Sea Otter Survey Data, Carcass Recovery Data, and Blood Chemistry Data from Southwest Alaska

Three data sets are included here to aid in assessment of the sea otter population collapse in southwest Alaska. One data set consists of results of sea otter surveys conducted between 1959 and 2015 at Bering Island, Russia and a selection of western Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Sea otter counts are reduced to a comparable value of otters per linear kilometer. Another data set consists per-capita and per kilometer recovery rates of stranded sea otter carcasses from locations ranging from Bering Island, Russia, several Aleutian Islands, sites along the Alaska Peninsula, and Prince William Sound, Alaska. These data are mainly from the period 1991-2009 and are from stable populations as well as those in decline or post...

Categories: Data; Tags: Eastern Aleutian Islands, Gulf of Alaska, Kodiak Island, Prince William Sound, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... Western Aleutian Islands, Wildlife Biology, biota, health, sea otters, wildlife biology, wildlife biology, Fewer tags

North Pacific Nearshore Sea Surface Temperature (SST) csv format (1981-2009)

The Sea Surface Temperature (SST) data of the nearshore region of the North Pacific show temperature ranges in degrees C using points whose locations correspond to the centroids of AVHRR Pathfinder version 5 monthly, global, 4 km data set (PFSST V50). The pathfinder rasters are available from the Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC), hosted by NASA JPL. The data points in this dataset lie within a 20 km buffer from the GSHHS (Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical, High-resolution Shoreline) coastline. The GSHHS vector data are available from the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC). Furthermore, each point in the SST dataset is categorized by the ecoregion in which it is located. This...

Categories: Data; Tags: 4 km, AVHRR, Aleutian, Asian Pacific, BC, All tags... Baja, British Columbia, CA, California, California Current System, Canada, China, East Asia, Gulf of Alaska, Japan, Kamchatka, Korea, Kuroshio, National CASC, North America, North Pacific, OR, Oregon, Oyashio, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast, Pathfinder, Russia, SST, Sea of Okhotsk, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Vancouver, WA, Washington, Water, Coasts and Ice, Yellow Sea, biota, coast, csv, ecoregion, global, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, marine, oceans, oceans, point, remote sensing, satellite, sea surface, table, tabular, temperature, text, thermal, Fewer tags

Calving seismicity from iceberg–sea surface interactions

This publication is a product from the 2011 Alaska CSC supported project "Assessing the Sensitivity of Alaska’s Coastal Rainforest Ecosystems to Changes in Glacier Runoff". Abstract from paper: Iceberg calving is known to release substantial seismic energy, but little is known about the specific mechanisms that produce calving icequakes. At Yahtse Glacier, a tidewater glacier on the Gulf of Alaska, we draw upon a local network of seismometers and focus on 80 hours of concurrent, direct observation of the terminus to show that calving is the dominant source of seismicity. To elucidate seismogenic mechanisms, we synchronized video and seismograms to reveal that the majority of seismic energy is produced during...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Alaska CASC, Forests, Glaciers and Permafrost, Gulf of Alaska, Iceberg calving, All tags... Landscapes, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Water, Coasts and Ice, Yahtse Glacier, seismic energy, Fewer tags

High-resolution acoustic backscatter data collected southwest of Chenega Island, Alaska during field activity 2014-622-FA

High-resolution acoustic backscatter data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in May of 2014 southwest of Chenega Island, Alaska. Data were collected aboard the Alaska Department of Fish and Game vessel, R/V Solstice, during USGS field activity 2014-622-FA, using a pole mounted 100-kHz Reson 7111 multibeam echosounder.

Tags: Bainbridge Passage, CMHRP, Chenega Island, Chenega Strait, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, All tags... Dangerous Passage, Distributions, Evans Island, Gulf of Alaska, Icy Bay, Jackpot Bay, Jackpot Island, Knight Island Passage, Latouche Island, Nassau Bay, North Pacific Ocean, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Pacific Ocean, Port Bainbridge, Prince William Sound, State of Alaska, Substrate, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Verdant Island, Whale Bay, acoustic methods, geophysics, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, mapping, marine geophysics, multibeam sonar, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, sea-floor characteristics, seabed, Fewer tags

High-resolution acoustic backscatter data collected southwest of Montague Island, Alaska during field activity 2014-622-FA

High-resolution acoustic backscatter data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in May of 2014 southwest of Montague Island, Alaska. Data were collected aboard the Alaska Department of Fish and Game vessel, R/V Solstice, during USGS field activity 2014-622-FA, using a pole mounted 100-kHz Reson 7111 multibeam echosounder.

