ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Project Team

Barbara Ambrose, Russ Beard, Betsy Gardner, Kathy Martinolich, Dr. Rost Parsons, Kate Rose, Angela Sallis, Laughlin Siceloff, Tiffany Toft - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Contributing Editors

Dr. Lawrence Rozas - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory

David Dale - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Regional Office, Habitat Conservation Division

Virginia Faye - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Regional Office

Joshua Goff - Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Executive Steering Committee

Dr. Rebecca J. Allee - NOAA Coastal Services Center, Gulf Coast Services Center

Dr. Steve Ashby - Northern Gulf Institute

Russ Beard - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Tim Boyer - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Dr. Jorge Brenner - The Nature Conservancy, Texas Chapter

Dr. Harmon Brown - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory

Dr. Just Cebrian - Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Randy Clark - NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment

David Dale - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Regional Office, Habitat Conservation Division

Dr. Alyssa Dausman - U.S. Geological Survey, Gulf Coast Science Coordination Office

Dr. Quenton Dokken - Gulf of Mexico Foundation

Amanda Frick - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Regional Office, Protected Resources Division

Dr. Hernan Garcia - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Dr. Jim Gibeaut - Harte Research Institute, Texas A & M University at Corpus Christi

David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory

Dr. John Harding - Northern Gulf Institute

Jennifer Henderson - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Dr. Matthew Howard - Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System, Texas A & M University

Dr. Chris Jenkins - Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado at Boulder

Dr. Chris Kelble - NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

David Kidwell - NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research

Dr. Jan Kurtz - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Ecology Division

Matt Love - Ocean Conservancy

Dr. James Nance - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory

Dr. Frank Muller-Karger – Institute for Marine Remote Sensing/IMaRS, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida

Clint Padgett - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Spatial Data Branch

Dr. Dave Palandro - EXXON Mobile Corporation

Dr. Rost Parsons - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Dave Reed - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Dr. Rainer Ressl - Mexican National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity

Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

Dr. Michael Schirripa - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Miami Laboratory

Dr. Geoff Scott - NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research

Steve Sempier - National Sea Grant Office, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Dr. Karsten Shein - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Ben Shorr - NOAA Office of Response and Restoration, Spatial Data Branch

James Sinclair - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region

Buck Sutter - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Regional Office

Roberta Swann - Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

Dr. Carlos Torres - Mexico Oceanographic Data Center

Cathy Tortorici - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Regional Office

Dr. Phil Turnipseed - U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center

Jennifer Wozencraft - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory

PHYSICAL

Bathymetry

1. Gulf-wide: Dr. Barry Eakins, Jennifer Henderson, Jesse Varner - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

Donoghue, J. F., 2011. Sea-level history of the northern Gulf of Mexico and sea-level rise scenarios for the near future, Climatic Change, v. 107, no. 1, p. 17-33.

2. Estuarine: John Hayes, Robby Wilson - NOAA National Ocean Service, NOS Special Projects, Integrated Planning and Technical Services Branch

Coastal Relief

1. Northern Gulf: Dr. Barry Eakins, Jennifer Henderson, Jesse Varner - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Dissolved Oxygen

1. Climatological Average: Dr. Hernan Garcia - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

Boyer T. P., J. I. Antonov, O. K. Baranova, H. E. Garcia, D. R. Johnson, R. A. Locarnini, A. V. Mishonov, T. D. O’Brien, D. Seidov, I. V. Smolyar, M. M. Zweng, 2009. World Ocean Database 2009. S. Levitus, Ed., NOAA Atlas NESDIS 66, U.S. Gov. Printing Office, Wash., D.C., 216 pp., DVDs.

Carpenter, J. H., 1965. The Chesapeake Bay, Institute technique for the Winkler dissolved oxygen titration, Limnology and Oceanography, 10, 141-143. Culberson, C. H. and S. L. Huang, 1987. Automated amperometric oxygen titration, Deep-Sea Res., 34, 875 880.

Culberson, C. H., G. Knapp, M. C. Stalcup, R. T. Williams, and F. Zemlyak, 1991. A comparison of methods for the determination of dissolved oxygen in seawater, Report No. WHPO 91-2, WOCE Hydrographic Program Office, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Mass., U.S.A.

Dickson, A. G., 1994. Determination of dissolved oxygen in sea water by Winkler titration. WOCE Hydrographic Program, Operations and Methods Manual, Woods Hole, Mass., U.S.A., Unpublished manuscript.

Garcia, H. E., R. A. Locarnini, T. P. Boyer, J. I. Antonov, O. K. Baranova, M. M. Zweng, and D. R. Johnson, 2010. World Ocean Atlas 2009, Volume 3: Dissolved Oxygen, Apparent Oxygen Utilization, and Oxygen Saturation. S. Levitus, Ed. NOAA Atlas NESDIS 70, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 344 pp.

Knapp, G. P., M. C. Stalcup, and R. J. Stanley, 1990. Automated oxygen titration and salinity determination, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI Ref. No. 90-35.

Nowlin, W. D., A. E. Jochens, S. F. DiMarco, R. O. Reid, and M. K. Howard, 2001: Deepwater physical oceanography reanalysis and synthesis of historical data: Synthesis report. OCS Study MMS 2001-064, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, LA, 528 pp.

Rabalais, N. N., R. E. Turner, B. K. Sen Gupta, D. F. Boesch, P. Chapman, and M. C. Murrell (2007). Characterization and long-term trends of hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Does the science support the action plan? Estuaries and Coasts 30: 753-772.

Rivas, D., A. Badan, and J. Ochoa. 2005. The Ventilation of the Deep Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 35:1763-1781.

2. Hypoxia: Nelson May - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Stennis Space Center; Dr. Rost Parsons, Tiffany Toft - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Extreme Natural Events

1. Tropical Storm - Hurricane Activity: Tiffany Toft - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; Dr. Patrick Fitzpatrick - Northern Gulf Institute

Marine Geology

1. Dominant Bottom Types and Habitats: Dr. Chris Jenkins - Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado at Boulder

2. Seabed Sediment Folk Codes: Dr. Chris Jenkins - Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado at Boulder

References:

Folk, R. W. (1974). Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks, Hemphill: Austin, Texas, pp. 159.

