Coastal Bend Benthic Habitat 2007
From 2006 to 2007, NOAA's Office for Coastal Management led the effort to process existing digital multispectral imagery (ADS-40) and generate digital benthic habitat data, primarily focusing on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) for specific bays along the Texas coastal bend. The resulting data were intended to support the state's Seagrass Monitoring Program, which requires regional SAV mapping for status and trends assessment. The geographic extent of these data include San Antonio Bay and Espiritu Santo Bay, covering approximately 134 square miles. Benthic habitat data were generated from 2007 orthoimagery for all estuarine lands below mean high water within the study area. No benthic data were produced for the marine side of the barrier island beaches.
The layers available within the data download include area, biotic, geoform, and substrate.
Partners: Fugro EarthData, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and Texas A&M University Center for Coastal Studies
Complete Metadata
| describedByType | application/octet-steam |
|---|---|
| identifier | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:78507 |
| issued | 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| landingPage | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/78507 |
| language | [] |
| references |
[ "https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/78507.pdf" ] |
| spatial | -96.32545,28.253383,-96.683463,28.477098 |