Tags: Bainbridge Passage, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Dangerous Passage, Distributions, All tags... Gulf of Alaska, Icy Bay, Jackpot Bay, Knight Island Passage, Montague Island, Montague Strait, Nassau Bay, North Pacific Ocean, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Pacific Ocean, Port Bainbridge, Prince William Sound, State of Alaska, Substrate, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Whale Bay, acoustic methods, geophysics, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, mapping, marine geophysics, multibeam sonar, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, sea-floor characteristics, seabed, Fewer tags

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Sea Otter Forage Data, 1993-2019

These data describe observations of sea otter foraging behavior in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Data consist of dive and surface times, success in prey retrieval, prey item, prey quantity, and size. Additionally, location of observations, and age class, sex, and pup status of the focal sea otter were also recorded.

Tags: Alaska, Animals/Invertebrates, Animals/Vertebrates, Benthic ecosystems, Biota, All tags... Coastal ecosystems, Coastal ecosystems, Enhydra lutris, Environment, Foraging behavior, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Gulf of Alaska, Macroinvertebrates, Marine ecology, Marine ecosystems, Marine environment monitoring, Prey, Prey selection, Sea otters, Wildlife, Fewer tags

North Pacific Nearshore Sea Surface Temperature (SST) shapefile format (1981-2009)

The Sea Surface Temperature (SST) data of the nearshore region of the North Pacific show temperature ranges in degrees C using points whose locations correspond to the centroids of AVHRR Pathfinder version 5 monthly, global, 4 km data set (PFSST V50). The pathfinder rasters are available from the Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC), hosted by NASA JPL. The data points in this dataset lie within a 20 km buffer from the GSHHS (Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical, High-resolution Shoreline) coastline. The GSHHS vector data are available from the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC). Furthermore, each point in the SST dataset is categorized by the ecoregion in which it is located. This...

Categories: Data; Tags: 4 km, AVHRR, Aleutian, Asian Pacific, BC, All tags... Baja, British Columbia, CA, California, California Current System, Canada, China, East Asia, GIS, Gulf of Alaska, Japan, Kamchatka, Korea, Kuroshio, National CASC, North America, North Pacific, OR, Oregon, Oyashio, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast, Pathfinder, Russia, SST, Sea of Okhotsk, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Vancouver, WA, Washington, Water, Coasts and Ice, Yellow Sea, biota, coast, ecoregion, global, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, marine, ocean, oceans, point, remote sensing, satellite, sea surface, shapefile, temperature, thermal, vector, Fewer tags

North Pacific Nearshore Sea Surface Temperature (SST) ESRI GRID format (1981-2009)

The Sea Surface Temperature (SST) data of the nearshore region of the North Pacific show temperature ranges in degrees C using points whose locations correspond to the centroids of AVHRR Pathfinder version 5 monthly, global, 4 km data set (PFSST V50). The pathfinder rasters are available from the Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC), hosted by NASA JPL. The grid cells in this dataset lie within a 20 km buffer from the GSHHS (Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical, High-resolution Shoreline) coastline. The GSHHS vector data are available from the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC). These data have been QA'd in that we have selected only data values with associated quality flags of...

Categories: Data; Tags: AVHRR, Aleutian, Asian Pacific, BC, British Columbia, All tags... CA, California, California Current System, Canada, China, East Asia, GIS, Gulf of Alaska, Japan, Kamchatka, Korea, Kuroshio, National CASC, North America, North Pacific, OR, Oregon, Oyashio, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast, Russia, SST, Sea of Okhotsk, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Vancouver, WA, Washington, Water, Coasts and Ice, Yellow Sea, average SST, biota, cell, climate, coast, ecoregion, global, grid, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, marine, mean SST, month, monthly mean, oceans, pixel, raster, remote sensing, satellite, sea surface, temperature, thermal, Fewer tags

 A bathymetric terrain model of multibeam sonar data collected between 2005 and 2018 along the Queen Charlotte Fault System in the Eastern Gulf of Alaska from Cross Sound, Alaska to Queen Charlotte Sound, Canada. (30 meter resolution, 32-bit GeoTIFF, UTM 8 WGS 84, WGS 84 Ellipsoid)

This data publication is a compilation of six different multibeam surveys covering the previously unmapped Queen Charlotte Fault offshore southeast Alaska and Haida Gwaii, Canada. These data were collected between 2005 and 2018 under a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Geological Survey, Natural Resources Canada, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The six source surveys from different multibeam sonars are combined into one terrain model with a 30-m resolution. A complementary polygon shapefile records the extent of each source survey in the output grid.

