Project Information

Title: HRM Program: Modeling the Population Dynamics of PWS Herring 16120111-Q

Project Year and Number: 2016: 16120111-Q

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2024: 24120111-C, 2023: 23120111-C, 2022: 22120111-C, 2021: 21120111-C, 2020: 20120111-C, 2019: 19120111-C, 2018: 18120111-C, 2017: 17120111-C, 2015: 15120111-Q, 2014: 14120111-Q, 2013: 13120111-Q, 2012: 12120111-Q

Principal Investigator (PI): Trevor Branch

Managing Agency: NOAA

Assisting Personnel: None

Project Website: https://pwssc.org/modeling-herring/

Research Location: Prince William Sound

Restoration Category: Research

Injured Resources Addressed: Pacific Herring

Abstract:

Shortly after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Prince William Sound herring populations collapsed and have not yet recovered. We propose a modeling project to (1) revise and update the ASA model used to manage this population, (2) conduct simulations to test which data sources are most important in assessing the current status of this population, and (3) collect data on herring populations worldwide to find out how often these populations collapse under ordinary conditions.


Proposal: View (54 KB)

Reports:
Final Report: View (1,057 KB)

Publications from this Project: None Available