Artificial Reefs

Office for Coastal Management
Data Set (DS) | ID: 54191 | Published / External
Created: 2018-10-16   |   Last Modified: 2024-08-15

Parent: MarineCadastre
Project (PRJ) | ID: 37232

ID: 54191
Data Set (DS)

* Discovery
• First Pass
» Metadata Rubric

Item Identification

* » Title Artificial Reefs
Short Name  
* Status Completed
Creation Date  
Revision Date  
• Publication Date 2022-09-13
* » Abstract

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.
* Purpose

To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act.
Notes

Data were obtained using a variety of methods, including: downloading data from state websites (in a range of formats), data provided directly from state contacts, research into artificial reefs not in any dataset, emails from state contacts or NOAA contacts who talked to states with information about reef status, etc. Where data was available to download, attempts were made to verify this data was the most current using contacts available, and to explain how the data was going to be used. For some states it was confirmed that no artificial reefs exist. In other states, no data was found, and no contacts were available or responsive.

The DepthFromBathymetry value domain is (Y = DEM, N = nautical chart, NULL = original source)
Other Citation Details
• Supplemental Information

Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)  
DOI Registration Authority  
DOI Issue Date  

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
ISO 19115 Topic Category oceans
None coastal
None fish haven
None planning
None renewable energy
   
   
   

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
   
   
   

* Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
None Exclusive Economic Zone
None Outer Continental Shelf
None Territorial Sea
None United States of America
   
   
   

Stratum Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
   
   
   

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
   
   
   

Platform Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
   
   
   

Physical Location

• » Organization  
• » City Charleston
• » State/Province SC
• Country  
• » Location Description

Data Set Information

* Data Set Scope Code Data Set
• Data Set Type  
• Maintenance Frequency As Needed
Maintenance Note
» Data Presentation Form Map (digital)
• Entity Attribute Overview

reefIdentifier, reefName, reefComposition, reefStructure, reefYear, stateAbbreviation, depthFromBathymetry, waterDepthFeet, latitudeDMS, longitudeDMS
Entity Attribute Detail Citation
Entity Attribute Detail URL  
Distribution Liability

https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
Data Set Credit NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Support Roles

» At least one Distributor Org, one Metadata Contact, one Point of Contact, and one Data Steward should be listed.
* » Support Role Point of Contact
* » Date Effective From 2018-06
Date Effective To
Organization NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone (843) 740-1202
Fax  
Mobile  
URL https://coast.noaa.gov
Business Hours  
Contact Instructions
* » Support Role
* » Date Effective From
Date Effective To
* » Contact
* Contact Instructions
* » Support Role
* » Date Effective From
Date Effective To
* » Contact
* Contact Instructions
* » Support Role
* » Date Effective From
Date Effective To
* » Contact
* Contact Instructions

Extents

Currentness Reference Publication Date

Extent Group 1

Extent Description

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

* » W° Bound -158.5
* » E° Bound -66
* » N° Bound 42.5
* » S° Bound 17.5
* » Description

Extent Group 1 / Vertical Extent

EPSG Code
Vertical Minimum
Vertical Maximum

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

* » Time Frame Type Discrete
* » Start 2022
End  
Alternate Start As Of Info  
Alternate End As Of Info  
Description

ground condition

Spatial Information

Spatial Resolution

Angular Distance  
Angular Distance Units  
Horizontal Distance  
Horizontal Distance Units  
Vertical Distance  
Vertical Distance Units  
Equivalent Scale Denominator  
Level of Detail Description

Spatial Representation

Grid Representation Used? No
Vector Representation Used? Yes
Text / Table Representation Used? No
TIN Representation Used? No
Stereo Model Representation Used? No
Video Representation Used? No

Grid Representation

Dimension Count
Cell Geometry
Transformation Parameter Available?  

Axis Dimension
Dimension Type
Size
Resolution
Resolution Units
Resolution Type
Description

Axis Dimension
Dimension Type
Size
Resolution
Resolution Units
Resolution Type
Description

Vector Representation

Topology Level  
Complex Object Present? No
Complex Object Count  
Composite Object Present? No
Composite Object Count  
Curve Object Present? No
Curve Object Count  
Point Object Present? Yes
Point Object Count 30398
Solid Object Present? No
Solid Object Count  
Surface Object Present? No
Surface Object Count  

Vector Representation

Topology Level
Complex Object Present?  
Complex Object Count
Composite Object Present?  
Composite Object Count
Curve Object Present?  
Curve Object Count
Point Object Present?  
Point Object Count
Solid Object Present?  
Solid Object Count
Surface Object Present?  
Surface Object Count

