Alaska Ecosystem Status Reports are to provide stronger links between Alaska ecosystem research and fishery management and spur new understanding of the connections between ecosystem components by bringing together the results of diverse research efforts.
We develop computer models and input a variety of data collected during research surveys in Alaska to determine the condition of Pacific Ocean Perch stocks.
Alaska Fisheries Science Center conducts a variety of research on Pacific ocean perch, which seem to be most abundant in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands.