NOAA_NCEI provides data from Pop-up Satellite Archival Transmitting tags attached to Salvelinus malma (Dolly Varden trout) in the Wulik River, Alaska. The dataset likely contains temperature, pressure, and light measurements collected between June 2012 and October 2013. This project aimed to address a knowledge gap regarding the fish's oceanic distribution in the Chukchi Sea.
Use Cases
- Modeling oceanic distribution patterns based on tag location data.
- Analyzing depth occupancy profiles based on pressure sensor readings.
- Studying temperature preferences of Dolly Varden trout based on temperature data.
- Assessing potential impacts of gas and oil exploration on fish behavior.
- Providing baseline information for subsistence fisheries management in northern Alaska.
Strengths
- Data collected over a 16-month period from June 2012 to October 2013.
- Focuses on an important component of subsistence fisheries in northern Alaskan communities.
- Addresses a specific knowledge gap regarding fish distribution in the Chukchi Sea.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2013-10-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Data collected by electronic Pop-up Satellite Archival Transmitting tags attached to fish.
- Time Range
- 2012-06 to 2013-10
- Geography
- Wulik River, Alaska, and likely the Chukchi Sea/Pacific Ocean