisotremus virginicus; 736, Swordspine snook, Centropomus ensiferus; 737, Blue chromis, Chromis cyanea; 739, Sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster rostrata; 742, French grunt, Haemulon flavolineatum; 743, Squirrelfish, Holocentrus adscensionis; 748, Yellowtail damselfish, Microspathodon chrysurus; 752, Gray angelfish, Pomacanthus arcuatus; 753, French angelfish, Pomacanthus paru; 754, Blue parrotfish, Scarus coeruleus; 755, Rainbow parrotfish, Scarus guacamaia; 756, Redband parrotfish, Sparisoma aurofrenatum; 757, Stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride; 759, African pompano, Alectis ciliaris; 775, Rock hind, Epinephelus adscensionis; 776, Red grouper, Epinephelus morio; 783, Bluestriped grunt, Haemulon sciurus; 791, Sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus; 797, Blackfin snapper, Lutjanus buccanella; 798, Cubera snapper, Lutjanus cyanopterus; 800, Dog snapper, Lutjanus jocu; 807, Black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci; 823, Queen parrotfish, Scarus vetula; 826, Cero, Scomberomorus regalis; 835, Blackfin tuna, Thunnus atlanticus; 840, Houndfish, Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus; 851, Sea bream, Archosargus rhomboidalis; 855, Horse-eye jack, Caranx latus; 864, Bermuda sea chub, Kyphosus sectatrix; 872, Scrawled cowfish, Acanthostracion quadricornis; 903, Ocean triggerfish, Canthidermis sufflamen; 968, Nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum; 972, Schoolmaster, Lutjanus apodus; 1001, Blennies, n/a; 1017, Grunts, Haemulidae; 1018, Porgies, n/a; 1026, Cardinalfishes, n/a; 1027, Filefishes, n/a; 1031, Moray eels, n/a; 1042, Needlefishes, Belonidae; 1045, Scorpionfishes, n/a; 1046, Flying fishes, n/a; 1053, Lizardfishes, n/a; 1088, Lined seahorse, Hippocampus erectus; 1130, Dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus; 1146, Bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus; 1154, Snowy grouper, Hyporthodus niveatus; 1155, Warsaw grouper, Hyporthodus nigritus; 1156, Yellowedge grouper, Hyporthodus flavolimbatus; 1159, Smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata; 1161, Cherubfish, Centropyge argi; 1162, Yellowtail reeffish, Chromis enchrysura; 1163, Sunshinefish, Chromis insolata; 1164, Brown chromis, Chromis multilineata; 1165, Purple reeffish, Chromis scotti; 1166, Creole wrasse, Clepticus parrae; 1168, Yellowhead wrasse, Halichoeres garnoti; 1169, Blackear wrasse, Halichoeres poeyi; 1170, Puddingwife, Halichoeres radiatus; 1171, Ballyhoo, Hemiramphus spp.; 1172, Tilefish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps; 1173, Yellowhead jawfish, Opistognathus aurifrons; 1175, Dusky damselfish, Stegastes adustus; 1176, Longfin damselfish, Stegastes diencaeus; 1177, Beaugregory, Stegastes leucostictus; 1178, Bicolor damselfish, Stegastes partitus; 1179, Threespot damselfish, Stegastes planifrons; 1180, Banded butterflyfish, Chaetodon striatus; 1181, Bucktooth parrotfish, Sparisoma radians; 1182, Foureye butterflyfish, Chaetodon capistratus; 1183, Graysby, Cephalopholis cruentata; 1184, Midnight parrotfish, Scarus coelestinus; 1185, Princess parrotfish, Scarus taeniopterus; 1186, Redtail parrotfish, Sparisoma chrysopterum; 1187, Reef butterflyfish, Chaetodon sedentarius; 1188, Reef croaker, Odontoscion dentex; 1189, Sailors choice, Haemulon parra; 1190, Sand tilefish, Malacanthus plumieri; 1191, Smooth trunkfish, Rhinesomus triqueter; 1192, Spanish hogfish, Bodianus rufus; 1193, Striped parrotfish, Scarus iseri; 1194, Yellowtail parrotfish, Sparisoma rubripinne; 1195, Balao, Hemiramphus balao; 1196, Bank butterflyfish, Prognathodes aya; 1197, Banner goby, Microgobius microlepis; 1198, Barred hamlet, Hypoplectrus puella; 1199, Batfish, Ogcocephalus spp.; 1200, Bearded goby, Barbulifer ceuthoecus; 1201, Bluelip parrotfish, Cryptotomus roseus; 1202, Bridled goby, Coryphopterus glaucofraenum; 1203, Snake eels, Ophichthidae; 1204, Chain pipefish, Syngnathus louisianae; 1205, Clown goby, Microgobius gulosus; 1206, Dusky pipefish, Syngnathus floridae; 1207, Fantail mullet, Mugil trichodon; 1208, Fat snook, Centropomus parallelus; 1209, Fringed pipefish, Anarchopterus criniger; 1210, Frogfishes, Antennariidae; 1211, Goldspotted killifish, Floridichthys carpio; 1212, Hamlets, Hypoplectrus spp.; 1213, Key anchovy, Anchoa cayorum; 1214, Key blenny, Starksia starcki; 1215, Key silverside, Menidia conchorum; 1216, Key worm eel, Ahlia egmontis; 1217, Lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris; 1218, Longsnout butterflyfish, Prognathodes aculeatus; 1219, Mangrove rivulus, Kryptolebias marmoratus; 1220, Neon goby, Elacatinus oceanops; 1221, Ornamental serranids, n/a; 1222, Speckled hind, Epinephelus drummondhayi; 1223, White marlin, Kajikia albida; 1224, Wreckfish, Polyprion americanus; 1225, Yellowcheek wrasse, Halichoeres cyanocephalus; 1226, Masked goby, Coryphopterus personatus; 1227, Peacock flounder, Bothus lunatus; 1228, Reef shark, Carcharhinus perezii; 1229, Ribbonfishes, Equetus spp.

A multi-stage error checking process, described in the above Attribute_Accuracy_Report, is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. This process includes multiple automated logical consistency checks that test the files for missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological consistencies (such as dangles, unnecessary nodes, etc.), and SQL SERVER(R) to ARC/INFO(R) consistencies. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to a number of quality and consistency checks. In the process of checking for topological and database consistencies, new IDs and RARNUMs or HUNUMs are also generated. The new IDs are a combination of atlas number, element number, and record number. In addition, the value used to represent the element is modified to reflect the type of feature being mapped. In the case of an element that is normally represented by a point or polygon, a value of 20 is added to the standard element value for mapping of linear features. In the case where an element usually mapped as a polygon is represented by a point, a value of 30 is added to the regular element value. The RARNUMs are also modified to include the atlas number, so multiple atlases can be combined and RARNUMs remain unique. RARNUMs are redefined on an element basis, so "resource at risk" groupings will contain only a single element. HUNUMs are also modified to include the atlas number.