Townet database - Evaluating the ecological health of Puget Sound's pelagic foodweb

Description

To evaluate effects of human influence on the health of Puget Sound's pelagic ecosystems, we propose a sampling program across multiple oceanographic basins measuring key attributes of the pelagic foodweb. We will quantify seasonal abundance and composition of pelagic biota from lower trophic levels (e.g., bacteria and phytoplankton) to middle trophic levels (e.g., zooplankton, small pelagic fishes, and jellyfish), as well as assess the individual condition of forage fish and juvenile salmon. The goals of this program: 1) Determine how foodweb endpoints vary across natural and anthropogenic gradients. 2) Determine how these characteristics vary across Puget Sound. 3) Evaluate a number of biological metrics for monitoring ecosystem health. These outputs will improve our basic understanding of pelagic ecology in Puget Sound, better define what comprises a healthy pelagic ecosystem in Puget Sound, determine foodweb-relevant indicators that are sensitive to human influence, and help prioritize regional protection and restoration efforts. Work is conducted by NOAA personnel and contractors in collaboration with tribal partners (Squaxin, Port Gamble/S'Klallam), undergraduate research interns, and citizen volunteers. Filemaker Pro database containing fish data collection.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17850
0 Count and biomass of catch in Kodiak trawl across Puget Sound in 2011. https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/nekton_count_biomass_puget_sound_2011
0 NWFSC Dataset Information page. Filemaker Pro database containing fish data collection https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/datasets/dataset/4595
0 Count and biomass of catch in Kodiak trawl across Puget Sound in 2011. https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/nekton_count_biomass_puget_sound_2011/data/page/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc/dmp/pdf/17850.pdf
0 Count and biomass of catch in Kodiak trawl across Puget Sound in 2011. https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/nekton_count_biomass_puget_sound_2011
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17850
0 NWFSC Dataset Information page. Filemaker Pro database containing fish data collection https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/datasets/dataset/4595
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc/dmp/pdf/17850.pdf
0 Count and biomass of catch in Kodiak trawl across Puget Sound in 2011. https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/nekton_count_biomass_puget_sound_2011/data/page/
0 Count and biomass of catch in Kodiak trawl across Puget Sound in 2011. https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/nekton_count_biomass_puget_sound_2011/data/page/
0 Count and biomass of catch in Kodiak trawl across Puget Sound in 2011. https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/nekton_count_biomass_puget_sound_2011
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17850
0 NWFSC Dataset Information page. Filemaker Pro database containing fish data collection https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/datasets/dataset/4595
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc/dmp/pdf/17850.pdf

Tags

  • animal and plant collection device
  • salmon
  • chlorophyll a
  • admiralty inlet
  • south central ps basin
  • north central ps basin
  • south ps basin
  • heterotrophic production
  • food web
  • puget sound
  • northwest fisheries science center
  • nutrients
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc
  • balance
  • ecosystem
  • national marine fisheries service
  • hood canal
  • whidbey basin south
  • noaa. u.s. department of commerce
  • rosario basin
  • marine microbes
  • length board
  • microbial abundance
  • fe (fish ecology) division
  • bacterial communities
  • nearshore pelagic
  • whidbey basin north
  • low dissolved oxygen

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