gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:17243 eng UTF8 dataset MS Excel Spreadsheet Alaska Fisheries Science Center 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4 Seattle WA 98115 USA https://www.afsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 0700-1700 Pacific Time resourceProvider 2026-03-04T19:17:27 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) AFSC/ABL: Southeast and Prince William Sound, Alaska Herring Microsatellite data, 2007-2008 AFSC/ABL: Southeast and Prince William Sound, Alaska Herring Microsatellite data, 2007-2008 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 17243 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17243 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Wildes, Sharon sharon.Wildes@noaa.gov originator documentDigital Herring is one of the most energy-rich fish in the Alaskan ecosystem, and when populations struggle over time, such as the Lynn Canal population, there is management concern. Prior to 1983, Lynn Canal herring supported a productive sac roe fishery, a bait fishery, and a winter food and bait fishery. All commercial fisheries were closed in 1983 and remain so today. The purpose of this study was to examine the genetic structure of Lynn Canal herring and determine if it was discrete from other collections in southeast Alaska. We used microsatellite DNA to examine both spawning and non-spawning aggregates (collected in two consecutive years) in Lynn Canal, and compared them to two Southeast Alaska populations: Prince of Wales Island (southernmost waters) and Sitka Sound on Baranof Island (outer-coast). In addition we examined two collections from Prince William Sound (approx. 850 km NW) as a means to compare extent of divergence over large tracts of unsuitable spawning habitat. Because the geographic location of Lynn Canal is somewhat isolated and schools are known to over-winter in the area, we hypothesized that Lynn Canal herring experience reduced gene flow. The results of our study showed allele frequencies from 16 loci were highly similar across all collections, including the distant Prince William Sound. This investigation concurs with previous studies that there is a large amount of movement among herring in the Gulf of Alaska. We conclude that Lynn Canal herring are part of a meta-population that is possibly Gulf wide or larger. This dataset contains herring microsatellite data described in the abstract. completed Wildes, Sharon sharon.Wildes@noaa.gov pointOfContact Wildes, Sharon sharon.Wildes@noaa.gov custodian unknown Alaska place Geographic Names Information System DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AFSC > Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Auke Bay Laboratories project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/ABL: Southeast and Prince William Sound, Alaska Herring Microsatellite data, 2007-2008 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17243. 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. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: The Data set is still being analyzed and will not be available for distribution until it has been finalized and all QA/QC practices have been performed. 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Acknowledgement of NOAA, as the source from which these data were obtained, in any publications and/or other representations of these data is suggested. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 17243 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/17243.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US biota -147.638889 -134.971944 58.2291667 60.8236111 Lynn Canal; Prince William Sound; Alaska | Currentness: Ground Condition 2007 2008 Wildes, Sharon sharon.Wildes@noaa.gov distributor https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/ NCEI to be determined download dataset Completeness Report None Contact the dataset POC for full methodology