NCCOS Assessment: An Aquaculture Opportunity Atlas for the State of Alaska, 2023-06-01 to 2025-06-31

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Data Set (DS) | ID: 74799 | Published / External
Created: 2025-01-29   |   Last Modified: 2025-04-22

Parent: NCCOS Marine Spatial Planning Team
Project (PRJ) | ID: 74008

ID: 74799
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* » Title NCCOS Assessment: An Aquaculture Opportunity Atlas for the State of Alaska, 2023-06-01 to 2025-06-31
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Geospatial data representing the Aquaculture Opportunity Area (AOA) study developed during 2024 for the State of Alaska. Included in this dataset are:

(1) Study areas in State of Alaska waters developed based on maximum sea ice coverage, distance from coastal populated places, existing and active aquaculture sites, and the Alaska state water boundary. Ten distinct study areas were identified (Cordova, Craig, Juneau, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Petersburg, Seward, Sitka, Valdez, and Wrangell).

(2) Suitability modeling results for the ten study areas. Results between each study area should not be compared relative to outputs of another study area, as each study area was run as a discrete model and thus the outputs of the analysis cannot be compared between study areas.

(3) Precision siting outputs from the Aquaculture Opportunity Atlas for the State of Alaska. Clusters were identified within each of the ten study areas (Cordova, Craig, Juneau, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Petersburg, Seward, Sitka, Valdez, and Wrangell) for two scenarios: intertidal and subtidal mariculture.

(4) Final AOA Options for the state of Alaska based on selection of highest ranking polygons from the precision siting outputs for each of the ten study areas for both scenarios.
* Purpose

NOAA has directives to preserve ocean sustainability and facilitate domestic aquaculture in the U.S. through the National Aquaculture Act of 1980, the NOAA Marine Aquaculture Policy, and Executive Order 13921, "Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth."

Identifying AOAs is an opportunity for proactive stewardship to use best available science-based guidance on sustainable aquaculture management. Aquaculture in AOAs will support environmental, economic, and social sustainability.

In June 2023, NOAA and the State of Alaska embarked on a mission to pinpoint Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in Alaska's vast waters, focusing on sustainable invertebrates like shellfish and sea cucumbers, along with nutrient-rich seaweed aquaculture for both food and biofuel. With Alaska's coastline stretching longer than the entire lower 48 states combined, the potential for aquaculture is enormous.

Planning and siting for marine aquaculture operations requires thorough synthesis and spatial analyses of critical environmental data and ocean space use conflicts. This dataset is to aid with visualization of potential aquaculture opportunity areas (AOAs) options in the State of Alaska state and federal offshore waters.

The associated spatial analysis and public input are intended to assist agency decision makers in identifying areas that may be suitable for locating Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) as mandated by Executive Order 13921 (E.O.), Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth (May 7, 2020). The scientific results and conclusions, as well as any views or opinions expressed herein, are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA or the Department of Commerce. It does not reflect any agency decision on the location of an AOA or foreclose the agency's ability to evaluate alternate locations. The information within this report and comments collected will be used as one source of information to assist the Agency in identifying AOAs. The decision to identify an AOA will only be made after completion of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process and consideration of the information presented in a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS), as required by the E.O. Each PEIS will assess the environmental impacts of siting aquaculture facilities in different potential AOA locations, as informed by this report and other relevant sources of information. The PEIS will, therefore, evaluate alternatives, and provide robust environmental information to support agency decision making to identify a location as an AOA. The PEIS will be developed with multiple opportunities for public comment and in coordination with interested parties, organizations, and agencies, including federal, state, and local agencies, and tribal governments. This report was developed for the specific purpose of collecting public comment on locations that might be suitable for locating AOAs and includes limitations specific to that purpose. Caution should be exercised when using the report for other purposes.
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1. NOAA National Marine Fisheries (NMFS), 2024: Aquaculture Identifying Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in Alaska. NOAA NMFS Alaska Regional Office, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/aquaculture/identifying-aquaculture-opportunity-areas-alaska. Date Accessed: 2024-12-13.

2. NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), 2023: Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in Alaska. NOAA NCCOS, https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/multimedia/aquaculture-opportunity-areas-in-alaska/. Date Accessed: 2024-12-12.
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > AQUACULTURE
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES
ISO 19115 Topic Category oceans
ISO 19115 Topic Category planningCadastre
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Data Type > Geospatial
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Data Type > Model
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Priority > Marine Spatial Ecology
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Topic > Aquaculture
None Aquaculture
None Marine Aquaculture
None Marine Spatial Planning
None Offshore Aquaculture
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > GULF OF ALASKA
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Location > Region >Pacific Ocean
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Alaska
None Aleutian Islands
None Prince William Sound
None Southeast Alaska
   
   
   

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Start Date 2025-04-22
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» Download URL https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/319c77cbded648108a6f8deb0b6b4dc0
Distributor NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator (2025 - Present)
File Name Alaska Aquaculture Opportunity Areas: NCCOS Draft Spatial Analysis
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This WebMapper provides information related to the preliminary results of the Alaska Aquaculture Opportunity Area (AOA) spatial suitability analysis conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS). The NCCOS spatial suitability analysis and underlying model detailed in this report are part of a multi-year planning process in which NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) and the State of Alaska are working to identify AOAs in Alaska State waters to help sustainably advance shellfish and seaweed aquaculture (also referred to in Alaska as mariculture). This information is being provided for the purposes of sharing methods and results and collecting public input prior to the completion of the final NCCOS spatial analysis.

The work presented here is the result of an AOA spatial suitability model developed by NCCOS with input from expert marine spatial scientists, marine ecologists, project coordinators, policy analysts, and subject matter experts at NCCOS, NOAA Fisheries, and the State of Alaska. Collectively, this team provided input during the model construction process, reviewed data layers, assigned weights, and informed the model development and interpretation of results. Visit the Notice of Availability page to provide comments on these data.

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Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.mxak.org/services/maritime-domain-management/historicaldata/
Citation URL Name AK Marine Exchange Historical Tracking Data Webpage
Citation URL Description

Contact provider for access
Source Contribution

Used within Industry, Transportation, and Navigation sub-model.
Citation Title Biologically Important Area II for cetaceans within U.S. and adjacent waters - Gulf of Alaska Region
Contact Role Type Publisher
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA
Publish Date  
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://oceannoise.noaa.gov/biologically-important-areas
Citation URL Name NOAA Ocean Noise Strategy Page
Citation URL Description

Report found here: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1134085
Source Contribution

Used within Natural Resources sub-model.
Citation Title Central Gulf of Alaska Grid
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2024
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/22897
Citation URL Name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used for Study Area Characterization as well as within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Coastal Maintained Channels
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Range
Extent Start Date/Time 2001-07-11
Extent End Date/Time 2024
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39972
Citation URL Name NOAA OCS Metadata Record
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Coastal Populated Places
Contact Role Type Publisher
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2024
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66114
Citation URL Name MarineCadastre.gov Metadata Record
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used for Study Area Characterization and within the Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Commercial Fisheries Landings, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2024
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), unpublished.

Used within Fisheries sub-model.
Citation Title Commercial Statistical Areas
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2024
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishingCommercialByFishery.statmaps
Citation URL Name AKDF&G Information by Fishery Webpage
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Fisheries sub-model.
Citation Title Danger Zones and Restricted Areas
Contact Role Type Publisher
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Publish Date 2022-07-01
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48876
Citation URL Name MarineCadastre.gov Metadata Record
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title DFGCWTOTOP database
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Continuing
Extent Start Date/Time 1976
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://mtalab.adfg.alaska.gov/CWT/reports/default.aspx
Citation URL Name AKDF&G Mark, Tag, and Age Lab Online Reports Page
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Fisheries sub-model.
Citation Title Distribution and abundance of Steller's eiders (Polysticta stelleri) in the Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska, February 2010
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name US Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region (OR: Waterfowl Management, Kodiak NWR)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2010-02
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Unpublished report.

Used within Natural Resources sub-model.
Citation Title ENC Approach Coastline Line
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Office of Coastal Survey (OCS)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2024
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/learn/encdirect/#map-services
Citation URL Name NOAA OCS ENC Direct to GIS Help Page
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title ENC Harbor Coastline Line
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Office of Coastal Survey (OCS)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2024
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/learn/encdirect/#map-services
Citation URL Name NOAA OCS ENC Direct to GIS Help Page
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Ferry Routes
Contact Role Type Publisher
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Publish Date 2020-12-31
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://data-usdot.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/usdot::ferry-routes/about
Citation URL Name USDOT BTS Open Data Hub
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Ferry Terminals
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2021
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://data-soa-akdot.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/AKDOT::ferry-terminals-2/about
Citation URL Name AK DOT Open Data Hub
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Fiber-Optic Cable, Cook Inlet subset
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2023
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://data-soa-dnr.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/SOA-DNR::fiberoptic-cable-163360-1/about
Citation URL Name Ak DNR Open Data Portal
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Formerly Used Defense Sites
Contact Role Type Publisher
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2023
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54409
Citation URL Name MarineCadastre.gov Metadata Record
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within National Security sub-model.
Citation Title Geoduck Survey Beds through 2024
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2024
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Unpublished shapefile. Available from the author upon request.

