Alaskan commercial salmon fishing statistical areas, 2017

Participants in Alaska commercial fisheries are required to report the statistical area where their harvest occurs. In combination with reports on the harvest species, poundage and etc., these data are useful to analyze and visualize spatial patterns in harvest. This data set defines the current valid statistical areas that may be used on ADF&G fish tickets for salmon and miscellaneous finfish. This data set should NOT be used for navigation or for determining compliance with ADF&G Commercial Fishing Regulations. Please consult the ADF&G Commercial Fisheries Regulations for the official definitions of regulatory boundaries.

NOTE: These data attempt to depict statistical area boundaries as used for management during a specific time period. In some cases, statistical area boundaries used in practice may differ from those described in regulations, reports, maps, and other aids.

Up to date published layers and historical areas can be found on Commercial Fishing GIS Data Downloads section on the ADF&G website (http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=maps.commercial_fishing_gis).

This project received funding under award NA15NMF4270272 from NOAA Fisheries Service, in cooperation with the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program.

阿拉斯加商业渔业从业者需上报其捕捞作业所在的统计区域。结合捕捞物种、捕捞重量等相关申报信息，此类数据可用于分析并可视化捕捞活动的空间分布模式。

本数据集定义了当前有效、可用于阿拉斯加鱼类与狩猎部（Alaska Department of Fish and Game，简称ADF&G）鲑鱼及杂类鳍鱼捕捞票据的统计区域。本数据集不得用于导航，亦不得用于判定是否符合ADF&G商业渔业法规。请查阅ADF&G《商业渔业法规》以获取监管边界的官方定义。

注意：本数据集旨在呈现特定时期内管理工作中使用的统计区域边界。在部分场景中，实际使用的统计区域边界可能与法规、报告、地图及其他辅助资料中载明的边界存在差异。

最新发布的数据集图层与历史统计区域可在ADF&G官网的「商业渔业GIS数据下载」板块获取（http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=maps.commercial_fishing_gis）。

本项目由美国国家海洋和大气管理局渔业局（NOAA Fisheries Service）通过资助编号NA15NMF4270272提供资金支持，并与索尔顿斯托尔-肯尼迪资助计划（Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program）合作开展。