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NOAA Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps and geographic information systems data from 1900 to 2009
Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
| Metadata Last Checked: October 04, 2025
| Last Modified: 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000+00:00
This collection comprises the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for various regions in U.S. coastal waters. ESI data characterize estuarine environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. This atlas was developed to be utilized within desktop GIS systems and contains GIS files and related D-base files. Associated files include MOSS (Multiple Overlay Statistical System) export files, .PDF maps, and detailed user guides and metadata.
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AMPHIBIANS
AMPHIPODA
ANIMALS - GROUP - BEHAVIOR
ANIMALS - GROUP - NUMBER IN GROUP
ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL
BENTHIC COMMUNITIES
BENTHIC SPECIES
biological data
BIRDS
BIVALVES
BOTTOM TYPE
CORAL
CRUSTACEANS
CURRENT DIRECTION
CURRENT SPEED
FISH - CORAL REEF
FISH CENSUS
FISH SPECIES
FISHERY SURVEY
HABITAT
HABITAT - BENTHIC
HUMAN ACTIVITY
ICE
INVERTEBRATE SPECIES
LAND MANAGEMENT REGIONS
MACROALGAE
MACROFAUNA
MACROINVERTEBRATE CENSUS
MARINE MAMMALS
MARINE SPECIES INVENTORY
MOLLUSKS
MOMENTUM
NESTING SITES
ORGANISMS - SEDIMENT DWELLING
POLYCHAETES
REPTILES
SHELLFISH
SHORELINE
SOCIOECONOMIC
SPECIES IDENTIFICATION
TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS
VERTEBRATES
photograph
visual analysis
visual estimate
visual observation
aerial photography
atlas
benthic
biological
composition & location
current measurements
derived products
geological
GIS product
survey
survey - biological
survey - coral reef
visual estimate
visual observation
Florida Marine Research Institute
Florida State Department of Environmental Protection
SEFSC - Galveston Lab
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University at Galveston
US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Seattle, WA
NOAA National Ocean Service
SEFSC - Pascagoula/Stennis Lab
US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Seattle, WA
COASTAL
Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS)
CORAL REEF STUDIES
ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY INDEX (ESI)
EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL
Beaufort Sea
Bering Sea
Caribbean Sea
Coastal Waters of Alabama
Coastal Waters of Florida
Coastal Waters of Louisiana
Coastal Waters of Mississippi
Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Gulf of Alaska
Gulf of Mexico
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa
North Atlantic Ocean
North Pacific Ocean
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Philippine Sea
Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
South Pacific Ocean
oceanography
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
DOC/NOAA/NOS > National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
FL/FWC/FMRI > Florida Marine Research Institute, Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida
ESI > Environmental Sustainability Index
Geographic Information > Ecological Characterization
Geographic Information > Habitats
Geographic Information > Shorelines
Map Images > Environmental Sensitivity Index
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Coastal Habitat
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Species richness
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Algal Cover
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Damage Assessment > Chemical
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Damage Assessment > Natural
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Vertebrates
EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Water Quality > Contaminants > Chemical
EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Water Quality > Hydrocarbons
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Habitats
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Shorelines
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Birds
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates > Macroinvertebrates
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Mammals
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Mammals > Cetaceans
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Mammals > Pinnipeds
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Reptiles
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Reptiles > Turtles
EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES
EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > ANIMAL SCIENCE > ANIMAL ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > CRUSTACEANS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > CRUSTACEANS > AMPHIPODS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > MOLLUSKS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > MOLLUSKS > BIVALVES
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > AMPHIBIANS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MARINE MAMMALS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > REPTILES
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS)
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > MARINE
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL > BEACHES
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > MARINE
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CHEMICAL SPILLS
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONTAMINANT LEVELS/SPILLS
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > SOCIOECONOMICS
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > CORAL REEFS
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > SHORELINES
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE
EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS
Environmental Monitoring
Area contingency plan
Bird
Birds
Coastal Resources
Coastal Zone Management
Coastal hydrography
Coral Reef Conservation
ESI
ESI Atlas
ESI Maps
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Sensitivity Index
Fish
Habitat
Habitats
Hydrography
Hydrology
Invertebrate
Mammals
Management
Marine Mammal
Natural Hazards Assessment
Nest
Nesting sites
Oceans
Oil and Chemical Spills
