Description: The dataset spatially displays the coordinate location of test wells on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf completed during the late 1970s and early1980s.This dataset was created from the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management Geological and Geophysical publically available data for the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. The data was obtained February 15, 2016 online at http://www.boem.gov/Geological-and-Geophysical-Data-Atlantic/ The data may also be obtained directly from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Public Information Office (MS 5304),1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70123-2394
Description: Causeways prohibit intertidal environments. While causeways allow access, the lead to degradation of intertidal ecosystems. Knowing the distribution of causeways is a first step in addressing their impacts on the preservation of estuarine systems. This project maps the location of causeways in the estuarine area of Georgia (defined as that region from the COLREGS limits in the sounds to Highway 17 or Interstate 95, whichever is farther west).
For complete metadata, please visit http://geospatial.gatech.edu/GCAMP/metadata/Cauesways.xml
Description: The TIGER/Line Files are shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) that are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line File is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. The primary legal divisions of most States are termed counties. In Louisiana, these divisions are known as parishes. In Alaska, which has no counties, the equivalent entities are the organized boroughs, city and boroughs, and municipalities, and for the unorganized area, census areas. The latter are delineated cooperatively for statistical purposes by the State of Alaska and the Census Bureau. In four States (Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia), there are one or more incorporated places that are independent of any county organization and thus constitute primary divisions of their States. These incorporated places are known as independent cities and are treated as equivalent entities for purposes of data presentation. The District of Columbia and Guam have no primary divisions, and each area is considered an equivalent entity for purposes of data presentation. The Census Bureau treats the following entities as equivalents of counties for purposes of data presentation: Municipios in Puerto Rico, Districts and Islands in American Samoa, Municipalities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas is covered by counties or equivalent entities. The 2010 Census boundaries for counties and equivalent entities are as of January 1, 2010, primarily as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS).
Description: This dataset is the combined datasets of the 3 nautical mile radar line and the state boundaries separating South Carolina and Florida. The radar line is 3 nautical miles to approximately the high tide line derived from radar offshore to land. The boundary separating Georgia from South Carolina and Florida was mapped based on Georgia Code.
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Copyright Text: Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division
Description: The water access feature class was created to document publically accessible fishing and boating access sites within the eleven coastal counties of Georgia including Chatham, Effingham, Bryan, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Glynn, Wayne, Charlton, Brantley, and Camden Counties. Access sites and information were collected from CRD shapefiles, Shawn Jordan at DNR Coastal Resources Division, The University of Georgia Marine Extension's "A Visitor's Guide to Accessing Georgia's Coastal Resources" and their "Guide to Coastal Fishing in Georgia" maps, Sites that were verified are denoted by date in the "Verified" field of the Attribute Table. Facilities that were known to be private, membership only, or otherwise excluded public access were not listed at the time of creation. Point location was placed approximately at the upland interface with the marsh or water. The points were verified at a 1:1000 scale using 2010 National Agriculture Imagery Program aerial images. Photographs linked to the files were taken on land by CRD Staff, provided by Shawn Jordan, or captured through available high resolution imagery.
Description: This data represents the extent of Georgia's coastal zone, as defined by Georgia under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA). The Georgia Coastal Management Program was authorized by the Georgia General Assembly with the passage of the Georgia Coastal Management Act (O.C.G.A. 12-5-320 et. Seq.) In January of 1998 the Program was approved by NOAA and became the 32nd state to participate in the national Coastal Zone Management Program. The CZMA was established to preserve, protect, develop, and where possible, to restore or enhance the resources of the nation's coastal zone. The zone generally extends seaward to the boundary of the Submerged Lands Act. The zone extends inland from the shorelines only to the extent necessary to control shorelands that have a direct and significant impact on coastal waters. Lands held in trust by the Federal Government have been included in this boundary unless otherwise noted, as accurately representing these could be erroneous.
Description: Armoring of the shoreline prohibits intertidal environments from migrating inland and encroaching onto existing uplands as sea level rises. While armoring protects upland property, it leads to degradation of intertidal ecosystems. Knowing the distribution of armored shorelines is a first step in addressing their impacts on the preservation of estuarine systems. This project maps the location of armored shorelines in the estuarine area of Georgia (defined as that region from the COLREGS limits in the sounds to Highway 17 or Interstate 95, whichever is farther west) and identifies the type of shoreline stabilization (i.e., seawall, revetment and other stabilization methods.)
