Project Information

Title: Recovery Status of Barrow's Goldeneyes 99466

Project Year and Number: 1999: 99466

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2000: 00466-CLO

Principal Investigator (PI): Dan Esler (Simon Fraser University)

Managing Agency: USGS

Assisting Personnel: None

Research Location: Prince William Sound

Restoration Category: Research

Injured Resources Addressed: Barrow's Goldeneye

Abstract: Although Barrow's goldeneyes are not on the list of resources injured by the oil spill, some recently collected evidence suggests that goldeneyes may have been injured and populations may not be fully recovered. Due to these concerns, this proposal will critically assess the status of recovery of Barrow's goldeneye populations from the oil spill through assemblage and analysis of all existent, relevant data. This will be accomplished through analyses of data collected for other objectives within the Nearshore Vertebrate Predator project (/025) and compilation of existing information from other sources. This work will lead to the definition of recovery status, identification of any data gaps limiting our understanding of recovery status or impediments to recovery, and, if warranted, proposal of directed research to fill those gaps during FY 2000 and beyond.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Final Report: See Project 00466-CLO

Publications from this Project: None Available