3. Seafloor Geomorphology: Kate Rose - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; GRID-Arendal

References:

Harris, P. T., Macmillan-Lawler, M., Rupp, J., Baker, E. K., 2014. Geomorphology of the Oceans, Marine Geology, 352, 4-24. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260031735_Geomorphology_of_the_oceans

Becker, J. J., Sandwell, D. T., Smith, W. H. F., Braud, J., Binder, B., Depner, J., Fabre, D., Factor, J., Ingalls, S., Kim, S-H., Ladner, R., Marks, K., Nelson, S., Pharaoh, A., Trimmer, R., Von Rosenberg, J., Wallace, G. and Weatherall, P. (2009). Global Bathymetry and Elevation Data at 30 Arc Seconds Resolution: SRTM30_PLUS, Marine Geodesy, 32:4, 355 – 371. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254318175_Global_bathymetry_and_elevation_data_at_30_arc_seconds_resolution_SRTM30_PLUS

Standardization of Undersea Feature Names: Guidelines Proposal form Terminology, 4^th ed. International Hydrographic Organisation and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Monaco. http://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/undersea_feature_names/

Nutrients

1. Nitrates - Climatological Mean: Dr. Hernan Garcia - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

Garcia, H. E., R. A. Locarnini, T. P. Boyer, J. I. Antonov, M. M. Zweng, O. K. Baranova, and D. R. Johnson, 2010. World Ocean Atlas 2009, Volume 4: Nutrients (phosphate, nitrate, silicate). S. Levitus, Ed. NOAA Atlas NESDIS 71, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 398 pp.

Gordon, L. I., J. C. Jennings, A. A. Ross, and J. M. Krest. 1993. A Suggested Protocol for Continuous Flow Automated Analysis of Seawater Nutrients (Phosphate, Nitrate, Nitrite and Silicic Acid). In The WOCE Hydrographic Program and the Joint Global Ocean Fluxes Study, WOCE Hydrographic Program Office, Methods Manual WHPO 91-1.

2. Phosphate - Climatological Mean: Dr. Hernan Garcia - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

3. Silicate - Climatological Mean: Dr. Hernan Garcia - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

Precipitation

1. Climatology: Dr. Brian Nelson, Dr. Karsten Shein, Dr. Scott Cross - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

Ashouri, H, K. Hsu, S. Sorooshian, D. Braithwaite, K.R. Knapp, L.D. Cecil, B.R. Nelson, and O.P. Prat, 2015. PERSIANN-CDR: Daily precipitation climate data record from multi-satellite observations for hydrological and climate studies. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 96, 69-80, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00068.1. http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00068.1

Prevailing Winds

1. Climatological Average: Jake Crouch, Dr. Karsten Shein - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Remotely Sensed Sea Surface Temperature

1. Climatological Average: Dr. Deirdre Byrne, Yuanjie Li, Sheri Phillips - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

Casey, K. S., T. B. Brandon, P. Cornillon, and R. Evans (2010). "The Past, Present and Future of the AVHRR Pathfinder SST Program", in Oceanography from Space: Revisited, eds. V. Barale, J. F. R. Gower, and L. Alberotanza, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8681-5_16.

2. CMECS Temperature Subcomponent: Dr. Rebecca J. Allee - NOAA Coastal Services Center, Gulf Coast Services Center; Mark Finkbeiner - NOAA Coastal Services Center; Dr. Richard W. Gould, Jr., Dr. Dong-Shan Ko - Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center; Dr. David J. Lary - University of Texas, Dallas; Dr. Janice Kurtz - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Ecology Division; Dr. Christopher J. Madden - South Florida Water Management District; Kathleen L. Goodin - NatureServe

References:

Connor, D. W., Gilliland, P. M., Golding, N., Robinson, P., Todd, D. & Verling, E. 2006. UKSeaMap: the mapping of seabed and water column features of UK Seas, ISBN 86107 590 1.

Howes, D. E., J. R. Harper, and E. Owens. 1994. British Columbia Physical Shore-zone Mapping System. British Columbia, Canada: Resource Inventory Committee.

Minnett, P. J., O. B. Brown, R. H. Evans, E. L. Key, E. J. Kearns, K. Kilpatrick, A. Kumar, K. A. Maillet, and G. Szczodrak. 2004. Sea-surface temperature measurements from the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Aqua and Terra. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS ’04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International.

Resource Information Standards Committee. 2002. British Columbia Marine Ecological Classification: Marine Ecosections and Ecounits, Version 2. British Columbia, Canada: Resources Information Standards Committee.

Zacharias, M. A., D. E. Howes, J. R. Harper, and P. Wainwright. 1998. “The British Columbia Marine Ecosystem Classification: Rationale, Development, and Verification.” Coastal Management 26:105-124.

3. CMECS Water Column Temperature Change: Dr. Rebecca J. Allee - NOAA Coastal Services Center, Gulf Coast Services Center; Mark Finkbeiner - NOAA Coastal Services Center; Dr. Richard W. Gould, Jr., Dr. Dong-Shan Ko - Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center; Dr. David J. Lary - University of Texas, Dallas; Dr. Janice Kurtz - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Ecology Division; Dr. Christopher J. Madden - South Florida Water Management District; Kathleen L. Goodin - NatureServe

References:

Connor, D. W., Gilliland, P. M., Golding, N., Robinson, P., Todd, D. & Verling, E. 2006. UKSeaMap: the mapping of seabed and water column features of UK Seas, ISBN 86107 590 1.

Ko, D. S., R. H. Preller, and P. J. Martin, 2003: An experimental real-time Intra-Americas Sea Ocean Nowcast/Forecast System for coastal prediction, Proceedings, AMS 5th Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes, 97-100.

Ko, D. S., P. J. Martin, C. D. Rowley, and R. H. Preller, 2008: A real-time coastal ocean prediction experiment for MREA04, J. Mar. Syst., 69, 17-28, doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.02.022.

Seawater Salinity

1. Climatological Mean: Olga Baranova, Mathew Biddle, Tim Boyer, Dr. Hernan Garcia, Melanie Hamilton, Christopher Paver, Dr. Dan Seidov - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

Antonov, J. I., D. Seidov, T. P. Boyer, R. A. Locarnini, A. V. Mishonov, H. E. Garcia, O. K. Baranova, M. M. Zweng, and D. R. Johnson, 2010: World Ocean Atlas 2009, Volume 2: Salinity. S. Levitus, Ed. NOAA Atlas NESDIS 69, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 184 pp.

2. CMECS Salinity Subcomponent: Dr. Rebecca J. Allee - NOAA Coastal Services Center, Gulf Coast Services Center; Mark Finkbeiner - NOAA Coastal Services Center; Dr. Richard W. Gould, Jr., Dr. Dong-Shan Ko - Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center; Dr. David J. Lary - University of Texas, Dallas; Dr. Janice Kurtz - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Ecology Division; Dr. Christopher J. Madden - South Florida Water Management District; Kathleen L. Goodin - NatureServe

References:

Connor, D. W., Gilliland, P. M., Golding, N., Robinson, P., Todd, D. & Verling, E. 2006. UKSeaMap: the mapping of seabed and water column features of UK Seas, ISBN 86107 590 1.

