Fisheries habitat characterization of the California continental margin
By: [H.G. Greene ... et al.].
Contributors: Greene, H. G.; National Sea Grant College Program (U.S.); University of California (System). Sea Grant College Program.; Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. Center for Habitat Studies.; California State University, Monterey Bay. Seafloor Mapping Laboratory.; California Marine Habitat Task Force. Strategic Planning Meeting
Series: Publication / California Sea Grant College Program -- no. T-053.; Report (California Sea Grant College System) -- no. T-053.
Publisher: California Sea Grant College Program, University of California
Published: 2004
Place of publication: La Jolla, Calif
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Continental margins -- Geographic information systems -- Pacific Coast (Calif.); Fishes -- Habitat -- Geographic information systems -- Pacific Coast (Calif.); Fishes -- Habitat -- Conservation -- Geographic information systems -- Pacific Coast (Calif.); Benthos -- Geographic information systems -- Pacific Coast (Calif.); Benthos -- Pacific Coast (Calif.) -- Classification.; Ocean bottom -- Geographic information systems -- Pacific Coast (Calif.); Pacific Coast (Calif.) -- Geographic information systems.
Genres: Classification.
Notes: "Center for Habitat Studies, Moss Landing Marine Labs; Seafloor Mapping Lab, CSU, Monterey Bay."

"Information produced from this project contributes new seafloor images and maps that will be used to assess regional geology and characterize habitats critical to fisheries management and planning of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), as required by Federal mandates stated in the Magnunson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and Sustainable Fisheries Act. Seafloor mapping effort was focused on priority areas outlined by multi-agency participants of the California Marine Habitat Task Force (CMHTF) Strategic Planning Meeting (1/20-21/2000)."

"This project constitutes the initial stages of building both a database and a series of habitat maps that can be used by fishery scientists and resource managers to plan and implement effective EFH (i.e., essential fish habitat) programs for California"--Introd.

Presents a synthesis of proprietary industry data not previously available to the general scientific community, including side scan sonar mosaics, subbottom seismic profiles and bathymetry, supplemented by newly-acquired bathymetric and backscatter data.

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic text and representational data in PDF, MicroSoft Word, TIFF and ArcView formats.

National Sea Grant College Program (U.S.) NA04OAR4170038 Calif. Sea Grant Project no. A/P-1.

System requirements: CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive; Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 5 or 6); MicroSoft Word; for PCs, ArcView or ArcMap; for MACs, ArcExplorer.

COMPUTER DISK AVAILABLE AT CIRCULATION DESK.
Table of contents: title: CD-ROM: Creating maps of potential marine benthic habitats from source data: Interpretive processes and procedures (PowerPoint presentation) / H.G. Greene ... [et al.]; title: Fisheries habitat characterization of the California continental margin : identification, quantification, and synthesis of existing information (technical report) / H.G. Greene ... [et al.]. DVD 1-4: GIS files and user notes: DVD 1. Southern California; title: DVD 2. Santa Monica Region; title: DVD 3. Central California; title: DVD 4. Northern California.