Used within Fisheries sub-model.
Citation Title Harbors
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOTPF)
Publish Date 2024-01-01
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://gis.data.alaska.gov/pages/9f00b292e3154ab2a4b62384e727ab07
Citation URL Name Alaska Open Data Portal
Citation URL Description

Date Accessed: 2024-09-24.
Source Contribution

Used for Study Area Characterization as well as within the Constraints and Industry, Transportation, and Navigation sub-models.
Citation Title Historic Lighthouses
Contact Role Type Publisher
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Office of Coastal Management
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2018
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54384
Citation URL Name MarineCadastre.gov Metadata Record
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Cultural Resources sub-model
Citation Title Land Permit or Lease - Polygon
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Position
Contact Name Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) GIS Public Access Coordinator
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2022
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://data-soa-dnr.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/SOA-DNR::land-permit-or-lease/about?layer=2
Citation URL Name AK DNR Open Data Portal
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Industry, Transportation, and Navigation sub-model.
Citation Title Land Status within the National Wildlife Refuges of Alaska
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 7, Division of Realty & Conservation Planning
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2024
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=3eed8d6b30ea443dafe4380d70d0fa5e
Citation URL Name USFWS ArcGIS Online Item Details Page
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Marine Observations by Program (Environmental Sensors and Buoys)
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA National Weather Service
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2024
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
Citation URL Name National Data Buoy Center
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Munitions and Explosives of Concern
Contact Role Type Publisher
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2023
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/69013
Citation URL Name MarineCadastre.gov Metadata Record
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within National Security sub-model.
Citation Title North Pacific Seabird Data Portal
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Seabird Information Network
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2024
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL http://axiom.seabirds.net/maps/north-pacific-seabirds/
Citation URL Name North Pacific Seabird Data Portal
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Natural Resources sub-model.
Citation Title Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) Population Abundance and Distribution across the Southeast Alaska Stock Summer 2022
Contact Role Type Publisher
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region Headquarters
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2022
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fws.gov/media/usfws-region-7-technical-report-mmm-2023-01-march-2023
Citation URL Name USFWS Region 7 Technical Report Landing Page
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Cultural Resources and Natural Resources sub-models.
Citation Title Northern sea otter (Enhydra lutris) Abundance and distribution on the Kodiak Archipelago
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2018
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Cultural Resources and Natural Resources sub-models.
Citation Title Observations of Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Occurrences from the NOAA National Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Database, 1842-Present, version 20241022-1
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2016
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0145037
Citation URL Name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Citation URL Description

