Fishes and Invertebrates

Alaska’s marine regions support an incredible bounty of fishes and invertebrates, on which are based the largest fisheries in the U.S.

NPRB supports research to improve our understanding of the distribution and population dynamics of fish stocks and how they are influenced by fishing and variability in their surrounding environment. Other issues of interest include overfishing, bycatch mitigation, and socio-economic considerations.

Fishes and Invertebrates research topics are consistent with those outlined in the NPRB Science Plan.

Fishes and Invertebrates
Research at a Glance

Learn about the substance and relevance of each project in just two pages. Our goal is to provide a synopsis for each completed project.

202 | Applying sonar technology to pollock fisheries management

204 | North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission Salmon Tagging

205 | Use of genetic stock identification to determine the distribution, migration, early marine survival, and relative stock abundance of Western Alaska sockeye salmon

208 | Environmental cues for herring spawning

209 | Two species of rougheye rockfishes in the northern Gulf of Alaska

210 | Nutritional quality of Alaskan fish for predators

304 | Deep sea coral exploration

305 | Monitoring and modeling predator/prey relationships

306 | Species identity and life history of Hematodinium, the causative agent of bitter crab syndrome

308 | Forage fishes in the western Gulf of Alaska: variation in productivity

316-507 | Environmental effects on hatching, habitat selection and survival of juvenile crabs

319 | Pigmented macrophage aggregates as markers of Pacific herring population health

325 | Video monitoring aboard Bering Sea factory trawlers: a pilot study

327 | Estuarine ecology of chum salmon in Kuskokwim Bay, western Alaska

401 | Survey strategies for assessment of Bering Sea forage species

407 | Kelp-grazer interactions

417 | Reproductive Ecology of Atka mackerel in Alaska

418 | Spiny dogfish in Alaska

505 | Walleye pollock in the Eastern Bering Sea: a spatially explicit model

506 | Factors influencing the mortality of tagged walleye pollock captured using a trawl net

510 | Skate life history and demography

524 | Capelin and pollock in the Gulf of Alaska

Photo: Jason Soza/NPRB

Supporting research to enable effective management and sustainable use of Alaska's marine resources
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