FY 2000 Funded Projects

Project title Analysis of hydrographic data collected by Pollock Conservation Cooperative Research Center in the Bering Sea
Principal investigator David Musgrave
Award $22,133
Estimated completion 31 December 2001
Abstract

The project will analyze records of salinity and temperature collected on pollock fishing boats in the Southeast Bering Sea during 2000 and correlate the water mass structure with catch and bycatch data collected on the same and nearby boats. The salinity and temperature data are collected from Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) recorders purchased by the Pollock Conservation Council and attached to fishing nets during normal fishing operations. We will evaluate the utility of using water mass to identify regions of high catch and bycatch.

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