Country | Alaska | Ecosystem | Chukchi Sea |
Locality | Klondike study area, northeastern Chukchi sea | Depth | 35 m |
Introduced | Year Intro. | ||
Life Stage | not specified | unsexed | |
Quantitative | 0.003 | Unit | numbers/km^2 |
Semi Quantitative | <100 | Unit | numbers/km^2 |
Qualitative | rare | ||
Year | 2009 - 2009 | Period | 2001-present |
Date | 2009-08-12 00:00:00 - 2009-10-17 00:00:00 | Record Type | survey |
Record Type | survey | ||
Seasonal | yes | Method | line transects |
Remarks | Sampling was done during the open water season, August 12 to August 30, and September 4 to October 17, via a research cruise following north-south aligned survey lines spaced 2 NM apart. Erignathus barbatus occurred in lower density in the Klondike study area than the other study areas surveyed (Ref. 118567). |