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Story Map: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Offshore Scientific Surveys

Project (PRJ)  |  Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:75715  |  Updated: March 3, 2026  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Keywords
Physical Location
Project Info
Support Roles
Distribution Info
Acronyms
Child Items
Catalog Details

Summary

Description

This data product is intended to help communicate the geographic extent and operations of NOAA Fisheries’ offshore ship-based scientific surveys along the U.S. west coast (California, Oregon, Washington). NOAA Fisheries conducts numerous scientific surveys to inform the status of fish stocks and protected resources. For the West Coast Region, more than a dozen surveys are conducted routinely across the continental margin, focusing either on pelagic or demersal species or the ecosystem as a whole. These surveys collect a variety of biological and environmental data to provide a synoptic view of the habitats and ecosystems for which the target species inhabit. The surveys utilize varying designs including fixed stations where a number of operations are centered, transect lines where fishery acoustic data are continually collected, and stratified random sampling, to name a few.

Purpose

This story map is intended to communicate where and when the NWFSC and SWFSC conduct regular offshore ship-based surveys off the U.S. West Coast, along with information on those data collections.

Project Information

Project Type
Project

Data Access & Downloads

Controlled Theme Keywords

Biodiversity and Ecosystems Theme, biota, environment, FISHERIES

Child Items

Type Title
Data Set California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (station)
Data Set California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (transect)
Data Set California Current Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (extent)
Data Set California Current Ecosystem Assessment (transect)
Data Set California Current Ecosystem Assessment (trawl sample)
Data Set Collaborative Pre-Recruit Survey (station)
Data Set Collaborative Pre-Recruit Survey (transect)
Data Set Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey (transect)
Data Set Joint U.S.-Canada Integrated Ecosystem and Pacific Hake Acoustic Trawl Survey (extent)
Data Set Joint U.S.-Canada Integrated Ecosystem and Pacific Hake Acoustic Trawl Survey (CTD Cast)
Data Set Joint U.S.-Canada Integrated Ecosystem and Pacific Hake Acoustic Trawl Survey (transects)
Data Set Joint U.S.-Canada Integrated Ecosystem and Pacific Hake Acoustic Trawl Survey (trawl sample)
Data Set Juvenile Salmon and Ocean Ecosystem Survey (station)
Data Set Newport Hydrographic Line (station)
Data Set Northern California Current Ecosystem Survey (transect)
Data Set Northern California Current Ecosystem Survey (station)
Data Set Pacific Northwest Marine Mammal Survey (extent)
Data Set Rockfish Recruitment and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (station)
Data Set Rockfish Recruitment and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (transect)
Data Set Southern California Shelf Rockfish Hook and Line Survey (station)
Data Set Trinidad Head Line (station)
Data Set U.S. West Coast Groundfish Bottom Trawl Survey (extent)
Data Set U.S. West Coast Groundfish Bottom Trawl Survey (sampling grid)
Data Set U.S. West Coast Groundfish Bottom Trawl Survey (trawl sample)

Contact Information

Distributor
Curt Whitmire
ORCID: 0000-0001-9176-1486
curt.whitmire@noaa.gov

Item Identification

Title: Story Map: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Offshore Scientific Surveys
Short Name: Story Map: NMFS West Coast Offshore Scientific Surveys
Status: In Work
Creation Date: 2025-05-06
Abstract:

This data product is intended to help communicate the geographic extent and operations of NOAA Fisheries’ offshore ship-based scientific surveys along the U.S. west coast (California, Oregon, Washington). NOAA Fisheries conducts numerous scientific surveys to inform the status of fish stocks and protected resources. For the West Coast Region, more than a dozen surveys are conducted routinely across the continental margin, focusing either on pelagic or demersal species or the ecosystem as a whole. These surveys collect a variety of biological and environmental data to provide a synoptic view of the habitats and ecosystems for which the target species inhabit. The surveys utilize varying designs including fixed stations where a number of operations are centered, transect lines where fishery acoustic data are continually collected, and stratified random sampling, to name a few.
Purpose:

This story map is intended to communicate where and when the NWFSC and SWFSC conduct regular offshore ship-based surveys off the U.S. West Coast, along with information on those data collections.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
NGDA Portfolio Themes
Biodiversity and Ecosystems Theme

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA > BRITISH COLUMBIA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > OREGON
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WASHINGTON

Physical Location

Organization: Northwest Fisheries Science Center
City: Seattle
State/Province: WA
Country: USA
Location Description:

Montlake facility

Project Information

Project Type: Project
Is Mandated?: No

Support Roles

Distributor

CC ID: 1384940
Date Effective From: 2025-05-06
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Whitmire, Curt
Address: 2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle, WA 98112
USA
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9176-1486
Email Address: curt.whitmire@noaa.gov

