This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information at http://imap.maryland.gov. This table contains an attribute indicating sea scallop abundance for OCS blocks. It can be joined to an OCS block feature class to show the conservation priority attribute spatially. The source data are from the National Marine Fisheries Service sea scallop survey from 1994-2006.Feature Service Link:http://geodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Biota/MD_Shellfish/FeatureServer/8 ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS: The Spatial Data and the information therein (collectively "the Data") is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind either expressed implied or statutory. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the Data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the State of Maryland be liable for direct indirect incidental consequential or special damages of any kind. The State of Maryland does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the Data or as a result to changes to the Data nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the Data in any manner or form. The Data can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Any data derived from the Data must acknowledge the State of Maryland in the metadata.

This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information at http://imap.maryland.gov. Polygon delineation of Maryland oyster sanctuaries. The document Oyster_Sanctuaries_of_the_Chespeake_Bay_and_Tidal_Tributaries_September 2010"" is the source material for the features in this dataset. Section I of the document describes sanctuaries that were created prior to September 2010. Section II of the document describe sanctuaries that were created in September of 2010.Feature Service Link:http://geodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Biota/MD_Shellfish/FeatureServer/5 ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS: The Spatial Data and the information therein (collectively the ""Data"") is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind either expressed implied or statutory. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the Data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the State of Maryland be liable for direct indirect incidental consequential or special damages of any kind. The State of Maryland does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the Data or as a result to changes to the Data nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the Data in any manner or form. The Data can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Any data derived from the Data must acknowledge the State of Maryland in the metadata.

This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information at http://imap.maryland.gov. Polygon layer of public shellfishery areas in Maryland.Feature Service Link:http://geodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Biota/MD_Shellfish/FeatureServer/4 ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS: The Spatial Data and the information therein (collectively "the Data") is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind either expressed implied or statutory. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the Data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the State of Maryland be liable for direct indirect incidental consequential or special damages of any kind. The State of Maryland does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the Data or as a result to changes to the Data nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the Data in any manner or form. The Data can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Any data derived from the Data must acknowledge the State of Maryland in the metadata.

This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information at http://imap.maryland.gov. Polygon delineation of Maryland oyster harvest reserves created by MDNR - Fisheries Service. COMAR 08.02.04.13 isthe source document for the features in this dataset.Feature Service Link:http://geodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Biota/MD_Shellfish/FeatureServer/0 ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS: The Spatial Data and the information therein (collectively "the Data") is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind either expressed implied or statutory. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the Data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the State of Maryland be liable for direct indirect incidental consequential or special damages of any kind. The State of Maryland does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the Data or as a result to changes to the Data nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the Data in any manner or form. The Data can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Any data derived from the Data must acknowledge the State of Maryland in the metadata.

This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information at http://imap.maryland.gov. The Sensitive Areas Ribbed Mussel dataset shows areas within Maryland's Coastal Bays that are significant for Ribbed Mussel populations. This data set delineates potential habitat for the adult life stage only - which is in tidal wetlands within 25' of the shoreline.Feature Service Link:http://geodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Biota/MD_Shellfish/FeatureServer/6 ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS: The Spatial Data and the information therein (collectively "the Data") is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind either expressed implied or statutory. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the Data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the State of Maryland be liable for direct indirect incidental consequential or special damages of any kind. The State of Maryland does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the Data or as a result to changes to the Data nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the Data in any manner or form. The Data can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Any data derived from the Data must acknowledge the State of Maryland in the metadata.

This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information at http://imap.maryland.gov. Spatial file containing polygon information for oyster repletion activities conducted by Maryland DNR between 1958 and 1999.Feature Service Link:http://geodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Biota/MD_Shellfish/FeatureServer/1 ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS: The Spatial Data and the information therein (collectively "the Data") is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind either expressed implied or statutory. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the Data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the State of Maryland be liable for direct indirect incidental consequential or special damages of any kind. The State of Maryland does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the Data or as a result to changes to the Data nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the Data in any manner or form. The Data can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Any data derived from the Data must acknowledge the State of Maryland in the metadata.

