In 2022, the GWA and HRM Programs were combined under the umbrella of the GWA Long-Term Research and Monitoring Program (LTRM). The GWA-LTRM program science synthesis report is required to be submitted for review in FY2024 and FY2028 (pending funding after the FY2022-2026 cycle). Future synthesis reports will be posted here.
As a requirement of the FY2012-2016 and FY2017-2021 Invitation for Proposals, the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) and Herring Research & Monitoring (HRM) Programs produced science synthesis reports during the third year of the five-year programs. These reports integrate and analyze data across ecosystem components and provide a comprehensive assessment of how resources in the Gulf of Alaska are responding to processes driving observed changes over time.
Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) Program Science Synthesis Reports
Herring Research and Monitoring (HRM) Program Science Synthesis Reports
The 2013 Herring Synthesis Report focused on understanding what factors, including oceanographic conditions, energetic conditions, disease factors, predation, and population, were influencing the survival of age-0 herring.
The 2007 Herring Synthesis Report applied population dynamics modeling to determine if the lack of recovery of the Prince William Sound herring population could be contributed to oil exposure and other potentially limiting factors including disease, recruitment failure, and genetic restriction.
The first herring synthesis report summarized questions that remained about herring at that time, including what the role of herring is in the ecosystem and how herring fit into an ecosystem monitoring and research program. This report describes short- and long-term recommendations for research priorities and key research questions and discussions with scientists at the 2000 herring workshops.
