What is InPort?
InPort serves as the authoritative data inventory and metadata repository for NOAA Fisheries and the National Ocean Service, and the NOAA-wide platform for creation of data management plans. The system provides publicly-accessible documentation of data assets, data management plans, tools for data access, and other resources related to data.
By facilitating data discovery, improving data access, and supporting effective data management practices, InPort fulfills requirements and guidelines set forth in the NOAA Administrative Order on Management of NOAA Data and Information.
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A vessel track shows the location and characteristics of commercial and recreational boats as a sequence of positions transmitted by an Automatic Identification System (AIS). AIS signals are susceptible to interference and this can result in a gap within a vessel track. The distribution, type, and frequency of vessel tracks are a useful aid to understanding the risk of conflicting uses within a...
NOAA Fisheries and its partners conduct fisheries-independent surveys in 8 regions in the US (Northeast, Southeast, Gulf of Mexico, West Coast, Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, Hawai'i Islands). These surveys are designed to collect information on the seasonal distribution, relative abundance, and biodiversity of fish and invertebrate species found in U.S. waters. Over 900 species...