Elevation artifacts in digital bathymetric and topographic models for United States east (east_cdem_v1.tif) and west (west_cdem_v.tif) coasts (polygon shapefile, geographic, NAD83)

Investigations of coastal change and coastal resources often require continuous elevation profiles from the seafloor to coastal terrestrial landscapes. Differences in elevation data collection in the terrestrial and marine environments result in separate elevation products that may not share a vertical datum. This data release contains the assimilation of multiple elevation products into a continuous digital elevation model at a resolution of 3-arcseconds (approximately 90 meters) from the terrestrial landscape to the seafloor for the contiguous U.S., focused on the coastal interface. All datasets were converted to a consistent horizontal datum, the North American Datum of 1983, but the native vertical datum for...

Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Alabama, CMGP, California, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Chesapeake Bay, All tags... Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Connecticut, DEM, Delaware, Depth, Florida, Florida Keys, Georgia, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Long Island, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Middle Atlantic Bight, Mississippi, NED, NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, New England, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Oregon, Puget Sound, South Atlantic Bight, South Carolina, Texas, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, Vector data, Virginia, WHCMSC, Washington, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, digital elevation models, geoscientificInformation, land surface characteristics, oceans, Fewer tags

Location of bottom photographs along with images collected in July 2016 by the U.S. Geological Survey off Town Neck Beach, Sandwich, Massachusetts, during field activity 2016-037-FA (JPEG images, point shapefile, and CSV file)

Geophysical and geological survey data were collected off Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in May and July 2016. Approximately 130 linear kilometers of subbottom (seismic-reflection) and 234-kilohertz interferometric sonar (bathymetric and backscatter) data were collected along with sediment samples, sea floor photographs, and (or) video at 26 sites within the geophysical survey area. Sediment grab samples were collected at 19 of the 26 sampling sites and video and (or) photographic imagery of the sea floor were taken at all 26 sites. These survey data are used to characterize the sea floor by identifying sediment-texture, seabed morphology, and underlying geologic structure and stratigraphy. Data collected...

Categories: Data; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, CMGP, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, All tags... GoPro HERO4 Black, Gulf of Maine, JPEG, JPG, Massachusetts, North America, R/V Rafael, SEABOSS, SEABed Observation and Sampling System, Sandwich, Town Neck Beach, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, Van Veen grab sampler, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, bay, bottom imagery, bottom photographs, continental shelf, field activity 2016-037-FA, geoscientificInformation, ground-truth, image collections, imagery, location, marine geology, marine geology, marine geology, navigational data, oceans, photographic sampling, photography, photography, photos, sea floor, sea-floor characteristics, seabed imagery, seabed photographs, seafloor, sediments, shapefile, stations, underwater photography, Fewer tags

Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) - USA Dataset Collection

OBIS-USA brings together marine biological occurrence data – recorded observations of identifiable marine species at a known time and place, collected primarily from U.S. Waters or with U.S. funding. Coordinated by the Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), OBIS-USA, strives to meet national data integration and dissemination needs for marine data about organisms and ecosystems. OBIS-USA is part of an international data sharing network (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, OBIS) coordinated by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization) International Oceanographic Data and Information...

Tags: Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Fundy, Beaufort Sea, Bering Sea, All tags... Bering Strait, Biodiversity, Biological Production, Birds, Bristol Bay, Canada, Caribbean Sea, Census of Marine Life, Chukchi Sea, Commericial Leases, Cook Inlet, Cruise Ships, Distributions, Fishes, Flora, Great Lakes, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of California, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat, Harvesting Living Resources, Invasive Species, Invertebrates, Kotzebue Sound, Kuskokwim Bay, Mammals, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), North America, Norton Sound, OBIS, Ocean Biogeographic Information System, Offshore Oil and Gas Production, Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, Reptiles, Sargasso Sea, Shelikof Strait, South Atlantic Bight, Southern Ocean, Straits of Florida, United States, Wind Energy Production, Yucatan Channel, abundance, algae, animal and plant census, aquatic biology, aquatic ecosystems, benthic ecosystems, benthic habitat, benthos, biodiversity, biogeography, biological productivity, biology, biota, biota, coastal habitat, consumers (organisms), coral reefs, decomposers, ecosystem diversity, ecosystem functions, endemic species, estuarine ecosystems, fisheries management, fishery resources, invasive species, macroinvertebrates, marine animals, marine biology, marine ecosystems, marine mammals, microbes, migratory species, native species, nekton, nonindigenous species, oceans, pelagic habitat, phytoplankton, plankton, plants, plants (organisms), producers (organisms), protected species, reef ecosystems, reef habitat, sea birds, sea turtles, shellfish, species diversity, vegetation, vertebrates, wildlife, zooplankton, Fewer tags

