Climate Informed Management Tools
A curation of practical tools to assess climate vulnerabilities, evaluate management options, analyze changing conditions, and plan adaptive responses for North Pacific fisheries.
NOAA Climate Vulnerability Assessment Tool
NOAA Fisheries
Interactive tool providing vulnerability information for hundreds of marine species, consolidating data from multiple regional assessments across North Pacific regions.
Pacific Salmon Vulnerability Assessment
NOAA Fisheries
Assess vulnerability of Pacific salmon species/populations to changing climate conditions along the U.S. West Coast.
NOAA Global Marine Heatwave Forecast
NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory
Provides up to a year's advance notice of marine heatwaves with global coverage.
Northeast Pacific Ocean Conditions Forecast
University of Connecticut / Tribal / State Collaboration
Seasonal forecast of regional ocean conditions including temperature and oxygen levels for Dungeness crab fishery management.
NOAA Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) Toolbox
NOAA Fisheries
Comprehensive suite of tools for conducting management strategy evaluation, including single-species and ecosystem approaches.
Data-Limited Methods Toolkit (DLMtool)
Academic / Open Source
R package for informing management of data-limited populations using the MSE framework.
Management Strategy Evaluation for Salmon Species (salmonMSE)
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Decision-support tool for Pacific salmon focusing on trade-offs among harvest, hatchery, and habitat management.
Pacific Salmon Ocean Ecosystem Indicators
NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Stoplight system rating ocean indicators for juvenile salmon survival in the Northern California Current.
National Marine Sanctuaries Ecosystem Tracking Tools
NOAA / IOOS / Marine Biodiversity Observation Network
Web-based interactive tools for ecosystem information including indicator portfolios and data dashboards.
Global Fishing Watch
Global Fishing Watch
Open-access data visualizations and analysis tools for transparent ocean monitoring and fishing activity.
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Members (MAFAC) Resilience Framework
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
Examples of management frameworks and tools enabling agile and adaptive fishery management actions.
NOAA Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) Toolbox
NOAA Fisheries
Comprehensive suite of tools for conducting management strategy evaluation to test fisheries management strategies before implementation, identifying robust approaches that balance economic, social, and biological objectives.
NOAA Scenario Planning Framework
NOAA Fisheries / NOAA Climate Science Strategy
Structured process to prepare for multiple plausible future conditions rather than one single future; examine climate impacts and explore adaptation options to increase resilience.
Pacific Salmon Vulnerability Assessment
NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Assess vulnerability of Pacific salmon species and populations to changing climate and ocean conditions to better prepare for impacts and identify conservation priorities.
DLMtool (Data-Limited Methods Toolkit)
University of British Columbia Institute for Oceans and Fisheries / Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
R package using computer simulations to identify effective management methods for data-limited fisheries while prioritizing future data collection efforts.
Pacific Fishery Management Council Climate Scenarios
Pacific Fishery Management Council / The Nature Conservancy
Scenario planning framework for West Coast fishing communities addressing climate variability and species abundance shifts through 2040 in the California Current Ecosystem.