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/