Juvenile coho salmon diet data in two regions of the Gulf of Alaska, 2019-2020

This dataset consists of stomach content data from juvenile coho salmon collected using beach seines in Southeast and Southcentral Alaskan estuaries. Southeast Alaska sites were located in Gastineau Channel and Lynn Canal, near Juneau, and Southcentral Alaska sites were in Kachemak Bay, near Homer. Watersheds adjacent to estuary sites varied in their degree of glacierization (i.e., contemporary ice cover), ranging from 0% to 60% glacier cover. Coho stomach content data were collected from estuary sites in May-July 2019 (Gastineau Channel / Lynn Canal & Kachemak Bay) and 2020 (Kachemak Bay). The dataset consists of stomach contents for individual coho salmon, including prey taxa, lengths, and weights; coho salmon lengths and weights, and sampling information (e.g., fishing effort, locality, sampling date). These data were collected as part of the Alaska EPSCoR Phase 5 “Fire and Ice” Program by the EPSCoR Coastal Margins team. --- This metadata record was created by Anne Beaudreau, Associate Professor, University of Washington, in July 2024. Beaudreau may be contacted with questions regarding the metadata record or data at [e-mail].