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Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) GIS Mapping

Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) GIS Mapping. Van Hare Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. PSMFC managed the contracts that supported development of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) EIS. The final EIS was published in December of 2005.

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Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) GIS Mapping

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  1. Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) GIS Mapping Van Hare Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission

  2. PSMFC managed the contracts that supported development of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) EIS. The final EIS was published in December of 2005. Through the EFH EIS process a wealth of data was assembled related to West Coast Groundfish.

  3. compiled from work by researchers at OSU & Moss Landing

  4. A Habitat Use Database (HUD) was developed documenting the habitat preferences for individual species and life stage combinations as gathered from the literature.

  5. The HUD was used in combination with spatial data to model the Habitat Suitability Probability for each of the species / lifestage combinations based on: 1. Benthic Habitat Type, 2. Depth, and 3. Latitude Zone

  6. Essential Fish Habitat: 100% of areas identified to have a Habitat Suitability Probability (HSP) >0 for all species and additional areas with depth less than 3500m

  7. Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPCs): includes areas of seagrass, canopy kelp, rocky reef, estuaries, oil platforms and ‘areas of interest’

  8. Ecologically Important Areas (EIAs): including gear type restrictions

  9. Pacific Coast Marine Habitat Program Website

  10. http://marinehabitat.psmfc.org

  11. Access documents and links related to Pacific Coast Groundfish management

  12. Download GIS data for the west coast

  13. Interactively map areas off the west coast and browse the EFH EIS data using a standard web browser.

  14. Navigate using standard mapping tools

  15. Turn on and activate map layers of interest

  16. Zoom to areas of interest and create a custom map

  17. Select between viewing the Table of Contents or the map legend

  18. Measure distance and area

  19. Determine coordinates for points of interest

  20. Add labels and create map layout for printing

  21. Customize map elements and print or export map

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