NCEI Accession 0145037
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Observed Haul-out Locations for Harbor Seals in Coastal Alaska
Contact Role Type Publisher
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2015
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/ArcGIS/rest/services/pv_cst_haulout/FeatureServer
Citation URL Name NOAA AFSC map service rest endpoint
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Ocean Disposal Sites
Contact Role Type Publisher
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Publish Date 2018-07-03
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54193
Citation URL Name MarineCadastre.gov Metadata Record
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Pacific Herring Spawning Areas for Kodiak and Seaward
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Office of Response and Restoration (ORR)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Range
Extent Start Date/Time 1997
Extent End Date/Time 2023
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download
Citation URL Name NOAA ORR Download ESI Maps and GIS Data Webpage
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Cultural Resources and Natural Resources sub-models.
Citation Title Permitted Log Transfer Facilities Public View
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
Publish Date 2021-02-25
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://statewide-geoportal-1-soa-dnr.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/SOA-DNR::permitted-log-transfer-facilities-public-view/about
Citation URL Name State of Alaska Geoportal
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Industry, Transportation, and Navigation sub-model.
Citation Title Pipelines
Contact Role Type Publisher
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2024
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66172
Citation URL Name MarineCadastre.gov Metadata Record
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Seafood Processing Discharge Locations
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2021
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://gis.data.alaska.gov/datasets/ADEC::alaska-dec-seafood-processing-facilities/about?layer=3
Citation URL Name State of Alaska Geoportal
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Seafood Processing Facility Locations
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2019
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://gis.data.alaska.gov/datasets/ADEC::alaska-dec-seafood-processing-facilities/about?layer=2
Citation URL Name State of Alaska Geoportal
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title SEAK Closed Waters Salmon Net Fisheries poly
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) Commercial Fisheries Division
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2023
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://gis.data.alaska.gov/datasets/adfg::seak-closedwaters-salmonnetfisheries-poly/about
Citation URL Name State of Alaska Geoportal
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Shipping Fairways, Lanes, and Zones for US waters from 2001-07-11 to Present
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Continuing
Extent Start Date/Time 2000-07-11
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39986
Citation URL Name NOAA OCS Metadata Record
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Shore Fishery Lease
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) - Information Resource Management
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2023
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://data-soa-dnr.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/SOA-DNR::shore-fishery-lease/about
Citation URL Name AK DNR Open Data Portal
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Fisheries sub-model.
Citation Title ShoreZone Coastal Imaging and Habitat Mapping Protocol
Contact Role Type Publisher
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service,
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2017
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/habitat-conservation/alaska-shorezone
Citation URL Name NOAA Fisheries Alaska ShoreZone Webpage
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Industry, Transportation, and Navigation and the Natural Resources sub-models.
Citation Title Southeast Alaska 8/3 arc-second MHHW Coastal Digital Elevation Model
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA National Geophysical Data Center
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2010
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.dem:715/html#
Citation URL Name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used for Study Area Characterization as well as within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Southeast Alaska Herring Surveys
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Range
Extent Start Date/Time 2020
Extent End Date/Time 2024
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://services.arcgis.com/VdkVOAHovLuozJG4/arcgis/rest/services/CF_Southeast_AK_HerringSurveys_Public_View/FeatureServer/2
Citation URL Name ADF&G Map Service REST Endpoint
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Cultural Resources and Natural Resources sub-models.
Citation Title State Park Boundary
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Publish Date 2019-09-09
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://gis.data.alaska.gov/datasets/SOA-DNR::state-park-boundary/about
Citation URL Name Alaska DNR - Information Resource Management
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Station Listings and Tidal Datums
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA National Ocean Service Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2024
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/
Citation URL Name Station Listings and Tidal Datums
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used for Study Area Characterization as well as within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Stellar Sea Lion Major Haulouts and Rookeries
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Protected Resources Division, NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Region (AKR)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2024
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc%3A0129877
Citation URL Name NCEI Archival Page for Dataset
Citation URL Description

NCEI Accession 0129877
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints and Natural Resources sub-models.
Citation Title Submarine Cable Areas
Contact Role Type Publisher
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2023
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66190
Citation URL Name MarineCadastre.gov Metadata Record
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title U.S. National Ice Center Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Concentration and Climatologies in Gridded Format, Version 1, Arctic Weekly Sea Ice Concentration and Stage of Development
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name U.S. National Ice Center
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2020
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://doi.org/10.7265/46cc-3952
Citation URL Name NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Undersea Cables, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Department of Defense
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2024
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL  
Citation URL Name  
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title US Wave dataset
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name Department of Energy's (DOE) Water Power Technology Office's (WPTO)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Range
Extent Start Date/Time 1979
Extent End Date/Time 2010
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://registry.opendata.aws/wpto-pds-us-wave/
Citation URL Name DOE's Open Data Registry on AWS
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Industry, Transportation, and Navigation sub-model.
Citation Title USACE Alaska District (POA) Erosion Protection and Flood Mitigation Projects
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2022
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=28100079ec164f7494fb524b2644b312
Citation URL Name USACE POA ArcGIS Online Item Page
Citation URL Description

URL deprecated, see this page for more info: https://www.poa.usace.army.mil/About/Offices/Construction-Operations/Erosion-and-Flood-Mitigation/
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title USACE Alaska District (POA) Navigation Projects
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2020
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=42c90d4ccb724d76b352989d4e50c4c0
Citation URL Name USACE POA ArcGIS Item Page
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Wastewater Outfalls
Contact Role Type Publisher
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Publish Date  
Extent Type Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time 2022
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66706
Citation URL Name MarineCadastre.gov Metadata Record
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Wetlands Classification Index, National Wetlands Inventory.
Contact Role Type Originator
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publish Date 2024-05-01
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fws.gov/program/national-wetlands-inventory/data-download
Citation URL Name U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title Wrecks and Obstructions
Contact Role Type Publisher
Contact Type Organization
Contact Name NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Publish Date 2023-08-01
Extent Type  
Extent Start Date/Time  
Extent End Date/Time  
Scale Denominator  
Citation URL https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/70439
Citation URL Name MarineCadastre.gov Metadata Record
Citation URL Description
Source Contribution

