gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40624 eng UTF8 dataset Office of Response and Restoration resourceProvider ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2025-05-15T19:16:05 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) complex 366 curve 331501 point 366 surface 1138 Western Alaska ESI: FISH (Fish Polygons) W_Alaska_fish 2003-07 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40624 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40624 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download Prepared by Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington and Anchorage, Alaska; Oil Spill Recovery Institute, Cordova, Alaska; Alaska CHADUX Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska; National Marine Fisheries Service, Juneau and Anchorage, Alaska; and State of Alaska - Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP), Juneau, Alaska. This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for marine, estuarine, and anadromous fish species in Western Alaska. Vector polygons in this data set represent fish distribution. Species-specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in relational data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set comprises a portion of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for Western Alaska. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. See also the FISHL (Fish Lines) data layer, part of the larger Western Alaska ESI database, for additional anadromous fish information. The ESI data were collected, mapped, and digitized to provide environmental data for oil spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act, with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources. This project was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington and Anchorage, Alaska; Oil Spill Recovery Institute, Cordova, Alaska; Alaska CHADUX Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska; National Marine Fisheries Service, Juneau and Anchorage, Alaska; and State of Alaska - Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP), Juneau, Alaska. completed ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov pointOfContact ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov custodian notPlanned Environmental Monitoring theme NOS Topic Category Coastal Zone Management Coastal resources ESI Fish Oil spill planning Sensitivity maps Wildlife theme Alaska Western Alaska place DOC/NOAA/NOS/ORR > Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean 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 Western Alaska, 2003 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Western Alaska ESI: FISH (Fish Polygons) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40624. 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: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES.Besides the above warning, there are no use constraints on these data. Note that the ESI database should not be used to the exclusion of other pertinent data or information held by state or federal agencies or other organizations. Likewise, information contained in the database cannot be used in place of consultations with environmental, natural resource, and cultural resource agencies, or in place of field surveys. Recognize that the information contained in the ESI database represents known concentration areas or occurrences of natural, cultural, and human-use resources, but does not necessarily represent the full distribution or range of each species or resource. This is particularly important to recognize when considering potential impacts to protected resources, such as endangered species, wetlands, etc. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. NOAA warrants the delivery of this product in computer-readable format, and will offer a replacement copy of the product when the product is determined unreadable by computer-input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40624 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/40624.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference vector eng; US environment oceans The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO(r) (version 8.3) and SQL SERVER(r) (version 7.0). The hardware configuration is PC's with Windows Operating System (NT4.0/2000).The Spatial_Data_Organization_Information section refers only to the source files in the ARC export format. The following files are included in that data set: bioindex.e00, birds.e00, esi.e00, fish.e00, fishl.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, lakes.e00, m_mammal.e00, mgt.e00, nests.e00, socecon.e00, streams.e00, t_mammal.e00. Associated relational and desktop data tables provided in Arc export and text format are bio_lut, biofile, biores, breed, breed_dt, seasonal, soc_dat, soc_lut, sources, species, and status. -174 -159 59 64 | Currentness: The biological data were compiled during 2001-2003. The currentness dates for these data range from 1983 to 2002 and are documented in the Source_Information section. 2002 2003 Resource Description - ESI Atlas for Western Alaska false eng false FISH.PAT 2017-08-08 publication BIO_LUT 2017-08-08 publication BIORES 2017-08-08 publication SPECIES 2017-08-08 publication SEASONAL 2017-08-08 publication BREED 2017-08-08 publication SOURCES 2017-08-08 publication STATUS 2017-08-08 publication ESRI File Geodatabase ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov distributor https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills/download-esi-maps-and-gis-data WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link W_Alaska_2003_GDB.zip download dataset Accuracy A multi-stage error checking process is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. The process includes a standardized data entry methodology, hardcopy data review by in-house and external resource experts, a final Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) process, and multiple automated logical consistency checks. Quantitative data (such as densities, counts, abundances, or concentrations) provided by resource experts for inclusion in the data set may vary widely in attribute accuracy, depending upon the methodology used to collect and compile such data. For a more detailed evaluation of source data attribute accuracy, contact the sources listed in the Lineage section. Horizontal Positional Accuracy Some of the spatial components of the biological data sets are developed using regional experts who estimate concentration areas. It is difficult to estimate the positional accuracy of such data, except to state that they are compiled on hardcopy base maps with a scale of 1:250,000. Most of the spatial components of the biological data sets are developed from pre-existing digital sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data. See the Lineage and Process_Description sections for more information on the original data source and how these data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set. Note that biological resource data by their very nature are considered "fuzzy", and this should be understood when considering the positional accuracy of vector digital objects representing these resources. Completeness Report These data represent a synthesis of expert knowledge and available hardcopy maps and digital data on fish distribution. Refer to the FISHL (Fish Lines) data layer for additional information on anadromous fish species. These data do not represent all fish occurrences in Western Alaska. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name, if applicable): 7, Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis; 9, Rock sole, Lepidopsetta bilineata; 12, Starry flounder, Platichthys stellatus; 19, Pacific cod, Gadus macrocephalus; 22, Walleye pollock, Theragra chalcogramma; 66, Pacific herring, Clupea pallasi; 68, Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; 69, Coho salmon (silver), Oncorhynchus kisutch; 70, Pink salmon (humpy), Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; 72, Chum salmon (dog), Oncorhynchus keta; 78, Capelin, Mallotus villosus; 84, Rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax; 135, Dolly varden, Salvelinus malma; 459, Alaska plaice, Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus; 461, Yellowfin sole, Limanda aspera; 567, Sculpin, Cottidae; 697, Whitefish; 698, Sheefish, Stendous leucichthys nelma; 699, Saffron cod, Eleqinus gracilis; 905, Arctic lamprey, Lampetra camtschatica. Conceptual Consistency A multi-stage error checking process, described in the above Attribute_Accuracy_Report, is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. This process includes multiple automated logical consistency checks that test the files for missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological consistencies (such as dangles, unnecessary nodes, etc.), and SQL SERVER(r) to ARC/INFO(r) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, where the data are written to CD-ROM and the metadata are written.After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to a number of quality and consistency checks. In the process of checking for topological and database consistencies, new ID's and RARNUM's or HUNUM's are also generated. The new ID's are a combination of atlas number, element number, and record number. In addition, the value used to represent the element is modified to reflect the type of feature being mapped. In the case of an element that is normally represented by a point or polygon, a value of 20 is added to the standard element value for mapping of linear features. In the case where an element usually mapped as a polygon is represented by a point, a value of 30 is added to the regular element value. The RARNUM's are also modified to include the atlas number, so multiple atlases can be combined and RARNUM's remain unique. RARNUM's are redefined on an element basis, so "resources at risk" groupings will contain only a single element. HUNUM's are also modified to include the atlas number. Three main sources of data were used to depict fish distribution and seasonality for this data layer: (1) personal interviews with resource experts from the National Park Service (NPS), Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G), and NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); (2) 1983 ADF&G Offshore Prospecting Permits: Coastal Habitat Maps; and (3) 1998 NMFS Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) digital coverages depicting distribution of marine pelagic and benthic species. Information gathered during initial interviews and from hardcopy maps was compiled onto U.S. Geological Survey 1:250,000 topographic quadrangles. The compiled data were digitized off the base maps into an ArcInfo system to create the FISH data layer. The EFH digital coverages were incorporated into this data layer. All ESI, biology, and human-use data were plotted onto hardcopy draft maps. Following the creation of draft maps, a second set of interviews with resource experts was conducted. Participants who were unable to attend the meetings were sent a set of maps to review. Edits to the FISH data layer were made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps were created. 2003-05-01T00:00:00 Source Contribution: Fish information | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy map | Type of Source Media: paper 1000000 Alaska habitat management guide, arctic region, map atlas. 1986-01-01 publication Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game (ADF&G) 2001 Source Contribution: Fish information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Anadromous fish distribution and seasonality Bue, F. (ADF&G, Fairbanks) 2001 Source Contribution: Fish information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Anadromous fish distribution and seasonality DeCicco, F. (ADF&G, Fairbanks) 2001 Source Contribution: Fish information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Capelin spawning seasonality Pahlke, K. (ADF&G, Juneau) 2002 Source Contribution: Fish information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Essential Fish Habitat distribution/seasonality Eagleton, M. (NMFS, Anchorage) 2002 Source Contribution: Fish information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Fish and invertebrate concentration areas Lean, C. (NPS, Nome) 2001 Source Contribution: Fish information | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online Habitat assessment reports for Essential Fish Habitat 1998-01-01 publication National Marine Fisheries Service 1998 Source Contribution: Fish information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Marine fish distribution ADF&G Commercial Fisheries (Anc.) 2002 Source Contribution: Fish information | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy map | Type of Source Media: paper 250000 Offshore prospecting permits: coastal habitats 1983-01-01 publication Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game (ADF&G). 1983 Source Contribution: Fish information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Pacific herring and eelgrass distribution and seasonality Salamone, P. 2002 Source Contribution: Fish information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication 24000 Pacific herring spawning sites Ward, T. (ADF&G, Bethel) 2002