Ladner, S., R. W. Gould, R. A. Arnone, R. P. Parsons, D. S. Ko, V. M. Wright. 2006. Using ocean color to monitor salinity in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. ASLO/AGU/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting, Hawaii, Feb 2006.

Ladner, S. D., D. S. Ko, R. A. Arnone and R. W. Gould, Jr. 2008. Impact of assimilated ocean color satellite salinity on a northern Gulf of Mexico circulation model. AGU/ASLO/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2008.

3. Salinity Zones - Estuarine: David Nelson - NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment

References:

Bulger, A. J., B. P. Hayden, M. E. Monaco, D. M. Nelson, and M. G. McCormick-Ray. 1993. Biologically-based salinity zones derived from a multivariate analysis. Estuaries 16:311-322.

Christensen, J. D., M. E. Monaco, and T. A. Lowery. 1997. An index to assess the sensitivity of Gulf of Mexico species to changes in estuarine salinity regimes. Gulf Res. Rep. 9(4):219-229.

NOAA/NOS. 1985. National Estuarine Inventory - Data Atlas, Vol. I: Physical and Hydrologic Characteristics. NOAA/NOS Strategic Assessment Branch, Rockville MD, 103 p.

NOAA. 2007. Coastal Assessment Framework (CAF). NOAA/NOS Special Projects Office - Coastal Geospatial Data Project. Silver Spring, MD.

Nelson, D. M., and M. E. Monaco. 2000. National overview and evolution of NOAA’s Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) Program. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS NCCOS CCMA-144. 60 p. http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=107

Orlando, S. P. Jr., P. H. Wendt, C. J. Klein, M. E. Pattillo, K. C. Dennis, and G. H. Ward. 1994. Salinity characteristics of South Atlantic estuaries. NOAA/NOS Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, Silver Spring, MD. 117 pp.

Orlando, S. P. Jr., L. P. Rozas, G. H. Ward, and C. J. Klein. 1993. Salinity characteristics of Gulf of Mexico estuaries. NOAA/NOS Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, Silver Spring, MD. 209 pp.

Seawater Temperature

1. Climatological Mean: Olga Baranova, Mathew Biddle, Tim Boyer, Dr. Hernan Garcia, Melanie Hamilton, Christopher Paver, Dr. Dan Seidov - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

Locarnini, R. A., A. V. Mishonov, J. I. Antonov, T. P. Boyer, H. E. Garcia, O. K. Baranova, M. M. Zweng, and D. R. Johnson, 2010: World Ocean Atlas 2009, Volume 1: Temperature. S. Levitus, Ed. NOAA Atlas NESDIS 71, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 184 pp.

BIOTIC

Coastal Characterization - Gulf-wide

1. Coastal Change Analysis Program (CCAP): Nate Herold - NOAA Coastal Services Center

2. CMECS Water Column Productivity Modifier: Dr. Rebecca J. Allee - NOAA Coastal Services Center, Gulf Coast Services Center; Mark Finkbeiner - NOAA Coastal Services Center; Dr. Richard W. Gould, Jr., Dr. Dong-Shan Ko - Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center; Dr. David J. Lary - University of Texas, Dallas; Dr. Janice Kurtz - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Ecology Division; Dr. Christopher J. Madden - South Florida Water Management District; Kathleen L. Goodin - NatureServe

References:

Connor, D. W., Gilliland, P. M., Golding, N., Robinson, P., Todd, D. & Verling, E. 2006. UKSeaMap: the mapping of seabed and water column features of UK Seas, ISBN 86107 590 1.

McClain, C. R. 2009. A Decade of Satellite Ocean Color Observations. Annu. Rev. Marine. Sci. 2009.1:19-42.

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). 1997. NOAA’s Estuarine Eutrophication Survey, Vol. 4: Gulf of Mexico Region. Silver Spring, MD: NOAA, Office of Ocean Resources and Assessment.

O’Reilly, J. E., and 24 Coauthors. 2000. SeaWiFS Postlaunch Calibration and Validation Analyses, Part 3. NASA Tech. Memo. 2000-206892, Vol. 11, S. B. Hooker and E. R. Firestone, Eds., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 49 pp.

3. Mangrove Communities - US and Mexico: Dr. Rainer Ressl - Director General “A” of Geomatics National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (Comision Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad - CONABIO); Ryan Moyer - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute; Kate Rose - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

Giri, C., J. Long & L. Tieszen. 2011. Mapping and Monitoring Louisiana’s Mangroves in the Aftermath of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. Journal of Coastal Research 27(6): 1059-1064.

Montagna, P. A., J. Brenner, J. Gibeaut, S. Morehead. 2011. Coastal Impacts. In: J. Schmandt, J. Clarkson & G. R. North (Eds.), The Impact of Global Warming on Texas, 2nd Edition. University of Texas Press, 1-26.

Spaulding, M. D., F. Blasco, & C. D. Fields (Eds.). 1997. World Mangrove Atlas. The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan. 178 pp.

Valiela, I., J. L. Bowen y J. K. York 2001. Mangrove forests: One of the world’s threatened major tropical environments. Bioscience 51, 10: 807-815

4. Marsh Vegetation: Dr. Nicholas M. Enwright, Stephen B. Hartley, Brady R. Couvillion - U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center; Dr. Michael G. Brasher, Michael K. Mitchell - Ducks Unlimited; Dr. Jenneke M. Visser - University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Dr. Bart M. Ballard - Texas A&M University, Dept. of Animal, Rangeland, and Wildlife Sciences; Mark W. Parr, Barry C. Wilson - Gulf Coast Joint Venture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

5. Wetlands: National Wetlands Inventory, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Coastal Characterization - Small Areas

1. Grand Bay NERR: Tom Strange - National Estuarine Research Reserve System, Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

2. Mobile Bay: Dr. Mohammed Al-Hamdan, Maury Estes - Universities Space Research Association, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Dr. Valerie Cullinan, Chaeli Judd, Dr. Ronald M. Thom, Dr. Dana Woodruff - Pacific Northwest National Lab; Dr. Jean Ellis - University of South Carolina; Dr. Dale Quattrochi - NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Dr. Hugo Rodriguez, Brian Watson - Tetra Tech Engineering; Hoyt Johnson III - Terra Systems Southwest; Tom Herder, Roberta Swann - Mobile Bay National Estuary Program; Dr. Just Cebrian, Lei Hu - Dauphin Island Sea Lab; Carl Ferrero - Alabama Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources, State Lands Division; Tim Thibaut - Barry Vittor and Assoc., Inc.; Mike Shelton - Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve; Walter Ernest - Weeks Bay Foundation; Russ Beard, Dr. Rost Parsons, Kate Rose - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