Complete metatdata at http://geospatial.gatech.edu/GCAMP/metadata/Armored Shore.xml
Description: The Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division manages the deployment of materials in state and offshore waters for the enhancement of fish habitat and increased fishing opportunities for anglers through its Artificial Reef Program. Reef areas have been permitted and eligible materials placed in those areas. This dataset was created from previous files recording reef information and location.
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Copyright Text: Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division Artificial Reef Program
Description: The purpose of this dataset is to show the extent and location of abandoned vessels in Coastal Georgia. Georgia DNR Coastal Resources Division staff obtained coordinates of the sunken vessels through field location and marked points using a GeoXH 2005 Series Pocket PC. Coordinates were taken from the deck of the vessel where possible. For additional information please contact Charles "Buck" Bennett at (912)264-7218.
Description: The National Waterway Network is a comprehensive network database of the nation's navigable waterways. The data set covers the 48 contiguous states plus the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and water links between. The nominal scale of the dataset varies with the source material. The majority of the information is at 1:100,000 with larger scales used in harbor/bay/port areas and smaller scales used in open waters.
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Copyright Text: The National Waterway Network was created on behalf of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Bureau of Census, and the U.S. Coast Guard by Vanderbilt University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Additional agencies with input into network development include Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Maritime Administration, Military Traffic Management Command, Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S.Environmental Protection Agency, and the Federal Railroad Administration.
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Description: The MPA Inventory is a comprehensive catalog that provides detailed information for existing marine protected areas in the United States. The inventory provides geospatial boundary information (in polygon format) and classification attributes that seek to define the conservation objectives, protection level, governance and related management criteria for all sites in the database. The comprehensive inventory of federal, state and territorial MPA sites provides governments and stakeholders with access to information to make better decisions about the current and future use of place-based conservation. The information also will be used to inform the development of the national system of marine protected areas as required by Executive Order 13158.
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Copyright Text: NOAA Marine Protected Areas Center in joint effort with the US Department of the Interior
Name: Marine Protected Areas by Fishery Restrictions
Display Field: Site_Name
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: The MPA Inventory is a comprehensive catalog that provides detailed information for existing marine protected areas in the United States. The inventory provides geospatial boundary information (in polygon format) and classification attributes that seek to define the conservation objectives, protection level, governance and related management criteria for all sites in the database. The comprehensive inventory of federal, state and territorial MPA sites provides governments and stakeholders with access to information to make better decisions about the current and future use of place-based conservation. The information also will be used to inform the development of the national system of marine protected areas as required by Executive Order 13158.
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Copyright Text: NOAA Marine Protected Areas Center in joint effort with the US Department of the Interior
Description: The location, description, and status of the ODMDS areas along the Georgia coastline were obtained from the US Army Corps of Engineers. An ODMDS site is a precise geographical area within which placement of dredged material occurs.
"Disposal Areass in U.S. waters" provides raster maps of the Disposal Areas designated by the Corps of Engineers for depositing dredged material where existing depths indicate that the intent is not to cause sufficient shoaling to create a danger to surface navigation. These areas are derived from NOAA's Electronic Navigational Charts. This service is a cartographic representation of marine source data based on S-57 data format and content specification. For complete metadata, please visit http://geospatial.gatech.edu/GCAMP/metadata/Ocean Dredging Material Disposal Sites.xml
Description: This data set contains Continental Shelf Boundary (CSB) lines for the MMS Atlantic Region. The CSB defines the seaward limit of federally managed OCS lands.
Description: Coastal bathymetric depth, measured in meters at depth values of: -30, -60, -900
Shallow Zone (0-30m): Technology has been demonstrated on a commercial scale at these depths. Foundation types include monopile, gravity base and suction buckets designs.
Transition Zone (30-60m): Technology has not been demonstrated on a commercial scale at these depths but several small scale projects have been successfully installed and commissioned at these depths Foundation types include tripod, jacket and tripile designs.
Deepwater Zone (60 - 900m): Technology has not been demonstrated on a commercial scale at these depths but several pilot projects have been successfully demonstrated. Foundation types include spar, semi-submersible and tension leg platform designs.
