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Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Threatened and Endangered Species GIS Services

Published by Office of Response and Restoration | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: December 19, 2025 | Last Modified: 2013-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife based on sensitivity to spilled oil. Coastal species that are listed as threatened, endangered, or as a species of concern, by either federal or state governments, are a primary focus. A subset of the ESI data, the ESI Threatened and Endangered Species (T&E) databases focus strictly on these species. Species are mapped individually. In addition to showing spatial extent, each species polygon, point, or line has attributes describing abundance, seasonality, threatened/endangered status, and life history. Both the state and federal status is provided, along with the year the ESI data were published. This is important, as the status of a species can vary over time. As always, the ESI data are a snapshot in time. The biology layers focus on threatened/endangered status, areas of high concentration, and areas where sensitive life stages may occur. Supporting data tables provide species-/location-specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information. Human-use resources mapped include managed areas (parks, refuges, critical habitats, etc.) and resources that may be impacted by oiling and/or cleanup, such as beaches, archaeological sites, marinas, etc. ESIs are available for the majority of the US coastline, as well as the US territories. ESI data are available as PDF maps, as well as in a variety of GIS formats. For more information, go to http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi . To download complete ESI data sets, go to http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download .

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issued 2013-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
keyword 
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  "Amphibians",
  "Benthic habitats",
  "Birds",
  "Coastal Zone Management",
  "Coastal resources",
  "Endangered",
  "Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI)",
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  "Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania ESI",
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  "Great Lakes ESI",
  "Guam and Northern Mariana Islands ESI",
  "Hawaii ESI",
  "Kodiak Alaska ESI",
  "Louisiana ESI",
  "Maine EVI",
  "Maryland ESI",
  "Massachusetts ESI",
  "Mississippi ESI",
  "New Hampshire ESI",
  "North Slope Alaska ESI",
  "North Slope Alaska Summary Maps ESI",
  "Northern California ESI",
  "Northwest Arctic Alaska ESI",
  "Prince William Sound Alaska ESI",
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  "Virginia ESI",
  "Washington Puget Sound ESI",
  "Western Alaska ESI",
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license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
modified 2013-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
publisher 
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  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
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rights otherRestrictions, unclassified
spatial 180.0,-14.72,-180.0,72.0
temporal 1959-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2009-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
title Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Threatened and Endangered Species GIS Services

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