3. Perdido Coastal Lagoons: Dr. Just Cebrian, Joshua Goff, Lei Hu - Dauphin Island Sea Lab

References:

Cebrian, J., A. A. Corcoran, A. L. Stutes, J. P. Stutes, and J. Pennock (2009a). Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation and nutrient enrichment on the productivity of benthic microalgae in shallow coastal lagoons of the North Central Gulf of Mexico. J. Experimental Mar, Biol. and Ecol. 372: 9-21

Cebrian, J., G. A. Miller, J. P. Stutes, A. L. Stutes, M. Miller, and K. Sheehan (2009b). A comparison of fish populations in shallow coastal lagoons with contrasting shoalgrass (Halodule wrightii) cover in the North Central Gulf of Mexico. Gulf and Caribbean Res. 21: 57-61

Ferrero-Vicente, L. M., E. Martinez-Garcia, J. Cebrian, K. L. Heck, B. Christiaen, and J. L. Sanchez-Lizaso (2011). Comparison of macrobenthic assemblages in shallow coastal lagoons (NW Florida) with different levels of anthropogenic impact. Gulf of Mexico Sci. 29(1): 68-73.

Lehrter, J. C., and J. Cebrian (2010). Uncertainty propagation in an ecosystem nutrient budget. Ecol. Applications 20: 508-524

Stutes, J. P., J. Cebrian, A. L. Stutes, A. Hunter, and A. A. Corcoran (2007). Benthic metabolism across a gradient of anthropogenic impact in three shallow coastal lagoons in NW Florida. Mar. Ecol. Progress Series 348: 55-70

Corals and Hard Bottom

1. Chemosynthetic Communities: James Sinclair - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region

2. Deep-Sea Corals: Dr. Peter J. Etnoyer - NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Protected Areas and Resources Branch

References:

Cairns, S. D. (2007). Deep-water corals: An overview with special reference to diversity and distribution of deep-water scleractinian corals. Bull. Mar.Sci. 81(3): 311–322.

3. Deep-Sea Corals - Suitable Habitat: Dr. Brian Kinlan, Matthew Poti, Laughlin Siceloff, Dan Dorfman - NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Biogeography Branch; Dr. Peter Etnoyer - NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Protected Areas and Resources Branch; Dr. Chris Jenkins - Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado at Boulder; Christopher Caldow - NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

References:

Kinlan, B. P., Poti, M., Etnoyer, P., Siceloff, L., Jenkins, C., Dorfman, D., Caldow, C. 2013. Digital data: Predictive models of deep-sea coral habitat suitability in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Downloadable digital data package. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch. Released August 2013. Available at: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=35

4. Petroleum Hydrocarbon Seeps: James Sinclair, William Shedd - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region

Nonindigenous Aquatic Species

1. Asian Tiger Shrimp: Pam Fuller, Amy Benson, Matthew Cannister - U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program; Kate Rose - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

FAO 2005-2013. Penaeus monodon. Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme. Text by Kongkeo, H. In:FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department [online]. Rome. Updated 29 July 2005. [Cited 21 October 2013]. http://www.fao.org/fishery/culturedspecies/Penaeus_monodon/en

Knott, D. M., P. L. Fuller, A. J. Benson, and M. E. Neilson. 2013. Penaeus monodon. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=1209 Revision Date 6/5/2012

2. Lionfish: Dr. Pam Schofield, Amy Benson - U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program

References:

Reef.org, Lionfish Quickfacts. Retrieved August 16, 2013, from http://www.reef.org/reef_files/Lionfish%20quickfacts.pdf.

Schofield, P. J., J. A. Morris, Jr, J. N. Langston, and P. L. Fuller. 2013. Pterois volitans/miles. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?speciesID=963 Revision Date: 9/18/2012

Schofield, P. J. 2010. Update on geographic spread of invasive lionfishes (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus 1758] and P. miles [Bennet 1828]) in the Western North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Aquatic Invasions Vol 5 Supplement 1: S117-S122. http://www.aquaticinvasions.net/2010/Supplement/AI_2010_5_S1_Schofield

Schofield, P. J. 2009. Geographic extent and chronology of the invasion of non-native lionfish (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus 1758] and P. miles [Bennet 1828]) in the Western North Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. Aquatic Invasions Vol 4(3): 473-479. http://www.aquaticinvasions.net/2009/AI_2009_4_3_Schofield.pdf

Phytoplankton

1. Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs): Dr. Steve Morton - NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research

Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

1. Gulf-wide: Larry Handley - U.S. Geological Survey, Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center

2. Gulf Islands - Mississippi: Dr. Greg Carter - Gulf Coast Geospatial Center

References:

Green, E. P. and Short, F., 2003. World Atlas of Seagrasses. Berkley, California: University of California Press, 310p.

Mumby, P. J.; Green, E. P.; Edwards, A. J., and Clark, C. D., 1997. Measurement of seagrass standing crop using satellite and digital airborne remote sensing. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 159, 51-60.

Carter, G. A.; Criss, G. A., and Blossum, G. A., 2009. Change in Seagrass Coverage on the Mississippi Barrier Islands following Hurricane Katrina. A Final Report to the National Coastal Data Development Center, 9p.

LIVING MARINE RESOURCES

Food Habits

1. King Mackerel: Dr. Jim Simons - Center for Coastal Studies (CCS), Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Dra. Ma. Eugenia Vega-Cendejas - Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnical Institute (Centro de Investigacion y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico Nacional [CINVESTAV]); Dr. May Yuan – Center for Spatial Analysis (CSA), University of Oklahoma; Dr. Cristina Carollo - Harte Research Institute (HRI), Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Cristina Schoonard, Dave Reed - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC); Jorrit Poelen - Freelance Software Engineer

Habitats

1. Critical Habitats: Amanda Frick - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Regional Office

2. Essential Fish Habitats - Council Managed Species: Miles Croom, David Dale, Amanda Frick - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Regional Office

3. Essential Fish Habitats – Highly Migratory Species – Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: Peter Cooper – NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries

4. Atlantic Bluefin Tuna – Suitable Habitat: Jean-Noel Druon – European Commission Joint Research Center

References:

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 7; Final Rule, 15 C.F.R. Part 902 (2014). 50 C.F.R. Part 635 (2014). 100 pp. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-02/pdf/2014-28064.pdf

