Project Information

Title: Pristane Monitoring in Mussels 02195

Project Year and Number: 2002: 02195

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2001: 01195, 2000: 00195, 1999: 99195, 1998: 98195, 1997: 97195, 1996: 96195

Principal Investigator (PI): Jeff Short (NOAA )

Managing Agency: NOAA

Assisting Personnel: Pat Harris

Research Location: Prince William Sound

Restoration Category: Monitoring

Injured Resources Addressed: Mussels, Pacific Herring, Pink Salmon

Abstract: This project has focused on the transport of pristane from Neocalanus ssp copepods into mussels in Prince William Sound for the past six years. In FY 00 and FY 01, the utility of monitoring the response of pristane in mussels to mass-release of juvenile pink salmon from Prince William Sound hatcheries was successfully initiated using pristane concentration levels. In FY 02, this project will fully analyze six years of data to address the seasonal, interannual, and geographic variabilities of pristane concentrations in mussels. The utility of monitoring pristane levels to assess feeding conditions and survival of juvenile pink salmon during their initial marine residence will be evaluated by comparing survival forecasts to actual returns. The relation of marine survival estimates for hatchery pink salmon to wild stocks in Prince William Sound will also be examined.


Proposal: View (70 KB)

Reports:
Final Report: View (800 KB)

Publications from this Project: None Available