Science & Data

Map and GIS data representing recommended shipping lanes to protect whales.

Map and GIS data representing critical habitat for the conservation of endangered smalltooth sawfish in Florida.

These data represent boundaries of the inland range of ESA-listed Atlantic salmon.

Take a tour of various cases NOAA Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) in Hawaiʻi conducted to help protect marine animals.

Map and GIS data representing critical habitat for the main Hawaiian Islands insular false killer whales in waters from 45 meters to 3,200 meters (49 to 3,500 yards) in depth surrounding the main Hawaiian Islands (from Ni‘ihau to Hawai‘i Island).

Map of threatened and endangered green sea turtle populations worldwide.

Map of distinct population segments of humpback whales worldwide.

TurtleWatch is a map providing up-to-date information about the thermal habitat of loggerhead sea turtles in the Pacific Ocean north of the Hawaiian Islands. It was created as an experimental product by Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center to help reduce inadvertent interactions between Hawaii-based longline fishing vessels and sea turtles. Derived from the best available scientific information, the TurtleWatch map displays sea surface temperature and the predicted location of waters preferred by the turtles.

Every year, biologists from the Alaska Fisheries Science Center Marine Mammal Laboratory survey the endangered Steller sea lion during the summer months in Alaska. This map provides a compilation of information collected during the 2016 field season, which included surveys via air, vessel and remote field camps.

Critical habitat is habitat needed to support recovery of listed species. When a species is listed under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries is required to determine whether there are areas that meet the definition of critical habitat.