2022 Validation of Coral & Sponge Distribution Modeling in the Gulf of Alaska
May 10, 2022
The primary objective of this research expedition is to validate coral and sponge predictive models for the Gulf of Alaska with visual observations
Who is conducting the research?
Scientists from the Alaska Fisheries Science Center with support from the Deep Sea Coral Research Technology Program.
What is the research objective?
The primary objective of this research expedition is to validate coral and sponge predictive models for the Gulf of Alaska with visual observations. To accomplish this goal we will collect density and size estimates for deep-sea coral and sponge at randomly selected sites and document species associations with fish and other invertebrates.