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Relative Abundance Tool─Galveston Bay, Texas
This online mapping tool helps users to visualize the seasonal abundance and distribution of key fishery species and their associated inshore habitat types of Galveston Bay.
The Relative Abundance Tool, designed by NOAA's National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), uses 
Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) data for offshore species, as well as NOAA's Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR), state fisheries, and National Wetland Index (NWI) data for estuarine dependent species.
This map consists of relative abundance values and coverages for brown shrimp, grey snapper, gulf stone crab, pink shrimp, red drum, spiny lobster, Spanish mackerel, and white shrimp.
The map uses data obtained from various sources for each Gulf estuary by National Ocean Service (NOS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) during the construction of the ELMR Program database. It defines the relative abundances in an estuary with respect to season and salinity. Though relative to other estuaries, the data do not reflect actual catch or density values for those estuaries.
**Please note: You must enable JavaScript
and disable pop-up blocking for the map to function properly.**
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