Seafloor Mapping of Stellwagen Bank & Massachusetts Bay
• completed by scientists at USGS, Woods Hole
1994-1998
1994 2007
2001 2002-2004
2003 2004
Mapping Begins & Continues
2006 2008+
‘Marine Habitat Characterization and Mapping Workshop’ in Sebasco, ME
Gulf of Maine Mapping Initiative (GOMMI)
1994-1998
1994 2007
2001 2002-2004
2003 2004
Mapping Begins & Continues
2006 2008+
NOAA’s CSC FellowshipDrafted ‘Strategic Plan for Mapping Massachusetts’ Benthic Marine Habitats’ and
Published guide on types and functions of marine habitats in Massachusetts
1994-1998
1994 2007
2001 2002-2004
2003 2004
Mapping Begins & Continues
2006 2008+
Seafloor mapping data published for North Shore and Boston Harbor
CZM initiates study of habitat classification frameworks for the coastal and ocean environments
1994-1998
1994
2001 2002-2004
2003 2004
Mapping Begins & Continues
2006
Seafloor Mapping Methods
USGS
Boston Harbor• Area mapped 173 km2
• Water depths 0-32 m• NOAA data re-processed
-multibeam/single-beam bathymetry
-backscatter
• New data collection-bottom samples / photography
http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/pubs/of2006-1008/