gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:28337 eng UTF8 dataset Binary 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 McCarthy, Abigail abigail.mccarthy@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2025-05-15T19:16:03 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) AFSC/RACE/MACE: Results of 2010 Acoustic-trawl survey of the Shumagin Islands, Sanak Trough, Kenai Peninsula bays and Prince-william sound dy1001 2010 Acoustic-trawl survey of the Shumagin Islands, Sanak Trough, Kenai Peninsula bays and Prince-william sound dy1001 2011 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 28337 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/28337 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/Publications/ProcRpt/PR2010-05.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download GUTTORMSEN, M. A., and D. JONES. 2010. Results of the acoustic-trawl surveys of walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) in the Gulf of Alaska, February-March 2010 (DY2010-01 and DY2010-02). AFSC Processed Rep. 2010-05, 85 p. Alaska Fish. Sci. Cent., NOAA, Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle WA 98115. Scientists from the Midwater Assessment and Conservation Engineering (MACE) Program of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's (AFSC) Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering (RACE) Division routinely conduct acoustic-trawl (AT) stock assessment surveys in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) during late winter and early spring to estimate the distribution and abundance of walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma). Historically, most of these efforts have been focused on the Shelikof Strait area, which has been surveyed annually since 1980, except in 1982 and 1999. The Shumagin Islands area has also been surveyed annually since 2005 with prior surveys in 1994-1996 and 2001-2003. Additionally, the GOA continental shelf break east of Chirikof Island to Barnabas Trough has been surveyed annually since 2002. In 2010, survey activities were expanded to include Morzhovoi Bay, Pavlof Bay, the bays along the southern coast of the Kenai Peninsula, and Prince William Sound. This report presents the distribution and abundance of walleye pollock for all AT surveys conducted in the GOA during February and March 2010 along with acoustic system calibration and physical oceanographic results. The Shumagins region is a critical spawning ground for walleye pollock and annual surveys of pollock age structure and biomass are used to inform GOA pollock stock assesment models. In particular, there is a strong correlation between the abundance of age-1 pollock in the Shumagin Islands survey and year-class strength for the GOA region. The survey’s primary objective was to collect acoustic data and trawl information to estimate midwater abundance and distribution of walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Shumagins Region during late winter and early spring. Acoustic data were collected using five split-beam transducers (18, 38, 70, 120, and 200 kHz) and Simrad ER60 scientific echo sounders. Midwater and near-bottom acoustic backscatter was sampled using an Aleutian Wing 30/26 Trawl (AWT) and a poly Nor’eastern bottom trawl (PNE) with roller gear. This long-running survey has consistently provided data on the pollock population in the western GOA during winter and spring months. completed Guttormsen, Mike mike.guttormsen@noaa.gov pointOfContact Towler, Rick rick.towler@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded 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 AFSC/RACE/MACE: Pollock Acoustic/Trawl Survey Spawning Annual Shumagins project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/RACE/MACE: Results of 2010 Acoustic-trawl survey of the Shumagin Islands, Sanak Trough, Kenai Peninsula bays and Prince-william sound dy1001 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/28337. 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: None. otherRestrictions 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. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 28337 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/28337.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 oceans Gulf of Alaska: http://www.marineregions.org/gazetteer.php?p=details&id=4312 2010 2011 dataset 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