Seismic reflection-tracklines, shotpoints, and profile images collected in Belfast Bay, Maine using an EdgeTech SB-424 subbottom profiler during USGS field activities 2006-024-FA and 2009-037-FA (Esri polyline, and point shapefiles, WGS 84, and JPEG images)

The U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center in cooperation with the University of Maine mapped approximately 50 square kilometers of the seafloor within Belfast Bay, Maine. Three geophysical surveys conducted in 2006, 2008 and 2009 collected swath bathymetric (2006 and 2008) and chirp seismic reflection profile data (2006 and 2009). The project characterized the spatial, morphological and subsurface variability of the Belfast Bay, Maine pockmark field. Pockmarks are large seafloor depressions that are associated with seabed fluid escape.

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Belfast Bay, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOI, All tags... Department of the Interior, Edgetech, Field Activity 2006-024-FA, Field Activity 2009-037-FA, Gulf of Maine, Maine, Penobscot Bay, RV Rafael, SB-424, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, University of Maine, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, chirp, geology, geophysics, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, image, location, navigational data, oceans, pockmarks, seismic navigation, seismic profile, seismic reflection, seismic reflection methods, shapefile, sub-botom profiling, trackline navigation, Fewer tags

Backscatter imagery collected in 2016 by the U.S. Geological Survey off Town Neck Beach Sandwich, Massachusetts during field activity 2016-017-FA (GeoTIFF image)

Geophysical and geological survey data were collected off Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in May and July 2016. Approximately 130 linear kilometers of subbottom (seismic-reflection) and 234-kilohertz interferometric sonar (bathymetric and backscatter) data were collected along with sediment samples, sea floor photographs, and (or) video at 26 sites within the geophysical survey area. Sediment grab samples were collected at 19 of the 26 sampling sites and video and (or) photographic imagery of the sea floor were taken at all 26 sites. These survey data are used to characterize the sea floor by identifying sediment-texture, seabed morphology, and underlying geologic structure and stratigraphy. Data collected...

Tags: Atlantic Ocean, CMGP, Cape Cod Bay, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, GeoTIFF, All tags... Gulf of Maine, Marine Geology, Massachusetts, North America, R/V Rafael, SEA SWATHplus, SEA Submetrix, Sandwich, Town Neck Beach, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, backscatter, beach, coast, field activity 2016-017-FA, geomorphology, geoscientificInformation, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, interferometric sonar, interferometry, marine geology, marine geology, marine geophysics, marine geophysics, oceans, raster, sea floor, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, sea-floor characteristics, seafloor, sedimentary environments, shore, swath backscatter, Fewer tags

Important Anadromous Fish Habitat, including Salmon, Northeast U.S.

NOTE - This map contains two datasets: "Important Anadromous Fish Habitat, Northeast U.S." and "Atlantic Salmon Rearing Areas, Maine"These dataset are part of a suite of products from the Nature’s Network project (naturesnetwork.org). Nature’s Network is a collaborative effort to identify shared priorities for conservation in the Northeast, considering the value of fish and wildlife species and the natural areas they inhabit. "Important Anadromous Fish Habitat" and “Atlantic Salmon Rearing Areas, Maine” are two input used in developing “Lotic Core Areas, Stratified by Watershed, Northeast U.S.” that is also part of Nature’s Network. Lotic core areas represent intact, well-connected rivers and stream reaches in...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Citation, Downloadable, Map Service; Tags: Atlantic salmon, Atlantic salmon, Atlantic salmon rearing habitat, Atlantic salmon rearing habitat, Data, All tags... Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Maine Atlantic salmon DPS, Gulf of Maine Atlantic salmon DPS, LCC Network Science Catalog, Maine, Maine, North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative Data.gov, anadromous fish habitat, anadromous fish habitat, biota, biota, completed, environment, environment, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, Fewer tags

Bivalvia Subset of Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) - USA Dataset Collection for NFHP Thematic Viewer 20141202