Process Contact

CC ID: 1384941
Date Effective From: 2025-05-06
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Whitmire, Curt
Address: 2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle, WA 98112
USA
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9176-1486
Email Address: curt.whitmire@noaa.gov

Publisher

CC ID: 1383611
Date Effective From: 2025-05-06
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Whitmire, Curt
Address: 2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle, WA 98112
USA
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9176-1486
Email Address: curt.whitmire@noaa.gov
Contact Instructions:

Monday - Friday, 0900-1700 Pacific Time Zone

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1383612
Download URL: https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=7620dc85cc7b4586a4debf823c4e2568
Distributor: Curt Whitmire (2025-05-06 - Present)
File Name: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Offshore Scientific Surveys
Description:

NOAA GeoPlatform item for hosted feature layer
File Date/Time: 2025-05-05 11:29:00
Distribution Format: ESRI REST Service
File Size: 24.344 MB
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Not Chked

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1384944
Download URL: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a419d69f2bf44ad196cfa34a9884c4cc
Distributor: Curt Whitmire (2025-05-06 - Present)
File Name: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Offshore Scientific Surveys Story Map
Description:

URL to access ArcGIS story map directly
File Date/Time: 2025-05-06 00:00:00
Distribution Format: Not Applicable

Distribution 3

CC ID: 1406738
Download URL: https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=24d15590950d4dfaa8996a2b417c75b5
Distributor: Curt Whitmire (2025-05-06 - Present)
File Name: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Offshore Scientific Surveys Web Map
Description:

Source web map for the ArcGIS Story Map entitled "NOAA Fisheries West Coast Offshore Scientific Surveys: Monitoring the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem to inform sustainable management of NOAA Fisheries trust resources"
Distribution Format: ESRI REST Service

Acronyms

AFSC Alaska Fisheries Science Center
CCES California Current Ecosystem Survey
CPRS Cooperative Pre-Recruit Survey
CalCOFI California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations
CalCurCEAS California Current Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey
Hake Joint U.S.-Canada Integrated Ecosystem and Pacific Hake Acoustic Trawl Survey
IWCPS Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey
JSOES Juvenile Salmon and Ocean Ecosystem Survey
NCCES Northern California Current Ecosystem Survey
NH-Line Newport Hydrographic Line
NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service
NWFSC Northwest Fisheries Science Center
PNW-MMS Pacific Northwest Marine Mammal Survey
RREAS Rockfish Recruitment and Ecosystem Assessment Survey
SWFSC Southwest Fisheries Science Center
SoCal H&L Southern California Shelf Rockfish Hook and Line Survey
TH-Line Trinidad Head Line
WCGBTS West Coast Groundfish Bottom Trawl Survey

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
100
Data Set California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (station)
100
Data Set California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (transect)
100
Data Set California Current Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (extent)
100
Data Set California Current Ecosystem Assessment (transect)
100
Data Set California Current Ecosystem Assessment (trawl sample)
100
Data Set Collaborative Pre-Recruit Survey (station)
100
Data Set Collaborative Pre-Recruit Survey (transect)
100
Data Set Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey (transect)
100
Data Set Joint U.S.-Canada Integrated Ecosystem and Pacific Hake Acoustic Trawl Survey (extent)
100
Data Set Joint U.S.-Canada Integrated Ecosystem and Pacific Hake Acoustic Trawl Survey (CTD Cast)
100
Data Set Joint U.S.-Canada Integrated Ecosystem and Pacific Hake Acoustic Trawl Survey (transects)
100
Data Set Joint U.S.-Canada Integrated Ecosystem and Pacific Hake Acoustic Trawl Survey (trawl sample)
100
Data Set Juvenile Salmon and Ocean Ecosystem Survey (station)
100
Data Set Newport Hydrographic Line (station)
100
Data Set Northern California Current Ecosystem Survey (transect)
100
Data Set Northern California Current Ecosystem Survey (station)
100
Data Set Pacific Northwest Marine Mammal Survey (extent)
100
Data Set Rockfish Recruitment and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (station)
100
Data Set Rockfish Recruitment and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (transect)
100
Data Set Southern California Shelf Rockfish Hook and Line Survey (station)
100
Data Set Trinidad Head Line (station)
100
Data Set U.S. West Coast Groundfish Bottom Trawl Survey (extent)
100
Data Set U.S. West Coast Groundfish Bottom Trawl Survey (sampling grid)
100
Data Set U.S. West Coast Groundfish Bottom Trawl Survey (trawl sample)

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 75715
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:75715
Metadata Record Created By: Curt Whitmire
Metadata Record Created: 2025-05-06 17:29+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2026-03-03 17:20+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2025-06-03
Owner Org: NWFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2025-05-27
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2026-05-27