gov.noaa.nodc:0156467 eng utf8 model NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-02-23T12:58:10Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NCCOS Assessment: Groundfish biodiversity hotspots off the Pacific Coast of Oregon from 1971-09-05 to 2010-09-20 (NCEI Accession 0156467) 2016-09-13 publication 2016-09-01 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.7289/v5mk69z3 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0156467 NCEI Archive Management System 0156467 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Charles Menza NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Simon Pittman NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information collaborator Randy Clark NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) randy.clark@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information collaborator Laurie Bauer NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information collaborator David Fox State of Oregon; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife collaborator Michael Donnellan State of Oregon; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife collaborator Arlene Merems State of Oregon; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife collaborator Menza, Charles NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Pittman, Simon NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Clark, Randy NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science randy.clark@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Bauer, Laurie NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Fox, David State of Oregon; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife author Donnellan, Michael State of Oregon; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife author Merems, Arlene State of Oregon; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife author tableDigital This data set comprises maps of predicted long-term groundfish biodiversity hotspot probabilities off the Pacific Coast of Oregon. Predicted hotspot probabilities are given for four biodiversity indices: 1) relative abundance, 2) relative biomass, and 3) species number for all groundfishes, and 4) relative abundance for only nearshore groundfishes. The nearshore species assemblage includes: Sand Sole, English Sole, Pacific Sanddab, Speckled Sanddab, Petrale Sole, Starry Flounder, and Butter Sole. Hotspots were defined as areas with predictions in the top 10% of values of at-sea observations. Areas of relatively high biodiversity were predicted using at-sea groundfish observations collected from 1971 to 2010 and associative models linking species observations with environmental covariates. Groundfish observations were taken from existing fishery-independent trawl data collected by NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service and flatfish trawl data collected by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Environmental predictors included position on the shelf, sea floor habitat, depth, slope, aspect, slope of slope, and oceanographic productivity were used to predict areas with relatively high groundfish biodiversity. Binary logistic regression trees were used to associate species observations with environmental covariates and predict categorical results (Hotspot/Low classes). Mapped values indicate the probability of a raster cell belonging in the hotspot class. This data set was used to support the Oregon Territorial Sea Plan. It was used to define ecologically important areas in the Nearshore Ecological Data Atlas Marxan Analysis conducted by The Nature Conservancy of Oregon. completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0156467 Preview graphic PNG 0156467 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2016-08-30 publication FISH BIOMASS FISH SPECIES FISHERY SURVEY species abundance theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS model output theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon North Pacific Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 information custodian Spatial Analysis of Groundfish to Support Oregon’s Territorial Sea Plan project Project Names EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Predictive/Spatial Modeling theme NCCOS Keywords Marine Spatial Ecology > Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments theme NCCOS Research Areas Derived Data Product Geospatial Model theme NCCOS Research Data Types Groundfish abundance Groundfish biomass Groundfish species number Nearshore groundfish abundance theme Provider Keywords OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 information custodian Geographic Area > Coastal Ocean Geographic Area > Continental Shelf Geographic Area > Deep Sea Region > West Coast place NCCOS Place Keywords U.S. States and Territories > Oregon place NCCOS Regions of Study California Current Eastern Pacific Pacific Northwest place Provider Place Names 1F4JYX Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Menza, Charles; Pittman, Simon; Clark, Randy; Bauer, Laurie; Fox, David; Donnellan, Michael; Merems, Arlene (2016). NCCOS Assessment: Groundfish biodiversity hotspots off the Pacific Coast of Oregon from 1971-09-05 to 2010-09-20 (NCEI Accession 0156467). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0156467 v1.1 was published. 2016-09-13T13:03:07Z NCEI Accession 0156467 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156467/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0156467 v1.1 published 2016-09-13T13:03:07Z download model Data Type: Groundfish abundance hotspot (calculated); Units: probability; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: documentation only - no instrument type; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The data describe spatially-explicit predicted long-term groundfish abundance hotspot probabilities. Predictions were made using at-sea groundfish observations collected from 1971 to 2010 and associative models linking species observations with environmental covariates. Classification accuracy is 74%.; Data Quality Information: Predictive biomass hotspot maps were reviewed and accepted by subject matter experts. Processing and analysis methods are described in the data documentation Data Type: Groundfish biomass hotspot (calculated); Units: probability; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: documentation only - no instrument type; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The data describe spatially-explicit predicted long-term groundfish biomass hotspot probabilities. Predictions were made using at-sea groundfish observations collected from 1971 to 2010 and associative models linking species observations with environmental covariates. Classification accuracy is 82%.; Data Quality Information: Predictive biomass hotspot maps were reviewed and accepted by subject matter experts. Processing and analysis methods are described in the data documentation Data Type: Groundfish species number hotspot (calculated); Units: probability; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: documentation only - no instrument type; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The data describe spatially-explicit predicted long-term groundfish species number hotspot probabilities. Predictions were made using at-sea groundfish observations collected from 1971 to 2010 and associative models linking species observations with environmental covariates. Classification accuracy is 64%.; Data Quality Information: Predictive biomass hotspot maps were reviewed and accepted by subject matter experts. Processing and analysis methods are described in the data documentation Data Type: Nearshore groundfish abundance hotspot (calculated); Units: probability; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: documentation only - no instrument type; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The data describe spatially-explicit predicted long-term nearshore groundfish abundance hotspot probabilities. Predictions were made using at-sea groundfish observations collected from 1971 to 2010 and associative models linking species observations with environmental covariates. Classification accuracy is 83%.; Data Quality Information: Predictive biomass hotspot maps were reviewed and accepted by subject matter experts. Processing and analysis methods are described in the data documentation Data Type: NCCOS Research Priority > Marine Spatial Ecology (MSE) (calculated); Units: n/a; Observation Type: other; Sampling Instrument: n/a Data Type: NCCOS Research Topic > Ecological/Biological Characterization (calculated); Units: n/a; Observation Type: other; Sampling Instrument: n/a Data Type: NCCOS Research Topic > Predictive/Spatial Modeling (calculated); Units: n/a; Observation Type: other; Sampling Instrument: n/a Data Type: NCCOS Research Location > Region > West Coast (calculated); Units: n/a; Observation Type: other; Sampling Instrument: n/a Data Type: NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories> Oregon (calculated); Units: n/a; Observation Type: other; Sampling Instrument: n/a Data Type: NCCOS Research Location > Geographic Area > Deep Sea (calculated); Units: n/a; Observation Type: other; Sampling Instrument: n/a Data Type: NCCOS Research Location > Geographic Area > Coastal Ocean (calculated); Units: n/a; Observation Type: other; Sampling Instrument: n/a Data Type: NCCOS Research Location > Geographic Area > Continental Shelf (calculated); Units: n/a; Observation Type: other; Sampling Instrument: n/a Data Type: NCCOS Research Data Type > Model (calculated); Units: n/a; Observation Type: other; Sampling Instrument: n/a Data Type: NCCOS Research Data Type > Geospatial (calculated); Units: n/a; Observation Type: other; Sampling Instrument: n/a Data Type: NCCOS Research Data Type > Derived Data Product (calculated); Units: n/a; Observation Type: other; Sampling Instrument: n/a asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. 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