Overview

ecodata is an R data package developed by the Ecosystem Dynamics and Assessment Branch of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center for use in State of the Ecosystem (SOE) reporting.

Background

DOIs
MAFMC SOE 2020
NEFMC SOE 2020
Technical Documentation SOE 2020
MAFMC SOE 2021
NEFMC SOE 2021
Technical Documentation SOE 2021
MAFMC SOE 2022
NEFMC SOE 2022
Technical Documentation SOE 2022
MAFMC SOE 2023
NEFMC SOE 2023
Technical Documentation SOE 2023
MAFMC SOE 2024
NEFMC SOE 2024
Technical Documentation SOE 2024

The State of the Ecosystem reports are high-level overviews of ecosystem indicator status and trends occurring on the Northeast Continental Shelf. They are apart of a larger Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) approach to ecosystem based management. The SOE reports are developed for US Fishery Management Councils (FMCs) in New England and the Mid-Atlantic. DOIs for SOEs and related documents are found in the table to the right.

How it works

The schematic below shows the workflow from contributor data submission to developing the State of the Ecosystem and other products. The data, once contributed, is cleaned to ensure the data is in the correct format. These indicator.rda datasets are used to create draft visualizations in categorized subgroup_visuals.Rmd. The subgroups include [Low Trophic/Climate/Habitat Mid-Atlantic Bight], [Low Trophic/Climate/Habitat New England], [Macrofauna Mid-Atlantic Bight], [Macrofauna New England], [Human Dimensions Mid-Atlantic Bight], and [Human Dimensions New England ]. The code used to create these visuals is stored so it can be grabbed for use in the State of the Ecosystem reports and other products (Technical Documentation, presentations, etc.).

What is included

Each annual report cycle is developed with new and updated datasets. Guidelines for formatting data for the State of the Ecosystem reports are linked here. This table shows which versions of all related products correspond to a specific State of the Ecosystem report cycle.

Year Audience State of the Ecosystem Response Memo ecodata Technical Documentation
2019 MAMFC 0.1.0 NA 0.1.0 1.0.0
2019 MAFMC 0.1.1 NA 0.1.0 1.0.0
2019 NEMFC 0.1.0 NA 0.1.0 1.0.0
2019 NEFMC 0.1.1 NA 0.1.0 1.0.0
2020 Internal Review MAFMC SOE 2020.0.0 2020.0.0 1.0.0 2.0.0
2020 Internal Review NEFMC SOE 2020.0.0 2020.0.0 1.0.0 2.0.0
2020 MAFMC SSC 2020.1.0 2020.0.0 1.0.0 2.0.0
2020 NEFMC SSC 2020.1.0 2020.1.0 1.0.0 2.0.0
2020 MAFMC 2020.2.0 2020.1.0 1.1.0 2.0.0
2020 NEFMC 2020.2.0 2020.1.0 1.1.0 2.0.0
2021 Internal Review NAFMC SOE 2021.0.0 2021.1.0 2.0.0 2.1.0
2021 Internal Review MAFMC SOE 2021.0.0 2021.1.0 2.0.0 2.1.0
2021 NEFMC SSC 2021.1.0 2021.1.0 2.0.0 2.1.0
2021 MAFMC SSC 2021.1.0 2021.1.0 2.0.0 2.1.0
2021 NEFMC 2021.2.0 2021.1.0 2.0.0 2.1.0
2021 MAFMC 2021.2.0 2021.1.0 2.0.0 2.1.0
2021 NEFMC w/ Protected Species Revisions 2021.3.0 2021.1.0 2.0.0 2.1.0
2021 MAFMC w/ Protected Species Revisions 2021.3.0 2021.1.0 2.0.0 2.1.0
2022 MAFMC SSC 2022.1 2022.1 3.0 3.0
2022 NEFMC SSC 2022.1 2022.1 3.0 3.0
2022 MAFMC 2022.2 2022.1 3.0 3.0
2022 NEFMC 2022.2 2022.1 3.0 3.0
2023 MAFMC 2023 2022.1 4.0 4.0
2023 NEFMC 2023 2022.1 4.0 4.0
2024 MAFMC 2024 2024 5.0.1 5.0
2024 NEFMC 2024 2024 5.0.1 5.0

Below is a table outlining the indicators included in ecodata and which SOE year the indicator was included in the report(s). Further information for each indicator can be found in the Technical Documentation: State of the Ecosystem. This holds the details on the methodologies used for all indicators included in the reports including those not included in ecodata.