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Baranof Fan, Baranof Island, CCGS Vector, CHS, CMHRP, All tags... Canada, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Chatham Strait, Chichagof Island, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Cross Sound, Dixon Entrance, Elevation, GeoscientificInformation, Gulf of Alaska, Haida Gwaii, Heceta Knoll, Icy Point, Moresby Canyon, NOAA, NOAA Ship Fairweather, NRC, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Resources Canada, North Pacific Ocean, Noyes Canyon, Oceans, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Pacific Ocean, Queen Charlotte Fault, Queen Charlotte Sound, R/V Kilo Moana, R/V Medeia, R/V Sikuliaq, R/V Solstice, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Hawai'i, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Yakobi Sea Valley, bathymetry, depth, elevation, geology, geophysics, geospatial datasets, multibeam sonar, seafloor, Fewer tags

Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) - USA Dataset Collection

OBIS-USA brings together marine biological occurrence data – recorded observations of identifiable marine species at a known time and place, collected primarily from U.S. Waters or with U.S. funding. Coordinated by the Core Science, Analytics, Synthesis, and Libraries (CSAS&L) Program of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), OBIS-USA, strives to meet national data integration and dissemination needs for marine data about organisms and ecosystems. OBIS-USA is part of an international data sharing network (Ocean Biogeographic Information System, OBIS) coordinated by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization International Oceanographic...

Categories: Project; Types: NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program Project; Tags: Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Fundy, Beaufort Sea, Bering Sea, All tags... Bering Strait, Biodiversity, Biological Production, Birds, Bristol Bay, Canada, Caribbean Sea, Census of Marine Life, Chukchi Sea, Commericial Leases, Cook Inlet, Cruise Ships, Distributions, Fishes, Flora, Great Lakes, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of California, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat, Harvesting Living Resources, Invasive Species, Invertebrates, Kotzebue Sound, Kuskokwim Bay, Mammals, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), North America, Norton Sound, OBIS, Ocean Biogeographic Information System, Offshore Oil and Gas Production, Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, Reptiles, Sargasso Sea, Shelikof Strait, South Atlantic Bight, Southern Ocean, Straits of Florida, United States, Wind Energy Production, Yucatan Channel, abundance, algae, animal and plant census, aquatic biology, aquatic ecosystems, benthic ecosystems, benthic habitat, benthos, biodiversity, biogeography, biological productivity, biology, biota, biota, coastal habitat, consumers (organisms), coral reefs, decomposers, ecosystem diversity, ecosystem functions, endemic species, estuarine ecosystems, fisheries management, fishery resources, invasive species, macroinvertebrates, marine animals, marine biology, marine ecosystems, marine mammals, microbes, migratory species, native species, nekton, nonindigenous species, oceans, pelagic habitat, phytoplankton, plankton, plants, plants (organisms), producers (organisms), protected species, reef ecosystems, reef habitat, sea birds, sea turtles, shellfish, species diversity, vegetation, vertebrates, wildlife, zooplankton, Fewer tags

MGL1109bathyutm.asc: Multibeam bathymetry data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Gulf of Alaska in 2011 during cruise MGL1109, 100-meter gridded data in Esri gridascii, UTM 6 coordinates

This raster dataset represents approximately 69,060 square kilometers of Simrad EM122 multibeam-bathymetry data collected in the Gulf of Alaska during U.S. Geological Survey - Coastal and Marine Geology Program cruise MGL1109 aboard the R/V Marcus G. Langseth. The data have been reduced for position, elevation, orientation, water-column sound-speed, and refraction effects.

Tags: Aleutian Basin, Aleutian Trench, Baranof Fan, Bathymetry and Elevation, Bering Sea, All tags... Bowers Ridge, Bowie Seamount, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Dutch Harbor, Extended Continental Shelf, Gulf of Alaska, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Seamount, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Physical Habitats and Geomorphology, Shirshov Ridge, Surveyor Fan, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Umnak Plateau, bathymetry, continental shelf, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, marine geophysics, marine geophysics, multibeam echo sounder, multibeam sonar, oceans, Fewer tags

Black Oystercatcher Nest and Diet Data from Kachemak Bay, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Prince William Sound

These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long-term monitoring program, nearshore monitoring component. The dataset is comprised of six comma separated values (.csv) file exported from a relational database. The data consist of: 1) transect summary, 2) nest details, 3) egg float and stage data, 4) chicks diets, 5) chick diet taxonomy, and 6) Gulf Watch Alaska contributors.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animals/vertebrates, Aquatic biology, Aquatic ecosystems, Biota, All tags... Black Oystercatcher, Chicks, Coastal ecosystems, Coastal habitat, Community Ecology, Diets, Ecology, Environment, Field inventory and monitoring, Field sampling, Gulf of Alaska, Kachemak Bay, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, Macroinvertebrates, Marine ecosystems, Marine environment monitoring, Marine environments, Nearshore ecology, Prince William Sound, Productivity, Shorebirds, Size distribution, Spatial distribution, Trophic dynamics, USGS:ASC107, Waders/Gulls/Auks and allies, Wildlife, Fewer tags

