Ocean Planning Issues and Data Layers

Table 1

x = data layer necessary for analysis

Data Theme	Issue #1	Issue #2	Issue #3	Issue #4	Issue #5
	Critical Habitat	Conflict Areas/	Beach	Sustainable	Mitigation
Physical Resources	Protection	Economic Valuation	Renourishment	Fisheries	and Hazards
bathymetry	x	x	x	x	x
shoreline location	-	x	x	x	x
bottom type	x	-	x	x	x
beach Renourishment zones	-	-	x	-	x
current models	x	-	x	x	x
water/sediment quality data	x	-	x	x	x

Living Resources
marine mammals	x	x	-	-	x
T & E, protected species	x	x	-	-	x
sea birds	x	x	-	-	x
shellfish/crustaceans	x	x	-	x	x
fish	x	x	-	x	x
aquatic vegetation (SAV)	x	x	-	x	x
natural reefs	x	x	x	x	x
benthic resources	-	-	-	-	-
productivity - ocean color	-	-	-	x	-

Historic/Cultural Resources
shipwrecks	-	x	x	-	x
archeological sites	-	x	x	-	x

Economic
OCS lease blocks	-	x	-	-	x
vessel traffic lanes	-	x	-	-	x
port facilities	-	x	-	x	x
offshore moorings/piers/structures	-	x	-	x	x
sand resources	-	x	x	-	x
mineral extraction	-	x	-	-	x
aquaculture facilities	-	x	-	x	x
recreation-tourism	x	x		x	x
artificial reefs	-	x	x	x	x
cargo	x	x	-	-	x
submerged infrastructure	x	x	-	-	-

Foreign Materials
ocean dumping sites	-	x	x	x	x
ocean outfalls/powerplant discharge	-	x	x		x
dredge disposal sites	-	x	x	x	x
hazardous Areas	x	x	x	x	x
waste treatment plants	-	x	-	x	x

Boundaries
state	-	x	x	-	x
baseline	-	x	x	-	x
Territorial Sea (state)	-	x	x	-	x
EEZ (200 mi.) (Federal)	-	x		x	x
Preserves, NMS	x	x	x	x	x
nautical chart index	x	x	x	x	x
USGS quad index	x	x	x	x	x
ESI map index	x	-	-	x	x
insitu burning sites	x	x	-	-	x
continental shelf boundary	-	x	-	x	-
OCS lease blocks	-	x	x	-	x

Last Update: 4/2/97

Name: Cindy Fowler