Druon et al, 2016: Druon JN, Fromentin JM, Hanke A, Arrizabalaga H, Damalas D, Tičina V, Quílez-Badia G, Ramirez K, Arregui I, Tserpes G, Reglero P, Deflorio M, Oray I, Karakulak SF, Megalofonou P, Ceyhan T, Grubišić L, MacKenzie BR, Lamkin J, Afonso P and P Addis (2016). Habitat suitability of the Atlantic bluefin tuna by size class: an ecological niche approach, Progress in Oceanography 142:30-46. DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2016.01.002

http://ac.els-cdn.com/S0079661116000070/1-s2.0-S0079661116000070-main.pdf?_tid=6e2ba28a-e7c9-11e5-8236-00000aab0f6c&acdnat=1457728982_caa9ffb1fe0fd309d8f037b04037377d

Invertebrates

1. Eastern Oyster: Kevin Anson - Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; Dr. William S. Arnold - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Regional Office; Patrick D. Banks - Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Mark Berrigan - Florida Division of Agriculture; Dr. Jennifer Pollack - Texas A & M University at Corpus Christi, Department of Life Sciences; Bradley Randall - Mississippi Department of Marine Resources; Dave Reed - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

2. Brown Shrimp: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; Dr. Harmon Brown, James Primrose, Jo Anne Williams - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory; Carlos Rivero - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Miami Laboratory; Laughlin Siceloff - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; Arnaud Grüss – School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington

References:

Grüss, A., Thorson, J.T., Babcock, E.A., Tarnecki, J.H., Handling editor: Watson, J. 2018. Producing distribution maps for informing ecosystem-based fisheries management using a comprehensive survey database and spatio-temporal models. ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 75, Issue 1, 1 January 2018, Pages 158–177, https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsx120.

https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/75/1/158/3958179

Grüss, A., Perryman, H.A., Babcock, E.A., Sagarese, S.R., Thorson, J.T., Ainsworth, C.H., Anderson, E.J., Brennan, K., Campbell, M.D., Christman, M.C., Cross, S., Drexler, M.D., Drymon, J.M., Gardner, C.L., Hanisko, D.S., Hendon, J., Koenig, C.C., Love, M., Martinez-Andrade, F., Morris, J., Noble, B.T., Nuttall, M.A., Osborne, J., Pattengill-Semmens, C., Pollack, A.G., Sutton, T.T., Switzer, T.S. 2018. Monitoring programs of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico: inventory, and development and use of a large monitoring database for mapping fish and invertebrate spatial distributions. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, doi: 10.1007/s11160-018-9525-2.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11160-018-9525-2

3. Pink Shrimp: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; Dr. Harmon Brown, James Primrose, Jo Anne Williams - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory; Carlos Rivero - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Miami Laboratory; Laughlin Siceloff - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; Arnaud Grüss – School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington

References:

https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/75/1/158/3958179

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11160-018-9525-2

4. White Shrimp: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; Dr. Harmon Brown, James Primrose, Jo Anne Williams - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory; Carlos Rivero - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Miami Laboratory; Laughlin Siceloff - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; Arnaud Grüss – School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington

References:

https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/75/1/158/3958179

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11160-018-9525-2

Fishes

1. Atlantic Croaker: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; Dr. Harmon Brown - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory; Laughlin Siceloff - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

2. Gag Grouper: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; Arnaud Grüss – School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington

References:

http://ac.els-cdn.com/S0079661116000070/1-s2.0-S0079661116000070-main.pdf?_tid=6e2ba28a-e7c9-11e5-8236-00000aab0f6c&acdnat=1457728982_caa9ffb1fe0fd309d8f037b04037377d

https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/75/1/158/3958179

Grüss, A., Perryman, H.A., Babcock, E.A., Sagarese, S.R., Thorson, J.T., Ainsworth, C.H., Anderson, E.J., Brennan, K., Campbell, M.D., Christman, M.C., Cross, S., Drexler, M.D., Drymon, J.M., Gardner, C.L., Hanisko, D.S., Hendon, J., Koenig, C.C., Love, M., Martinez-Andrade, F., Morris, J., Noble, B.T., Nuttall, M.A., Osborne, J., Pattengill-Semmens, C., Pollack, A.G., Sutton, T.T., Switzer, T.S. 2018. Monitoring programs of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico: inventory, and development and use of a large monitoring database for mapping fish and invertebrate spatial distributions. Fish Biology and Fisheries, doi: 10.1007/s11160-018-9525-2.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11160-018-9525-2

3. Gray Triggerfish: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

4. Gulf Butterfish: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

5. King Mackerel: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

6. Lane Snapper: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

7. Red Grouper: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; Laughlin Siceloff - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; Elizabeth Scott-Denton, Jo Anne Williams - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory; Arnaud Grüss – School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington

References:

https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/75/1/158/3958179

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11160-018-9525-2

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (1994). NOAA Administrative Rule 216-100: Protection of Confidential Fisheries Statistics. Retrieved March 20, 2013 from http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/st1/recreational/documents/Intercept_Appendices/Appendix%20M%20031408%20NOAA%20administrative%20order%20216-100.pdf

S. 2012-109th Congress: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006. (2005). In www.GovTrack.us. Retrieved March 20, 2013, from http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/109/s2012

Scott-Denton, E., P. F. Cryer, J. P. Gocke, M. R. Harrelson, D. L. Kinsella, J. R. Pulver, R. C. Smith, and J. A. Williams. 2011. Descriptions of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico reef fish bottom longline and vertical line fisheries based on observer data. Marine Fisheries Review 73(2): 1-26.

SERO. 2013. Fishery permits and fishery quotas. Southeast Reg. Off., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., NOAA, St. Petersburg, Fla. (available at http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov).

8. Red Snapper: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; Laughlin Siceloff - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; Elizabeth Scott-Denton, Jo Anne Williams - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory; Arnaud Grüss – School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington

References:

https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/75/1/158/3958179

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11160-018-9525-2

SERO. 2013. Fishery permits and fishery quotas. Southeast Reg. Off., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., NOAA, St. Petersburg, Fla. (available at http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov).

9. Sand Seatrout: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; Dr. Harmon Brown - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory; Laughlin Siceloff - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

10. Silver Seatrout: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

11. Spanish Mackerel: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; Dr. Harmon Brown - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory; Laughlin Siceloff - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

12. Spot: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; Dr. Harmon Brown - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory; Laughlin Siceloff - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

13. Vermilion Snapper: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; Laughlin Siceloff - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; Elizabeth Scott-Denton, Jo Anne Williams - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory

References:

SERO. 2013. Fishery permits and fishery quotas. Southeast Reg. Off., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., NOAA, St. Petersburg, Fla. (available at http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov).

