Project Information

Title: APEX: Forage Fish Influence on Recovery of Injured Species 94163

Project Year and Number: 1994: 94163

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2002: 02163, 2001: 01163-CLO, 2000: 00163, 1999: 99163, 1998: 98163, 1997: 97163, 1996: 96163, 1995: 95163

Principal Investigator (PI): Bruce Wright (NOAA )

Managing Agency: NOAA

Assisting Personnel: David Irons, Mark Willette

Research Location: Prince William Sound

Restoration Category: Research

Injured Resources Addressed: Common Murres, Harbor Seals, Marbled Murrelets, Pacific Herring, Pigeon Guillemot

Abstract: The present lack of knowledge about the prey of forage fish in Prince William Sound (PWS) limits the ability to estimate the carrying capacity of the Sound. In the first year of this multi-year study, this project will conduct a pilot study to obtain data needed to refine sample size estimates, evaluate several analytical techniques for describing diet overlap and prey electivity, and determine if prey categories can be pooled in future years. Tests will be conducted to determine differences between two laboratories in the measurement of prey abundance and biomass, and percent body weight.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Annual Report FY94: View (13,817 KB)
Final Report: See Project 97163

Publications from this Project: None Available