Fish Index of Biotic Integrity for New Jersey, Edition 20250416 (Envr_mon_water_fibi)

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)

Publication_Date: 20250416

Title:

Fish Index of Biotic Integrity for New Jersey, Edition 20250416 (Envr_mon_water_fibi)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Trenton, NJ

Publisher: NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)

Other_Citation_Details:

The NJDEP may distribute GIS data in a variety of formats, such as the ESRI shapefile and/or various versions of the file geodatabase format. The data also may be available for viewing on various profiles of the NJ GeoWeb online mapping application.

Online_Linkage: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis

Online_Linkage: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/geowebsplash.htm

Online_Linkage: https://gisdata-njdep.opendata.arcgis.com

Description:

Abstract:

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Bureau of Freshwater and Biological Monitoring (BFBM) performs monitoring on non-tidal freshwater streams and rivers throughout the state using fish as biological indicators of stream health. This data is used for a wide variety of purposes, including the evaluation of aquatic life use assessment for the federally required NJ Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report and the designation of Category One antidegradation classification based on exceptional ecological significance.
BFBM has established fish bioassessment protocols for three different stream types in New Jersey. The Bureau initiated Fish Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) monitoring in 2000 following the development of the Northern Fish IBI by U.S. EPA Region 2 which was based on the EPA’s Rapid Bioassessment Protocols (RBP; USEPA 1999). This, the longest fish monitoring program in the NJDEP Division of Water Monitoring and Standards (DWMS), monitors resident fish assemblages in wadable streams larger than 4-square miles in drainage area. The Southern Fish IBI was developed by BFBM in 2012 for low gradient streams in the Inner Coastal Plain eco-region of NJ. Lastly, after several years of research and analysis by the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and BFBM, the Headwaters IBI was completed in 2014. This program is used to monitor small first and second order streams less than 4 square miles in drainage area within the same eco-regions of Northern New Jersey as the Northern Fish IBI. The two northern programs differ not only in the size of stream monitored, but also in the assemblages monitored. The Northern Fish IBI is solely a fish-based index, whereas the Headwaters IBI uses fish, crayfish, and streamside amphibians as bio-indicators.

Purpose:

Data was produced both for the public (general information about fish sampling) and staff at DEP. These data can be used to display areas with differing IBI scores that may equate to stream health.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20000101

Ending_Date: 20220101

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.562661

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.914848

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.35209

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.931107

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: NJDEP

Theme_Keyword: FIBI

Theme_Keyword: HIBI

Theme_Keyword: SIBI

Theme_Keyword: Headwaters Index of Biotic Integrity

Theme_Keyword: Southern Index of Biotic Integrity

Theme_Keyword: biotic

Theme_Keyword: integrity

Theme_Keyword: Envr_mon_water_fibi

Theme_Keyword: NJDEPTrentonMetadata

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: environment

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: New Jersey

Place_Keyword: NJ

Access_Constraints:

A downloadable shapefile (.zip) version of this layer is also available. Information to download the shapefile can be found in the Distribution Section of this metadata record. This data layer is shown in the NJDEP's NJ-GeoWeb mapping application accessible through the Online Linkage: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/geowebsplash.htm

Use_Constraints:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Data Distribution Agreement. The data provided herein are distributed subject to the following conditions and restrictions: NJDEP assumes no responsibility to maintain them in any manner or form and disclaims any duty or obligation to either maintain availability of or to update the data. Terms of Agreement 1. All data is provided, as is, without any representation or warranty of any kind, implied, expressed or statutory including, but not limited to, the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability or fitness for a particular use, freedom from computer virus nor are any such warranties to be implied with respect to the digital data layers furnished hereunder. User is responsible for understanding the accuracy limitations of all digital data layers provided herein, as documented in the accompanying cross-reference files (see SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION). Any reproduction or manipulation of the above data must ensure that the coordinate reference system remains intact. 2. Digital data received from the NJDEP may not be reproduced or redistributed without all the metadata provided. 3. Any maps, publications, reports, or other documents produced as a result of this project that utilize this digital data will credit the NJDEP's Geographic Information System (GIS) as the source of the data with the following credit/disclaimer: 'This (map/publication/report) was developed using New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Geographic Information System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified by NJDEP and is not state-authorized or endorsed.' 4. NJDEP makes no warranty that digital data are free of Copyright or Trademark claims or other restrictions or limitations on free use or display. Making a copy of this data may be subject to the copyright of trademark laws.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Bureau of Freshwater & Biological Monitoring, Water Monitoring & Standards

Contact_Person: Leigh Lager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 401 East State Street

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08625

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (609) 292-0427

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: leigh.lager@dep.nj.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 10; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.8.1

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: Topology tests were conducted to remove gaps and slivers.

