PSMFC GIS, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission 20180330 1.0 vector digital data This product accompanies a report, published in 2018 by the Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP). Report is available for download at www.pacificfishhabitat.org/assessment-reports/. This product was created by the Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership, and is part of a spatial data system for estuarine and nearshore environments for the West Coast of the contiguous United States. For more information, email gis@psmfc.org http://www.pacificfishhabitat.org/data/west-coast-usa-eelgrass-habitat/ https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS ftp://ftp.wildlife.ca.gov/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/2700_2799/ds2795.zip 20141231 http://www.pacificfishhabitat.org/assessment-reports/ Eelgrass is a type of marine, flowering seagrass that grows underwater in temperate marine environments around the world, and on the West coast includes three species: Zostera marina, non-native dwarf eelgrass Zostera japonica, and a distinct species to Southern California, Zostera pacifica. In 2014, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP) produced the report, Nursey Functions of U.S. West Coast Estuaries: The State of Knowledge for Juveniles of Focal Invertebrate and Fish Species, which found that eelgrass (Zostera sp.) beds are one of the most important juvenile habitats for a broad array of fish species. Understanding the spatial extent of eelgrass habitats in West Coast estuaries is important for restoration and conservation of this valued habitat. This is not a complete collection of eelgrass data on the West Coast, it is the best available information available at the time of compilation. The extent of eelgrass has been derived from multiple datasets and sources, from data collected over different time periods using a variety of data collection methods. Data sources include Washington Department of Land Conservation and Development's Submerged Vegetation Monitoring Porgram (SVMP), Island County, Clallam County, Snohomish County, Skagit County, Whatcom County, Pierce County, and Jefferson County, Marine Resource Consultants, United States Geological Survey (USGS), Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL), Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development's (DLCD) Estuary Plan Book, the Environmental Protection Agency, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlifes SEACOR program, South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (SSNERR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Merkel and Associates, Inc., Tetra Tech, Inc., Point Reyes National Seashore, Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (ESNERR), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), California Seagrant, Coastal Resource Management, MBC Applied Environmental Sciences, Ocean Imaging, Golden State Aerial Surveys, Inc., and Pentec. For a complete list of datasets and data sources, see accompanying table PMEP_WestCoast_USA_Eelgrass_DatasetList, or the accompanying report for this dataset titled, Eelgrass Habitats on the U.S. West Coast: State of the Knowledge of Eelgrass Ecosystem Services and Eelgrass Extent at www.pacificfishhabitat.org/assessment-reports/. Data clipped to the state of California with a 5 mile buffer by CDFW staff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This layer represents the presence and maximum observed extent of eelgrass (Zostera sp.) habitat on the West Coast of the United States (Washington, Oregon, and California), based on the best available existing spatial data showing the current and historic extent of eelgrass in the region. Complete As needed -124.748676 -115.838508 48.996248 32.593636 None seagrass, eelgrass, Zostera marina, Zostera pacifica, Zostera japonica, estuary, nearshore, California, West Coast, Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership, PMEP, biotic, habitat, CMECS, Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standar ISO 19115 Topic Categories environment oceans planningCadastre biota None California None This product is for informational purposes only and is not intended for navigational, legal, engineering, or surveying purposes; it is provided with the understanding that conclusions drawn from the information are the responsibility of the user. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission PSMFC GIS unknown

