Sizes of walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) and Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius) consumed by the western stock of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska from 1999 to 2000

• Main Authors: Zeppelin, Tonya K., Tollit, Dominic J., Call, Katherine A., Orchard, Trevor J., Gudmundson, Carolyn J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Ecology; Fisheries; Atka; Theragra chalcogramma; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/30931

Prey-size selectivity by Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) is relevant for understanding the foraging behavior of this declining predator, but studies have been problematic because of the absence and erosion of otoliths usually used to estimate fish length. Therefore, we developed regression fo...