Status of Stocks & Multispecies Assessment Program
Report of the BEST/BSIERP Fish Component, Patch Dynamics, and Modeler's Workshop
On 11-13 August 2009, members of the Fish Modeling and Patch Dynamics Components of the BEST/BSIERP program met to discuss and exchange research findings among the three groups. Thirty-nine scientists attended the meeting in Seattle, Washington.
Participants presented key research findings on the following topics:
forecasting future climate
oceanography of the Bering Sea (spring – summer)
oceanography of the Bering Sea (winter)
responses of phytoplankton and zooplankton to oceanography
oceanographic impacts on adult fish spatial distributions
adult fish vertical distributions
forage fish spatial distributions
patch dynamics
fish diets
foraging responses
climate impacts on the timing and distribution of spawning
dynamic climate downscaling for the regional ocean modeling system
nutrient phytoplankton zooplankton detritus and benthos model
Forage and Euphausiid Abundance in Space and Time (FEAST)
socioeconomic responses to climate.
Overall, it was clear that the BEST/BSIERP program already is providing new information on the present and future status of the Bering Sea under a changing environment. A report summarizing the results of the workshop has been prepared and released to NPRB principal investigators.
