AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Characterization of Human Uses and the Socioeconomic Dimensions, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 1992 to 2014

The primary goal of this project was to inform long-term marine protected area (MPA) monitoring efforts by gathering up-to-date socioeconomic information to illustrate historical trends, establish a post MPA baseline, and assess initial changes since MPA implementation for the commercial fishing fleet in the North Coast region of California. To accomplish this goal our research team conducted extensive community outreach and engagement in the region and conducted in-person interviewed CPFV operators to gather post MPA baseline socioeconomic data and spatial fishing data for the year 2013. Additional to the interview data gathered, we summarized CPFV logbook data from 1992 to 2014 obtained from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to explore historical economic trends and initial changes in North Coast fisheries. This data package include the CPFV logbook data from 1992-20142 provided by California Department of Fish and Wildlife summarized to the port and region level; select summarized survey data from CPFV operator interviews about their operations in the 2013 calendar year, and samples of the spatial data available on the post MPA (2013) fishing grounds at region-fishery and port-fishery scales.

Tags: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, baseline, biota, california, california-ocean-protection-council, commercial-fishing, consumptive-uses, ecological-data, environmental, fisheries, human-uses-data, maps, marine-protected-area, monitoring, mpa, north-coast, oceans, recreational-fishing, socioeconomic
Organization: State of California
Central Coast State of the Region Report All Habitats 2007-2012

State of the Central Coast Region-Results from Baseline Monitoring of Marine Protected Areas 2007-2012. Learn about the biological, ecological, oceanographic, and socioeconomic conditions around the time of marine protected area (MPA) implementation on the Central Coast.  The Central Coast region covers approximately 1,144 square miles of state waters from Pigeon Point to Point Conception. This report establishes a benchmark of conditions against which future changes can be compared. During the baseline monitoring period from 2007-2012, projects worked across the Central Coast to collect a comprehensive understanding of the region. Multiple organizations, including scientists, fishermen, citizen groups, and others contributed to this summary.

Tags: baseline, baseline-data, california-ocean-protection-council, ecological-data, evaluation, marine-protected-area, monitoring, mpa, mpa-monitoring, mpa-network, mpa-performance, oceans
Organization: State of California
North Central Coast State of the Region Report, Supplemental Reports All Habitats_2010-2015

State of the North Central Coast Region-Results from Baseline Monitoring of Marine Protected Areas 2010-2015. Learn about the biological, ecological, oceanographic, and socioeconomic conditions around the time of marine protected area (MPA) implementation on the North Central Coast.  The North Central Coast region covers approximately 763 square miles of state waters from Alder Creek (near Point Arena) to Pigeon Point, and this report establishes a benchmark of conditions against which future changes can be compared. During the baseline monitoring period from 2010-2015, 11 projects worked across the North Central Coast to collect a comprehensive understanding of the region. More than 20 organizations, including scientists, fishermen, citizen groups, and others contributed to this summary.

Tags: baseline-data, california-ocean-protection-council, ecological-data, education, enforcement, evaluation, marine-protected-area, monitoring, mpa, mpa-monitoring, mpa-network, mpa-performance, oceans, outreach, smca, smr, state-marine-conservation-area, state-marine-reserve
Organization: State of California
South Coast State of the Region Report, Snapshots and Supplemental Reports All Habitats 2011-2015

State of the South Coast Region-Results from Baseline Monitoring of Marine Protected Areas 2011-2015. Learn about the biological, ecological, oceanographic, and socioeconomic conditions around the time of marine protected area (MPA) implementation on the South Coast.  The South Coast region covers approximately 2,351 square miles of state waters from Point Conception to the California/Mexico border including the Channel Islands. This report establishes a benchmark of conditions against which future changes can be compared. During the baseline monitoring period from 2011-2015,  projects worked across the South Coast to collect a comprehensive understanding of the region. More than 40 organizations, including scientists, fishermen, citizen groups, and others contributed to this summary.

Tags: california-ocean-protection-council, ecological-data, evaluation, marine-protected-area, monitoring, mpa, mpa-monitoring, mpa-network, mpa-performance, oceans, smca, smr
Organization: State of California
Table 2: FY2021 Distribution of Net Change in Base Operating DRG Payment Amount

Distribution of Net Change in Base Operating DRG Payment Amount  shows the distribution of hospitals' value-based incentive payment amounts after subtracting the amount of the applicable percent reduction from their Medicare payments.