Species occurrence records of the taxonomic class of Bivalvia in oceans within 1000 kilometers of the United States shoreline. This is a subset of the OBIS-USA dataset where Bivalvia records were queried on December 2, 2014. After initial queries, the remaining data were further queried to retain only samples within 1000 kilometers of the U.S. shoreline. Spatial queries were then used to remove samples overlaying land masses. Data are provided in a geodatabase format, as well as a comma seperated values format. OBIS-USA provides aggregated, interoperable biogeographic data collected primarily from U.S. waters and oceanic regions--the Arctic, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service; Tags: Abundance (organisms), Aquatic animals, Aquatic environments, Aquatic habitats, Arctic Ocean, All tags... Atlantic Ocean, Biocomplexity, Biodiversity, Biological Data, Bivalves, Caribbean Sea, Fishery management, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Marine Invertbrates, Marine ecosystems, Marine mollusks, North America, OBIS, Ocean Biogeographic Information System, Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, South Atlantic Bight, Spatial Data, United States, benthic habitat, biogeography, coastal habitat, reef habitat, Fewer tags

Massachusetts Bay and adjacent land: Polygon boundaries for source data of a continuous bathymetry and topography terrain model of the Massachusetts coastal zone and continental shelf: (Esri polygon shapefile, Geographic, NAD 83)

Integrated terrain models covering 16,357 square kilometers of the Massachusetts coastal zone and offshore waters were built to provide a continuous elevation and bathymetry terrain model for ocean planning purposes. The area is divided into the following four geographical areas to reduce file size and facilitate publishing: Massachusetts Bay from the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border south to Provincetown and Scituate and east to Stellwagen Bank; Cape Cod Bay from Provincetown to Scituate and south to Hyannis; Buzzards Bay from the Cape Cod Canal southwest to the State border including the Elizabeth Islands and extending north to Fall River and Mount Hope Bay; and Nantucket and Vineyard Sounds, from Hyannis south...

Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Boston Harbor, CZM, Cape Ann, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Essex County, All tags... Gulf of Maine, Ipswich Bay, LiDAR, Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, NOAA, NOS, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Norfolk County, Plymouth Bay, Plymouth County, Salem Harbor, Stellwagen Bank, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Suffolk County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, United States of America, bathymetry, boundaries, digital elevation models, inlandWaters, multibeam, oceans, sea-floor characteristics, shapefile, swath bathymetry, Fewer tags

Grain-size analysis of sediment samples collected in July 2016 by the U.S. Geological Survey off Town Neck Beach, Sandwich in Massachusetts, during field activity 2016-037-FA (CSV file and simplified shapefile)

Geophysical and geological survey data were collected off Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in May and July 2016. Approximately 130 linear kilometers of subbottom (seismic-reflection) and 234-kilohertz interferometric sonar (bathymetric and backscatter) data were collected along with sediment samples, sea floor photographs, and (or) video at 26 sites within the geophysical survey area. Sediment grab samples were collected at 19 of the 26 sampling sites and video and (or) photographic imagery of the sea floor were taken at all 26 sites. These survey data are used to characterize the sea floor by identifying sediment-texture, seabed morphology, and underlying geologic structure and stratigraphy. Data collected...

Categories: Data; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, CMGP, CSV, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay, All tags... Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Gulf of Maine, Massachusetts, North America, R/V Rafael, SEABOSS, SEABed Observation and Sampling System, Sandwich, Town Neck Beach, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, Van Veen grab sampler, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, bay, clay, continental shelf, field activity 2016-037-FA, geoscientificInformation, grab sampling, grain-size analysis, gravel, ground-truth, location, marine geology, marine geology, marine geology, oceans, sand, sea floor, sea-floor characteristics, seafloor, seafloor samples, sediment analysis, sediment data, sediment samples, sediments, silt, stations, surficial sediment classification, Fewer tags

PNG images of each chirp seismic profile collected in 2016 by the U.S. Geological Survey off Town Neck Beach Sandwich, Massachusetts during field activity 2016-017-FA

Geophysical and geological survey data were collected off Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in May and July 2016. Approximately 130 linear kilometers of subbottom (seismic-reflection) and 234-kilohertz interferometric sonar (bathymetric and backscatter) data were collected along with sediment samples, sea floor photographs, and (or) video at 26 sites within the geophysical survey area. Sediment grab samples were collected at 19 of the 26 sampling sites and video and (or) photographic imagery of the sea floor were taken at all 26 sites. These survey data are used to characterize the sea floor by identifying sediment-texture, seabed morphology, and underlying geologic structure and stratigraphy. Data collected...

