The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission

The .pdf maps provided here are examples of the types of map documents that PSMFC projects have produced or contracted.  A brief description of each of the maps is provided below by file name:

 trawl_poster.pdf (8.88 MB)

Created by TerraLogic, GIS under contract to support the Pacific Coast Groundfish EFH EIS. Presents data from PacFIN.

 efhhab_poster.pdf (1.22 MB)

West Coast Benthic Habitat poster. Created by TerraLogic, GIS.  Presents benthic habitat data developed by the Active Tectonics and Seafloor Mapping Lab, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University (Oregon and Washington) and the Center for Habitat Studies, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (California). These datasets were developed under contract with PSMFC in cooperation with the National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Region and the Pacific Fishery Management Council in support of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to consider the designation and conservation of Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for Pacific Coast Groundfish.  

 arrow_a.pdf (394.91 KB)

West Coast Habitat Suitability Probability for Arrowtooth Flounder (adult lifestage). This is one of a series of maps presenting the output of a habitat suitability model that was used as part of the Pacific Coast Groundfish EFH EIS. There are 118 such maps created by TerraLogic, GIS under contract with PSMFC.

 COLUMBIA_USLandscapewReliefandDams.pdf (3.69 MB)

This is a general locator map of the Columbia River basin. It is an example of a map created by the StreamNet project. The StreamNet project provides access to a catalog of static maps as well as interactive map applications. 

http://www.streamnet.org/online-data/map_catalog.html

Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for additional information about this collection of sample maps and additional map and mapping activities at PSMFC.

Van C. Hare
GIS Specialist
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
205 SE Spokane Street, Suite 100
phone: 503-595-3100