Assessing Pacific Sand Lance Subtidal Habitats and Biomass in Regards to Salmon Foraging in the San Juan Archipelago
HSIL NTA_2018-0556
Selected for direct award funding by the San Juan LIO, the goal of this project is to address the knowledge gap of the predator-prey relationship between adult salmon and forage fish, specifically deep-water populations of Pacific sand lance in San Juan County. This includes expanding our knowledge of burial preferences, model distribution/abundance patterns, and estimated regional biomass to promote habitat protection.