Alaska 2023 EFH
Alaska Regional Office
Data Set
(DS)
| ID: 74873
| Published / External
Created: 2025-02-11
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Last Modified: 2025-02-11
Project (PRJ) | ID: 53082
ID: 74873
Data Set (DS)
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» Metadata Rubric
Item Identification
| * » Title | Alaska 2023 EFH |
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| * Status | Completed |
| Creation Date | 2023 |
| Revision Date | 2023 |
| • Publication Date | 2024-07-19 |
| * » Abstract |
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) maps depict the area of EFH for each life stage of fish managed under a Fishery Management Plan within the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Arctic. EFH shapefiles were created by Region (AI, BS, GOA, Arctic) and life stage. |
| * Purpose |
These maps represent the latest updates to EFH in the Alaska Region as of 2023. EFH in Alaska is identified in Fishery Management Plans developed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and approved by the Secretary of Commerce. EFH descriptions are comprised of text and maps (If there are differences between the descriptions of EFH in text and maps, the textual description is ultimately determinative of the limits of EFH). Species Profiles and Habitat Assessment Reports provide information about each species, including any known habitat associations, reproductive traits, predator prey relationships, and species-specific literature citations. |
| Notes |
The 2023 EFH 5-year Summary Report (2024) can be found here: https://meetings.npfmc.org/CommentReview/DownloadFile?p=8ede1412-f469-4dd2-94ed-b8f3e58845e7.pdf&fileName=C4%202023%20EFH%20Review%20Summary%20Report.pdf |
| Other Citation Details |
https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/Publications/techmemos.htm Echave, K. M., M. Eagleton, E. Farley, and J. Orsi. 2012. A refined description of essential fish habitat for Pacific salmon within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in Alaska, 104 p. NTIS No. PB2012-112924. HARRIS, J., E. A. LAMAN, J. L. PIRTLE, M. C. SIPLE, C. N. ROOPER, T. P. HURST, and C. L. CONRATH. 2022. Advancing model-based essential fish habitat descriptions for North Pacific species in the Aleutian Islands. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-458, 406 p. LAMAN, E. A., J. L. PIRTLE, J. HARRIS, M. C. SIPLE, C. N. ROOPER, T. P. HURST, and C. L. CONRATH. 2022. Advancing model-based essential fish habitat descriptions for North Pacific species in the Bering Sea. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-459, 538 p. Marsh, J. M., J. L. Pirtle, F. J. Mueter, and J. Harris. 2023. Model-Based Essential Fish Habitat Descriptions for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Area. Pirtle, J. L., Laman, E. A., Harris, J., Siple, M. C., Rooper, C. N., Hurst, T. P., Conrath, C. L., & Gibson, G. A. 2023. Advancing model-based essential fish habitat descriptions for North Pacific species in the Gulf of Alaska. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-468, 541 p. |
| • Supplemental Information |
The primary data source used was RACE Groundfish Assessment Program survey data located here: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/alaska-groundfish-survey-data-map |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) | 1 |
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Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
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| Alaska | EFH |
| EFH | ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT |
| FISHERIES | FISHERIES |
| HABITAT | HABITAT |
| HCD | HABITAT CONSERVATION DIVISION |
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Physical Location
| • » Organization | Alaska Regional Office |
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| • » City | Juneau |
| • » State/Province | AK |
| • Country | USA |
| • » Location Description |
Alaska Regional Office - Anchorage and Juneau |
Data Set Information
| * Data Set Scope Code | Data Set |
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| • Data Set Type | GIS Files |
| • Maintenance Frequency | As Needed |
| Maintenance Note |
Color, Status, Symbol, Value, Label, NAME |
| » Data Presentation Form | FileGDB |
| • Entity Attribute Overview |
Color, Status, Symbol, Value, Label, NAME |
| Entity Attribute Detail Citation |
GIS |
| Entity Attribute Detail URL | https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/content.html?view=table&sortOrder=desc&sortField=modified&folder=7d3d13662df84a6199306a65d0579f4b&start=1&num=20&focus=layers#content |
| Distribution Liability |
EFH |
| Data Set Credit | Mason Smith |
Support Roles
| * » Support Role | Author |
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| * » Date Effective From | 2018-07-20 |
| Date Effective To | 2023-07-20 |
| Person | Pirtle, Jodi L |
| Address |
PO Box 21668 Juneau, AK 99802-1668 USA |
| Email Address | jodi.pirtle@noaa.gov |
| Phone | (907) 586-7006 |
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| Business Hours | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Contact Instructions |
jodi.pirtle@noaa.gov |
| * » Support Role | Data Steward |
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| * » Date Effective From | 2018-07-20 |
| Date Effective To | 2023-07-20 |
| Person | Pirtle, Jodi L |
| Address |
PO Box 21668 Juneau, AK 99802-1668 USA |
| Email Address | jodi.pirtle@noaa.gov |
| Phone | (907) 586-7006 |
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| Business Hours | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Contact Instructions |
jodi.pirtle@noaa.gov |
| * » Support Role | Distributor |
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| * » Date Effective From | 2018-07-23 |
| Date Effective To | 2023-07-20 |
| Organization | Alaska Regional Office (AKRO) |
| Address |
709 W. 9th St, P.O. Box 21668 Juneau, AK 99802-1668 USA |
| Email Address | |
| Phone | (907)586-7202 |
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| URL | http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/ |
| Business Hours | 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Mon-Fri. |
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| * » Support Role | Metadata Contact |
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| * » Date Effective From | 2018-07-20 |
| Date Effective To | 2023-07-20 |
| Person | Pirtle, Jodi L |
| Address |
