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Bay National Park comprises a relatively pristine marine environment,
and hosts a variety of marine predators such as humpback whales
and seabirds. Variability in the abundance and distribution of these
predators may be linked to changes in the availability of SSF, but
little is known about the biology, abundance or habitat use by SSF
in the Glacier Bay ecosystem. We are studying SSF and predators
using similar methods employed in the Cook Inlet Seabird and Forage
Fish project, including hydroacoustic surveys, trawls, and seines
to study SSF, and pelagic surveys to assess the abundance and distribution
of marine predators. Funded by USGS (Base and NRPP funds), and Glacier
Bay National Park. Reduced field work will take place in FY00.
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