Intertidal Mussel (Mytilus) Data from Prince William Sound, Katmai National Park and Preserve, and Kenai Fjords National Park

These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long-term monitoring program and describe mussel sampling and observations conducted in the northern Gulf of Alaska. This dataset consists of six comma separated files (.csv): 1) mussel sampling site layout information, 2) mussel counts for mussels greater than 20 millimeters in a quadrat, 3) mussel size measurements for mussels greater than 20 millimeters in a quadrat, 4) mussel counts for all mussels collected from core samples, 5) mussel size frequencies for all mussels collected from core samples, and 6) list of Gulf Watch Alaska principal investigators and collaborators.

Tags: Alaska, Animals/Invertebrates, Aquatic biology, Aquatic ecosystems, Aquatic ecosystems, All tags... Benthic ecosystems, Benthic habitat, Bioindicator, Biospheric indicators, Biota, Coastal ecosystems, Coastal habitat, Coastal processes, Ecology, Environment, Field inventory and monitoring, Field sampling, Gulf of Alaska, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, Macroinvertebrates, Marine ecosystems, Marine environment monitoring, Marine environments, Mollusks, Mollusks, Mussels, Pacific Blue Mussel, Prince William Sound, Size distribution, Spatial distribution, Wildlife, Fewer tags

Prospective regions for marine minerals on the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf

This shapefile is of prospective regional outlines of where marine minerals may occur on the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Polygons were hand digitized based on a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data review that considers the state of knowledge regarding marine mineral occurrences within the Alaska OCS. This data release is a companion to the USGS Professional Paper, Gartman and others, 2022. Reference Gartman, A., Mizell, K., and Kreiner, D.C., 2022, Marine minerals in Alaska — A review of coastal and deep-ocean regions: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1870, 46 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1870.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska Plain, Aleutian Islands, Assessments, Bering Sea, CMHRP, All tags... Chukchi Borderland, Chukchi Plain, Chukchi Plateau, Chukchi Rise, Chukchi Sea, Chukchi Shelf, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, East Siberian Shelf, Economic Geology, Geochemistry, Geomorphology, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Alaska Seamount Province, Kodiak Seamounts, Marine Geology, Material Resources, Mineral Resources, Mineral Resources, Nonliving Resources, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Pacific Ocean, Physical/Chemical Features, State of Alaska, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Unalaska Basin, chemical analysis, dredge sampling, earth sciences, geochemistry, geoscientific Information, marine geology, metallic mineral resources, mineral resources, oceans, sediment geochemistry, Fewer tags

Multichannel minisparker and boomer seismic-reflection data from USGS field activity G-01-13-GA collected in Port Valdez, Alaska, in September 2013

Multichannel minisparker and boomer seismic-reflection data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in September of 2013 in Port Valdez, Alaska. Data were collected aboard the USGS R/V Alaskan Gyre during field activity G-01-13-GA, using a 500-Joule SIG 2-mille minisparker or an Applied Acoustics triple plated S-Boomer sound source and a 24-channel Goemetrics hydrophone streamer. Sub-bottom acoustic penetration spans several hundreds of meters and is variable by location.

Tags: CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Distributions, Gulf of Alaska, Lowe River, All tags... North Pacific Ocean, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Port Valdez, Shoup Bay, State of Alaska, Substrate, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Valdez, Valdez Arm, acoustic methods, geophysics, geoscientificinformation, geospatial datasets, mapping, marine geophysics, oceans, seabed, seismic reflection profiling, sub-bottom profiling, Fewer tags

MGL1109bathyutm.tif: Multibeam bathymetry data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Gulf of Alaska in 2011 during cruise MGL1109, 100-meter gridded data in GeoTIFF format, UTM 6 coordinates

This raster dataset represents approximately 69,060 square kilometers of Simrad EM122 multibeam-bathymetry data collected in the Gulf of Alaska during U.S. Geological Survey - Coastal and Marine Geology Program cruise MGL1109 aboard the R/V Marcus G. Langseth. The data have been reduced for position, elevation, orientation, water-column sound-speed, and refraction effects.

