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Spatial Extent of Data

USGS Data Source

USGS Thesaurus Keywords

Marine fishery resources, Marine ecosystems, Coastal ecosystems

ISO 19115 Topic Category

Environment, Oceans, Biota

Other Subject Keywords

Fisheries, Marine fisheries, Hydroacoustics, Acoustic backscatter, Fishery technology, Pelagic habitat, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, Nautical area scattering coefficient, Zooplankton

Place Keywords

Prince William Sound, Gulf of Alaska, Alaska

Hydroacoustic Survey Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska

These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long term monitoring program, pelagic monitoring component. This datasets consist of multiple tables (one for each sample station and frequency), providing echointegration data from forage fish survey transects in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Each file contains analysis exports from EchoView Software Pty Ltd. ver. 7.1.29.30212.

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Author(s) Mayumi Arimitsu orcid, John F Piatt orcid, Brielle Heflin orcid, Caitlin E Marsteller orcid
Publication Date 2017
Beginning Date of Data 2014
Ending Date of Data 2021
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, Hydroacoustic Survey Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F74J0C9Z.
Metadata Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Metadata Date 2023-03-30
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Harvest Source: Alaska Science Center
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