Surveys Back on Track in Alaska, Climate Data Already Coming In
After a year of sharply reduced surveys in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, Alaska’s Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) is back on track, planning a full complement of fish stock surveys and already getting data on ecosystem surveys that started last week.
Eight surveys are planned in the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, and Chukchi Sea to monitor fish, crab, marine mammals, and marine ecosystems.
“Information collected as part of these surveys and other available data on oceanographic conditions, fisheries, and protected species are integrated to provide a ...
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