RESEARCH

World's richest laboratory

Headquartered in the key fishing port of Cordova in the northern Gulf of Alaska, we provide practical, relevant information about this critical global bioregion to managers and decision-makers so true resilience can be practiced here and modeled everywhere.

Our region is one of the world’s most remote and greatest living laboratories, a stronghold that’s critical to a thriving planet. Our location, at the endpoint of a 1,000-year conveyor belt of water from Antarctica that produces the world’s richest waters, gives us a unique vantage point to understand the globe’s changing climate.

Ours is one of the last, best places to research how an intact ecosystem functions. Studies by our researchers provide answers to many challenges, including: climate change, resource use and sustainability, food webs, ecosystem management and more. Ultimately, our work seeks one outcome: to understand how places everywhere can maintain their environments and economies for generations to come.

Program Overviews

September 14, 2023

Mariculture Research and Restoration Consortium

Related posts October 19, 2016 Herring Research and MonitoringRead More June 4, 2013 Aerial Surveys of Juvenile HerringRead More August 2, 2019 Sockeye Salmon Migration Study […]
March 23, 2018
Copper River Delta: A Critical Stopover for Red Knots in Spring 

Shorebirds

Related posts August 21, 2013 Investigating Site Fidelity of Migrating ShorebirdsRead More March 27, 2018 Disease susceptibility and fitness costs in shorebirdsRead More Semipalmated Plover chick […]
October 20, 2016

Hatchery-Wild Salmon Interactions

Related posts June 3, 2013 PWSSC Studying Wild-Hatchery Salmon InteractionsRead More June 25, 2013 PWSSC Wild-Hatchery Salmon Interactions ResearchRead More Heather Wiedenhoft and Sophia Myers collecting […]
October 19, 2016

Herring Research and Monitoring

Related posts March 15, 2019 Status of Prince William Sound HerringRead More August 2, 2019 Sockeye Salmon Migration Study in the Copper RiverRead More June 4, […]
October 14, 2016

Terrestrial

Related posts October 14, 2016 Ocean Tracking NetworkRead More October 14, 2016 Plankton MonitoringRead More A Red Knot radio-tagged in May 2015 at Grays Harbor, Washington […]
October 14, 2016

Plankton Monitoring

Related posts October 19, 2016 Herring Research and MonitoringRead More August 21, 2019 Plankton Photomicrography Read More June 4, 2013 Plankton and Oceanic Observations in Prince William […]
October 14, 2016

Ocean Tracking Network

Related posts February 27, 2018 Ocean Tracking Network Research CruiseRead More Marbled murrelet reveals its brown tail feathers July 29, 2013 Tracking Black TurnstonesRead More Black […]
October 14, 2016

Gulf Watch Alaska

Related posts October 14, 2016 Climate Change in the Gulf of AlaskaRead More Football-sized Kittlitz’s murrelet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve August 25, 2016 […]
October 14, 2016

Climate Change in the Gulf of Alaska

Related posts An absorb pad floats on oil collecting in a pit on Smith Island. October 14, 2016 Gulf Watch AlaskaRead More June 21, 2017 Copper […]
October 14, 2016

Seabirds

Related posts August 9, 2016 Seabirds Bring Scientists TogetherRead More June 4, 2013 Trends in Seabird Predation of Juvenile HerringRead More October 14, 2016 Plankton MonitoringRead […]

Projects

September 14, 2023

Mariculture Research and Restoration Consortium

Related posts October 19, 2016 Herring Research and MonitoringRead More June 4, 2013 Aerial Surveys of Juvenile HerringRead More August 2, 2019 Sockeye Salmon Migration Study […]
June 27, 2022

CO2 uptake via chemical weathering of glacial particles in the ocean

Related posts June 4, 2013 Juvenile herring predationRead More February 12, 2015 Herring Education and OutreachRead More July 24, 2013 Tagging and tracking herringRead More
June 27, 2022

