Integrate with ERMA oil spill response software

[scottveirs]

Provide a new dynamic layer to ERMA, the Environmental Response Management Application. It could be a single all-species last-2-days layer, or a suite of layers (e.g. 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48 hr marine animal locations, possibly also filtered by species).

Geographically, Acartia data are relevant to the Northwest ERMA, as well as the northern third of the Southwest ERMA.

Acartia real time data could compliment the existing critical habitat polygons (shown below for SRKWs in Canada and the U.S.), density surfaces (e.g. for humpbacks as shown below), and the single SRKW satellite tag track currently listed --

[scottveirs]

Discussion topics for call today with NOAA:

1. Is ERMA open source?
2. What is the process for adding a feature or layer to a regional deployment of ERMA?
3. What ERMA layers are most dynamic (in any region) & is there a precedent for real time point data or tracks, or animal movement forecasts?
4. What observation age(s) would be most valuable within the Pacific Northwest ERMA (48, 24, 12, 6, 3, 1 hour)?
5. If a forecast were available, e.g. for SRKWs, what would be optimal format within ERMA?
6. What species should be prioritized within the Pacific Northwest ERMA?
7. Is there value (resilience during a spill) in redundant APIs for regions that have them (i.e. Acartia and SpotterServer in PacNW)?

[scottveirs]

ANSWERS:

1. No, but many layers are open access by default and often include programmatic access via WMS.

2. Talk to the ERMA devs (Jay, Robb, George; and maybe Zack locally in Seattle)! Using the JSON returned from the recent-sightings GET, they were already able to implement a new maintenance layer (typically updated weekly) with color coding for recently available species:

They would be interested in access to longer-term than the 1-week, as spill responses often last longer than a week. Scott tried to approve George's request for a token, but the list was blank (known Acartia bug).

3. Skipped. Need to ask as a follow-up email...

4. Not relevant as they implemented a time-slider option for scrolling through each day of sightings.

5. Habitat map (density surface) could be analogous to a movement forecast model output, but so could trajectory forecasts for a spill (e.g. drift card distributions or isopleth of pollutant concentration). Scott will send Randon paper to provide examples of output, but also connect with Dowd regarding future formats. Here is a screenshot from the mockup/demo SRKW movement forecast deployed by Ruth Joy and Marine Randon:

Robb thought: Could upload on the fly (e.g. part of a daily update), depending on format.

• [x] Send Randon et al. and link to this comment
• [x] Send George token
• [x] Ask for access to PacNW ERMA so Scott can demonstrate ingestion
• [x] Request access for Pacific Northwest Regional Response Plan POCs, like Don at WDFW?
• [ ] Send PacNW marine mammal taxonomy (after Acartia data scheme revision); birds+ can wait til later

Tasks for after initial integration with Acartia:

• [ ] Coordinate with Mike Dowd regarding optimizing format of a SRKW forecast model output for use within ERMA
• [ ] Coordinate with Virgil regarding SpotterServer API and ERMA integration, especially for non-PacNW ERMA regions, but also in PacNW as a way to increase resilience/redundancy (with Acartia API)

[scottveirs]

Updates today from Robb:

1. Acartia layer is implemented as a test/DRAFT layer for authenticated users of ERMA Northwest
2. Working toward utilization of token for custom query of API

[scottveirs]

From an ecosystem science and animal behavior perspective, it's exciting to see this juxtaposition of high-resolution bathymetry and the most recent Orca Network sightings in the DRAFT Acartia layer!

[scottveirs]

Quick search terms to helpful layers in ERMA Northwest:

• Global Color Shaded Relief DEM (NOAA) = higher resolution than ESRI oceans base map
• Salish Sea & Puget Sound Watershed = just the US portion of the Salish Sea watershed boundary (polygon)
• Subtidal Pacific Sand Lance Habitat and Salmon Foraging
• Forage Fish Spawning Data (WDFW)
  • Sandlance, herring, spawing surveys... etc.
• Puget Sound Partnership
  • All Action Areas
• NOAA NMFS Critical Habitat (including SRKW and humpback; and Chinook, chum, steelhead, coho)
• PSNERP Fish Passage Barriers
• National Marine Sanctuaries (NOAA, 2021)
• Washington Ecoregions
• Washington Marine Protected Areas (WDFW)
• Washington Counties
• Feeder Bluffs & Landforms (WA DOE 2013)
• Washington Dams
• Dams for Pacific Salmon Freshwater EFH (2011)
• Ferry routes
• Puget Sound Ferry Terminals (NOAA ESI)
• Wrecks and Obstructions
• U.S. Population Density (U.S. Census 2020)
• Vessel Traffic Density
• Vessel Locations (NAIS?)
• Vessel Traffic Zones & Shipping Lanes
• Oil & Gas (Public Infrastructure)
  • Petroleum Ports (HSIP 2022)
  • Many others:

• Railroad, bridge, airports, etc:

• Area Contingency Plans
• Boat Launches (WA DOE, 2023)
• Vector Shorelines
  • Shilshole Bay - Sandpoint
  • Elliott Bay
• Seismogenic Active Folds & Faults (WA DNR)
• US Topographic Maps (USGS)
• River Observations (NOAA-NWS-AHPS)
• River Forecasts (NOAA-NWS-AHPS)
• Wave height
• Wind
• Tidal current observations
• San Juan Archipelago Tombolo Lab (Gary Greene et al.)
  • Seafloor Image (Tombolo Mapping Lab)
• Puget Sound Basins (WDFW)

• Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) - Paper Chart/RNC View (NOAA)

• Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) (NOAA)

• Electronic Navigation Chart Themes (select different components of NOAA charts!)

• Marine Mammal Habitat (points), Puget Sound (NOAA) = start of a haulout atlas?

This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for sea otters, sea lions, and harbor seals in Puget Sound and Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington. Vector points in this data set represent seal and sea lion haulout sites, as well as observed sea otter concentrations. Species-specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in relational data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set comprises a portion of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for Puget Sound and Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources.

The ESI data were collected, mapped, and digitized to provide environmental data for oil spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources.

To download the full ESI dataset please go to: NOAA ORR ESI Download Site.

• Lots of marine mammal layers:

• Steller Sea Lion Rookeries & Haul-outs (NMML, 2015)

Broken but potentially interesting:

PSAMP summer and winter bird grids (1- or 2-minute)

link seems broken in 2023 Dec, but described as:

The Marine Bird Density Atlas displays distributions and density indices for marine birds and diving waterfowl species seen by aerial surveys conducted since 1992 by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Marine Bird Density Atlas provides detailed information regarding birds found on Puget Sound waters during WDFW winter and summer surveys. This interactive application includes density distribution maps that can be scaled to specific areas of interest, for all bird species, species groups, and selected species. The application also provides a comprehensive look at status, trends, survey methods, and habitat use for these important Puget Sound resources.

Survey years: 1992-1999

• Derelict Vessel Removal Program (DVRP) Vessels of Concern (WA DNR) - Vessel not removed