Tags: cms, drg-payment, hospital-incentives, medicare-payments, value-based-payment
Organization: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Methodological comparison of multiple MPA rocky ecosystem monitoring techniques

California recently completed the implementation of a large network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) across the state via legislation called the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA). Following implementation of MPAs in each region, the state instigated and funded Phase 1 of a Statewide MPA Monitoring Program which allowed for 2-3 years of baseline ecological monitoring in each region around the time of MPA implementation. Baseline monitoring was intended to provide a benchmark against which future change in MPAs could be evaluated. Importantly, baseline monitoring for many habitats built on existing programs, several of which already had long time-series of monitoring data in and around the MPAs. Building on Phase 1, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) are developing priorities and strategies for Phase 2, statewide long-term monitoring. This study seeks to inform aspects of this long-term monitoring plan by evaluating existing time series and techniques currently being deployed in rocky nearshore ecosystems throughout California. Specifically, we present two studies meant to inform long-term monitoring of MPAs in California: 1) A comparison of two long-term monitoring programs utilizing SCUBA surveys on nearshore rocky reefs and kelp forests, one composed of professional, academic scientists (PISCO - Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans) and the other a citizen-science program utilizing a combination of paid staff and volunteers (RCCA - ReefCheck California). 2) An evaluation of data from multiple monitoring techniques across a large depth gradient to provide information on the latitudinal and depth profile of species likely to be protected by MPAs

Tags: california-collaborative-fisheries-research-program, california-ocean-protection-council, hook-and-line, marine-protected-areas, method-comparison, mpa, mpa-monitoring, nearshore-rocky-reefs, partnership-for-interdisciplinary-studies-of-coastal-oceans, pisco, reef-check-california, rocky-reefs, rov, scuba
Organization: State of California
Marine Protected Area Statewide Leadership Team Work Plan

The Leadership Team has identified the following focal areas as key to successful management of MPAs which make up the MPA Management Program: Outreach and Education, Research and Monitoring, Enforcement and Compliance, and Policy and Permitting. Active, sustained engagement in each of these focal areas is integral to achieve the goals of California's MPA Network. This work plan covers a three-year period  and is a key tool in directing the MPA Management Program and holding members accountable for identified outcomes. This provides a road map for the State and its partners anchored back to the legislation, partnership plan, and other guidance documents related to California's MPA Network. This work plan identifies shared strategic priorities, key actions and outcomes for the MPA Management Program that can be used by government and non-government partners to ensure coordinated progress on achieving the goals of the Marine Life Protection Act.

Tags: california-ocean-protection-council, mpa, mpa-enforcement, mpa-leadership-team, mpa-monitoring, mpa-outreach-and-education, mpa-policy-and-permitting, mpa-statewide-leadership-team, outreach-and-education
Organization: State of California
Marine Protected Area Monitoring Action Plan 2018

California’s MPAs are adaptively managed as a network through the MPA Management Program which consists of four focal areas: 1) outreach and education, 2) enforcement and compliance, 3) research and monitoring, and 4) policy and permitting. Within the research and monitoring focal area, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) collaboratively direct California’s MPA Monitoring Program which includes a two-phased, ecosystem-based approach. Regional baseline monitoring (Phase 1, 2007 – 2018) characterized ecological and socioeconomic conditions near the time of regional MPA implementation and improved our understanding of a variety of representative marine habitats and the associated biodiversity. CDFW and OPC are now designing and implementing statewide long-term monitoring (Phase 2, 2016 – present) to reflect current priorities and management needs.

The MPA Monitoring Action Plan (Action Plan) informs next steps for long-term MPA monitoring in California by aggregating and synthesizing work to date, as well as by incorporating novel, quantitative, and expert-informed approaches. The Action 
Plan prioritizes key measures, metrics, habitats, sites, species, human uses, and management questions  to target for long-term monitoring to inform the evaluation of California’s MPA Network. For example, the Action Plan includes select species-level, 
community-level, physical, chemical, and human use measures and metrics identified to advance understanding of conditions and trends across the MPA Network.

Tags: california-ocean-protection-council, monitoring, mpa, mpa-action-plan, mpa-monitoring-action-plan, mpa-network
Organization: State of California
MPA Monitoring Site Selection Proceedings 20180510

Proceedings of the January 12, 2018 workshop to inform the development of MPA site selection for statewide long-term MPA monitoring Action Plan.

Tags: action-plan, california-ocean-protection-council, dfgdg, ecological-data, evaluation, marine-protected-area, monitoring, mpa, mpa-monitoring, mpa-network, mpa-performance, oceans
Organization: State of California
channel-islands-marine-protected-areas-first-5-years-of-monitoring-2003-2008_all-habitats

Results from the first 5 years of baseline monitoring of marine protected areas 2003-2008. Learn about the biological, ecological and socioeconomic conditions around the time of marine protected area (MPA) implementation at the Channel Islands. This report establishes a benchmark of conditions against which future changes can be compared. During the baseline monitoring period from 2003-2008 projects worked across the Channel Islands to collect a comprehensive understanding of the area. Multiple organizations, including scientist, fishermen, citizen groups, and others contributed to this summary.