Complete metadata
http://coast.noaa.gov/dataservices/Metadata/TransformMetadata?u=http://coast.noaa.gov/data/Documents/Metadata/harvest/MarineCadastre/OffshoreWindTechnologyDepthZones.xml&f=html
Description: The purpose of HAPCs is to focus conservation, management, and research efforts on subsets of EFH that are vulnerable to degradation or are especially important ecologically for federally managed fish. The HAPC designation alone does not confer additional protection or restrictions to an area, but helps to focus EFH conservation, management, and research priorities. HAPC designation is a valuable way to acknowledge areas where we have detailed information on ecological function and habitat vulnerability, indicating a greater need for conservation and management. In some instances the Councils and NMFS may develop fishery management measures to conserve the habitat within the HAPC.HAPCs are a subset of EFH that deserve special attention because they provide extremely important ecological functions and/or are especially vulnerable to degradation. For instance, HAPC designation may be warranted for areas that play a vital role in the reproductive cycle of a managed species (e.g., grouper spawning sites) or areas that contain a rare habitat type (e.g., corals) that may be sensitive to disturbance from fishing or other human activities.Councils may designate an area as a HAPC for one or more of the following reasons:The habitat provides important ecological functionsThe habitat is sensitive to human-induced environmental degradationDevelopment activities are, or will be, stressing the habitatThe habitat type is rare.
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Copyright Text: NOAA Fisheries: Northeast Regional Office, Southeast Regional Office, Southwest Regional Office, Northwest Regional Office, Alaska Regional Office, Pacific Regional Office; Fishery Management Councils: New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific, North Pacific, Western Pacific; NOAA Fisheries Science Centers: Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest, Pacific Islands, Alaska; Highly Migratory Species Division (headquarters); Habitat Protection Division (headquarters).
Description: The Coastal Resources Division currently monitors and maintains five shellfish growing areas comprised of commercial leases and public recreational harvest areas. Shellfish waters on the Georgia coast are classified as “Approved" or “Prohibited" in accordance with the criteria of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program. Specific zones within shellfish growing areas may be closed to shell fishing because of the proximity to a marina or a municipal or industrial discharge. Georgia maintains approximately 33,000 acres approved for the harvest of shellfish for commercial and/or personal consumption. Only those areas designated as Public Recreational Harvest or those areas under commercial lease are classified as "Approved for shellfish harvest". Shellfish growing area waters are monitored regularly to ensure that these areas remain in compliance with the FDA fecal coliform thresholds. All other waters of the state are classified as "Prohibited", and are closed to the taking of shellfish. It is important to note that, even though some of these areas could potentially meet the criteria to allow for harvesting, they have been classified as “Prohibited" due to the lack of available water quality data. Please contact the GADNR Coastal Resources Division Shellfish Program for the most current version of this layer.
Complete Metadata at http://geospatial.gatech.edu/GCAMP/Shellfish.xml
Description: The Coastal Resources Division currently monitors and maintains five shellfish growing areas comprised of commercial leases and public recreational harvest areas. Shellfish waters on the Georgia coast are classified as “Approved" or “Prohibited" in accordance with the criteria of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program. Specific zones within shellfish growing areas may be closed to shell fishing because of the proximity to a marina or a municipal or industrial discharge. Georgia maintains approximately 33,000 acres approved for the harvest of shellfish for commercial and/or personal consumption. Only those areas designated as Public Recreational Harvest or those areas under commercial lease are classified as "Approved for shellfish harvest". Shellfish growing area waters are monitored regularly to ensure that these areas remain in compliance with the FDA fecal coliform thresholds. All other waters of the state are classified as "Prohibited", and are closed to the taking of shellfish. It is important to note that, even though some of these areas could potentially meet the criteria to allow for harvesting, they have been classified as “Prohibited" due to the lack of available water quality data. Please contact the GADNR Coastal Resources Division Shellfish Program for the most current version of this layer.
Description: Bait shrimp zones are approved areas where licensed commercial fisherman and bait dealer can fish for bait shrimp. Bait shrimping regulations can be found in Title 27 Game and Fish, Chapter 4 Fish, Article 4 Seafood, Part 3 Taking shrimp for Bait (O.C.G.A. Section 27-4-171 (2015)). All salt waters of Georgia shall be closed to fishing for shrimp pursuant to Code section 27-4-171, except those rivers or creeks or portions thereof opened to such taking. The determination of whether to open or close a river or creek or portion thereof shall be made by the Department of Natural Resources commissioner in accordance with current, sound principles of wildlife research and management.
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Copyright Text: Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Resources Division
Description: The Coastal Resources Division currently monitors and maintains five shellfish growing areas comprised of commercial leases and public recreational harvest areas. Shellfish waters on the Georgia coast are classified as “Approved" or “Prohibited" in accordance with the criteria of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program. Specific zones within shellfish growing areas may be closed to shell fishing because of the proximity to a marina or a municipal or industrial discharge. Georgia maintains approximately 33,000 acres approved for the harvest of shellfish for commercial and/or personal consumption. Only those areas designated as Public Recreational Harvest or those areas under commercial lease are classified as "Approved for shellfish harvest". Shellfish growing area waters are monitored regularly to ensure that these areas remain in compliance with the FDA fecal coliform thresholds. All other waters of the state are classified as "Prohibited", and are closed to the taking of shellfish. It is important to note that, even though some of these areas could potentially meet the criteria to allow for harvesting, they have been classified as “Prohibited" due to the lack of available water quality data. Please contact the GADNR Coastal Resources Division Shellfish Program for the most current version of this layer.
