Project Information

Title: Surveys to Monitor Marine Bird Abundance In PWS During Winter and Summer 1996 96159

Project Year and Number: 1996: 96159

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2010: 10100751, 2008: 080751, 2007: 070751, 2005: 050751, 2004: 040159, 2002: 02159, 2001: 01159, 2000: 00159, 1999: 99159, 1998: 98159, 1997: 97159-CLO, 1994: 94159, 1993: 93045

Principal Investigator (PI): Bev Agler (Alaska Department of Fish & Game)

Managing Agency: USGS

Assisting Personnel: Steve Kendall

Research Location: Prince William Sound

Restoration Category: Monitoring

Injured Resources Addressed: Bald Eagles, Black Oystercatchers, Common Loons, Common Murres, Cormorants, Harlequin Ducks, Kittlitz's Murrelets, Marbled Murrelets, Pigeon Guillemot, Sea Otters

Abstract: This project would conduct small boat surveys to monitor abundance of marine birds and sea otters in PWS during March and July 1996. Previous surveys have observed more than 65 bird and eight marine mammal species in PWS. Data collected in 1996 will be used to examine trends from summer 1989-96 and from winter 1990-96 by determining whether populations in the oiled zone changed at the same rate as those in the unoiled zone. Overall population trends for PWS from 1989-96 also will be examined.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Final Report: View (23,149 KB)

Publications from this Project: None Available