Gulf Watch Alaska Forage Fish Component: Fish Catch data, Prince William Sound, Alaska 2012-2015

These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long term monitoring program, pelagic monitoring component. The dataset contains catch data from our summer surveys (2012-2015) in Prince William Sound, Alaska, it includes: date, time, latitude, longitude, fish common name, and fish count. Various catch methods were used to obtain fish samples for aerial and hydroacoustic validations, including: modified herring trawl, purse seine, beach seine, gillnet, cast net, dip net, and jig. The catch was identified by a fish biologist and data was compiled in a database then exported into a csv file.