Project Information

Title: HRM Program: Program Coordination, Postdoctoral Researcher 20120111-A

Project Year and Number: 2020: 20120111-A

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2021: 21120111-A, 2019: 19120111-A, 2018: 18120111-A, 2017: 17120111-A, 2016: 16120111-O, 2015: 15120111-O, 2014: 14120111-O, 2013: 13120111-O, 2012: 12120111-O

Principal Investigator (PI): Scott Pegau

Managing Agency: NOAA

Assisting Personnel: Maya Groner (Prince William Sound Science Center)

Project Website: https://pwssc.org/herring-project-coordination/

Research Location: Prince William Sound

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

Injured Resources Addressed: Pacific Herring

Abstract:

This proposal is to provide coordination of the Herring Research and Monitoring (HRM) program. In addition to the coordination efforts, it includes a postdoctoral researcher examining the relationships between herring diseases and environmental conditions. Furthermore, it covers the community involvement and outreach activities of the program. The goal of the project is to provide coordination within the HRM program and with the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) and Data Management (DM) programs. The objectives of the project are:1) Coordinate efforts among the HRM projects to achieve the program objectives, maximize shared resources, ensure timely reporting, and coordinate logistics. 2) Oversee a postdoctoral researcher. 3) Provide outreach and community involvement for the program. Coordination is primarily through e-mail and teleconference. The management team of GWA and the lead of DM are included in the emails to HRM PIs to ensure they are aware of our activities. We also plan joint principal investigator (PI) meetings and community involvement activities.

The postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Maya Groner, was hired at the end of year one and is focusing her research on understanding the combined impacts of environmental conditions on disease in herring population dynamics using a field collected data, experiments, and population models.

Outreach efforts are focused on providing up-to-date information on the projects and their findings. Community involvement includes regular communications with stakeholders, such as the herring division of the Cordova District Fishermen United and Alaska Department of Fish and Game to stay aware of their findings and observations. We also are participating with GWA in listening sessions in villages within the spill affected area to seek additional local and traditional ecological knowledge.


Proposal: View (836 KB)

Reports:
Annual Report: View (1,324 KB)
Final Report: See Project 21120111-A

Publications from this Project: None Available