The Development of an The Development of an Oceanographic Atlas for Oceanographic Atlas for Fisheries Applications in the Fisheries Applications in the Pacific Basin Pacific Basin Rusty Rusty Brainard Brainard NOAA Fisheries, Honolulu Laboratory NOAA Fisheries, Honolulu Laboratory Dave Foley, Dave Foley, Ramzi Ramzi Mirshak, John Mirshak, John Sibert Sibert Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, UH Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, UH
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The Development of an The Development of an Oceanographic Atlas for Oceanographic Atlas for
Fisheries Applications in the Fisheries Applications in the Pacific BasinPacific BasinRustyRusty BrainardBrainard
Dave Foley,Dave Foley, RamziRamzi Mirshak, JohnMirshak, John Sibert Sibert Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, UHJoint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, UH
ll There are a bewildering number of There are a bewildering number of datasets availabledatasets available
ll Each has its own, unique format for Each has its own, unique format for storing informationstoring information
ll Many people do not know of these Many people do not know of these datasets let alone how to access themdatasets let alone how to access them
ll These data are useful for understanding These data are useful for understanding fisheries habitatfisheries habitat
BackgroundBackground
Distribute these data in a Distribute these data in a form that is both accessible form that is both accessible and convenient to end and convenient to end users.users.
llResearchers and ScientistsResearchers and Scientists
ll Create a series of hardCreate a series of hard--copy atlases for copy atlases for the the EEZ’sEEZ’s
ll Develop a website that will store and make Develop a website that will store and make available data and products in a wide array available data and products in a wide array of formatsof formats
U.S. EEZ in Western U.S. EEZ in Western PacificPacific
ll NMFS HL Cruise Data NMFS HL Cruise Data (Temperature, (Temperature, Salinity, Oxygen, Ocean Currents)Salinity, Oxygen, Ocean Currents)
Oceanographic Oceanographic PropertiesProperties
ll Spatial (3D) and Temporal coverage ofSpatial (3D) and Temporal coverage ofüüTemperatureTemperatureüüSalinitySalinityüüOxygen ConcentrationOxygen Concentration
ll Depth ProfilesDepth Profilesll Tracing of isotherms and isohalinesTracing of isotherms and isohalinesll Property at depth mapsProperty at depth maps
ll Ocean atlas will provide easy access to Ocean atlas will provide easy access to many oceanographic data sources as many oceanographic data sources as well as some derived productswell as some derived products
ll Data collection for the ocean atlas is Data collection for the ocean atlas is nearly completenearly complete
ll Atlases will be published in volumes Atlases will be published in volumes and data will be available from a websiteand data will be available from a website
Still to do…Still to do…
ll Build hardBuild hard--copy atlases for copy atlases for EEZ’sEEZ’s
ll Continue with data collectionContinue with data collection
ll Continue building dataContinue building data--acquisition acquisition methods for the webmethods for the web
ll Continue advertising atlas, and Continue advertising atlas, and recruiting ideas for desired products…recruiting ideas for desired products…