Description: In 2014, the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) of Duke University began work with the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC), the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and Loyola University Chicago, as part of the Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT), to characterize and map marine life in the Northeast region in support of the Regional Ocean Plan. In 2015, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) contracted with MDAT to build upon and expand this effort into the Mid-Atlantic planning area, and in support of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Plan. These research groups collaborated to produce “base layer” predictive model products with associated uncertainty products for cetacean species or species guilds and avian species, and three geospatial products for fish species. Periodic updates to these base layer models and data are produced by the individual institutions in the MDAT team based on schedules set by the funders of each modeling effort. Because base layers total in the thousands, efforts to develop a general understanding of the overall richness or diversity in a particular area are not well served by the individual base products. To address this gap and other potential management applications as identified by the NE RPB and others, MDAT has created several types of summary map products from these base layers. Summary products are comprised of data layers from multiple species, and were created to allow quick access to map summaries about potential biological, management, or sensitivity groups of interest. These summary products include total abundance or biomass, species richness, and diversity for all modeled/sampled groups of species and are useful tools for seeing broad patterns in the underlying data or model results.An additional map product was created to highlight the core areas of highest abundance or biomass by species groups, using a 50% population threshold. Group core area richness maps aid users in identifying the “hotspots” of where certain groups of species have the highest abundance or biomass. Core area richness maps were created for three spatial extents: 1) the full US east coast; 2) the Northeast planning area and 3) the Mid-Atlantic area of interest. Because these products are dependent on the total extent of the input data, core area abundance/biomass products will differ at each extent.
Definition Expression: N/A
Copyright Text: Principle Investigators:
MDAT Project: Patrick N. Halpin (PI) – Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab at Duke University; Earvin Balderama (Co-I) - Loyola University Chicago; Michael Fogarty (Co-I) - NOAA/NEFSC; Arliss Winship (Co-I) - NOAA/NCCOS
NCCOS Project: Arliss J. Winship, Brian P. Kinlan, Timothy P. White, Jeffery B. Leirness, John Christensen – US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Collaborators:
MDAT members:
Earvin Balderama (Co-I, Loyola University Chicago)
Jesse Cleary (Duke University)
Corrie Curtice (Duke University)
Michael Fogarty (Co-I, NOAA/NEFSC)
Patrick N. Halpin (PI, Duke University)
Brian Kinlan (NOAA/NCCOS)
Charles Perretti (NOAA/NEFSC)
Jason Roberts (Duke University)
Emily Shumchenia (NROC)
Arliss Winship (Co-I, NOAA/NCCOS)
Methodology:
See Curtice et al. (2018) Section 3. Datasets are listed in Table 1 of Curtice et al. (2018).
MDAT Technical Report:
Curtice, C., Cleary J., Shumchenia E., Halpin P.N. 2018. Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT) technical report on the methods and development of marine-life data to support regional ocean planning and management. Prepared on behalf of the Marine-life Data Analysis Team (MDAT). Accessed at: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/models/MDAT/MDAT-Technical-Report.pdf
Corrie Curtice1, Jesse Cleary2, Emily Schumchenia3, Patrick Halpin2
1 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC, US
2 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, NC, US
3 Northeast Regional Ocean Council, US
Avian Models:
NCCOS/BOEM study:
Winship, A.J., Kinlan, B.P., White, T.P., Leirness, J.B. and Christensen, J. (2018) Modeling At-Sea Density of Marine Birds to Support Atlantic Marine Renewable Energy Planning: Final Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Sterling, VA. OCS Study BOEM 2018-010. xxx+XXX pp.
Arliss J. Winship1,2, Brian P. Kinlan1, Timothy P. White3, Jeffery B. Leirness1,2, John Christensen1
1 NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
2 CSS, Inc, Fairfax, VA, U.S.A.
3 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Sterling, VA, U.S.A.
Resource Provider:
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) at Duke University (marinelife_data@duke.edu), on behalf of MDAT and NCCOS.
