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2023 Broad-Scale Predictive Habitat Map for the Caribbean
This version is now archived, see the links below for the 2025 version which has superseded this version.
Output of the 2023 EUSeaMap broad-scale predictive model for the Caribbean region, produced by EMODnet Seabed Habitats.
The extent of the mapped area covers the jurisdictional waters of EU Member States and the United Kingdom (UK) in the Caribbean Sea
The map was produced using a "top-down" modelling approach using classified habitat descriptors to determine a final output habitat.
Habitat descriptors differ per region but include:
Biological zone
Seabed substrate
Biological zone is calculated using underlying physical data and thresholds derived from statistical analyses or expert judgement on known conditions.
The model is produced using R and Arc Model Builder (10.1).
The model was created using raster input layers with a cell size of 0.00104dd (roughly 100 metres). The model includes the sublittoral zone only; due to the high variability of the littoral zone, a lack of detailed substrate data and the resolution of the model, it is difficult to predict littoral habitats at this scale.
For the Caribbean region EUSeaMap classified benthic broad habitat types Andres et al, 2022, which to our knowledge is the most comprehensive EUNIS-like classification of the Caribbean seabed habitats. Benthic broad habitat types are also described according to EUNIS 2022 classification level 2 and MSFD classification where possible.
Reports detailing the methods used in the previous versions of EUSeaMap (v2019 and V2021) are linked in online resources a new report is in progress.
Simple
- Alternate title
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EUSeaMap23Caribbean
- Date (Creation)
- 2021-09-23
- Citation identifier
- f6c4606d-049c-4bf0-b26b-61cb7499c030
- Status
- Historical archive
- Point of contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role Ifremer
Owner
- Access constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- no limitations to public access
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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Available under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License v4.0
Please use attribution statement below:
Credit: Licensed under CC-BY 4.0 from the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) Seabed Habitats initiative ( https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/seabed-habitats), funded by the European Commission.
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Denominator
- 250000
- Language
- English
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Oceans
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- Begin date
- 2021-09-23
- End date
- 2023-09-23 Now
- Reference system identifier
- http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3857
- Distribution format
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Name Version ESRI Shapefile
1.0
GML
3.2.1
- OnLine resource
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Conformance result
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Explanation
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This data set is conformant with the INSPIRE Implementing Rules for the interoperability of spatial data sets and services
- Pass
- Yes
Metadata
- File identifier
- f6c4606d-049c-4bf0-b26b-61cb7499c030 XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-12-01T13:43:10.3738508Z
- Metadata author
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role Ifremer
Point of contact
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