Development and testing of an in situ imaging and identification system for the assessment of fish passage in small streams

Related posts April 15, 2019 Effects of Energetic State and Infectious Agents on Migration by Sockeye SalmonRead More May 23, 2018 High Frequency Observations of the […]
March 7, 2022

Pink salmon and herring interactions

Related posts March 15, 2019 Status of Prince William Sound HerringRead More December 29, 2014 Acoustic SurveysRead More June 4, 2013 Ocean conditions of herring habitatsRead […]
May 18, 2021

2021 LOWER COPPER RIVER SONAR STATION FISH PASSAGE

2021 LOWER COPPER RIVER SONAR STATION FISH PASSAGE The 2021 project has ended. The sonars were turned off on June 11th and the camp removed. FISH […]
April 28, 2021

PORT VALDEZ WEATHER BUOYS

Related posts SAMSUNG April 18, 2020 PORT VALDEZ WEATHER BUOYSRead More April 18, 2020 PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISONING TOXINS IN THE MARINE FOOD WEBRead More March 30, […]
April 18, 2020

PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISONING TOXINS IN THE MARINE FOOD WEB

Related posts SAMSUNG April 18, 2020 PORT VALDEZ WEATHER BUOYSRead More March 30, 2020 PWS Ocean Observing SystemRead More February 28, 2018 Monitoring Marine Birds during […]
April 18, 2020

PORT VALDEZ WEATHER BUOYS

Related posts April 18, 2020 PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISONING TOXINS IN THE MARINE FOOD WEBRead More March 30, 2020 PWS Ocean Observing SystemRead More May 25, 2018 […]
March 30, 2020

PWS Ocean Observing System

Related posts SAMSUNG April 18, 2020 PORT VALDEZ WEATHER BUOYSRead More April 18, 2020 PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISONING TOXINS IN THE MARINE FOOD WEBRead More June 4, […]
January 15, 2020

Spawn Surveys

Related posts December 7, 2018 Quantifying infection intensity in HerringRead More June 4, 2013 Winter energetics of herringRead More December 1, 2019 Modeling Herring PopulationsRead More
December 1, 2019

Modeling Herring Populations

Related posts March 7, 2022 Pink salmon and herring interactionsRead More March 15, 2019 Status of Prince William Sound HerringRead More June 4, 2013 Aerial Surveys […]
August 2, 2019

Sockeye Salmon Migration Study in the Copper River

Related posts April 15, 2019 Effects of Energetic State and Infectious Agents on Migration by Sockeye SalmonRead More March 15, 2019 Status of Prince William Sound […]
May 5, 2019

2020 LOWER COPPER RIVER SONAR STATION FISH PASSAGE

2020 LOWER COPPER RIVER SONAR STATION FISH PASSAGE The 2020 project has ended. The sonars were turned off on June 11th and the camp removed. FISH […]
April 15, 2019

Effects of Energetic State and Infectious Agents on Migration by Sockeye Salmon

Related posts August 2, 2019 Sockeye Salmon Migration Study in the Copper RiverRead More January 19, 2019 Sea lice mitigation techniquesRead More May 30, 2018 Interacting […]
March 15, 2019

Status of Prince William Sound Herring

Related posts October 19, 2016 Herring Research and MonitoringRead More January 29, 2019 Exposure to oil limits herring fitnessRead More June 4, 2013 Aerial Surveys of […]
January 29, 2019

Exposure to oil limits herring fitness

Related posts March 15, 2019 Status of Prince William Sound HerringRead More July 24, 2013 Tagging and tracking herringRead More January 18, 2018 Reproductive maturity of […]
January 29, 2019

Environmental linkages to herring recruitment

Related posts March 15, 2019 Status of Prince William Sound HerringRead More June 4, 2013 Aerial Surveys of Juvenile HerringRead More January 29, 2019 Exposure to […]
January 19, 2019

