AFSC NPRB Conrath Conners Octopus Studies 2009-2011 Kodiak Alaska Life History and Habitat Pot Gear

Data collected during 2010-2011 field studies of giant Pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini for NPRB.
Includes data on habitat pot gear study: fishing locations, pot types, deployment and retrieval dates, and catch
in pots (octopus and bycatch). Also includes specimen data (sex. weight, mantle length, gonad maturity, gonad weights, GSI)
from octopus in life history study. Life history specimens come from pot gear fishing and donations from commercial fishermen. These datasets were archived as part of the North Pacific Research Board legacy project recovery effort undertaken by Axiom Data Science and NPRB in 2025. The goal of the recovery effort was to assess the NPRB-funded data projects from 2002 to 2014 and archive final data packages that were ready for publication to increase long-term accessibility and discoverability. Data packages were archived as is given limited funding and resources.