Oil spill planning
Reptile
Reptiles
Sensitivity maps
Shoreline
Socioeconomic
Terrestrial Mammal
Terrestrial Mammals
Wetlands
Wildlife
biologically sensitive area
invertebrates
mammal
nest sites
nesting
nests
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > British Overseas Territory > British Virgin Islands > Anegada > Anegada (18N064W0001)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > British Overseas Territory > British Virgin Islands > Beef Island (18N064W0037)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > British Overseas Territory > British Virgin Islands > British Virgin Islands (18N064W0000)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > British Overseas Territory > British Virgin Islands > Jost Van Dyke (18N064W0078)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > British Overseas Territory > British Virgin Islands > Peter Island (18N064W0023)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > British Overseas Territory > British Virgin Islands > Tortola > Tortola (18N064W0036)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > British Overseas Territory > British Virgin Islands > Virgin Gorda > Virgin Gorda (18N064W0003)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Bay County > Panama City Beach (30N085W0001)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Broward County > Fort Lauderdale (26N080W0003)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Broward County > John U. Lloyd (26N080W0001)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Duvall County > Jacksonville (30N081W0001)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Hernando County > Hog Island (29N083W0001)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Madison-Swanson Reserve (29N085W0001)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Palm Beach County > Boynton Beach (26N080W0002)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Palm Beach County > Breakers Reef (26N080W0005)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Palm Beach County > West Palm Beach (26N080W0004)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > St. Lucie County > Oculina Deepwater Reef (27N080W0002)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > St. Lucie County > St. Lucie Nearshore Reefs (27N080W0001)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Hawaii (21N160W0000)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Croix > St. Croix (17N064W0003)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. John > St. John (18N064W0011)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Thomas > St. Thomas (18N064W0033)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Anegada > Anegada (18N064W0001)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > British Virgin Islands > British Virgin Islands (18N064W0000)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > British Virgin Islands > Jost Van Dyke (18N064W0078)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > British Virgin Islands > Peter Island (18N064W0023)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > British Virgin Islands > Tortola (18N064W0036)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Leeward Islands > St. Thomas (18N064W0033)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Tortola > Beef Island (18N064W0037)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Gorda > Virgin Gorda (18N064W0003)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. Croix (17N064W0003)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. John (18N064W0011)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Florida
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > West Florida Shelf > Madison-Swanson Reserve (29N085W0001)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Boynton Beach (26N080W0002)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Breakers Reef (26N080W0005)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Fort Lauderdale (26N080W0003)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > John U. Lloyd (26N080W0001)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Oculina Deepwater Reef (27N080W0002)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > St. Lucie Nearshore Reefs (27N080W0001)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > West Palm Beach (26N080W0004)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Hog Island (29N083W0001)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Jacksonville (30N081W0001)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Panama City Beach (30N085W0001)
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000)
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii > Hawaii (21N160W0000)
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000)
Continent > North America > United States of America > Alabama
Continent > North America > United States of America > Florida
Continent > North America > United States of America > Louisiana
Continent > North America > United States of America > Mississippi
Continent > North America > United States of America > Texas
OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BEAUFORT SEA
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > AMERICAN SAMOA
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > BERING SEA
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > GULF OF ALASKA
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN
Atlantic coast
California
Carolina beach
Coastal California
Coastal waters of Florida
Coastal waters of Gulf of Mexico
East Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
New Hampshire
North American Coastline - South
North Carolina coast
San Francisco Bay
South Carolina coast
Southern California
West Florida
Complete Metadata
| describedByType | application/octet-steam |
|---|---|
| identifier | gov.noaa.nodc:NOS-ORR-ESI |
| issued | 2005-03-15T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| landingPage | https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact |
| language | [] |
| references |
[ "https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/resources/environmental-sensitivity-index-esi-maps" ] |
| rights | otherRestrictions |
| spatial | -64.065,-14.723,144.567,72.0 |
| temporal | 1900-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2009-12-31T00:00:00+00:00 |
