Hydroacoustic Survey Data from Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska

This dataset consists of one table with Area Backscattering Coefficient (ABC) data from hydroacoustic transect surveys collected around two seabird nesting colonies on Gull and Chisik Islands in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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identifier USGS:ASC375
metadata_type geospatial
modified 20220621
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publisher U.S. Geological Survey
publisher_hierarchy Department of the Interior > U.S. Geological Survey
resource-type Dataset
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Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • acoustic-backscatter
  • alaska
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • aquatic-sciences-and-fisheries
  • biota
  • ckan
  • coastal-ecosystems
  • cook-inlet
  • environment
  • fisheries
  • fishery-technology
  • geo
  • geoss
  • gulf-of-alaska
  • hydroacoustics
  • kachemak-bay
  • marine-ecosystems
  • marine-fisheries
  • marine-fishery-resources
  • national
  • nautical-area-scattering-coefficient
  • north-america
  • oceans
  • pelagic-habitat
  • united-states
  • usgs-asc375
  • zooplankton
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license_id notspecified
license_title License not specified
maintainer U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
maintainer_email ascweb@usgs.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-21T15:50:40.147075
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T15:50:40.147079
notes This dataset consists of one table with Area Backscattering Coefficient (ABC) data from hydroacoustic transect surveys collected around two seabird nesting colonies on Gull and Chisik Islands in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska.
num_resources 2
num_tags 28
title Hydroacoustic Survey Data from Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska