The Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Status of Stocks and Multispecies Assessment (SSMA) Programs Fishery Interaction Team (FIT) conducted a fish survey in the marine offshore waters of the Beaufort Sea during the month of August, 2008. The Mineral Management Service (MMS) provided funding for the survey. The results of the survey provided estimates of abundance, species composition and biological information of marine fish and invertebrates, oceanographic properties and information on the macro- and micro- zooplankton communities.
Purpose:
To quantify the distribution, abundance, and biological condition of important offshore marine fish species. To assess the biology, behavior, and dynamics of key ecosystem components for ongoing scientific research. Based on results of the survey, recommend methods for future monitoring that could provide time-series and data trend information necessary to support offshore development decisions and serve as a proto-type fisheries component of future MMS or other ocean observing systems.
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Use_Constraints:
User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Data should not be used beyond the limits of the source scale. Acknowledgement
of NOAA, as the source from which these data were obtained, in any publications and/or other representations of these data is suggested.
Contact_Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) Resource Ecology and Fisheries Management Division (REFM)
Contact_Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) Resource Ecology and Fisheries Management Division (REFM)
