Description: This dataset consists of point locations for all known existing and historical seabird nesting colonies on the Oregon Coast (324 total). The relative ecological importance of each colony was assigned by OCMP, based on the following criteria, which were developed by seabird experts:• Importance level 1: Offshore colonies/complexes with ≥ 5,000 breeding birds, OR offshore or mainland colonies with Tufted Puffins, OR offshore colonies with Leach’s Storm Petrels or Fork-tailed Storm Petrels• Importance level 2: All rocks, reefs, and islands of Oregon Islands and Three Arch Rocks NWRs with breeding seabirds that were not included in Importance level 1, OR mainland seabird breeding sites with ≥ 1,000 breeding birds• Importance level 3: All other coloniesThe number of breeding birds used in the determination was based on the maximum observed count from 1979-2017.
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Copyright Text: United States Fish and Wildlife Service Naughton, M.B., D.S. Pitikin, R.W. Lowe, K.J. So, and C.S. Strong.
Description: This dataset contains data on the presence of 12 key intertidal species in rocky intertidal surveys conducted by the MARINe lab (UCSC) on the Oregon coast since the inception of the MARINe program, through 2018. These data were selected out of the larger presence/absense species survey data provided by the MARINe lab (https://marine.ucsc.edu/)
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Copyright Text: Peter Ramondi (UCSC), Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe)
MARINe is funded entirely by the independent contributions of its members. Special recognition should go to three agencies who have provided the majority of continuous funding for the project over several decades: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans and The National Park Service.
Description: This layer was created from individual year kelp surveys to show the maximum known extent of Oregon's kelp canopy. Included are: an Oregon coastwide inventory of canopy kelp in 1990, that was conducted to understand the distribution of kelp in the nearshore region, and five other years of southern Oregon surveys.
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Copyright Text: Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program
Description: A map of the approximate gray whale migratory pathways off of the coast of Oregon. This map was produced using specific depth contour values, as determined by observations in the Gray Whale Migration Study off Yaquina Head, Newport, OR (January through May 2008).
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Copyright Text: Study funded by the Oregon Wave Energy Trust funded study completed by the Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute, (Ortega-Ortiz and Mate).
Description: Line layer of California sea lion haul-out locations in Oregon, USA. Attribute data includes species-specific site use and abundance for California sea lions (Zalophus californianus).
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Copyright Text: Robin Brown, Bryan Wright, and Susan Riemer
Description: Line layer of California sea lion haul-out locations in Oregon, USA. Attribute data includes species-specific site use and abundance for California sea lions (Zalophus californianus).
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Copyright Text: Robin Brown, Bryan Wright, and Susan Riemer
Description: Line layer of Northern Elephant Seal haul-out and rookery locations in Oregon, USA. Attribute data includes species-specific site use and abundance for northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris).
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Copyright Text: Robin Brown, Bryan Wright, and Susan Riemer
Description: Line layer of Pacific harbor seal haul-out locations in Oregon, USA. Attribute data includes species-specific site use and abundance for Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina).
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Copyright Text: Robin Brown, Bryan Wright, and Susan Riemer
Description: Line layer of Pacific harbor seal haul-out locations in Oregon, USA. Attribute data includes species-specific site use and abundance for Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina).
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Copyright Text: Robin Brown, Bryan Wright, and Susan Riemer
Description: Line layer of Stellar Sea Lion haul-out and rookery locations in Oregon, USA. Attribute data includes species-specific site use and abundance for Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus).
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Copyright Text: Robin Brown, Bryan Wright, and Susan Riemer
Description: Line layer of Stellar Sea Lion haul-out and rookery locations in Oregon, USA. Attribute data includes species-specific site use and abundance for Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus).
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Copyright Text: Robin Brown, Bryan Wright, and Susan Riemer
Description: When a species is proposed for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must consider whether there are areas of habitat believed to be essential the species’ conservation. Those areas may be proposed for designation as “critical habitat.” Critical habitat is a term defined and used in the Act. It is a specific geographic area(s) that contains features essential for the conservation of a threatened or endangered species and that may require special management and protection. Critical habitat may include an area that is not currently occupied by the species but that will be needed for its recovery. An area is designated as “critical habitat” after the Service publishes a proposed Federal regulation in the Federal Register and receives and considers public comments on the proposal. The final boundaries of the critical habitat are also published in the Federal Register.
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Copyright Text: The data found in this file were developed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service field offices. For more information please refer to the species level metadata found with the individual shapefiles. The ECOS Joint Development Team is responsible for creating and serving this conglomerate file. No data alterations are made by ECOS.
Description: When a species is proposed for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must consider whether there are areas of habitat believed to be essential the species’ conservation. Those areas may be proposed for designation as “critical habitat.” Critical habitat is a term defined and used in the Act. It is a specific geographic area(s) that contains features essential for the conservation of a threatened or endangered species and that may require special management and protection. Critical habitat may include an area that is not currently occupied by the species but that will be needed for its recovery. An area is designated as “critical habitat” after the Service publishes a proposed Federal regulation in the Federal Register and receives and considers public comments on the proposal. The final boundaries of the critical habitat are also published in the Federal Register.
Service Item Id: f8b65bb60a4d4428aea5ec17abdd1d09
Copyright Text: The data found in this file were developed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service field offices. For more information please refer to the species level metadata found with the individual shapefiles. The ECOS Joint Development Team is responsible for creating and serving this conglomerate file. No data alterations are made by ECOS.