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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

Coastal ecosystems, Marine ecosystems, Marine fishery resources

ISO 19115 Topic Category

Biota, Oceans, Environment

Other Subject Keywords

Zooplankton, Conductivity, Euphausiids, Age composition, Aquatic mammals, Pacific Sand Lance, Inorganic Nutrients, Hydroacoustics, Sea ducks, Seabirds, Macrozooplankton, Pelagic habitat, Marine mammals, Fish, Fishery technology, Capelin, Temperature, Acoustic backscatter, Salinity, Photosynthetically active radiation, Biomass, Bioenergetics, Forage fish, Animals/Vertebrates, Plankton, Aquatic birds, Fisheries, Food fishes, Food web, Calorimetry, Turbidity, Sandlance, Animals/Invertebrates

Place Keywords

Alaska, Gulf of Alaska, Prince William Sound

Gulf Watch Alaska - Pelagic Ecosystems Forage Fish Component - Data from Prince William Sound: Distribution, Abundance, and Morphology of Fish, Zooplankton, and Predators and Oceanographic Conditions

This data package includes 10 child items with data about the distribution, abundance, and morphology of forage fish, zooplankton, and predators, and oceanographic conditions during surveys in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Child Item 1: "Forage Fish Catch Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska". Child Item 2: "Forage Fish Morphology Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska". Child Item 3: "Forage Fish Size, Age, and Energy Density Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska". Child Item 4: "Forage Fish Aerial Validation Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska". Child Item 5: "Marine Bird and Mammal Survey Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska". Child Item 6: "Zooplankton Biomass Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska". Child Item 7: "Macrozooplankton Hydroacoustic Index Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska". Child Item 8: "Hydroacoustic Survey Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska". Child Item 9: "Nutrient Depth Profile Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska". Child Item 10: "Conductivity, Temperature, Depth Profile Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska"

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Author(s) Mayumi Arimitsu orcid, John F Piatt orcid, Brielle Heflin orcid, Caitlin E Marsteller orcid
Publication Date 2017-04-18
Beginning Date of Data 2012
Ending Date of Data 2023
Data Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F74J0C9Z
Citation Arimitsu, M., Piatt, J.F., Heflin, B., and Marsteller, C.E., 2017, Gulf Watch Alaska - Pelagic Ecosystems Forage Fish Component - Data from Prince William Sound: Distribution, Abundance, and Morphology of Fish, Zooplankton, and Predators and Oceanographic Conditions: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F74J0C9Z.
Metadata Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Metadata Date 2024-09-09
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