Tags: Atlantic Ocean, CMGP, Cape Cod Bay, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Gulf of Maine, All tags... Knudsen 3202, Marine Geology, Massachusetts, North America, PNG, R/V Rafael, Sandwich, Sea floor, Town Neck Beach, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, beach, chirp, coast, field activity 2016-017-FA, geomorphology, geoscientificInformation, image, marine geology, marine geophysics, marine geophysics, navigation shotpoint, oceans, sedimentary environments, seismic methods, seismic navigation, seismic profile, seismic reflection, seismic reflection methods, shore, sub-bottom profiling, subbottom, Fewer tags

Bathymetric data collected in the Belfast Bay, Maine pockmark field using a SWATHplus-M interferometric sonar in 2006 and 2008, by the U.S. Geological Survey (32-bit floating point raster, UTM 19 WGS 84, MLLW)

The U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center in cooperation with the University of Maine mapped approximately 50 square kilometers of the seafloor within Belfast Bay, Maine. Three geophysical surveys conducted in 2006, 2008 and 2009 collected swath bathymetric (2006 and 2008) and chirp seismic reflection profile data (2006 and 2009). The project characterized the spatial, morphological and subsurface variability of the Belfast Bay, Maine pockmark field. Pockmarks are large seafloor depressions that are associated with seabed fluid escape.

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Bathymetry, Belfast Bay, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, All tags... DOI, Department of the Interior, Elevation, Field Activity 2006-024-FA, Field Activity 2008-024-FA, GeoTIFF, GeoscientificInformation, Gulf of Maine, Interferometric Sonar, Islesboro, Maine, Marine Geology, Oceans, Penobscot Bay, RV Rafael, SWATHplus-M, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, University of Maine, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, bathymetry, geology, geophysics, geospatial datasets, interferometric sonar, pockmarks, Fewer tags

Pre-breeding foraging ecology of three tern species nesting in the Gulf of Maine

This dataset contains carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope values, and C:N ratios, from eggshell tissue samples of Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea), Common terns (S. hirundo), and Roseate terns (S. dougalii) nesting on seven islands located along the coast of Maine in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Gulf of Maine, Sterna sp., Terns, eggshells, foraging ecology, All tags... stable isotopes, trophic niche breadth, Fewer tags

Bathymetry tracklines collected in the Belfast Bay, Maine pockmark field using a SWATHplus-M interferometric sonar in 2006 and 2008, by the U.S. Geological Survey (Esri polyline shapefile, WGS 84)

The U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center in cooperation with the University of Maine mapped approximately 50 square kilometers of the seafloor within Belfast Bay, Maine. Three geophysical surveys conducted in 2006, 2008 and 2009 collected swath bathymetric (2006 and 2008) and chirp seismic reflection profile data (2006 and 2009). The project characterized the spatial, morphological and subsurface variability of the Belfast Bay, Maine pockmark field. Pockmarks are large seafloor depressions that are associated with seabed fluid escape.

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Belfast Bay, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOI, All tags... Department of the Interior, Field Activity 2006-024-FA, Field Activity 2008-024-FA, Gulf of Maine, Interferometric Sonar, Maine, Penobscot Bay, R/V Rafael, SWATHplus-M, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, University of Maine, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, bathymetry, bathymetry, geoscientificInformation, location, marine geology, navigational data, oceans, pockmarks, shapefile, tracklines, Fewer tags

2-meter bathymetric data collected in 2016 by the U.S. Geological Survey off Town Neck Beach Sandwich, Massachusetts during field activity 2016-017-FA (bathymetry GeoTIFF)