PO Box 21668 Juneau, AK 99802-1668 USA |
| Email Address | jodi.pirtle@noaa.gov |
| Phone | (907) 586-7006 |
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| Business Hours | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Contact Instructions |
jodi.pirtle@noaa.gov |
| * » Support Role | Point of Contact |
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| * » Date Effective From | 2018-07-20 |
| Date Effective To | 2023-07-20 |
| Person | Pirtle, Jodi L |
| Address |
PO Box 21668 Juneau, AK 99802-1668 USA |
| Email Address | jodi.pirtle@noaa.gov |
| Phone | (907) 586-7006 |
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| Business Hours | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Contact Instructions |
jodi.pirtle@noaa.gov |
| * » Support Role | Principal Investigator |
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| * » Date Effective From | 2018-07-20 |
| Date Effective To | 2023-07-20 |
| Person | Pirtle, Jodi L |
| Address |
PO Box 21668 Juneau, AK 99802-1668 USA |
| Email Address | jodi.pirtle@noaa.gov |
| Phone | (907) 586-7006 |
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| Business Hours | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Contact Instructions |
jodi.pirtle@noaa.gov |
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Extents
| Currentness Reference | 2023 |
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Extent Group 1
| Extent Description |
Alaska and Surrounding Waters |
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Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| * » W° Bound | -179.9999 |
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| * » E° Bound | -126.333831 |
| * » N° Bound | 78 |
| * » S° Bound | 44 |
| * » Description |
Alaska and Surrounding Waters |
Extent Group 1 / Vertical Extent 1
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| Vertical Minimum | 1.0 |
| Vertical Maximum | 1.0 |
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Alaska Albers -154, 50, 55-65 |
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| * » Security Class | Unclassified |
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| Security Handling Description |
NA |
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NA |
| » Data Access Procedure |
REFER to DOCUMETNATION |
| • » Data Access Constraints |
NOT FOR NAVIGATION> |
| • Data Use Constraints |
NA |
| Metadata Access Constraints |
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Distribution Information
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| » Download URL | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/data/alaska-essential-fish-habitat-efh-species-shapefiles |
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FileGDB Feature Class of Bering Sea, Al, Arctic, and GOA EFH Files APP: https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=c4a5f6a945364efe8994851d44dd7de0 |
| File Date/Time | 2025-02-11 00:00:00 |
| File Type (Deprecated) | Arc Geodatabase |
| Distribution Format | ESRI File Geodatabase |
| File Size | 1.86GB |
| Application Version | 3.4.0 |
| Compression | Zip |
| Review Status | Chked MD |
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URLs
| URL | https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=c4a5f6a945364efe8994851d44dd7de0 |
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| Name | EFH Mapping Alaska |
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EFH Web App |
| URL | https://meetings.npfmc.org/CommentReview/DownloadFile?p=8ede1412-f469-4dd2-94ed-b8f3e58845e7.pdf&fileName=C4%202023%20EFH%20Review%20Summary%20Report.pdf |
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| Name | Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 5-Year Review Summary Report |
| URL Type | Online Resource |
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Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 5-Year Review Summary Report Corporate Authors(s) : United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Alaska Regional Office, Published Date : 2023 |
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Technical Environment
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ArcGIS Pro 3.4.0 File Geodatabase. Application built with ArcGIS Pro |
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Data Management
| » Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified? | Yes |
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| » Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management | 2 |
| » Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive? | Yes |
| » Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver? | No |
| » If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate | No |
| » Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination | 6 months |
| » If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed |
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| » Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location | NCEI-MD |
| » Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving | 2 years |
| » How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive? |
Data is archived locally and is version controlled until NCEI is ready to accept data |
Lineage
| » Lineage Statement |
AFSC, Alaska Pacific Univ, Alaska Region |
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FAQs
| Date | 2023-03-08 00:00:00 |
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| Author | Chad W Millen |
| Question |
How can I download the data |
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https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/data/alaska-essential-fish-habitat-efh-species-shapefiles |
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Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID | 74873 |
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| Metadata Record Created By | Mason Smith |
| Metadata Record Created | 2025-02-11 18:45+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By | Mason Smith |
| » Metadata Record Last Modified | 2025-02-11 19:35+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published | 2025-02-11 |
| Owner Org | AKRO |
| Metadata Publication Status | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish? | N |
| Metadata Workflow State | Published / External |
| Metadata Last Review Date | 2025-02-11 |
| Metadata Review Frequency | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date | 2026-02-11 |
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