Sea lice mitigation techniques

Related posts December 7, 2018 Quantifying infection intensity in HerringRead More March 15, 2019 Status of Prince William Sound HerringRead More April 15, 2019 Effects of […]
December 7, 2018

Quantifying infection intensity in Herring

Related posts January 19, 2019 Sea lice mitigation techniquesRead More March 15, 2019 Status of Prince William Sound HerringRead More June 4, 2013 Aerial Surveys of […]
August 30, 2018

Resolving the Annual Pelagic Distribution of Tufted Puffins

Related posts February 28, 2018 Monitoring Marine Birds during Fall and WinterRead More February 28, 2018 Effects of Egg Harvest on Glaucous-winged Gull Nest SuccessRead More […]
May 30, 2018

Interacting Effects of Ocean Climate and At-Sea Competition on Alaskan Salmon

Related posts April 15, 2019 Effects of Energetic State and Infectious Agents on Migration by Sockeye SalmonRead More August 2, 2019 Sockeye Salmon Migration Study in […]
May 25, 2018

CIRCULATION IN PORT VALDEZ, ALASKA

Related posts SAMSUNG April 18, 2020 PORT VALDEZ WEATHER BUOYSRead More June 4, 2013 Ocean conditions of herring habitatsRead More June 4, 2013 Plankton and Oceanic […]
May 23, 2018

COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE IN MIGRATION AND REPRODUCTION AMONG WILD AND HATCHERY PINK SALMON USING STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS

Related posts August 2, 2019 Sockeye Salmon Migration Study in the Copper RiverRead More April 15, 2019 Effects of Energetic State and Infectious Agents on Migration […]
May 23, 2018

PWS Weather Buoy

Related posts SAMSUNG April 18, 2020 PORT VALDEZ WEATHER BUOYSRead More April 15, 2018 Weather Buoy Photo Highlights by Dr. Rob Campbell Read More May 23, 2018 […]
May 23, 2018

Imaging Sonar Deployment in the Lower Copper River Delta to Enhance Early Season Management

Related posts May 5, 2019 2020 LOWER COPPER RIVER SONAR STATION FISH PASSAGERead More May 15, 2018 2018 LOWER COPPER RIVER SONAR STATION FISH PASSAGERead More […]
May 23, 2018

High Frequency Observations of the Secondary Production Cycle in Prince William Sound

Related posts June 4, 2013 Plankton and Oceanic Observations in Prince William SoundRead More May 23, 2018 Long-Term Monitoring of Oceanographic Conditions in Prince William SoundRead […]
May 23, 2018

Long-Term Monitoring of Oceanographic Conditions in Prince William Sound

Related posts June 4, 2013 Plankton and Oceanic Observations in Prince William SoundRead More March 15, 2019 Status of Prince William Sound HerringRead More May 23, […]
May 15, 2018

2018 LOWER COPPER RIVER SONAR STATION FISH PASSAGE

    2018 LOWER COPPER RIVER SONAR STATION FISH PASSAGE FISH PASSAGE SUMMARIES:  Daily Counts of Salmon Passage Hourly Counts of Salmon Passage *Note: Some browsers […]
March 27, 2018

Disease susceptibility and fitness costs in shorebirds

Related posts August 21, 2013 Investigating Site Fidelity of Migrating ShorebirdsRead More Semipalmated Plover chick August 21, 2013 Monitoring Shorebirds on Barrier Islands of the Copper […]
February 28, 2018

Effects of Egg Harvest on Glaucous-winged Gull Nest Success

Related posts February 28, 2018 Monitoring Marine Birds during Fall and WinterRead More August 30, 2018 Resolving the Annual Pelagic Distribution of Tufted PuffinsRead More June […]
February 28, 2018

Monitoring Marine Birds during Fall and Winter

Related posts February 28, 2018 Effects of Egg Harvest on Glaucous-winged Gull Nest SuccessRead More August 30, 2018 Resolving the Annual Pelagic Distribution of Tufted PuffinsRead […]
January 18, 2018

