gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:12856 eng UTF8 dataset Alaska Fisheries Science Center 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4 Seattle WA 98115 USA https://www.afsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 0700-1700 Pacific Time resourceProvider 2026-03-04T23:23:25 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) AFSC/REFM: Aleutian Islands Cooperative Acoustic Survey Study 2006-2008 AFSC/REFM: Aleutian Islands Cooperative Acoustic Survey Study 2006-2008 2008 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 12856 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/12856 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Barbeaux, Steve 7600 Sand Point Way, NE Seattle WA 98115-6349 Steve.Barbeaux@noaa.gov originator Alaska Fisheries Science Center (206) 526-4000 (206) 526-4004 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4 Seattle WA 98115 USA afsc.webmaster@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Alaska Fisheries Science Center Website AKFSC Home Page information 0700-1700 Pacific Time originator https://workspace.aoos.org/published/file/d89ea73e-7376-40d1-a459-881580ca5bbc/730%20Revised%20Final%20Report.pdf?source=catalog&portalId=92 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download tableDigital The objective of this project was to investigate whether cooperative biomass surveys can be an effective way to manage fisheries at the local scales that are important to predators such as Steller sea lions. To satisfy this objective we conducted wintertime (February-March) acoustic surveys of pollock in the central Aleutian Islands from a commercial vessel equipped with scientific quality ES60 echosounders in 2006, through 2008, and from a NOAA research vessel in 2008. With the fishery vessel and the NOAA vessel acoustic data, we documented the distribution of wintertime aggregations of spawning pollock in the central Aleutian Islands. We found that aggregations were stable within the season and consistent between years. Cooperative acoustic surveys conducted with the commercial fishing industry to map the winter distrubution of walleye pollock in the Central Aleutian Islands around the port of Adak and determine the feasability of managing the fishery based on cooperative surveys. Data collection made possible by Aleut Enterprise Corporation, North Pacific Research Board, NOAA fisheries, and local fishermen completed Barbeaux, Steve 7600 Sand Point Way, NE Seattle WA 98115-6349 Steve.Barbeaux@noaa.gov pointOfContact Haltuch, Melissa A 206-860-3480 2725 Montlake Boulevard East Seattle WA 98112 melissa.haltuch@noaa.gov custodian notPlanned Fishery-Dependent Tracked Asset theme Fisheries Non-Federal funding theme PARR exemption abundance acoustic distribution spawning theme winter temporal Alaska Aleutian Islands place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AFSC > Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Fish Abundance Surveys project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/REFM: Aleutian Islands Cooperative Acoustic Survey Study 2006-2008 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/12856. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: There are no legal restrictions on access to the data. They reside in public domain and can be freely distributed. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Applications or inferences derived from the data should be carefully considered for accuracy. Acknowledgement of NOAA/NMFS/AFSC, as the source from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these, data is suggested. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 12856 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/12856.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US biota environment oceans OracleAccess -179 -173 51 52.5 Aleutian fishing areas. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2006 2008 false eng false Data File data files 2016-05-05 publication dataset Accuracy Echosounder calibrations conducted each year of the study. Completeness Report Not applicable. Conceptual Consistency Not applicable. View metadata record as uploaded FGDC record.