Tags: california-ocean-protection-council, ecological-data, evaluation, marine-protected-area, monitoring, mpa, mpa-monitoring, mpa-network, mpa-performance, oceans
Organization: State of California
CAL FIRE Forest Districts TA83

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span>Forest Districts established by the California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection for use in timber harvest regulation. Non-federally owned commercial forest areas of the state, divided into three districts and designated as Coast Forest District, Northern Forest District, and Southern Forest District. Each district is comprised of timberlands and cutover lands within the boundaries to meet the requirements of Chapter 8, Article 3 (commencing with Section 4531) of the </span><a href='https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayexpandedbranch.xhtml?tocCode=PRC&amp;division=4.&amp;title=&amp;part=&amp;chapter=&amp;article=&amp;nodetreepath=6' rel='nofollow ugc'><span>Public Resources Code </span></a><span>and to designate areas for appropriate special forest practice rules. For more information, see the </span><a href='https://bof.fire.ca.gov/regulations/bills-statutes-rules-and-annual-california-forest-practice-rules/' rel='nofollow ugc'><span>California Forest Practice Rules</span></a><span>.</span></p><p><span>This data set is in the California Teale Albers NAD83 meters projection (TA83).</span></p><p><span>Link to the California Forest Practice Rules: https://bof.fire.ca.gov/regulations/bills-statutes-rules-and-annual-california-forest-practice-rules/</span></p><p><span>Link to the Public Resources Code: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayexpandedbranch.xhtml?tocCode=PRC&amp;division=4.&amp;title=&amp;part=&amp;chapter=&amp;article=&amp;nodetreepath=6</span></p></div></div></div>

Tags: administrative-boundaries, administrative-boundaries-ta83, cal-fire, calfire, california, california-department-of-forestry-and-fire-protection, california-forest-districts, california-forest-practice-rules, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, forest-practice, forestry
Organization: State of California
SF Bay Eelgrass 45m Buffer (BCDC 2020)

<div style='text-align:Left;'><p style='margin-top:0in; background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial;'><span style='font-family:inherit, serif;'>This layer is a 45-meter growth buffer
surrounding the maximum extent of eelgrass (green layer called &quot;SF Bay Eelgrass&quot;) surveyed in San
Francisco Bay. Eelgrass beds are highly dynamic and the exact location and
extent of eelgrass beds can change across seasons and years. Thus, the purpose
of the 45-meter growth buffer, as described in the</span> National Marine Fisheries Service's LTMS Programmatic Essential
Fish Habitat consultation is to account for areas between eelgrass patches,
temporal variation in bed extent, and potential bed expansion. In cases where a
dredge project intersects with the 45-meter growth buffer direct impacts to
eelgrass may occur and therefore assessment, minimization, and mitigation
measures may be required on a project-by-project basis.  A pre-dredge eelgrass area and density survey is
required 30 days prior to the start of dredging and should be submitted to the
LTMS permitting agencies. </p><p><span>Methods for creating this layer are as follows: </span></p><p style='margin:1 1 1 20;'><span>Downloaded Baywide Eelgrass
Surveys for 2003, 2009, and 2014 by Merkel &amp; Associates, Inc. (Merkel) from San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) <a href='https://www.sfei.org/data/eelgrass-survey-gis-data#sthash.pbS8XJq7.qd8ONQus.dpbs' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>website</a>. </span>Obtained Richardson Bay
2019 eelgrass survey from Merkel. Loaded all layers into ArcGIS Pro © ESRI and re-projected
all data to NAD 1983 UTM Zone 10N. Used Buffer tool to develop a single
multipart shapefile with a 45-meter buffer of the input layers. Imported the
Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP) Estuary Extent
layer and clipped the 45-meter buffer over terrestrial areas based on the PEMP
Estuary Extent. Some minor adjustments were made where the buffer layer
resulted in fragments on land or behind levees.<br /></p></div>

Tags: bcdc, california-natural-resources-agency, california-sf-bay-conservation-and-development-commission, caopendata, dredge, eelgrass, habitat, san-francisco, san-francisco-bay-conservation-and-development-commission, sfbayconservationdevelopmentcommission, subtidal
Organization: State of California
SF Bay Eelgrass 250m Buffer (BCDC 2021)