Description: In 2014, the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) of Duke University began work with the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC), the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and Loyola University Chicago, as part of the Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT), to characterize and map marine life in the Northeast region in support of the Regional Ocean Plan. In 2015, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) contracted with MDAT to build upon and expand this effort into the Mid-Atlantic planning area, and in support of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Plan. These research groups collaborated to produce “base layer” predictive model products with associated uncertainty products for cetacean species or species guilds and avian species, and three geospatial products for fish species. Periodic updates to these base layer models and data are produced by the individual institutions in the MDAT team based on schedules set by the funders of each modeling effort. Because base layers total in the thousands, efforts to develop a general understanding of the overall richness or diversity in a particular area are not well served by the individual base products. To address this gap and other potential management applications as identified by the NE RPB and others, MDAT has created several types of summary map products from these base layers. Summary products are comprised of data layers from multiple species, and were created to allow quick access to map summaries about potential biological, management, or sensitivity groups of interest. These summary products include total abundance or biomass, species richness, and diversity for all modeled/sampled groups of species and are useful tools for seeing broad patterns in the underlying data or model results.An additional map product was created to highlight the core areas of highest abundance or biomass by species groups, using a 50% population threshold. Group core area richness maps aid users in identifying the “hotspots” of where certain groups of species have the highest abundance or biomass. Core area richness maps were created for three spatial extents: 1) the full US east coast; 2) the Northeast planning area and 3) the Mid-Atlantic area of interest. Because these products are dependent on the total extent of the input data, core area abundance/biomass products will differ at each extent.
Definition Expression: N/A
Copyright Text: Principle Investigators:
MDAT Project: Patrick N. Halpin (PI) – Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab at Duke University; Earvin Balderama (Co-I) - Loyola University Chicago; Michael Fogarty (Co-I) - NOAA/NEFSC; Arliss Winship (Co-I) - NOAA/NCCOS
NCCOS Project: Arliss J. Winship, Brian P. Kinlan, Timothy P. White, Jeffery B. Leirness, John Christensen – US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Collaborators:
MDAT members:
Earvin Balderama (Co-I, Loyola University Chicago)
Jesse Cleary (Duke University)
Corrie Curtice (Duke University)
Michael Fogarty (Co-I, NOAA/NEFSC)
Patrick N. Halpin (PI, Duke University)
Brian Kinlan (NOAA/NCCOS)
Charles Perretti (NOAA/NEFSC)
Jason Roberts (Duke University)
Emily Shumchenia (NROC)
Arliss Winship (Co-I, NOAA/NCCOS)
Methodology:
See Curtice et al. (2018) Section 3. Datasets are listed in Table 1 of Curtice et al. (2018).
MDAT Technical Report:
Curtice, C., Cleary J., Shumchenia E., Halpin P.N. 2018. Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT) technical report on the methods and development of marine-life data to support regional ocean planning and management. Prepared on behalf of the Marine-life Data Analysis Team (MDAT). Accessed at: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/models/MDAT/MDAT-Technical-Report.pdf
Corrie Curtice1, Jesse Cleary2, Emily Schumchenia3, Patrick Halpin2
1 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC, US
2 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, NC, US
3 Northeast Regional Ocean Council, US
Avian Models:
NCCOS/BOEM study:
Winship, A.J., Kinlan, B.P., White, T.P., Leirness, J.B. and Christensen, J. (2018) Modeling At-Sea Density of Marine Birds to Support Atlantic Marine Renewable Energy Planning: Final Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Sterling, VA. OCS Study BOEM 2018-010. xxx+XXX pp.
Arliss J. Winship1,2, Brian P. Kinlan1, Timothy P. White3, Jeffery B. Leirness1,2, John Christensen1
1 NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
2 CSS, Inc, Fairfax, VA, U.S.A.
3 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Sterling, VA, U.S.A.
Resource Provider:
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) at Duke University (marinelife_data@duke.edu), on behalf of MDAT and NCCOS.
Description: In 2014, the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) of Duke University began work with the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC), the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and Loyola University Chicago, as part of the Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT), to characterize and map marine life in the Northeast region in support of the Regional Ocean Plan. In 2015, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) contracted with MDAT to build upon and expand this effort into the Mid-Atlantic planning area, and in support of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Plan. These research groups collaborated to produce “base layer” predictive model products with associated uncertainty products for cetacean species or species guilds and avian species, and three geospatial products for fish species. Periodic updates to these base layer models and data are produced by the individual institutions in the MDAT team based on schedules set by the funders of each modeling effort. Because base layers total in the thousands, efforts to develop a general understanding of the overall richness or diversity in a particular area are not well served by the individual base products. To address this gap and other potential management applications as identified by the NE RPB and others, MDAT has created several types of summary map products from these base layers. Summary products are comprised of data layers from multiple species, and were created to allow quick access to map summaries about potential biological, management, or sensitivity groups of interest. These summary products include total abundance or biomass, species richness, and diversity for all modeled/sampled groups of species and are useful tools for seeing broad patterns in the underlying data or model results.An additional map product was created to highlight the core areas of highest abundance or biomass by species groups, using a 50% population threshold. Group core area richness maps aid users in identifying the “hotspots” of where certain groups of species have the highest abundance or biomass. Core area richness maps were created for three spatial extents: 1) the full US east coast; 2) the Northeast planning area and 3) the Mid-Atlantic area of interest. Because these products are dependent on the total extent of the input data, core area abundance/biomass products will differ at each extent.
