

The following is a collection of habitat science projects since 2010 looking at everything from how to incorporate habitat into fish surveys and stock assessments to locating reproductive areas for red king crab.
Healthy habitats provide the foundation for these economically vital fisheries ($200 billion annually) as well as a diverse array of marine life that live along our coasts. From the sand and sediment on the ocean bottoms to the forests of underwater vegetation and corals to the actual water itself, habitats provide all the necessities for fishery and marine species to survive and thrive. Coastal wetlands for example may provide protection to young fish from predators while waters within a certain temperature range may allow other species to grow in abundance.
Want to learn more about the research NOAA Fisheries is doing to better understand the role habitat plays in our nation’s fishery species? The following is a collection of 36 projects between year 2010 and 2018 looking at everything from how to incorporate habitat into fish surveys and stock assessments to locating reproductive areas for red king crab.
Principal Investigator: Robert McConnaughey and William Stockhausen, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA. Scott Goodman, Bering Sea Fisheries Research Foundation, Seattle, WA
Principal Investigator: Jameal Samhouri, Scott Hamilton, Jason Cope
Principal Investigator: Susan Sogard, John Field, Mary Yoklavich, NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC/FED, Santa Cruz, CA
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Doerr
Co-Principal Investigators: Thomas Minello, Lawrence Rozas, Rick Hart
External Collaborators: James Nelson
Principal Investigator: E.J. Dick1, Melissa Monk1, and Rebecca Miller1,2
1NMFS, SWFSC, Fisheries Ecology Division
2The Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystems and Climate, University of California, Santa Cruz)
Principal Investigator: Chris Wilson
Co-Principal Investigators: Darin Jones, Chris Rooper, Paul Spencer, Dana Hanselman, John Heifetz
External Collaborators: Tom Weber (CCOM, University of New Hampshire)
Principal Investigator: James Thorson
Co-Principal Investigators: James Ianelli, Loretta O’Brien
NMFS Collaborators: Liz Brooks (NE), Martin Dorn (AK), Paul Spencer (AK)
Principal Investigator: Jameal Samhouri
Co-Principal Investigators: Jason Cope
External Collaborator: Scott Hamilton (Moss Landing Marine Laboratory)
Principal Investigator: Eric Prince
Co-Principal Investigators: Heidi Dewar (SW)
External Collaborator: John Hoolihan (University of Miami), Jiangang Luo (University of Miami), David Die (University of Miami), Mark Maunder (IATTC), and Phillip Goodyear (Independent Scientist)
Principal Investigator: John Walter
Co-Principal Investigators: Mandy Karnauskas, Nick Farmer, Skyler Sagarese
External Collaborator: Claire Paris (University of Miami)
Principal Investigator: Russ Vetter
Co-Principal Investigators: Barbara Javor, Emmanis Dorval, Keith Sakuma
Principal Investigator: Lawrence Rozas
Co-Principal Investigators: Tom Minello, Rick Hart
Principal Investigator: Dvora Hart
Co-Principal Investigators: Robert Johnston, Burton Shank, Tom Noji, Richard Langton, Vincent Guida
External Collaborator: Scott Gallager (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute), Joe Futrelle (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute), Amber York (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute), Larry Mayer (University of New Hampshire)
Principal Investigator: Jon Hare
Co-Principal Investigators: John Manderson, David Richardson, Mark Wuenschel
External Collaborator: Grace Saba (Rutgers)
Principal Investigator: Emmanis Dorval
Co-Principal Investigators: Kevin Piner, Brian Wells, Jenny McDaniel
Principal Investigator: Andrew Shelton
Co-Principal Investigators: Eric Ward, James Thorson, Marlene Bellman, Blake Feist
Principal Investigator: Wayne Palsson
Co-Principal Investigators: Mark Zimmerman
Principal Investigator: Robert McConnaughey
Co-Principal Investigators: David Somerton
Principal Investigator: Chris Long
Co-Principal Investigators: Katherine Swiney
Principal Investigator: Todd Kellison
Co-Principal Investigators: Nate Bacheler, Tim Battista, Bryan Costa, Brian Kinlan, Chris Taylor
Principal Investigator: Doug DeVries
Co-Principal Investigators: Chris Gardner, Steven Saul
Principal Investigator: Mary Yoklavich
Co-Principal Investigators: David Huff
External Collaborator: Milton Love (University of California Santa Barbara)
Principal Investigator: Lawrence Rozas
Co-Principal Investigators: Rick Hart
External Collaborator: Marvin Mace (University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
Principal Investigator: John Manderson
Co-Principal Investigators: David Richardson, Jonathan Hare, John Quinlan
External Collaborator: Nikitas Georgas (Stevens Institute), Josh Kohut (Rutgers)
Principal Investigator: Chris Long
Principal Investigator: Anne Hollowed
Co-Principal Investigators: Kerim Aydin, Matthew Baker, Kirstin Holsman
External Collaborator: Trevor Branch (University of Washington)
Principal Investigator: Gerard DiNardo
Co-Principal Investigator: Benjamin Richards, Jake Asker, Ivor Williams, Jon Brodziak
Principal Investigator: Thomas Minello
Co-Principal Investigators: Rick Hart, James Nance, William Grant, Jennifer Leo
External Collaborators: William Grant (Texas A&M)
Principal Investigator: Richard McBride
Principal Investigator: Jon Hare
Co-Principal Investigators: John Manderson
Principal Investigator: Mary Yoklavich
Co-Principal Investigator: Lisa Wedding
Principal Investigator: Michael J. Schirripa
Co-Principal Investigator: Eric Prince
External Collaborators: Jiangang Luo (University of Miami), Patrick Lehodey (CLS)
Principal Investigator: John A. Quinlan
Co-Principal Investigator: John F. Walter
External Collaborator: Yong Chen (University of Maine)