Completeness_Report: There are no omissions to the dataset.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

BFBM personnel GPS site locations and location information is then logged in GIS. GIS points are checked for accuracy and populated with attributes.

Process_Date: 20231001

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Bureau of Freshwater & Biological Monitoring, Water Monitoring & Standards

Contact_Person: Leigh Lager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 401 East State Street

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08625

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (609) 292-0427

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: leigh.lager@dep.nj.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 795

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Envr_mon_water_fibi

Entity_Type_Definition: Fish Index of Biotic Integrity for New Jersey

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SITE (Alias: Site)

Attribute_Definition: Site

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WATERBODY (Alias: Waterbody)

Attribute_Definition: Waterbody name

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCATION (Alias: Location)

Attribute_Definition: Description via road crossing or other identifier

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MUN (Alias: Municipality)

Attribute_Definition: Municipality

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY (Alias: County)

Attribute_Definition: County

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ALT_ID (Alias: Alternate ID)

Attribute_Definition: Alternate ID for program

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATDD (Alias: Latitude)

Attribute_Definition: Latitude (decimal degrees)

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONDD (Alias: Longitude)

Attribute_Definition: Longitude (decimal degrees)

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACTIVITY_ID (Alias: Activity ID)

Attribute_Definition: Unique sampling event identifier

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SAMPLEDATE (Alias: Sample Date)

Attribute_Definition: Date site was sampled

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ROUND (Alias: Round)

Attribute_Definition:

FIBI grouping by 5 year period until 2021. 2022 and later years are grouped by year

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YEARSAMPLED (Alias: Year Sampled)

Attribute_Definition: Year Sampled

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SITETYPE (Alias: Site Type)

Attribute_Definition: Site Type

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HABITATSCORE (Alias: Habitat Score)

Attribute_Definition: Habitat Score

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HABITATRATING (Alias: Habitat Rating)

Attribute_Definition: Habitat Rating

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RATING (Alias: Rating)

Attribute_Definition: Rating

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INDEXAPPLIED (Alias: Index Applied)

Attribute_Definition: Index Applied

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FIBISCORE (Alias: FIBI Score)

Attribute_Definition: FIBI Score

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NJDEP/DOIT/Bureau of GIS

Contact_Person: GIS Help Desk

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 401 East State Street

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08625

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (609) 777-0672

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (609) 292-7900

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gisnet@dep.nj.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

The State of New Jersey makes great effort to provide secure, accurate, and complete data and metadata. However, portions of the data and metadata may be incorrect or not current. Any errors or omissions should be reported for investigation.
The State of New Jersey, its officers, employees or agents shall not be liable for damages or losses of any kind arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of data and metadata, including but not limited to, damages or losses caused by reliance upon the accuracy or timeliness of any such data and metadata, or damages incurred from the viewing, distributing, or copying of those materials.
The data and metadata are provided "as is." No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to the data and metadata, or its hyperlinks to other Internet resources.
The State disclaims any duty or obligation either to maintain availability of or to update the data and metadata.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name:

DEP distributes ESRI .SHP and/or GDB. Some data may be NJ GeoWeb "display only" layers.

Format_Version_Number: latest version

File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/geowebsplash.htm

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis

Fees: None

Ordering_Instructions:

All available NJDEP public GIS data can be downloaded for free. Some data shown in NJGeoWeb application may not yet be available for download due to various data or distribution issues. Please email gisnet@dep.nj.gov with any data distribution questions.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20250416

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Bureau of Freshwater & Biological Monitoring, Water Monitoring & Standards

Contact_Person: Leigh Lager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 401 East State Street

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08625

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (609) 292-0427

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: leigh.lager@dep.nj.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time