Reproductive maturity of herring

Related posts March 15, 2019 Status of Prince William Sound HerringRead More June 4, 2013 Growth, energy and survivalRead More March 7, 2022 Pink salmon and […]
June 7, 2017

2017 LOWER COPPER RIVER SONAR STATION FISH PASSAGE COUNTS

    2017 LOWER COPPER RIVER SONAR STATION FISH PASSAGE COUNTS Fish passage summaries: Daily Counts of Salmon Passage Hourly Counts of Salmon Passage *Note: Some browsers […]
January 11, 2017

Avian Influenza in Gulls

Related posts Avian Influenza August 20, 2013 Technologies for the field identification and on-site confirmation of Avian InfluenzaRead More July 22, 2019 Glaucous-winged Gulls and Avian […]
October 19, 2016

Herring Research and Monitoring

Related posts March 15, 2019 Status of Prince William Sound HerringRead More August 2, 2019 Sockeye Salmon Migration Study in the Copper RiverRead More June 4, […]
October 14, 2016

Seabirds

Related posts August 9, 2016 Seabirds Bring Scientists TogetherRead More June 4, 2013 Trends in Seabird Predation of Juvenile HerringRead More October 14, 2016 Plankton MonitoringRead […]
May 24, 2016

Marine-Derived Nutrients in the Copper River Delta

Related posts May 24, 2016 Ecology of the Copper River DeltaRead More Semipalmated Plover chick August 21, 2013 Monitoring Shorebirds on Barrier Islands of the Copper […]
May 24, 2016

Ecology of the Copper River Delta

Related posts Semipalmated Plover chick August 21, 2013 Monitoring Shorebirds on Barrier Islands of the Copper River DeltaRead More May 24, 2016 Marine-Derived Nutrients in the […]
January 5, 2016

Pacific Cod

Related posts June 4, 2013 Trends in Seabird Predation of Juvenile HerringRead More December 29, 2014 Acoustic SurveysRead More March 15, 2019 Status of Prince William […]
February 12, 2015

Herring Education and Outreach

Related posts December 30, 2014 Herring diet analysisRead More Aerial view of herring school November 6, 2013 Genetic Stock Structure of HerringRead More September 11, 2014 […]
December 30, 2014

Data Management Support

Related posts June 4, 2013 Ocean conditions of herring habitatsRead More September 16, 2014 Scales as growth history recordsRead More December 30, 2014 Herring diet analysisRead […]
December 30, 2014

Herring diet analysis

Related posts Aerial view of herring school November 6, 2013 Genetic Stock Structure of HerringRead More September 11, 2014 Non-lethal sampling of juvenile herringRead More September […]
December 30, 2014

Herring capture

Related posts June 4, 2013 Juvenile herring predationRead More December 30, 2014 Herring diet analysisRead More September 11, 2014 Non-lethal sampling of juvenile herringRead More
December 29, 2014

Acoustic Consistency

Related posts June 4, 2013 Juvenile herring predationRead More September 16, 2014 Scales as growth history recordsRead More December 30, 2014 Herring captureRead More
December 29, 2014

Acoustic Surveys

Related posts July 24, 2013 Tagging and tracking herringRead More March 15, 2019 Status of Prince William Sound HerringRead More June 4, 2013 Winter energetics of […]
September 16, 2014

Scales as growth history records

Related posts Aerial view of herring school November 6, 2013 Genetic Stock Structure of HerringRead More September 11, 2014 Non-lethal sampling of juvenile herringRead More December […]
September 16, 2014

Herring Project Coordination

Related posts June 4, 2013 Aerial Surveys of Juvenile HerringRead More December 30, 2014 Herring diet analysisRead More September 11, 2014 Non-lethal sampling of juvenile herringRead […]
September 11, 2014

