Alaska Habitat Visual Data Library
Overview
Visual data enhances NMFS Mission effectiveness by making information more relevant for the needs of our users, and interpreting complex fisheries management concepts in a discernible format. NMFS Alaska Habitat spatial data assets serve as quick access to, and visualization of, information needed to identify fish species and habitat attributes along the Alaska coastline. It supports understanding and communicating adverse impacts to Essential Fish Habitat (EFH), improves EFH conservation and other fishery management decisions, and aids in responding to immediate adverse impacts to habitat such as oil spill response. These resources provide biologists and managers, Federal and state agencies, and the public improved data accessibility and streamlined collaboration.
Habitat Mapping Tools
Habitat mapping tools are visual data resources for viewing and downloading spatial information about Alaska’s marine and freshwater habitats. These tools are often interactive, and commonly used by managers, researchers, and the public to relate the spatial whereabouts of habitats to their particular interests. A collection of these tools can be found here. The collection includes archival copies of EFH map shapefiles and the Alaska ShoreZone and Nearshore Fish Atlas of Alaska data files.
Spatial Data Archive
The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) is responsible for preserving, monitoring, assessing, and providing public access to the Nation's treasure of geophysical data and information. NCEI offers scientists and citizens around the world access to these datasets. NCEI provides stewardship for the collection NOAA Fisheries Alaska Essential Fish Habitat and Supplemental Habitat Datasets found here. The collection includes archival copies of EFH map shapefiles and the Alaska ShoreZone and Nearshore Fish Atlas of Alaska data files.
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Alaska Habitat Mapping and Data Visualization Tools