Pacific Lamprey Known Distribution StoryMap View [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]
Description
Date: December 2020Summary: The Pacific lamprey has inhabited the rivers, streams and coastal waters of the west for 350 million years (BPA, 2005). These data describe areas of known distribution (this dataset is limited to Oregon, Washington and Idaho) currently and historically used by Pacific Lamprey. Pacific Lamprey, Entosphenus tridentata are native to the Pacific coast from Baja California to the Bering Sea. They are anadromous, migrating from their natal stream to the ocean and back, but unlike salmon, Pacific Lamprey spend well over half of their total life cycle in freshwater.Distribution data is mapped at a 1:24,000 scale and are based on the StreamNet Hydrography dataset.Type: ArcGIS Feature LayerView for Pacific Lamprey StoryMap. Only showing streams for Pacific Lamprey, Unknown lamprey streams not shown in this viewReason: Public outreachScale: WebSource:Columbia River Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office curated the data from multiple sources (see metadata).
Department of the Interior (2018). Pacific Lamprey Known Distribution StoryMap View [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]. . https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/maps/fws::pacific-lamprey-known-distribution-storymap-view (web service)