Overview of New York Bight

Fishing Transit Data

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Data Gathering Process to Date

• New VMS data analysis from NMFS

• Information gathered through transit surveys

• Reviewed other spatial data available through the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic data portals

All datasets have their

limitations, such as:

• Reporting & data collection methods

• Yearly & geographic coverage

• Regulatory considerations

• Data accessibility

Fishermen Transit Surveys• 23 Surveys filled out by approximately 100+

fishermen/vessels

• Covered a variety of vessel types, gear types, fisheries, and ports

• Surveys were distributed and collected by RODA

• Confidential information was removed & spreadsheet of survey responses and scanned maps were submitted to Ecology & Environment

• Scanned maps were digitized by into ArcGIS

Fishermen Transit Surveys

• 23 Surveys filled out by approximately 100+ fishermen/vessels, including plotter data

• Covered a variety of vessel types, gear types, fisheries, and ports• Data can be filtered

accordingly

AIS Transit Counts

• Annual vessel transit counts 2015-2017

• Monthly vessel transit sliders 2016-2017 (available on MARCO data portal)

• Annual vessel density

• Can be sorted refined by vessel type• All, fishing, other, etc.

VMS Transit

• Annual transit 2010-2018

• Monthly transit 2016

Identification

of Areas of

Transit

Conflicts

Fairways North and South

Hudson North and Equinor Site

Hudson South

Next Steps- From Data to Possible Lanes

• After lunch- breakout groups

• Given the data and what we know from experience and expertise in the room, what would be a potential set or transit lanes that would work for the New York Bight area?• Consider:

• Location• Orientation (N/S, E/W, etc.)• Interconnection of routes

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Questions