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AFSC/RACE/MACE: Results of 2014 Pollock Acoustic-Trawl Survey Bering Sea- DY1407

Metadata Updated: April 1, 2024

Eastern Bering Sea shelf walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) midwater abundance and distribution were assessed from Bristol Bay in the United States, to Cape Navarin, Russia, between 12 June and 13 August 2014 using acoustic-trawl survey methods aboard the NOAA ship Oscar Dyson. Water column temperatures were warm in 2014 compared with the cold temperatures of the past several survey years (2006-2012). Most walleye pollock biomass was distributed relatively evenly across the shelf from a region north of Unimak Island to Navarin Canyon, between roughly the 50 m and 1,000 m isobaths. Estimated pollock biomass in midwater (between 16 m from the sea surface and 3 m off bottom) in the U.S. EEZ portion of the Bering Sea shelf was 3.439 million metric tons (t), nearly twice the 2012 estimate (1.843 million t) and the highest that has been observed since 2002. Pollock biomass east of 170° W was 1.425 million t (40% of the total shelf-wide), with 2-year-old pollock (26 cm modal fork length (FL)) comprising 55% of that biomass. Pollock biomass in U.S. waters west of 170° W was 2.013 million t (57% of total shelf-wide biomass), consisting primarily of pollock aged 1, 2, and 4-6 years (15, 26, and 38 cm dominant modal FL, respectively). Two-year-old pollock were more abundant east than west of 170° W and contributed to an eastward shift in distribution of U.S. pollock biomass compared with recent years. Estimated numbers of 2-year-old pollock also surpassed the numbers estimated for the strong 2008 year class in 2010, although the 2008 year class was still evident in the population. In Russia (104 thousand t, 3% of total biomass), primarily 4-year-old fish (38 cm modal FL), were observed, with proportionally fewer 1- and 2-year-olds than observed west of 170° W in the United States. The preliminary spatial distribution of euphausiid backscatter is presented, but analyses are still in progress

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Metadata Date February 29, 2024
Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2024
Reference Date(s) 2015 (publication)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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Harvested from NMFS AFSC

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Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date February 29, 2024
Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2024
Reference Date(s) 2015 (publication)
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Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:28313
Access Constraints Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/RACE/MACE: Results of 2014 Pollock Acoustic-Trawl Survey Bering Sea- DY1407 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/28313., Access Constraints: None., Use Constraints: User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. User must acknowledge the Originator when using the data set as a source. User must share data products developed using the source data set with the Originator. Data should not be used beyond the limits of the source scale.
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Frequency Of Update asNeeded
Harvest Object Id 34481c59-218c-46ac-bb2a-d14cc74f1ca3
Harvest Source Id 26a29bb9-50b0-47fd-920b-edc74aa6ec76
Harvest Source Title NMFS AFSC
Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
Lineage Acoustic data were recorded at the five split-beam frequencies using ER60 software and, as a backup, acoustic telegram data were logged with Myriax EchoLog 500 software. Acoustic measurements were collected from 16 m below the sea surface to within 0.5 m of the sounder-detected bottom or a maximum of 1,000 m in deep water. Data were analyzed using Myriax Echoview post-processing software. See National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 2013. NOAA protocols for fisheries acoustics surveys and related sampling (Alaska Fisheries Science Center), 23 p. Prepared by Midwater Assessment and Conservation Engineering Program, Alaska Fish. Sci. Center, Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., NOAA. Available online: http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/RACE/midwater/AFSC%20AT%20Survey%20Protocols_Feb%202013.pdf
Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2014-05-01
Temporal Extent End 2014-09-01

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