Troy Alphin
Martin Posey
Marc Turano
And
Megan Rudolf
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Here we have developed an interactive online
tool, specifically designed to help potential
Shellfish growers with site selection for further
investigation.
Here we provide visualization of public
datasets related to coastal conditions.
This is not a substitute for
on site verification
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Why develop a tool
like this
Process of
development
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Application
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Future directions
Contributions of data
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Brian Conrad- DMF
Patty Fowler
Brad Pogue- Shellfish
Sanitation
Anne Deaton-DMF
Matt Hayes- City of
Wilmington
Tessa Getchis and Cary
Chadwick-UCONN
Why This Tool
Why Now?
Changing Traditions
Changing Needs
Why This Tool
Why Now?
Changing Traditions
Changing Needs
Changing
Environment
Changing Priorities
Long-term stability
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Loss of SA water
Increased rate of loss
over the last decade
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Use of Water Front
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Recreation
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Fishing
Boating
Commercial activities
1949
1966
1981
2006
1949
1966
1981
2006
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Similar programs?
Much of the data not in the form we needed
Initial approach was to develop a tiered
system, based on shellfish growing conditions
Data acquisition in year 1
 Design and test years 1 and 2
 Review and revise
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Sea Grant, UCONN,
Dept. Ag, Bureau of
Aquaculture
Municipalities
responsible for
oversight
Shellfish production
incorporated into
development plans
Created in 2009 with
Esri’s ArcGIS API for
Flex 2.5
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Similar programs?
Much of the data not in the form we needed
Initial approach was to develop a tiered
system, based on shellfish growing conditions
Data acquisition in year 1
 Design and test years 1 and 2
 Review and revise
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All images display January 2012 Shellfish Growing Areas
Masonboro Sound
Stump Sound
Core Sound
Many Programs
collect data for
public use
Army Corp
Bing Maps
DWQ - Division of Water
Quality
EMS
NCCGIA
NCDENR
NC DMF
NC One Map
NC WRC
NOAA
SOSM Project
Stormwater Services City of Wilmington
UNC
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Similar programs?
Much of the data needed to be modified for our
use
Initial approach was to develop a tiered
system, based on shellfish growing conditions
Data acquisition in year 1
 Design and test years 1 and 2
 Review and revise
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Tier I
Classification
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Tier II
Bottom Type
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Depth
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Land-use
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Salinity and Temp
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% impervious surface
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Existing Leases
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Additional
information
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Multiple file
types
Differences in
precision
Clarity
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Raster data currently
available
Differences in
precision
Clarity
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No clear
comprehensive data
set
Consistency
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Missing metadata
Point data
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No clear
comprehensive data
set
Consistency
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Missing metadata
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Point data
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Identify Tool
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5 yr Mean
Min and Max
Temp and Rainfall
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Existing leases
Only size and
shape
No personal
information
Likelihood of
success?
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Draft data
Ground
truthing
Note date
data was
collected
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Developed areas,
% impervious
areas
Forests, wetlands,
water, open areas
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Federally and state
managed lands
Comment authority
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Boat access areas
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Boat access areas
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Rivers and streams
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Boat access areas
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Rivers and streams
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Artificial reefs
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Boat access areas
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Rivers and streams
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Artificial reefs
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Submerged Aquatic
Vegetation
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Boat access areas
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Rivers and streams
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Artificial reefs
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Submerged Aquatic
Vegetation
Fishing Nursery Areas
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Still
incorporating
rainfall data
Site is served by
UNCW but may
migrate to
another format.
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Development of a suitability index
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Feedback tool
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Highlight particular conflicts with shellfish
production
Beneficial features
Tool functionality
Provide estimates of production in a given growing
area
Incorporate coastal municipalities
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Parker Moran - UNCW Operations and
Systems Administration
Tony Copeland - UNCW Operations and
Systems Administration
Dr. Joanna Halls - UNCW Dept. of
Geography and Geology
Xiaoyan Qi - UNCW
Carey Jenkins - ROK Global Applications
Group, LLC
Jason Harris - ROK Technologies
Jason Rogers - CFCC Marine Technology
Department
Tim Shaw – CFCC Marine Technology
Department
Sharon Tatem (SOSM Project)
Layla Kashlan (Army Corp)
Dr. Rick Luettich (UNC)
Anna Stefanowicz (NC WRC)
Jeff Brown (NCCGIA)
John Finnegan (NCCGIA)
NOAA Coastal Services Center
Richard Vandersnick (Senior Geomatics
Analyst, SGT, Inc.)