During EX1402L1, multibeam,single beam, and subbottom data will
be collected 24 hours a day and XBT casts will be conducted at an interval
defined by prevailing oceanographic conditions, but not to exceed 6 hours. All
multibeam data will be fully processed according to standard onboard procedures
and will be archived with the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC). Subbottom
sonar data will be also be archived with NGDC. Split-beam EK60 data will be
archived at the National Oceanographic Data Center.

Multibeam mapping, single beam, water column sonar, sub-bottom
profile, water column profile, ship sensor, ROV sensor, video and image data
will all be collected during this mission.

Multibeam, single beam, and subbottom sonar data will be
collected 24 hours a day. XBT casts will be conducted regularly for multibeam
calibration. The ship's Scientific Computing System (SCS) will monitor and
collect oceanographic, navigation, and meteorological data throughout the
cruise.

These data represent the 50 CFR Part 635.21, Gear operation and deployment restrictions as designated by Federal Register Vol. 64, No. 29135, May 28, 1999. Rules and regulations as amended through 69 FR 47797, 47798, August 6, 2004.

Essential fish habitat (EFH) regulations encourage regional fishery management councils to designate habitat areas of particular concern (HAPC) within areas of EFH in order to focus conservation priorities on specific habitat areas that play a particularly important role in the life cycles of federally managed species based on four criteria: (1) importance of the ecological function; (2) extent to which the habitat is sensitive to human-induced degradation; (3) extent development activities are or will stress the habitat; and, (4) the rarity of the habitat type.

This data set represents the extent, approximate location and type of wetlands and deepwater habitats in the conterminous United States. These data delineate the areal extent of wetlands and surface waters as defined by Cowardin et al. (1979). Certain wetland habitats are excluded from the National mapping program because of the limitations of aerial imagery as the primary data source used to detect wetlands. These habitats include seagrasses or submerged aquatic vegetation that are found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of estuaries and near shore coastal waters.

The data represent predicted habitat suitability for several taxa of deep-sea corals. Predictions were modeled using a statistical machine-learning algorithm called maximum entropy (MaxEnt). NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) combined databases of known deep-sea coral locations provided by the NOAA Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) and other contributors with environmental and oceanographic data to generate the predictive models of deep-sea coral distribution. These models are used to produce regional maps of deep-sea coral habitat.

The Grand Bay coastal transition transect extends from marine habitats along the Grand Battures north to mesic longleaf pine flatwoods adjacent to I10 and the Franklin Creek Road. This transect, approximately 12 km in length, intersects or is adjacent to a minimum of 15 different habitats. We will establish this transect to extend from the marine sea grass beds and eroding shoreline of the Grand Battures to the highest local elevations containing natural communities (i.e., mesic pine savanna).

Erosion monitoring techniques are applied to six sites across the Reserve to document linear changes in shoreline movement and erosional edge dynamics. Shoreline position points are obtained using a total station and RTK GPS. Points are collected 4 times per year along the vegetation erosional edge at each site. During the winter season collection effort, points are collected from all visible erosional edges so that shoreline edge dynamics can be better understood. All points are imported into a GIS database for analysis.

There are a total of 14 sampling stations spread across the reserve in the five different habitat types. There are three stations per habitat type except for the sandy beach for which there is only two. There are a total of 14 sampling stations spread across the reserve in the five different habitat types. There are three stations per habitat type except for the sandy beach for which there is only two. Sampling is based on seasons and occurs one time within the months of each season (4 times per year).