Habitat--Offshore of Carpinteria, California

This part of SIM 3261 presents data for the habitat map of the seafloor (see sheet 7, SIM 3261) of the Offshore of Carpinteria map area, California. The vector data file is included in "Habitat_OffshoreCarpinteria.zip," which is accessible from http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/OffshoreCarpinteria/data_catalog_OffshoreCarpinteria.html. Using multibeam echosounder (MBES) bathymetry and backscatter data, potential marine benthic habitat maps were constructed. The habitats were based on substrate types and documented or "ground truthed" using underwater video images and seafloor samples obtained by the USGS. These maps display various habitat types that range from flat, soft, unconsolidated sediment-covered seafloor to hard, deformed (folded), or highly rugose and differentially eroded bedrock exposures. Rugged, high-relief, rocky outcrops that have been eroded to form ledges and small caves are ideal habitat for rockfish (Sebastes spp.) and other bottom fish such as lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus). Habitat map is presented in a map format generated in a GIS (ArcMap), and both digital and hard-copy versions will be produced.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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modified 20201019
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publisher U.S. Geological Survey
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Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • benthic-marine-habitat
  • benthos
  • bight
  • borderland
  • california
  • carpinteria
  • ckan
  • continental-island-shelf
  • distributions
  • environment
  • geo
  • geoscientificinformation
  • geoss
  • gis
  • habitat
  • habitats
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  • marine-nearshore-subtidal
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  • multibeam-bathymetry
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  • offshore-geology
  • pacific-ocean
  • physical-habitats-and-geomorphology
  • rincon-creek
  • rock-substrate
  • santa-barbara-channel
  • santa-barbara-county
  • sea-floor-characteristics
  • seabed
  • seafloor-mapping
  • southern-california-bight-ecoregion
  • toro-canyon
  • transform-continental-margin
  • unconsolidated-mineral-substrate
  • united-states
  • usgs-32645e3f-803b-44e8-bc50-c6e86a41050f
  • ventura-county
isopen False
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license_title License not specified
maintainer H. Gary Greene
maintainer_email greene@mlml.calstate.edu
metadata_created 2025-11-22T04:11:19.556383
metadata_modified 2025-11-22T04:11:19.556387
notes This part of SIM 3261 presents data for the habitat map of the seafloor (see sheet 7, SIM 3261) of the Offshore of Carpinteria map area, California. The vector data file is included in "Habitat_OffshoreCarpinteria.zip," which is accessible from http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/OffshoreCarpinteria/data_catalog_OffshoreCarpinteria.html. Using multibeam echosounder (MBES) bathymetry and backscatter data, potential marine benthic habitat maps were constructed. The habitats were based on substrate types and documented or "ground truthed" using underwater video images and seafloor samples obtained by the USGS. These maps display various habitat types that range from flat, soft, unconsolidated sediment-covered seafloor to hard, deformed (folded), or highly rugose and differentially eroded bedrock exposures. Rugged, high-relief, rocky outcrops that have been eroded to form ledges and small caves are ideal habitat for rockfish (Sebastes spp.) and other bottom fish such as lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus). Habitat map is presented in a map format generated in a GIS (ArcMap), and both digital and hard-copy versions will be produced.
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title Habitat--Offshore of Carpinteria, California