Fish use of inshore habitats north of the Alaska Peninsula: June-September 1984 and June-July 1985. Final report

Technical Report · Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:7096573

Isakson, J S; Houghton, J P; Rogers, D E; Parker, S S

Anticipation of upcoming oil and gas lease sales in the eastern Bering Sea Basin established a need for a greater understanding of the interrelationship of various components of the marine ecosystem of the Bering Sea. The research was designed to provide the baseline descriptions of fish assemblages needed to assess potential and actual impacts of oil and gas development on natural resources of the study area. Primary objectives were to: describe the species composition of demersal and pelagic fish assemblages in poorly-studied nearshore, intertidal, and estuarine habitats of the study area; determine relative abundances of species by habitat, area, and season (spring, summer, and fall); and describe changes in distributions of adults and juveniles occurring over time scales of tide cycles to seasons, including inshore-offshore migrations and directed migrations through the study area.

• Research Organization: National Ocean Service, Anchorage, AK (USA). Ocean Assessments Div.
• OSTI ID: 7096573
• Report Number(s): PB-88-244652/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
02 PETROLEUM
03 NATURAL GAS
BERING SEA
BASELINE ECOLOGY
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
LEASING
OFFSHORE DRILLING
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
ABUNDANCE
ALASKA
FIELD TESTS
FISHERIES
FISHES
PROGRESS REPORT
SALMON
SAMPLING
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
WATER POLLUTION
ANADROMOUS FISHES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
DISTRIBUTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
DRILLING
ECOLOGY
FEDERAL REGION X
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
MINERAL RESOURCES
NORTH AMERICA
PACIFIC OCEAN
POLLUTION
RESOURCES
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
TESTING
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