Geophysical and geological survey data were collected off Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in May and July 2016. Approximately 130 linear kilometers of subbottom (seismic-reflection) and 234-kilohertz interferometric sonar (bathymetric and backscatter) data were collected along with sediment samples, sea floor photographs, and (or) video at 26 sites within the geophysical survey area. Sediment grab samples were collected at 19 of the 26 sampling sites and video and (or) photographic imagery of the sea floor were taken at all 26 sites. These survey data are used to characterize the sea floor by identifying sediment-texture, seabed morphology, and underlying geologic structure and stratigraphy. Data collected...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, CMGP, Cape Cod Bay, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, GeoTIFF, All tags... Gulf of Maine, Marine Geology, Massachusetts, North America, R/V Rafael, SEA SWATHPlus, SEA Submetrix, Sandwich, Town Neck Beach, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, bathymetry, bathymetry, beach, coast, elevation, field activity 2016-017-FA, geomorphology, geoscientificInformation, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, interferometric sonar, interferometry, marine geology, marine geology, marine geophysics, marine geophysics, oceans, raster, sea floor, sea-floor characteristics, seafloor, sedimentary environments, shore, swath bathymetry, topography, Fewer tags

Continuous Bathymetry and Elevation Models of the Massachusetts Coastal Zone and Continental Shelf (ver. 3.0, December 2019)

Integrated terrain models covering 16,357 square kilometers of the Massachusetts coastal zone and offshore waters were built to provide a continuous elevation and bathymetry terrain model for ocean planning purposes. The area is divided into the following four geographical areas to reduce file size and facilitate publishing: Massachusetts Bay from the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border south to Provincetown and Scituate and east to Stellwagen Bank; Cape Cod Bay from Provincetown to Scituate and south to Hyannis; Buzzards Bay from the Cape Cod Canal southwest to the State border including the Elizabeth Islands and extending north to Fall River and Mount Hope Bay; and Nantucket and Vineyard Sounds, from Hyannis south...

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Boston Harbor, Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod Bay, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elizabeth Islands, All tags... Gulf of Maine, Massachusetts Bay, Nantucket Sound, Plymouth Bay, Stellwagen Bank, Vineyard Sound, bathymetry, digital elevation models, sea-floor characteristics, Fewer tags

Survey lines along which swath sonar (bathymetric and backscatter) data were collected in 2016 by the U.S. Geological Survey off Town Neck Beach Sandwich, Massachusetts during field activity 2016-017-FA

Geophysical and geological survey data were collected off Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in May and July 2016. Approximately 130 linear kilometers of subbottom (seismic-reflection) and 234-kilohertz interferometric sonar (bathymetric and backscatter) data were collected along with sediment samples, sea floor photographs, and (or) video at 26 sites within the geophysical survey area. Sediment grab samples were collected at 19 of the 26 sampling sites and video and (or) photographic imagery of the sea floor were taken at all 26 sites. These survey data are used to characterize the sea floor by identifying sediment-texture, seabed morphology, and underlying geologic structure and stratigraphy. Data collected...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, CMGP, Cape Cod Bay, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Gulf of Maine, All tags... Marine Geology, Massachusetts, North America, R/V Rafael, SEA SWATHPlus, SEA Submetrix, Sandwich, Town Neck Beach, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, backscatter, bathymetry, bathymetry, beach, coast, field activity 2016-017-FA, geomorphology, interferometric sonar, interferometry, location, marine geology, marine geophysics, marine geophysics, navigational data, oceans, sea floor, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, sea-floor characteristics, seafloor, sedimentary environments, shapefile, shore, survey line, swath bathymetry, trackline, Fewer tags

Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) - USA Dataset Collection

OBIS-USA brings together marine biological occurrence data – recorded observations of identifiable marine species at a known time and place, collected primarily from U.S. Waters or with U.S. funding. Coordinated by the Core Science, Analytics, Synthesis, and Libraries (CSAS&L) Program of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), OBIS-USA, strives to meet national data integration and dissemination needs for marine data about organisms and ecosystems. OBIS-USA is part of an international data sharing network (Ocean Biogeographic Information System, OBIS) coordinated by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization International Oceanographic...

