Project Information

Title: Gulf Watch Alaska Long-Term Research and Monitoring Program of Marine Conditions and Injured Resources 2222LTRM

Project Year and Number: 2022: 2222LTRM

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2024: 2422LTRM A-B, 2023: 2322LTRM A-B, 2021: 21120114-A, 2021: 21120114-B, 2021: 21120114, 2020: 20120114-B, 2020: 20120114-A, 2020: 20120114, 2019: 19120114, 2019: 19120114-A, 2019: 19120114-B , 2018: 18120114, 2018: 18120114-A, 2018: 18120114-B, 2017: 17120114, 2017: 17120114-A, 2017: 17120114-B, 2016: 16120114, 2015: 15120114, 2014: 14120114, 2013: 13120114, 2012: 12120114

Principal Investigator (PI): Katrina Hoffman (Prince William Sound Science Center), Mandy Lindeberg (NOAA)

Managing Agency: NOAA

Assisting Personnel: None

Research Location: Gulf of Alaska

Restoration Category: Monitoring, Public Info. Science Mgmt. and Administration, Research

Injured Resources Addressed: Not Specified

Abstract:

In response to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Trustee Council’s (EVOSTC’s) focus area, Long-Term Research and Monitoring (LTRM) of marine conditions and injured resources, we are proposing to combine the successful Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long-term monitoring program with the Herring Research and Monitoring program, known as GWA-LTRM. The overarching goal is to continue to provide sound scientific data and products that inform management agencies and the public of changes in the environment and the impacts of these changes on the recovery of injured resources. Science synthesis is now integrated in a new synthesis and modeling component to increase our understanding of Gulf of Alaska (GOA) ecosystem processes and function.

The program has five primary objectives:

  1. Sustain and build upon existing time series in the EVOS-affected regions of the GOA.
  2. Provide scientific data, data products, synthesis products, and outreach to management agencies and other users.
  3. Provide information that can be used by the Education and Outreach and Mariculture programs.
  4. Leverage partnerships with outside agencies and groups to integrate data and expand capacity through collaborative efforts.
  5. Ensure data are properly archived so that they can be accessed beyond the life of this program.

    These objectives are a continuation of the Trustee Council’s long-term programs started in 2012. Monitoring projects will curate and extend legacy datasets while research projects investigate mechanistic drivers of injured resources (e.g., understanding factors limiting herring recovery). The EVOSTC Data Management program will continue its role of ensuring data are properly archived and publicly available. The GWA-LTRM team includes scientists, managers, and administrators of the previous programs and remain experts in their fields with decades of experience studying the EVOS and GOA ecosystems. This team has demonstrated their ability to work collaboratively, resulting in many successes and elevating the impact of EVOSTC funded research

This the overall LTRM program abstract. This program was approved for the FY22-FY26 funding cycle.


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FY22 Annual Report: View (2,853 KB)

Publications from this Project: None Available

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