14. Yellowedge Grouper: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

Reptiles

1. Green Sea Turtle: Kate Rose - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

“About Marine Turtles.” I.U.C.N. S.S.C. Marine Turtle Specialist Group. International Union for Conservation of Nature, n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. http://iucn-mtsg.org/

Halpin, P. N., A. J. Read, E. Fujioka, B. D. Best, B. Donnelly, L. J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L. B. Crowder, and K. D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115.

Kot, C. Y., A. DiMatteo, E. Fujioka, B. Wallace, B. J. Hutchinson, J. Cleary, P. Halpin and R. Mast. 2014. The State of the World's Sea Turtles Online Database: Data provided by the SWOT Team and hosted on OBIS-SEAMAP. Oceanic Society, Conservation International, IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group (MTSG), and Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University. http://seamap.env.duke.edu/swot

Pike, D. A., 2013. Climate influences the global distribution of sea turtle nesting. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 22:555-566. doi: 10.1111/geb.

“Threats to Sea Turtles.” NOAA Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources-Sea Turtles. U.S. Department of Commerce - NOAA, 16 June 2014. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/threats.htm

“Turtles in the Gulf of Mexico.” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Padre Island National Seashore, n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. http://training.fws.gov/courses/roadmaps/oil-spill/training/orientation/turtles/Turtles_in_the_Gulf_of%20Mexico.pdf

SWOT Reports I-IX:

Abreu-Grobois, F. A., J. Alfaro-Shigueto, L. Bell, S. R. Benson, J. Bourjea, S. Ciccione, E. Cuevas, M. Dalleau, M. Donoghue, P. H. Dutton, P. Garcia-Alvarado, B. Gonzalez-Garza, V. Guzman-Hernandez, P. Huerta-Rodriguez, T. Ishihara, Karumbe, J. C. Mangel, R. Mast, Y. Matsuzawa, B. Nahill, T. O’Toole, H. Peckham, E. Possardt, K. R. Stewart, S. Taei, R. P. Van Dam, P. E. Villegas, J. Wang. 2011. State of the World’s Sea Turtles (SWoT) Report, Vol VII: The World’s Most (And Least) Threatened Sea Turtles. Rep. no. 7. Ed. R. B. Mast, B. J. Hutchinson, B. P. Wallace. State of the World's Sea Turtles. http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/sites/swot/files/report/030612_SWOT7_FinalA.pdf

Abreu-Grobois, F. A., G. Appelson, R. Arauz, L. B. Crowder, A. Gibson, D. Godfrey, M. Mast, G. Marcovaldi, N. Marcovaldi, W. J. Nichols, S. H. Peckham, K. Pendoley, E. M. Putman, N. F. Putman, B. Schroeder, B. Wallace, B. Witherington. 2012. State of the World’s Sea Turtles (SWoT) Report, Vol VIII: Persuasion- The Case For Saving Sea Turtles. Rep. no. 8. Ed. R. B. Mast, B. J. Hutchinson, B. P. Wallace. State of the World's Sea Turtles. http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/sites/swot/files/report/022213_SWOT8_FinalC.pdf

Altamirano, E., G. H. Balazs, J. Barkan, G. A. Bishop, L. Boura, T. A. Conant, J. Cozens, J. Cruce, P. H. Dutton, S. Fisler, A. Frey, V. Gadea, A. Gaos, K. Grimanis, A. Henriquez, F. Humber, B. J. Hutchinson, S. Kelez, P. H. Lara, M. Liles, G. G. Lopez, D. Melero, B. K. Meyer, W. J. Nichols, C. Pesenti, N. Pilcher, S. L. Pultz, S. Rousso, J. Rulmal Jr., E. Salies, C. Sanchez, E. Sfyoeras, Y. Swimmer, R. K. Vance, H. Vander Zanden, X. Velez-Zuazo, B. P. Wallace, J. H. Wang, I. Yanez. 2013. State of the World’s Sea Turtles (SWoT) Report, Vol IX: Are We Succeeding? How Trends in Turtle Conservation Are Shaping the Future. Rep. no. 9. Ed. R. B. Mast, B. J. Hutchinson, P. E. Villegas, B. P. Wallace. State of the World's Sea Turtles. http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/sites/swot/files/report/SWOT-Report-Vol-9.pdf

Donnelly, M., M. Fuentes, A. Gaos, H. Gjertsen, L. Hawkes, G. Hughes, A. Irizarry, T. T. Jones, M. Kalamandeen, M. Muurmans, R. Nel, S. H. Peckham, N. J. Pilcher, P. C. H. Pritchard, A. J. Schneller, P. Torres, J. Tucek, J. Urteaga, B. Witherington. 2010. State of the World’s Sea Turtles (SWoT) Report, Vol VI: The Green Turtle- The Most Valuable Reptile in the World. Rep. no. 6. Ed. R. B. Mast, B. J. Hutchinson, B. Wallace, L. Yarnell, S. Hoyt. State of the World's Sea Turtles. http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/sites/swot/files/report/033111_SWOT6_FinalA.pdf

Gossard, S., K. Abernathy, V. Saba, B. Wallace, J. A. Mortimer, C. Sheppard, J. Seminoff, A. F. Rees, M. Tiwari, M. Hamann, C. Limpus, K. Pendoley, C. Schauble, J. Sperling, J. Wyneken, S. Ciccione, B. Krueger, J. Horrocks, K. Martin, R. Gunn, T. Veenstra, G. Marcovaldi, N. Marcovaldi, J. Thome, E. Howell, D. Kobayashi, D. Parker, G. Balazs, J. Polovina, B. Witherington, K. Pendoley, G. Hearn, S. Honarvar. 2008. The State of the World’s Sea Turtles (SWoT) Report, Vol IV: Discovering the Flatback- Australia’s Own Sea Turtle. Rep. no. 4. Ed. R. B. Mast, B. J. Hutchinson, P. E. Villegas, B. Wallace, L. Yarnell. State of the World's Sea Turtles. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/sites/swot/files/swot4.pdf

Griffin, D., J. Rudloe, J. A. Mortimer, R. B. Mast, A. Meylan, S. Whiting, A. Abreu, R. LeRoux, P. Dutton, S. Benson, C. Hitipeuw, A. Gaos, I. Yanez, W. J. Nichols, G. A. Bishop, F. L. Pirkle, M. Chandi, W. Dow, K. Eckert, P. C. H. Pritchard, M. Chaloupka, K. A. Bjorndal, G. H. Balazs, A. B. Bolten, L. M. Ehrhart, C. J. Limpus, H. Suganuma, S. Troeng, M. Yamaguchiin, M. Donnelly, N. J. Pilcher, C. E. Heng, R. Trono, R. Cohen, C. Drews. 2007. The State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWoT) Report, Vol III: Where the Hawksbills Are. Rep. no. 3. Ed. R. B. Mast, L. M. Bailey, and B. J. Hutchinson. State of the World's Sea Turtles. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/sites/swot/files/swot3.pdf

