Project Information

Title: LTM Program - Long-term monitoring of Ecological Communities in Kachemak Bay: a comparison and control for Prince William Sound. 13120114-L

Project Year and Number: 2013: 13120114-L

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2021: 21120114-H, 2020: 20120114-H, 2019: 19120114-H, 2018: 18120114-H, 2017: 17120114-H, 2016: 16120114-L, 2015: 15120114-L, 2014: 14120114-L, 2012: 12120114-L

Principal Investigator (PI): Brenda Konar

Managing Agency: NOAA

Assisting Personnel: None

Project Website: https://gulfwatchalaska.org/monitoring/nearshore-ecosystems/ecological-trends-in-kachemak-bay/

Research Location: Cook Inlet, Kachemak Bay

Restoration Category: Monitoring

Injured Resources Addressed: Black Oystercatchers, Clams, Harlequin Ducks, Intertidal Organisms, Mussels, Sea Otters, Sediments, Subtidal Organisms

Abstract:

This project will evaluate ecological communities in Kachemak Bay. Following protocols established for Prince William Sound, we will monitor sea otter abundance, diet and carcasses, seabird carcasses, marine debris, abundance and distribution of rocky intertidal plants and invertebrates, abundance and size frequency of clams and mussels on gravel beaches, and selected environmental parameters in Kachemak Bay. All protocols have been established and are described for Prince William Sound. These same protocols as will be used in this study. These Kachemak Bay data will be compared with those being collected in Prince William Sound and may be able to act as a control if an oil spill were to occur in the Sound again. The data will also be comparable to data being collected in Kenai and Katmai National Parks (National Park Service SWAN Nearshore Monitoring Program) using the same methods as used in Prince William Sound.


Proposal: View (716 KB)

Reports:
Annual Report FY13: View (9,356 KB)
Final Report: See Project 16120114-L

Publications from this Project: None Available