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New Hampshire / Southern Maine Ocean Uses Atlas

Dataset Summary

Agency	NOAA's Ocean Service, National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPAC)
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Category
Date Released	20100308
Date Updated
Time Period	20100308
Frequency	As needed
Description	The Ocean Uses Atlas Project is an innovative partnership between the Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC) and NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM). The Project was designed to enhance ocean management through geospatial data on the full range of significant human uses of the ocean environment from the shorelines of New Hampshire and Southern Maine to the EEZ boundary. The data were gathered from regional ocean experts and users through participatory GIS methods. For more information on the project scope, background and related data products, please visit http://www.crrc.unh.edu/workshops/ocean_uses/index.html or http://www.mpa.gov/dataanalysis/atlas_nhsm/.

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Geodata
Specialized Data Category Designation	Geospatial
Keywords	ISO 19115 Topic Category , environment , geoscientificInformation , oceans , society , None , Human Uses , Industrial Use , Non-Consumptive Use , Ocean Use , Fishing , Beach Use , Boating , Paddling , Tidepooling , Sailing , Scuba , Snorkeling , Swimming , Water Sports , Wildlife Viewing , Benthic Fishing with Fixed Gear , Benthic Fishing with Mobile Gear , Commercial Dive Fishing , Commercial Pelagic Fishing , Commercial Kelp and Algae Harvest , Commercial Lobster Fishing , Kayak Fishing , Shore Fishing , Recreational Dive Fishing , Recreational Boat Fishing , Recreational Harvest , Offshore Alternative Energy , Aquaculture , Underwater Cables , Cruise Ships , Military Operations , Mining and Mineral Extraction , Offshore Oil and Gas , Shipping , Spill Response , NOS Data Explorer Topic Category , Socioeconomics , None , New Hampshire , Maine , Gulf of Maine , Casco Bay , Atlantic Ocean , Exclusive Economic Zone , East Coast
Unique ID	ECCB6A90-713A-D03B-2D2D-95F7710E788A

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPAC)
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Agency Data Series Page	http://www.mpa.gov/dataanalysis/atlas_nhsm/

Dataset Coverage

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Geographic Coverage	-70.955177 , -67.457981 , 43.946476 , 42.812529

Data Description

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Data Dictionary/Variable List	The New Hampshire / Southern Maine Ocean Uses Atlas bins human use data into 3 sectors: fishing, industrial, and non-consumptive. Each sector has a unique dataset, and expanded information on use definitions and data processes for each sector can be found in each dataset's metadata file. Ancillary datasets used for processing and analysis are also included. Fishing dataset - contains data on commercial dive fishing, commercial fishing with benthic fixed gear, commercial fishing with benthic mobile gear, commercial kelp and algae harvest, commercial lobster fishing, commercial pelagic fishing, kayak fishing, shore-based fishing, recreational dive fishing, recreational fishing from boats - benthic species, recreational fishing from boats - pelagic species, and shore-based recreational harvest; Industrial dataset - contains data on aquaculture, cruise ships, military operations, mining and mineral extraction, offshore alternative energy, offshore oil and gas, shipping, and underwater cables; Non-Consumptive dataset - contains data on beach use, motorized boating, paddling, sailing, scuba and snorkeling, surface water sports, swimming, tidepooling, and wildlife viewing at sea; Ancillary dataset - contains project boundaries and shoreline; All use datasets contain a field that reflects the use name, and a value of 1 for that field indicates a "yes" for the use's presence.

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