NOAA Fisheries - Panama City Laboratory, Chief Scientist (Andy David) 20080601 One Map Panama City, FL NOAA Fisheries Laboratory in Panama City, FL http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/labs/panama/ NOAA Fisheries 20080601 Panama City, FL NOAA Fisheries - Panama City Laboratory http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/labs/panama/ This disk or set of disks contain high-resolution multibeam and backscatter maps of the south-western corner of the Pulley Ridge Area, near the Tortugas, in the Gulf of Mexico. It includes the following products: 1) *.ASC File of the area mapped, 2) Caris files of the bathymetry, 3) Geotiff images of bathymetry, and 4) Fledermaus files of the survey locations. All products are available contacting the distributor. Another product that will not be distributed, but will be used as input to habitat classification software (QTC MultiView), are raw data files logged to disk using the Simrad EM3000 multibeam system data acquisition software. These raw files contain packets of information (depth soundings, navigation, attitude, sound velocity profiles, UTC time) that the acquisition software logged sequentially in time. The raw data format is available from Kongsberg-Simrad. The multibeam system was provided by University of South Florida, College of Marine Science and the support vessel was the Florida Institute of Oceanography R/V Suncoaster. The primary objective of this mapping expedition is to gather data on the location of coral formations present in the Pulley Ridge Area, which lies off southwest Florida and is the deepest hermatypic coral reef in the continental US. This area also hosts productive fisheries for shrimp and reef fish. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is concerned about certain fishing activities ocurring in the area, such as bottom long-lines and trawling, which maybe damaging the corals. For this reason, the GMFMC has designated Pulley Ridge as a Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC). Further protections are likely to be approved, but the GMFMC requires more data on the nature and extent of coral formations to make a more informed decision. Continued multibeam mapping is a very cost effective way of gathering this information and preventing damage to this valuable area. The survey was supported by University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, in St. Petersburg, FL, (www.marine.usf.edu) using a Simrad EM 3000 multi-beam system. The survey was funded by NOAA Fisheries (www.sefsc.noaa.gov). Note on Bounding Box: Survey area was irregular in shape, the entire area within the corners was not mapped 20071115 20071120 ground condition In Work As needed -83.877938 -83.736908 24.826949 24.709229 CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Backscatter CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Bathymetry ISO 19115 Topic Category elevation 006 none multibeam bathymetry backscatter deep-water reefs ocean floor topography EM3000 Fish habitats General Florida Florida Shelf Gulf of Mexico North America Pulley Ridge United States CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Florida CoRIS Region Florida None Not for legal use NOAA Fisheries - Panama City Laboratory Andrew W. David Research Fishery Biologist mailing and physical address

3500 Delwood Beach Rd

Panama City Florida 32408 USA 850-234-6541 850-235-3559 Andy.David@noaa.gov Mon-Fri, 8 am - 4 pm CDT Colored, shaded geotifs for the survey area were created by University of Sourth Florida, College of Marine Science using Caris HIPS and SIPS post-processing software. The raw survey data and processed XYZ data may also be available upon request from the P.O.C. None Data are believed to be logically consistent, though no tests were performed. Unknown 0.5 - 2 meters 0.5 - 2 meters The bathymetry data were collected along a continuous swath perpendicular to the direction of the ship using a Kongsberg Simrad EM3000 (300 kHz) multibeam sonar system. The data are cleaned of bad navigation and depth soundings. The depth soundings are gridded into a common grid. The gridded data are converted to an XYZ ASCII format file (Longitude, Latitude, Depth in Meters). 20080601 Brian Donahue University of South Florida, College of Marine Science Marine Technician / Research Assistant mailing and physical address

140 7th Avenue South

St. Petersburg Florida 33701-5016 USA (727) 553 1121 (727) 553 1189 briand@marine.usf.edu Point Point 0.00002 0.00002 Decimal Degrees WGS84 WGS84 6378137.0 298.25722356300 Sample of bathymetry XYZ ASCII file latitude longitude positive depth 24.826724 -83.832023 85.04 none NOAA Fisheries - Panama City laboratory Marta M. Ribera Research Fishery Biologist mailing and physical address

3500 Delwood Beach Rd

Panama City Florida 32408 USA 850-234-6541 850-235-3559 marta.ribera@noaa.gov Mon-Fri, 8 am - 4 pm CDT Offline Data These data are not intended for navigational purposes. NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data,expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA does not assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system. Although these data have been used by NOAA, these data and information are provided with the understanding that they are not guaranteed to be useable, timely, accurate, or complete. Users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of these data and information before using them for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Conclusions drawn from, or actions undertaken on the basis of such data and information are the sole responsibility of the user. Neither the U.S. Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any data, software, information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. Trade, firm, or product names and other references to non-USGS products and services are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement or warranty, express or implied, by NOAA, the US Department of Commerce, or the U.S. Government, as to their suitability, content, usefulness, functioning, completeness, or accuracy. ASCII DVD DVD-R None Contact Marta Ribera at marta.ribera@noaa.gov or 850-234-6541 20121220 20090528 NOAA Fisheries - Panama City laboratory Marta M. Ribera Research Fishery Biologist Mailing and physical address

3500 Delwood Beach Rd

Panama City Florida 32408 USA 850-234-6541 850-235-3559 Marta.Ribera@noaa.gov Mon-Fri, 8 am - 4 pm CDT FGDC CSDGM FGDC-STD-001-1998 20090528061921 None 20071115 20071120 http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/sefsc_bathy_2007_11_pulley_ridge_mapping_metadata.html 2739