Definition Expression: N/A
Copyright Text: Principle Investigators:
MDAT Project: Patrick N. Halpin (PI) – Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab at Duke University; Earvin Balderama (Co-I) - Loyola University Chicago; Michael Fogarty (Co-I) - NOAA/NEFSC; Arliss Winship (Co-I) - NOAA/NCCOS
NCCOS Project: Arliss J. Winship, Brian P. Kinlan, Timothy P. White, Jeffery B. Leirness, John Christensen – US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Collaborators:
MDAT members:
Earvin Balderama (Co-I, Loyola University Chicago)
Jesse Cleary (Duke University)
Corrie Curtice (Duke University)
Michael Fogarty (Co-I, NOAA/NEFSC)
Patrick N. Halpin (PI, Duke University)
Brian Kinlan (NOAA/NCCOS)
Charles Perretti (NOAA/NEFSC)
Jason Roberts (Duke University)
Emily Shumchenia (NROC)
Arliss Winship (Co-I, NOAA/NCCOS)
Methodology:
See Curtice et al. (2018) Section 3. Datasets are listed in Table 1 of Curtice et al. (2018).
MDAT Technical Report:
Curtice, C., Cleary J., Shumchenia E., Halpin P.N. 2018. Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT) technical report on the methods and development of marine-life data to support regional ocean planning and management. Prepared on behalf of the Marine-life Data Analysis Team (MDAT). Accessed at: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/models/MDAT/MDAT-Technical-Report.pdf
Corrie Curtice1, Jesse Cleary2, Emily Schumchenia3, Patrick Halpin2
1 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC, US
2 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, NC, US
3 Northeast Regional Ocean Council, US
Avian Models:
NCCOS/BOEM study:
Winship, A.J., Kinlan, B.P., White, T.P., Leirness, J.B. and Christensen, J. (2018) Modeling At-Sea Density of Marine Birds to Support Atlantic Marine Renewable Energy Planning: Final Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Sterling, VA. OCS Study BOEM 2018-010. xxx+XXX pp.
Arliss J. Winship1,2, Brian P. Kinlan1, Timothy P. White3, Jeffery B. Leirness1,2, John Christensen1
1 NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
2 CSS, Inc, Fairfax, VA, U.S.A.
3 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Sterling, VA, U.S.A.
Resource Provider:
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) at Duke University (marinelife_data@duke.edu), on behalf of MDAT and NCCOS.
Description: In 2014, the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) of Duke University began work with the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC), the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and Loyola University Chicago, as part of the Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT), to characterize and map marine life in the Northeast region in support of the Regional Ocean Plan. In 2015, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) contracted with MDAT to build upon and expand this effort into the Mid-Atlantic planning area, and in support of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Plan. These research groups collaborated to produce “base layer” predictive model products with associated uncertainty products for cetacean species or species guilds and avian species, and three geospatial products for fish species. Periodic updates to these base layer models and data are produced by the individual institutions in the MDAT team based on schedules set by the funders of each modeling effort. Because base layers total in the thousands, efforts to develop a general understanding of the overall richness or diversity in a particular area are not well served by the individual base products. To address this gap and other potential management applications as identified by the NE RPB and others, MDAT has created several types of summary map products from these base layers. Summary products are comprised of data layers from multiple species, and were created to allow quick access to map summaries about potential biological, management, or sensitivity groups of interest. These summary products include total abundance or biomass, species richness, and diversity for all modeled/sampled groups of species and are useful tools for seeing broad patterns in the underlying data or model results.An additional map product was created to highlight the core areas of highest abundance or biomass by species groups, using a 50% population threshold. Group core area richness maps aid users in identifying the “hotspots” of where certain groups of species have the highest abundance or biomass. Core area richness maps were created for three spatial extents: 1) the full US east coast; 2) the Northeast planning area and 3) the Mid-Atlantic area of interest. Because these products are dependent on the total extent of the input data, core area abundance/biomass products will differ at each extent.
