Alaska Harbor Seal Stocks

Description

This data layer represents the 12 uniquely identified stocks of harbor seals found in Alaskan waters. Stocks were identified by NMFS and their co-management partners, the Alaska Native Harbor Seal Commission, in 2010 based largely on genetic structure. Given the genetic samples were not obtained continuously throughout the range, a total evidence approach was used to consider additional factors such as population trends, observed harbor seal movements, and traditional Alaska Native use areas in the final designation of stock boundaries. The 12 stocks of harbor seals currently identified in Alaska are 1) the Aleutian Islands, 2) the Pribilof Islands, 3) Bristol Bay, 4) North Kodiak Island, 5) South Kodiak Island, 6) Prince William Sound, 7) Cook Inlet/Shelikof Strait, 8) Glacier Bay/Icy Strait, 9) Lynn Canal/Stephens Passage, 10) Sitka/Chatham Strait, 11) Dixon/Cape Decision and 12) Clarence Strait.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
23 Online resource https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/pv_dist/FeatureServer
0 Online resource Note: Dataset migrated by Dan Woodrich (AFSC data management coordinator) on 12/20/2021. Contact: Daniel.woodrich@noaa.gov https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/nmfs_odp_afsc/MML/PEP/Alaska%20Harbor%20Seal%20Stocks
0 AKFSC Home Page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center
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
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47515
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/47515.pdf
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47515
0 AKFSC Home Page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/47515.pdf
0 https://noaa.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/noaa::alaska-harbor-seal-stocks/about
23 Online resource https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/pv_dist/FeatureServer

Tags

  • alaska fisheries science center
  • alaska
  • statewide abundance
  • harbor seal
  • noaa
  • coastal
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • national marine fisheries service
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc
  • stock
  • alaska harbor seal surveys and abundance

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