Alaska Forage Fish Database (AFFD)

The Alaska Forage Fish Database (AFFD) is a consolidation of survey data from multiple agencies that were sampled via fishing gear and predator diets. The spatial coverage includes the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, Chukchi Sea, and Beaufort Sea. Fish species within the database include Pacific sand lance, Pacific capelin, Pacific herring, juvenile walleye pollock and Pacific cod, myctophid, squid, and euphausiid. The data package is comprised of six tables: (1) catch_table includes counts, weight, and individual morphological characteristics (length, sex, age) of the sampled species; (2) event_table includes sampling time, location, and methods; (3) gear_table includes specifics about of the gear...

Tags: Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Beaufort Sea, Bering Sea, Biota, All tags... Chukchi Sea, Diets, Environment, Fish, Fisheries, Food fishes, Forage fish, Foraging behavior, Gulf of Alaska, Marine ecosystems, Myctophid, Pacific capelin, Pacific cod, Pacific herring, Population dynamics, Range changes, Relative abundance analysis, Sand lance, Seasonal distribution, Species life history, Squid, Trophic Dynamics, Trophic relationships, USGS:ASC607, Walleye pollock, Fewer tags