Nearshore Fish Surveys in the Beaufort Sea
Nearshore systems provide habitat to a unique community of marine and diadromous (lives in both fresh and saltwater) fish and support high fish abundance.
USGS scientists Vanessa von Biela and Sarah Laske on shore near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
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USGS Alaska Science Center scientists Vanessa von Biela and Sarah Laske near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska departing for a day of field work in the nearshore Beaufort Sea to study fish community response to environmental conditions including sea ice, water temperature and salinity. This work contributes to Department of the Interior information needs related to subsistence fisheries.
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Photo Credit: Ashley Stanek, USGS
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This work contributes to Department of the Interior information needs related to subsistence fisheries.
Nearshore Fish Surveys in the Beaufort Sea
Nearshore systems provide habitat to a unique community of marine and diadromous (lives in both fresh and saltwater) fish and support high fish abundance.