Project Information

Title: Ecology and Demographics of Pacific Sand Lance in Lower Cook Inlet 98306

Project Year and Number: 1998: 98306

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2000: 00306, 1999: 99306, 1997: 97306

Principal Investigator (PI): Martin Robards (University of Alaska Fairbanks)

Managing Agency: USGS

Assisting Personnel: John Piatt

Research Location: Lower Cook Inlet, Gulf of Alaska

Restoration Category: Research

Injured Resources Addressed: Not Specified

Abstract: The purpose of this project is to characterize the basic ecology, distribution, and demographics of sand lance in lower Cook Inlet. Recent declines of upper trophic level species in the Northern Gulf of Alaska have been linked to decreasing availability of forage fishes. Sand lance is the most important forage fish in most nearshore areas of the northern Gulf. Despite its importance to commercial fish, seabirds, and marine mammals, little is known or published on the basic biology of this key prey species.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Annual Report FY98: View (1,079 KB)
Final Report: See Project 99306

Publications from this Project: None Available