Non-lethal sampling of juvenile herring

Related posts June 4, 2013 Juvenile herring predationRead More June 4, 2013 Aerial Surveys of Juvenile HerringRead More December 30, 2014 Herring diet analysisRead More
November 6, 2013

Genetic Stock Structure of Herring

Related posts December 30, 2014 Herring diet analysisRead More September 11, 2014 Non-lethal sampling of juvenile herringRead More September 16, 2014 Scales as growth history recordsRead […]
August 29, 2013

Tracking Black Turnstones

Related posts Semipalmated Plover chick August 21, 2013 Monitoring Shorebirds on Barrier Islands of the Copper River DeltaRead More August 21, 2013 Investigating Site Fidelity of […]
August 21, 2013

Investigating Site Fidelity of Migrating Shorebirds

Related posts Semipalmated Plover chick August 21, 2013 Monitoring Shorebirds on Barrier Islands of the Copper River DeltaRead More March 27, 2018 Disease susceptibility and fitness […]
August 21, 2013

Monitoring Shorebirds on Barrier Islands of the Copper River Delta

Related posts August 21, 2013 Investigating Site Fidelity of Migrating ShorebirdsRead More May 24, 2016 Ecology of the Copper River DeltaRead More March 27, 2018 Disease […]
August 20, 2013

Technologies for the field identification and on-site confirmation of Avian Influenza

Related posts January 11, 2017 Avian Influenza in GullsRead More August 21, 2013 Investigating Site Fidelity of Migrating ShorebirdsRead More June 4, 2013 Trends in Seabird […]
July 24, 2013

Tagging and tracking herring

Related posts March 15, 2019 Status of Prince William Sound HerringRead More December 30, 2014 Herring captureRead More June 4, 2013 Juvenile herring predationRead More
June 4, 2013

Trends in Seabird Predation of Juvenile Herring

Related posts June 4, 2013 Juvenile herring predationRead More February 28, 2018 Monitoring Marine Birds during Fall and WinterRead More August 30, 2018 Resolving the Annual […]
June 4, 2013

Juvenile herring predation

Related posts September 11, 2014 Non-lethal sampling of juvenile herringRead More December 30, 2014 Herring captureRead More June 4, 2013 Aerial Surveys of Juvenile HerringRead More
June 4, 2013

Plankton and Oceanic Observations in Prince William Sound

Related posts May 23, 2018 High Frequency Observations of the Secondary Production Cycle in Prince William SoundRead More May 23, 2018 Long-Term Monitoring of Oceanographic Conditions […]
June 4, 2013

Ocean conditions of herring habitats

Related posts June 4, 2013 Growth, energy and survivalRead More December 30, 2014 Herring captureRead More June 4, 2013 Juvenile herring predationRead More
June 4, 2013

Juvenile Herring Abundance

Related posts June 4, 2013 Aerial Surveys of Juvenile HerringRead More June 4, 2013 Juvenile herring predationRead More September 11, 2014 Non-lethal sampling of juvenile herringRead […]
June 4, 2013

Herring disease research

Related posts March 15, 2019 Status of Prince William Sound HerringRead More June 4, 2013 Aerial Surveys of Juvenile HerringRead More December 7, 2018 Quantifying infection […]
June 4, 2013

Growth, energy and survival

Related posts September 16, 2014 Scales as growth history recordsRead More June 4, 2013 Winter energetics of herringRead More June 4, 2013 Ocean conditions of herring […]
June 4, 2013

Winter energetics of herring

Related posts June 4, 2013 Growth, energy and survivalRead More December 30, 2014 Herring captureRead More June 4, 2013 Juvenile herring predationRead More
June 4, 2013

Aerial Surveys of Juvenile Herring

Related posts September 11, 2014 Non-lethal sampling of juvenile herringRead More June 4, 2013 Juvenile herring predationRead More December 30, 2014 Herring diet analysisRead More