Cristina Carollo & Dave Reed Cristina Carollo & Dave Reed Project Coordinators Project Coordinators David Palandro, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute David Palandro, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute John Ogden, Florida Institute of Oceanography John Ogden, Florida Institute of Oceanography GCOOS-RA DMAC, Products and Services, and Observing Systems Committees New Orleans, LA November 27-29, 2007 Gulf GAME Implementation of a Spatial Catalog to Characterize and Identify Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico
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Cristina Carollo & Dave Reed Cristina Carollo & Dave Reed Project CoordinatorsProject Coordinators
David Palandro, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research InstituteDavid Palandro, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research InstituteJohn Ogden, Florida Institute of OceanographyJohn Ogden, Florida Institute of Oceanography
GCOOS-RA DMAC, Products and Services, and Observing Systems Committees New Orleans, LA
November 27-29, 2007
Gulf GAMEImplementation of a Spatial Catalog to
Characterize and Identify Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico
What do these species all have in common?
GoalsGoals
The aim of the project is to develop an inventory of habitat-related data within the Gulf of Mexico. This will serve as a foundation to develop a spatial framework for Ecosystem-Based Management associated with regulatory and planning programs and areas of government coordination.
The data inventory will have both a regional and local scope and will focus on gathering data and mapping coastal habitats from the estuaries onshore to the edge of the continental shelf offshore to a depth of 200 m.
How do we get there?
Process StepsProcess Steps
PHASE I - Identify and Assess Gulf Habitat Data Sources:•List of preliminary data sources•List of critical data•Data and information survey form and results•New Catalog entries•Deployment/Upload to Internet Application (PHINS or other TBD)
PHASE II - Create spatial footprints in a GIS environment:•Maps depicting spatial footprints
PHASE III - Provide public access and link to current and historic state, federal, and local Gulf of Mexico habitat data
Habitat-related DataHabitat-related Data
•Benthic habitats:•hard bottom
•submerged aquatic vegetation
•coral reefs
•Physical marine:•circulation patterns
•salinity
•temperature
•Geomorphology•bathymetry and coastal elevation
•LiDAR
•bottom structure
•sediment characteristics
Long-term Partnership Goal:Identify, inventory and assess the current state of and trends in priority coastal, estuarine, nearshore and off shore Gulf of Mexico habitats to inform resource management decisions.
Gulf of Mexico AllianceCall for increased integration of
resources, knowledge and expertise
Serve as a forum for bi-national regional collaboration with the
Mexican Gulf States
13 Federal Agencies committed to Gulf of Mexico Alliance
• A relational database describing key features (metadata-lite) for each data set
•Highly compatible database for multiple applications
• Broad definition of each class; detailed information can be found in associated metadata
•Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) compliant
• The utility of the catalog is that it will point to data sets of interest
MERMAid Web SiteMERMAid Web Site
The Priority Habitat Information System (PHINS), a state/federal partnership, is intended to provide users with habitat information and geospatial data supporting implementation of the GoMA Governors' Action Plan.
The PHINS system is a distributed web-based portal that provides the user access to Gulf-wide habitat data and information via a linked system.
Identify ecoregions to support management decisions concerning coastal waters, commercial and recreational uses, resource conservation areas, and monitoring programs, all based on and guiding scientific research
Florida GAME Florida GAME Ecoregion DefinitionEcoregion Definition
An area constituting a natural ecological community with characteristic flora, fauna and environmental conditions and bounded by natural rather than artificial borders
Why is this important?Ecosystem Based
Management (EBM)
Overcome the fragmentation in ocean governance
overcome the mismatches of temporal and geographic scales between biophysical ocean system and policies
Highest-resolution bathymetric maps
Habitat Identification
Land-sea linkages.
Maps of offshore data gaps
Estuary bathymetric and benthic-habitat mapping
FOCRCGeneral charge to the Council
…assist the state in identifying new management strategies to achieve the goal of maximizing protection and conservation of ocean and coastal resources…
Florida GAME - Phase IFlorida GAME - Phase I
• Data discovery: identify and catalog geological, physical, biological, chemical, and human use data pertaining to the coastal ocean of Florida and the adjacent waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and South Atlantic Bight
– Develop a comprehensive data management strategy
– Develop a GIS-based map of collected information and subsequent gap maps