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Metabolic disruption due to contaminant exposure (Characterizing the...
This is an ongoing series of studies to examine the toxicity of various common contaminants that have the potential to affect metabolic homeostasis in salmon. We have completed... -
AFSC/ABL: Seafloor Habitat Assessment
Since 1988, scientists at the Auke Bay Laboratories have been using the /Delta/ submarine for a wide range of research projects. Over 500 dives have been completed. The video... -
Household and Business Data (Community Economic Survey)
To fulfill National Standard 8 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Northwest Fisheries Science Center is collecting economic data in seven U.S.... -
AFSC/ABL: Chum salmon bycatch genetic stock identification 1994-1995 Bering Sea
In some years, the Bering Sea trawl fishery incidentally harvests (bycatch) large numbers of chum salmon. Because chum salmon were declining in some western Alaska areas, the... -
Alexandrium cyst dormancy (Understanding dormancy requirements and...
Blooms of the harmful alga Alexandrium catenella produce potent neurotoxins that accumulate in shellfish, and cause gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms if contaminated... -
AFSC/REFM: Acoustic trawl cooperative survey near Shumagin Islands 2007-2013
In May of 2006, scientists from the Alaska Fisheries Science Center participated in a pilot outreach program in Sand Point, Alaska. At the meetings, fishermen raised a number of... -
PICES HAB International Summary Data (Seafood Safety Monitoring in...
Recent increases in harmful algal bloom (HAB) events have caused damage to fisheries and disturbance of ecosystems in the Pacific Rim. With 70% of world fisheries products trade... -
AFSC/ABL: Population structure of odd- and even-broodline Asian pink salmon
Electrophoretic analysis of Asian even brood-year pink salmon stocks has shown regional heterogeneity (Noll et al. in review). Hypothetical mixed fisheries were created using... -
Kudoa Images (Prevalence of Kudoa in Puget Sound salmon net pens)
The goal of this study is to assess the extent that net pen salmon in Puget Sound are infected with the Kudoa parasite. Farming Atlantic salmon is a major aquaculture operation... -
In-stream PIT detection, estuary wetlands (Columbia River Estuary Tidal Habitats)
The goal of the tidal-fluvial estuary study is to determine the estuarys contribution to the spatial structure and life history diversity of Columbia River salmon stocks and the... -
Fish culture data (Assessment of Normal Gonadal Differentiation and...
A lack of methods for sex control (i.e., controlling the differentiation/development of the gonads) is a major impediment to robust growth and sustainability of marine... -
DWH damage assessment on marine species (Toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons...
The Ecotox Program is at the forefront, nationally and internationally, of targeted research to characterize the impacts of petroleum hydrocarbons on NOAA trust resources,... -
Jellyfish movement data (Determining movement patterns of jellyfish)
This project is to determine horizontal and vertical movement patterns of two jellyfish species in Hood Canal, in relation to environmental variables. It is being conducted by... -
Mukilteo water sensor time series (Field work coupling measurements of...
To estimate the carbon chemistry conditions experienced by free-living organisms, we will conduct coupled biological/carbon chemistry sampling for key zooplankton species and... -
Marine Mammal Incidental Take
To document interactions and harvesting of marine mammals by fishing vessels in which there is an observer aboard -
Population Models (Impacts of urban runoff (toxic stormwater) on salmon and...
The Ecotox Program is at the forefront of research to understand the impacts of toxic stormwater runoff on NOAA trust resources, including salmon that spawn in urban and... -
Determining sex ratios of turtle hatchlings
Previous status assessments of marine turtles have assumed that the natural sex ratio of a marine turtle population is 1:1 (e.g. Conant et al. 2009). However, this is largely... -
AFSC/REFM: Atka mackerel Tagging Studies, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
From 1999-2015, approximately 130,000 Atka mackerel have been tagged and released in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, specifically at Seguam Pass, Tanaga Pass, Amchitka Island,... -
Harbor porpoise (Passive acoustic monitoring of harbor porpoises in Puget Sound)
Drs. Marla Holt, Brad Hanson, and Candice Emmons of the NWFSC, along with efforts from the NWFSC dive team (coordinated by Nick Tolimieri), are currently conducting passive... -
Mangrove Study Data
Southern Biscayne Bay's shoreline fish community been monitored visually twice a year since 1998 to compare fish use of mangrove prop root habitats along the mainland with that...