Forage Fish Size, Age, and Energy Density Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska

These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long term monitoring program, pelagic monitoring component. This dataset consists of one table, providing: age, length, weight, dry mass energy density, and dry mass of forage fish (Pacific sand lance and capelin) captured in July in Prince William Sound, Alaska.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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publisher U.S. Geological Survey
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Groups
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  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • age-composition
  • alaska
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • animals-vertebrates
  • bioenergetics
  • biota
  • calorimetry
  • capelin
  • ckan
  • coastal-ecosystems
  • environment
  • fish
  • fisheries
  • food-web
  • forage-fish
  • geo
  • geoss
  • gulf-of-alaska
  • marine-ecosystems
  • marine-fishery-resources
  • national
  • north-america
  • oceans
  • pacific-sand-lance
  • pelagic-habitat
  • prince-william-sound
  • sandlance
  • united-states
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maintainer U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
maintainer_email ascweb@usgs.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-19T21:50:11.425113
metadata_modified 2025-11-19T21:50:11.425118
notes These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long term monitoring program, pelagic monitoring component. This dataset consists of one table, providing: age, length, weight, dry mass energy density, and dry mass of forage fish (Pacific sand lance and capelin) captured in July in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
num_resources 2
num_tags 30
title Forage Fish Size, Age, and Energy Density Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska