Project Information

Title: APEX: Historic Review of Ecosystem Structure in PWS/GOA and Abundance/ Distribution of Forage Fish in Barren Islands (APEX) 95163-L

Project Year and Number: 1995: 95163-L

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2000: 00163-L, 1999: 99163-L, 1998: 98163-L, 1997: 97163-L, 1996: 96163-L

Principal Investigator (PI): John Piatt (US Geological Survey)

Managing Agency: USGS

Assisting Personnel: None

Research Location: All Spill Affected Areas

Restoration Category: Research

Injured Resources Addressed: Not Specified

Abstract: This project will compile and analyze unpublished and published data, examine historical trends in the species composition and abundance of forage fish in the GOA during the past 40 years, and identify possible research projects to test hypotheses about ongoing and future changes in forage fish communities.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Annual Report FY95: View (1,389 KB)
Final Report: See Project 00163-L

Publications from this Project: None Available

Datasets:
EVOSTC Data Archive: Historical synthesized data set from 1963 to present. Approximately 10,300 individual small mesh trawl samplings with 80,000 observations of tow catch of 10-32 species. From Kayak Island in PWS to Unimak Pass on the outer gulf coast. GIS coverages with bathymetry, etc. will be available in the future. Database itself is an ongoing project, and subject to change. Final, distributable database is one goal of project. Database: ASC II, (on UNIX). Availability: Upon request.