Reference Systems

Reference System

EPSG Code EPSG:4269

Horizontal Resolution
Horizontal Encoding Method  
Latitude Resolution  
Longitude Resolution  
Coordinate X Resolution  
Coordinate Y Resolution  
Row Resolution  
Column Resolution  
Horizontal Units  
Distance Resolution  
Distance Units  
Bearing Resolution  
Bearing Units  
Reference Direction  
Reference Meridian  

Vertical Resolution
Vertical Encoding Method  
Vertical Resolution  
Vertical Units  

Reference System

EPSG Code

Horizontal Resolution
Horizontal Encoding Method
Latitude Resolution
Longitude Resolution
Coordinate X Resolution
Coordinate Y Resolution
Row Resolution
Column Resolution
Horizontal Units
Distance Resolution
Distance Units
Bearing Resolution
Bearing Units
Reference Direction
Reference Meridian

Vertical Resolution
Vertical Encoding Method
Vertical Resolution
Vertical Units

Access Information

Data License  
Data License URL  
Data License Statement
* » Security Class Unclassified
* Security Classification System
Security Handling Description
• Data Access Policy
» Data Access Procedure
• » Data Access Constraints
• Data Use Constraints

For coastal and ocean planning
Metadata Access Constraints
Metadata Use Constraints

Distribution Information

Start Date  
» Download URL https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
Distributor
File Name  
Description

Marine Cadastre Data Registry
File Date/Time  
File Type (Deprecated)  
Distribution Format  
File Size  
Application Version  
Compression  
Review Status  
Start Date  
» Download URL https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/ArtificialReef.zip
Distributor
File Name  
Description
File Date/Time  
File Type (Deprecated)  
Distribution Format  
File Size  
Application Version  
Compression  
Review Status  
Start Date
End Date
» Download URL
Distributor
File Name
Description
File Date/Time
File Type
FGDC Content Type
File Size
Application Version
Compression
Review Status
Start Date
End Date
» Download URL
Distributor
File Name
Description
File Date/Time
File Type
FGDC Content Type
File Size
Application Version
Compression
Review Status
Start Date
End Date
» Download URL
Distributor
File Name
Description
File Date/Time
File Type
FGDC Content Type
File Size
Application Version
Compression
Review Status

Archive Information

Location
File Identifier
File Name
URL
Description
DOI
Archive Date
Archive Update Frequency
Location
File Identifier
File Name
URL
Description
DOI
Archive Date
Archive Update Frequency
Location
File Identifier
File Name
URL
Description
DOI
Archive Date
Archive Update Frequency

URLs

URL
Name
URL Type
File Resource Format
Description
URL
Name
URL Type
File Resource Format
Description
URL
Name
URL Type
File Resource Format
Description

Activity Log

Activity Time
Activity Type
Responsible Party
Description
Activity Time
Activity Type
Responsible Party
Description
Activity Time
Activity Type
Responsible Party
Description

Issues

Issue Date
Author
Issue
Issue Date
Author
Issue
Issue Date
Author
Issue

Technical Environment

Description

Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro, Azure SQL

Data Quality

Representativeness
Accuracy

Untested
Analytical Accuracy
Horizontal Positional Accuracy

Compiled to meet 10 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level
Vertical Positional Accuracy
Quantitation Limits
Bias
Comparability
Completeness Measure
Precision
Analytical Precision
Field Precision
Sensitivity
Detection Limit
Completeness Report

Untested
Conceptual Consistency

These data are logically consistent
» Quality Control Procedures Employed

Data Management

» Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?  
» Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management  
» Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?  
» Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?  
» If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate  
» Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination  
» If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed  
 
» Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location  
» If World Data Center or Other, Specify  
» If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain  
 
» Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving  
» How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?  
 

Lineage

» Lineage Statement

Sources

Citation Title Bathymetric Digital Elevation Model
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Publish Date  
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66106
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution
Citation Title California
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name CA Department of Fish and Wildlife, UC Santa Barbara, Occidental College
Publish Date 2022-06-15
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=30217&inline=true

https://marinemitigation.msi.ucsb.edu/artificial-reef
Citation Title Delaware
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Publish Date 2022-06-21
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://data.delaware.gov/stories/s/Artificial-Reefs/adne-snct/
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution
Citation Title Florida
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Publish Date 2022-06-15
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL http://geodata.myfwc.com/datasets/artificial-reefs-in-florida
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution
Citation Title Georgia
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Department of Natural Resources
Publish Date 2022-06-17
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

https://coastalgadnr.org/HERU/downloads

https://coastalgadnr.org/sites/default/files/crd/Reefs/InshoreReefWeb.pdf
Citation Title Hawaii
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Division of Aquatic Resources
Publish Date 2022-06-21
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution
Citation Title Louisiana
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Publish Date 2022-07-05
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/artificial-reefs
Citation Title Maryland
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Department of Natural Resources
Publish Date 2022-06-15
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

https://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/documents/MarylandReefPlanFINALWOAPPENDIXB.pdf

