gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:17274 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 Pirtle, Jodi L (907) 586-7006 PO Box 21668 Juneau AK 99802-1668 USA jodi.pirtle@noaa.gov 08:00 - 17:00 pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:26 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) AFSC/ABL: Nearshore Fish Atlas of Alaska AFSC/ABL: Nearshore Fish Atlas of Alaska publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 17274 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17274 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Lindeberg, Mandy mandy.lindeberg@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://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/habitat/shorestation/default.htm WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download NOAA Fisheries Alaska Regional Office and Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Auke Bay Laboratories designed the Nearshore Fish Atlas of Alaska (NFA) to provide access to available data on the distribution, relative abundance, and habitat use of nearshore fishes in Alaska. The NFA is a spatially explicit, unified database of numerous nearshore catch datasets collected by various agencies and organizations in Alaska over the past several decades. The compiled datasets are from dozens of studies with different objectives and gear types (e.g., beach seines, purse seines, and trawls). The online NFA application has spatial and tabular tools for extensive searching, filtering, and downloading fully attributed data. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1996 requires the identification of essential fish habitat (EFH) for species included in federal fishery management plans (FMPs). Identifying EFH requires basic information on fish distribution and habitat use. For many FMPs in Alaska, EFH information is limited, especially for early life stages of fish found in nearshore habitats. A key function of the NFA is to provide a centralized location for researchers and the public to conduct desktop reconnaissance and acquire a wealth of data. Ultimately, the information housed in the NFA helps resource managers prepare biological opinions and identify habitats essential to different life stages of commercially and ecologically important fish species in Alaska’s nearshore. underDevelopment Pirtle, Jodi L (907) 586-7006 PO Box 21668 Juneau AK 99802-1668 USA jodi.pirtle@noaa.gov 08:00 - 17:00 pointOfContact Pirtle, Jodi L (907) 586-7006 PO Box 21668 Juneau AK 99802-1668 USA jodi.pirtle@noaa.gov 08:00 - 17:00 custodian asNeeded AK Alaska place Geographic Names Information System 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 Auke Bay Laboratories project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/ABL: Nearshore Fish Atlas of Alaska [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17274. 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. Data should not be used beyond the limits of the source scale. Acknowledgement of NOAA, as the source from which these data were obtained, in any publications and/or other representations of these data is suggested. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 17274 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/17274.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 Microsoft Access database -171 -129 51 71.39 Alaska | Currentness: Ground Condition 1998 2022 false eng false Events 2023-02-27 publication Catch 2023-02-27 publication Sites 2023-02-27 publication Lookup_citation 2023-02-27 publication Lookup_project 2023-02-27 publication Lookup_SpeciesCodes 2023-02-27 publication Lookup_gear 2023-02-27 publication CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) Lindeberg, Mandy mandy.lindeberg@noaa.gov distributor https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/nmfs_odp_afsc/ABL/Nearshore%20Fish%20Atlas%20of%20Alaska_ID_17274 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/nmfs_odp_afsc/ABL/Nearshore%20Fish%20Atlas%20of%20Alaska_ID_17274 Folder on NOAA Open Data Dissemination containing component data tables. download dataset Completeness Report None Conceptual Consistency Location of Fish Atlas lexicon is RECA datasets page Contact Data Steward for dataset lexicaon and full methodology. 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