Mast, R. B., G. Meyer, B. Witherington, M. Chaloupka, J. Wyneken, S. Heppell, C. M. Lohmann, K. J. Lohmann, S. Schaf, J. Miller, A. Broderick, A. B. Bolten, Y. Matsuzawa, H. Peckham, J. L. Santillan, W. J. Nichols, A. Hutchinson, N. Marcovaldi, L. Soares, N. Pilcher, K. Putra, L. Bailey, M. Donnelly, E. Possardt, L. Venizelos, P. Robinson, S. Eckert, M. Khalil, K. Eckert, G. Petro, M. Fletcher, J. Marsh, and B. J. Hutchinson. 2006. The State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWoT) Report, Vol II: A Global Glimpse of Loggerhead Nesting. Rep. no. 2. Ed. R. B. Mast, L. M. Bailey, and B. J. Hutchinson. State of the World's Sea Turtles. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/sites/swot/files/swot2.pdf

Nichols, W. J., D. J. Shaver, R. B. Mast, R. Trono, J. A. Mortimer, M. Coyne, P. Dutton, P. C. Pritchard, M. F. Perez, J. Pena, C. Padilla, M. A. Boza, R. Rice, Y. Swimmer, T. Steiner, M. Hall, and J. V. Rodriguez. 2005. The State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWoT) Report, Vol. I: Burning Issues in Conservation... Leatherback Sea Turtles of the World. Rep. no. 1. Ed. R. B. Mast, L. M. Bailey, and B. J. Hutchinson. State of the World's Sea Turtles. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/sites/swot/files/swot1.pdf

Peavey, L., B. Pitman, S. Benson, J. Harvey, B. Watson, T. Graham, K. Kopitsky, B. Bowen, M. Boyle, P. Burchfield, N. FitzSimmons, S. Kelez, K. Kopitsky, C. Limpus, B. Wallace, K. Bjorndal, A. B. Bolten, N. Pilcher, C. Robins, T. M. Summers, I. K. Kelly, R. Piedra, C. Safina, B. Wallace, K. Shanker, P. Burchfield, J. Pena, R. M. Millan, T. Dykman, M. Matarasso, L. Yarnell, A. Savage, I. Lamilla, R. Guillen, X. Velez-Zuazo, M. Waycott. 2009. State of the World’s Sea Turtles (SWoT) Report, Vol V: Kemp’s and Olive Ridleys- Small Turtles, Big Secrets. Rep. no. 5. Ed. R. B. Mast, B. J. Hutchinson, B. Wallace, L. Yarnell, S. Hoyt. State of the World's Sea Turtles. http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/sites/swot/files/SWOT-Report-5.pdf

2. Hawksbill Sea Turtle: Kate Rose - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

“About Marine Turtles.” I.U.C.N. S.S.C. Marine Turtle Specialist Group. International Union for Conservation of Nature, n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. http://iucn-mtsg.org/

Pike, D. A., 2013. Climate influences the global distribution of sea turtle nesting. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 22:555-566. doi: 10.1111/geb.

SWOT Reports I-IX:

Gossard, S., K. Abernathy, V. Saba, B. Wallace, J. A. Mortimer, C. Sheppard, J. Seminoff, A. F. Rees, M. Tiwari, M. Hamann, C. Limpus, K. Pendoley, C. Schauble, J. Sperling, J. Wyneken, S. Ciccione, B. Krueger, J. Horrocks, K. Martin, R. Gunn, T. Veenstra, G. Marcovaldi, N. Marcovaldi, J. Thome, E. Howell, D. Kobayashi, D. Parker, G. Balzas, J. Polvina, B. Witherington, K. Pendoley, G. Hearn, S. Honarvar. 2008. The State of the World’s Sea Turtles (SWoT) Report, Vol IV: Discovering the Flatback- Australia’s Own Sea Turtle. Rep. no. 4. Ed. R. B. Mast, B. J. Hutchinson, P. E. Villegas, B. Wallace, L. Yarnell. State of the World's Sea Turtles. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/sites/swot/files/swot4.pdf

3. Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle: Kate Rose - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

“About Marine Turtles.” I.U.C.N. S.S.C. Marine Turtle Specialist Group. International Union for Conservation of Nature, n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. http://iucn-mtsg.org/

Pike, D. A., 2013. Climate influences the global distribution of sea turtle nesting. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 22:555-566. doi: 10.1111/geb.

SWOT Reports I-IX:

Gossard, S., K. Abernathy, V. Saba, B. Wallace, J. A. Mortimer, C. Sheppard, J. Seminoff, A. F. Rees, M. Tiwari, M. Hamann, C. Limpus, K. Pendoley, C. Schauble, J. Sperling, J. Wyneken, S. Ciccione, B. Krueger, J. Horrocks, K. Martin, R. Gunn, T. Veenstra, G. Marcovaldi, N. Marcovaldi, J. Thome, E. Howell, D. Kobayashi, D. Parker, G. Balazs, J. Polvina, B. Witherington, K. Pendoley, G. Hearn, S. Honarvar. 2008. The State of the World’s Sea Turtles (SWoT) Report, Vol IV: Discovering the Flatback- Australia’s Own Sea Turtle. Rep. no. 4. Ed. R. B. Mast, B. J. Hutchinson, P. E. Villegas, B. Wallace, L. Yarnell. State of the World's Sea Turtles. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/sites/swot/files/swot4.pdf

4. Leatherback Sea Turtle: Kate Rose - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

“About Marine Turtles.” I.U.C.N. S.S.C. Marine Turtle Specialist Group. International Union for Conservation of Nature, n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. http://iucn-mtsg.org/

Pike, D. A., 2013. Climate influences the global distribution of sea turtle nesting. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 22:555-566. doi: 10.1111/geb.

SWOT Reports I-IX:

Gossard, S., K. Abernathy, V. Saba, B. Wallace, J. A. Mortimer, C. Sheppard, J. Seminoff, A. F. Rees, M. Tiwari, M. Hamann, C. Limpus, K. Pendoley, C. Schauble, J. Sperling, J. Wyneken, S. Ciccione, B. Krueger, J. Horrocks, K. Martin, R. Gunn, T. Veenstra, G. Marcovaldi, N. Marcovaldi, J. Thome, E. Howell, D. Kobayashi, D. Parker, G. Balazs, J. Polvina, B. Witherington, K. Pendoley, G. Hearn, S. Honarvar. 2008. The State of the World’s Sea Turtles (SWoT) Report, Vol IV: Discovering the Flatback- Australia’s Own Sea Turtle. Rep. no. 4. Ed. R. B. Mast, B. J. Hutchinson, P. E. Villegas, B. Wallace, L. Yarnell. State of the World's Sea Turtles. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/sites/swot/files/swot4.pdf

5. Loggerhead Sea Turtle: Kate Rose - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

“About Marine Turtles.” I.U.C.N. S.S.C. Marine Turtle Specialist Group. International Union for Conservation of Nature, n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. http://iucn-mtsg.org/

Pike, D. A., 2013. Climate influences the global distribution of sea turtle nesting. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 22:555-566. doi: 10.1111/geb.