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Aleutian Basin, Aleutian Trench, Baranof Fan, Bathymetry and Elevation, Bering Sea, All tags... Bowers Ridge, Bowie Seamount, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Dutch Harbor, Extended Continental Shelf, Gulf of Alaska, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Seamount, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Physical Habitats and Geomorphology, Shirshov Ridge, Surveyor Fan, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Umnak Plateau, bathymetry, continental shelf, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, marine geophysics, marine geophysics, multibeam echo sounder, multibeam sonar, oceans, Fewer tags

MGL1109shadeutm.tif: Multibeam bathymetry data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Gulf of Alaska in 2011 during cruise MGL1109, 100-meter gray-shaded relief

This raster dataset represents approximately 69,060 square kilometers of Simrad EM122 multibeam-bathymetry data collected in the Gulf of Alaska during U.S. Geological Survey - Coastal and Marine Geology Program cruise MGL1109 aboard the R/V Marcus G. Langseth. The data have been reduced for position, elevation, orientation, water-column sound-speed, and refraction effects.

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Aleutian Basin, Aleutian Trench, Baranof Fan, Bering Sea, Bowers Ridge, All tags... Bowie Seamount, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Dutch Harbor, Extended Continental Shelf, Gulf of Alaska, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Seamount, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Physical Habitats and Geomorphology, Shirshov Ridge, Surveyor Fan, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Umnak Plateau, continental shelf, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, marine geophysics, marine geophysics, multibeam echo sounder, multibeam sonar, oceans, Fewer tags

CBRAT - Coastal Biodiversity Risk Analysis Tool Website

The primary objective of the research is to develop a rule-based decision support system to predict the relative vulnerability of nearshore species to climate change. The approach is designed to be applicable to fishes and invertebrates with limited data by predicting risk from readily avialable data, including species’ biogeographic distributions and natural history attributes. By evaluating multiple species and climate stressors, the approach allows an assessment of climate vulnerability acorss habitat types and the impact of specific climate alterations as well as their cumulative impact. A website with a rule-based application for rockfish and crabs is availalble at http://cbrat.org/.

Categories: Data; Tags: 2011, AK-0, CA-2, Conservation Planning, Data, All tags... Fjord Lands, Gulf of Alaska, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Northern California, OR-1, OR-4, OR-5, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Puget Sound, Science Project, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, WA-2, WA-3, WA-6, WA-7, WA-9, climate change, completed, dataset, dataset, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, nearshore habitats, nearshore species, Fewer tags

Gulf Watch Alaska, Benthic Monitoring Component: Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data Kenai Fjords National Park, 2002-2016

These data are is part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long term monitoring program, nearshore monitoring component. Specifically, these data describe sea otter (Enhydra lutris) aerial survey observations from the waters around Kenai Fjords National Park between 2002 and 2016. Sea otters are a keystone predator, well known for structuring the nearshore marine ecosystem through their consumption of invertebrate prey. The dataset consists of 3 comma delimited files exported from Microsoft Excel. The data consists of 1. Strip transect counts, 2. Intensive Search Unit (ISU) counts, and 3. Transect coordinates. For each aerial survey, a pilot flew an airplane at an altitude of 91m over pre-determined transects while an...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: Enhydra lutris, Gulf of Alaska, Kenai Fjords National Park, abundance, aerial survey, All tags... biota, coastal ecosystems, distribution, ecology, ecosystem monitoring, environment, marine ecology, marine mammals, monitoring, population dynamics, sea otters, Fewer tags

Trackline navigation collected with a Reson 7160 Multibeam echosounder in the eastern Gulf of Alaska during USGS Field Activity 2016-625-FA (Esri polyline shapefile, UTM 8 WGS 84)

Marine geophysical mapping of the Queen Charlotte Fault in the eastern Gulf of Alaska was conducted in 2016 as part of a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to understand the morphology and subsurface geology of the entire Queen Charlotte system. The Queen Charlotte fault is the offshore portion of the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather Fault: a major structural feature that extends more than 1,200 kilometers from the Fairweather Range of southern Alaska to northern Vancouver Island, Canada. The data published in this data release were collected along the Queen Charlotte Fault between Cross Sound and Noyes Canyon, offshore southeastern Alaska from May 18 to...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: ADFG, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Baranof Fan, Baranof Island, CMHRP, All tags... Chatham Strait, Chichagof Island, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Cross Sound, GeoscientificInformation, Gulf of Alaska, Heceta Knoll, Icy Point, Location, North Pacific Ocean, Noyes Canyon, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Pacific Ocean, Queen Charlotte Fault, R/V Medeia, Reson 7160, TerraSond, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Yakobi Sea Valley, multibeam, seafloor, tracklines, Fewer tags