AFSC/RACE/GAP/McConnaughey: Fishpac Projects-2008-USBL

Description

The broad scope of the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) mandate requires an efficient process for describing and mapping the habitat needs of federally managed species. For example, research indicates surficial sediments affect the distribution and abundance of many groundfish species, yet traditional sampling with grabs and cores is impractical over areas as large as the Bering Sea shelf. Acoustic tools are suitable for large-scale surveying and show great promise as a substitute for direct-sampling methods, but they have not been proven useful for EFH purposes.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/32427
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/32427.pdf
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • alaska fisheries science center
  • side scan sonar
  • habitat mapping
  • noaa
  • acoustic sediment classification
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • multibeam echosounder
  • national marine fisheries service
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc
  • afsc/race/gap/mcconnaughey: fishpac projects-2008
  • bering sea
  • grain size analysis

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