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    • AFSC/RACE/GAP: RACEBASE Database

    Metadata Updated: October 2, 2025

    The core function of the Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering (RACE) Division is to conduct quantitative fishery surveys and related ecological and oceanographic research to measure and describe the distribution and abundance of commercially important fish and crab stocks in the eastern Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, Gulf of Alaska, and, historically, the West Coast.The survey data are stored in a database called RACEBASE. It serves as the repository for both raw and summary data collected from the surveys dating from 1953 to present. It does not hold stream data.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date September 24, 2025
    Metadata Created Date May 12, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date October 2, 2025
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS AFSC

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Series
    Metadata Date September 24, 2025
    Metadata Created Date May 12, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date October 2, 2025
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:22008
    Access Constraints Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/RACE/GAP: RACEBASE Database [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/22008., Access Constraints: There are no legal restrictions on access to the data. They reside in public domain and can be freely distributed., Use Constraints: User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Applications or inferences derived from the data should be carefully considered for accuracy. Acknowledgementof NOAA/NMFS/AFSC, as the source from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these, data is suggested.
    Bbox East Long -117.4167
    Bbox North Lat 72.07583
    Bbox South Lat 32.36567
    Bbox West Long 161.91167
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Harvest Object Id 7ffe6d64-214b-4b09-8079-e7e53ff23e34
    Harvest Source Id 26a29bb9-50b0-47fd-920b-edc74aa6ec76
    Harvest Source Title NMFS AFSC
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage unknown
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[161.91167, 32.36567], [-117.4167, 32.36567], [-117.4167, 72.07583], [161.91167, 72.07583], [161.91167, 32.36567]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1953
    Temporal Extent End 2022

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