Indicator Data Name Year added Last Methods Update 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Link to Methods
ABC or ACL for MA Managed Species abc.acl 2022 2022 N N N N N Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/mafmc-abcacl-and-catch.html#mafmc-abcacl-and-catch
Aggregate Group Biomass aggregate_biomass 2018 2020 N Y Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/aggroups.html
Aquaculture aquaculture 2017 2019 Y Y Y N Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/aquaculture.html
Bennet Index bennet 2018 2018 N Y Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/bennet-indicator.html
Blue Runner Presense on NES blue_runner 2020 2020 N N N Y N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/safmc-managed-spp.html
Bottom heatwaves bottom_heatwave 2023 2023 N N N N N N NA
Bottom Temperature bottom_temp 2019 2019 N N Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/bottom-temperatures.html
Calanus Stage calanus_stage 2020 2020 N N N Y N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/calanus-stage.html#calanus-stage
Chesapeake Bay Sea Surface Temperature ches_bay_sst 2022 2022 N N N N N Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/chesapeake-bay-seasonal-sst-anomalies.html#chesapeake-bay-seasonal-sst-anomalies
Chesapeake Bay Temperature ches_bey_temp 2021 2021 N N N N Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/chesapeake-bay-salinity-and-temperature.html#chesapeake-bay-salinity-and-temperature
Chesapeake Bay Water Quality ches_bay_wq 2019 2019 N N Y N N Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/chesapeake-bay-water-quality-standards-attainment.html
Chlorophyll and Primary Production chl_pp 2018 2018 N Y Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/chl-pp.html
Chesapeake Bay Salinity ch_bay_sal 2020 2020 N N N Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/chesapeake-bay-salinity-and-temperature.html#chesapeake-bay-salinity-and-temperature
Cold Pool Index cold_pool 2020 2020 N N N Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/cold-pool-index.html
Commercial Fisheries comdat 2017 2017 Y Y Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/comdat.html
Commercial Fisheries Diversity commercial_div 2018 2018 N Y N N Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/catch-and-fleet-diversity.html
Forage Fish Energy Density energy_density 2020 2020 N N N Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/forage-fish-energy-density.html
Community Engagement engagement 2019 2020 (shift to timeseries) N Y Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/community-engagement.html
Expected Number of Species per 1000 individuals exp_n 2021 2021 N N N N Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/expected-number-of-species.html#expected-number-of-species
Forage Anomaly forage_anomaly 2022 2022 N N N N N Y NA
Gray Seal Bycatch grayseal 2021 2021 N N N N Y N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/harbor-porpoise-and-gray-seal-bycatch.html#harbor-porpoise-and-gray-seal-bycatch
Gulf Stream Index gsi 2019 2020 (shift to Perez-Hernandez and Joyce 2014 methodology) N N Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/gulf-stream-index.html
Habitat Vulnerability Analysis habitat_vulnerability 2021 2021 N N N N Y N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/habitat-vulnerability.html#habitat-vulnerability
Harbor Porpoise Abundance harborporpoise 2018 2018 N Y Y N Y N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/harbor-porpoise-bycatch.html
Marine Heatwave heatwave 2020 2020 N N N Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/marine-heatwave.html
Highly Migratory Species Catch per Unit Effort hms_cpue 2022 2022 N N N N N Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/atlantic-hms-pop-cpue.html#atlantic-hms-pop-cpue
Highly Migratory Species Landings hms_landings 2020 2020 N N N Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/highly-migratory-species-landings.html
Highly Migratory Species Stock Status hms_stock_status 2022 2022 N N N N N Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-stock-status.html#atlantic-highly-migratory-species-stock-status
Harbor Porpoise Density hp_density 2018 2018 N Y Y N N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/harbor-porpoise-bycatch.html
Hudson River Flow hudson_river_flow 2022 2022 N N N N N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/hudson-river-flow.html#hudson-river-flow
Ichthyoplankton Diversity ichthyo_diversity 2018 2018 N Y Y N Y N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/ichthyoplankton-diversity.html
Long Term Sea Surface Temperature long_term_sst 2017 2017 Y Y Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/long-term-sea-surface-temperature.html
Large Pelagic Survey lps_sharks 2021 2021 N N N N Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/recreational-shark-fishing-indicators.html#recreational-shark-fishing-indicators
Mid-Atlantic Inshore Survey mab_inshore_survey 2019 2019 N N Y Y N Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/inshoresurvdat.html
Massachusettes Inshore Survey mass_inshore_survey 2019 2019 N N Y Y N Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/inshoresurvdat.html
North Atlantic Right Whale narw 2017 2020 (Includes calf birth) Y Y Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/right-whale-abundance.html
NEFSC Bottom Trawl Survey nefsc_survey 2017 2020 (map to EPU to get uncertainty) Y Y Y Y N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/survdat.html
NEFSC Bottom Trawl Survey dissaggregated nefsc_survey_disaggrated 2017 2020 (map to EPU to get uncertainty) Y Y Y Y N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/survdat.html
