Project Information

Title: Surveys of Intertidal Octopuses in the Intertidal in PWS 96009-D

Project Year and Number: 1996: 96009-D

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 1997: 97009-D-CLO, 1995: 95009-D

Principal Investigator (PI): David Scheel (Environmental Science Dept)

Managing Agency: USFS

Assisting Personnel: Rebecca Dodge, Katherine Hough, Tania Vincent

Research Location: Prince William Sound

Restoration Category: Research

Injured Resources Addressed: Intertidal Organisms, Subsistence

Abstract: This project addresses concerns that octopus and chiton have been depleted by EVOS and that subsistence uses are impaired. The first year (FY95) was to establish the feasibility of working on octopus in the Sound, identify suitable study sites, and evaluate techniques. The second year (FY96) will focus on identifying optimal habitat characteristics in the intertidal and subtidal area where octopus are harvested. Close-out costs are requested in the third year (FY97).


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Final Report: View (166 KB)

Publications from this Project: None Available