Science & Data

This dataset represents dead animal locations associated with the 2017-2023 Minke Whale Unusual Mortality Event along the Atlantic Coast.

Sunflower sea stars are native to marine waters along the Pacific Coast, from northern Baja California to the central Aleutian Islands.

This dataset represents dead animal locations associated with the 2016-2023 Humpback Whale Unusual Mortality Event along the Atlantic Coast.

Interactive map of North Atlantic right whale sightings.

This dataset represents dead animal locations associated with the 2022 Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event along the Maine Coast.

This dataset depicts the boundaries of the South Island Restricted Area in effect annually from February 1-April 30 in ESRI shapefile format for the NOAA Fisheries’ Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO).

*NOTE: On March 14, 2024, Judge Young of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that the Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2023, bars the Final Wedge Rule until December 31, 2028. The Court determined that the rule is "void and unenforceable." NMFS is reviewing the decision. This dataset depicts the boundaries of the Massachusetts Restricted Area in effect annually from February 1 to April 30 in ESRI shapefile format for the NOAA Fisheries Service’s Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO).

This dataset depicts the boundaries of the Lobster Management Area One Restricted Area in effect annually from October 1 to January 31 in ESRI shapefile format for the NOAA Fisheries Service’s Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO).

This dataset depicts the boundaries of the Great South Channel Restricted Area in effect from April 1 to June 30 annually in ESRI shapefile format for the NOAA Fisheries Service’s Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO).

Map containing ocean temperatures recorded during Alaska Fisheries Science Center Bottom Trawl surveys of the surrounding waters of the Aleutian Islands.