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Purpose
NOAA Fisheries Auke Bay Laboratories and the Alaska Regional Office designed this web-based Atlas to provide information on the distribution, relative abundance, and habitat use of nearshore fishes in Alaska. Shallow, nearshore waters are some of the most productive habitats in Alaska and the most vulnerable to human disturbance. To date, using a beach seine as our sampling method, we have documented over 100 fish species in a variety of nearshore habitats in an effort to identify Essential Fish Habitat (EFH). The Atlas is dynamic and will be updated regularly as we continue sampling throughout Alaska. More info...
Benefits
- Provides a quick reference for identifying species in areas designated for development or impacted by human disturbance (e.g., oil spill).
- Allows resource managers to track long-term and large-scale changes in fish distribution and habitat use that may result from global climate change.
- Helps resource managers prepare biological opinions and identify habitats essential to different life stages of commercially important and forage fish species.
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Search the Fish Atlas Database
To access the database, click below on a region of Alaska (e.g., southeastern Alaska). Search the Atlas by selecting specific regions, fish species, habitats, or locales. Data may be downloaded from your search results.
Please review the following documents for help with our online Atlas:
Click on a region below to enter the Fish Atlas database
Last updated: February 14, 2008 |