Definition Expression: N/A
Copyright Text: Principle Investigators:
MDAT Project: Patrick N. Halpin (PI) – Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab at Duke University; Earvin Balderama (Co-I) - Loyola University Chicago; Michael Fogarty (Co-I) - NOAA/NEFSC; Arliss Winship (Co-I) - NOAA/NCCOS
NCCOS Project: Arliss J. Winship, Brian P. Kinlan, Timothy P. White, Jeffery B. Leirness, John Christensen – US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Collaborators:
MDAT members:
Earvin Balderama (Co-I, Loyola University Chicago)
Jesse Cleary (Duke University)
Corrie Curtice (Duke University)
Michael Fogarty (Co-I, NOAA/NEFSC)
Patrick N. Halpin (PI, Duke University)
Brian Kinlan (NOAA/NCCOS)
Charles Perretti (NOAA/NEFSC)
Jason Roberts (Duke University)
Emily Shumchenia (NROC)
Arliss Winship (Co-I, NOAA/NCCOS)
Methodology:
See Curtice et al. (2018) Section 3. Datasets are listed in Table 1 of Curtice et al. (2018).
MDAT Technical Report:
Curtice, C., Cleary J., Shumchenia E., Halpin P.N. 2018. Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT) technical report on the methods and development of marine-life data to support regional ocean planning and management. Prepared on behalf of the Marine-life Data Analysis Team (MDAT). Accessed at: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/models/MDAT/MDAT-Technical-Report.pdf
Corrie Curtice1, Jesse Cleary2, Emily Schumchenia3, Patrick Halpin2
1 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC, US
2 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, NC, US
3 Northeast Regional Ocean Council, US
Avian Models:
NCCOS/BOEM study:
Winship, A.J., Kinlan, B.P., White, T.P., Leirness, J.B. and Christensen, J. (2018) Modeling At-Sea Density of Marine Birds to Support Atlantic Marine Renewable Energy Planning: Final Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Sterling, VA. OCS Study BOEM 2018-010. xxx+XXX pp.
Arliss J. Winship1,2, Brian P. Kinlan1, Timothy P. White3, Jeffery B. Leirness1,2, John Christensen1
1 NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
2 CSS, Inc, Fairfax, VA, U.S.A.
3 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Sterling, VA, U.S.A.
Resource Provider:
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) at Duke University (marinelife_data@duke.edu), on behalf of MDAT and NCCOS.
Description: In 2014, the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) of Duke University began work with the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC), the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and Loyola University Chicago, as part of the Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT), to characterize and map marine life in the Northeast region in support of the Regional Ocean Plan. In 2015, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) contracted with MDAT to build upon and expand this effort into the Mid-Atlantic planning area, and in support of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Plan. These research groups collaborated to produce “base layer” predictive model products with associated uncertainty products for cetacean species or species guilds and avian species, and three geospatial products for fish species. Periodic updates to these base layer models and data are produced by the individual institutions in the MDAT team based on schedules set by the funders of each modeling effort.Because base layers total in the thousands, efforts to develop a general understanding of the overall richness or diversity in a particular area are not well served by the individual base products. To address this gap and other potential management applications as identified by the NE RPB and others, MDAT has created several types of summary map products from these base layers. Summary products are comprised of data layers from multiple species, and were created to allow quick access to map summaries about potential biological, management, or sensitivity groups of interest. These summary products include total abundance or biomass, species richness, and diversity for all modeled/sampled groups of species and are useful tools for seeing broad patterns in the underlying data or model results.An additional map product was created to highlight the core areas of highest abundance or biomass by species groups, using a 50% population threshold. Group core area richness maps aid users in identifying the “hotspots” of where certain groups of species have the highest abundance or biomass. Core area richness maps were created for three spatial extents: 1) the full US east coast; 2) the Northeast planning area and 3) the Mid-Atlantic area of interest. Because these products are dependent on the total extent of the input data, core area abundance/biomass products will differ at each extent.
