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Some Like It Hot, Some Like It Cold: Monitoring Fish and Ecosystems With Bottom Trawl Surveys in Alaska

January 19, 2021

Sean Rohan from NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, WA

How do bottom trawl surveys help monitor fish populations and ecosystems in Alaska? Learn about the diverse marine life we see, the data we collect, and what it’s like to be a scientist at sea.

Resources to access at home:

» Fishing Gear: Bottom Trawls
» Alaska Fisheries Science Center Fisheries Research Surveys
» Eastern Bering Sea Shelf Survey – 2017 science blog
» Fish Fetch – fish population estimation activity