NOAA Office for Coastal Management and Maine Department of Marine Resources Benthic Habitat Data, coastal Maine and York and Webhannet rivers, 1993-2001 (NCEI Accession 0089462)

These data are in GIS shapefile format (.shp, .dbf, .shx, and .prj files) with associated metadata. And additional subdirectory contains data collected from the Wells, Maine region (York and Webhannet rivers in southern Maine) in 2001 and includes benthic data, sediment grab data, and sediment profile image data. Sample browse graphics of select attributes were generated at the NODC and included in this accession.

The benthic data is classified according to the System for Classification of Habitats in Estuarine and Marine Environments (SCHEME). This system is fully described in Development of a System for Classification of Habitats in Estuarine and Marine Environments (SCHEME) for Florida, Report to U.S. EPA - Gulf of Mexico Program, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Marine Research Institute. Review Draft 12/04/02.