Definition Expression: N/A
Copyright Text: Principle Investigators:
MDAT Project:
Patrick N. Halpin (PI) – Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab at Duke University; Earvin Balderama (Co-I) - Loyola University Chicago; Michael Fogarty (Co-I) - NOAA/NEFSC; Arliss Winship (Co-I) - NOAA/NCCOS
MGEL Project: Jason J. Roberts, Laura Mannocci, Robert S. Schick, Patrick N. Halpin – Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab at Duke University
Collaborators:
MDAT members:
Earvin Balderama (Co-I, Loyola University Chicago)
Jesse Cleary (Duke University)
Corrie Curtice (Duke University)
Michael Fogarty (Co-I, NOAA/NEFSC)
Patrick N. Halpin (PI, Duke University)
Brian Kinlan (NOAA/NCCOS)
Charles Perretti (NOAA/NEFSC)
Marta Ribera (TNC)
Jason Roberts (Duke University)
Emily Shumchenia (NROC)
Arliss Winship (Co-I, NOAA/NCCOS)
Methodology:
See Curtice et al. (2019) Section 3. 2018 v2.0 Update: v2.0 updates the group diversity and species richness products. Prior to group diversity and richness calculations, each individual species layer was pre-filtered to contain only the cells that are included in the area holding 95% of the total predicted abundance for the species. In addition, individual species models that are stratified density (vs habitat-based density) models are excluded from all group summary products.
2019 v2.1 Update: No methods were updated for this release.
Datasets are listed in Table 5 of Curtice et al. (2019)
MDAT Technical Report:
Curtice, C., Cleary J., Shumchenia E., Halpin P.N. 2019. Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT) technical report on the methods and development of marine-life data to support regional ocean planning and management. Prepared on behalf of the Marine-life Data Analysis Team (MDAT). Accessed at: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/models/MDAT/MDAT-Technical-Report.pdf
Corrie Curtice-1, Jesse Cleary-2, Emily Schumchenia-3, Patrick Halpin-2
1 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC, US
2 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, NC, US
3 Northeast Regional Ocean Council, US
MGEL publication on cetacean individual species models:
Roberts J.J., Best B.D., Mannocci L., Fujioka E., Halpin P.N., Palka D.L., Garrison L.P., Mullin K.D., Cole T.V.N., Khan C.B., McLellan W.A., Pabst D.A. & Lockhart G.G. 2016. Habitat-based cetacean density models for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Scientific Reports 6: 22615. doi: 10.1038/srep22615. Accessed at: http://www.nature.com/articles/srep22615
Jason J. Roberts-1, Benjamin D. Best-1,2, Laura Mannocci-1, Ei Fujioka-1, Patrick N. Halpin-1, Debra L. Palka-3, Lance P. Garrison-4, Keith D. Mullin-5, Timothy V. N. Cole-3, Christin B. Khan-3, William A. McLellan-6, D. Ann Pabst-6 & Gwen G. Lockhart-7
1Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. 2Bren School of Environmental Sciences and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA. 3Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Woods Hole, MA, USA. 4Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Miami, FL, USA. 5Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pascagoula, MS, USA. 6Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina
Wilmington, NC, USA. 7Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, Virginia Beach, VA, USA.
MGEL Navy 2017 Update Report:
Roberts J.J., Mannocci L., Halpin P.N. 2017. Final Project Report: Marine Species Density Data Gap Assessments and Update for the AFTT Study Area, 2016-2017 (Opt. Year 1). Document version 1.4. Report prepared for Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic by the Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Durham, NC.
Jason J. Roberts-1, Laura Mannocci-1, Patrick N. Halpin-1
1Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. MGEL Navy 2018 Update Report:
Roberts J.J., Mannocci L., Schick R.S., Halpin P.N. 2018 Final Project Report: Marine Species Density Data Gap Assessments and Update for the AFTT Study Area, 2017-2018 (Opt. Year 2). Document version 1.2. Report prepared for Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic by the Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Durham, NC.
Jason J. Roberts-1, Laura Mannocci-1, Rob Schick-1, Patrick N. Halpin-1
1Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. Resource Provider:
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) at Duke University (marinelife_data@duke.edu), on behalf of MDAT.
