Seasonal habitat use and productivity of three commercially important Rockfish species in the Gulf of Alaska, 2012-2014

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Research Workspace 2019
• Subjects: Rockrish (Northern and Dusky); Pacific ocean perch; Sebastes ciliatus; dusky rockfish; Sebastes alutus; Sebastes polyspinis; northern rockfish; Kodiak Island; North Pacific Research Board; prey availability; reproductive success; fish condition; diet diversity; coral and sponge habitat; high relief habitat; coral; energetics; reproduction; diet; habitat; August 2012, May 2014, and December 2014; OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > GULF OF ALASKA; Albatross Bank; Gulf of Alaska; Pacific; Kodiak; Alaska
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/10.24431_rw1k31w_201941719561

This study examined the value of bare, high relief rocky/boulder, and high relief coral habitat for three commercially important rockfish species. The density of rockfish found within these habitats was investigated as well as pelagic prey availability, diet content, reproductive productivity, and e...