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Portland Oregon 97202 US 503-595-3100 gis@psmfc.org Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP), Pacific States Marine FIsheries Commission (PSMFC) GIS, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office of Habitat Conservation. Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.1.7333 Vector GT-polygon composed of chains 1165 NAD 1983 California Teale Albers 34.0 40.5 -120.0 0.0 0.0 -4000000.0 coordinate pair 0.0001 0.0001 meter D North American 1983 GRS 1980 6378137.0 298.257222101 ds2795 Shape_Area Area of feature in internal units squared. Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. CMECS_BIO CMECS Biotic Code Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS), Federal Geographic Data Committee, 2012. EelgrassUID Unique ID for each eelgrass feature in the feature class. PMEP EstuaryName The name of the estuary. Values in this field were generally obtained from the names in the “An Inventory and Classification of U.S. West Coast Estuaries” (Heady, et. al, 2014), although there are exceptions. Estuaries added to the PMEP estuary list utilized official or commonly used estuary names, the name of the major river or creek connecting with the estuary, or used local landmarks in the absence of another name source. PMEP Link "PMEP EstuaryID"_"Estuary Name" This unique key is used to link various data across the PMEP spatial data system. PMEP Acres Acres calculated from dataset. PMEP CurrentYear The most recent year in which data were collected for the feature. PMEP OBJECTID Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. AreaType Area type for eelgrass meadow, either "Estuary" or "Nearshore." PMEP Estuary PMEP Nearshore PMEP Year1 Year in which data were collected. Number associates the year with other fields, such as ProjectID_PMEP, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP Year2 Year in which data were collected. Number associates the year with other fields, such as ProjectID_PMEP, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP Year3 Year in which data were collected. Number associates the year with other fields, such as ProjectID_PMEP, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP Year4 Year in which data were collected. Number associates the year with other fields, such as ProjectID_PMEP, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP Year5 Year in which data were collected. Number associates the year with other fields, such as ProjectID_PMEP, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP Year6 Year in which data were collected. Number associates the year with other fields, such as ProjectID_PMEP, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP Year7 Year in which data were collected. Number associates the year with other fields, such as ProjectID_PMEP, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP Year8 Year in which data were collected. Number associates the year with other fields, such as ProjectID_PMEP, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP Year9 Year in which data were collected. Number associates the year with other fields, such as ProjectID_PMEP, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP Year10 Year in which data were collected. Number associates the year with other fields, such as ProjectID_PMEP, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP ProjectID_PMEP1 PMEP Project ID, which is the unique ID for for each dataset identified by PMEP (available in "PMEP_DatasetList_Eelgrass." Number associates the ProjectID_PMEP with other fields, such as Year, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP ProjectID_PMEP2 PMEP Project ID, which is the unique ID for for each dataset identified by PMEP (available in "PMEP_DatasetList_Eelgrass." Number associates the ProjectID_PMEP with other fields, such as Year, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP ProjectID_PMEP3 PMEP Project ID, which is the unique ID for for each dataset identified by PMEP (available in "PMEP_DatasetList_Eelgrass." Number associates the ProjectID_PMEP with other fields, such as Year, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP ProjectID_PMEP4 PMEP Project ID, which is the unique ID for for each dataset identified by PMEP (available in "PMEP_DatasetList_Eelgrass." Number associates the ProjectID_PMEP with other fields, such as Year, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP ProjectID_PMEP5 PMEP Project ID, which is the unique ID for for each dataset identified by PMEP (available in "PMEP_DatasetList_Eelgrass." Number associates the ProjectID_PMEP with other fields, such as Year, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP ProjectID_PMEP6 PMEP Project ID, which is the unique ID for for each dataset identified by PMEP (available in "PMEP_DatasetList_Eelgrass." Number associates the ProjectID_PMEP with other fields, such as Year, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP ProjectID_PMEP7 PMEP Project ID, which is the unique ID for for each dataset identified by PMEP (available in "PMEP_DatasetList_Eelgrass." Number associates the ProjectID_PMEP with other fields, such as Year, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP ProjectID_PMEP8 PMEP Project ID, which is the unique ID for for each dataset identified by PMEP (available in "PMEP_DatasetList_Eelgrass." Number associates the ProjectID_PMEP with other fields, such as Year, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP ProjectID_PMEP9 PMEP Project ID, which is the unique ID for for each dataset identified by PMEP (available in "PMEP_DatasetList_Eelgrass." Number associates the ProjectID_PMEP with other fields, such as Year, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP ProjectID_PMEP10 PMEP Project ID, which is the unique ID for for each dataset identified by PMEP (available in "PMEP_DatasetList_Eelgrass." Number associates the ProjectID_PMEP with other fields, such as Year, SourceVeg, and Data Collector. PMEP SourceVeg1 The name of vegetation used by the data source. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and Data Collector. PMEP SourceVeg2 The name of vegetation used by the data source. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and Data Collector. PMEP SourceVeg3 The name of vegetation used by the data source. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and Data Collector. PMEP SourceVeg4 The name of vegetation used by the data source. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and Data Collector. PMEP SourceVeg5 The name of vegetation used by the data source. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and Data Collector. PMEP SourceVeg6 The name of vegetation used by the data source. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and Data Collector. PMEP SourceVeg7 The name of vegetation used by the data source. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and Data Collector. PMEP SourceVeg8 The name of vegetation used by the data source. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and Data Collector. PMEP SourceVeg9 The name of vegetation used by the data source. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and Data Collector. PMEP SourceVeg10 The name of vegetation used by the data source. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and Data Collector. PMEP DataCollector1 Name of the data collector. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and SourceVeg. PMEP DataCollector2 Name of the data collector. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and SourceVeg. PMEP DataCollector3 Name of the data collector. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and SourceVeg. PMEP DataCollector4 Name of the data collector. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and SourceVeg. PMEP DataCollector5 Name of the data collector. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and SourceVeg. PMEP DataCollector6 Name of the data collector. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and SourceVeg. PMEP DataCollector7 Name of the data collector. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and SourceVeg. PMEP DataCollector8 Name of the data collector. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and SourceVeg. PMEP DataCollector9 Name of the data collector. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and SourceVeg. PMEP DataCollector10 Name of the data collector. Number associates the source vegetation with other fields, such as Year, ProjectID_PMEP, and SourceVeg. PMEP DatasetCount The count of separate eelgrass extent observations overlapping in a single polygon. PMEP Shape_Length Length of feature in internal units. Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission PSMFC GIS unknown

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Portland Oregon 97202 US 503-595-3100 gis@psmfc.org The presence and maximum observed extent of eelgras (Zostera sp.) habitat on the West Coast of the United States (Washington, Oregon, and California). See access and use constraints information. File Geodatabase Feature Class (Esri) 10.5.1 .zip https://psmfc.sharefile.com/d-s5f8e7c2fecf422ab https://maps.psmfc.org/server/rest/services/PMEP/PMEP_Eelgrass_Extent/MapServer The presence and maximum observed extent of eelgras (Zostera sp.) habitat on the West Coast of the United States (Washington, Oregon, and California). 20180220 Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission PSMFC GIS unknown

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Portland Oregon 97202 US 503-595-3100 gis@psmfc.org FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time