Description: In 2014, the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) of Duke University began work with the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC), the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and Loyola University Chicago, as part of the Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT), to characterize and map marine life in the Northeast region in support of the Regional Ocean Plan. In 2015, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) contracted with MDAT to build upon and expand this effort into the Mid-Atlantic planning area, and in support of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Plan. These research groups collaborated to produce “base layer” predictive model products with associated uncertainty products for cetacean species or species guilds and avian species, and three geospatial products for fish species. Periodic updates to these base layer models and data are produced by the individual institutions in the MDAT team based on schedules set by the funders of each modeling effort.Because base layers total in the thousands, efforts to develop a general understanding of the overall richness or diversity in a particular area are not well served by the individual base products. To address this gap and other potential management applications as identified by the NE RPB and others, MDAT has created several types of summary map products from these base layers. Summary products are comprised of data layers from multiple species, and were created to allow quick access to map summaries about potential biological, management, or sensitivity groups of interest. These summary products include total abundance or biomass, species richness, and diversity for all modeled/sampled groups of species and are useful tools for seeing broad patterns in the underlying data or model results.An additional map product was created to highlight the core areas of highest abundance or biomass by species groups, using a 50% population threshold. Group core area richness maps aid users in identifying the “hotspots” of where certain groups of species have the highest abundance or biomass. Core area richness maps were created for three spatial extents: 1) the full US east coast; 2) the Northeast planning area and 3) the Mid-Atlantic area of interest. Because these products are dependent on the total extent of the input data, core area abundance/biomass products will differ at each extent.
Definition Expression: N/A
Copyright Text: Principle Investigators:
MDAT Project:
Patrick N. Halpin (PI) – Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab at Duke University; Earvin Balderama (Co-I) - Loyola University Chicago; Michael Fogarty (Co-I) - NOAA/NEFSC; Arliss Winship (Co-I) - NOAA/NCCOS
MGEL Project: Jason J. Roberts, Laura Mannocci, Robert S. Schick, Patrick N. Halpin – Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab at Duke University
Collaborators:
MDAT members:
Earvin Balderama (Co-I, Loyola University Chicago)
Jesse Cleary (Duke University)
Corrie Curtice (Duke University)
Michael Fogarty (Co-I, NOAA/NEFSC)
Patrick N. Halpin (PI, Duke University)
Brian Kinlan (NOAA/NCCOS)
Charles Perretti (NOAA/NEFSC)
Marta Ribera (TNC)
Jason Roberts (Duke University)
Emily Shumchenia (NROC)
Arliss Winship (Co-I, NOAA/NCCOS)
Methodology:
See Curtice et al. (2019) Section 3. 2018 v2.0 Update: v2.0 updates the group diversity and species richness products. Prior to group diversity and richness calculations, each individual species layer was pre-filtered to contain only the cells that are included in the area holding 95% of the total predicted abundance for the species. In addition, individual species models that are stratified density (vs habitat-based density) models are excluded from all group summary products.
2019 v2.1 Update: No methods were updated for this release.
Datasets are listed in Table 5 of Curtice et al. (2019)
MDAT Technical Report:
Curtice, C., Cleary J., Shumchenia E., Halpin P.N. 2019. Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT) technical report on the methods and development of marine-life data to support regional ocean planning and management. Prepared on behalf of the Marine-life Data Analysis Team (MDAT). Accessed at: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/models/MDAT/MDAT-Technical-Report.pdf
Corrie Curtice-1, Jesse Cleary-2, Emily Schumchenia-3, Patrick Halpin-2
1 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC, US
2 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, NC, US
3 Northeast Regional Ocean Council, US
MGEL publication on cetacean individual species models:
Roberts J.J., Best B.D., Mannocci L., Fujioka E., Halpin P.N., Palka D.L., Garrison L.P., Mullin K.D., Cole T.V.N., Khan C.B., McLellan W.A., Pabst D.A. & Lockhart G.G. 2016. Habitat-based cetacean density models for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Scientific Reports 6: 22615. doi: 10.1038/srep22615. Accessed at: http://www.nature.com/articles/srep22615
Jason J. Roberts-1, Benjamin D. Best-1,2, Laura Mannocci-1, Ei Fujioka-1, Patrick N. Halpin-1, Debra L. Palka-3, Lance P. Garrison-4, Keith D. Mullin-5, Timothy V. N. Cole-3, Christin B. Khan-3, William A. McLellan-6, D. Ann Pabst-6 & Gwen G. Lockhart-7
1Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. 2Bren School of Environmental Sciences and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA. 3Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Woods Hole, MA, USA. 4Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Miami, FL, USA. 5Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pascagoula, MS, USA. 6Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina
Wilmington, NC, USA. 7Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, Virginia Beach, VA, USA.