New England Inshore Survey ne_inshore_survey 2019 2019 N N Y Y N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/inshoresurvdat.html
New England Wind Index ne_wind NA N N Y N N N NA
Northeast Fisheries Observed Sharks observed_sharks 2021 2021 N N N N Y N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/atlantic-hms-pop-cpue.html#atlantic-hms-pop-cpue
Phytoplankton Size Class phyto_size 2021 2021 N N N N Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/phytoplankton-size-class.html#phytoplankton-size-class
Primary Production Required ppr 2020 2020 N N N Y Y N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/primary-production-required.html
Recruitment/Productivity productivity_anomaly 2017 2017 Y Y Y Y N Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/fish-productivity-indicator.html
Recreational Fisheries recdat 2017 2017 Y Y Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/recreational-fishing-indicators.html
Recreational Highly Migratory Species rec_hms 2022 2022 N N N N N Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/recreational-shark-fishing-indicators.html#recreational-shark-fishing-indicators
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation SAV 2022 2022 N N N N N Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/submerged-aquatic-vegetation.html#submerged-aquatic-vegetation
Mid-Atlantic Waterbirds seabird_mab 2020 2020 N N N Y N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/ma-waterbird-productivity.html
New England Seabirds seabird_ne 2019 2019 N N Y Y Y N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/ne-seabird-diet-and-productivity.html
Gray Seal Pup Counts seal_pups 2021 2021 N N N N Y N NA
Seasonal Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly seasonal_oisst_anom 2018 2018 N Y Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/seasonal-sst-anomalies.html
Seasonal Sea Surface Temperature Spatial Anomaly seasonal_sst_anomaly_gridded 2018 2018 N Y Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/seasonal-sst-anomalies.html
Slopewater slopewater 2019 2019 N N Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/slopewater-proportions.html
Species Distribution species_dist 2017 2017 Y Y Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/species-distribution-indicators.html
Species Groups species_groupings 2018 2020 (Squid moved to piscivores) N Y Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/aggroups.html
Stock Status stock_status 2017 2017 Y Y Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/stockstatus.html
Stomach Fullness stom_fullness 2020 2020 N N N N N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/stomach-fullness.html
Bottom Trawl Survey Shannon Diversity survey_shannon 2022 2022 N N N N N Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/survdat.html#survdat
Warm Core Rings wcr 2020 2020 N N N Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/warm-core-rings.html
Wind Lease Area Landings Revenue wea_landings_revenue 2022 2022 N N N N N Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/wea-fishing-port-landings.html#wea-fishing-port-landings
Wind - Habitat Occupancy wind_occupancy 2020 2020 N N N Y N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/wind-lease-areas-and-habitat-occupancy-overlap.html
Wind Lease Areea Development Speed wind_dev_speed 2021 2021 N N N N Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/wind-energy-delvelopment-timeline.html#wind-energy-delvelopment-timeline
Wind Lease Area Port Impacts wind_port 2022 2022 N N N N N Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/wea-fishing-port-landings.html#wea-fishing-port-landings
Wind Lease Areas Revenue wind_revenue 2021 2021 N N N N N Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/fisheries-revenue-in-wind-development-areas.html#fisheries-revenue-in-wind-development-areas
Zooplankton Abundance zoo_abund 2017 2017 Y Y Y Y Y N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/zooabund.html
Zooplankton Diversity zoo_div 2017 2017 Y Y Y Y Y N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/zooabund.html
Zooplankton Optimal Interpolation zoo_oi 2017 2017 Y Y Y Y Y N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/zooabund.html
Zooplankton Small-Large Index zoo_sli_anom 2017 2017 Y Y Y Y Y N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/zooabund.html
Zooplankton Stratified Abundance zoo_strat_abun 2017 2017 Y Y Y Y Y N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/zooabund.html
Fish Condtion NA NA NA N Y Y Y Y Y NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/fish-condition-indicator.html
Annual SST Cycles NA NA NA N Y N N N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/annual-sst-cycles.html
Mid-Atlantic Harmful Algal Bloom NA NA NA N Y N N N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/mid-atlantic-harmful-algal-bloom-indicator.html
New England Harmful Algal Bloom NA NA NA N Y N N N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/new-england-harmful-algal-bloom-indicator.html
Verified Records of Southern Kingfish NA NA NA N Y N N N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/verified-records-of-southern-kingfish.html
Habitat Occupancy Models NA NA NA N Y N N N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/hab-occu.html
Species Density NA NA NA N Y Y N N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/species-density-estimates.html
Thermal Habitat projections NA NA NA N Y N N N N NA https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/thermal-habitat-projections.html