NCCOS Assessment: An Aquaculture Opportunity Atlas for the State of Alaska, 2023-06-01 to 2025-06-31

Description

Geospatial data representing the Aquaculture Opportunity Area (AOA) study developed during 2024 for the State of Alaska. Included in this dataset are:

(1) Study areas in State of Alaska waters developed based on maximum sea ice coverage, distance from coastal populated places, existing and active aquaculture sites, and the Alaska state water boundary. Ten distinct study areas were identified (Cordova, Craig, Juneau, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Petersburg, Seward, Sitka, Valdez, and Wrangell).

(2) Suitability modeling results for the ten study areas. Results between each study area should not be compared relative to outputs of another study area, as each study area was run as a discrete model and thus the outputs of the analysis cannot be compared between study areas.

(3) Precision siting outputs from the Aquaculture Opportunity Atlas for the State of Alaska. Clusters were identified within each of the ten study areas (Cordova, Craig, Juneau, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Petersburg, Seward, Sitka, Valdez, and Wrangell) for two scenarios: intertidal and subtidal mariculture.

(4) Final AOA Options for the state of Alaska based on selection of highest ranking polygons from the precision siting outputs for each of the ten study areas for both scenarios.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
NOAA NCCOS, Request for Information: Identifying AOAs in Alaska Unknown Online Resource Open resource
Alaska Aquaculture Opportunity Areas: NCCOS Draft Spatial Analysis Unknown Esri ArcGIS Online Experience Builder Open resource
Alaska Aquaculture Opportunity Areas: NCCOS Draft Spatial Analysis Unknown This WebMapper provides information related to the preliminary results of the Alaska Aquaculture Opportunity Area (AOA) spatial suitability analysis conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS). The NCCOS spatial suitability analysis and underlying model detailed in this report are part of a multi-year planning process in which NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) and the State of Alaska are working to identify AOAs in Alaska State waters to help sustainably advance shellfish and seaweed aquaculture (also referred to in Alaska as mariculture). This information is being provided for the purposes of sharing methods and results and collecting public input prior to the completion of the final NCCOS spatial analysis. The work presented here is the result of an AOA spatial suitability model developed by NCCOS with input from expert marine spatial scientists, marine ecologists, project coordinators, policy analysts, and subject matter experts at NCCOS, NOAA Fisheries, and the State of Alaska. Collectively, this team provided input during the model construction process, reviewed data layers, assigned weights, and informed the model development and interpretation of results. Visit the Notice of Availability page to provide comments on these data. Open resource
GCMD Keyword Forum Page Unknown 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 Open resource
Growing the Future: Siting Alaska's Aquaculture Opportunity Unknown Esri ArcGIS Online StoryMap Open resource
NOAA Fisheries, Identifying Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in Alaska Unknown Online Resource Open resource
Full Metadata Record Unknown View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. Open resource
NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) PDF NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Open resource

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