MGEL Navy 2017 Update Report:
Roberts J.J., Mannocci L., Halpin P.N. 2017. Final Project Report: Marine Species Density Data Gap Assessments and Update for the AFTT Study Area, 2016-2017 (Opt. Year 1). Document version 1.4. Report prepared for Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic by the Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Durham, NC.
Jason J. Roberts-1, Laura Mannocci-1, Patrick N. Halpin-1
1Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. MGEL Navy 2018 Update Report:
Roberts J.J., Mannocci L., Schick R.S., Halpin P.N. 2018 Final Project Report: Marine Species Density Data Gap Assessments and Update for the AFTT Study Area, 2017-2018 (Opt. Year 2). Document version 1.2. Report prepared for Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic by the Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Durham, NC.
Jason J. Roberts-1, Laura Mannocci-1, Rob Schick-1, Patrick N. Halpin-1
1Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. Resource Provider:
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) at Duke University (marinelife_data@duke.edu), on behalf of MDAT.
Description: In 2014, the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) of Duke University began work with the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC), the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and Loyola University Chicago, as part of the Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT), to characterize and map marine life in the Northeast region in support of the Regional Ocean Plan. In 2015, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) contracted with MDAT to build upon and expand this effort into the Mid-Atlantic planning area, and in support of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Plan. These research groups collaborated to produce “base layer” predictive model products with associated uncertainty products for cetacean species or species guilds and avian species, and three geospatial products for fish species. Periodic updates to these base layer models and data are produced by the individual institutions in the MDAT team based on schedules set by the funders of each modeling effort. Because base layers total in the thousands, efforts to develop a general understanding of the overall richness or diversity in a particular area are not well served by the individual base products. To address this gap and other potential management applications as identified by the NE RPB and others, MDAT has created several types of summary map products from these base layers. Summary products are comprised of data layers from multiple species, and were created to allow quick access to map summaries about potential biological, management, or sensitivity groups of interest. These summary products include total abundance or biomass, species richness, and diversity for all modeled/sampled groups of species and are useful tools for seeing broad patterns in the underlying data or model results.An additional map product was created to highlight the core areas of highest abundance or biomass by species groups, using a 50% population threshold. Group core area richness maps aid users in identifying the “hotspots” of where certain groups of species have the highest abundance or biomass. Core area richness maps were created for three spatial extents: 1) the full US east coast; 2) the Northeast planning area and 3) the Mid-Atlantic area of interest. Because these products are dependent on the total extent of the input data, core area abundance/biomass products will differ at each extent.
Definition Expression: N/A
Copyright Text: Principle Investigators:
MDAT Project: Patrick N. Halpin (PI) – Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab at Duke University; Earvin Balderama (Co-I) - Loyola University Chicago; Michael Fogarty (Co-I) - NOAA/NEFSC; Arliss Winship (Co-I) - NOAA/NCCOS
NCCOS Project: Arliss J. Winship, Brian P. Kinlan, Timothy P. White, Jeffery B. Leirness, John Christensen – US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Collaborators:
MDAT members:
Earvin Balderama (Co-I, Loyola University Chicago)
Jesse Cleary (Duke University)
Corrie Curtice (Duke University)
Michael Fogarty (Co-I, NOAA/NEFSC)
Patrick N. Halpin (PI, Duke University)
Brian Kinlan (NOAA/NCCOS)
Charles Perretti (NOAA/NEFSC)
Jason Roberts (Duke University)
Emily Shumchenia (NROC)
Arliss Winship (Co-I, NOAA/NCCOS)
Methodology:
See Curtice et al. (2018) Section 3. Datasets are listed in Table 1 of Curtice et al. (2018).
MDAT Technical Report:
Curtice, C., Cleary J., Shumchenia E., Halpin P.N. 2018. Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT) technical report on the methods and development of marine-life data to support regional ocean planning and management. Prepared on behalf of the Marine-life Data Analysis Team (MDAT). Accessed at: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/models/MDAT/MDAT-Technical-Report.pdf
Corrie Curtice1, Jesse Cleary2, Emily Schumchenia3, Patrick Halpin2
1 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC, US
2 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, NC, US
3 Northeast Regional Ocean Council, US
Avian Models:
NCCOS/BOEM study:
Winship, A.J., Kinlan, B.P., White, T.P., Leirness, J.B. and Christensen, J. (2018) Modeling At-Sea Density of Marine Birds to Support Atlantic Marine Renewable Energy Planning: Final Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Sterling, VA. OCS Study BOEM 2018-010. xxx+XXX pp.