SWOT Reports I-IX:

Gossard, S., K. Abernathy, V. Saba, B. Wallace, J. A. Mortimer, C. Sheppard, J. Seminoff, A. F. Rees, M. Tiwari, M. Hamann, C. Limpus, K. Pendoley, C. Schauble, J. Sperling, J. Wyneken, S. Ciccione, B. Krueger, J. Horrocks, K. Martin, R. Gunn, T. Veenstra, G. Marcovaldi, N. Marcovaldi, J. Thome, E. Howell, D. Kobayashi, D. Parker, G. Balazs, J. Polvina, B. Witherington, K. Pendoley, G. Hearn, S. Honarvar. 2008. The State of the World’s Sea Turtles (SWoT) Report, Vol IV: Discovering the Flatback- Australia’s Own Sea Turtle. Rep. no. 4. Ed. R. B. Mast, B. J. Hutchinson, P. E. Villegas, B. Wallace, L. Yarnell. State of the World's Sea Turtles. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/sites/swot/files/swot4.pdf

Sharks

1. Atlantic Sharpnose Shark: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

2. Blacknose Shark: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

3. Blacktip Shark: David Hanisko - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory; Jeff Rester - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; Arnaud Grüss – School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington

References:

https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/75/1/158/3958179

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11160-018-9525-2

SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS

Onshore Conditions

1. Community Social Vulnerability Indicators (US Gulf Coast): Michael Jepson - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Regional Office; Lisa L. Colburn - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries Science Center

References:

Jepson, Michael and Lisa L. Colburn 2013. Development of Social Indicators of Fishing Community Vulnerability and Resilience in the U.S. Southeast and Northeast Regions. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-129, 64p.

2. Community Social Well-Being Indicators (US Gulf Coast): Kyle Buck and Maria Dillard - NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Oceans and Human Health Branch; Kate Rose - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

3. Population Density (US only): ESRI ArcGIS Online Map Services

4. Recreational Facilities - Marinas and Boat Ramps (US only): Tiffany Toft - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute; Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO); Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

5. Trade Statistics of U.S. and Mexican Ports (2005 - 2012): Kate Rose - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Offshore Conditions

1. Borrow Sites: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region

2. Navigable Waterway Routes: Kate Rose - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

3. Oil and Gas Pipelines: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region

4. Oil and Gas Structures: James Sinclair - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region

5. Shipping and Navigation: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region; NOAA Office of Coast Survey, Hydrographic Survey Division; NOAA Coastal Services Center

References:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2009. Waterborne Commerce of the United States, Calendar Year 2009, Part 5-National Summaries, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC)

6. Shipping Density: NOAA Office of Coast Survey

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Discharges

1. Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Laughlin Siceloff - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Incidents

1. Oil Spills: IncidentNews, NOAA National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration

Photic Quality

1. CMECS Photic Quality Modifier: Dr. Rebecca J. Allee - NOAA Coastal Services Center, Gulf Coast Services Center; Mark Finkbeiner - NOAA Coastal Services Center; Dr. Richard W. Gould, Jr., Dr. Dong-Shan Ko - Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center; Dr. David J. Lary - University of Texas, Dallas; Dr. Janice Kurtz - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Ecology Division; Dr. Christopher J. Madden - South Florida Water Management District; Kathleen L. Goodin - NatureServe

References:

Connor, D. W., Gilliland, P. M., Golding, N., Robinson, P., Todd, D. & Verling, E. 2006. UKSeaMap: the mapping of seabed and water column features of UK Seas, ISBN 86107 590 1.

Lee, Z., K. L. Carder, and R. A. Arnone. 2002. Deriving inherent optical properties from water color: a multiband quasi-analytical algorithm for optically deep waters. Applied Optics, 41(27): 5755-5772.

Lee, Z., K-P. Du, and R. Arnone. 2005a. A model for the diffuse attenuation coefficient of downwelling irradiance. J Geophys Res-Oceans, 110(C02016). Doi:10.1029/2004JC002275.

Lee, Z., M. Darecki, K. L. Carder, C. O. Davis, D. Stramski, and W. J. Rhea. 2005b. Diffuse attenuation coefficient of downwelling irradiance: An evaluation of remote sensing methods. J Geophys Res-Oceans, 110(C02017). Doi: 10.1029/2004JC002573.

Lee, Z., A. Weidemann, J. Kindle, R. Arnone, K. L. Carder, and C. Davis. 2007. Euphotic zone depth: Its derivation and implication to ocean-color remote sensing, J Geophys Res-Oceans, 112(C03009). Doi: 10.1029/2006JC003802.

Water Quality

1. Nutrients - Estuarine: Dr. Alyssa Dausman - U.S. Geological Survey, Gulf Coast Science Coordination Office; Michael Woodside - U.S. Geological Survey, National Water-Quality Assessment Program

JURISDICTIONS

Boundaries

1. Fisheries Closures: Amanda Frick - NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Southeast Regional Office

2. Marine Jurisdictions: Dave Stein - NOAA Coastal Services Center

3. Watersheds: Jeanne Allen - Gulf of Mexico Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Tiffany Toft - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Protected Areas - Federal

1. Cuba: Kate Rose - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

“I.U.C.N. Protected Areas Categories System.” I.U.C.N. Global Protected Areas Programme. International Union for the Conservation of Nature, January 15, 2014. Web. 16 Mar 2015, 21:01. http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/gpap_home/gpap_quality/gpap_pacategories/

Whittle, D., & Santos, O. R. 2006. Protecting Cuba’s Environment: Efforts to Design and Implement Effective Environmental Laws and Policies in Cuba. Cuban studies, 37(1), 73-103.

2. Mexico: Kate Rose - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

References:

“C.O.N.A.N.P. (English) - Who We Are/About Us.” C.O.N.A.N.P. Program. Comision Nacional de Areas Naturales Protegidas, 22 September, 2014. Web. 16 March, 2015. http://www.conanp.gob.mx/english.php

3. United States: Kate Rose - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Estuarine Research Reserve System; National Park Service; NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries; U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service