Overview of the USGS Aquatic Informatics Program & Progress on US OBIS Regional Node
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Overview of the USGS Aquatic Informatics Program & Progress on US OBIS Regional Node
Doug Beard, Ph.D., Reston
Why an NBII?• Over a billion dollars a year invested in
biological data collection and management
• Limited coordination, integration, and common standards
• Limited access to existing data, information, and analysis tools
NBII Mandate
• National Research Council report, A Biological Survey for the Nation, 1993
• National Spatial Data Infrastructure Executive Order, 1994
• PCAST report, Teaming With Life: Investing in Science to Understand and Use America’s Living Capital, 1998
• Congressional appropriations, FY01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06
BIOLOGICALINFORMATICS
PROGRAM
NBII GAPVeg
MappingCenter-Directed
Int’lInit
ITIS
• Terrestrial• Aquatic
• Node• Node• Etc.
• WDC/BE• IABIN• GBIF• CHM• others
Biological Informatics ProgramBiological Informatics Program
Provide an information system to
support the conservation and
restoration of ecological and biological
resources
Goal of NBII
US OBIS Accomplishments in First Year
• $10K Funding from USGS/NBII
• Created US OBIS Web Site
• Developed Short and Long Term Plans
• Developed Access to
– Gulf of Maine Data
– Bishop Museum Data
Short Term Priorities for the US Node
• $30K Funding from USGS/NBII
• Enhance the existing Marine Node Web Site and access point to US RON
• Develop fact sheet defining the US RON (mission, goals, users, tools, products etc)
• Incorporate the following data into US OBIS– CReefs (underway)– MMS (already offered)– ExxonMobile (already offered)– NOAA OE (already offered)– EPA EMAP (currently on OBIS)
• Work with IOOS/DMAC to draft customer driven products
• Continue outreach efforts to raise funding
Future of US OBIS
How do we envision FAR will be used?
1.) Have North American sturgeon populations
been affected by beluga sturgeon collapse?
2.) What is the state of fish habitat in the United
States and where should I focus management
and research efforts?
3.) How has the status of Eastern Brook Trout
changed in the last 50 years and why?
How do we envision FAR will be used?
4.) Where are the most important aquatic
biodiversity spots in the Gulf of Mexico?
5.) I need to calculate an Index of Biotic Integrity
for my waters, how have others done this and are
their tools available to help me?
6.) Is there a standard way to report fisheries
monitoring information so it can be used beyond
my initial goal?
Freshwater Marine
Images(NBII Digitial Lib.)
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Aquaculture
U.S. OBIS
CatalogueLinks
Coral
Fisheries/AquaticBiodiversity
DIGR/Biodiversity
• Caribbean Reef at Risk
• HI Scleractinian Coral
• Florida Coral Reefs• Gulf States - SEAMAP
• NOAA Linkages
• Gulf of Maine Data
• Bishop Museum Data
National Fish Habitat
InitiativeAction Plan
• Aquatic habitat is rapidly being lost or destroyed, displacing aquatic species and causing their decline worldwide.
• Declining quality and quantity of habitats means fewer recreational fishing and boating opportunities.
Why do we need a National Fish Habitat Initiative (NFHI)?
3. Measure and communicate.
Establish national goals for habitat conservation and issue a regular national report: Status of Fish Habitats.
Enhance data sharing and transfer of information.
Develop baselines, indicators, measures of success and more cost-effective strategies.
What do we need from the USNC
• Advocacy for the US RON
• Prioritization of Data for Incorporation
• Feedback on Strategy
• Identification of User Based Products
• Funding Opportunities