Arliss J. Winship1,2, Brian P. Kinlan1, Timothy P. White3, Jeffery B. Leirness1,2, John Christensen1
1 NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
2 CSS, Inc, Fairfax, VA, U.S.A.
3 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Sterling, VA, U.S.A.
Resource Provider:
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) at Duke University (marinelife_data@duke.edu), on behalf of MDAT and NCCOS.
Description: In 2014, the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) of Duke University began work with the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC), the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and Loyola University Chicago, as part of the Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT), to characterize and map marine life in the Northeast region in support of the Regional Ocean Plan. In 2015, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) contracted with MDAT to build upon and expand this effort into the Mid-Atlantic planning area, and in support of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Plan. These research groups collaborated to produce “base layer” predictive model products with associated uncertainty products for cetacean species or species guilds and avian species, and three geospatial products for fish species. Periodic updates to these base layer models and data are produced by the individual institutions in the MDAT team based on schedules set by the funders of each modeling effort. Because base layers total in the thousands, efforts to develop a general understanding of the overall richness or diversity in a particular area are not well served by the individual base products. To address this gap and other potential management applications as identified by the NE RPB and others, MDAT has created several types of summary map products from these base layers. Summary products are comprised of data layers from multiple species, and were created to allow quick access to map summaries about potential biological, management, or sensitivity groups of interest. These summary products include total abundance or biomass, species richness, and diversity for all modeled/sampled groups of species and are useful tools for seeing broad patterns in the underlying data or model results.An additional map product was created to highlight the core areas of highest abundance or biomass by species groups, using a 50% population threshold. Group core area richness maps aid users in identifying the “hotspots” of where certain groups of species have the highest abundance or biomass. Core area richness maps were created for three spatial extents: 1) the full US east coast; 2) the Northeast planning area and 3) the Mid-Atlantic area of interest. Because these products are dependent on the total extent of the input data, core area abundance/biomass products will differ at each extent.
Definition Expression: N/A
Copyright Text: Principle Investigators:
MDAT Project: Patrick N. Halpin (PI) – Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab at Duke University; Earvin Balderama (Co-I) - Loyola University Chicago; Michael Fogarty (Co-I) - NOAA/NEFSC; Arliss Winship (Co-I) - NOAA/NCCOS
NCCOS Project: Arliss J. Winship, Brian P. Kinlan, Timothy P. White, Jeffery B. Leirness, John Christensen – US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Collaborators:
MDAT members:
Earvin Balderama (Co-I, Loyola University Chicago)
Jesse Cleary (Duke University)
Corrie Curtice (Duke University)
Michael Fogarty (Co-I, NOAA/NEFSC)
Patrick N. Halpin (PI, Duke University)
Brian Kinlan (NOAA/NCCOS)
Charles Perretti (NOAA/NEFSC)
Jason Roberts (Duke University)
Emily Shumchenia (NROC)
Arliss Winship (Co-I, NOAA/NCCOS)
Methodology:
See Curtice et al. (2018) Section 3. Datasets are listed in Table 1 of Curtice et al. (2018).
MDAT Technical Report:
Curtice, C., Cleary J., Shumchenia E., Halpin P.N. 2018. Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT) technical report on the methods and development of marine-life data to support regional ocean planning and management. Prepared on behalf of the Marine-life Data Analysis Team (MDAT). Accessed at: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/models/MDAT/MDAT-Technical-Report.pdf
Corrie Curtice1, Jesse Cleary2, Emily Schumchenia3, Patrick Halpin2
1 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC, US
2 Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, NC, US
3 Northeast Regional Ocean Council, US
Avian Models:
NCCOS/BOEM study:
Winship, A.J., Kinlan, B.P., White, T.P., Leirness, J.B. and Christensen, J. (2018) Modeling At-Sea Density of Marine Birds to Support Atlantic Marine Renewable Energy Planning: Final Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Sterling, VA. OCS Study BOEM 2018-010. xxx+XXX pp.
Arliss J. Winship1,2, Brian P. Kinlan1, Timothy P. White3, Jeffery B. Leirness1,2, John Christensen1
1 NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
2 CSS, Inc, Fairfax, VA, U.S.A.
3 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Sterling, VA, U.S.A.
Resource Provider:
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL) at Duke University (marinelife_data@duke.edu), on behalf of MDAT and NCCOS.