NOAA AFSC Species Predictions Data formatted for NCEAS Portfolio Effects working group groundfish analysis in the Gulf of Alaska

These data are derived from the NOAA AFSC Bottom trawl data formatted for NCEAS Portfolio Effects working group ground fish analysis in the Gulf of Alaska (1984-2015) (df35f.22.15) in preparation for a spatial analysis of the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on groundfish communities in the Gulf of Alaska. The majority of this analysis was conducted by Andrew Shelton from the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center for the Portfolio Effects (PFX) working group at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. This analysis is part of the groundfish sub-project analysis for the PFX working group. The PFX working group’s goal is to assess how diversity may have buffered against effects of EVOS as well as other perturbations. The PFX working group is working with Gulf Watch Alaska to determine if there are any detectable changes in spatial distribution of groundfish related to the oil spill. Further and additional analyses can be accessed in additional packages in this repository.