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AFSC/RACE/GAP: RACEBASE Database

Data Set (DS)  |  Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:22008  |  Updated: March 4, 2026  |  Published / External 
Short Citation:
Full Citation Examples
Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 2026: AFSC/RACE/GAP: RACEBASE Database, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/22008.

Item Identification

Title: AFSC/RACE/GAP: RACEBASE Database
Short Name: AFSC/RACE/GAP: RACEBASE Database
Status: In Work
Abstract:

The core function of the Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering (RACE) Division is to conduct quantitative fishery surveys and related ecological and oceanographic research to measure and describe the distribution and abundance of commercially important fish and crab stocks in the eastern Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, Gulf of Alaska, and, historically, the West Coast.The survey data are stored in a database called RACEBASE. It serves as the repository for both raw and summary data collected from the surveys dating from 1953 to present. It does not hold stream data.
Purpose:

The purpose of this record is to document the main entities and attributes of RACEBASE.
Notes:

Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 5038, 07-31-2014 11:27

The following FGDC sections are not currently supported in InPort, but were preserved and will be included in the FGDC export:

- Taxonomy (FGDC:taxonomy)

- Entity Attribute Information (FGDC:eainfo)
Supplemental Information:

RACE BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY CODEBOOK https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/document/groundfish-survey-species-code-manual-and-data-codes-manual

NOAA Protocols for Groundfish Bottom Trawl Surveys of the Nation's Fishery Resources:

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Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
UNCONTROLLED
None habitat
None salinity
None water temperature

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None fall
None summer
None winter

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Alaska
None Alaska, AK, Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, Pacific Ocean, Kodiak, Kenai, Chukchi Sea, Prince William Sound, Shumagin Islands, Yakutat, West Coast
None Aleutian Islands
None Bering Sea

Physical Location

Organization: Alaska Fisheries Science Center
City: Seattle
State/Province: WA
Country: USA

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Series
Data Set Type: Oracle Database
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Data Presentation Form: Table (digital)
Data Set Credit: The RACE Groundfish and Shellfish Assessment Programs of the NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center and the crew of the various fishing vessel for their assistance in securing biological, haul, and environmental data for these time series data sets

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 248050
Date Effective From: 2024
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Anderson, Chris
Address:
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1469-344X
Email Address: christopher.anderson@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 248048
Date Effective From: 2015
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
Address: 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4
Seattle, WA 98115
USA
ROR: https://ror.org/01h7fye62
Email Address: afsc.webmaster@noaa.gov
Phone: (206) 526-4000
Fax: (206) 526-4004
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours: 0700-1700 Pacific Time

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 172963
Date Effective From: 2025
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Anderson, Chris
Address:
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1469-344X
Email Address: christopher.anderson@noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 248049
Date Effective From: 2025
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Anderson, Chris
Address:
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1469-344X
Email Address: christopher.anderson@noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 172962
W° Bound: 161.91167
E° Bound: -117.4167
N° Bound: 72.07583
S° Bound: 32.36567
Description

Eastern Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, Gulf of Alaska, and the West Coast

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 172961
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 1953
End: 2022

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

unknown
Data Access Constraints:

There are no legal restrictions on access to the data. They reside in public domain and can be freely distributed.
Data 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. Acknowledgementof NOAA/NMFS/AFSC, as the source from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these, data is suggested.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 179933
Download URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/foss/f?p=215:28:509692610826:::::
Distributor:
Description:

The Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering (RACE) Division Groundfish Assessment Program (GAP) of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) conducts fisheries-independent bottom trawl surveys to assess the populations of demersal fish and crab stocks of Alaska.

The data presented here are presence-only (non-zero) observations from those surveys and therefore CANNOT be aggregated. Please reach out to survey team leads listed in the metadata if clarification is needed.

Selecting all surveys for all years and all species will result in a dataset of approximately 1 million rows and might crash the page. If the entire dataset is required, please use the API or let us know using the Comments page and we'll send the data to you directly.

Technical Environment

Description:

Oracle

Data Quality

Field Precision:

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Completeness Report:

Not applicable.
Quality Control Procedures Employed:

unknown

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: No
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: No
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: Yes
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: Unknown
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: NCEI-MD
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: unknown
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

IT Security and Contingency Plan for the system establishes procedures and applies to the functions, operations, and resources necessary to recover and restore data as hosted in the Western Regional Support Center in Seattle, Washington, following a disruption.

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

unknown

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity Table: CATCH
Entity Table: CRUISE
Entity Table: HAUL
Entity Table: LENGTH
Entity Table: SPECIMEN

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 22008
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:22008
Metadata Record Created By: Nancy Roberson
Metadata Record Created: 2014-07-31 11:27+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2026-03-04 19:17+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2023-05-01
Owner Org: AFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2023-05-01
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2024-05-01