Categories: Project; Types: NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program Project; Tags: Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Fundy, Beaufort Sea, Bering Sea, All tags... Bering Strait, Biodiversity, Biological Production, Birds, Bristol Bay, Canada, Caribbean Sea, Census of Marine Life, Chukchi Sea, Commericial Leases, Cook Inlet, Cruise Ships, Distributions, Fishes, Flora, Great Lakes, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of California, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat, Harvesting Living Resources, Invasive Species, Invertebrates, Kotzebue Sound, Kuskokwim Bay, Mammals, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), North America, Norton Sound, OBIS, Ocean Biogeographic Information System, Offshore Oil and Gas Production, Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, Reptiles, Sargasso Sea, Shelikof Strait, South Atlantic Bight, Southern Ocean, Straits of Florida, United States, Wind Energy Production, Yucatan Channel, abundance, algae, animal and plant census, aquatic biology, aquatic ecosystems, benthic ecosystems, benthic habitat, benthos, biodiversity, biogeography, biological productivity, biology, biota, biota, coastal habitat, consumers (organisms), coral reefs, decomposers, ecosystem diversity, ecosystem functions, endemic species, estuarine ecosystems, fisheries management, fishery resources, invasive species, macroinvertebrates, marine animals, marine biology, marine ecosystems, marine mammals, microbes, migratory species, native species, nekton, nonindigenous species, oceans, pelagic habitat, phytoplankton, plankton, plants, plants (organisms), producers (organisms), protected species, reef ecosystems, reef habitat, sea birds, sea turtles, shellfish, species diversity, vegetation, vertebrates, wildlife, zooplankton, Fewer tags

High-resolution geophysical and sampling data collected off Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts, 2016

Geophysical and geological survey data were collected off Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in May and July 2016. Approximately 130 linear kilometers of subbottom (seismic-reflection) and 234-kilohertz interferometric sonar (bathymetric and backscatter) data were collected along with sediment samples, sea floor photographs, and (or) video at 26 sites within the geophysical survey area. Sediment grab samples were collected at 19 of the 26 sampling sites and video and (or) photographic imagery of the sea floor were taken at all 26 sites. These survey data are used to characterize the sea floor by identifying sediment-texture, seabed morphology, and underlying geologic structure and stratigraphy. Data collected...

Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Cape Cod Bay, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Geophysics, Gulf of Maine, All tags... Marine Geology, Massachusetts, North America, R/V Rafael, SEA SWATHPlus, SEABOSS, Sandwich, Town Neck Beach, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, acoustic backscatter, bathymetry, field activity 2016-017-FA, interferometric sonar, marine geology, marine geophysics, photographs, sea floor, sea-floor characteristics, seafloor, sediment sampling, swath bathymetry, videos, Fewer tags

Massachusetts Bay and adjacent land: continuous bathymetry and topography terrain model of the Massachusetts coastal zone and continental shelf, (32-bit GeoTIFF, UTM 19 NAD 83, NAVD 88 vertical datum).

Integrated terrain models covering 16,357 square kilometers of the Massachusetts coastal zone and offshore waters were built to provide a continuous elevation and bathymetry terrain model for ocean planning purposes. The area is divided into the following four geographical areas to reduce file size and facilitate publishing: Massachusetts Bay from the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border south to Provincetown and Scituate and east to Stellwagen Bank; Cape Cod Bay from Provincetown to Scituate and south to Hyannis; Buzzards Bay from the Cape Cod Canal southwest to the State border including the Elizabeth Islands and extending north to Fall River and Mount Hope Bay; and Nantucket and Vineyard Sounds, from Hyannis south...

Tags: Boston Harbor, CZM, Cape Ann, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, DEM, All tags... Essex County, Gulf of Maine, Ipswich Bay, LiDAR, Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, NOAA, NOS, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Norfolk County, Plymouth Bay, Plymouth County, Salem Harbor, Stellwagen Bank, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Suffolk County, Terrain Model, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, United States of America, bathymetry, digital elevation models, elevation, inlandWaters, multibeam, oceans, sea-floor characteristics, singlebeam, swath bathymetry, Fewer tags

Regional patterns in foraging ecology between adult roseate and common terns in the Northwest Atlantic

Co-occurring species with similar resource requirements often partition ecological niches. In the Northwest Atlantic (NWA), endangered roseate terns (Sterna dougallii) nest almost exclusively in coastal island colonies alongside common terns (S. hirundo). Roseate terns are prey specialists compared to common terns, which are opportunistic generalists; however, the two species forage on similar resources during the breeding season. The degree to which these species overlap in their adult foraging ecologies is not well understood. We compared the isotopic niches of nesting adult roseate and common terns by analyzing stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotopes in eggshell membrane tissues collected in 2018 and...

Categories: Data; Tags: Gulf of Maine, Long Island Sound, Northwest Atlantic, Southern New England, Sterna sp., All tags... Terns, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, biota, eggshells, foraging ecology, stable isotopes, trophic niche, Fewer tags