NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE CRITICAL HABITAT
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- Originator:
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI), Endangered and Threatened Species (ETS)
- Publication_Date: 20020401
- Title: NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE CRITICAL HABITAT
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- Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
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<http://ocean.floridamarine.org/mrgis_ims/Description_Layers_Marine.htm>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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These data represent the critical habitat for Right Whale as designated by Federal Register Vol. 59, No. 28805, May 19, 1993, Rules and Regulations. This data represents the eastern boundaries of right whale southern critical habitat, digitized from NOAA Navigation Charts 11480A1 (Scale= 1:449,659) and 11460A1 (Scale= 1:466,940).
Near the southern end of the critical habitat zone the navigation charts overlap. At this overlap, there are discrepancies between the charts; the critical habitat lines on the charts do not match. The finer scale navigation chart (11480A1) was given priority at this overlap, and the shapefile was edited to smooth the transition between the line discrepancies. A generalized state boundary (shoreline) was added to GIS layer in order to create a polygon. This west side shore boundary is not part of the legal description of the habitat area; its only intent is to create a polygon GIS layer.
- Purpose:
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This data set is for visual reference only. These boundaries are not intended for legal use.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was
known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name
has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed
by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed
in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information.
This does not represent all right whale critical habitat. There is additional
critical habitat near Cape Cod.
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- Theme_Keyword: right whales
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- Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
- Place_Keyword: east coast of Florida
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Available without restriction. All data must be verified by Principal Investigator
or Group Database Analyst prior to release. It is strongly recommended that
this data is directly acquired from FWC and not indirectly through other sources
which may have changed the data in some way. FWC makes no claims as to
the data's suitability for other purposes.
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FWC-FWRI, Endangered and Threatened Species Group must be credited.
Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source would be
appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment
as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users
of this data. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record
to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. If any data
are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with FWC. Users
should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from
other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from
changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes
over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data.
These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. This
is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are
not to be used for navigation.
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For more information contact the Florida Fish
and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and
Wildlife Research Institute GIS data librarian at GISlibrarian@MyFWC.com
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nautical Chart 11460
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nautical Chart 11480
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Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
100 8th Ave. SE
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A generalized state boundary (shoreline) was added to GIS layer in order
to create a polygon. This west side shore boundary is not part of the legal
description of the habitat area; its only intent is to create a polygon GIS layer.
Adding the western boundary allows for the closed polygon geometry .US
Census State Boundary GIS data was used for the west boundary:
<http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/metadata.html>
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and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
website (<http://ocean.floridamarine.org/mrgis_ims/Description_Layers_Marine.htm>)
on July 14, 2009. When received, the data was in Geographic projection Albers NAD
83, Spheroid: GRS 80. The file was projected to FGDL Albers HARN.
- Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN
- Added DESCRIPT field "NORTHER ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE CRITICAL HABITAT"
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- Renamed shapefile from rightwhale_critical_hab_poly to rightwhale_dec07
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FGDL added field. Calculated to "NORTHERN ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE CRITICAL HABITAT"
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