Used within Constraints sub-model.
Citation Title
Contact Role Type
Contact Type
Contact Name
Publish Date
Extent Type
Extent Start Date/Time
Extent End Date/Time
Citation URL
Citation URL Name
Citation URL Description
Scale Denominator
Citation Title
Contact Role Type
Contact Type
Contact Name
Publish Date
Extent Type
Extent Start Date/Time
Extent End Date/Time
Citation URL
Citation URL Name
Citation URL Description
Scale Denominator
Citation Title
Contact Role Type
Contact Type
Contact Name
Publish Date
Extent Type
Extent Start Date/Time
Extent End Date/Time
Citation URL
Citation URL Name
Citation URL Description
Scale Denominator

Process Steps

Process Step Number 1
» Description

Study areas within Alaskan state waters were identified using maximum sea ice coverage, distance from coastal populated places, active aquatic farming sites, and the Alaska state water boundary to narrow down the spatial coverage of the study region. The results were ten distinct study areas encompassing southeast, southcentral, and southwest Alaska. Travel distance from major towns and harbors, as well as a maximum depth were used to further narrow down the final study areas.
Process Date/Time  
Process Contact National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Phone (Voice)  
Email Address  
Source  
Process Step Number 2
» Description

Study area polygons with a 5 acre hexagonal grid were created from the ten distinct study areas identified.
Process Date/Time  
Process Contact National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Phone (Voice)  
Email Address  
Source  
Process Step Number 3
» Description

Each data layer was scored on a 0 to 1 scale, with scores approaching 0 representing low suitability and 1 representing high suitability relative to the other grid cells for continuous data and a constant downscore value for categorical data. Any grid that contained a data layer considered a constraint was given a 0 score (i.e., constraints data layer) and was deemed unsuitable for aquaculture and therefore not considered further in the analysis. Next, an overall suitability score was calculated for each submodel (i.e., national security, industry, natural or cultural resources, fisheries) by taking the geometric mean of all scores within each grid cell that was not considered a constraint. The geometric mean of the five submodels was used to calculate an overall suitability score on the same 0 to 1 scale.
Process Date/Time  
Process Contact National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Phone (Voice)  
Email Address  
Source  
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The resulting suitability scores were used as inputs for the cluster analysis, which uses the Local Index of Spatial Association (LISA) analysis (further referred to as a cluster analysis) to identify statistically significant clusters and outliers of the final relative suitability modeling results. Two scenarios were applied to the suitability model outputs in order to filter the data to attain distinct outputs for both intertidal and subtidal mariculture. The intertidal scenario only retains grid cells in areas which are classified as marine or estuarine wetlands according to the NWI dataset, whereas the subtidal scenario only retains model outputs in areas which are in depths of 15ft to 200ft.

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A precision siting model was developed using custom rules and an adapted version of Techniques for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solutions (TOPSIS) to identify the most suitable potential AOA Options within each study area scenario. The TOPSIS analysis used a number of characterization parameters to score the clusters defined by the cluster analysis that were larger than 50 acres (i.e. minimum AOA size requirement). In order to both refine individual clusters and select from all potential options, the precision siting model approach applied both a within-cluster and among-cluster approach. The within-cluster precision siting approach refined the clusters in size by running a TOPSIS analysis on each grid cell within a cluster in order to find the highest ranking cells for each cluster independent of the others in a given study area. The among-cluster precision siting approach refined the total number of clusters considered a final AOA option by comparing the entire clusters within a study area against each other and getting scores for each of the clusters after they had been refined using the within-cluster approach.
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Final AOA options were selected from the precision siting process using a combination of the among-cluster TOPSIS scores and manual inspection. A subset of clusters were chosen for each study area to try and meet the goal of maximum 4,000 acres of subtidal, and 100 acres of intertidal area per study area.
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Catalog Item ID 74799
Metadata Record Created By Anna Verrill
Metadata Record Created 2025-01-29 15:28+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By Amber Batts
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Metadata Record Published 2025-04-22
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