https://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/documents/mari_ocean_reefs_2013.pdf

https://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/documents/mari_bay_reefs_2013.pdf

https://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/pages/reefs/cook-point.aspx
Citation Title Massachusetts
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Division of Marine Fisheries
Publish Date 2022-06-15
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/artificial-reefs
Citation Title Mississippi
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Department of Marine Resources
Publish Date 2022-06-15
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

https://dmr.ms.gov/artificial-reef/
Citation Title New Jersey
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Department of Environmental Protection
Publish Date 2022-06-23
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

https://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/
Citation Title New York
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Department of Environmental Conservation
Publish Date 2022-06-15
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/reefcoordmap.pdf
Citation Title North Carolina
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Department of Environmental Quality
Publish Date 2022-06-23
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/marine-fisheries/public-information-and-education/coastal-fishing-information/artificial-reefs/interactive-reef-guide
Citation Title Rhode Island
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Coastal Resources Management Council
Publish Date 2022-07-14
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

http://www.crmc.ri.gov/meetings/2019_0625semi.pdf
Citation Title South Carolina
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Department of Natural Resources
Publish Date 2022-06-15
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

https://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/reef/
Citation Title Texas
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Parks & Wildlife
Publish Date 2022-06-15
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

https://tpwd.texas.gov/gis/resources/tpwd-artificial-reef-data.zip
Citation Title Virginia
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Marine Resources Commission
Publish Date 2022-08-01
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public/maps/artificial_reefs_list.php
Citation Title
Contact Role Type
Contact Type
Contact Name
Publish Date
Extent Type
Extent Start Date/Time
Extent End Date/Time
Citation URL
Citation URL Name
Citation URL Description
Scale Denominator
Citation Title
Contact Role Type
Contact Type
Contact Name
Publish Date
Extent Type
Extent Start Date/Time
Extent End Date/Time
Citation URL
Citation URL Name
Citation URL Description
Scale Denominator
Citation Title
Contact Role Type
Contact Type
Contact Name
Publish Date
Extent Type
Extent Start Date/Time
Extent End Date/Time
Citation URL
Citation URL Name
Citation URL Description
Scale Denominator

Process Steps

Process Step Number 1
» Description

1) Creating point representation of all reef features or general reef center.

2) Projecting data into the required coordinate system (EPSG 4269).

3) Standardization of attribution: converting full dates to year only, replacing blank strings with NULL values, removing leading spaces in string attributes, concatenating or splitting attribute fields to better align with desired final data fields, ensuring all missing values/attributes were NULL, parsing out depth ranges to single value, etc. State specific details are noted in the above section.

4) Mapping state data source attribute fields to the agreed upon final data dictionary, which included the following attributes: State abbreviation, reef ID, Name, Composition, Structure, Year, and depth (see provided data dictionary spreadsheet for details).

5) Acquire depth values from NOAA sources, for records with null depths.

6) Adjustments to the format of text in the reefName, reefComposition, and reefStructure fields.
Process Date/Time 2022-08-15 00:00:00
Process Contact  
Phone (Voice)  
Email Address  
Source  
Process Step Number
» Description
Process Date/Time
Process Contact
Phone (Voice)
Email Address
Source
Process Step Number
» Description
Process Date/Time
Process Contact
Phone (Voice)
Email Address
Source
Process Step Number
» Description
Process Date/Time
Process Contact
Phone (Voice)
Email Address
Source

Acquisition Information

Instruments

Instrument Unavailable Reason  
Identifier
Docucomp UUID
Instrument / Gear
Instrument Type
Description
Identifier
Docucomp UUID
Instrument / Gear
Instrument Type
Description
Identifier
Docucomp UUID
Instrument / Gear
Instrument Type
Description

Platforms

Platform Unavailable Reason  
Identifier
Docucomp UUID
Description

Mounted Instruments
Identifier  
Identifier  
Identifier  
Identifier
Docucomp UUID
Description

Mounted Instruments
Identifier  
Identifier  
Identifier  
Identifier
Docucomp UUID
Description

Mounted Instruments
Identifier  
Identifier  
Identifier  

FAQs

Date
Author
Question
Answer

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Score Type Title
  Entity (ENT) Artificial Reefs
     
     
     

Related Items

Item Type Relationship Type Title
     
     
     

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID 54191
Metadata Record Created By Anna Verrill
Metadata Record Created 2018-10-16 17:59+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By Daniel Martin
» Metadata Record Last Modified 2024-08-15 13:37+0000
Metadata Record Published 2018-10-30
Owner Org OCM
Metadata Publication Status Published Externally
Do Not Publish? N
Metadata Workflow State Published / External
Metadata Last Review Date 2018-10-30
Metadata Review Frequency 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date 2019-10-30
Tags