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Copyright Text: Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Resources Division
Description: TThis dataset provides 1:24,000-scale data depicting boundaries of land parcels making up the lands managed by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The data were collected and located by the University of Georgia NARSAL and Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Boundaries were digitized from survey plats and other information.
Description: TThis dataset provides 1:24,000-scale data depicting boundaries of land parcels making up the lands managed by natural resource agencies, local governments and conservation organizations in Georgia. The data were collected and located by the University of Georgia NARSAL and Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Boundaries were digitized from survey plats and other information.
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Copyright Text: Georgia Department of Natural Resources, WRD Nongame Conservation
Description: Georgia's beaches serve as important nesting habitat for sea turtles. Sea turtles are considered an endangered species by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and are protected under the Endangered Species Act. Sea turtles migrate to Georgia waters annually from May through August. The Sea Turtle Aquatic habitat GIS layer captures areas along Georgia's coast that sea turtles occupy during their migration. During nesting season sea turtles can be encountered in the ocean, sounds, and estuaries. The layer is intended to be used for initial planning with further consultation with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division Nongame Conservation Section. THIS LAYER DOES NOT REPRESENT REGULATORY AUTHORITY OR DEMARCATION.
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Copyright Text: Mark Dodd, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Nongame Conservation Section.
Description: Georgia's beaches serve as important nesting habitat for sea turtles. Sea turtles are considered an endangered species by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and are protected under the Endangered Species Act. The Sea Turtle Nesting GIS layer captures areas along Georgia's coast where nesting has occurred or could potentially occur. A one kilometer grid was established along the coast and cells were selected if they contained suitable nesting habitat. The layer is intended to be used for initial planning with further consultation with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division Nongame Conservation Section. THIS LAYER DOES NOT REPRESENT REGULATORY AUTHORITY OR DEMARCATION.
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Copyright Text: Mark Dodd, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Nongame Conservation Section
Description: Georgia's coastal area serves as important habitat for resident and migrant avian species. A variety of avian species utilize the habitat throughout various times of the year for roosting, nesting, and foraging. The Priority Avian Habitat GIS layer attempts to capture areas important to priority shorebirds and seabirds. The areas represent habitat that is important to a variety of shorebird species for multiple uses at various times throughout the year dependant upon the species. This GIS layer was developed utilizing documentation of observed habitat use and field expertise of Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division Nongame Conservation Section Biologist. The polygons represent areas of known or high suitability for shorebirds. THIS LAYER SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS ALL ENCOMPASSING OF PRIORITY HABITAT FOR ALL PRIORITY BIRD SPECIES. FURTHERMORE THIS LAYER DOES NOT REPRESENT REGULATORY AUTHORITY OR DEMARCATION.
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Copyright Text: Tim Keyes, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Nongame Conservation Section.
Description: Georgia's warm coastal waters and extensive marsh grass provide habitat for migrating Florida manatees. The endangered Florida Manatee generally migrates into Georgia waters in April until October depending upon water temperatures. The Manatee Habitat GIS layer is intended to provide a spatial representation of the areas in which manatees might be encountered during their migration into Georgia. Manatees can be found throughout the estuarine environment, marine nearshore, and up into the river systems. The layer is intended to be used for initial planning with further consultation with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division Nongame Conservation Section. THIS LAYER DOES NOT REPRESENT REGULATORY AUTHORITY OR DEMARCATION.
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Copyright Text: Clay George, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Nongame Conservation Section
Description: Georgia's offshore waters are calving grounds for the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale. Right Whales migrate through Georgia waters from November to April each year. The Right Whale Habitat Layer is intended to depict areas off of Georgia's coast that Right Whales would be utilizing through the migration. The GIS layer western boundary approximately follows the 3 fathom (18 feet) contour line with northern and southern boundaries following the Federal OCS Administrative Boundary (BOEM). The layer is intended to be used for initial planning with further consultation with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division Nongame Conservation Section. THIS LAYER DOES NOT REPRESENT REGULATORY AUTHORITY OR DEMARCATION.
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Copyright Text: Clay George, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Nongam Conservation Section.