This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information at http://imap.maryland.gov. Representation of historic oyster bottom as charted prior to the present - legally designated Natural Oyster Bars (NOB's) - using source materials from 1906 to 1977.The Department of Natural Resources makes no warranty - expressed or implied - as to the use or appropriateness of Spatial Data - and there are no warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use. The information contained in Spatial Data is from publicly available sources - but no representation is made as to the accuracy or completeness of Spatial Data. The Department of Natural Resources shall not be subject to liability for human error - error due to software conversion - defect - or failure of machines - or any material used in the connection with the machines - including tapes - disks - CD-ROM's or DVD-ROM's and energy. The Department of Natural Resources shall not be liable for any lost profits - consequential damages - or claims against the Department of Natural Resources by third parties. The liability of the Department of Natural Resources for damage regardless of the form of the action shall not exceed any distribution fees that may have been paid in obtaining Spatial Data.Feature Service Link:http://geodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Biota/MD_Shellfish/FeatureServer/3 ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS: The Spatial Data and the information therein (collectively "the Data") is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind either expressed implied or statutory. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the Data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the State of Maryland be liable for direct indirect incidental consequential or special damages of any kind. The State of Maryland does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the Data or as a result to changes to the Data nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the Data in any manner or form. The Data can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Any data derived from the Data must acknowledge the State of Maryland in the metadata.

This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information at http://imap.maryland.gov. The Sensitive Areas Foragers and Grazers dataset shows areas within Maryland's Coastal Bays that are significant for aquatic Forager and Grazer populations. The areas less than 3 feet deep are important to Foragers and Grazers. This dataset shows cumulative seasonal use. It does not break out the seasonality of use of certain areas of the Bays by aquatic Foragers and Grazers. Last Updated: 05/2014Feature Service Link:http://geodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Biota/MD_Finfish/FeatureServer/12 ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS: The Spatial Data and the information therein (collectively "the Data") is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind either expressed implied or statutory. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the Data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the State of Maryland be liable for direct indirect incidental consequential or special damages of any kind. The State of Maryland does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the Data or as a result to changes to the Data nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the Data in any manner or form. The Data can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Any data derived from the Data must acknowledge the State of Maryland in the metadata.

This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information at http://imap.maryland.gov. These datasets exist in raster and vector formats. The vector format was created from the SHA Shoreline file and graphic representations in the Lippson book (See bibliography below). These areas were then overlane with a point file created from lat/long collected during the surveys conducted by O'dell - Mowrer - and Uphoff of MD DNR Fisheries Service. This was done to verify that the graphic representations were accurate. 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. Lippson - Alice Jane.the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. an atlas of natural resources."" the Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore and London - 1973. Last Updated: 05/2014Feature Service Link:http://geodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Biota/MD_Finfish/FeatureServer/1 ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS: The Spatial Data and the information therein (collectively the ""Data"") is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind either expressed implied or statutory. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the Data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the State of Maryland be liable for direct indirect incidental consequential or special damages of any kind. The State of Maryland does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the Data or as a result to changes to the Data nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the Data in any manner or form. The Data can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Any data derived from the Data must acknowledge the State of Maryland in the metadata.

This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information at http://imap.maryland.gov. As defined in Maryland regulation - a pound net means a fixed entrapment gear consisting of: (a) A net body or crib measuring at least 16 feet long by 16 feet wide at the surface of the water with a netting floor and open top; (b) Mesh webbing with a twine size of Number 12 or larger; (c) At least one heart leading into the crib; and (d) A leader or hedging. Pound net sites in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries must be registered with the Department of Natural Resources. Last Updated: 05/2014Feature Service Link:http://geodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Biota/MD_Finfish/FeatureServer/11 ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS: The Spatial Data and the information therein (collectively "the Data") is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind either expressed implied or statutory. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the Data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the State of Maryland be liable for direct indirect incidental consequential or special damages of any kind. The State of Maryland does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the Data or as a result to changes to the Data nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the Data in any manner or form. The Data can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Any data derived from the Data must acknowledge the State of Maryland in the metadata.