<div style='text-align:Left;'><p style='margin-top:0in; background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial;'><span style='font-family:inherit, serif;'>This orange layer shows a 250-meter turbidity
buffer of the blue 45-meter growth buffer (</span>blue layer called &quot;SF Bay Eelgrass 45m Buffer&quot;) adjacent to the maximum extent
eelgrass survey in the San Francisco Bay. When a dredging project’s footprint
overlaps with this 250-meter buffer, indirect impacts to eelgrass are assessed
and best management practices are required per the National Marine Fisheries Service's LTMS Programmatic Essential Fish Habitat consultation. </p><p><span>Methods for creating this layer are as follows: </span></p><p style='margin:1 1 1 20;'></p><p style='margin-top:0in; background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial;'>Downloaded Bay-wide Eelgrass Surveys
for 2003, 2009, and 2014 by Merkel &amp; Associates, Inc. (Merkel) from <a href='https://www.sfei.org/data/eelgrass-survey-gis-data#sthash.pbS8XJq7.dpbs' rel='nofollow ugc'>SFEI</a>.
Obtained Richardson Bay 2019 eelgrass survey from Merkel. Loaded all layers
into ArcGIS Pro © ESRI and re-projected all data to NAD 1983 UTM Zone 10N. Used
Buffer tool to develop a single multipart shapefile with a 45-meter buffer of
the 2003, 2009, 2014, and 2019 survey data . Imported the Pacific Marine and
Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP) Estuary Extent layer and clipped the
45-meter buffer over terrestrial areas based on the PEMP Estuary Extent (this
represents the 45-meter eelgrass buffer layer also found in this Web
Application). To create the 250-meter turbidity buffer from there, the same
methods were used as follows. Used Buffer tool to develop a single multipart
shapefile with a 250-meter buffer from the 45-meter buffer layer. Clipped the
250-meter turbidity buffer over terrestrial areas based on the PEMP Estuary
Extent. Some minor adjustments were made where the 250-meter turbidity buffer
layer resulted in fragments on land or behind levees.</p><p></p></div>

Tags: bcdc, california-natural-resources-agency, california-sf-bay-conservation-and-development-commission, caopendata, dredge, eelgrass, habitat, san-francisco, san-francisco-bay-conservation-and-development-commission, sfbayconservationdevelopmentcommission, subtidal
Organization: State of California
SF Bay Eelgrass (BCDC 2020)

<div style='text-align:Left;'><p style='margin-bottom:0in; background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial;'>This eelgrass layer includes the maximum
extent of eelgrass beds that have been surveyed in the San Francisco Bay shown
in green. It was created by merging the Bay-wide eelgrass surveys conducted by Merkel
&amp; Associates, Inc. (Merkel) in 2003, 2009, 2014, and a Richardson Bay survey
conducted by Merkel in 2019. Merkel has granted permission for public use of these
data. These eelgrass surveys represent the best available data on comprehensive
eelgrass extent throughout San Francisco Bay in 2021 and are developed using a
combination of acoustic and aerial surveys and site-specific ground truthing. This
layer may be used as a reference to determine potential direct and indirect
impacts to eelgrass habitat from dredging projects. These data do not replace
the need for site-specific eelgrass surveys.</p><p style='margin-bottom:0in; background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial;'>Data from the 2003, 2009, and 2014 eelgrass surveys and associated Merkel
reports which include information on mapping methodology are available for
download on the San Francisco Estuary Institute’s (SFEI) <a href='https://www.sfei.org/data/eelgrass-survey-gis-data#sthash.jJeXjwWA.dpbs' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>website</a>. <br /></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in; background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial;'><br /></p><p>Methods for creating this layer are as follows:</p><p style='margin:1 1 1 20;'>Downloaded the Merkel Baywide Eelgrass Surveys for
2003, 2009, and 2014 from <a href='https://www.sfei.org/data/eelgrass-survey-gis-data#sthash.pbS8XJq7.nuF6VQMD.dpbs' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>SFEI </a>and combined into a single layer. Obtained original Richardson
Bay 2019 eelgrass survey data from Merkel. Loaded all layers into ArcGIS Pro ©
ESRI and re-projected all data to the NAD 1983 UTM Zone 10N coordinate system. Ran union of both the SFEI
and Richardson Bay 2019 layers. Merged features to create one single attribute table
for eelgrass cover from all survey years. Removed extraneous columns in the
attribute table, recalculated area fields based on new extent, and applied
symbology.<br /></p></div>

Tags: bcdc, california-natural-resources-agency, california-sf-bay-conservation-and-development-commission, caopendata, eelgrass, habitat, san-francisco, san-francisco-bay-conservation-and-development-commission, sfbayconservationdevelopmentcommission, subtidal
Organization: State of California