Multistate Aquatic Resources Information System (MARIS)Application Resources

Service definition used to drive the MARIS application at marisdata.org. MARIS is an internet-based information sharing network that allows multiple states to provide a common set of variables via a single web interface. MARIS is not a "dataset" but rather links specific content of multiple states' datasets. MARIS does not capture all of the information from each state's aquatic dataset only a subset of data collected as part of aquatic species sampling surveys. The MARIS structure was developed by a consortium of state fish and wildlife agencies and implemented through contracts with various universities. In the past, federal agency partners have provided the core funding for developing and implementing MARIS as well as broad guidance on the content of the system. In 2014 the U.S. Geological Survey discontinued support to the MARIS system. The published data will remain available in ScienceBase at https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/folder/529e0108e4b0516126f68e3c.