Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission 20040101 vector digital data http://marinehabitat.psmfc.org/biogenic-habitat.html ftp://ftp.wildlife.ca.gov/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/2700_2799/ds2799.zip https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS This data set delineates kelp beds (Nereocystis leutkeana and Macrocystis spp.) along the Pacific Coast of California. Multiple years of kelp mapping data for the state have been compiled into a single coastwide data set. Due to variability in oceanographic and climatic conditions, kelp bed abundance and distribution is extremely variable from year to year. Therefore kelp bed locations and extent in a particular year may not reflect current or past conditions. In addition, the methods for mapping kelp in California have changed over time. Despite these caveats, this multi-year kelp coverage can be used to identify areas that have been known to support kelp growth, and investigate general patterns of kelp distribution on a coastwide scale. California has three coastal kelp surveys. The first survey, 1989, was a coastwide survey using the same contractor and method as Washington State. Kelp canopy data from the second survey, 1999, was created from digital image processing of scanned aerial photographs. The 2002 survey was performed with a Digital Multispectral Video (DMSV) sensor and kelp beds were delineated by digital image processing techniques. These data were developed for Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission in cooperation with the National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Region and the Pacific Fishery Management Council in support of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to consider the designation and conservation of Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for Pacific Coast Groundfish. These data were consolidated and integrated in a GIS format to support spatially explicit groundfish habitat modelling and impacts assessment on a coastwide scale. Complete Unknown -124.398524 -116.827793 40.475004 32.520357 None kelp, kelp forests, pacific, California, pacific coast, kelp bed, ISO 19115 Topic Categories environment oceans biota None California, Pacific Coast None None Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission mailing and physical

45 SE 82nd Avenue, Suite 100

Gladstone Oregon 97027 503 650 5400 Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission mailing and physical

45 SE 82nd Avenue, Suite 100

Gladstone Oregon 97027 503 650 5400 Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.1.7333 Vector GT-polygon composed of chains 269271 NAD 1983 California Teale Albers 34.0 40.5 -120.0 0.0 0.0 -4000000.0 coordinate pair 0.000000003754707655900803 0.000000003754707655900803 meter D North American 1983 GRS 1980 6378137.0 298.257222101 ds2799 FID Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. Esri Coordinates defining the features. KELP_SP The code identifying the species of kelp. macpyr = Macrocystis pyrifera (California) nerlue = Nereocystis luetkeana (Washington, Oregon, and California) mixspp = mixed species -- used in Washington for areas where Nereocystis and Macrocystis occur inter-mixed, or where both species have occurred independently in different years. unspec = unspecified -- source data did not provide species identification none = interior polygons within kelp polygons that have no kelp KELP_SRC The code identifying the source of the data, CDFG = California Department of Fish and Game Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission mailing and physical

45 SE 82nd Avenue, Suite 100

Gladstone Oregon 97027 503 650 5400 See access and use constraints information. 20180917 Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission mailing and physical

45 SE 82nd Avenue, Suite 100

Gladstone Oregon 97027 503 650 5400 FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time