Gulf Watch Alaska Forage Fish Component: Fish Morph data in Prince William Sound, Alaska 2012-2015

• Main Authors: Mayumi Arimitsu (ORCID: 0000-0001-6982-2238), John Piatt (ORCID: 0000-0002-4417-5748), Brielle Heflin (ORCID: 0000-0002-4836-9187)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: USGS Science Data Catalog 2017
• Subjects: biota; oceans; fish; species; trawling; total catch; mid water trawl; Prince William Sound; Gulf of Alaska; Alaska; Clupea; Oncorhynchus; Salvelinus; Leuroglossus; Hypomesus; Mallotus; Thaleichthys; Eleginus; Gadus; Microgadus; Gasterosteus; Sebastes; Hexagrammos; Ophiodon; Enophrys; Leptocottus; Myoxocephalus; Oligocottus; Scorpaenichthys; Triglops; Psychrolutes; Blepsias; Hemitripterus; Eumicrotremus; Liparis; Ronquilus; Anarhichas; Lumpenella; Lumpenus; Leptoclinus; Anisarchus; Pholis; Zaprora; Trichodon; Ammodytes; Hippoglossus; Hippoglossoides; Lepidopsetta; Limanda; Clupea pallasii; Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; Oncorhynchus kisutch; Salvelinus malma; Leuroglossus schmidti; Hypomesus pretiosus; Mallotus villosus; Thaleichthys pacificus; Eleginus gracilis; Gadus macrocephalus; Gadus chalcogrammus; Microgadus proximus; Gasterosteus aculeatus; Sebastes caurinus; Sebastes ciliatus; Sebastes elongatus; Sebastes maliger; Hexagrammos decagrammus; Hexagrammos octogrammus; Hexagrammos stelleri; Ophiodon elongatus; Enophrys bison; Leptocottus armatus; Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus; Oligocottus snyderi; Scorpaenichthys marmoratus; Psychrolutes paradoxus; Blepsias bilobus; Blepsias cirrhosus; Hemitripterus bolini; Eumicrotremus orbis; Liparis cyclopus; Ronquilus jordani; Anarhichas orientalis; Lumpenella longirostris; Lumpenus sagitta; Lumpenus fabricii; Leptoclinus maculatus; Anisarchus medius; Pholis laeta; Zaprora silenus; Trichodon trichodon; Ammodytes hexapterus; Hippoglossus stenolepis; Hippoglossoides elassodon; Limanda aspera
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/f300c65a-7f80-493b-8ac4-39308da20963

These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long term monitoring program, pelagic monitoring component. This dataset contains fish morph data from summer surveys (2012-2015) in Prince William Sound, Alaska, it includes: date, time, latitude, longitude, fishing method, fish common name, total length (mm), fork length (mm), weight (g), and whether or not that fish was saved. Various catch methods were used to obtain fish samples for aerial and hydroacoustic validations, including: modified herring trawl, purse seine, beach seine, gillnet, cast net, dip net, and jig. Fish were measured with a standard ruler with millimeters and weighed with a calibrated Pesola or a Marel M2200 Marine Lab Scale. The catch was identified by a fish biologist and data was compiled in a database then exported into a csv file.