Download or read book A Servicewide Benthic Mapping Program (SBMP) for National Parks written by U.S. Department of the Interior and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-03-29 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2007, the National Park Service (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring Program directed the initiation of a benthic habitat mapping program in ocean and coastal parks in alignment with the NPS Ocean Park Stewardship 2007-2008 Action Plan. With 74 ocean and Great Lakes parks stretching over more than 5,000 miles of coastline across 26 States and territories, this Servicewide Benthic Mapping Program (SBMP) is essential. This program will deliver benthic habitat maps and their associated inventory reports to NPS managers in a consistent, servicewide format to support informed management and protection of 3 million acres of submerged National Park System natural and cultural resources.