Description: Aliquots are generated from full OCS blocks by sub-dividing each block into 16ths and allow for more detailed boundary delineation in offshore energy leasing. The aliquots use a letter designation in addition to their parent protraction number and OCS block number (ie. NK-1802, 6822F). A full OCS block is 4800 x 4800 meters, while an aliquot measures 1200 x 1200 meters. Smaller, clipped aliquots are found along the Fed/State OCS boundary and along UTM zone borders. This dataset includes columns indicating the presence or absence of a GCAMP layer. All GCAMP vector layers were intersected with the aliquots to produce a feature count per aliquot. If the feature contained a quantifiable measure (length, area, quanity, etc), either the sum or average was aggregated to the aliquout. GCAMP raster data was aggregated to the aliqouts using zonal statistics. Cell averages, sums, and mins and maximums were aggregated.
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Copyright Text: Georgia Tech Center for Geographic Information Systems
Description: This layer was created by intersecting the NCDC International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) historic hurricane data from 1848 - present with BOEM's leasing blocks to produce a track count per block. Full metadata for the IBTrACS data can be found @ https://data.noaa.gov/harvest/object/764f085f-e01a-4322-83af-bf97afe85f9a/html
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Copyright Text: Georgia Tech CGIS, DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Description: Marine Spatial Data: This dataset came from the Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction (MARMAP), Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment: South Atlantic (SEAMAP-SA) Reef Fish Survey and the Southeast Fishery-Independent Survey (SEFIS) programs. The dataset is comprised of all established stations available for sampling by MARMAP, SEAMAP-SA and SEFIS. Each year, a number of stations are randomly selected from the station universe and targeted for that year; therefore every station within the station universe is not sampled every year. The station universe also may contain stations not presented in the species data collected for the GSAA project due to the random nature of station selection. The data were summarized into 1 x 1 minute latitude/longitude grids which provide the number of stations available within each grid. General overview: For forty years, the Marine Resources Research Institute (MRRI) at the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), through the Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction (MARMAP) program, has conducted fisheries-independent research on groundfish, reef fish, ichthyoplankton, and coastal pelagic fishes within the region between Cape Lookout, North Carolina, and Ft Pierce, Florida. The overall mission of the program has been to determine distribution, relative abundance, and critical habitat of economically and ecologically important fishes of the South Atlantic Bight (SAB), and to relate these features to environmental factors and exploitation activities. Research toward fulfilling these goals has included trawl surveys (from 6-350 m depth); ichthyoplankton surveys; location and mapping of reef habitat; sampling of reefs throughout the SAB; life history and population studies of priority species; tagging studies of commercially important species and special studies directed at specific management problems in the region. Survey work has also provided a monitoring program that has allowed the standardized sampling of fish populations over time and development of an historical base for future comparisons of long-term trends. MARMAP has developed a long-term database for reef fish that has proven valuable in interpreting fisheries landings data and developing regulations for protecting reef fish resources. Restrictions on minimum sizes of most commercially important species make it difficult to monitor life history parameters and abundance data from samples collected from the fishery landings. MARMAP has been the only long-term program off the Atlantic coast of the southeastern United States that monitors reef fish composition, length frequency, abundance, and life history based on fishery-independent data in existence until recently. These data provide critical input for the assessments of stock status conducted by NOAA Fisheries, and greatly assist stock assessment scientists and the Council in the management of snapper/grouper complex of the South Atlantic Bight. To expand efforts in the SAB two additional monitoring programs were established; SEAMAP-SA Reef Fish (initiated in 2009) and SEFIS (initiated in 2010). Each program adopted sampling methodologies identical to those established by MARMAP when they joined the SAB Reef Fish Survey. MARMAP, SEAMAP-SA Reef Fish and SEFIS currently sample natural live bottom habitat from Cape Lookout, NC to the Ft. Pierce, FL area. The current main objectives for the survey are to: 1.) sample reef fishes in the snapper-grouper complex using a variety of gears in live bottom, rocky outcrop, high relief, and mud bottom habitats, 2.) collect detailed data for time series description of species’ annual composition and relative abundance, 3.) obtain population characteristics on fish species of interest through life history analysis, including age and growth, sex ratio, size and age of sexual maturation and transition, spawning season, fecundity, and diet, 4.) collect hydrographic data (e.g. depth, temperature, salinity, etc.) for comparison to fish abundance and composition indices, 5.) collect DNA samples from selected fish species for stock identification, and 6.) expand sampling effort in North Carolina and south Florida as well as reconnoiter new live bottom areas with underwater video to add to the existing long-term database housed at SCDNR/MARMAP. Priorities are dictated by the SouthEast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) schedule and other management considerations.