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    Chesapeake Bay Horseshoe Crab Habitat

    Metadata Updated: October 11, 2025

    These data sets exist in raster and vector formats. The areas in this data set were derived from sitings called in and tracked by Steve Doctor at Matapeake. These sitings were located as points on a map that were contributed by Mr. Doctor and Nancy Butowski, DNR Fisheries Service. Professional guidance was provided by Nancy Butowski and Steve Doctor. The areas were then located on the VIMS shoreline data set and exported as an independent data set. These data sets were then converted to raster format and reclassified with a rank determined by DNR biologists. This rank determines level of habitat importance with spawning areas ranking highest and adult areas of bay depth below 3 feet ranking the lowest. These ranked rasters were then stacked and an output raster was created showing areas of high habitat diversity. These rasters were then clipped by county.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: No license information was provided.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date July 26, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date October 11, 2025

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    Harvested from md json

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    Additional Metadata

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    Metadata Created Date July 26, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date October 11, 2025
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    Data First Published 2025-07-22
    Data Last Modified 2025-10-06
    Public Access Level public
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    Homepage URL https://opendata.maryland.gov/d/u79r-ikfz
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    Source Schema Version 1.1

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